My timetable is quite pack today. There was like four classes from 9:30AM until 5:00PM with only half an hour break between 1:30PM to 2:00PM.

Sem2, 2007 PR300 class

Yes, this is pretty much our class for PR300. It's a PR consultancy unit. We have only like nine people, divided into three groups. Pretty small isn't it? We'll be meeting a real life client next Wednesday. This unit is like The Apprentice. Three groups will 'compete' (it's not like we're getting eliminated or winner gets prize or anything), which is how we'll be assessed, apart from some minor individual assignment and final exam.

We're going to make a safety training video for the School of Engineering, which is our corporate video project for this semester. Initially Saiful, Diyana and me had agreed to be in the same group and we wanted Dian to join us as well. Apparently Lionel wanted to make the video for the engineering guys too, and Mr.Rama told us to pick either one of them to join us. Actually I don't mind either one is fine with me, but it is better if we take a female so that the group will somehow be more 'balanced'. But we managed to convince Mr.Rama that we should have 5 people in a group instead of 4 because there's like 15 of us. It seemed that Mr.Rama was more worried that if we couldn't get any project to do instead of solving the group problem. That was true... and I guessed, different people have different ways of thinking.

Scott's group (with their new member Akam... lol) might be doing video for the Sunflower Care Centre, and the other group... err... I'm not sure what they'll be doing actually. I heard places like Cherrie Berries being mentioned in their discussion.

My car had the sudden dead engine syndrome again today when I was on my way back from campus. I had to wait for like one minute before I was able to start the car again. There has been some oil leak also, I believe coming out from the camshaft pulley side. Gonna send it for check-up again this Saturday. This is a headache.

Oh yea... we'll be having our first meeting with the corporate video client tomorrow afternoon at campus. I feel so lazy....uhuhuhuh....

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What a bad first day of the semester. My car just broke down this morning. I was driving at about 80km/h on the Piasau main road when the engine suddenly shuts down. Luckily I managed to steer and enter Piasau Jaya. Finally the car lost its momentum and stops somewhere in front of a bus stop, slightly at the side of the road so that I won't obstruct the traffic (not like some those idiots/ignorants who often fetch their kids at school and stop in the middle of the freaking double lane highway causing jams and sudden emergency brakes).

The car couldn't start. CEL is on. So I went to the passenger foot area and rip the carpet to take a look at the ECU. Honda ECU is so convenient. You don't even need to bring your car to the mechanic to tell whether there's something wrong with the engine. It throws the error code to you, it blinks to you. Yes, the marvelous electronic invention does blink to you, with its red LED eyes. It was a one long blink, and five short blinks. That means error code #15. According to the Honda ECU error code reference list, this means 'ignition output signal' (yes, it sounds slightly geeky, I know...). OK, something wrong with the ignition.

Honda ECU

Waited for Saiful to pick me up. Then I cranked the engine one more time. Thank god it worked. So I quickly drove it to my mechanic's place to get it fixed.

Apart from the whole car breakdown thingy, I had two FTV lectures today. We haven't really decided about the group members, but it seems that me and Saiful, and Diyana will end up as a group for the corporate documentary class, with another two vacancy left. For the advertisement and music video class, it could be me and Saiful, and Scott, plus another two empty slot.

Oh ya, I got a compliment for my Megadeth's "Peace Sells But Who's Buying?" T-shirt from Mr. Rama. I know he's a fan as well. He wore the "Arsenal of Megadeth" tee that day.

My sis got her Savvy fixed for the oil leak. I'm not sure about the details, and I bet she know nuts about it although the person in charge would explain something. I guess I'll ask my dad tomorrow.

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It happen frequently quite a few time and the (error 676 phoneline is busy) appeared again yesterday when i try to connect to streamyx. fed up with it so i call to 1300889515# 2 #1# 3 technical support. note: the conversation below is based on what i experience and there is no problem with the phone line that day. technical support: thank you for calling streamyx how may i help you? technical support: thank you for calling streamyx how may i help you? technical support: thank you for calling streamyx how may i help you? me: hello!! having problem with.... technical support:thank you for calling streamyx how may i help you? me:hello!!! i am having problem with streamyx... technical support:thank you for calling streamyx how may i help you? me: hello can you hear me!!! technical support: hello?err..how may i help you... me:hello!! i am having problem connect to streamyx.. technical support:err...may i know you contact number? me: 780XXXXX ... technical support:sir may i know you contact number? me: MY PHONE NUMBER IS 780XXXXX !!!! technical support:hello? may i know you contact number? me: 780XXXXX!!!!! technical support: OK !!! OK!!!! may i know who's on the line? me: Vincent!!!! technical support:hello?hello who's on the line? me:VINCENT!!!! i having problem with error 676 phone line is busy!!! technical support:like that ar?ok....ic..c... me: is there any problem with streamyx line??? suddenly the phone line is silent.... me: hello!!! me: hello!!! me: HELLO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! (heard somebody talking silently on the background.) "hey brother.. this will not work lah..we just keep repeating the same statement even for few hour..this person will not hang off the phone....blah..blah..." suddenly go to auto attendent... " thank you for calling tmnet...tuuuuuuuuuuu....(engaged tone)" what the fxxck!!!!!!!!!! what is going on with streamyx?

Link: http://forum.lowyat.net/topic/421656

It's been a while since the last entry... have to admit that I'm kinda lazy to post anything eventhough there's a lot of interesting things happening around, the Drag Race 2006, Ramadhan (food!), world issues, computer stuffs, etc. My brain is quite active to think about stuffs, but my fingers are lazy to materialize what's running in my mind.

Anyway today is the 5th day of Ramadhan, and the 5th day of fasting. For the past few years (since I was primary 4) I had never failed to complete the one whole month of fasting. Alhamdulillah, hopefully this will be another successful one.

Anyway, the first three days I had headache... probably because dehydration or something. It was fine now, my body had already re-adjusting itself.

Nothing much today. I just made some 'popia', a pretty quick one for buka puasa. I used chicken meat, with diced tomatoes and onions and mayonaise as filling.... and mozarella too! Hehe. So...I name the recipe as "Cheesy Chicken Salad Popia"... sounds cheesy, but there's really cheese in it :p.

Ingredients:

    
• chicken meat (boiled and finely blended)
    
• tomato (seeded and diced)
    
• onion (diced)
    
• mayonaise
    
• mozarella cheese (shredded)
    
• some pepper and salt to taste
    
• popia sheets

How to:

    
1. Mix all the ingredients and roll in the popia sheet. Don't put too much    mayonaise or everything will get sloppy (not nice). Roll properly.
   
    
2. Dip fry in cooking oil.

The first day of the second semester… everything was pretty much sorted out especially with the timetable clashes. New schedule will give me the freedom of waking up late every morning, or at least allows me to do any future last minute assignments. Just nice I should say. But there won’t be anymore excuses of missing class for waking up late. I know… I won’t. I better be serious in keeping up with my studies. Finish everything quick, free from university, get a job and try to be happy with adult life. Oh yea… this semester I’m enrolled for FTV243, MCI212, Public Relation 200 and Marketing Services 311.

Glad to see everyone back, although missed some faces today (heard that Giegel is in Perth?). Haven’t seen Ooja yet… and Iqbal, who else… Jasmine and Sarah should be around though… erm… eh, how come Akam was in our FTV243 class? She did not take FTV121 last semester and that unit was a pre-requisite for this one. I wonder why are the lecturers so easy on her… was it because she’s a married woman with kids? I mean… I have seen her sleeping during Dr.Thomas’s or Mr.Rama’s class, either one of those, or could be both and was not being scold. And yet, I heard that she always get high marks for her final marks.

Forget about Akam… we have a new lecturer from Australia, Dr. Adam. He looks quite young to hold a PHD. Early rumour was saying that he’s an exchange student…lol, I knew he was the new lecturer, from Curtin website of course. He’ll be assisting us for our FTV243 (Corporate Documentary Script Writing) tutorial.

Had some drinks with Apen, Aji and Yus at Najua’s. Today was also Apen’s first day of being a permanent lecturer…and he was late for his first lecture! LOL! The 4-guys meeting dismissed at around 11pm.

Feel sleepy, going to bed. Until we meet again…