the neverending story

For those of you who've seen the movie or have read the book, don't you think that it's a marketing scam? I mean it says "Neverending", but yet you find yourself turning the last page of the book or watching the end credits of the movie.

My fourth semester has begun for a couple of weeks but this week is when most classes will begin. This has got to be the worst planned semester of all. They're trying to cram in 20 weeks of classes into 10 to make way for the internship, which,I am yet to find a place to do it (I have just received a reject letter from Canal+). I guess if I couldn't find any in France by the end of February, I'll begin to seek actively in Malaysia.

The meeting with Sylvie Lerond last Thursday went quite well. Unlike last year, she was in a good mood. She told us to choose where we want to go next year. I have decided to either stay in Lille, or move to Strasbourg or Mulhouse (what can I say?I'm a true blue alsacien). Most people would want to go to Paris, but not me. Paris is a nice place to visit but not to live.

I am now officially running for the treasurer's post in MASAF. Anyone who wishes to see my manifesto, can do so starting tomorrow by going to http://www.masaf-online.org/. Wish me luck! And vote for me.

Aux Lillois,

Mem Besar va nous rendre visite demain. Préparons nous pour tout ce qu'il peut arriver. Rendez-vous à 12h30!

masAFUNDI Kimi!

Kalau ada yang susah nak tidur dah dua tiga malam tu, ubat dia senang je. Pergi makan kat KFC. Gerenti balik tu mengantuk. Macam aku tadi aa. Siap terlajak stesen métro tu. Hahahaha. Nasib baik masa tersedar tu tak gabra. Buat-buat cool, turun kat Pont Supérieur, buat-buat keluar, masuk kedai magazine, and then masuk balik stesen métro. Gila punya cover lah.

Secara rasminya hari ini, aku tersenarai dalam calon orang yang bertanding untuk jawatan bendahari Masaf (Malaysian Students Association in France). Silalah undi saya ek. Bukannya apa, at least adalah wakil Pekom dalam tu. Kalau ada apa-apa senang sikit. Lagipun aku boleh aa apply ilmu akaun aku kalau aku jadi bendahari. So sekarang nak kena fikir strategi kempen aku. Ahahaha. Takkan nak pakai taktik masa bertanding BWP MRSM dulu kan? (Adib sure still bengang dengan aku pasal kalah 2 undi je). Di zaman Youtube ni kena lah kempen dengan lebih agresif lagi. Tak main aa poster burger aku dulu tu ahahah.

Haihh. Teringat zaman jadi BWP dulu.

Atau alam mulai enggan bersahabat dengan kita

Spring has begun in New York in January, strong wind is blowing in the north of France, it's snowless in the Alps while it's snowing in California, and of course the great flood in Malaysia.

It's home. No matter what, we can not leave it. So, please take good care of it.





Barangkali di sana jawabnya
mengapa di tanahku terjadi bencana
mungkin Tuhan mulai bosan
melihat tingkah kita
yang selalu salah dan bangga
dengan dosa dosa
atau alam mulai enggan
bersahabat dengan kita
coba kita bertanya
pada rumput yang bergoyang
Ebit G Ade - Berita kepada kawan

Aaaaargh!!!

I just can't stand that guy. Aaaaarghhh. This morning, we were supposed to do a financial report on yesterday's result. The lecturer told us to do something simple on what was our strategy, how did we perform, and what are we planning to do next. Knowing how clueless and slow he was, I've decided to let him do the first part while I did the other two parts, just to be nice to him since we were both in charge of all the financial tasks. We only had 3 hours, and apart from that report, we needed to hand in the decision form and a simple paper work on a loan that we were going to make. The thing is, he used all three hours to write out his part. I had to rush to complete the form and the paper work and it was no surprise that I've made the decisions at random without even making any detailed calculations. And when I've sent the form and the paper work, he was still writing his part, which by then there was even a layer of dust on the other 2 parts that I did. And when he had finally done his part, I gave my part to him, and asked him to pass it up. And he just sat there. Urghh. I'm telling you, if I had a knife at that time I wouldn't be able to write this right now as I would be spending the night in jail. And to top it all, when the results came in, we made a loss and we were overdrawn, he said that I must've made a wrong decision. At that moment I wanted to take his handphone and stuff it in his throat.

Annoyed

Hah. I've received all my marks except for Economics and Labour Law. No matter what my marks are for those two papers, I have reached the average 10 points requirement to move on to the 4th semester. I have to say that I didn't get as many 16s or 20s like last year, but at least my marks are all homogenic; no more getting 20 for a paper and 3 for another like I did in the first semester. And I am happy to tell you that I have the highest average in English. I had 20 for the oral comprehension test and 16,25 for the written test. But the lecturer has decided to add another 2 points to everyones score for the oral test, so I got 22 over 20. Furthermore, from what I've heard, she's adding another point to everyone's average. When it comes to giving marks, she is the best, though sadly, the same can not be said for her way of teaching.

This week I'm having my third jeu d'entreprise. I'm really getting tired of this company simulation game. Plus, this year I'm in a group of boring people (dont moi, je sais). One of them must've been 40, and he's weird. You know in some TV shows or some movies, where there's always a guy who tries to make a joke, but the joke doesn't make anyone laugh, which is very annoying? That's him. He uses a handphone from the year 1995 that looks like my TV remote control, which I think was in use even before SIM cards were invented. And he is so annoying. He tries to take control of everything, and thinks he's always right (I know what you're going to say "Is he describing about that guy or about himself?"). Unfortunately enough for me, we're both doing the financial and accounting parts. He doesn't understand what needs to be done and when it's time to decide on something he'll say "What do you think?", followed by "You think that's a good idea?", and after that comes "What makes you think it's a good idea?", and then he'll say "I think you're wrong/I don't think it's a good idea" and finally, and it really pisses me off when he asked me this "So what do you suggest then?". HELLO! This is my third jeu d'entreprise, and let me tell you something Mister, in the last two games, the companies that I was in have never ever made any losses. Not even once. Oh well, no matter what I write here, you can never imagine how weird and annoying he is until you meet him in person.

Anyone interested in doing the dishes? I'll pay 10€

Oy

I get pissed off everytime I took the métro if:

1) A person bumps me from behind or steps on my foot and not turning back to excuse him/herself, hurrying to catch the train that has just arrived in the station.
2) When the train is approaching a station where most people get off, a person force people to move out of his/her way just so that he/she can stand right in front of the door so that he/she can be the first one to get down (especially if I'm standing next to the door)

These people should be arrested.

Meanwhile, oyy, I'm getting hooked to the Nanny. I've been watching Seasons 1 to 4 since I came back from the roadtrip. I guess I have this "thing" for TV series. They tend to influence me. For instance, when I was hooked to Monk, I would count and touch every pole that I walk by. When I was hooked to Desperate Housewives, my house was neat and tidy like the Van de Kamps'. And now, I find myself laughing through my nose and using the word oy to let out a sigh. Luckily for me that classes won't really start in 2 weeks. I'll have the time to finish up Seasons 5 and 6.

Oyy

The year where I'd turn 20

I hope it's not too late to wish everyone a happy new year. Since it's the Christmas break, and since I'm tired of writing due to the infernal week prior to the break, I've decided not to update. But tomorrow everything will go back to normal, and this week might be worse than the exam week since we'll be getting our marks. Aihhhh. There goes my first sigh for the year.

It's the time of year where people make new resolutions. For once, my resolution this year is not to have any resolution. It sounds paradoxal, I know. And let's see, if there's a song for 2006 what would it be? It was hard for me to choose. At first I wanted to go with Mr Sandman, but I'd sound too desperate (Ha Ha Ha). So I guess I'll settle down with Yesterday by the Beatles

Yesterday
All my troubles seemed so far away
Now it looks as though they're here to stay
Oh, I believe
In yesterday

Suddenly
I'm not half the man I used to be
There's a shadow hanging over me
Oh, yesterday
Came suddenly

Why she
Had to go
I don't know
She wouldn't say
I said
Something wrong now I long
For yesterday

Yesterday
Love was such an easy game to play
Now I need a place to hide away
Oh, I believe
In yesterday

Although I must say that only the first half of the song is true. Love was never an easy game to play. Never even played it. Aihhh.

If you can keep your head when all about you
Are losing theirs and blaming it on you,
If you can trust yourself when all men doubt you
But make allowance for their doubting too,

If you can wait and not be tired by waiting,
Or being lied about, don't deal in lies,
Or being hated, don't give way to hating,
And yet don't look too good, nor talk too wise:

If you can dream--and not make dreams your master,
If you can think--and not make thoughts your aim;
If you can meet with Triumph and Disaster
And treat those two impostors just the same;

If you can bear to hear the truth you've spoken
Twisted by knaves to make a trap for fools,
Or watch the things you gave your life to, broken,
And stoop and build 'em up with worn-out tools:

If you can make one heap of all your winnings
And risk it all on one turn of pitch-and-toss,
And lose, and start again at your beginnings
And never breath a word about your loss;

If you can force your heart and nerve and sinew
To serve your turn long after they are gone,
And so hold on when there is nothing in you
Except the Will which says to them: "Hold on!"

If you can talk with crowds and keep your virtue,
Or walk with kings--nor lose the common touch,
If neither foes nor loving friends can hurt you;
If all men count with you, but none too much,

If you can fill the unforgiving minute
With sixty seconds' worth of distance run,
Yours is the Earth and everything that's in it,
And--which is more--you'll be a Man, my son!

Rudyard Kipling "If"


Si tu peux voir détruit l'ouvrage de ta vie
Et sans dire un seul mot te mettre à rebâtir,
Ou perdre en un seul coup le gain de cent parties
Sans un geste et sans un soupir ;

Si tu peux être amant sans être fou d'amour,
Si tu peux être fort sans cesser d'être tendre,
Et, te sentant haï, sans haïr à ton tour,
Pourtant lutter et te défendre ;

Si tu peux supporter d'entendre tes paroles
Travesties par des gueux pour exciter des sots,
Et d'entendre mentir sur toi leurs bouches folles
Sans mentir toi-même d'un mot ;

Si tu peux rester digne en étant populaire,
Si tu peux rester peuple en conseillant les rois,
Et si tu peux aimer tous tes amis en frère,
Sans qu'aucun d'eux soit tout pour toi ;

Si tu sais méditer, observer et connaître,
Sans jamais devenir sceptique ou destructeur,
Rêver, mais sans laisser ton rêve être ton maître,
Penser sans n'être qu'un penseur ;

Si tu peux être dur sans jamais être en rage,
Si tu peux être brave et jamais imprudent,
Si tu sais être bon, si tu sais être sage,
Sans être moral ni pédant ;

Si tu peux rencontrer Triomphe après Défaite
Et recevoir ces deux menteurs d'un même front,
Si tu peux conserver ton courage et ta tête
Quand tous les autres les perdront,

Alors les Rois, les Dieux, la Chance et la Victoire
Seront à tous jamais tes esclaves soumis,
Et, ce qui vaut mieux que les Rois et la Gloire
Tu seras un homme, mon fils.

Rudyard Kipling "Si"

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