Friday, March 30, 2007
Celebrating An Engineering Demise!!
Today the engineering commitee has faced misery and demoralizing tests in rapid rivers. Here's how the pro's do it:
Wednesday, March 21, 2007
Journals of a Head II
Hmm, I dunno where to start but with this post marks the end of Monga's design team tasks for the first edition. Conclusion? Not good at all... everything was fine till we missed out the fact that bad things can happen if our editor gets pawned by the MUSA president (whose views are often twisted and manipulated by her annoying sidekicks) to agree on their very very sad and mostly unlogical opinions.
MUSA is INDEED still SQUARE!!! Bloody SQUARE!! Filthy SQUARE and thank god to them that they only dared to cari pasal with Cheng Wai n Alvin's pages and not MINE!! Cuz if they did... I will not tolerate any illogical explanations.
It all started few hours after we sacrificed the day for a late lunch to get the first edition of MONGA's pages done. Fixed our pages based on Zheng Hui's (Editor) needs and left to scavage cafeteria food. Cheng Wai went to class and Alvin had to jaga booth. I noticed the editor like very sulky and panic like that leaving the toilet at Sunway block then heading back into the MUSA office. I sensed something wrong so I decided go "8" for a while lor... upon entry the President and her looneys were already validating her pictures. I missed a big part of the session when they started so my POV is that mainly the troublemaker that caused MONGA to lose a big part of its fun is "Nisha" the Gen Secretary.
1) They banned Alvin's use of female models in page layouts. (Me n CW oso got suggest no to him di, most of the weird ones are gone n we only left one behind for experimental sake XD)
2) The banned CW's use of her photos showing "Buddies" having fun. Nisha's reason? "Buddy's arent supposed to be playing in their own leisure time and should not be shown having fun.." WTH WTH?
3) The new campus section CW n Me built had small captions of humourous text beside each picture. They didnt like the part where we put two unknown people looking down from above saying how scary it was if they were to fall down. Their reason? Those two people might be admins and we dont wanna make them mad?
My logic: Stupid Arseholes, those two people are what size? equal to 3cm X 3cm small in diameter ni lol...n they both facing back...means no face lah...
4) MOST importantly they cari pasal with our quote for Monga recruitment "Monga work is no work, Monga work is play" because it contradicts to reality? Its our own recruitment summore...not like we doin ad for MUSA wei.... after hearing that one I oso didnt bother say hi to them di... just wait them leave... too early for us to fight MUSA. I already told Zheng Hui to gather all of us including the writers n as many other board members the next time they want to validate. Most important is the designers shudd be present.. see they dare tell to our face or no. This time they didnt know the head was standing there near the end of the session lol..
Overall my theory for MONGA still stands. The writers are the foundation... if they dont finish building it the pillars cant stand alone. Id any one of the three pillars goes missing then there is no stucture. Three pillars dont form a square XD
Sunday, March 18, 2007
Journals of a Head
Being one of Monga's department head sure is no small task. There is most certainly a lot of responsibility involved and crew members to look after. Well, at this stage one would ponder if its actually easier to work independantly as an individual.. but I for one would rather not go through this alone. I prefer working with a team, so that the pain can be shared and we can be each others sheild.
Its barely been two weeks since editorial work kicked off and political backdoors have already formed. Less lethal ones at this point. They should learn to know that the entire Monga board now stands on three pillars, the editors, the designers and the photographers. Surprisingly, there is such a thing as a Head of Writers but that doesnt count much except being part of the boards foundation. A department head would need to maintain cool at all times and take precautions on not acting too harsh. At least I know we can rely on CW to do all the fire blasting when we really wanna prove something. Alvin's quite reliable too since he mingles well in different environments.
Design planning alone took up one hour of board meeting and several group discussions later on. Front page design took around a week but I guess its normal since were going for a new look in Monga's aim to create its own identity. This front cover was made possible thanks to idea input from Tseng Yang and the editorial board mainly, so many thanks to them. Currently the design orders is to standardize everything this year, so no more colourful Monga pages for now.
Right now, its important for all the department heads to get all the help they can get. Tseng Yang's side is very close to being shorthanded just like mine so I hope new recruitment comes in soon for everyones sake. CW can take pictures too so I find it possible to back each other up for now. Anyhow, as long as the leaders remain reliable and just to their department crew, I see a clear path for the board to move ahead.
Saturday, March 17, 2007
Funny...
Found this site which is kinda funny...in d midst of doing myshare of monga work..
Friday, August 18, 2006
Thoughts for the Weekend
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Monday, March 12, 2007
take a guess
Something that I was inspired after reading cw's post and cal's random comment on rhyming.
I don't rhyme well but who cares! I'm sure the answers are pretty much easy to guess.
this one loves teh tarik and maggi mee
the periodical table he remembers from A to Z
i kid you not he resembles a tree
one that has wisdom, it's easy to see
this one, an engineering guy
when exams come round says "damn, I'm so dead!"
and to which our imaginations fly
when he says "We don't share the same bed!"
the one who always smiles
and devious in many ways
many he has of pictures and files
with which his imagination plays
for the one from VU, this one has taste
his talents to crap shouldn't go to waste
the part of the jester this one plays
as long as I've known him, and to the end of his days
this one has something to say
not once, not twice but every time
the words she speaks are not of jest or play
and for her thoughts I'd give a dime
automobiles are his obsession
next to his girlfriend, that's no question
has many 'wives' and 'concubines'
and all of them he loves with passion
to the one that keeps his cool
but behind that mask he is mischevious
don't play a joke, for he's no fool
for studies he does not find tedious
let's see, this one you should know well
who is he? it's easy to tell
he is a friend of the fairies, this one
and along with it a whole bag of fun
this one, related to money
is related to a funny memory
of the avian kind and "Bombs Away!"
eternally in my mind it stays
to fix bugs in minutes, so the word goes
and with it comes many other roles
he only types with both index fingers
and may his memory of water forever linger
Friday, March 09, 2007
With you
With you i run like the wind. I have speed and i have strength.
With you i thread this path. With you i live.
*Hahaha....i had my cam with me. So...hehe...*
Wednesday, March 07, 2007
Wedding Engdings
Tales from places below MEASATThe stage is all set and everything seemed so perfect at TY's wedding. He's got what he wanted, a wife that owns 8 regional titles from scientifical concepts to world innovative mecha theories. They both manage to pronounce "I do" in the most beautiful and perfect pronounciation that none of the guests can possibly conjure. The windows shined extra bright and lightened the once dark depths of his camera studio, now set to be the perfect stage for his prime moment. This was truly a blessed and joyful for all those who knew TY. Even the pastor felt his troubled throat clear up instantly and everyone was filled with the presense of God.
Then, human emotion kicked in during the wedding dinner where the couple were supposed to recite their own words, love confessions for each other. The bride starts to get nervous, a feeling she had never experienced before in her many speech battles. Indeed, she was shy. TY was not consoling her much either, he had already prepared for such critical moments since childbirth. Music poured in like a thousand rainbows, TY got Sabrina to sing with the help of a hidden jukebox to play as backup so all she needed to do was gawk her mouth. Apparently not many other performers passed his quality check test in order to be recruited. This included a minor breath test for acidic residue. Right after that, Sook Yan was seen performing the belly dance. Apparently, she must've gotten that Bollywood contract. For the finale, TY had the whole plan covered by coercing Glorie to perform her legendary dancing moves which was a fusion of hip-hop and fencing properties.
Soon later, the bride met up with one of the party's prestigiuous guests, Zhang Zhe, who further confused her by giving a few tips on ancient chinese poetry scripting. Uncalm and lost, the bride hid in the toilet where she decided to use the "converse with mirror trick". Suddenly, TY's mother steps in and greets her good luck and expresses her hopes of TY's ever perfect poem be responded with another 10k foot long poetry by the bride. Frustrated by the request of her newly "loved" mother-in-law, the bride starts wrecking her long lovely hair and tore her custom tailored gown. As she walked out of the ladies, she walked past a waiter, grabbed a glass of martini and choked in down hard for one last final charge of courage. The guests remained silent and TY was too drunk to notice as he was too busy challenging Mark with all the booze there was as he was known as "BoozeBear Mark". Ben, me, Jordan, YK, Cheng Wai and Penny were all snickering at one corner, though we did wonder why we got the back row table.
TY began muttering the sounds of heavenly chemistry formulae despite his drowsy state. The romantic night sky almost turned
Bunsen blue. As he finished, the latter handed the microphone to his beloved and even put on a listening device to make it all more memorable. The bride opened her mouth but only crooked, twisted and horrid forms of grammar came out. She tried and tried, covering up few parts saying "testing, testing" but it was too late. The damage had been done. TY's ears began to bleed and two "X"s formed the cornea on his eyes.
The guests didnt say a thing and left soon afterwards without even shaking hands. Whoever decided on inviting such none-responsive and empty minded guests in the first place? No matter, last I heard TY got Alvin and Daniel to handle the guest list. Since no one appreciated the buffet, the mamak gang took it to their liberty instead. As the bride signed the divorce letter handed by TY's parents she took one last glimpse at the same waiter she got the glass from.... the nametag read "Yasir"
Disclaimer: The authors of the passage is not held to any reposibility upon it. Any similarities of the passage upon real life is merely coincidence.
Thank You.
Authors: Calvin, Ben
Critics:
The Sultanate Division of Rambutan Orchard: Greatest work ever made. Filled with creativity and suspense
Rating 9.5/10
Tuesday, March 06, 2007
A late valentines post
I: World without you
The day you left
Things took a turn
A turn so bad
You make me sweat
Now all i see
All that i can
Is beautiful you
In ashen grey
II: My back to you
It wasn't me, It was you.
From start to end,
From A to Z,
I thought you knew,
But you choose to fail,
Now i have my back to you,
Would you ever know,
my feelings for you.
III: From me to you
Alone i wait
In this dark corner i call my own
I yearn for you return Your presence
The thought of you
Alone abroad, it makes me weep
Things are shit
But still i wait
Musica Rampage
I was laughing at this image when it reminded me of sook yan's I-pods in her deviantArt account XD
The very alternative type of way to listen to the melodious sounds of explosives. I'm sure the the airport customs will freak out too ;)
Sunday, March 04, 2007
a guide for future noobs
I know I haven't been posting anything lately, I've just been really lazy XP So I came up with a brilliant plan and decided to write this post: a Guide for Future N0obs.
Anyway, this is mainly for the people who'll be coming down to Gippsland & staying on campus.
EntertainmentSeriously, there are no clubs here, it's located in the country. The closest you can get is a saloon/bar/pub which is about 5-10 mins walk from the on campus accommodation. Either that or whenever there's some event at the student lounge, which may include bands playing, movie screenings and dinner events. Good thing about the student lounge is that they have a bar so you can drink your way into oblivion starting from lunchtime (about 12pm I think). Alcoholic drinks usually cost around AUD$5 to AUD$10 so before you order, remember that you've been warned; it's not cheap.
Shopping
SUPER IMPORTANT: most shops close at 5PM on the dot and operate half day on weekends. For those living on-campus, the closest place to go shopping is the Hazelwood Shopping Center which is just 5-10 mins walk. Foodworks is the place for grocery shopping, there's a Commonwealth Bank branch there and a post office. Pretty much everything you need is there but groceries are more expensive compared to going to Coles, Big W, KMart or Safeway. The closest town is Morwell and Traralgon. Morwell is probably comparable to Ipoh, it really is a small little town. There's the Midvalley Mall which is usually where most students go shopping (whenever possible). Good places for shopping are Coles & Big W (for grocery shopping at cheaper prices), Reject Shop (this one sells mostly hardware) and there's a store across Coles which sells cheap and fresh fruits & vegetables. If you go down to Commercial Road in Morwell that's where they have the quaint little shops, such as a bookstore, clothing store, pawn shop, computer store, cafes and a butcher and the art gallery which is free entrance (for those who really wanna kill time). Haven't been to Traralgon yet, but it's definitely a bigger place than Morwell. And comparatively, if Morwell is like Ipoh, then Traralgon is like Penang.
TravelFirst off, have a copy of the bus & train timetable, it's really useful. Even though the buses run late but its usually around the same time.
If you're staying on campus, you can either choose to wait for the bus at the Binishell (which is a pretty long walk) or at Slow Point (probably 2 mins walk, it's actually a sign on the side of the road which says "Slow Point" and not n actual bus stop but the bus stops there anyway so yay X3)
To go to Morwell, a bus ticket costs AUD$2.10 one way. The bus stops at several places, including the Midvalley Mall and the train station. Buses are usually hourly, e.g. if you hopped on the 1.30PM bus from the uni, the bus will reach Midvalley Mall at about 2.00PM, and if you wanna go back the earliest bus is at 2.30PM.
To go to Traralgon I think the buses cost about AUD5. I'm not sure...
If you wanna go down to Melbourne, take a bus to the Morwell train station (I think it'll cost you about AUD$2.10). The vLine train ticket will cost about AUD$15.90 for an economy class one-way ticket, about AUD$30 for a return ticket and I recommend that you choose to either stop at Flinders' Street or Southern Cross in Melbourne, and stop at Morwell when you're coming back. If you plan to take an afternoon train back from Melbourne on weekends, I suggest you go to the Mugzoo Central (next to the student lounge) and arrange for a pick-up service which will only cost you AUD$1 cause the buses on weekends only operate until about early afternoon, about 2.30PM or so.
FoodI really recommend that you learn how to cook before you get here. You're gonna end up cooking alot. Period. On campus accommodation cooking facilities are okay cause they usually have the pots and pans and stuff, just buy your own ingredients.
GeneralGet a printer, cause printing here is expensive! @__@ 12cents per black & white page is overkill. And they don't provide you with initial printing quota, you have to buy your own. Cheapskates >___>
Bring your own bedsheet, quilt cover & pillowcase cause you have to return the ones they initially provided for you.
Don't need to buy CAT5 cable if you're living in the South House, they already provide it.
Get one aus-msian conversion power adapter, then bring your msian multipoint adapter. That way don't need to buy so many.
Get a cloth/canvas shopping bag, it lasts forever and you don't need to keep so many plastic bags. Unless you want to, that is.
Get a laundry basket or something (I would try to get a foldable one so that I can take it back when the year's over) otherwise all your dirty clothes end up on the floor which is not very nice.
I guess that's it for now. If I find something else to add or you have suggestions I'll update this~
**UPDATE:In response to this:
First off, there are definitely more cows than any other animal here XD
ahem, now on to business.
Erm the on-campus rent is billed monthly, so the
MRS site will practically cover the rent part of it.
Off campus is definitely cheaper,you can get a room for $50-$100 a week but I don't know what that covers. Big plus (or minus, depending on how you look at it) is that you have a good 15-20 mins walk to and fro campus if you have classes everyday. Or you could also take the bus which is $1.70 one way if it's within the same town (Churchill).
Groceries you should shop together with other housemates then split the bill, it's cheaper. So far mine's about $20 per week. Phone bill, just get Optus cause that's what most people use XD
Parental Innovation
This is what happens when parents watch too much prison break series ;)
Any child under the treatment from this device is assumely one that fears violence, a disciplined figure, and one that will not hesitate to pull the plug off his/her parents XD
Saturday, March 03, 2007
Engineering Revolution I
RV Cars
If the engineering students can build stuff like this, their next assign will bring them fame XD
A toy not to messed with. Capable of running as fast as a car, 70+ kph. The only question is where to find a rocket.
Buy it. Hmmmm, no! tis thing is homemade! In fact we can build one....go figure ;)
With you i run like the wind. I have speed and i have strength.
With you i thread this path. With you i live.
I: World without you
