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So,2 more days till war begins... AGAIN!

Seriously,i dun believe i have ever seen a course which has fewer holidays in a YEAR than ACCA!

FACT- IN AN ACCA YEAR, 3 weeks holidays in June,and 2 weeks holidays in December!

I DARE ANYONE TO CHALLENGE THAT :) in a good way :)

oh well,i guess,life as a money maker has to has its costs..

Well,to sum up my past 3 weeks of freedom, at the end of the day,i'd like to think that i have made the most out of it..

Most memorable moment-travelling myself with my gf on a fantastic holiday in Redang.. I went to heaven,did things that i really enjoyed(snorkelling,canoeing 50m in middle of the sea,getting cramp leg while snorkelling).. haih,good times do past so fast!
Paradise

Spending time with friends-one of things i enjoyed most was spending time with my old buddies.. My faithful buddy,Naveen,Chen,Eddy,Tana too.. seriously,may our friendship last forever... enjoyed playing games at chen's house,makan makan,playing sports,movies.. for a guy to say 'i love you guys',dun call me gay but i do feel that way..lol.. thanks and stay in touch k! No matter what!

Movies-gosh,i watched so many movies! Kinda like a movie expert ady.. really enjoyed it.. ps-watch State of Play!

Others-reading,catching up in the net,etc..

One more thing- On my birthday,i had a sweet time with my gf.. thanks baby,i love you.. and i got a pleasant surprise from my parents..

SO,before ACCA battle begins,a note to myself and to my fellow acca mates again, push yourself like you have never done before! NO VICTORY,NO SACRIFICE!

TO ACCA!

---Easy does it---

A SPECIAL NOTE TO MY FRIEND IZZATI,WHO HELPED ME WITH THE COMMENTS ISSUE, THANK YOU!! POSTING OF COMMENTS ARE NOW ENABLED! :):):) FEEL FREE TO RAVE OR RANT!

What a week it has been..

1)my former school was infected with Influenza A(H1N1).. One class was shut down which i think was ridiculous! Should have shut down the whole school!

2) I have been watching too many movies in too few days. I think about 5 or more.

• State Of Play- RATING-8.5/10. Seriously,watch this show. It was absolutely worth your money. 2 hours plus,but the intensity was there the whole way. Twists everywhere in the movie and Russell Crowe is a great actor!PROBABLY THE MOST UNDERATED MOVIE OF THE YEAR!

• Terminator Salvation- RATING-8.5.10. PURELY my opinion. Yes,yes,people say this movie was too fu**ing serious,no breath of space,so so,no emotional value. WELL,as a person who has watched the first 2 terminator movies more than 50 times(the 3rd terminator movie was useless), i would say this movie was a class in its own. Come on,its post nuclear war era,everything is supposed to be dark and gloomy! And who else could have acted as Conner like he did! a fantastic actor! A hot,action packed,summer movie. Suggestion-do not watch this movie after a long day looking for a cool enjoyable movie.To enjoy this movie,you have to appreciate the terminator story first in and out. Watch the first 2 movies before watching salvation.
  

• 17 Again- Rating-8/10. An enjoyable movie,exceeded my expectations. Really touching scenes in the movie and motivates you to live in the moment,not looking back.For the girls,enjoy the abs,for the guys,enjoy the funny witty moments in the movie!

• Monster v Aliens- RATING-7.5/10. A good movie which was hillarious! SUGGESTION-ONLY WATCH IN 3D!

• Transformers 2-Revenge of the Fallen-RATING- 8/10. The movie was GREAT,no doubt,but i rewatched tranformers 1,and i personally thought the first movie was much better. Problem was,nobody expected transformers 1 to be that good! In the 2nd movie,it was a case of same tricks,more variety,but less surprises. Yes,megan as usual,provided candy eye,but Sam(shia le bouf) was just too helpless in the movie for me. In the first movie,he showed guts by sacrificing himself before Megatron,but in the 2nd movie,ZITS!!! ZERO!!! NADA!!! He didnt do much except running and whining a bit. A reluctant hero gone wrong. Simple. Action was good though,but for some,may get tiring after a while.

3) Michael Jackson DIED! 50 years old!

Thats what brings me to the title. It just goes to show that no matter who you are,live your life THEY WAY YOU WANT IT,NOT OTHERS! Just ask yourself this question-20 years from now,don't you wish you HAD TAKEN MORE CHANCES,TAKEN MORE RISKS WHEN YOU WERE YOUNG,HAD BEEN BRAVER,MORE DARING,MORE IMPULSIVE? TAKE THAT CHANCE NOW! Your own way,your life!

I am back!

Though i wished i could have stayed longer.. seriously,i dont mind living there forever...

But firstly,this whole trip was very very very last minute.. My ACCA friends wanted me to go to Langkawi with them,but i had already been there last year.. and the last time i went,i spent close to rm 800.. A difficult and tough decision to make.. in the end,i had to turn them down.. so sorry guys!

And then, my 2 other amigos musketeers,Naveen and Chen,we were planning to go somewhere..

But TIME is not on my side.. not when i only have 3 WEEKS ONLY!

In the end,i decided to plan on my own.. Redang came up and instantly i was hooked..

The first resort i searched was the one i stayed.. and what a great time i had!

It was the first time i had planned out a trip on my own[albeit with help from my gf :)].. everything had to be perfect... it all HAPPENED so fast.. 2 days and that was it.. i booked a 3d/2n package at Redang Beach Resort..

Somehow i was attracted to Redang only,despite considering Perhentian,Tioman,etc..

FORGET the 'commercialism of redang curse,too many ppl,no fun' cliche..
REDANG WAS A BLAST!

There was so many First Times..

First time exploring freely.. first time snorkelling!..

First time seeing a shark! First time kayaking..

Redang.. definitely not the last time i will be there..

*more to come*

1) Holidays has started,but i stressed out.. it's as if waiting for something inevitable to happen.. or maybe because my hols is only 3 weeks.. WHICH OTHER COURSE HAS FEWER HOLIDAY PERIOD FOR EACH SEMESTER?

2) SO, after all the sulking and petulance,RONALDO has finally gotten his wish to leave. Know what i say? GOOD RIDDANCE!! SO BE IT!!!

3) The feeling of always wanting to be more than what you are now.

4) Last Sentence from Terminator Salvation movie..(which was a great movie!)- THERE IS NO FATE BUT WHAT WE MAKE FOR OURSELVES.

5) IT IS NOT WHAT ACTUALLY HAPPENS TO YOU , BUT HOW YOU REACT TO IT THAT REALLY MATTERS.

In one way or another,it was inevitable..

every now and then in the history of time,something will happen that will shake the whole world..

make no MISTAKES. WE ARE AT WAR.

Let's look at the facts.

1. WE ARE FIGHTING AGAINST SOMETHING WHICH HAS NO CURE AS YET.
2. IT IS AIRBORNE. how do you stop something which spreads in invisible air?
3. Malaysia,as of today, has 11 CONFIRMED CASES. AND COUNTING.
4. WHO has finally declared the Flu AT PANDEMIC LEVEL. WHICH MEANS IT IS CURRENTLY " NOT STOPPABLE".
5. At this point, the key word here is not PREVENTION , but CONTAINMENT.

I am still surprised that most of us Malaysians,still have not been donning face masks.

Or could it be we are just waiting until something really bad happens? when the number of cases increases to 100 in Malaysia?

Let's hope it's not that. And that we are just being calm under pressure.

WELL, the exams are over..

FINALLY..

but somehow,when the lady mc announced ''attention students,the time has ended.. the exam is now over...." i didnt exactly jump for joy..

it took a while to sink in..

then,i realised the real reason..

it was more RELIEF than anything else..

i still remembered the 4 weeks studying period..

everyday was dedicated (almost everyday) to one paper

F4-CORPORATE AND BUSINESS LAW..

a paper which requires pure memorising work.. so there i was,just memorising over and over and over again..
in the end,when f4 ended,i was emotionless..
didnt know how to react..
i had post traumatic exam stress... PTES syndrome (or PEST SYNDROME? Pest factors?) in the nite,i would find myself still recalling all the facts of law even after the exam ended.. crazy..

well, ACCA is actually a fantastic course..

but definitely not one for the faint hearted..

You have been warned :)

i probably not the only person who has this opinion..

not many young people nowadays ACTUALLY really know what they want in life...


i mean,go ahead and ask randomly a group of 10 or 15 youths anywhere..
Chances are probably out of 10,only 2 or 3 will actually know what they really want to achieve in LIFE!

or maybe the truth is,we KNEW IT ALL ALONG deep down in ourselves..

maybe the real question is WHY ARE WE HERE?

Some people may be familiar with the term RAT RACE..
It's basically like this..
SCHOOL> COLLEGE> UNIVERSITY> FIRST JOB> WORK HARD> 25 TO 30 YRS OLD-GET MARRIED> WORK HARDER> FIRST HOME> FIRST CHILD> WORK HARDER-PROMOTIONS> SAVE FOR CHILD'S EDUCATION> KEEP ON WORKING TO PAY THE BILLS>STUCK IN RAT RACE TILL RETIREMENT

Just today,i met an elderly who was a government servant for 30 years.. he said,back in those old days,money didnt really matter..

today,it DOES.. no matter how you put it,one thing is for sure, MONEY DOES SOLVE A LOT OF THINGS..

SO,my message here is simple..

PLAN YOUR DREAM FUTURE! Resolve to tell yourself, i must know what i really want!!

a lot of money? how much exactly? will RM 100000 do for you? or 1 million? or 5 million?


" those who fail to plan,plan to fail"

One of the most inpiring movie clips i have ever seen. Always gets me pumping when the going gets tough. ENJOY!

They say always expect the unexpected.

I never expected myself to blog ever again since my last Friendster blogging experience. Blogging to me was too much work,too much time,and too much energy gone to waste... plus, you are revealing your personal stuff to others. which defeats the word "personal" rite? so in the end,i gave up..


But here i am once again blogging,

I decided that hey,maybe there is something good about it.. after all over 50 million bloggers cant be wrong right?


To,my best friend Naveen,i know you would be surprised to see me blogging again..

SOOO,

Here's to a personal blog of mine which hopefully,

will last longer than i expect it to be..

EXPECT THE UNEXPECTED!!!