Happy Depavali...

Well, I suppose it is quite a long period I've stopped blogging, all thanks to my dorm's location in UTP, with such a weak signal that make online impossible. Sad to mention that. Well, back to the Depavali break, I've quite some nice memory together with all my formal friend back in Melaka. I've made a right decision not to stay in UTP. It is quite fortunate that I was invited by Thiru to visit her house. So I went to her house with Heng Jia Shen and Rachel. I picked Rachel up at Melaka Baru before Heng Jia Shen. FYI that is the very first time I met Rachel...then we went to Thiru's house with some present. After that, we went to DP GCS. This time with Ong Yi-OMG he put on wieght again! After the cenima, we went to Newton to have our dinner, but Kalai suddenly invited us to his open house. We went to Kalai's house and met with Silk Yuan, Jordan, Eugene, Jun Mei and Kin Wee. Not bad, a mini reunion. Soon after we called it a day. This is one of the best memory I had ever had with my friends.

Tagged by Wei Jian

Rules:

1. The rules of the game get posted at the beginning
2. Each player answers the questions about themselves
3. At the end of the post the player then tags 5 people and posts their names, then goes to their blogs and leaves a comment, letting them know they got tagged and to ask them to play and read your blog.

Starting time: 3.43 am (KL time)
Name: Gan Wei Di
Sisters: 2
Brothers: 1
Shoe size: the length of my feet
Height: 160+
Where do you live: Melaka (Home), Universiti Teknologi Petronas, Perak (Study).

Favourite drinks: Cocacola...
Favourite breakfast: Darlie...
Have you ever Been on a plane: Quite some time times.
Swam in the ocean: No, sea only...
Fallen asleep at school: Need not to ask.
Broken some one's heart: For sure.
Fell off your chair: Due to gravity.
Saved e-mails: Never.
What is your room like: Look like my room.
What's right beside you: A toilet bowl (not kidding)
What is the last thing you ate: Maggie Mee Mushroom Chicken Flavour with Carrots, Onion and some Veges


Ever Had

Chicken pox: Yes! When I was 7!!!
Sore throat: Who don't?
Stitches: Yup...
Broken nose: Never

Do you Believe in love at first sight: Very subjective...not gonna tell...
Like picnics: Rather play DotA.
Who was/were the last person You danced with: Fukuzono Megumi...if not mistaken.
Last made you smile: I smile to the mirror...

Today did you

Talk to someone you like: No.
Kissed anyone: No.
Get sick: No.
Talk to an ex: No ex.
Miss someone: My friends and family
Eat: Drink too

Best feeling in the world: TRIPLE KILL!!! or score good result.
Do you sleep with stuffed animals: stuffed?
What's under your bed: Floor?
Who do you really hate: I hate those who hate themseves...
What time is it now: 3.56 a.m.


Random

Is there a person who is on your mind now: The one who tagged me (thinking why he tagged me with all these dumb questions...)
Do you have any siblings: yep
Do you want children: yep yep
Do you smile often: yep yep yep...I Love Mc Donald as well
Do you like your hand-writing: nope
Are your toe nails painted: painted with blood!!!
Whose bed other than yours would you rather sleep in: My Mom and Dad's
What color shirt are you wearing now: I cant see my shirt!
What were you doing at 7:00 p.m. yesterday: Sitting in car
When did you cry last: dunno
Are you a friendly person: yes
Do you have any pets: No. Fish
Where is the person you have feelings for right now: earth....for sure
Did you hold hands with the person who means anything to you now: Cant tell
Do you sleep with the TV on: I slept with my ceiling fan on.
What are you doing right now: BULLSHIT QUESTION!!!
Have you ever crawled through a window: yes...window 98, me, xp, vista....
Can you handle the truth: why not?
Are you too forgiving: forever
Are you closer to your mother or father: Equal.
Who was the last person you cried in front of: myslef
How many people can you say you've really loved: 10++
Do you eat healthy: always
Do you still have pictures of you & your ex: never was and never will
Have you ever cried because of something someone said to you: never
Are you loud or quiet most of the time: loud
Are you confident: No, confidence below shit level

5 things I was doing 10 years ago
1.watching pokemon, digimon, sailor moon?

2.buring ants

3.cutting cockroaches

4.play lego

5.fightings with my brother and sisters

5 things on my to-do list
Lots of stuff.

5 snacks I enjoy
1. Toyota
2. Honda
3. Mitsubishi
4. Nissan
5.Suzuki

5 things I would do if I were a billionaire
1. Be a multi-billionaire
2. Own Microsoft
3. Use money as toilet paper
4. Use bird nest soup as Listerine
5. Buy a jet, tank, m-16, watever cool stuff

5 of my bad habits
I am perfect.

5 places I have lived in:
1. My mother's womb
2. Melaka
3. University of Nottingham campus
4. My grandmother's house in Penang
5. Many hotels

5 jobs I've had
1. Student
2. Blogger
3. Brother
4. Artist
5. Traveler


I Tag
Low Jia Wei

Alex

Rachel

anonymous

anonymous

Back to Melaka - Quarantined?

Stay at least 5 meters away from me!!

Measles are highly contagious and the virus spread in the air via the contaminated aerosol droplets produced by sneezing and coughing patients. In some cases that I read in BBC news, the disease remains contagious still within 4 meters from the patient. That's why I am home now. (The picture don't portray my actual situation which is very mild)

It started like this - on the 23 of July, my symptoms begin as a mild fever. I felt very cold in the lecture hall, and a bit of dizziness and sore throat. Sooner, my friends said that my face looked as red as an apple. My eyes looked red as well, like "pontianak". We thought that this was a normal fever, and the Chinese usually used to said "overheated". So I went to see the doctor in UTP after my lecture sessions. Yet, the early symptoms were too insufficient to give a clue that the doctor assumed my condition as a normal throat infection. We didn't think of measles at all, and I had never been concerned about it. Taking it likely as normal sore throat, still I hang out with friends to have our dinner at V4.

On the very next morning, my roommate Han Shen who had taken care of me for the whole night said that my face remained red and my temperature remains high even he kept putting a wet clothes on my forehead. Then I knew something MUST be wrong. When I was changing my shirt, to my surprise, I noticed thousands of red spots in my chest! And a lil of them on both of my arms. Worse came to worst, I had a bad flu and nasal infections. The symptoms were fully manifested. I knew it was measles, so I rush to the clinic again and this time the doctor had confirmed it. Then I recalled my brother's case around 10 days ago before I came to UTP. He got measles too, and probably I picked up the same virus from him. After the incubation period of 10 days, the disease finally shown up in me. I was given an MC for about a week to rest at home. I managed to get Gabriel, my kind senior's help to send me to the bus terminal.

Potential Epidermic?

I reached home when twilight fell. Then I online to read more about measles. Only I did realize that measles is highly contagious and in some cases, fatalities! (1 out of 1000) However the good news is, in Malaysia standard of living is moderately high so there is no reason to be worry. Moreover we were all vaccinated against the really dangerous strain of measles virus. (FYI, there is many strains of the virus, not all are deadly) Anyway deep in my heart I am praying that none in UTP would pick up the disease. Otherwise, UTP might come to a standstill, just like
the Japanese Measles Epidemic and imagine this - I am the culprit that all the fingers would point!!! The result would be shown in 10 more days...

Lets Know More!









Measles is a very infectious viral disease spread by droplets of saliva.It is a serious condition that used to carry a high mortality rate, mainly the under threes. Measles is caused by the Morbillivirus.

Symptoms
-incubation period of 9-14 days
-fever
-conjunctivitis
-Koplik's spots in the mouth which resembles grains of salt
-runny nose
-cough
-rashes that spread throughout the body starting from the head
-rashes may join to form blotches
-painful joints
-rashes may itch

Complications
Measles is a serious disease. It may lead to vision impair or blindness as a result from eye ulceration. Up to certain extends it could be fatal. However rate of fatality can be relatively rare with a proper treatment. The commonest cause of death is pneumonia. The most serious complication it could bring is encephalitis or brain infection. 1 in 1000 patients with measles will develop this problem, 10-15% of those who do will die, and about another 25% will be left with permanent brain damage, which would result in coma, convulsions, paralysis and are intellectually impaired.

Treatment
Since it is a viral disease, there is no cure for it so far. However treatments are aim to relieve the symptoms and complications. Sufficient rest is vital for your body to fight against the virus. Take a lot of water to prevent dehydration from fever. Supportive measures such as Caramine lotion and paracetamol will ease the discomforts. In cases of bacterial infection such as pneumonia, antibiotics are prescribed.

Prevention
The only way of prevention is through immunization. An MMR injection (measles mumps rubella) , could easily render us invulnerable to the disease. Usually the injection is given to a 15 months old baby.

Reference:
-Encyclopedia of First Aid and Family Heath
-Wikipedia
-Free Medicine Dictionary

First Impression on UTP

Well, I'll not gonna write long since it is deep in the night and I still have a long list of orientation programs way to go this week. Moreover, I am using my roomate's laptop.


I reached UTP at about 9 o'clock in the morning, and I recieved an SMS from Rachel asking me about my depature at the same moment. Well, I then headed to the Chancellor complex (in the picture) for registration. For your information, the complex actually symbolizes UTP, credit to its unique architectual design. Besides, labs and library in this complex is really amazing, with its fastinating futuristic looks.



I would say that I'm very lucky to got admitted into UTP because I could see something where other university can't - the UTP society. I would love to stress on the Malay friends in UTP. They are the chosen one all over Malaysia, the cream of the cream. The vast majority of them here are very capable especially in leadership, and of course, very friendly and sociable. Ya, What really caught my attention is that, many of them are REALLY excellent in English, and are really good English speakers! The officers and lecturer are even better! I really respected them. Well, I met friend from all over Malaysia, as well as from other country such as Austria, Zimbawe, South Africa, Thailand, Sudan and etc.




Ok, I think I'll stop here. Time doesn't allow. I'll post an even detail one with more pictures soon after I got to access the free computer in the Library!

Last Moment In Melaka - Emo

I'll no longer be staying in Melaka, the place where I used to call home for the past 14 years. Before I step out of my house with my luggages in hands, I turned my head back to look shortly into the living room once again. Kinda procrastination. Kinda sad. It was empty, dark, silent. Yet, memories of the past keep being reminisced in my mind. I saw my siblings watching television though they were all sleeping soundly in their bed. In fact it was just an imagination of a normal day. I pay a last visit to my aquarium for this month (hopefully), but the fishes were all ''dormant'' at night. When the car engine roamed, I know that it was time. I finally stepped out of the gate, reluctantly. I am really, really emo! A mixed feeling of sadness and happiness! That nostalgic midnight really means a lot to me, signifies a junction which change my journey of life forever... Soon, we departed. Well, I am actually kinda emo, sad to mention, when it comes to this kind of moments where I am departing for another life. (The same implies to the day before I go to Japan for 2 weeks and NS for 3 months. But UTP for 5 years!!!). I will appreciate all the my stays in Melaka, and the time I spend with family and fellow friends. Adios Jia Wei, Han Way, Amin, Heng, William, Wee Chen, Kin Woon etc etc! After 5 years pursuing my foundation and a degree in petroluem engineering in UTP, scarcely I stand a chance to come back here, or to meet with you guys. Yes, only for vacations I'll come back. I might be working miles away off-shore in the middle of 'nowhere', or thousands of miles away off-Malaysia. That's why when I think more and more, I became more and more emo. Ok. Enough mention of my stupid emo's emotion. Come on, that's normal!!! Oh, forget to mention that Amin had finally decided to take ALAM rather than Petronas in search for a much greener pastures in USA. Amin, good luck and be cheerful as you always be! I will always support you!

Jaya Jusco Annual 'Flood'

Today I keep myself busy with packing, packing and packing, shopping, shopping and shopping. I go to JJ for a luggage-hunt, and also satisfactorily hunted down a few nice clothes. Oh yeap, Rachel said she would be there also, luggage-hunting too, so a Rachel-hunt was going on. Hehe. But too sad I never saw her. There are human all over, flooding every corner. Really too "much" of human. I could barely walked without colliding with them. It was not appealing at all environment wise, so hot and congested with human. You know la, human breath out hot gases and occupy space, because they are matters. But on the contrary, the prices were, wow, fantastic! That's why it's like sugar attracting ants, honeys attracting bees and money attracting the forever craving human. Including me, hehe, human too. Oh, ya, due to the astonishing numbers of car, it left me no choice but to park my car far away at Han Seng's big mansion, after my mom granting permission from her mom. However what a pity of us when my car came broken down half way back to home...haiz. Had to called out my aunty to send us home...

Nasi Lemak Template

Drooled, I wandered unknowingly into the kitchen, being lured by the tantalizing aroma. My eagle-sharp eyes glanced swiftly across the table...and was instantly caught by the sight of...NASI LEMAK. Oh...my mom had just finished cooking Nasi Lemak. Itadakimasu! (why Japanese?) Next I saw slices of banana leaf in the table, with many shiny water droplets on its surface. Then, here came my inspiration, a 'divine' inspiration that shakes the very foundation of, -.- my blog design mind set. Cheh!
CONSEQUENCES: I started to love leaves and green colour. I changed my template.


Well, besides having too much time in hand, I decided to change my template into a better one so that it could passionate me to blog. I modified the original 'This Way' template by giving it a new skin. Albeit spending hours trying and erring, the results are worth. At least I learned how HTML works. Furthermore,I really love this brand new 'Nasi Lemak' template.(tough the textures seem to be like bamboo) Its dark green background had given this page a rejuvenating, cooling effect to my eyes. It is very comforting. Yea, for your information, this template is solely for decoration purposes, so it has nothing to do with my blog title ' The Rolling Stone' at all. Anyway the water droplets are arranged in the shape of 'm' which stands for 'Maxor', my Internet Nickname.
NOTE: No Nasi Lemak or Banana leaves are being hurt in the making of this template.