The Phoenix Rises Again!!

London at the moment.

noreply@blogger.com (Axedus) — Thu, 24 Dec 2009 00:17:00 +0000

Yesterday.

Took a train from Reading to London Paddington.

Used the Bakerloo Underground line from Paddington to Baker Street and then Metropolitan line from Baker Street to Harrow-on-the-Hill.

My aunt picked me up and we headed to Loon Foong and then Sainsbury's.

Got my Jamie magazine. =)

Today.

Opened my presents from my aunt! WEEEEEE!! Got nice stuff. =D

Left the house at 1pm. Went to the Crispy Duck in Chinatown. Nice dim sum. =D

Watched Avatar with my aunt. FUYOH!!! nice nice show. =D

*SCHUMACHER IS COMING BACK TO F1!!! =D

The best in the world will once again rule the track!

but, how to support? Schumi? or Ferrari?

Dammit. Ferrari win constructors title and Schumi win world title? =)

Good balance.

Kk. Cya later =)

You. Yes, You.

noreply@blogger.com (Axedus) — Sun, 13 Dec 2009 14:41:00 +0000

I'm talking to all my "en-suite room, self catered hall" lovers. LOLS!

Childs hall is going to be demolished when the summer break starts.

Now, next to Childs, they're building a new Halls of Residence. Stenton Hall.

It's gonna be massive. So far, it's 7 stories high. According to the UoR newspaper, Spark*, it will be en-suite student bedrooms, with self-catered facilities.

Now, once that hall is open, it will be THE best option to stay if you want your bathroom to your self. It's gonna be amazing. On average, 5 minutes walk to everywhere..except Agriculture building. It might take 10 minutes.

BUT!

The construction work on the new hall is believed to have a 2 week margin, between completion date and the beginning of Freshers' Week 2010.

That is cutting it real close.

Not sure if they can get it done in time.

Happy Holidays!!!!

End of term.

noreply@blogger.com (Axedus) — Fri, 11 Dec 2009 15:27:00 +0000

It's been a good day so far...=)

Woke up this morning, and all I could see was...

nothing. LOLS!!

It was super foggy this morning.

Left for class at 11.40am.

Walking pass the lake towards the campus was surreal.

I could almost imagine Theoden and the Rohirrim riding from the tree line on one side, and the orcs on the other...LOLS!!!

Had a pasty for lunch. =D

The last lecture ended at 2.45pm.

Checked mail..got a Tesco voucher(worth....£1) and my railcard. =)

Now let's see if the night will end on a high. The smell of roast turkey in the morning is too much...=)

Tomorrow, Amethyst will be leaving, and Priscilla will be going to Liverpool(?), and on Tuesday Kristine will be leaving for home.

Have a safe trip people!!

and

MERRY X'MAS!!!!!!!

Where is Malaysia?

noreply@blogger.com (Axedus) — Tue, 08 Dec 2009 22:07:00 +0000

The University of Reading's law school will be sending 5 Year 2 students to Malaysia to gain experience about our legal system. UoR is organising this with Taylor's.

It's a 5 week programme during the summer. Prof. Patricia Leopold was giving out leaflets about this thing. And there's something about a writing credit about it as well..or something like that.

So she was explaining about it briefly before the lecture.

So everyone was talking about..or just talking.

And I heard many many funny things.

*This is what I heard all around me.

"Where is Malaysia?"

"Do you know where Malaysia is?"

"I think it's somewhere near Asia"

"Where is TUC? What is TUC?"

"Read the other page first. It says Taylor's University College"

"Oh..where is that?"

ROFL!!! Super funny.

Oh, and Taylor's really know how to make money...they're charging the students going over money as well.

£750 - tuition fees

£104 - student registration

£350 - student charge

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£1204 x 5.5 = RM6622 x 5 students = RM33,110

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This is only for 5 weeks. Damn easy money.

And it says here, that the students would experience teaching at TUC....now my question is...who is going to teach during the summer break?

And I'm guessing some of you might be asked to be host families to these 5 students. If got no host family, then they'll stay in TUC student accommodation...which means more money...LOLS!!!

Another 3 more days till holidays!!!

December...

noreply@blogger.com (Axedus) — Fri, 04 Dec 2009 15:19:00 +0000

What comes to mind is Christmas....AND PRESENTS!!!!

Thank you Poh Leng!! =D

This game ROCKS!!!

It's a strategy game. A genre that I pride myself in..=D

BUT,

It's not any old strategy game, like Red Alert, or Age of Empires, or Age of Mythology, or Command & Conquer(oh, btw...C&C 4 is coming out soon..=D).

This one has an element of RISK in it. During a mission, if the enemy overrun the place, you can retreat from the planet so that your soldiers don't die. OoO...

It's a totally different element to the normal ones, where you just build and attack, and build some more, and attack some more.

Here, you have to think about winning the war..not the battle...especially if you're the Rebel Alliance, as they have limited troops, unlike the Empire.

And there's another feature..."Cinematic View". IT'S SO AWESOME!!

You can attack, say a fleet of ships. Click the button. Then you can see the animation of the battle. cooool~

I did it once, then I almost forgot that it's an on going battle, luckily I remembered...=P

In about 8 hours time..Khiara would be on Malaysian soil, and..

in less than 24 hours, Yunrui would be back home as well, and..

in about 9 days time, Amethyst will also be back.

As for me, have to wait 7 months..=(

I want my Leung Kee wan tan mee, and my chicken rice, and my indian rojak, mee rebus....

Anyway, gotta get back to my game..=D

cyaz.

Too late...

noreply@blogger.com (Axedus) — Tue, 24 Nov 2009 16:43:00 +0000

Dammit!

Lord of The Rings: Conquest..

...

The £4.99 one is gone...='(

Now it's £19.99!!! ...

Did they just increase the price because X'mas is coming? haihs...

AND AND AND...

I found a £17.99 one for Star Wars: Empire at War Gold Pack!!!!!

It comes with the expansion pack..=D

And this game is DA BOMB!! It received superb reviews. It came out in 2006, bought the pirated version..didn't work...=(

Wonder if I can get this

AND AND AND

Star Wars the Clone Wars - Republic Heroes..

I FOUND A CHEAPER VERSION!! IT'S £17.99 AS WELL!!!! =D

I found this one from a website that Yunrui gave me. She bought L4D2 from there...at £24 i think...whoa..super pricey...but it looks super cooooooool~ =D

but..

I can only buy all these games probably next year...=(

Cause cannot get job this X'mas.

Need a stupid NI number to work.

Have to apply NI number myself...RUSU didn't help.

Have to set date for interview of identification, or something like that.

Will only receive my NI number in about 8 weeks.......

yes..

EIGHT LOOOOOOOOONG WEEKS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

And if I were to work at Argos, they would let me know within 4 weeks of my application...should've started doing all these when I came in October...

It will be the beginning of next term before I can even get my stupid NI number...

This might be a sign....

To prepare for my writing credit, Land assessed work, and whatever assignments left and catch up on studies.

Btw, is the library open during the x'mas break? Does anybody know? Will probably be hanging around there most of the time, and Student Village of course..=D

Ok, gotta go do Equity assignment...=S

*C'MON BARCELONA!!! Visca el Barca!!!

Anything and Everything.

noreply@blogger.com (Axedus) — Sun, 08 Nov 2009 13:00:00 +0000

THE game I've been waiting for! It came out in January this year..but it was super expensive. I don't know why..but I didn't want to buy a pirated copy..

And NOW, can get it for £4.99 incl VAT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Something like RM25 only...FOR ORIGINAL!!!!!

Awesome~

AND...

Double awesomeness~

I saw this game at a game shop near the oracle. It was released early last month. The game play reminds me a lot like Star Wars: Jedi Power Battles...only with better graphics. I loved that game a lot!! I think I'm gonna love this one even more!! =D

But the reviews have been relatively poor...and a lot of the complaints were from the older generation, where they can't accept any other Star Wars games or video or whatever that has to do with the prequels! But there were also people giving good reviews!! =D I'll take those good reviews and for those other people who hates the prequels...why on earth did you buy this game then?

This game is still new..quite pricey. £29.99 for either the PC version or the PS2 version. =(

If I work during December...then I'll get both games as my X'mas present...hehe..XD

And in conjunction with this game..Lucas Arts has a FANTASTIC website.

I love the 3D Holocomm!!

My name is Calo Saam. Rank: Captain. I was a commander..but I messed up one of my Clone Weapons Training..=(

Moving on from games..

My aunts came yesterday!!! Had nasi lemak, curry chicken, pandan chicken, fried fish, belacan, acar(pickled vege..you know the one you put on prawn crackers), ikan bilis and kacang, and har kau. In the fridge still got "chan pau"(like char siu pau..but then in a different bun), and some coconut pastries, and loh mai kai...oh yeah..still got char siu pau. Got a lot of crisps and pringles and 1 big bottle of Ribena, sesame oil, soy sauce, chilli oil....and other stuff..=)

I can survive if there's an emergency...hehe..XD

Going to Asda tomorrow...only need to buy a few items, like chicken, vegetables. Shopping tomorrow won't cost me much, cause not much to buy...=)

Also, yesterday evening some of us went to Wellington Country Park for the Fireworks Fiesta. This was organised by the Lion group. It was for charity...and...£7000+ worth of fireworks....OoO

The place was on the edge of Reading. The taxi fare was £35! =(

It was soooooo cold!!! Luckily I wore 3 layers and I brought my gloves..=D

The fireworks was not bad..lasted for almost 30 minutes.

A lot of other places had fireworks as well over the last couple of days..because Bonfire Night was on the 5th of November.

*Remember, remember the Fifth of November,

The Gunpowder Treason and Plot,

I know of no reason

Why the Gunpowder Treason

Should ever be forgot.

Read it up on Wiki...and watch V for Vendetta. =D

And the Lion group will be organising another one next year on the 6th of November.

Ok, gotta do my tutorial and read up stuff for the 3 non-assessed essays coming up...=(

Nottingham University Games 2009

noreply@blogger.com (Axedus) — Sun, 01 Nov 2009 11:24:00 +0000

Started the day by waking up at 2am. It wasn't very cold outside, surprisingly, so early in the morning.

Clarence and I were the first to arrive at the bus. It was a double decker bus...OoO.

But, the seats were a bit tight...

Bus left at around 4am.

The journey was tiring...and uncomfortable.

We stopped by a rest area on the way there. Others left the bus to get breakfast..I just slept on..=)

Reached Nottingham University at around 7.30-ish.

Waited for the Minister of Youth and Sports to arrive...M'sian timing..late as usual.

Went into the hall..and it was like back in school. PERHIMPUNAN. =S

Got prayers, Negaraku, stand up, sit down, stand up, sit down...grrr...

Oh oh..and someones English was not very good...XD

After that, Shaun and all went to the Malaysian Food Festival. It was quite far away and I didn't know what time my game was so I didn't follow them. Nottingham Uni has it's own bus system. OoO...

I played doubles with Ngai Chun. Our match was at 11.45am. Priscilla played singles. Zhun Kit and Wei Jeat played pool and Aizad, Ngai Chun, Cletus, Shang and others played basketball and Clarence played scrabble.

No medals for Reading this year..=(

In doubles...we got thrashed...big time. 21-7 or 21-8, can't quite remember. =(

We lost to Cardiff. The 2 guys were like in their late 30s or something...

Oh..and we had to supply our own shuttlecock to play...zzz...and the shuttlecock we used belonged to the other 2...super light weh...all our shots kept going out and all their shots were on line....haihs...before we could even get our footing into the game..they had already won...

Waste of time. I didn't even get to eat any Malaysian food because of it...=(

Everyone got back from the food festival and we all went to watch Aizad and gang play basketball. After that we decided to go to town.

We got off a stop right in the middle of town. Not the kind of shopping the others were looking for...LOLS!!

So after walking around town..we headed to the castle. On the way to the castle, we saw the Robin Hood museum closed. Shaun told me that Marina told him(XD) that it was closed for good cause they couldn't pay their rent or something..lol..and it was owned by Tesco..

We didn't have to pay for entering..nicee...

BUT, there was a catch...

The castle was closed. =/

So we could only explore the castle grounds and the weird museum(i say it's weird cause there were a lot of other stuff in the museum like some weird art and some world war uniforms..

The castle grounds were beautiful though..=D

Scenery was fantastic..and there was even a couple taking their wedding pictures there.

After that..went to Yates for dinner. There's a Yates in Reading as well...and the one in Reading is a lot cheaper...and the portions are a lot bigger. Most of them took the BBQ chicken melt..it looked kinda pathetic..and Dinesh's fish pie was something like 3/4 full..compared to the one in Reading where it's filled right to the brim of the dish.

I had the bacon and cheese burger...can't go wrong with that..=)

Buns don't change in size..hehe..XD

Left town for the Uni. Left the Uni at around 8pm. Got back at around 11.30pm.

Went on Facebook for a while..then slept still 10..=D

*Would I play in Nottingham again? maybe...NOT. but..there were a lot of lousy players there..we just weren't lucky with our draw..=P

*Would I go back to Nottingham next year? I wouldn't want to..i dread the journey..but if Ikram they all are going..I may just follow them..=)

1 month in Reading...

noreply@blogger.com (Axedus) — Sun, 25 Oct 2009 19:35:00 +0000

..35th day abroad.

..43rd day without playing badminton.

..258 days(or longer) till I reach home.

Went to the Asian store today. It's called Seewoo. It was nicee~

It feels like home, cause you get to see all the stuff that you can get back in Malaysia, and then some. THERE WAS A HUGE PACK OF HAR KAU FOR SALE!!! Not too sure how many there were inside the packet though..but it was selling for £15. =(

The stuff there are slightly more expensive than other Asian stores in London, cause it's the only one around. Monopoly. =(

But it's still alright. Bought some essentials like Hoisin sauce, wanton noodles, thick soy sauce, sesame oil...=D

Gonna start cooking fresh. A bit sick of frozen foods.

Gonna stock up my supply of food from Asda tomorrow.

Nottingham Malaysian Games 2009!

It's been 25 years since it was first started. =)

But I'll probably only get to play in it, in the 26th edition.

Badminton, they only want 1 player. =(

Ngai Chun wants to play. I want to play.

So I let him play cause it is his final year in the UK. =)

But I think it was a good decision, cause I haven't touched my badminton racquet in 43 days. I'm gonna be rusty like hell.

AND...

I GET TO EAT ALL THE MALAYSIAN FOOD I WANT!!!!! No need to worry about what time my match is or anything...=D

I'm really really excited about this trip!

BUT..

have to wake up super super early...the bus will be leaving at 3.30am! So cold..not sure how to get up...=P

Next year..I'm still gonna stay at Wessex Hall. =D

It isn't gonna bother me if everyone stays at Sherfield or wherever. After 1 month, I like Wessex a lot. Imagine after 2 terms...=D

You may not get your own toilet or bathroom, not enough fridge space..but I'm cool with it. =D

My kitchen mates, they're slightly messy, but apart from that, they're a really nice bunch of people. If I were not staying in Wessex, I wouldn't know any 'kwai lo' friends. I now have 8(excluding Khiara..lols). They drink(which Brit doesn't), but at least they don't smoke. =D

We even have Sims of ourselves..lols. Katiy decided to do a Sim for everyone in kitchen 201. I have purple hair. =D

It's great here. =)

Oh..and the people here think that we don't speak English...LOLS!!!

Matthew asked what my 1st language is. I told him English, and he was a bit shocked. He thought there was a Malaysian language. Then I told him Malay is the national language and stuff...then Vanessa(a new girl who moved in not too long ago) and I had this conversation.

Vanessa: Do you live near here?

Me: *I just stared with a big question mark on my face*

V: Do you live near Reading?

Me: Urm..noooope. I'm from Malaysia. *smile*

V: OMG!! That's so far away! I thought you were a local cause you can speak English so well.

Me: Oh...Thank You. *bigger smile*

HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!!!!

I got this compliment from Laura once before.

You know..getting a compliment about your English from an English person, to me, is like Jamie Oliver or Gordon Ramsay or Marco Pierre-White or any other great chef telling you that you can cook like them. =D

Ok..gotta go. =)

Weekend!!!!

noreply@blogger.com (Axedus) — Fri, 16 Oct 2009 16:52:00 +0000

WEEE!!!

Weekend is here!! =)

A day when I can wake up late and do nothing...

...

oh..wait..have to do tutorials...haihs...

Got all my books, except 1 statute, so have to start studying.

Haven't been cooking much...will be cooking aglio olio later for dinner. This will only be my third time cooking. This coming from a guy who gave a presentation about food and cooking for legal skills...XD

Cooking, not so convenient. I cannot possibly be going to the supermarket every week to get fresh ingredients, so got quite a few canned and frozen stuff. The 2 fridges are just too small to accommodate 8 people...cause everyone has their own stuff..thus a lot of duplication. But if everyone share stuff like Shaun and Kristine in student village, the fridges will have no space problem. *envy*

Even Shaun has been doing more cooking than I have...LOLS

Oh yeah, Notts Games is on the 31st of October!!! =D

Signed up for badminton. Just thinking about gets me all excited. Can't wait to play badminton and see my old friends who are in the UK!! =D

But have to start removing the rust, if not, no point in me going.

Soooooo.....anybody up for badminton?

Oh..and if anyone has any questions about anything, or if you know any year ones that want to ask questions about UoR, ask me on Facebook..=)

Or you can ask Khiara, Amethyst or Yunrui in December, cause all 3 of them are going back to Malaysia.

Oh and if Justin Michael Liew doesn't read my blog...ask him to stuff himself with chicken rice before he comes...cause I haven't found a a chinese restaurant(plenty of takeaways though) here in Reading..maybe got lar, but it's yet to be discovered. =D

Oh and Mr H is coming next year, anyone know when?

First week of classes.

noreply@blogger.com (Axedus) — Wed, 07 Oct 2009 18:10:00 +0000

OM.......G!!!

The walk to lectures....cold as Hell. (XD oxymoron)

The lecturers...boring as Hell. (Land and EU is already hard enough)

The prices of stuff...expensive as Hell. (If you don't convert you'll be fine..=D)

Soo....

WE'RE IN HELL!!

No lar, i'm not in Hell...just wanted to copy Jeff Dunham and Peanut..XD

but...it's seriously getting colder. the lecturers are difficult to understand. and the prices of things are expensive if you convert. =)

All those in Taylors...super lucky.

I miss Taylors. The lectures there are so well planned and organised.

I am sure I'm gonna get responses like "WHAT?!".

I even miss Ms Sunitha! She may have been strict(understatement)...but she is way easier to understand and more direct.

Here they like to give examples..weird examples. Maybe not weird, but different to our ears. AND they tend to move far away from the module during lectures, and then return to the point expecting us to understand what they've just said...=S

Oh yeah, those of you planning to stay at Sherfield or Student Village because you get your own toilet and shower...Good Luck..hehe. ;)

Like this morning. Lectures at Madejski Theatre at 9am. 7 minute walk from Wessex. 40 minute walk from Student Village.

I was about to make myself a Milo at 8.10am, still in pyjamas, Amethyst was already on her way to lectures. Lols! So kesian lar.

I am THE MOST 10 minutes away from every lecture hall, they're AT LEAST 20 minutes away.

Moreover, they have to clean their toilets and shower area. And I heard that Sherfield's drainage system sometimes isn't very good. Leena was saying that Wei Jeat's shower room was flooded one time..and the water wouldn't go away..so the room stank.

My toilet and shower maybe shared..but it's cleaned everyday..=)

And I've never seen anyone in the shower before...it's always dry...=D

One other thing. Shops on Wessex's side have more variety. Perfect Fried Chicken(the chicken is awesome!!). Subway. Domino's. The Three Tuns(it's a pub..quite cheap).

The Sherfield side has Greggs(a nice bakery). Some over priced cafe(ask some of the seniors what they had for their first breakfast..lols) A Posh looking Indian Restaurant.

Kayz...gotta wash up my plate now(just had dinner). =)

Last day of orientation week.

noreply@blogger.com (Axedus) — Fri, 02 Oct 2009 08:15:00 +0000

Classes starting next Tuesday. =)

Can't wait to start cause I'm so bored here. It's not like everyone is next door so we can just talk in the kitchen or something...=(

I've been walking for half an hour everyday to Shaun's place...if we were staying nearer to each other..I'll be at his place everyday cooking and eating properly. Like all of them at sherfield or student village got cooking buddies..so nice...

So to all my friends coming next year...stay together alright!! =D

Just came back from the kitchen to eat some fruits for breakfast(didn't feel like drinking Milo or eating anything else). The kitchen was a mess! My dorm mates aren't particular about cleanliness. I've seen them leave their dirty plates all over the place, some pizza slices on the table..BUT...there were those things when I went in...PLUS...glow sticks, glow sticks which have been cut open and all the chemically fluids inside of the sticks are all over the sink. I even saw a pair of high heels and 1 shoe in the kitchen. Wine glasses and shot glasses on the floor, on the tables...

Oh ya, did I mention that my dorm mates who share the kitchen with me are mostly girls!

Maybe they brought some friends over. And they went partying I think, cause they were making quite a lot of noise outside at around 2 am.

Must've been drunk, cause none of them are awake yet, unlike other days when they would be up eating breakfast by 8am.

Apart from everything mentioned above...I'm good. =)

Good morning Reading!

noreply@blogger.com (Axedus) — Sun, 27 Sep 2009 20:07:00 +0000

..not all that good lar...cause someone or some group were playing their music so loud. Not sure where it's coming from. =(

It was also quite a warm night..could use a fan...

oh, and I'm 1 of only 2 Asians in Wessex. There's is this other girl, dunno where she is from.

During the Warden's speech, met a few people. And you can start to see groups forming. So, like in Sunday school, those without groups meet up...LOLS!!!

There was this guy, Daniel, he's from London. He is doing Robotics. OoO.

And then there's another one, not sure where he's from though. His name is Dave. He kinda looks like Peter Gade. Wonder if he plays like him...XD

*one last thing...why must the toilet be so far away from my room? =(

have to pass through 5 doors just to reach the nearest one...haihs...

Showers are 3 doors away..LOLS.

If it is like an apartment style, then maybe it won't be so bad..but this is dorm style...it's only been my first day in Wessex, and I'm already envious of everyone else in Sherfield and Student Village...

ahh...to lazy to blog further..

Cya. =)

2 posts in 1 day..=)

noreply@blogger.com (Axedus) — Sun, 13 Sep 2009 13:52:00 +0000

Don't think I've written twice on my blog before..

anyway,

KIMI GOT 3RD!!!

I thought he could win...I guess a 2 stop strategy isn't the right one to use.

A Red car on the podium at Monza...Tifosi's will be happy. =D

Training today...FANTASTIC!!

Played 2 matches. Me and Kean Weng def Gabriel and Benjamin in 3 games. =)

Me and Gabriel def Kean Weng and Benjamin in 2 games. =D

The first match was superb. Haven't had match like that in a long time. WEEE!!

Got my supplies.

All in all...quite a good day. =)

The Final Run In.

noreply@blogger.com (Axedus) — Sun, 13 Sep 2009 04:04:00 +0000

1 week to go before I leave for the UK. =)

Not sure whether I'll be able to catch F1 in Reading, so this might be my last race for quite some time. =(

Maybe Kimi can make it 2 wins in a row..=D

...like what Barca did..weeee!!!!

Training:

6 Sept - *no training

13 Sept - check

20 Sept - won't be able to wash my badminton attire in time..so can't go..=(

...

Somewhere in June or July 2010...='(

Will be getting my supplies later from Mike..=)

NOOOOOOO!!!

noreply@blogger.com (Axedus) — Mon, 31 Aug 2009 04:05:00 +0000

I had good memories during my UPSR.

It was the most important exam I sat for during my primary school days.

I scored perfectly. ;)

but....

CURSE THE UPSR!!!!!!

I now have only SATU, UNO, ICHI, ONE.......1 training session left!!!!

haihs...so this Sunday I will be free...how about High Tea? =D

Haven't been to one in a long time.

Back to training.

It went well. Yoseph and I defeated Gabriel and Ben in doubles....WEEEE!!!

Mike did the regular smashing training with us....he only thing different this week after the smashing.....

...

HALF COURT SINGLES WITH MIKE!!

Super tough...but the best moment was when Mike returned a shot to half court..I smashed..it hit his neck...LOLS!!

Will be getting my supplies(for badminton) for Reading when I go back for training. =D

Yesterday..FERRARI WON!!!

Nice job Kimi. And Fisi did amazing with his Force India.

Now let Ferrari continue this momentum at Monza in 2 weeks time.

FORZA FERRARI!!

Dinner last night.

PIZZA AND PASTA!

Made calzones and pizzas. Made many pizzas before, never a calzone. Not much of a difference as it is just a folded pizza..=)

The filling for the calzone had onions, spinach, swiss browns and shitakes.

It was not bad, but the filling lacked a bit of a kick...so I tried the leftover calzone, for lunch today, with some Tabasco..problem solved..hehe.

29 days and counting.

noreply@blogger.com (Axedus) — Sun, 23 Aug 2009 09:00:00 +0000

Less than a month before I leave for the UK..=D

Today, went for training. Tried my new racquet!!

IT FELT LIKE I WAS USING AN ANCIENT RACQUET!!

It was heavy. My wrist hurt after I used it for warming up!! Just warming up!! Imagine if I played a game with it...maybe I'm not used to it...

And Mike said I should bring 7-10 strings over to the UK....LOLS!!!

I intended to bring only 3...one for each of my racquets. We'll see...

FORZA FERRARI!!!!

*Updates

noreply@blogger.com (Axedus) — Tue, 04 Aug 2009 04:25:00 +0000

Went for the Law Ball on Saturday.

It was great! =D

but it was also a bit sad...cause only 10 from my class came..=(

Sunday training as usual.

I feel like I've been playing so much more better since training under Mike.

Kean Weng and I played doubles with 2 new guys. They can hit and stuff..but we beat them, quite easily. =D

I'll gauge myself again tomorrow when I play with Hee Ian. =)

And I asked Mike about whether I should check-in my badminton racquets or carry them on board..he immediately said, "Oh, nonono, must carry. If you check-in, got high possibility that they simply handle it and then it breaks."

And he said if I'm going overseas, I should bring some grips and strings, as it's quite pricey over there, from what he was told by his nephew in the UK. And he told me to get a 3rd racquet...OoO...I can have new racquet? *grins from cheek to cheek*

Distant memories..

noreply@blogger.com (Axedus) — Thu, 30 Jul 2009 02:09:00 +0000

(1)

I haven't been doing much lately apart from lazing around my computer and going for training on Sundays.

Been playing Ragnarok Online, on and off. Private server.

It isn't as fun playing on private servers as it was on the official one 6 years ago(yes..my RO addiction started way back in 2003..), as it is much easier to level up, no one really cares to communicate with other players..=(

thus no friends...no parties...

The only time you get to talk to other players is when you are training at the same place for sometime..and the other person is doing the same..

And now with warpas(NPCs which warp you to places)..there isn't the need for travelling anymore..=(

Gone were the days of Xeon, Cardob and Leto.

Gone were the days of travelling Rune Midgard.

Gone were the days of SaintEmpire.

(2)

Michael Schumacher replacing Felipe Massa.

COOOOOLLL!!!!

But but but...what about his defining moment in Brazil 2006? =(

His legacy would be rewritten.

Not too sure it's a good decision..HOWEVER...

IT WOULD BE GREAT TO WATCH HIM RACE AGAIN!!!

Training!!! =D

noreply@blogger.com (Axedus) — Sun, 05 Jul 2009 15:53:00 +0000

Went or badminton training today..=)

Haven't played for 2 weeks, so I was slightly rusty.

My ankle hasn't fully healed, so I wore an ankle guard.

So...after 2 weeks of rest...I'm not fit to play badminton just yet. =(

Cannot run.

But then, to compensate for that...I WAS STRETCHING SO MUCH!!!!

WOOHOOO!!

Stretch forward for shots, stretch sideways for shots. But then it ached slightly every time I stretch for shots.

Played doubles. Me and Kean Weng vs Gabriel and Benjamin. We lost 21-19. Not bad for someone who is handicapped..XD

Then Darrell said winner stay. =(

So I rested.

Next. We played more doubles. Me and Gabriel vs Kean Weng and Benjamin. We won!! 21-17

And then Darrell said winner stay again. =(

Didn't manage to play a second game with them.

So Gabriel and I stayed, Pui Jin and the MSSD girl(donno her name) came on. Walau.

Sebastian and Kean Weng almost lost to the MSSD girl and her MSSD partner. But then due to injury, Kean Weng had to withdraw. That was 2 weeks ago.

Now. I'm injured. Gabriel just came back from UK. Hasn't played in 4 weeks.

The odds were stacked against us. Even Kean Weng was saying, "Quit now la. No need to play."

So 0-0.

1-0

2-0

3-0

4-0

4-1

5-1

6-1

7-1

8-1

9-1

10-1

11-1

WALAU!!! We were leading 11-1!! Kean Weng was saying it was luck..lols.

They brought the fight to us later on in the match.

We were leading 18-16. I was shit scared, but all the shots that i served...were PERFECT! =D

We won 21-19. Phew.

After that game, my leg hurt like hell.

I somehow felt differently after that game. There was once during the game early on. The girl attacked non stop. I think she knew I was the weaker player, so she kept smashing me, and I kept sending them back, even if it was a half court smash!! And then she made a mistake, and Gabriel finished it. =D

She never attacked me after that...hehe.

Hopefully my leg would be fully healed by next week, cause Darrell said he wants to push us. =D

Battlefield Heroes(BFH) is out!

noreply@blogger.com (Axedus) — Thu, 02 Jul 2009 13:53:00 +0000

It has finally been released!! Open Beta! =D

I've been waiting for this game's release since Dec 2007.
It's release has been postponed many times. Reason given, to provide a higher quality game for gamers...=D
I'm glad some companies do care about gamers' feelings towards games and not rush them out..like RO2.

Downloaded it 2 days ago. My verdict, quite a big let down after all the trailers, the hype, the reactions from game expos. =(

The creators have mentioned that this game would not need skill to play...NOW I know what they mean. Now sure how to explain if you're not a gamer. Let me put it this way.

If you play L4D or WolfTeam or CS, those games require hell lotta skill. Precise shooting.
BFH takes that away. You can shoot the guy in front of you..and you may not even damage him...wth? It's more of a, "If you don't have skills to play a shooting game, and like cartoons, then play this game" kind of games.

It's entertaining and cute. =)

But if you were to play with the mentality of L4D and the others..you'll be left frustrated. Trust me. Or you can ask Zhang Rei as well..XD

Btw, my relatives from Aussie are in Malaysia. My uncle the chef, some of you may have heard of him, he bought truffles!! Never seen one before..and it didn't look like the ones on TV which cost hundreds of bucks...hehe.
and it smells like cheese..wonder why.

Doesn't it fall under the category?

noreply@blogger.com (Axedus) — Mon, 29 Jun 2009 14:17:00 +0000

I followed my mum to Giant today. Haven't been there for some time, and there are shop lots opposite Giant. I remembered it as a construction site. =P

Cilantro.

This was a culinary school opposite Giant!! Cool!!

Drove towards the shop lots to 'pat kua'. Saw a few students walking out..Taylor's culinary arts' uniform is way nicer.

So I decided to do some 'research' about the place.

Checked out the courses that they offered.

One thing caught my eye.

Diploma.

They teach various kinds of cuisine. "Western and Pasta" was one of them.

???HUH???

Pasta is Italian. Doesn't it come under Western?

And there are English classes to improve the proficiency of their students' English.

ok. weird.

*looks at his "Best Chef Award" from Shermaine and Kevin. =)

*recalls stuff from so so so many cooking shows and questions from some of his friends. =S

I ain't a chef...I know so very little. I wish, one day I could use Marco Pierre White's statement, when asked why he dropped his Michelin stars. He had this to say, "I was being judged by people who know less than me."

Awesome.

Random stuff.

noreply@blogger.com (Axedus) — Sat, 27 Jun 2009 08:57:00 +0000

Wednesday

-Went out with Dom and Eujin to GSC 1 Utama. Watched Transformers: Revenge of The Fallen.

-NICE SHOW!!!

Thursday

-Sent my brother to the airport. Holiday over..back to Singapore.

Friday

-Went with Mo, Ikram, Elisa, Cass and Sanjeve to the orphanage. Left Taylors at around 10am after some drinks at Asia Cafe.

-Touch up on the paint, set up some bookshelves, clean the area.

-Ms Sunitha came...brought more stuff with her..and decided that she would chip in to help...ordering us around!! The only thing she did, was placing the hooks onto the curtains.

-She was the last to arrived(1pm) and the first to leave(slightly after 2pm).

-We went to Pyramid for lunch. Carl's Jr.

Saturday(Today)

-Woke up with my Achilles tendon aching like hell!!

-For no stupid reason..I got another injury on the same foot!!

-My leg was feeling so much better after my injury last Sunday..and now this.

-No badminton tomorrow...=(

The pain is unbearable!! TT

noreply@blogger.com (Axedus) — Sun, 21 Jun 2009 14:11:00 +0000

My leg is in PAIN!!!

Here's the story on how it happened...

Went for badminton training, like I always do every Sunday.

I started warming up with Yoseph. It was fun driving shots at each other instead of the usual lobbing that others do.

After that, Daryl wanted us to train our backhand...LOB!!

Everyone wasn't particularly excellent at it...apart from the occasional moments where everyone hit it really nicely..had a few moments my self...=D

After that, we did 5 sets of footwork...*I hate this*

Then we were free..=)

So I rested while others were busy playing singles and doubles.

After most had left, Benjamin had asked me to hit some shots with him. So I went.

Benjamin is always working on his smashes..but after a while..he got tired, so he wanted to defend instead...so I smashed..=)

It went AMAZINGLY WELL!!! The best feeling I've had while playing badminton for over a month!!(I've played really shitty badminton every since my brother came back from Singapore)

So, once I got into a rhythm, I kept on smashing...and then...

on one smash..I jumped slightly(like always) and smashed...and then it hurt.

I landed on the outer side of my left foot and rolled on the ground in pain. The Benjamin called Daryl to come over to check.

Daryl and Man Chun got me up to my feet and seated me at a nearby chair. Then my brother and Benjamin brought their leftover ice(from a packet of 100PLUS), that Ben had bought, to place over my ankle. It wasn't so painful after a while.

And I drove home. Everyone there was concerned as to whether i could drive...no problem..=)

Reached home..it got more painful.

Went for dinner..it got even more painful.

Came back..IT HURT LIKE HELL!!

After watching F1(no Ferrari on the podium...haihs)..I couldn't even stand up.

I had to crawl up the staircase!!!

My parents were laughing all the way up...what wonderful parents I have...=)

At least I could reach my comp..=)

Now..it isn't so painful. Took Celebrex and Panadol. Hopefully can sleep well.

DOMINIC IS BACK!!

Eujin is gonna leave soon(next Monday to be exact), so only this week to hang out.

Intend to go out this Thursday, and hopefully catch Transformers..=D

Okie...gtg now.

More work needed.

noreply@blogger.com (Axedus) — Sun, 07 Jun 2009 11:26:00 +0000

Based on my current form...no way on earth can I do well at Nottingham..=(

So inconsistent.

Unable to focus.

Damn low stamina.

I still have about 4 more months to train...hopefully it's enough. =)

I seem to only up my game when Hock Chin is playing as well...=D

Cause I wanna beat him everytime...hehe..XD

F1 gonna start soon...gotta go..=)

The after that, I'm gonna play L4D with my cousin and bro..=D