Engineering Drawing

Another MSN conversation. They just keep on coming:

(On MSN, discussing about a particular subject)

Sewjin: You're taking that subject this semester?

Apple: Yep.

Sewjin: Lots of people got B or C for that subject when we took it.

Apple: Wa so scary. Who was your lecturer?

Sewjin: I forgot her name already.

Apple: Explain her facial features.

Sewjin: Very hard la. Nothing special about her face.

Apple: Just try.

Sewjin:

Apple: ...

Sewjin: Not clear enough?

Sewjin:

Apple: Ooh, I know who you're talking about! Ya lo, she's not a very good lecturer.

Sewjin: ... you serious ah?

I guess my drawing must have been that good.

The Ass Bandit Slash Angel

One boring Sunday afternoon:

(On MSN)

Sewjin: die la, Islam still not yet start study.

yc: Islam no need study wan la.

Sewjin: I still got english exam ah.

yc: hahaha!

Sewjin:

yc:

yc: hahahahahahaha!!

Sewjin:

yc:

Sewjin:

Sewjin:

yc:

yc:

Sewjin:

yc:

yc: I got gf la.

Sewjin: Where picture?

yc: no picture..

Sewjin:

yc:

yc: Heroes can fly.

yc:

Sewjin:

Gotta love the camaraderie.

Women & Mind Games

Boy do I miss it.

Mang Guo

"Man guo" or mango, is the ONE fruit I am able to announciate in Mandarin (for obvious reasons). Of course, buying any other fruits would mean that I have to point at the merchandise and stare at the fruit seller like an idiot:

(At a fruit market)

Seller: Ni yao mai shen me?

Ben: (Points at apple)

Seller: Huh?

Ben: (Still pointing at the apple)

Seller: Oh, ping guo?

Ben: *Nods profusely with mouth wide open*

Mandarin speaking people turns me into a retard.

Anyway, back to the mango story. After dinner I bought a pack of mangoes, you know, those that they sell for RM1 each. The guys then wanted to have a look at a nearby sports shop, so in we went. I was happily munching on my dessert while looking around the wristband section when the shopkeeper approached me:

Shopkeeper: Ni zai na li mai? (points at the mango pack)

Ben: Zai qian mian.

Shopkeeper: Ooh. Zhe bian hen nan cao di fang mai shui guo.

Now "shui guo" was a foreign word for me and so as usual, I would try to decipher it word by word. "Shui" means water. "Guo" has the same ending as "mang guo" so it must mean fruit. The lady is telling me that it is hard to find a place that sells 'water fruit'. What a water fruit is, I have no idea BUT it ain't no mango. So I corrected her:

Ben: Oh, bu se! Qi ge se mang guo, bu se shui guo!

It was later I found out that 'shui guo' meant fruit, hence the mean stare from the shopkeeper :( Sigh, the perils of being an OCBC (Orang Cina Bukan Cina).

Snoring Hurts

Yes yes I know, another 'sleeping in class' comic strip. It is after all, the final week of the semester and my brain usually goes on autopilot mode in the few remaining classes :D

Fooled

One wonders how Ashton Kutcher gets away with what he's doing.

The Eggman's Epiphany

It was about time.

Exam Hall Worst Case Scenarios

Come exam week, studying is usually the least of my worries. Most of my anxieties are reserved for what might actually go wrong in the exam hall:

Ok maybe I am a little worried about studying, for the wrong paper.

Being Chinese

On one of our usual car rides to uni, a wild boar suddenly rushed out from the bushes like a deranged.. well, wild boar. Lucky for us the pig stopped at the side of the pavement and avoided the road like superman to kryptonite. If it did otherwise, WE would have rammed it all the way to barnyard heaven. Normie asked what would have we all done if we really did hit super pig.

Th ambience of the car turned quiet for a moment and you could see everyone's answers pop up like bubble speeches in a comic strip. Some with answers like, "I'd move the pig away and keep driving." and the more civic minded ones would reply, "I''d drive to the nearest authority and report the corpse." Though most of the answers made sense, none of them seem to be good enough to be announced out loud.

When the silence passed the 5 second mark, the atmosphere in the car started to feel like a game show. A game show with no time limit and no cash prize but yet it still needs us to have the right answer. That's a terrible game show.

"I'd take it home and cook us dinner," Adrian said.

And with that, everyone's speech bubble, including the civic minded ones, were wiped clean like an eraser to a blackboard and replaced with an image of a succulent, tender, roasted meat.

We are indeed a very scary race of people.

A Superhero Is Born

Look, on that bed! Is it a bird? Is it a plane? No, it's..

.. Procrastination Man!

A Nasty Habit

Most students see teachers/lecturers as painters of our white canvas minds, candles that burn itself to light our dark, and a compass that activates the magnets of curiosity, knowledge, and wisdom in ourselves.

All I see is a huge sleeping pill.


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My Definition of Fishing

We have all heard about the five stages of death right? Well it just occurred to me that fishing is the five stages of death experienced backwards:

I am still impartial as to whether or not it is a good thing. After all, it is the opposite of death.

Anyway, the house mates seem to be very into fishing these days. I'm thinking of maybe one day getting off my lazy ass and joining them in one of their outings.

Sewjin Sings Numb (Badly)

Kim the bastard posted this on his youtube account yesterday:

In my defence, I didn't know I was being recorded at that time. If I did you'll definitely see a more gentler, more refined side of me. Guess it's too late for that now, huh?

PS: Yeah, I do look a little drunk :D

Here Comes Hell

I cannot wait for my academic life to be over.

Arm Wrestling

Tired of Adrian bragging about his muscles all the time, I decided to challenge him to an arm wrestling match:

That ought to shut him up.

Indecisive Skies

I sure showed him.

Big Muscles, Big Ego

Ever since hitting the gym, Adrian has been nothing but humble about his progress.

(When asking for project measurements)

More like nothing but stupid.


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Side note: I have totally forgotten about my blog's birthday which was on the 3rd of March. So er.. happy belated 2nd birthday Just Sewjin! ... I am hopeless. Wouldn't be surprised if one day I forgot my own birthday.
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My Review of 10,000BC

Remember this scene from 300?

I couldn't find a proper picture of the net, this will have to make do.
I bet plenty of you guys were pissed mad when Leonidas missed that throw. I was. Well here's a story of a guy who was so outraged at the miss, he took it upon himself to remake the same movie, multiply the title by 33.33, rush the entire plot all the way to the exact same scene and correct the mistake.

So at the end of his movie, the hero throws his spear at the baddie from a distance, hits the target and lives happily ever after. The end. That's what 10,000BC basically is, a half-assed version of 300 with a better ending but a terrible storyline. Save your money for Step Up 2.

But there was one thing about the spear scene that I liked. After he stabbed the enemy leader in the heart and the body came rolling down the steps, the hero valiantly declared, "See, he is NOT A GOD!" Being on the agnostic side, I thought it was a great way to prove my side of the story.


So that's why he created gravity.

T'was An Exciting Night

Last night was fun, wasn't it?

Of course being the pro-BN citizen that I am, I wasn't too happy with the results. I didn't mind that the opposition took over Kedah, Kelantan and Perak. But come on, Penang and Selangor? Were these two states doing that badly under BN in the first place?!

I mean just look at the development BN brought to Penang, the island with city-class infrastructure AND relatively low living cost. Then there's the great job they did on Selangor, the most modern and prosperous state in Malaysia with tons of education, job and business opportunities. Yet, the rakyat still insists on biting the hand that feeds. Bah, I'll never understand politics.

Let's just hope this 'gamble' pays off.

I Think I Am An Engineer

Out of boredom, I googled for 'engineer jokes' and found some pretty neat ones. Some funny, some hilarious and some just hit too close to home, especially the 'you might be an engineer if...' list. I thought that it would be fun if I took only those relevant to me from the list and compiled them into my very own. So here it goes:

Sewjin realises he's an engineer because..

1. he has a habit of destroying things in order to see how they work.
   

2. his idea of formal clothings is a T-shirt and and a pair of jeans.
   

3. the blinking 12:00 on someone's VCR draws him in like a tractor beam to fix it.
   

4. he carries on a one-hour debate over the expected results of a test that actually takes five minutes to run.
   

5. he can type 70 words a minute but can't read his own handwriting.
   

6. when he watches American high school movies, he thinks Spring Break is metal fatigue failure.
   

7. he assumes that a “horse” is a “sphere” in order to make the math easier.
   

8. he is aware that computers are actually only good for playing games, but is afraid to say it out loud.
   

9. people groan at the party when he picks out the music.
   

10. he chuckles whenever anyone says "centrifugal force".
    

11. he has more friends on the internet than in real life.
    

12. it is sunny and 20 degrees celcius outside, and he is working on a computer.
    

13. he had a pet named after a scientist (Laplace).
    

14. he considers any non-science course “easy.”
    

15. he goes on the rides at themeparks but wish to sit backwards so he could see how they do the special effects.
    

16. he hasn't bought any new underwear or socks for himself since he went off to university.
    

17. he knows that "natural frequency" has nothing to do with bowel movements.
    

18. the “fun” center of his brain has deteriorated from lack of use.
    

19. his favorite James Bond character is "Q," the guy who makes the gadgets.

I swear, this list is so true it isn't even funny.

Life Of A Roach

It was too emotional for a cockroach anyway.

Body Crazy

One year ago, my daily routine consisted of napping, overeating, DOTA and nightly mamak sessions. A few months ago it all changed to exercising, exercising, and exercising. The reason?:

(A few months ago)

CK: Dude, you're getting fatter.

Ben: No, I'm not.

CK: *Smacks Ben's tummy. Tummy moves in a jelly-like motion for 5 seconds.*

Ben: I should start exercising.

So for the past 2 months, I have lost quite a significant amount of weight. Though somewhere along the way, I picked up a slight obsession with building muscle mass. I guess seeing how effectively I lost weight inspired me to do something greater for my body.

Okay, that sounded like a cheesy weight loss commercial. Anyway here it is, my (3 month late) new year's resolution, to have a leaner meaner body by the end of 2008. Now to find me a picture of some male model to pin up on my wall. Any suggestions?


On second thought, having a poster of a half naked man looking over my bed would be kinda gay.

Kill Da Bird!

I hate that there's a tree right outside my window. Ok I don't hate the tree. I just hate that there is an annoying bird residing in it.

Malaysian Elections

I mean honestly, what chance does the opposition have? The ruling party has been drilling their manifestos into our skulls since day one using their veto control over the television, newspaper and radio. That really only leaves one form of media for the opposition to utilize, the internet, but even I doubt its effectiveness.

With that said, I am actually all for the ruling party.

I will be a little selfish here by saying that despite all the silliness that has been going on in the office, everything else has been working for me in this country under these guys. I can walk the streets without worrying that a bullet will be lodged into my head, I have received sufficient health care from local hospitals, and I have gotten a proper enough education to enroll myself into a local university with the course of my choice.

And you know what they say, if it ain't broken..

Jogging

I miss the clean air back in the city. The irony.

I Sweat Through My Mouth

Bald & Beautiful

I love having friends who opt for crew cuts. They are so fun to tease:

But I have a feeling he doesn't enjoy it as much as I do.

I Need A Lift.. Away From Lamecity

Man vs. Machine

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Side Note: Thank you for making my valentines more bearable :D
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Sibling Love

(On MSN)

bababernice says:
eh, ur pendrive is here la

Sewjin says:
no it isn't, i have it right here

Sewjin says:
i'm touching it

Sewjin says:
caressing

bababernice says:
o.o

bababernice says:
bennie boy!

bababernice says:
i have ur pendrive

Sewjin says:
wa sounds so dirty

Sewjin says:
"i have ur pendrive"

bababernice says:

bababernice says:
u sick sick brother of mine

Sewjin says:
ah ok got it

Sewjin says:

bababernice says:
why u take my bunny?!

Sewjin says:
i take whatever i want

Sewjin says:

bababernice says:

(One minute later)

Sewjin says:
doing wat oh? <======= msn conversation starter

bababernice says:
chatting lo <=========== normal msn answer

Sewjin says:
oh <========== "nothing else to say alrdy, goodbye"

bababernice says:

My Valentines Day Card

And here it is, my attempt to humor St. Valentines:

Looks more like a threat than an invitation.

Love

Kids At Heart

This right here (points below):

is my current message tone. And this right here (points below) are three third year mechanical engineering undergraduates discussing their lab experiment:

(At the fluids laboratory, working with the wind tunnel machine)

Mak: So how are we going to calculate the velocity of the flow?

Kim: Just relate the height of the specimen and the velocity.

Ben: I've seen that formula before, we're using the kinematic viscosity of the air flow right?

Kim: Yes, and the Reynold's number in the laminar range.

Mak: Are you sure-

(A message arrives, power rangers ringtone plays)

Mak: It's morphin' time! Masterdon!

Kim: Pterodactyl!

Ben: Triceratops!

Mak: Sabertooth Tiger!

Kim: Tyrannosaurus!

Lab Technician: (slowly backs away from us)

How we still remembered the dinosaurs AND the order in which they morph, we do not know.

Can You?

Remember this vexatious kid? She is back but lucky for me this time, it's not me she's harassing:

(While hanging around the living room)

Little girl: *hands a piece of paper* Can you make a bird?

Friend: Sure. *folds a bird*

Little girl: Can you make a ship?

Friend: I think I can.

Little girl: Can you make a ball?

Friend: That's a bit ha-

Little girl: Can you make a chair?

Friend: No, I don't think-

Little girl: Can you make a computer?

Friend: No.

Little girl: Can you make a frog?

Friend: No.

Ben: Little girl, are you even talking about origami anymore?!

Little girl: *slowly turns attention to Ben*

Ben: Uh oh.

Little girl: Can you make a car?

I am a glutton for punishment.

I Love CNY Songs!

Not. I prefer listening to Christmas songs on CNY because they are far less annoying plus it still gets me in the festive mood :D

Happy Chinese New Year!

Why I Hate CNY Shopping

This is me doing my CNY shopping:

This is my mom doing her CNY shopping: