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May 06

FYP done!!!

kinda late for this entry...(1 week+ late) but... it's over! yippie!

frankly rushing a 2 person project alone in 1 sem is killing (although do play games after HOURS of coding), since the approach is changed in this sem, which nullifies all work done in part I and Altera.

Anyway, take tis opportunity to thank my bro for giving many constructive suggestions on my project, including encourages me to change to this Nios approach. else, probably i can't finish(almost) my project in time.

Findings:
1. I realise i can still work nite after nite as i was in beta(... wat a finding.......)
2. CHam, lost the nervousness in presentation. Just roughly glance through my slides and present it impromptu in the next day.. (yet, kena comment lack of eye contact.. salah strategy.. shoudl hv STAREEEEE at him all the time instead of crowd). anyway, being emotionless is a bad thing, rite...?
3. hm, a.. it ends too long ago.. i forgot..  but not feeling any special after presentation, strangly... (yes when hear song coming out.. :P )

Conclusion:
Plz, intel boss, dun ask me do something similar ya. thxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx. enough is enough. ha ha ha







March 25

Sarawak trip~!

u hu, traveling through airasia again, this time it's visit-visit malaysia though, no longer foreign country, i'm going to Kuching, Sarawak! (stil oversea though? over-the-south-china-sea) well, weird enough, we need to go through immigration, and get 3-month visit visa upon arrival. Luckily, now we don't need passport, but only need to show our IC to print the visa (wonder what will happen if ur IC is unreadable)


kuching map. :D

First of all, where are all kuching ppl? walking around the city, i seldom see pedestrians around/inside shops, shopping complexes or even restaurant. The only place I met crowd is the Sunday Market, which is quite similar to our Pasar Pagi, selling fishes,prawns(CHEAP!!) chicken(well, theirs ain't alive though), pets, etc.. yet, I see cars around!? i guess because the public transport sucks as ours?

where are all ppl???


kuching has very nice museum though, sarawak museum: which features clay vases in East M'sia through trades, wildlifes in East Malaysia, Longhouses and artifacts/artwork of bumis,

Islamic museum: Interesting, mostly middle-east artifacts.. Sadly the lights are too dim inside for any good photos.

Cat Museum: Located at Majlis Perbandaran Kuching Utara Building, on north shore. This museum has basically anything u can think of tat relates to cats.. Hello kitty, Garfield, Doreamon, Cat Walks, Cat Woman... even "qi ling"麒麟" is inside!(although wat is shown looks like 瑞狮to me...
Evil suggestion: Remember to hide your camera b4 going in, or it will be confiscated until u leave the museum
alternative: Just pay RM3 will you???

cats in cat museum.. :D

Shopping: First of all, dun believe wat tune hotel says. Tun Jugah Shopping complex is very small n ntg much to see bout. Better go the Spring, opposite Swinburn University, halfway to Airport. It's much newer n modern(similar to KL's 1), and have a good hypermarket, "Da Qiang"(大强)!(i found Cincalok there!) and ther's a cute cat!

If you looking for souvenirs, however, I would strongly suggest you to visit the shop on top of Civic Center. They have a good collections of local handicraft with very low price! It's a much better place to buy gifts for your best frens than the so-call souvenirs street on Main Bazaar! Moreover, you get to enjoy 360 degrees kuching city view, which absolutely no charges!(except u wanna dine in the costly chinese restaurant in Civic Center..)
On left: Cathedral with Civic Center as background. On right: Civic Center


kuching view on civic center.

sorvenir street which has low crowd, high price, but better choices...


"The Spring"

hypermarket "Ta Kiong" which has large variety of goods which some are never seen in neither hypermarket in KL I visited. and it has Cincalok! :D too bad no Miri Cincalok

Cat's thought
猫之念

Cat: (Awake from Sleep) Huh? What? Who are you?
猫:(惊醒)啊?什么?你是?

Cat: (alerted)What? What do you want?
猫:(警觉)什么?你要干嘛?

Cat:(annoyed) Enough!!!!
猫:(恼)够了没有?

You can enjoy the experience taking the sampan (small wood boat) powered by engine (you expect them to row 10 persons over the other shore?) Which is quite interesting as you realise you need to balance the weight on both side of sampan. IN addition, it's quite affordable!(RM0.30-RM0.50.. I'm quite confused with the rate actually)

incoming!!!

bro: pergi astana?

in sampan... balance weight.. balance weight!
After crossing river, there's Astana (Gabenor's residence), DUN (Dewan Undangan Negeri / State Assembly Hall), Fort Mageretta. The "best" spot is the process of finding Fort Mageretta, which is such an adventure as though you discover Angkor Wat in the middle of nowhere!
Route to Fort Mageretta:
After walking up from jetty, we see no signs of fort but a typical Malay kampung(village). Let's see... Kampung Boyan? It's exactly the place where we came from in Perak! Wat a coincidence! but..but.. where's the fort??

Kampung Boyan, Kuching

oooo.. a signboard.. great.. let's follow!

are we there yet?

(after minutes of walking) gosh??? fort relic??? tat's wat it remains??

wait.. there's a little board there... it writes....?

Fort Magerreta! yeah! big and clear signboards!

walk walk walk.. will there be any snakes?

yes!! we are here!!!

Nite life: DOn't be fooled by tune hotel(again), there's isn't much activities at nite, some shops even close at 5-6, even there're some eating n drinking places scattered around, it's not happening at all. not to say a "vibrant nitelife"@

cars.. lots of cars... but where are the owners?

waterfront at nite, quite different from expectation

god.. did i accidentally enter to the other world? wat's wif the green light!? hades!? no!!!!!!!!


final words: We do visit outskirts of kuching including UNIMAS(wow. satu lagi projek BN! pretty campus.. but it's our $$$$$), Damai beach, Cultural village(RM60 per person.. end up door-visiting after 30++ mins of driving. ha ha) But nothing too significant(except kena sliced gao gao by a malay kopitiam. Rm2 nescafe, RM1.80 teh tarik!?), so just skip here la ya!


---THE END--- (hey, we are not dead, ok?)

Tune Hotels~! 超级比一比


yeah, "surveyed" two tunehotels during this Sarawak trip, including Hong Kong trip, I have stayed in 3 different Tune Hotels! So, as a prequel of my Sarawak trip blog entry, let's review all three Tune Hotel~!

Price: CHEAP!!! imagine getting a nite as low as RM15 including all fees per nite(LCCT)! Can't really see difference between them though as the rate fluctuates.. anyhow, same as budget flight ticket, book early, book smart

Room Space: Kuching is the best. spacious room, while LCCT room is so small that it's hard to move yourself around the room to adjust the bags so that u can go into washroom!


KL room


LCCT...basically room space=bed+small washroom

Kuching room.. wif khai as poser..:P

comfortable: Overall, it's cold and air-con is not really necessary.... i try to find my blanket at late nite with mere fan!(kuching) Note: LCCT fan cannot adjust fan speed though, n it's running at quite a low speed...

bed: comfortable and clean bed, comfy pillows(i want one in my bedroom!)! too bad they oni give 2 pillows for double room

Cleanliness: quite clean for a budget hotel, except the bathroom sometimes "flooded" after bath and take 10-20 mins to clear(Kuching). and guess wat? they actually do housekeeping each day! (Kuching)

Service: Overall nice, except LCCT, which gives us a room card which can open the door but not enabling electricity! n guess wat? we actually go up and down for 3 times (another 2 by the staff), change 2 rooms, to actually get our fan and lamp!
LCCT: RFID reader that causes us so much trouble.. give us our fan n light!


LCCT: lobby, brand-new lobby, but inexperience staff..


Kuching: great service, bad oni 2 computer available(1 breaks down)

Building: well, they look nice actually, except LCCT looks abit like uni hostel...


LCCT view


Kuching View

conclusion: basically, tune hotels' room is quite clean, have comfortable bed n PILLOWS, decent room space, n reasonably good service. Except the soundproof between rooms is abit bad, n most importantly, it's cheap and it suits backpackers, who looking for a decent bed for the nite!

March 17

My blog on facebook!

Yeah, my blog on facebook!
 
(i guess? This post are meant to test the functionality of RSS Feed though. ha ha)
March 16

Graduates nowadays?

     Beforehand, please do not view this blog if you couldn't take comments. :D

     Today's VLSI class, there are requests(pleads?) from students towards our lecturer in order to take out layout design from our assignment, which somehow surprises me, and out of my greatest surprise, our lecturer actual agrees!  Well, satu lagi projek(another project) MMU which most MMU Electronics grads who don't know layout, after achieving producing engineers that do not know programming!

     What starled me is the request is actually from students himself, who are already at their final year, final sem at this very period, economy downturn period! This is the period which everyone worrying on their job, companies worrying of their functionality, politicians cracking head to counter it. At this moment, at this period, ain't graduates-to-be should be more concern and worry about their own very future? Ain't graduates-to-be should be getting even more progressive to improve ownself, thus having higher competitiveness to win against others for securing a good yet scare job opportunities?

     University is suppose a place for students to gradually learn technical skills, polishing on soft skills, and maturing mindset before stepping into harsh working world, isn't it? At this points, students shall grab every opportunities to learn more to improve themselves in every aspects, gaining an advantage against others. Rather than just following syllabus, students shall be progressive and taking initiative to learn. The crucial point is: the urge to learn shall be there, right?

     However, instead, everyone is seeking loopholes to pass, expecting help from lecturers for tips and hints(MMU-ians, not referring to u o..!), seeking examples and works from others to copy in assignments,labs, and even FYP!(any?), seeking easy ways to pass/finish assignments!(refering to today's case).. Hmm, wonder what a boss thinks when his subordinates asks him to reduces his expectation... lack of competance?can't even follow orders?
(Note: I am not encouraging ppl to follow orders only ar, i do always respect those who actually jump out of boxes and show their creativity, which is interesting to look at)

   Anyhow, good luck my dear coursemates!!!
 
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