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[23:41] farah_abdsahak_miszf: Buzz!!
[23:41] ahmad_siddiq: apa
[23:41] farah_abdsahak_miszf: ko o9 ktnerw??
[23:41] ahmad_siddiq: hostel
[23:41] ahmad_siddiq: merembat wifi penduduk2 disini
[23:41] farah_abdsahak_miszf: owh
[23:42] farah_abdsahak_miszf: ermmm....
[23:42] farah_abdsahak_miszf: k larw
[23:43] farah_abdsahak_miszf: aku nk smbg stdy
[23:43] farah_abdsahak_miszf: papay
[23:43] farah_abdsahak_miszf: salam
[23:43] ahmad_siddiq: ok2


don't you feel weird for something that is obviously off the hook?



last last night, or precisely last early morning, i ajak my friends Hock Ann and Zikri to SS2. initially the original plan was makan and balik ASAP, akan tetapi, hujan lebih mencemburui kami. tatkala kami baru sahaja mahu berlepas, hujan lebat turun dengan segala panorama sejuk yang membuatkan kami dirantai dibelenggu disebalik tempat berteduh.

ok back to engrish. we makan 1st at the malay stall beside dhurbar. i ate nasi goreng kampung (which was unsatisfiable, at least). we waited till the rain stops and Hock Ann tiba2 lapar again and ajak me to SS2.

We then head to SS2 for some deserts. It was a long journey, and we're disconnected for some miles before being reunited @ Phileo Damansara. And then, I introduced them to my favourite fav fav favourite restaurant of all time:

Restoran SS2 Murni.

and in a sudden a pair of Mango Special and Nasi Goreng Chicken Chop popped in front of me. Luckily they didnt escaped unhurt.

ah.. well, bila lagi nak belanja diorang? my wallet lost some of his weight later that night.

the trip was uncovered in OnnChai's blog [link on the left]




but anyway, engineering students (yes. that includes you, again, future nanotechnology pro) hunting for a degree may suffer from some side-effects. they are:

for many students, earning a degree in engineering is less than enjoyable and far from what they expected. here are their (as predicted) biggest complaints about the educational rite of passage. of course, they are sweeping generalizations. feel free to disagree.

- Awful Textbooks
thick, dry, black and white manuscripts are rarely a source of inspiration and sometimes can cause loads of confusion. often, the text is poorly written and interrupted by lengthy equations with symbols that are different from those used by the professor during lectures.

- Lecturers/Professors are Rarely Encouraging
during each class, a professor that would rather be tending to his research will walz up to a blackboard or ovehead projector and scribble out equations for an hour without uttering a single sentence to create some excitement.

- Dearth of Quality Counseling
College/University students may not have a sense for how to build their resume and they might be clueless about the variety of career opportunities that await them. unfortunately, some academic advisers do little more than post fliers about internships and hand out a checklist of classes to take. they should make some projections about the future job market, learn about the interests of each young scholar, and offer them tailored advice for how to best prepare themselves.

- Other Disciplines Have Inflated Grades
brilliant engineering students may earn surprisingly low grades while slackers in other departments score straight As for writing book reports and throwing together papers about their favorite zombie films.

some professors view undergraduate education as a type of natural selection, but their analogy is flawed. many of the brightest students may struggle while mediocre scholars can earn top scores because they have a larger group of supportive friends to or more time to dedicate to studying.

- Every Assignment Feels the Same
nearly every homework assignment and test question is a math problem. only a few courses require creativity or offer hands on experience.




and.. oh. anyone dare to disagree on the facts? speak it out.