Lets Ambush Langkawi!

12pm:Class ended. No plans today, might as well just rest today.

2pm: Received a call "Kia, ki Langkawi." @.@

But I did agree so...

Kind of a crazy decision to make because 3 days later, we're gonna have an exam >.> Not to mention whatever we were gonna do there, was planned on that very day itself haha. A total of 10 people went on this trip. 6 girls and 4 dumbfounded guys who were still in shock on how crazy the girls can be =.=

Its been a while since I have ever set foot on a ferry, let alone Langkawi.

Though, I'm surprised so many people went abroad the 7pm ferry. Its the last ferry and its already dinner time when we reached Langkawi.
The ferry looked 10 times better outside compared to the departure terminal...

We waited for quite sometime around the gates because the car we rented weren't here yet. We waited even longer after that because those scumbag dealers used up all the petrol in the car, then loan it to us. Hence, we can't start the car =.=

After all that is out of the way, TzeYang and Barrie became the drivers and took us all to the motel we booked. It took us plenty of time just to locate the motel, because it was seriously hard to find...

As we settle down, we walked around the streets to look for food. Stumbled across a few duty free shops, so in we go.

Chocolates and liquor were really cheap here, since its tax-free. Though, we decided to buy chocolates the next day or it would've melt when we go home.

But you know the equation for girls+chocolates. Also boys+'hungryandhaventeatdinner'...

As hungry as a wolf, we boys decided to just hover them out and look for a place for dinner...

Came across this seafood restaurant that is... well... expensive!
There's a night market nearby. So, what's the harm on taking a walk in the night market, looking at the merchandises? I was wrong.

New equation: Girls+shopping and boys+'waitingforgirlsthatwentshopping'. You guess the result.
After a looooong day we finally decided to hit the sack.

Uhm, 1 room--->2 queen sized bed---> 10 people sleeping. How the heck is that possible?

We had to sleep in a circle after combining the 2 beds together... Cramped like a sardine... But I was so tired I never gave a damn and just slept =.=

Woke up 6am and took a shower. The guys had to go down very early to avoid the motel owner. She didn't allow 10 of us to stay in a room, we lied that half of us would go stay in a friend's house...

In the morning the guys took a quick stroll to find a spot for breakfast. After we are done, the girls are still not prepared =.= The time allocated is 8am. It took them until 8.45am... Its a good thing we woke them up at 6am.

After breakfast, we've decided that cable car would be our 1st destination because it might be loaded with a big crowd, and the cable car would take up a lot of time. TzeYang and Barrie are the drivers, and I was the GPS =.=lll Reading maps ain't as easy as I thought it would be.

On the way there, we stumbled across a gas station...

... that looked like this. Man...

There is a harbour directly beside it, and the view was magnificent. Since its still early we stopped there for some pictures.

The girls wanted to do something... a little risky.
Heck, looking at them doing this already freaked me a little bit. If its the sea its okay, but its full of rocks below... And its about a story high. Well, thumbs up for being braver than the boys haha.

And as I said, the view is magnificent.

Moving on to the cable car.

Parking fail =.=

It was a HUUUUGE disappointment because the cable car was delayed, due to strong wind. So all operations cannot be held in the morning that day.

Its a bummer, but the surrounding was like a mini village itself, so we took a walk. There was even a mini zoo with a few deers in it, but friggin' useless admins are charging a fee just to take a walk inside the zoo. Its less than 200 meters in perimeter =.=
They never say anything about taking a picture from the outside, though.
Meet Pinky. She's a 3-year-old pony. Her owners decorated her in pink accessories, hence, Pinky. Her owner charges RM30 to tour the village on it. Heck any of us are paying that much for a pony ride. Could get it for half the price on a full grown horse back in Penang, and even free for those who join equestrian in UniMAP...

Next stop, 7 Wells.
Its a long hike up, but not as long as a hill. But it was worth it.
There are 7 wells up there (obviously). The water is sooooooo cool and refreshing... I wish I brought my swimming outfit along, it was so cool...

Couldn't stand the temptation, I took my shoes and cellphone off and walked around shallow areas.

Yes, I fell =.= Well, half of me was wet haha.

The couple of the day xD.

Next stop, Black Sand Beach.

On our way there, we saw a beach. Heck, why not? Still got time mah.

Emo xD Shes gonna kill me if she sees this...

The sun was SCORCHING HOT! Burning my skin, and my soul. I thought for a moment I was feeling the temperature of Hell =.=

I was wet once, and changed my clothes. I had no more spare ones with me, so I'm not gonna be a fool and jump into the water =.=

This pic is actually a request from him -.-

And some other requested pics are these;

There are more, just go look 'em up in facebook. Look at their expressions xD.

On with Black Sand Beach.
The sand really IS black. Like 10 barrels of diesel oil was dumped there. Art session time.
I bought a I <3 Langkawi T-shirt at the souvenir shop there. I bought what I thought was my size, it ended up a little smaller than usual... And it shrunk when I washed it a few days ago =.=

That marks the end of our journey.
Look at the amount of chocolates bought... Some even sum up to a total of RM192...
Dinner at Hai Thien restaurant to end the day. The food was not bad, and the price was less than half of what the seafood restaurant in Langkawi charged us...

Everything was in a rush because we only have half a day to see everything we want. I even hesistated at 1st when invited to go Langkawi. But after all of it was over, I had nothing to regret. Probably one of the best memories in my life.

Signed off,

Kelvin.

Among the Villagers

One of the 7 Pillar Activities I had to take in order to graduate is Baktisiswa. A foster program, sort of. When I heard about it, I was thinking, there goes my weekends...

Most Biomedical Electronic Engineering students are sent to Kampung Titi Tinggi Ulu, around a total of 90 people. Arrived at the mosque and waited for the prayers to be done, so we can be called upon to meet our foster parents.

A 3-day-2-night trip needed this much luggage... Just kidding xD

I was paired up with JianFeng as foster children to the Secretary of the village. We were suppose to stay with another Malay guy and Arabian guy, but they somehow went MIA, so lucky for us, its just us two people in a big house with our foster family :)Our room, pretty nice :) 10 times better than my hostel =.=

Catherine and SuezTing lived 2 houses away so its convenient for us to pay a visit. Then we decided to go for a stroll on a bicycle around the village.

Its been ages since I last rode a bicycle, and I think I lost the ability to stay balanced =.= not to mention my butt hurts like hell after a few rides...

Next up, each group had to draw a map and the organisation chart of the village. The map looked sort of like...

...this. We didn't have much time so we have to continue the next day. Its impossible to get it done in 2 hours...

Next morning, aerobic exercises. Not my cup of tea =.=

TzeYang lead the exercise midway, and made it... well... enjoyable but... SUPER embarrassing... I wouldn't be caught dead doing those -.- hence no pictures.

'Twas supposed to be Maid-Day for my group because when the leaders draw lots, we could the cleaning up duty =.= Luckily for me, KM decided to change things a little bit. He changed the program a little bit, making it a moon-gazing event at night, and preparations in the evening. Out goes my maid duty :) Thanks a TON haha.

And when night approaches...Time to see the moon :) Its the Moon Eclipse Day, which is a rare opportunity, but too bad those darn bloody clouds are blocking the view... Only got to see a bit of it, and the rest was viewed online...
Reena gave a lil' bit of knowledge about the solar system to the kids, and even offered some gifts if they answered her questions correctly.

Since the bloody clouds are disturbing, time to watch the moon online. Like-a-boss way.
Oh yeah, KM and his team made something pretty interesting.
Its called a Planisphere. Rotate the sphere according to your date and the date stated in the sphere to see what kinds of stars you could see in the sky, provided without clouds.

And now its time to do what I always do when there's an eclipse.
Egg-standing competition! Lost terribly =.= Only JianFeng managed to make it stand. Went back to our house around 12.

The next day all UniMAP students are asked to help out in the wedding ceremony. I was thinking, what can we do? I came late, and most of the jobs are booked by other people. What to do leh? In we go to the kitchen.
This is how they cook meat in mass. Like, seriously. This is the 1st time I've ever witnessed with my own eyes, the way they cook. They dig a keyhole like... hole and place the wok on the round shaped... hole... The firewood goes below and voila! You have a cooking pit.

We don't have enough firewood so, Handyman TzeYang to the rescue. He can cut wood. Really. He CAN. Then on to the cooking. I COOKED! Surprised? The beef curry two pics above, made by me, and my teammates :) We were given directions on what to put so no worries about the taste :) We don't have the experience in this kind of cooking, so sue me.

The bride and groom.

After that was over, its time to go home. We had out last goodbye with out foster parents, and took some pictures, served them some drinks, etc. etc. etc.My foster family had one of the cutest daughter I've ever seen. So hyper and outgoing (although camera-shy).They even gave me a present :)

Although I most probably wouldn't wanna do this program again, I kinda enjoyed my stay there. The people are surprisingly a LOT more friendly than they seem to be when I 1st saw them in the mosque.

This is a one-of-a-kind experience that I would treasure for a loooooong time. Its been a while since I ever did something so meaningful.

I'm pretty thankful for everything I have received from my foster family. Be it food, shelter, warmth and even the stories they share with me. May all of you be blessed for your kindness and spirits.




Signed off,
Kelvin.

To Grandma...

Thanks for all the childhood memories you've given me.

May you rest in peace. We will always remember you.

Signed off,

Kelvin.

Budding Engineers

Yu nid ze zkillz to be engineerz. Thus, ECT111, or Engineering skills class appears. This is one of the classes I like, mostly 'cause its all practical, and no theory work :).

The hardest was 'Gegas', where I had to cut a piece of metal with a saw. I was difficult to cut a straight line down... And it took me 3 hours to just finish a small piece of metal... So no pictures. Marks come 1st before pictures.

I did Grinding about 2 weeks ago. It was a process to finish off the works of Milling and Lette. The metal will be polished till its almost similar to mirror texture.

Its pretty fun. Though it needs a LOT of patience to do all four sides of the metal. The maximum tolerance this machine can cut is only 0.02mm, and I had to cut a total of 1mm for each side. Good thing is, the result came out smoothly.

Next, wiring. Did this last week and this week. There are two types of wiring, the PVC wiring and Metal wiring. No, not metal/PVC wires, but pipes.
Thats PVC wiring. 1st things 1st, we had to cut the PVC into 10 and 20 inches, and bend the 20 inch pipe at 90 degrees at the midpoint. Whats left is basically screw everything onto the bay and insert wires into it. we had to make 2 way switches and a main switch for light bulbs. I had a technical error my 1st try, but it was fixed :)

Thats my partner for wiring project. Behind us is the metal wiring. Its much more fun because you get to play with more equipments, haha. Its basically the same as the PVC wiring, but the bending process requires the Bending Machine and we had to make loops at edges to lock things in with a thingamagic which its name I forget :P
Thats the end result of the project. It may not be perfect, but I'm happy it turned out well :). Everything works perfectly, and no short circuit happened.

Bay 7/8 members. We rocked the project!

Next I'll be doing OrCad. Have no idea how it is, but I'll just pray things will go smoothly. Man, I'm bored right now...

Signed off,

Kelvin.