Live With Greatness!

"You must show no mercy,

nor have any belief whatsoever

in how others judge you...

For your GREATNESS will silence them all."

- Mr. Ultimate Warrior

Here I Come!

2012

Here I'm coming!

Bigger. Stronger. Faster.

Limbang Trip

Just got back from company trip to Limbang yesterday. It was a good trip, actually was there for work but overall still enjoyed myself. The last time I been there was like 12 years ago. Yea... still was a kid back them so couldn't remember much but what I know it's a very small town. Basically it's a town by the riverside. I wouldn't want to stay there for long but it's great once in a while.

People living across the river. So it was the evening and I went to the riverside to observe the beautiful sunset. At the same time, looking at the lifestyle of people there. Most of them lived a happy simple life. Go out to work in the morning and in the evening they'll take a boat across the river back home. Seeing them happily and satisfied with their life each day.

Limbang Airport. Yeaa... the main reason for me being there. Got to service 24 air-conds in 2 days. Actually pretty easy job, quite relaxing.. Haha! Working hours are flexible; as long the work is done, we're great!

Now, I love machinery especially those huge ones. So there is this fire station in the airport and this thing really caught my attention. Man... it's small compared to others in bigger airports but it's still HUGE! A fire truck... Heh!

Since I was quite curious so I asked one of the officer about stuff. Fair enough, he explained lots to me especially about different kinds of trucks and their functions and I got a chance to get into this truck. Heh... how often will you get a chance like this else where? Great experience. And yeah... indeed a powerful machine. Amazing!

So I was there for 4 days but only 2 working days. So taking everything slow and chilling along. And now... back to normal work routine again =.="

Completion of Year 1

Completed my last paper earlier this morning. Yeah, feels great now. NOW I can start dreaming of my summer break. So just a quick recap for the past few weeks. Been really busy, don't even have the time to post. But anyways... I think this is the most exciting and horrifying examination I sat so far. Sitting for 6 modules with 4 year long is ridiculous.

It's like I'm putting a gamble on each paper everyday. No time to study so I just picked a few topics and hope it will come out well. Haha! Wasn't that lucky all the time so you can say I screwed up a portion of the paper; and I mean each module. But overall it was alright, not as tough as expected. Maths was the only which is great! I just hope I'm able to retain my partial scholarship. So basically I'm studying just because of that.

For the past 2 months, my training intensity has dropped a lot. Haha! I've not done any running for a month plus already. Gonna start back again. I've been eating a lot so put up some weight. But it's still alright because I'm still in shape and getting stronger. Been sleeping late for the last 2 months, so now it's time to readjust my sleeping time again. Sleep early, wake up early! Since I plan to go harder these summer so adequate rest is required before I start anything.

Oh and the university gym is back again after renovation. Past few weeks been going out to workout. Well, I just can't stop; makes me feel sick and uncomfortable. The new gym looks great but it comes with noob rules. Unfortunately! Was kinda pissed earlier on.. Seriously I'm gonna have a hard time.

=.="

Childhood Cartoons

Heh... Was busy studying for my maths test last weekend so no time for any updates. So yeah, test was just now and erm... LOL? Not good ah!

As I saw my friend watching the cartoon Aladdin last weekend, I start to reflect back during my childhood moments. That time computer wasn't that advanced as now so most of the time will be watching TV. And as kids... CARTOONS! Especially Disney!

Here are some of my favourites. Haha! Cannot recall how many times I watched, just many times! Good storyline is one thing, WONDERFUL songs is what makes the cartoon worth watching. Yeah, I'm still listening to the songs till this day cause' they're just beautiful. Music is just sweet and I find it very relaxing while listening.

Unlike songs nowadays a bit gila one. Sometimes don't know what they singing or yelling about.

sex. rebellion. death. suicide. violence. hatred. anti-christ. extreme.

Haha! You name it all. Hope Disney will still make these kind of music. But now it's like Miley Cyrus? Ha?

Beauty & The Beast

Bambi

Here's something worth listening:)

zZz...

Argh, this would be the last thing I wanna receive now.
Awesome! I will be having 6 modules this coming finals which includes four BIG ones!

Current progress: 0%

My First 21km :)

I just want to be in a place like this.
Relax & Enjoy

Despite the heavy workload which turns life upside down, life is still colourful no matter what. And yes I mean it, all the time. Isn't that great?

"What could be better than doing the things you enjoy most?"

I just wanna share a bit about my first half-marathon run which took place last Sunday. Really thank God for the run. It was just awesome! To describe how I felt during the run was wonderful, beautiful...... I felt so happy and enjoyed every single moment during the race. It's like one of the happiest thing that happened.

I decided to have more quality sleep few days before the race. I know assignments are all around, so what!? I went down to Bukut Jalil Stadium with Ning Khang to collect my racing stuff the day before. Back in the evening, continue to do some work and off early to rest.

Later at night I was preparing myself, having good meals and rest. Race starts at 5.30am, need to reach at 4.30am and which means have to be up at 3am. Haha! I was so excited that night I guess that I couldn't sleep. Anyways, it's a normal thing. Most importantly is having good quality sleep days before.

Getting ready everything I need.

Lights off at 11pm and I eyes were still wide open at 1am. LOL! Forget about sleeping but I did sleep a little while before alarm rings. And I'm all up energetic, ate some stuff, waited for Ning Khang to pick me up and GO!

We reached there slightly late though and the place is packed with people. Few thousand people I guess, all pumped up, having high spirit. The situation was just so ALIVE, gave me more confidence. Well, never did a 21km before. Imagine running with thousands of people together. Man... The street is yours!

Now is the time, proceed to the starting line. Count from 10, 9... 3, 2, 1. Boom! The fun begins. I was really a happy boy at that time. Running early in the morning, enjoying the cool air. Feels totally different. Forget about all the assignments, I AM FOCUSING ON MY RACE!!! Get that!? Who cares about work?

Heh! Traffic police were everywhere for traffic control. You don't wanna see someone dead or injured. We actually blocked the traffic and all the cars were honking like mad. LOL! Our run, our road! But yeah, this race is tough because many hills and slope. Killer!

I just ran and ran, focusing on my breathing and managed to catch my after 10 mins. Awesome! Interesting thing is while most of us a still going, some African dudes are already on their way back. They are like x2 or x3 faster than us. Those guys are great. I maintained smoothly until I nicely cleared 15km after 1:20 hours. Water stations were really helpful though.

Then, problem starts. Breathing started to get out of rhythm, which means fatigue starts to come in. The last 6km was tough, tried to catch my pace but just couldn't maintain it for long. My speed obviously slowed down but trying hard to focus and push. I was expecting a water station nearby but life doesn't seems to be kind enough. Struggling hard until reached one. Final 2km, I encounter a slope again. Now this is mad. At the most critical part, I just need to push through this last slope. Real tough.

Soon I see the finish line ahead, getting closer and closer. Speeding up and cross! Haha! I've made it! It is done! Accomplish! The feeling was just perfect, satisfied. I finish 332th out of few thousand, clocking a time of 2:02 hours. My target was below 2 hours though but nevermind, more will come in the future. I checked the finishing time, if I could finish within 1:50-ish, I could be top 150! So near yet so far.

Met with my Miri buddy, Jeremy

Our 'guns'

Finisher shirt and medal

My dear shoes which brought me so far <3

Went back, took a good shower and slept for 4 hours. Woke up around 2pm and worked till 4am next morning. Hah! Screw the car jack!

Spot It!

Spot anything different?

Sometimes I just admire people who are so free and nothing better to do. As mechanical engineering student, so many things to do although it's only year 1.

Coursework, assignments, lab reports...

There just coming one after another leaving no break in between. These 2 weeks gonna be mad. Three deadlines to meet next week!

*kaboom*

Cricket World Cup

It's 1am early Sunday morning and SA is still loaded with tons of people watching the match between Pakistan and Sri Lanka. Heh... we really have lots of cricket enthusiast here. Sadly university can't provide the facilities for them.

WHAT A CRAZY HOT DAY!!!

My room feels like an oven.

Argh!

Focus... Jin Kiat... Focus... Goals

He refreshes my soul.
He guides me along the right paths
for his name’s sake.

(Psalms 23:3)

Father, restore my soul as I start again. A new year; a new semester. Definitely gonna make it better than the last. Need to be more focused on my goals.


How's life?
Well, it's all great! Haha! With God everything great.
Being able to whack iron and pump max heart rate daily. What could be better?
People! Yes, many beautiful people around campus these days. Man... Everyday is a great day.
Friends are awesome too.


So a recap for the first week of Sem 2. Definitely a busier semester because finals are worth of 100 credits...out of 120. LOL! Pretty sweet :) The interesting thing is on the first day we are told we gonna have test on week 3. That's the last thing I wanna hear on my first day =.="
Will be having a test on Materials on week 3. I think is a good head start, at least to start the momentum to study.

I'm also having a different timetable and Mondays aren't that forgiving anyways. Haha! 8 hours of lectures straight from 9am - 6pm with 1 hour break in between. Woosh... a marathon! But at least rest of the week are good.

Training has been up but not as good compared to Miri though. We have good hills and stadium to train but not here. However, just got to be creative to make things out. Working out is awesome as I'm currently on strength training and bulking up a little. Powerlifting But I'm having a new routine coming soon :D

Weekly bible study has also started since last week. Haha! As usual, it's been great!

And finally, results of Sem 1 are out. Well, it's not my best but I think it's still alright. 84% for Engineering Maths 1 and 58% for Mechanics of Solids 1. Told ya I screwed up that paper. Hehe... Both modules are worth 10 credits each. But yeah, I got 100 credits to tackle this time. Better not screw up.

Focus... Focus...

Brunei Day Trip

I always love to feed my body well with food; basically the healthy ones. Especially on campus, usually eat like 5-6 meals a day. Back here, literally I just dump anything that can be eaten into my mouth. I guess this explains how I gained weight fast.

Some time ago I heard people keep mentioning about eating Japanese food at Excapade so I've always wanted to give a try. Yesterday I was down in KB with Maurice and Jeremy.

sushi and sashimi set which cost $50

plus others which I don't know the names.

Who cares, right?

Still got more but forgot to take photos. Haha! Too busy eating. Before we went back, we headed for some delicious kebab too.

...It's just a great day!

Eating Excitement

Hah! Can't think of any other title for this post. Two nights ago I went for dinner with Ansxn, my big eater friend. So we decided to settle at Soho for our meal. It was really a great night, enjoying all the good food. LOL! And I shoot up to 80kg from 77kg after that. Really been a long while since I ate like this.

Had salad as starter

Each of us had Quesadillas

Pizza

Two different chicken chops

and chips.

LOL!

And not to forget our desserts at Desserts Master:)

Ahhhh....

Great!

I'm done with Sem 1!

Finished my last paper which is Thermodynamics just now.

Woohoo... I guess our lecturer was really kind to us. Our questions were quite simple and straight forward.

Compared to past years or tutorial exercises, those are much crazy as you don't even know how to start. LOL!

So what's next!?

Holidays!

2 weeks off!

~Stay Tuned~

Exam Season

Set... Go!

We experience good times, times where we feel happy and relax. Well, in life there will be times we wish it wouldn't happen or at least not so fast. So this would be it.

Term break is over and these 2 weeks will be exam; mine starting on Thursday though. So the campus is back alive again. It's been very quiet for the past 3 weeks. Now we see students rushing up and down or even staying overnight studying, sleeping the next morning. Heh... At least I still get enough time to sleep :D

LOL! Having Electromechanical Systems 1 this Thursday. Haih... Really no comment on this module. Really a lame subject for me. So much, so complicated, bad notes, lecturers which you have no idea what they're talking about. And guess what? Just for 6% of overall. All these leads to a screwed up module!

Grand Opening - Year 2011

Awesome! Another year gone and here's another beginning again...

This year was very different from others. Usually I will be chilling or hanging out somewhere during this time of the year.

So what was I doing on new year's eve night?
Good question with lame answers :P
1. Studying
2. Sleeping

First day of the year?
The first place I went right after I woke up was... The GYM...
Then, back to study mode again. Why la exams always during the first month? Heh...

Let's reflect back a bit...

1. Did more bible study.
2. Scored straight A's in A-Levels.
3. Worked as lecturer for 8 months plus. Wah! This one really whole loads of experience.
4. Increased athletic performance. Increased strength and power. (Especially for the past weeks in university) Kinda satisfied but still going on hardcore! Going on stronger this year!
5. Got my photoshooting done! Haha! And I just received my photos today. Thanks Keane :D
6. Started a new life in University of Nottingham, Malaysia Campus.
7. Increased knowledge in fitness, health and nutrition. My passion! My long-term goal as a trainer :) Doing it small scale now. Hehe...


As for my resolution last year...

1.Triathlon
- Sprint Distance
- Olympic Distance
2. Half Marathon (21km)
3. Break Duathlon Record
4. 6-pack
5. Get Ripped
6. Learn to Swim Freestyle
7. Earn Scholarship
9. Work

Hmm... unable to accomplish the bigger ones but overall it's still alright. So might change and add more things for this year.

Closing Up - Year 2010

This would be the final chapter of 2010.

On this very last day of the year, early in the morning... we went to hike Broga Hill. It's just a hill behind our campus so reached there after a few minutes drive. Pretty simple and easy hill though. Our purpose was to see the sunrise scenery. It was a beautiful, cooling and peaceful morning :)

Seems that many people comes here too.

Uni is just around down there...

Four hills basically, this would be the peak :)

Magnificent!

Arise and Shine!

And the best part...

Guess who I met...

My secondary school teacher who moved to Negeri Sembilan few years ago. Although married, but yeah... "Miss" Martine Bong. LOL!

She was our teacher during our drama competition in form 3 and eventually my English teacher in form 4. In fact it's really a small world. Who would expect to meet up at this place? Haha! And also don't know me and my friends suddenly planned to come also. Really amazing and interesting how things move about.

I met my ex-English teacher.

Where?

On Broga Hill.

LOL!?!?

~The End of 2010~