i know i've been away for some time... well, i've actually stopped updating ever since i've officially ended my university education by handing in my thesis. to be fair, i've actually spent a lot less time in front of the computer ever since i've completed my thesis... so can't blame me for taking a break from blogging huh? anyway, here's a quick update on what i've been up to for the past couple of months or so...
as soon as my thesis was completed and handed in (300407), i've had my passport done and i flew over to bali with chuu liu for a well deserved break. at least i think it is well deserved... hahaha... that trip was from 050507 to 080507 (4 days 3 nights). pictures and an entry dedicated to bali will be up soon - i promise! but please be patient, it was a great place and i've had a wonderful time.... so there's really plenty to write... =)
so, back in kl, i actually took a small job from my uniten lecturer to produce a 3d modelling of a labyrinth seal... that took up some of my time, but it also made me richer by 200 bucks... hahaha...
what else? oh yeah... some really shocking news... on the 110507, i received a call from haza, a gal from 8tv. she's telling me that they've got this program coming up in conjunction with our national day called "dare to dream". the program is basically meant to introduce some unconventional jobs to the malaysian public. the show will feature someone already in the job and an aspiring undergraduate - some sort of a mentor/ mentee thing. and they've got this segment which introduces this ex-sauber petronas f1 engineer. so they've been calling a few universities and the head of department from uniten actually gave them my contact - thank you!
so, i went over to meet haza, talked to her (i guess she just wanted to see if i could speak fluent english and if i'm a presentable material) and she asked for a copy of my thesis and resume to be sent over to petronas. petronas wanted to hand pick the "aspiring undergraduate" as to look after their own image. so after a couple of days, haza called me and confirmed of my participation! hahaha... kinda exciting stuff since i've never been on tv... anyway, the shooting will take place on the 030707.
next, on the 260507, i attended the "a1 gp end of season party" held at the proton showroom in shah alam. it was a formal buffet dinner event, where alex yoong actually took the opportunity to thank everyone who have shown their support towards the team and also to introduce the team to those present. it's good to see that there are quite a number of malaysians involved in a team that's representing malaysia at the highest level of motorsport.
oh yeah, in between all these, i actually read 6 books - 4 dan brown (angels and demon, da vinci code, deception point, digital fortress) and 2 dean koontz (the husband, velocity)... pretty good stuff... =)
on the 120607, on invitation from vtc (the company i collaborated with for my final year project), i've attended a vehicle dynamic workshop held in iium. second time this year i've been to iium and i am still impressed with the atmosphere there. well, the workshop is basically to introduce some new simulation and optimization software and also to introduce the facilities available in iium which includes an impressive 25% scale wind tunnel. the wind tunnel costs a staggering 13 million bucks! overall, the it's an interesting workshop... and if not for the better prospects offered by the oil and gas industry, this is definitely and area of interest...
wow, this quick preview is getting pretty long winded... anyway, last update - i'm going to genting tomorrow (220607) to watch sammi cheng's concert! that would be fun... she's actually one of my favourite female artist and probably the only chinese female singer whose concert i am willing to watch... this would actually be my third concert in genting since last dec - michael bolton, boyz to men and sammi... not bad huh? =)
i actually wanted to talk about my job offers and the options i have including the pros and cons presented by these options... but i think i'll save that for another day... plus there's a couple of other stuff that i want to add but i can't quite remember it now, so i'll post as my memory recovers... =)
ps: i'm thinking of posting/ uploading my thesis in my blog. it's in pdf format. can anyone tell me how do i do that?
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