Unofficial University of Nottingham (UNMC) Blog

The Doggy Position

2011-01-19T00:19:00.003+08:00

By Mushamir Mustafa

Seeking for answers, one night I struck a conversation with the guards about the position of the university and what they are doing to contain the problem of the dogs. And this is my report. When I first arrived at our university – I saw dogs, and I thought; “Oh I see, the guards and the university staff keeps dogs as pets on campus and that’s normal”.

This was reinforced by people’s attitudes because everyone else didn’t give much thought to the dogs. But, why do I see dozens running around campus, the halls, and the Sir Colin Campbell patio tables for leftover food after midnight?

These dogs are in truth, wild, because to own one you would need a license. Secondly, I don’t see any frantic owner calling their dogs back home. The dogs have been here since the beginning of UNMC as far as the guards can remember. They would usually enter through the fence even though it has been reinforced and height-adjusted; they will still find ways such as through open sewages.

Currently, the numbers of wild dogs could not be estimated – but during mating season the smell would be noticeable – especially when the female is present.

I asked if any action have been taken against the dogs, and yes, shooting was the answer. But to do so it had to be done on open spaces. The deceased dogs are then replaced by newborns. The guards don’t know where they all come from, but they theorize that the owners were Indians from some near settlement. Numerous shootings have occurred for a long time, but there was no visible difference and has long been discontinued. The wild dogs are shot outside in the open fields away from UNMC, to minimize the risk of injuring someone on campus, of course.

Has these dogs bitten anyone? Yes. These are not rabid dogs, however there were such cases where a man started running from a pack of dogs and dogs being funny animals, started running with him. The secret is – do not start running away from them. But the limitation is the students – apparently some of them didn’t allow these to happen. However, the question arises – the wellbeing of the students and the halls plus the university’s image or animals rights?

Furthermore, some actually feed the dog and this is not advisable. They would also scavenge for leftover food in the rubbish bins placed outside on-campus doors or the leftovers at Colin Building, becoming mini canteens for these wild dogs. Its fine that bin is placed outside of our rooms – just the food we dump in them isn’t. Some solutions include making the fence smaller – to no effect since the problem originated outside. Shooing them away is just a short-term solution.

Halls have also been secured with doors on each wing covered in wire and the posted signs remind people to keep the hall doors shut at all times. Due to the diversity of the student population, even the SPCA was discouraged to take action including catching due to some of their “concern’s on animals’ rights”.

The ‘main’ entrance for these dogs would be behind the sports complex near the nursery and the place where they live, according to the guards, is underneath the library and behind the Yellow building.

An OPINION to solve the problems was this: Make some poisoned Ramli burgers and drop it off where the dogs would hang out.

I thought to myself “Perhaps we could do this without telling the students” (this was my opinion).

If you feel there is anything important to report, please contact the Security Officer. But I believe that ultimately, it is the Management’s decision on how best to solve this problem, in whichever way will work best.

One-Word Descriptions for KTM

2009-06-18T19:16:00.000+08:00

by owl order

To describe...

The station floors
- spotty (click to see why!)

The employees' uniform
- blue
Nice try, but wearing uniform of my favourite colour isn't gonna make me like KTM any better.

The tracks
- uneven

The engines
- loud

The speed
- slow

Interval between trains
- you-know-how-short

Recorded announcements
- annoying
You know the announcement asking us to "stand behind the yellow line", "take care of our belongings" and stuff? It was bloody recorded and if the employees are bored, they'll just play it over and over again, non-stop.

The lines on the platforms
- colourful
Yellow, Green, Red and Blue, to be exact.

The location of the stations
- isolated
Some stations are almost literally in the middle of nowhere!

The (paper) tickets
- 80s. Not 1980. 1880s.

Touch 'n Go implementation
- cheater!
TnG once cheated me of some RM20 for one journey! Since then I don't use TnG anymore. Don't worry, the TnG implementations of the other transits are safe to use.

Trains' air-conditioning
- steaming

Trains' seats
- small
It is always amusing, seeing those big, beefy, muscular men, trying to squeeze into one seat.

The Train floors
- wet
Especially when it's raining. Plus with the uneven condition of the tracks, the water will flow here and there and everywhere.

The people riding the trains
- uncivilised
My definition of being uncivilised is the inability to think for others.

The service
- un-bypass-able
However grumpy I may be, I can't do without it. Oh well.

Goodbye Edusquare

2009-06-18T19:13:00.000+08:00

by owl order

Nine months ago, I checked in to TTS5/2 (AKA Edusquare). I got a nice corner room upstairs, which is a bit hot in the evening (when the sun shone in directly through the windows), but it has a nice view at any time of the day. The roof downstairs extended just directly below my window, and I immediately dreamt of crawling out of the window, lying there on the roof at night, staring at the stars. I would soon realise the stupidity of this idea - the guardhouse was just barely 6 metres away, and I hate to think what they would do if they see me climbing through my window in the middle of the night.

My room, September 2008.

The room seemed perfect to me and I found myself loving the place more than I expected. Maybe because it marks the turning point of my life - entering university. Maybe because I enjoyed the company of 13 housemates who are so different from my KTAR ones. Or maybe it's just because I spent 6 days a week there for the past year.

I take the stairs so oftenly I couldn't even count the number of times I use it in a day. I even noticed that there are an odd number of stairs (19, I think), so I always step on the bottom most one before taking them two at the time, so my final step would land on the top floor.

Soon, the place became more homely than I could ever call my house in Klang.

Upstairs, September 2008.

For the past 9 months, I did many things in my little room. I clogged up my toilet boil. Not once, but twice.

That little room was where I did the three things I never thought I'd do.

I even witnessed the walls surrounding the house grow by more than a foot some time ago.

The conference table where the few of us sat and discussed serious matters, like why Char Siew Pau cried in the movies but Man Tou didn't.

Time passed by, and things must change. Some noticeable changes of the house include the amount of notices that accumulated over the months.

Click on the image for a bigger shot.

Light bulbs popped. By the time I finished my second exam, all but three light bulbs of the common area upstairs were broken.

Of the many ornaments we already had (our house was used as a showhouse before we shifted in), we still managed to get one more.

The Chinese Calligraphy writing in the living room, written by me some two or three months ago. Missed focus here (got the couch instead!), but I still thought this picture looked a bit modernistic.

I wrote the four words for my dreaded subject Malaysian Studies some two or three months ago as part of a group assignment. It isn't my best work, but it definitely is one of my favourites because of the unforgettable experience of producing it.

As time went by, my room got messier.

My room, 15th June 2009.

But other than these things, many others stay the same.

We took care of the house well. Our place was simply one of the cleanest (male) houses in Edusquare.

How bad can the other houses be? Well, let's just say my friends are surprised we still have both of our TV sets - theirs were stolen long time ago. We don't use the TV though. Reception was poor, and I tried to hook it up to my laptop with no success.

The living room upstairs, September 2008.

The living room upstairs, 15th June 2009.

Anyhow, sooner or later, we'll have to go. The truth of having to leave never really set in until the accommodation office called me last Friday to arrange for a checkout appointment.

Suddenly I realised that I had to say goodbye to my room. Suddenly I realised that the house would be nothing but memory to me in a few days' time. Suddenly I realised how much I've bonded with my room.

My bed and my stuff beside it.

Being the type of guy who doesn't get touched by movies, I didn't expect myself to gave in to my emotions so easily. I took my time packing up my things on Monday, hoping to delay my goodbyes.

There was the colourful curtains, which served so well as the backdrop of so many of my photos, the most notable one being my Facebook profile picture.

My table - the curtains posed for the photo before our goodbyes.

That night, I brushed my teeth and was off to bed for my last night in Edusquare. After switching off the lights, I noticed the cloudless night sky outside, filled with twinkling stars.

I toughened myself up and crawled out of the window. It felt smaller than I anticipated. I laid my feet on the cold porcelain roof tiles, made sure they're strong enough to support my weight, and lied down.

It wasn't as good as I imagined.

The streetlights were too bright, and I couldn't see the stars as clearly as I hoped. The roof tiles were hard and uncomfortable. The occasional appearances of traffic were noisy and annoying.

Few minutes later I crawled back in and went to bed.

The next day, I had everything packed away and looked around my room.

That's everything I had in my old room.

The room was irrecognisable. Blank, still, quiet and cold.

And it looked exactly the same when I checked in 9 months ago. Everything was gone. Evaporated. The soul. The liveliness. Everything. It's like your best friend had an amnesia or something.

Nevertheless, when I carried the last of my bags out of my room, I couldn't help but stole one last look of my room.

I'm not going to forget this last peek of my room so soon. Coincidentally, this shot turns out to be my favourite among the pictures of my room. Ex-room.

I heaved a heavy sigh, and moved on. That last peek of my room I'm certainly not going to forget so soon.

Goodbye, Edusquare. May the next batch of occupants take good care of you.

Post Examination Trip

2009-06-09T17:34:00.000+08:00

by CWKEN

Went to Tenji for lunch the day after my final paper, which is last Thursday. It was my first visit there. I was quite excited because I haven't even been any Japanese food buffet before because I like Jap food. They had some promotion for lunch and supper so we paid like RM46 per person including tax.

Errr Brian gayness...

The people at Tenji

Didn't get to take much photos there. apaprantly I heard that they disallow people photographing the food or something, Anyways, was too hungry and busy filling my stomach to be bothered to take much photos lol

Eli and I had to leave Tenji early as we had a 3pm bus to catch at KL Sentral to Genting. Met up with the rest who's taking the bus there as well and we were all late and had to change the bus tickets and took the 330pm bus instead.

The people who went.

It rained at Genting that day and thus it was chilly and foggy up there. We barely see anything on our cable ride to the top.

We met up with See Tho and Iu Tjun, who had checked into the hotel room for us already. Hafriz and See Tho missed other so much that they couldn't resist any longer and started gaying each other.

*Resisting the need to puke* Okay, moving on. After we left our bags and ahving enough with the gay couple, we set off to the shopping complex and just simply walk around and did nothing. Did play arcade for a while though, which I haven't for a very long time.

Andrew and See Tho reliving their childhood days.

At night, we did what we intended to do during this trip: drinking. It was kinda like a belated birthday celebration for Jieqiang and I. Special thanks to Hafriz for buying all those drinks =) Hafriz and Andrew are the only ones who got drunk. I wanted get drunk for the first time in my life and I got sick instead =.= Eli and I had Burger King for dinner an hour before the drinking session thanks to Tenji during the afternoon. I think it was the indigestion that made me sick. Shucks man =.=

Bunch of high dudes doing thier thing.

View while leaving for camera.

We had to take the bus to Gombak LRT station as we didn't wanna wait 2 hours for the bus to KL Sentral. Guess what? It was Hafriz's first time taking ANY public transport. Seriously swt man =.=

Hafriz's opening ceremony.

Hafriz saying hello and showing his appreciation to everyone.

Collection of laughter shots I took in Genting.

Eh? Pui Yeen seems to be missing wor. Coudlnt get any photos of her laughing. Think she didn't alugh during the whole trip LOL Just joking haha Nah "Ah Sam"(auntie/mak cik), give you special photo.

I like this portrait. Shall try more of this next time.

Wanna eat some ass, anyone? Saw this at Mid Valley's KTM station lol

Ok, gotta go Standout party now. Shit loh late edi =.=

by CWKEN

A Game of Dodgeball in Notingham

2009-06-09T17:31:00.002+08:00

by CWKEN

After her final paper on the 21st of May, Carol suggested that we have a game of dodge ball after all the Mechanical Engineering students are done with their final paper on the 27th. It did happened and many turned up for the game despite a missing few.

We played at the badminton court. Carol and Pei Yi borrowed the balls from Bryan Lee and set up the court before everyone arrives. Didn't use the proper dodgeballs but used plastic balls wrapped in tapes instead to make it heavier. LOL

We randomly chose sides of between four to six a side and we all took turns. There were no clear objectives but it was played just for the sake of whooping another person's ass.

Looked like I'm doing jumping smash lol Kudos to whoever who took this shot =)

Hustling and scrambling to reach the ball at the start of the game.

This was the match where only Julius, Brian and Zad going against five opponents. Someone suggested this challenge because the three of them were good at it. Julius was once left oneman standing and won against the opposing team with four more members left!! Many tried against the three and the three won all of them O.O"" Super gay...

Taking off.

I noticed that shot with me inside were better than the shots I've taken =.= He/she managed to capture some nice actions around while I didn't. I suspect it was Carol who tooked the shot but if I'm wrong, please let me know =) Seriously, I think my photography skills are deteriorating lately although it's not like it was good to begin with. Must use my remaining holiday to learn photography properly.

It was a fun activity to do. I was very emo after my final paper hours prior to the game and needed something like this to release my stress. Again, I did't have the mood to hold on long on my camera and I just wanted to play and hence the lack of pictures.

Tired and chilling after the game.

I wonder if we can have another dodgeball game again. Even if we try making one,, I doubt that many people will turn up. Graduating is sad =(

by CWKEN

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2009-05-28T01:22:00.004+08:00

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Cleanliness of SA Cafe V2

2009-05-28T01:07:00.003+08:00

by idiassah

Please take a look at the picture below.. Who will take the responsibility?? Please comment it...

Scenario 1

There are dirty container in front of the counter

Scenario 2

Classified Mail

2009-05-25T20:38:00.005+08:00

Item For Sales
Hi, i'm leaving Malaysia Campus soon, so there's stuff i wanna let go off.

Item 1: Fuji Xerox 203A b/w lazer printer

Condition: Fully working, no dent or scratch wat so ever, but not like anyone would care!
Purchased date: august 07
Usage: less than 10 times usage. printed less than 200 pages. one carton of ink could print
2000 pages (10% used)
Price: Rm 80
Evaluation of value: Rm 0.04 per page printed. Printing service at Tiscra cost Rm 0.07 per page.
You do the math. (basically the printer is free!)

I'm guessing that this printer would sell out really fast, so get in contact with me as soon as you decide.

Item 2: two pairs of 5 kg dumbbells. (2 x ( 2 x 5kg))

Condition: normal wear n tear, nothing important, we just need the weight right? (plastic-coated)
Usage: Less than a year
Price: Rm 30 per pair.
description:
Evaluation of value: instead of grabbing the rusted dumbbells in the sports complex with tonnes of other
sweating, huge sized guys, you could work out in your room, while watching series, why not ?

Item 3: Ikea study lamp
Condition: working perfectly, classy white look, good for students who studies. clearly not me. or maybe
for my reason, to pimp my room!
Usage: Err.. ashamed to say this, but less than 5 times.
Purchased date: cant really remember, around oct 07
Price: Rm 25

Item 4: Apple wireless mighty mouse
Condition: working flawlessly, no scratch watsoever.
Usage: used less than 3 times, bought it cos it looked cool. Really cool.
Price: Rm 180

Item 5: Ikea Lamp
Condition: perfect
Usage: less than 3 times? i bought them for their look, not functionality. i know..
Price: Rm 20
Evaluation of value: Give a nice calming environment to your room, priceless.

Contact method: Sms me at 012 853 1396 or 016 874 3632
email : kedy7yct , or chenting87@gmail.com

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LAPTOP FOR SALE - Acer Aspire 7720

VDU - 17" bright view screen [Integrated Webcam]
Processor - Intel core 2 duo t7300 2GHz
RAM - 2GB RAM
OS - Windows Vista home premium
VGA - Radeon ATI VGA 512 mb
HDD - 160GB hard disk

*WIFI & Bluetooth
*CARRY CASE

--> Price - RM 1400 [Negotiable]

Inquiries;
OWA - keey7drd
Mobile - 0172473442.

Thnx.

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USED LAPTOP FOR SALE COMPAQ V5332
Compaq Presario V5332
Intel Core Duo Processor T2050 1.6GHz each
512MB DDR2 RAM
14" Screen
OS- XP service pack2
60GB HardDiskDrive

Bought in 0ct2006. In good working condition.
RM1000 negotiable.
Contact ecy61dej or 017-3573658

Cheers!

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FURNITURE AND ROUTER FOR SALE
We're leaving out home in TTS, so we've got some furniture if anyone's interested.

Single Spring Mattress RM150
Wooden Table 2.5x4.5ft RM100
Rotating Chair RM50
Total RM300 (free canvas cupboard)
Contact Dishan at 017-2473442

Queen Size Mattress RM200
Wooden Table with 6 drawers (3 each side) 150x70cm RM150
Towel rack and laundry basket free!
Contact Krishanth at 013-3186159

Steel bed and mattress RM100
Wooden Study table and rotating chair RM150
Wooden Wardrobe, Dressing Table, and Bedside Table RM250
Contact Akila at 016-2793314

Single Wooden Bed RM200
Single Spring Mattress RM175
Large Wooden Table with 3 drawers RM90
Bedside Table RM10
Bookshelf 5ft tall RM15
Bookshelf 3ft Tall RM12
Contact Damith at 014-2364456

Belkin Wireless Router RM200
Medium size couch RM150
Large carpet with cushions RM100
Negotiable if bulk purchase.
Contact David at 017-3573658

If you can't get through to one of us, call any of the others!

Cheers!

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MiniBar for Sale - Rm 200 (Negotiable)

Fujitech MiniBar (Black with a Silver door) for immediate sale.

About 2 years old. Net capacity: 60 litres.

Please Contact: 017-3781395 or ecy61kns@nottingham.edu.my

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Classified Mail

2009-05-18T07:00:00.003+08:00

“I lost my Levi’s glasses at the area behind of the cafeteria on this Thursday!” It was around 4 a.m. It is a brown thick frame with yellow stripes in which the words Levi’s are written at the side of it. This spectacle is very important to me, because without them, my vision is poor and I will encounter difficulties during the exam. If there is anyone who saw or found this Levi’s spectacle, please kindly inform and return it to me.

Your cooperation is highly appreciated and a reward of RM50 is rewarded.

Email address: khfy82twy@nottingham.edu.my
Contact Number: 012-7736238

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i would like to sell my 14' inch tv for RM100. And they can contact me through my
email which is : khay7glt@nottingham.edu.my or
contact me at : 012-3242813
if they are interested.

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House for rent:
No.16, TTS 5
-4th house from TTS bridge
-walking distance to Uni
-house partially furnished
-RM1200(neg.)
-maxis broadband available

Contact:
Saarvin (keby82svi@nottingham.com) 017-2587800
Dinesh (keby82ddr@nottingham.com) 012-9856835

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"Hi,
I am selling my car for which the details are as under:

Perodua Kencil (1997)
ONLY - 58,500 KMS done.
Red Colour, Mannual Transmission, 660 cc

I am the second owner, all documents are complete. The car is in complete genuine condition.

For further details call Saad: 019-3715909 or email saadshaikh85@gmail.com"

Thanks.
edit : contacted and asking for Rm7000 (negotiable)

Top Malaysian Film Stars in one of the World's Top Leading University, UNMC

2009-05-17T12:56:00.005+08:00

Written by Wahieda Bahtiar
Pictures by Dini Nur Farhana & Zafirah Zakaria

It has been 5 days since the film crew camping in our campus. I've interviewed some of the actors and actresses whom are Raja Farah, Lisa Surihani and Zoey . According to them, this film was stammed from a famous novel entitled 'Lagenda Budak Setan' by one of the popular Malaysian novelist, Ahadiat Akasyah.

The film was shot in the Nottingham University for about 6 days until this Saturday. I've been informed that after the crew finished their shooting here, the crew will continue their filming at the next location which is the legendary island in northern part of peninsular Malaysia, Langkawi Island for another two weeks.

So guys, lets wait patiently for the movie to be finished filming before it is on the screen of the cinema. And don’t forget to watch it in the nearest cinema early next year.

Additional information about the film

Title : Romance (working title. maybe it will be change after the editing process)
General synopsis : It is a film about naughty boys during their teenage life.
Genre : Romance (I think..)
Director : Sharad Sharan
Starring : Farid Kamil, Nubhan AF, Zoey, Que Haidar, Nabil (new comer), Lisa Surihani, Raja Farah, Rozita Che Wan etc
Important info : 2nd debut (if I’m not mistaken) of UNIM to the entertainment world

The Director

One of the cameraman

Actor : Que Haidar

Actor : Farid Kamil ( the one in braids )

The head cameraman checking the view

Shooting at Tioman's carpark

Actresses;Left : Lisa Surihani, Right : Raja Farah

Actor : Zoey @ Mohd Hairey Azhar

Actor : Nubhan AF(Akademi Fantasia)

Classified Mail

2009-05-11T15:54:00.000+08:00

Single Rooms For Rent

Address: 8, Jalan Sunway 6/6, Bandar Sunway Semenyih, 43500 Semenyih.

Includes:
- Ceiling Fan
- Streamyx available at only RM26.75/month
- Monthly rental price = RM 130 (downstairs), RM140 & RM170 (upstairs-shared bathroom)

Price is negotiable

For more information , please contact KK at 012-582 8896 or email ksay7ckk.

Thank you.

Exam Blues

2009-05-05T03:53:00.006+08:00

“SILENCE IS GOLDEN”
“NOISE POLUTION MAY BE LETHAL”

Original : firefly
edited by : uncle

its fun when you can hang out like this, but what if your laughter disturbs others?

When you go to the SA to study and you end up listening to the sound of clashing pool balls, laughter, screams and high pitched shrieks, you tend to give up on your studies. By doing so, you decide to go online for just a few minutes when your gut tells you that you need to be more focused on your studies. You stood up, dragged that lousy ass of yours and walk that seriously long pathway to the library.

Upon arrival at the library you are greeted with loud whisperings, those whispers seemed to be as if they were discussing world matters with each other, then you start pondering, why are whispers so loud that it can be categorized as talking out aloud. And the moment you put that heavy ass of yours, you hear another controlled laughter, as if it can’t be heard throughout the whole room. You turned your head and saw no one laughing, maybe it was just you, your mind is playing tricks on you, only now you regretted sleeping late last night just to cover that stupid chapter about noise filtering.

With the perfectly air-conditioned room already starting to make an impact on your body, you start to sneeze and your hands are cold and you are shivering. You start wondering, why the heck is the library this cold, you then look around and everyone seems to be quite warm, maybe it was the skirt that you wore, or maybe that jacket was a bit too thin. You head out to the foyer and looked at your watched and realize that the library’s going to close in 10minits. You quickly pack your bags and went back to SA only to again, receive the same amount of noise you received hours ago.

Knowing all efforts to study in the SA will succumb to a failure, you begin heading to your room thinking about those chapters which might be of importance and of those which you have not covered. And while walking you bumped into a friend who knocks you off you focus (day dream). Started talking and walking and soon enough you arrive in front of your door. All the effort for the day earned you a well deserved nap.

BOOM!!! You could hear some war movie being played and from the sound of it, it’s titanic (2) being sunk. That alone made you wake up, getting cranky upon being forced to get up, you rush to the bathroom for a taste of hot water to freshen up the body and came up squeaky clean and fully refreshed. An after dressing up, you decide to start studying for the paper, two days from now.

Then, BOOM another bomb hits the floor, this time; maybe Kate Hudson was molesting Leonardo De Caprio or something. And you go “SHUT THE F**K UP!!!!!!” and so came a nervous breakdown. The exam stress can do a lot of things to you, especially if you’re a scholarship student, having had to score at least a 60% just to maintain that scholarship, you tend to bury your face in the book whenever there is time (during the exam period).

I wish you all good luck for the exams and I seriously hope you guys will strive to the maximum in the effort to get good grades. Remember to have fun too, but not to the point that it will effect or offend others especially during this exam period.
Final words from me, I’ll soon be leaving this university due to the fact that I’m almost graduating, and to all of you who knows me personally, I would like to say thanks for the good times together and for you support (if you ever gave any) for me in upholding my life in this university. I will greatly miss you guys and hope to always be able to help out in this blog.

~uncle signing off

A Lil of Everything: Promotion During Mother's Day

2009-05-03T12:11:00.006+08:00

Dear Notts,

Greetings from a Pharmacy year 2 student! As you know, I’m currently sponsoring an advertisement at our uni’s blog. Recently, I’ve started my own business together with my partner, Alice. It’s an online shop selling apparels, fragrance, cosmetics, bikinis, lingerie and even contact lenses. I can assure you that all products are genuine and not fake. Feel free to browse through the e-shop at http://alilofeverything.blogspot.com .

We have
• Apparels for work, dresses, tops, etc.
• Branded Cosmetics such as Lancome, Dior, Stila, Shu Uemura, etc.
• Fragrances like David Beckham, Ferragamo, Ralph Lauren, Armani, etc.
• European styled lingerie; corsets, bustier, and even comfortable sleepwear.
• Imported bikinies
• Yearly disposable coloured contact lenses (Prices vary from RM 27-RM36 per pair, guaranteed safe to use)
• A facebook account on most of our stocks, so add us!

Postage fee is free all year round, delivered to your personal address. All products are deliverd by a courier service and guaranteed. Any lost shipment will be refundable. So it’s totally safe!! Everyone from Nottingham Msia Campus receives a 10% off on every purchase! (Just state that you’re from Notts in the email =) ) Terms & Conditions applied.

Currently we’re having a promotion prior to Mother’s Day – 20% off on cosmetics and additional 5% off on the 2nd item purchased in the blog at one go. So the more you buy, the more discounts we can give!

So, hop on to alilofeverything.blogspot.com and get something nice for your mum and for youself too!

Thanks for reading this through!

Regards,
Zhi Xuan
khay7czx@nottingham.edu.my
or you can mail directly to alilofeverything@gmail.com for our convenience!

--
xoxo,

alilofeverything

Classified Mail

2009-05-03T11:38:00.004+08:00

LAPTOP FOR SALE - INSPIRON 6400

Hi guys,

I'm selling my laptop [DELL INSPIRON 6400], the specs

VDU - 15.1"
Processor - Intel Centrino Duo 1.6Ghz
RAM - 512MB [Upgradable]
OS - XP [Original - CD Available]
VGA - ATI Mobility Radeon X1300 256MB [Dedicated] Supps 3D
HDD - 80GB

*DELL MEDIA DIRECT
*CARRY CASE
*THE DELL ADVANTAGE - can purchase on-site warranty if required

Price - 1.2K [Negotiable]

Plz guys, if there is anyone u kno, who wants to buy it, please pursuade; i wanna sell it b4 i leav!

Additional Offer: MAXTOR ORIGINAL 3.5" EXTERNAL HDD [500GB] for less than 200MYR!! [Please contact me if interested]
*HDD holds 32/36 months warranty!

Inquiries; Plz mail me on say61vj or 0132578917. Thnx.

Swine Flu Information

2009-05-03T11:32:00.003+08:00

From Mr Paul

What is swine flu?
Swine flu is a group of influenza viruses that causes flu in pigs. Usually infections in humans are uncommon.
The current swine flu which is infecting people is a new strain of influenza A/H1N1. It is not certain how it developed. Its genetic makeup shows parts of human flu, avian (bird) flu and swine flu.

What are the symptoms?
Limited information is available at this stage. It appears that the early symptoms are similar to seasonal flu - cough, fever, sore throat, headache, runny nose, general fatigue and muscle pains. Vomiting and diarrhea have also been noted. Severe cases have progressed quickly (within 5 days) to pneumonia-like illness (shortness of breath and difficulty breathing).

Is this swine flu a severe illness?
It appears that the virus is capable of causing severe disease. However it is currently unknown how likely it is that those who get sick will suffer a severe illness.
Most cases in the United States and Canada to date have been mild. There have been no fatalities.
In Mexico there have been fatal cases, apparently in previously healthy young adults. The proportion of severe cases appears to be much higher than with regular seasonal flu.
Why the disease appears to be more severe in Mexico is unknown.

How is this swine flu spreading?
It is most likely spreading from person to person through infectious respiratory droplets (droplets generated when a person coughs, sneezes or talks.)

How can I prevent getting sick?
Observe good hygiene. Avoid people who are obviously sick. Be sure to wash your hands frequently. Avoid touching your face, and if you do, be sure your hands are clean.
What is the infectious period?
The infectious period for this strain is not yet known. According to the US CDC, infected people should be considered potentially contagious:
• one day before their symptoms start
• seven days after their symptoms start OR as long as they are still showing symptoms (whichever is longer)
Children, especially younger children, might potentially be contagious for longer periods.
What is the incubation period?
The incubation period is the time between exposure to the virus and people developing symptoms? The incubation period for this strain is not yet known.
With seasonal flu, people develop symptoms within about 4 days. However for this new strain of flu, the incubation period may be longer.
US CDC is currently advising people to monitor their health for 7 days after possible exposure.

Is there a vaccine?
There is no specific vaccine against this swine flu as yet. Regular seasonal flu vaccine is unlikely to provide protection against this strain. Nevertheless, those who have not had a seasonal flu vaccine should consider doing so.
As a general good health practice, people should make sure all their routine vaccinations are up-to-date. This includes pneumococcal vaccination for certain adults. This vaccine is usually recommended for all people over 65 years old and younger people with serious long-term health problems (heart disease, diabetes, alcoholism, COPD, emphysema, asthma, cancer treatment, HIV/AIDS).

Can swine flu be treated with antiviral medications?
Preliminary information indicates that the virus is sensitive to the newer antiviral medications oseltamivir (Tamiflu) and zanamivir (Relenza). It is resistant to the older medications amantadine and rimantidine.
All travelers (any destination)
People who have not had an annual flu vaccination should consider having one to prevent regular seasonal flu.
As a general good health practice, all travelers should:
• Maintain good personal hygiene. Wash your hands frequently. Avoid touching your face.
• Avoid people who are obviously sick.
• Cover coughs and sneezes with a mask or a tissue.
• Stay at home if you are unwell.
• Contact your health care provider if you or your children develop flu-like symptoms.
• Ensure their routine vaccinations are up-to-date. This includes pneumocococcal vaccination for certain adults: those over 65, people with serious long term health conditions and people whose immune systems are compromised due to transplants, cancer treatments, HIV/AIDS, etc.
If you are in an affected area, or have traveled to an affected area recently:
• Monitor your health
• If you develop symptoms, seek medical attention. Advise the healthcare facility that you have recently been in an area that has reported swine flu.
• Parents should take their young children with fever or influenza-like symptoms for prompt medical attention.

References
World Health Organization
Centre of Disease Control
ISOS

Classified Mail

2009-04-27T15:06:00.002+08:00

Room for rent in Bandar Sunway Semenyih, Phase 6

Single room downstairs, private bathroom, unfurnished

Room details:
- monthly rental of RM145 (exclusive of bills)
- if included with electric, water and internet (streamyx) bills, it amounts to
roughly rm200 per month
- the bathroom is equipped with a water heater
- contract period runs for 9 months from September 2009 to May 2010
- monthly security fee of RM50 for the whole house which is divided amongst the
housemates

Additional info:
- Fridge, washing machine, cooking stove are all available to be shared amongst the
other housemates
- For the next 2 semesters (starting from September 09), there will be 2 E&E
students, and 1 Civil Eng. student staying in the house, all with their own cars
- 10-15 mins drive to campus
- Would prefer a local student

Feel free to contact: Amir, at amir_seven7@yahoo.com or 019-3722876 for more info.

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Hi guys,

I have several items to let go as i'm graduate soon.
You can reach me by mobile at 012-5359200 (Shawn)
Kindly refer to attachment for photo of the monitor and air-con.

1. Logitech 2.1 Speaker (RM80)
Model : X-230
http://www.logitech.com/index.cfm/speakers_audio/home_pc_speakers/devices/208&cl=my,en

2. Samsung LCD monitor 22" wide, high gloss frame (RM300)
Model : SyncMaster 226BW
100% no dead pixel, 1 month warranty given
Pls refer to attachment

3. Topaire Air-con complete set together with remote control (RM400)
1HP ,1 month warranty given
100% functionable

4. HP F380 printer (RM80)

5. Study lamp (RM30)

6. Utility boxesss (RM20)
Several types available

7. Large study table (RM50)

8. Coffee table (RM40)

Thank you

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Hi All,

I am Jackie, a Year 1 Mechanical Engineering Student. I am currently searching for a house(Preferably 4 rooms) at either [TTS 2 or TTS 5] in the coming semester(September 2009).

I hope those graduating/ moving out students will provide me some informations.

Please do email me at kedy82jth. Hope to hear from you all soon.

Thanks!
Jackie

Day Trip at Melaka

2009-04-27T15:03:00.001+08:00

Last Sunday, my uni friends organised a day trip to Melaka. I was more than happy to join because I've just submitted my FYP, the last coursework of the semester. It is a good way to celebrate the temporary independence before having to start studying for exams again.

Pei Yi and Jin Yu drove a total of nine of us to Melaka, setting off from the university compound at 9am sharp. It took about two hours to reach the town of Melaka. The first thing we did was to head straight for brunch. Our first food destination is the famous chicken rice ball.

Chicken rice balls, a.k.a Hainanese Chicken Rice.

The chicken. The presentation isn't exactly its forte.

The meal was good, find it a little overrated but people who visits Melaka will try this at least once. We then headed to Jonker street to walk around and shop for souvenirs.

Stopped by one of the famous cendol shop at Jonker streets. it is called The Musuem Cafe. I ate the Eight Precious Cendol(EPC).

The shop has some nice and classic atmosphere.

A common sight in Melaka and an attraction to the tourist

Even those tricycles have NOS installed in them

The weather was extremely hot that day. We decided to walk to the Dataran Pahlawan Megamall to chill and cool ourselves down. Some funny shit happened to me at the mall. While we were passing by the center court, there was some event going on the stage. They were trying to get some audience to dance at the stage for whatever the reason. So, the emcee came down asking everyone that came into his way. I was standing behind Brian until the emcee went up to him and asked him. Brian moved away to avoid him and all of the sudden he sets his sight on me while I was blurring (I was thinking of photo ideas). He pulled me up the stage by force =.=

He pulled three other dudes onto the stage and made us all dance to some shitty music they played. Till now, I am wondering why I didn't just run off while they were unaware cos I can't friggin dance at all =.= still I went on first, did some stupid moves just to be sporting. The next two dudes who went after me took the stage and stunned everyone with their moves. I feel as if the emcee called me up just to embarrass me or something wtf! But oh well I was in a holiday mood, I didn't let it bother me and was cool about it. No photos because I was too lazy to get them from my friends. it should appear in facebook anyways.

After we walked around the mall, Teck Ming suggested that we try the Thousand Layer Cheesecake at Nadeje Patisserie Cafe located above the Dataran Pahlawan Megamall.

Thousand layer Cheesecake. It's really delicious.

Two Kennys?

Went to walk around at the Kota A' Formosa to have a look at some historical structures. No nice photos there though, couldn't really trigger the creativity out of my brain at that time =(

Group Photo

We left the place after a while and went to the beach to catch the sunset. Just realised that I haven't been to a beach for some time already. It's always nice to walk along a beach with the cool breeze blowing through your face while witnessing the sun setting into the horizon.

The sun setting behind the sea-side mosque. Not sure what's the name of the mosque though.

My first time trying a panoramic shot. Used photomerge in this picture.

After a refreshing walk at the beach, it is time for dinner! Satay celup is not something to be missed when you are visiting Melaka. We went to Restoran Capitol Satay at about 7pm. The shop is so popular that we queued up for more than half an hour just to eat satay celup =.=" It is the most famous satay celup store in Melaka I think.

Satay Celup

The final destination before we went home was the Eye on Malaysia. I didn't have a ride on it because I tried it once while it was still at Titiwangsa. I thought it would be nicer to take a picture of it rather than riding on it. I was right =)

Eye on Malaysia with 30 seconds exposure.

Portrait shot of it.

A group photo before we leave.

It was a really fun trip =) I hope there's more soon...

Another crap by CWKen

Classified Mail

2009-04-21T16:05:00.012+08:00

LOST ITEM
"I lost my bag in female WC in Sport Complex on last Thursday, around 9pm. It is a black “JOBDB.com” bag containing some papers and an orange wallet. Importantly, those papers are my assignments and inside wallet has my passport (Vietnamese passport, host: NGUYEN THI NGOC ANH). Anyone who ever saw or found it please kindly inform and return to me.

Email: khfy82nyn
Phone: 017 361 9591
Your cooperation is highly appreciated and a reward is offered.
Many thanks
NGUYEN THI NGOC ANH "

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Camera For Sale

For those who still love taking photos with manual camera (more challenging than lame dslr)
and for those who loves having a collection of antiques stuff

second hand SLR for sale.

Brand = Nikon
Model = FE10

Pros : Great SLR camera with cute overall look :) Simple to use.

Cons : Naaah~ hard to find its advantages.

Its like other manual camera (using 35mm film)

LENS : nikkor 35-70mm(range), 3.5-4.8 (apature) WITH RAYDAWN 52mm UV protector

Package includes: the camera itself. camera strap included. as too batteries

Price: RM 400 (negotiable)

Dealing method: by hand of course (uni student laaahh~)

Location of seller: subang jaya, shah alam, kajang, semenyih

Contact method/details : 017 340 6614

email: khcy82hus@nottingham.edu.my

Age of item: 3 years

condition : GREAT !

Exam Tips from Nottingham University UK

2009-04-21T14:59:00.012+08:00

by Ayub Seedat

Hi,

I noticed that there are exam tips from the University of Chicago,

I'd like to share some exam tips from NUBS UK where im from.

All the materials are from the Nottingham Business School and so are fully in line with all Nottingham Standards and procedures.

I've attached two seminar slideshows that's given to all NUBS Undergrads when they start, as well as an excerpt of the NUBS Undergraduate handbook with regards to exam preparation.

Hope you find them useful!

Karma

2009-04-21T14:51:00.001+08:00

by Owl Order

Last October, I went to the library and found an unattended cellphone.

It was a Nokia N70, grey in colour. I sat beside it for a good half hour, but nobody came to pick it up.

So I did. By going through the phone's messages, I discovered the guy's name, let's call him Raj, and his call logs indicate that he is not a local student. Then I contacted the last local number he called, hoping that the number brings me to a UNMC student.

And it did. Some time later Raj's friend came over and pick up the phone. And some hours later, I received a message from Raj, thanking me for my honesty.

Sidenote: I do have a lot of messages stored in my phone. This is message 939/1097.

I chatted with my friend over the internet about this event.

Me: I can't believe I returned a phone I found today. After months of wanting a better phone!

KS: How's your phone-shopping coming along?

Me: I nearly bought a Sony Ericsson P1i yesterday. Luckily I didn't! P1i's Wifi may not be compatible with UNMC's.

KS: See? Your honesty has paid off. That's karma!

Well that's not really what I call karma. Instead of two phones, now I get none?

Fast forward half a year. Last week after returning home, I realised that I didn't have my thumbdrive with me. Dang! Must have left it in the computer room.

The thumbdrive itself isn't that valuable. It costed over RM100, but that was more than three years ago. It's 512MB capacity isn't appealing either. What mattered was its contents. In it I had some past year questions, soft copy of notes, lab reports (I left my thumbdrive attached to the computer after printing these), and my programming codes for the electron...

Damn. I spent a whole 10 weeks programming for that electronic project. What's more, it's a group work, and my friends are relying on that piece of code for our entire module!

I immediately rushed to the computer room in the middle of the night, attempting to retrieve it, hoping against hope that it is still there.

But it wasn't. I inquired about it with the security guard, and waited while he contacted the main guardhouse.

And waited.

And waited.

"Long, black, Apacer thumbdrive?"

"Ah yes!"

"Go to guardhouse 1 to claim it."

I thanked the security guard, trying hard to hide my glee while rushing to the said guardhouse. Sure enough, my thumbdrive was waiting for me there. After filling in a report, I gladly went home with it.

That, my friends, is what I call karma.

PS: To whoever helped passing my thumbdrive to the security guards, thanks a million!

Student Media Crew: Join Us

2009-04-18T14:45:00.008+08:00

by Student Media Crew

The Student Media Crew is an editorially independent student press formed in Sept’08 under the Club and Society which is a multidisciplinary organization that strives to provide the community of students, faculty, administration and staff at the UNMC with responsible, comprehensive, unbiased news and information. Nonetheless, we also aim to be free from external influence of bias and are currently the main collaborator for the production of the official UNMC yearbook together with the SA.

Who can join us?

Anyone, as long as you are a registered student on campus. And we’re in need of your contribution, especially in the area of journalism. Trainings will be provided.

For more information, drop us an email at feedback@studentmediacrew.org.

The First SA Presidential Debate : The First UNMC Major Letdown !

2009-04-14T12:43:00.011+08:00

As posted on our OWA1 mails and spammed while eating at the SA cafeteria, the SA held the first ever Presidential Debate, which I myself don't know what is it all about. So I came to the debate/hustings hoping that I'd know what it is.

It was held at F1A15, around 5pm. When I walked into the place, there were quite a number of people. Even the staffs came.

Mr Azlan aka Head of Security came

I think this guy is a staff/lecturer.

Anyway, back to the matter. So everybody arrived in the hall, with excitement and hopes that they will get to know the SA officers better, or simply to enjoy the comfortable air-conditioned room as it was stuffy and hot outside.

So while I was chatting with a friend, specifically a newly appointed SA officer, more and more students and staffs filled the hall.

Several pics depicting the first few minutes of the debate/hustings.

In one of the pic above, there's an explanation about what is HUSTING. Even though they wrote it out quite big, I still don't understand a quarter of the meaning LOL.

Okay, then this is when the first MAJOR LETDOWN in the history of SA began. While waiting for the event to start, a person came up to the front stage and said " Ok listen everyone. May I have your attention please? We are sad to announce that today's debate has been CANCELLED due to some management problems. Please check your emails for futher updates ".

And that was it? No apologies, no next confirmed date of the debate/husting?! YOU GOTTA BE KIDDIN' ME! OMG, the first ever SA Presidential Debate just made the first ever Presidential impression : WHICH WAS NOT GOOD.

Sad, dissapointed, angry and frustrated, the attendees left the hall with groans and complaints.

Cluster of pics showing everybody going out from the hall

On my way to the exit, seriously, lots and lots of unkind things were said. And all of it was to the Presidential Debate. Some even said that the SA does not take this matter seriously.

For the university management that handled this matter, please do not make a mistake like this again as it effects the SA's status and reputation on the students eyes.

I hope that the next debate/husting would not be another letdown.

Thank you for reading and til then, have a nice day.

Yours truly,
Irzazder.

You Have A Chance To Make A Difference : Choose your candidates and vote them!

2009-04-14T12:18:00.011+08:00

SA President Position:

ARUN KUMAR A/L RAMASAMY

Year 2

SA President Position:

ISAAC TAMUNO-OPUBO ADOKI

Year 2

SA President Position:

JAFER ALI SHARIFF

Year 2

SA Secrectary Position:

ASHVINDER SINGH

Year 1

SA Secrectary Position:

THANVEER SIDDIQCE

Year 2

SA Entertainment Position:

ABDUL MUSAWIR SHAIKH

Year 2

SA Entertainment Position:

LESEDI HALA

Year 1

SA Entertainment Position:

SARAVANAN ASOGAN

Year 2

SA Societies Position:

MUHAMMAD ALI MAZGANI

Year 2

Formula 1 2009 - Malaysian Grand Prix at Sepang F1 Circuit

2009-04-12T15:07:00.003+08:00

by Cwken

Thanks to iMechE, my fellow Mechanical Engineers and I are able to attend to the race at a heavily discounted price of RM30 for Tower seats. I borrowed Aaron's 18-200mm VR lens the night before since I don't have a zoom lens.

Tower seats at where the hairpin is. The long straights into the final corner is said to be the best place for overtaking manoeuvers.

We arrived late due to some technical problems and the massive jam on the way to the circuit. We only entered the gate only at 4.30pm and barely managed to catch the warm up laps.

View from Tower 1 where drivers go through the long straight before braking hard into the final corner of the track. Notice the cloudy skies in the picture?

The sound of a Formula 1 engine is absolutely monstrous. When one of the drivers left for the warm up lap, it was so loud as if a sports car is revving beside you, and they've yet to rev the car. It is hard to believe that it came from a distance away. The already loud engine of the engine roared into a beautiful rhyme of art as it revs all the way to 18000rpm. The engine note is simply orgasmic. If you think it sounds cool on TV, nothing beats hearing it right in front of you :)

BMW Sauber

This is my first time taking photos of a motorsport event. Was noobing because I couldn't get my framing right and my hands were shaky, resulting in many unsharp photos. Having long zooms is really cool.

Lewis Hamilton in the McLaren Mercedes

Robert Kubica in the BMW Sauber

This is the best photo I had for the day.

Caught Heikki Kovalainen spinning off the track in the first lap at turn 4. His brakes got his rear loose and spun when he tried to countersteer to correct the direction of his car.

Was lucky enough to capture a live blown engine in sequence. Only posting this though. Poor Robert.

My favourite driver, Kimi Raikkonen. Massa can go die. Notice the red hot brake disc in the front wheels?

I am a McLaren fan, Kimi for the Championship, McLaren for constructor. If Kimi's not winning, Lewis and Heikki should.

As the race goes on, the lighting was getting bad due to the deteriorating weather condition. I had to constantly up my ISO by a stop from time to time. I even used ISO 1600 at one time but the pictures came out bad =.= The race was later stopped at lap 33 due to the heavy rain. Many cars aquaplaned into the gravels and I couldn't capture it :( Need at least a 70-200mm f/2.8...

That's all for now. Back to my thesis writing. Wanna re watch the race again but no time :( My first F1 race live = super fun! :D Wanna go again next year :)

Credit to Cwken

Annual Dinner 09 : A whole new other side of Nottingham!

2009-04-10T03:38:00.021+08:00

Annual Dinner 09
The Red Carpet Affair

First and foremost, we would like to thank Muhsin, who sold us 3 of his tickets that he won from Raffle Draw for RM50 each. If it wasn't for you, we might have not covered the Annual Dinner. Although table 65 was near the main entrance/exit and friggin'ly annoying, well, you can't complain much 'cause the tickets only costs RM50.LOL. Anyway man, thanks a lot again for selling us your tickets.

Our team arrived at the hotel's lobby around 7pm, which there were quite a number of people had already arrived. We sank in awe, seeing everybody that night weren't quite themselves. Everyone looked like those Hollywood stars that was attending the Grammy Awards. All of them were simply glamorous, I'd say.

At the lobby, we met the man who made it all happen. I'd like everybody to give a standing ovation for him. SA Entertainment Officer,
Low Chong Ee who has sacrificed a lot for that night to the most memorable night of our lives.

We talked and chatted for a while, sort of making this an 'informal' interview. We asked several questions, the first being that why was the theme ' The Red Carpet Affair '.

He said that the theme was a message to the attendees that they need to dress glamorously, elegantly, extraordinary and all the verbs that describes wonderful features.

We also asked about his day, and whether all the hassle and turmoil has affected him. "Of course." he answered. Well, it was logical since he is in charge of the whole operation. The processes wasn't as simple as we expected.

Above : Chong Ee with our crew.

As we remembered, he was saying that getting the Sunway Hotel's Grand Ballroom was no easy task. They had to find sponsors, and raise money in order to pay the relevant fees for the night. " We heard that there's gonna be some celebs. Is that true?".

" Yeap. Ean and Natalie from Hitz.FM! I wanted to invite Reshmonu too, but he offered us an unaffordable price." How's that for entertainment?! Oh yeah, and for those who don't know who those celebrities are, just type their name in Google.

So while waiting for the line,

(Yeap. It was a freakin' long line)

we went around and snapped pictures as materials for the blog. So later, we're gonna put up a section of where we will put the pictures we snapped AND, the pictures that you sent to us will be placed accordingly. So don't forget to post us your Annual Dinner pics!

( I know all you DSLR photographers wants to make a name through your photography, so why wait?!Send us in your Annual Dinner masterpieces now! )

The hotel served guests with free drinks while waiting, if we're not mistaken, it was cocktails. Busy meeting people and informally interviewing them, we then searched for the rumored free drinks.

And when we found one, it was depleted. All that was left was an empty glass. *Sigh* Poor us. Never mind that anymore. We have way better things to do than sipping drinks LOL. On with the story.

So next, we waited in line, took some pictures with our friends, strangers, or anybody who we think was glamorous enough to be in this blog ( Kidding, everybody looked really superb that night! ). At the end of the line, was a counter to collect the Annual Dinner tickets. From there, guests goes into the Ballroom and then their designated place.

Above : Our crew holding an empty glass of the free drinks.

Here below was the placing for that night's tables.

Click the image to enlarge it.

And below here, are the pictures of the ticket counter. Plus the helpful and friendly babes who helped collected them.

Above : The view of the whole counter from the side.

Counter girl #1, Zi Wei. Collects the tickets and rips off the bottom half of it.

Counter girl#2, Sulochana. Stamps glow-in-the dark symbols on the guest's hands.

Above : Sample of an Annual Dinner ticket.

After the ticket collecting and hand stamping, we were given two door gifts : A key chain with the writing " The Red Carpet affair" and an envelope that contained a mysterious item. Wanna know what it was? Asked those who went or just stay tune. We'll show you what it is!

Left : A key chain and a mysterious envelope.

So we walked into the ballroom, and once again, standing on top of the red carpet, in awe. THE BALLROOM WAS HUMONGOUS! We know that we can't describe it the way we experience it that night, but ask your friends who went and view the pictures below. Hope it could help your imagination a little.

We then searched for our table, which was not hard to find, table 65. Yes, at the end of the ballroom, and the furthest from the stage. But yet, it didn't effect our motivation to cover the Annual Dinner.

The table was fancy, really suited the word "first class". The seats were decorated as though it was like someone's wedding. Two kind of drinks were served, an orangy kinda juice and chinese tea. One table had 10 seats.

Right : Table 65

Left : Annual Dinner Itinerary

As you can see on the left, the itinerary starts at 8pm. Our team went in kinda late, so we missed Shaqeel's piano performance. Sorry Shaq!

On the right, was the menu for the night's dishes.Pretty awesome I'd say.

They had like, 8 sets of dish and all of them were like,
expensive chinese foods Above : The menu.
that would take like, more than RM100 per head.

And so our night started with a speech by Professor Ian Pashby. From what we remembered, he said something about last year's Annual Dinner speech that he gave.

He said 'Last year, right after I gave my speech, someone said "Ian, your speech was good. In fact, it was brilliant. But it was too short" . So this year, I want to make it a little bit longer'.

Then the guests, which mostly were Nottingham's students, sighed. But then, he said " Although I'll shorten it enough because I want to see the performances by our students. ". The crowd came to life again and was up and running.

Then, the first dish of the night came. It was called ' Special Cantonese Cold and Hot Appetizer's Platter ' (why does chinese cuisine's name are long?).

Anyway, the appetizer consisted of abalone, prawn, crab meat and some sushi crossed with dim sum kinda item.

As of the hunger from not eating lunch, the dish was quite appetizing and delicious. Just writing about it again makes me wanna have it once more.

Above : Special Cantonese Cold and Hot Appetizer's Platter

While engulfing on the appetizer, a sudden change of lighting happened. And pop goes the laser show!

And below is a video of the laser show.

After the laser show, we were entertained with a performance by Mitra.

She performed a traditional Indian dance, complete with the costumes and accessories. Here's the vid of her performance.

Straight after we recorded Mitra's performance, the second dish was served.
This time, it was a soup. In the menu, it was called
'Clear Chicken and Vegetable Soup'.

Well, it's kind of clear in color, contained lots of chicken meat and vegetable, and as we weren't mistaken, the soup was a little bit peppery. Really brought out the chinese taste in the soup.

Right : Clear Chicken and Vegetable Soup

While slurping on the soup, a band from our own campus, THREE, performed two songs for the crowd. We didn't get to take any of their pics or vids because our camera ran out of battery.

Sincere apologies from the whole team to THREE. In anyways, their performance was awesome.

And after THREE's performance, was the event that some of us that night were waiting for. The Mr and Ms Nottingham Finals!

The competition started off with "catwalks" or simply walking down the stage and being introduced by the night's hosts, Ean and Natalie from Hitz.FM.

Finalist#1 : Michelle

[We're so sorry Keiron, you walked so fast that we didn't had time to press the shutter! Sorry again.]
Finalist#2 : Keiron

Finalist#3 : Yamina

Finalist#4 : Suraj

Finalist#5 : Aisha

Finalist#6 : Ash

The one that attracted us was Ash's moonwalk. It was awesome dude! Continuing with the event, next up was the Jazz Band. What a funky and exciting groovy beat! The members played their instruments so smooth, it almost made us dancing. The bass, the guitar, the drums, the saxophone, all of 'em was amazingly synchronized!

Above : The jazz band, preparing to play their second song.

Then, there was a slide show about the UNMC Photography Competition's winners pictures. Absolutely beautiful. Shot with high precision and awesome resolution, we didn't dare to take the pics, 'cause it won't look good (and besides, it was showed on a projector, so it kinda hard to take).

OK! So next on the menu! It's a chicken dish called
" Oven Roasted Chicken with Prawn Crackers ".

Seriously, it's the fastest dish to finish on our table! this pic was taken like, 7 seconds before it was completely wiped out!

Just remembering the tenderness and juiciness of the meat makes us drool again! Goodness!!

Right : Oven Roasted Chicken with Prawn Crackers

After fighting with each other for the final piece of chicken meat (kiddin'), Ean and Natalie announced the next event. The Mr and Ms Nottingham Question and Answers Session!

Honestly, we thought that the audience itself could ask any questions about them, but that was only in our imagination.

( If they did that, think 'bout all the personal and silly questions you could ask! ) LOL. The system was, the contestant picks a question number from 1 to 6, and they need to answer them in any way they want. Below is the video of the session :

[The team would like to apologize again, to Michelle, cause we only managed to record it halfway through Keiron's session. But there's a pic of you though.]

Above : Michelle answering a question on the Mr & Ms Notts Q & A session.

While waiting for the next performance, the next dish came. The dish was called " Deep Fried Fish Fillet 'Pattaya' Style ".

It was called Pattaya for a reason. It's sauce surrounding the fish fillet was of Thai sauce, a sweet and spicy kinda sauce.

The fillet was nice, but on our opinion, the outer layer ( the crispy surface ) was kinda hard and it made us kinda hard to chew the food. We don't know 'bout other tables, but ours tasted like that.

Above : Deep Fried Fish Fillet 'Pattaya' Style

Next up, AMIR! Our campus' own talent performed with utmost passion and talent! Who would've thought that among us, there is someone who could sing as good as Jason Mraz or John Mayer, heck, in our ears, he might be better! To all you record company director wannabes, he is what you want! An extraordinary talent that'll be the future superstar in years to come!

Above : Amir entertaining the night.

After an astonishing performance by Amir, next up was the Best Dress Award. It's just a competition where the judges picked 3 guys and 3 ladies from the guests, and after that, the hosts, Ean and Natalie asked the crowd who's dress for the night is the best. The better their dress, the louder the crowd cheered.

Above : 6 contestants wearing beautifully acknowledged dresses.

The competition was tight. Almost every cheer for every contestant sounded the same. But it all comes down to only 2 winners. The results of the Best Dress Award goes to...

Yes! The coolest and funny-looking guy of the night! Dude, no offense but when I saw your bow tie, I thought you were gonna perform a magic show or something! But well done man! Congratulations from the whole blogspot team! And to the other winner, which was Sunali, Where did you go after the dinner? We couldn't find you anywhere. We're so sorry for not having her picture and hope somebody could send us her picture.

Next on the menu is...the " Stir Fried assorted Vegetables with Mushrooms ".

God, why does the cuisines have such long names? How are we suppose to remember these names if we wanna dine here next time.

Sunway Hotel's kitchen'd better think of something fast. Kay, anyway, it's the only 100% vegetarian dish for our table. The mushroom's nice and juicy, so are the broccolis.

Steamed to perfection where it raptures smoothly when it's chewed in the mouth. Great vege dish.

Above : Stir Fried assorted Vegetables with Mushrooms

As we were chewing our nicely cooked vegetable ( which we didn't even finished it at the end ),
Yamina, with her partner Vytautas, sang the crowd a song by Outkast called Hey Ya. It was melodically and beautifully sang by the Ms Nottingham finalist and the acoustic guitarist Vytautas. We managed to record the performance :

While waiting for the Grand Finale of the night, which was the crowning of the Mr and Ms Nottingham, we met Ean and Natalie live! And here's a picture as a proof :

From left : Crew#1, Ean, Crew#2, Reporter, Natalie

Thanks a lot guys for making the night crazy! OK, so on with the Grand Finale. The winner was decided by votes, as each table will have 20 piece of paper, 10 comprising of the male candidates, and 10 more for the female candidates. We were required to tick the one that we think who'd be the most suitable to be the new Mr and Ms Nottingham 2009.

As you can see on the right, all the votes will be compiled and inserted into an envelope, which initially contained the voting sheets. The commitee members will then collect the envelopes for the vote counting.

Right : The voting pieces for Mr and Ms Nottingham 2009.

Continuing on our journey into the culinary indulgence, the " Fried Rice 'Yong Zhou' Style with Garlic " came onto the table.

By this dish, everybody on the table was FULL! Goodness people, we just ate like, what? 5 dishes before this? Anyway, the point was, we didn't finish the dish.

One of our crew ate it a little, and all he could say was "Dude, I'm freaking full. I can't even feel a thing when I ate it". LOL !

Above : Fried Rice 'Yong Zhou' Style with Garlic

The second Ean and Natalie opened their mouth, everybody's attention was toward the stage. Yes ladies and gentlemen, it was the results. The crowd started to cheer and jeer, cheering the ones they voted and vice versa.

We ourselves were nervous when the hosts said "...and the winner of the Mr and Ms Nottingham is...". Imagine the feelings and emotions of the finalists. Must've lotsa things goin' on in their heads. But at last, there could only be ONE Mr Nottingham and ONE Ms Nottingham.

AND SO, THE MISTER AND MISS NOTTINGHAM 2009 GOES TO...
*Drumrolls*

SURAJ AND MICHELLE!

A HEARTY CONGRATULATIONS FROM ALL OF US IN THE BLOGSPOT TEAM!

Congratulations to Ms Nottingham 2009, you did a good job impressing the crowd with your talents and attitude.

We don't have Suraj's picture because we can't find him(LOL, you guys must be tired of the excuse, right?).

Hopefully, anyone who has his picture while still wearing the Mr Nottingham banner and the glorious Sword of Excalibur, please send it to us at kedy82mha@nottingham.edu.my or 003584@gmail.com.

We're so sorry Suraj! You look totally like a king that night, by the way!

Left : Ms Nottingham 2009 with her shiny crown and a kinda big Ms Notts banner.

Well folks, looks like the dessert is here @ the last dish of the night. It's called
"Sweetened Honeydew Melon with Sago and Vanilla Cream ".

There were some of our friends said that this dish was the only dish that the ticket was worth paying for.

Well, the desert was in a fluid form, which consisted of sago ( google it if you don't know) and bits of honeydew which was crushed to the ground.

It had a fruity taste and smell, but yet contained a hint of vanilla, since vanilla ice cream was mixed in together inside the dessert.
Above : Sweetened Honeydew Melon with Sago and Vanilla Cream

After a sip or two of the delicious dessert, a voice rang through our eyes saying " Hey guys. We're MORITZ and we are gonna rock all of you tonight!" or something like that. After they played a song or two, Ean and Natalie (the hosts for the night) pulled somebody from the tables near stage to do one thing : DANCE!

Yeap, it's the opening of the dancefloor. There were like, 5 couples that the hosts picked and then, MORITZ played a slow song for them to dance. They then played a faster song than before and in a blink of an eye, the dancefloor was swarming with people!

It was awesome, and crazy at the same time. MORITZ played a medley from various famous songs, such as Sweet Child O' Mine by Guns n Roses, Smoke On the Water by Deep Purple, Enter Sandman by Metallica, and even All the Small Things by Blink 182.
Everybody was going wild that time.

So with the band ended their performance, the magnificent dinner finally comes to an end. After the dinner, everybody was busy taking pictures with anybody they could grab with.

So down here, we're gonna put a special section where any pictures posted to us about the Annual Dinner 09 will be shown here. Remember to send it at kedy82mha@nottingham.edu.my or 003584@gmail.com.

Til then, happy holidays and have a nice day.

Yours truly,
Irzazder.

LOL! The SA's totally gonna bash us!

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.:Pictures Section:.

Group Pictures

Guy&Girl Pics

All Girls Pics

All Guys Pics

UNMC Music Talent Quest 2009

2009-04-09T23:45:00.005+08:00

by GReG

It's the UNMC MUSIC TALENT QUEST 2009~!
It was on the 7th of April 09. So, did you guys joined the crowd or simply missed out?!
The ticket is not very convenient, cause it has too much papers attached and costs RM5! ~ @.@

HOWEVER~!!The night was just way too AWESOME~!!!

I really enjoyed it~!
This is one of the bands, they are called 5AM~!!!

It was their last performance at UNMC~!!

Why last ? I don't know ~ Perhaps they are graduating this year, and graduation is coming very soon. It's sad to lose talents like them.

This is THE LAST MINUTES~!!!

Wah ~! They really have damn lotsa supporters~!!

And they really made the hall ROCK~!!!! :P
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and guess what ~!!
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One of the members was AMELIA~!!!

Haha~I thought she was the keyboardist or going to play other key-related instruments~!!!
But I'd never expected she's playing the DRUMS~!!!

Super cool ~!!!
And she's the only girl who join in the band catagories ~!
Hehe :P
So ~ my votes sure Goes to them~!! Since they were doing so well ~!!! :P
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However;
5AM and THE LAST MINUTES didn't won the contest ~!
Instead, MBA & The Groove Sydicate won ~!!!

Their cover song, VIVA LA VIDA by Coldplay was awesome ~!!
and they are good in interacting with the audience~!!
So everyone had fun listening to them and sang along to their song ~!
This is the winner for the solo ~!!
YEE MIN !!
She sang tremendously well that night~! :P
However, I prefer another contestant style ~!!! :P
AMIR~!!! wow ~!! he was the coolest one of all of the finalists ~!!!!
His vocals was nice ~!

But don't forget about the attendees ~!!!
They stood a chance to win some prizes by purchasing the entrance tickets itself~!!
And I won some prize ~!!!
from the lucky draw of course ~!!! :P
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I'm so damn lucky ~!!!
I never get a prize from lucky draw before in my life~!!!

So lucky, am I right ???
or should I say unlucky ???
Because ~!!!
I won a can of tuna and a loaf of bread ~!!!!yeah~!!! conGratulations ~!!!
yes~!!!!
That means another kilograms down my body~!!
and a bigger tummy ~! T.T
As I had it as my DINNER~!!
or maybe SUPPER?! >.< OK then ~! It's time to lose some weight now and build up my body~!!!
My tummy is damn big right now ~! I know T.T

http://gregoryvoo.blogspot.com/

Edited by Irzazder

Cleanliness of SA cafe

2009-04-09T15:41:00.007+08:00

by Chin Mei Yun

First of all, the UNMC management has certainly did a good job in providing us better food, which is with more choices. But the cleanliness of the cafe is awful, especially at the SA entrance. There, you can get to see lots of flies buzzing around hunting for food. At times, the number of flies are even more than the students,who ate there. Try to take a look if you don't believe me. :) You'll be surprise. :)

thanks..

Leftover on the table

Let talent be the difference, not finances.

2009-04-09T11:17:00.005+08:00

by DR Moriarty

Recently, there have been a few events held at Nottingham University Malaysian
Campus. These events would involve contestants to be in a competition. The major
criteria for winning would be to gain the approval and support of the audience
after they present their performance of skill and ability. The audience would
then translate their support into votes for their personal favoured contestant.
Sounds simple enough?

However votes are bought. This is a mere understatement. In fact, the votes are bought without limits. With this fact, the integrity of the competition is
jeopardized. Below is an example of how unlimited buyable votes would work
towards degrading a competition into an auction for victory. It is a bit
technical, so feel free to skip it, if you feel threatened by the words and
numbers.

Let's say A and B each has 10 supporters. As normal supporters of A they would
probably drop in 1-3 votes which are affordable yet show their appreciation of
A's performance. As a rough total, A would get 20 votes. B however, has a friend
as one of his/her/their supporters and perhaps due to an act of
"devotion/loyalty/camaraderie" drops a stack of 50 votes into the voting box. We
shall let B have a total of 69 votes (19+50).

The current situation is 20 VS 69. Where A and B supposedly have performances of
equivalent quality and supporters of equivalent quantity, A's votes is squashed
to 28% of B's total votes. This is only a simple example. Imagine if a
particular contestant has hundreds of dollars invested into his/her/their
"quality" performance, would it not, reduce the other financially-scarce
contestants’ votes into a minuscule 5% and below?

Would the contestant with highest votes get the full points under 'Voting score'? If so, then the judges would be not so significant. Imagine where the judges vote account for 50%, but a particular winning contestant is able to
squish his foes into a few percents just because the “vote winner’s” total vote is used as a maximum measure to compare to other votes. How saddening is that?

Such a flawed system can only benefit two parties. The winning party, since they
get what they paid for. And the event hosting-party, as they gleefully see
supporters tear each other apart only to channel more "dough" into their
coffers.

As a fellow human, I cannot just brood over the idiosyncrasy, so I offer some
obvious solutions. One vote per person. Votes are sold along with entrance
ticket. Either student numbers are required or voting tickets are given upon
entry, how simple is that?

I hope you have enjoyed this piece that I have written. Perhaps there are those
who think alike, and perhaps there are those who would agree after reading. I launch not an attack, but offer a word of opinion towards the things I see
around.

Campus Security

2009-04-08T14:05:00.003+08:00

by OWL ORDER

It's no laughing matter when it comes to campus security.

All day round you see guards patrolling the school grounds. Dozens of CCTVs are installed throughout the premises. The perimeter is surrounded by 2-meter high fences. Guardhouses can be found at both entrances to the school.

It certainly feels as if the security could qualify for an airport or country border.

Several months ago, when I first came to UNMC, I went around the school shooting photos and was quite amused when the in-campus hostel reminded me horribly of a prison.

I surely wouldn't want to stay in prison. Especially after what people say, "school is a prison everybody must experience". I have to go to school, but sleeping in prison AFTER school is surely avoidable.

I mean WAS avoidable.

My off-campus house was already armed with a guardhouse. The guardhouse was merely feet from my house and I'm sure the guards could even hear my irritating snores at night.

However, accidents still happen.

In late November 2008, a UNMC student was killed after a misunderstanding, just few minutes away from my place.

That, added with a series of burglaries and break-ins, simply meant tightening security in campus wasn't enough.

So one fine day, I came home from school to find the walls of my house taller by one whole foot. Not with anything, but with BARBED WIRES.

Wow. I can feel my wings dropping off already. All of sudden the trees beyond the fence look greener, the birds livelier, and the skies bluer.

OK maybe not the skies.

The ironic thing is that however tall our fences are, we don't have a gate. Any burglars reading this?

No, please don't get us gates! At least real prisoners get free food and no one'll bother them around if they skip classes or don't hand in assignments.

Our friend lost his hardisk

2009-04-03T20:12:00.002+08:00

From: MUHAMMAD ABDULLAH BIN MOHAMAD RAZIP

I lost my harddisk, some said it is taken by a long haired indian guy. He is a foundation student. the sad news is, i lost on 1st of april. this first of april is soo damn stupid, until this serious tragedy was thought as a joke. then, until now, my harddisk is still missing.Please, anyone who take my harddisk, could give me back, i don't care the harddisk, i just care about all the stuff inside there. there's a one whole year assignment inside that small thing that i need to submit at the end of this semester.

Message from admin:
For those who know where the harddisk is, pleased contact Mr Abdullah through this email:
kefey82mam@nottingham.edu.my

UNMC Pictures

2009-04-02T20:43:00.010+08:00

by VENGADESH JAGATHEESHWARAN

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email form venga:

Hi dude,

I think you and your team are doin a gr8 job with the blog. I jus wannad to ask you a favor, can you please upload some pics of UNiM onto the blog?

Regards,
Venga

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Thanks for supporting us venga. Here i upload a few pictures of UNMC(UNIM) that i snap today...

... edit by uncle ...
Well bro, here are some small unofficial photos of the uni taken from other blogs, do have a look and enjoy :)

Zellent and Absolute Eastronomy

anyways, would you be interested if i gave you these?

credits to kenshin

well then, that's it from me..
uncle signing off :)

Frisbee Frenzy!

2009-04-02T02:57:00.010+08:00

Girls of the team

Chilling out at the sidelines

In the midst of the game

Practising throws and catches on the side

The game of ULTIMATE is played with a frisbee disc on a 64m X 24m playing field with endzones of 18m X 24m on both ends.
The objective of the game is to move towards the endzone by passing the disc as the player with possession of the disc is not able to move.

The game is called Ultimate and not frisbee because "Frisbee" is actually a trademarked product name by the producers of such a disc by the name of Wham-O
The official disc that we use in Ultimate is actually the Discraft Ultra-star, and normally we refer to the frisbee we use as DISC

The game is not like any other sport because it emphasizes the spirit of sportsmanship which we call it "Spirit of the Game"
Even at the highest level of competitive play, players are expected to "uphold the Spirit of the Game, and this responsibility should remain paramount". And they do.
There won't be any referees to make calls on the game, as oppositions are expected to settle whatever disputes they have during the game on the field

We are holding pick-up games (games where random people come to play together) on Mondays and Wednesday from 5pm - sundown from now till the end of the semester [Don't be surprise to see us playing during exam period ;)]
Anybody who is interested in the game, do come at the above mentioned time and don't be shy to look for the club's executives to bring into the game

"Keep it Flying"

Sean
Secretary
Ultiamte Frisbee Club
ksay7csd

Jin Yu's Surprise 22nd

2009-04-01T23:13:00.001+08:00

posted by:cwken

Celebrated Jin Yu the Goldfish's brithday last Thursday night. Pei Yi and Pei Wern's the one who organised it I think. We were all in uni a that time so Pei Yi asked to meet up at what we called "longkang"(it is beside a huge longkang) mamak at 1am to give him a surprise mini party. Sadly, a few of my friends and I arrived late and missed any opening ceremony T.T Sorry, Jin Yu!

Anyway, after we chit-chat a lil bit there, we decided to head to our uni's amphitheatre to "torture" him XD Guess what Pei Yi and Pei Wern had in mind?

WAX HIS LEGS!!! HAHAHAHA

The plan was not to wax his entire leg, but to wax partial of his legs so that he has no choice but to wax both his legs entirely later XD

Selecting a good spot to place the waxing tape

Placed it on his thigh...

and both of his shin!

Jin Yu freaking out as we tried to pull them out by force LOL

In the end, Pei Wern pulled 1 tape out by force and sent Jin Yu screaming. Too bad I didn't manage to get that hilarious shot =.= We then left the other 2 tapes for himself to pull.

The Goldfish in pain lol

Nevertheless everyone had fun haha

Some left moments after that. Some of us actually hung out until 6am =.=" I slept at 6.30am and had to wake up 4 hrs later for my FYP experiment in the Mechanical Lab. Thankfully I had a very good sleep the night before though.

I hope there are more of such activities, without the workload of course. You can't really enjoy such fun when there are so many things to worry about. My life as a student is coming to an end at the pace of a lightning. Less than two months only T.T

Oh, I almost update the picture of the week section. And the featured picture of the week is:

http://cwken.blogspot.com/

All Hail The New Kings ( and a Queen ) of Nottingham!

2009-04-01T21:57:00.017+08:00

The Results Are Out!

HAVE YOU CHECKED YOUR OWA1 EMAIL TODAY?

As of the 1st April 2009, the results for six positions of the Student Association Officers were announced via the university's email.

For those of you who do not know who the newly appointed officers are,we have posted it below for you.

( Some of us are just too lazy too open up OWA1, LOL )

First of all, the blogspot team would like to CONGRATULATE the recently-crowned SA officers 09/10.

Next, we'd like to wish ALL THE BEST and GOOD LUCK to all the election candidates who did not became an officer. May you shine in anything that you do.

Last but not least, a short and simple message to our new leaders : FULFILL YOUR DUTIES WITH PERSEVERANCE AND NEVER GIVE UP!

WAIT!
The story's not finished yet.

Our awesome team of reporters had managed to get a scoop on 2 of our new SA officers, and they are : CHILLIE & MICHELLE!

Both of them were interviewed on outside SA building. Several simple questions were asked to both of them, mainly about their respond to the election results and a brief introduction about what their job is all about.

MOREETSI KEDISENG a.k.a CHILLIE

Us : Hello. We are the UNMC blog reporters.And you are?

Chillie (C): Chillie.

Us : So what's your role in the Student Association?

C : I'm the Sports Officer.

Us : Can you explain briefly what your role actually, as a Sports Officer?

C : My role as a Sports Officer is to run the sports in the school, to come up with programs for the students and management.

Us : So can you tell, what was your feelings and emotions when you knew you were the newly appointed Sports Officer?

C : If you were there at where I was, you could see how excited I was. In fact, I did jumped up to celebrate it. I was so excited, and it was a great moment at that time. I felt like people do have faith in me. I'm privileged. I'm proud to be one of them.

Us : Congratulations man.*shook hands*

C: Thank you very much.

Us : For the next question, why do you take job as the Sports officer? Why not the others?

C : In my campaign, I said that I represent sport. I'm a true sportsman. Sports is my life.

Us : Kay man, for the last question, what do you want to say to all your fellow voters?

C : I would like thank them all, both my voters and non voters. I would serve them to my best potential, and I will not disappoint them them.

Us : So that's all for this session Chillie, thank you a lot for your time.

C : Okay.

Chillie shaking hands with our reporter.

SHEREEN MICHELLE

Us : Michelle, we wanna ask you 4 questions.

Michelle (M) : Okay.

Us : What were your feelings, when you knew you are the new Diversity officer?

M : It is an honor. As you guys know, it's a new post, so there's some hesitation as well. I actually don't know what I was supposed to do. They didn't know as well, like, specifically. But it is sort of the vice president role, like, did you guys came to the International Cultural Night?

Us : Yeah.

M : Yeah, so i'll be handling things like that and make sure the students have equal rights.

Us : I see.

M : So it's a big responsibility, and I'm excited.

Us : So, it's that your role in your opinion?

M : No, no. It is my role.

Us : The next question is, why did you take the job as the Diversity Officer? Why not the others?

M : Well, first of all, the President, Secretary, and Activities officer is a sabbatical role. It needed a year off to take this post.

Us : That's kinda costly.

M : Yeah, and I wasn't willing to do that. Now it's being reopen because nobody was willing to do it, so all this posts are opened up. But I already set out that I'm gonna do this, so I'll stick with it. I'm not gonna change my mind.

Us : Congratulations to you again, Michelle.

M : Thank you so much.

Us : For the last question, what are your words and message to all your voters that voted for you during the election?

M : Thank you so much, and honestly, there were many contenders, there were 6 people running for the role. And yeah, like, everyone had a good friend base, and I really didn't think that I'd get the most vote. So, thank you so much.

Us : Thank you for time Michelle.

M : Kay.

Michelle shaking hands with our reporter.

For the remaining officers, we wish to apologize to you as we could not find/contact them for the interview. These lucky two were the only ones that we get get our hands on.

And for those who didn't open their OWA1 emails, there is another election coming up. It goes like this :

Dear Students,

Please be informed that due to vacancies in the three sabbatical positions, the SA has made an Executive Decision to re open these positions. As they are no longer sabbatical positions, the activities officer shall revert to its initial portfolio as societies and entertainments officer.

In the interest of fairness all current candidates will be allowed to run in the by-elections for the vacant posts.

Nominations are now officially open for the following positions:

1.SA President

2.SA Secretary

3.SA Entertainments Officer

4.SA Societies officer

Nominations packs will be available on the 2nd of April onwards for collection from the Election Committee. Please be introduced to the new returning officer
YUSUF JAMAL TAJUDEEN. For more information regarding this matter please feel free to contact any of the SA Executives as well as the Election Committee members and the Returning officer who can be contacted at

khcy82yjt@nottingham.edu.my

We apologize for any confusion caused. Please be reminded Election packs will be up for collection April 2nd.

Thank You Very Much for your understanding and cooperation.

The SA would also like to take this opportunity to announce to you the results of the concluded elections. We welcome aboard the new executives and wish them our heartiest congratulations. Meanwhile to all those who did not win, do note that there’s been a second door opened and never give up! And to all those who missed out in the previous election, here’s your chance. Working in the SA will definitely give you an experience like no other!

Best of luck to all!

P.S:
A sincere thanks to the Election Committee for helping throughout the elections and a special thanks to Emmanuel Ross Ochoma, the outgoing Returning Officer for all his contributions

and the timetables for the elections :

SA 2^ND SEMESTER BY-ELECTIONS

(1^st April 2009- 15^TH April 2009)

__ NOMINATIONS __

06/04/09 - NOMINATIONS CLOSE (2 PM)

06/04/09 - INTERVIEWS BEGIN (4-8 PM)

__ CAMPAIGNING __

08/04/ 09 - CAMPAIGNING BEGINS

13/04/09 - HUSTINGS

13/04/09 - CAMPAIGNING ENDS (12 MIDNIGHT)

__ BALLOTING __

14/04/09 - BALLOTING BEGINS (11AM)

15/04/09 - BALLOTING ENDS (5PM)

- COUNTING OF VOTES (6PM)

So, to the future leaders of the SA Commitee, send in your nominations NOW! To fellow students, don't forget to VOTE!Again!

So til then, have a nice day.

Yours truly,

Irzazder

Part-time job opportunity at LexusModeling.com

2009-04-01T15:30:00.010+08:00

by uncle : uncleshaq.blogspot.com

We, the Lexus modeling agency, are looking for models from various ages, children to senior citizens alike to join us in LexusModeling.com.

Open call casting in May 2009 and June 2009.

We are also looking for attractive and enthusiastic persons, women or men to sign them as our models.

So what are you waiting for?!Send us your resumes to the following address : LexusModeling@hotmail.com

For more information,email your inquiries to LexusModeling@hotmail.com or visit to our website at LexusModeling.com.

Hurry!! Don`t be late! While vacancy still lasts!

Mobile : LexusModeling@hotmail.com
Salary : 300 to 2300/day job
Location : Malaysia n Singapore
Working Hours: 9 to 5pm
Onsite : Yes
Needed Skills: modeling photogenic
Start Date : 2009/05/01
Duration : 365

So come on everybody, put on your best dresses on and style your hair to the utmost perfection, because we are going to a photo shoot!

"Heal the world, and make it a better place" - Michael Jackson

2009-04-01T09:39:00.015+08:00

Before reading, I'd like you guys to watch this video. It gives a hint about what I'm gonna say in the next few lines.

Yes people. Even though we're living in the modern age now, there are still wars and sufferings happening out there. Imagine the refugees in a war torn country, forced to fled from their hometown, scared about the thought that they could die any second, begging on the streets because food is scarce, little children having to grow up without their parents by their sides.

While in other part of the world, some eat luxuriously, while some died of hunger. While some is enjoying their freedom, some are rounded up in a refugees camp. While some sleeps comfortably on their beds, some sleeps on the rough and rocky dirt because they have nowhere else to go.

So do a good deed people, because one single deed could change the whole world.

Comic Relief Charity Drive
by the Ace Society

SA Building entrance, 31st March 2009 - We spotted a couple of clubs and societies promoting their booth just outside the SA building. The first one that we approached was a charity drive called " Comic Relief " by the Ace Society.

We wanted to ask about the drive, but no one was presence at that time. So, when our cameraman was about to take the booth's picture, one of persons in charge came by. Lucky for us. Wouldn't want to see a picture of an empty booth now, do we? That'll lower down the popularity.

Above : Rafeah Serbini
On the right : Waleed

Then we came across Waleed, a Mobility student who represents the Ace Society on the Comic Relief charity drive. Our reporter asked him several questions about the relief.

Us : So Waleed, what's this Comic Relief all about?

Waleed : Basically, it's doing crazy things for charity. We're doing all this crazy stuffs to gather enough money so that we could donate it to the nearby orphanage, which we had a visit there recently.

Us : Crazy, huh? What sort of crazy thing's you guys're gonna pull?

Waleed : For example, I'm gonna shave my head after this.

Us : What?! Really? That's cool man. I hope you'll look like Jason Statham(google him if you don't know who he is) after you've shaved your head.

Waleed : Yeah. All this for charity.

Us : Well good luck to you then. So any last words before you continue your charity?

Waleed : Um yeah. Please promote us to anybody you could. And plus, you stand to win RM30 if
you participate in our paper cup castle competition. Only RM1 per entry.

Us : I see. So Walid, thanks a lot for your time. Hope you'd make a lot in this drive.

Waleed : Thank you. Hey guys, don't forget to donate!

On the next day, 1st April 2009, Waleed REALLY DID shaved his head! Give the man a standing ovation!

Defending Human Rights Worldwide
by Amnesty International Malaysia ( AIM )

After we covered the Comic Relief charity drive, our cameraman suggested that we cover about the booth just right over. So we went there and interviewed the booth persons there about their motives.
Us : Hi there. Can we ask some questions about this Amnesty thingy that you're doing?

AmnestyOfficer(AO) : Of course. Feel free to ask any questions.

Us : First of all, what's Amnesty by the way?

AO : It's basically human rights. So what we are doing here is to promote the awareness of human rights to the students.

Us : I see. So are doing some sort of charity too?
AO : Yes. Alongside of educating the society about amnesty, we are also holding a charity for those who have their human rights abused, for example ; war-torn country children, sexually abused women and others.

Us : That is a very thoughtful thing to do. Ok, so thanks a lot for the information.
AO : No problem.

The AIM booth in front of the SA's entrance.

So this is all we have to share for now. Remember, make the world a better place for all of us. There are still those unlucky fews who need our support and love.

Til then, have a nice day.

Yours truly,
Irzazder.

So You Think You Can Do A Better Job?!

2009-03-31T19:12:00.002+08:00

IT'S FINALLY THE LAST SHOWDOWN OF THE ELECTION!

Who among these dedicated group of people, will be :
THE NEXT STUDENT ASSOCIATION OFFICERS?!

On 31st March 2009, we dispatched our team of reporters to cover about the SA officers elections that's
been going on about 2 weeks already.

Today marks the last day of the election, which majority of the students could be seen voting on the booth near the SA Building entrance.

To hear some opinions about the election, our reporters interviewed some of the students.

This is what they had in mind :

Respondent #1 : Umesi

Us : Okay.First of all, what's your name man?
Umesi (M) : Umesi. I'm in mechanical engineering Year 2.

Us : So are there any of your friends in the election?
M : Yes there are. In fact, all of them are my friends.

Us : I see.So, are you just gonna vote your friend cause, they are your friend?

M : I don't think so. Well, since most of them are my friends, I am voting my friends. But I do not vote them out of our friendship, but the qualities that I had observed in every each of them.

Us : Good answer. Ok, next, do you think that popularity is an important factor in winning the election?

M : It depends on WHAT THEIR POPULARITY IS BASED ON. Some of them are popular because of their leadership, some 'cause of their athleticity and sportsmanship and others.

Us : Nicely said. OK man, thanks a lot for your time.

M : No problem. See you guys again.

Respondent #2 : John

Us : Hey man, how are you?*shakes hand*Are you busy?We wanna interview you for our blog, about current events around the campus. Is it OK?

John (J) : Good.Well, since I'm not quite busy yet, ok go ahead.

Us: Thanks. So first of all, may we know your name?

J: I'm John. Nice to meet you.

Us: Nice to meet you too. So John, what's exactly your job here, since you're sitting at the voting area?

J: Well, I'm one of the officers who's in charge of registering students before they vote.

Us : I see. Does the voting session gets hectic handling all of the students?
J : Yes it does. But compared to last year, it's more manageable since we're using a computerised system to register the students.

Us : Next, when is it the peak time of the voting session?
J: Usually the lunch time period, around 1-2 pm.

Us : OK. John, last question. What are your message/hopes for the candidates of the election?
J: For the candidates, I wish them all the best. When you guys got elected, do your best in fulfilling your duties.

Us : Thanks a lot John for your words. Your really appreciate your time.
J: OK. Uh hey, did you vote already?

At the registering counter, before proceeding to the voting counter.

Respondent #3 : Sulaiman

Us : Hey dude, wait up. What's the rush?

Sulaiman (S): Nothin', just hurrying to the cafe so I don' t have to line up a long line.

Us : Could we ask you 2 simple questions? It won't even take you 2 minutes.

S: 2 minutes?OK man, hit me.

Us: Among all of the candidates, which two has the most potentials to be officers?

S: Two, huh?Hmm,..I'd say Chillie for Sports and Michelle for Diversity.

Us : Why them?

S: I saw Chillie often at the Sports Complex. He's the kind of a person who'd so anything for sports. He'd make a good Sports Officer. As for Michelle, I saw her often too. She hangs out with different groups of people every time I saw her, so it kinda left me an impression that she's very "diverse".

Us : OK man, so that's all we wanted to know. Thanks a lot and enjoy your lunch.

S: Sure.

Respondent #4 : Miss Anonymous

*She asked us to conceal her identity*

Us : Hi miss! Are you free right now? Cause we'd like you to answer 2 really simple questions.
A: *Looks at her friend* Um..ok.

Us : OK, first, what's your name?
A : *beep*

Us : In your opinion, choose two candidates who you think has the highest chance to get elected?
A : Two?um..can I choose only 1?

Us : Sure.
A : I'd choose Chillie.

Us : The reason?
A : I saw him numerous of times, and he's kinda active in sports.

Us : That's really relevant. Thank you Miss A, for your time.
A : OK.

Respondent #5 : Rasheed (left) & Ken (right)

Us : Hey Rasheed, what up?
Rasheed (R): Good. What're you guys doin'?

Us : Glad you asked. we're interviewing people about the election. Can you answer some Q's for us? Just 2 simple ones.
R : Alright.

Us : So which two, of all the faces on this election posters, you think would be the next SA officers?
R : Tom and Chillie.

Us : Can you tell us why?
R : I'm not sure, because they're famous I guess. Plus, they have supportive friends.

Us : I see. OK then, thanks a lot guys for being such a good sport.
R : Aight.
Ken : See ya guys later.

Respondent #6 : Taha

Us : Hey Taha, could you help us out a little bit?Could you answer 2 questions for us?
Taha (T): I guess I could help you out for a while.

Us : Cool. Who'd you think that's gonna win the election? Just your rough opinion, and choose two.
T: Two?Er..OK. Let's see..Shereen...and Afzal.

Us : Sharshad KK for Welfare and Afzal for Treasurer? May we know why?
T: Simple. Michelle's popular. and Afzal's my friend.

Us : Alright man. That's all. Thank's a mil!
T : No need man. That's what friends are for.

Respondent#7 : Cherry

Us : Hi miss. Could you answer 2 simple questions about the election?
Cherry (C): Questions? What're you guys writing?

Us : We're doing a blog, which documents all the happenings and events around the campus. And we need some feed backs from the crowd about them.
C: I see.Okay.

Us : Thanks. So first question. Could you pick two candidates of the election that you think, would make great officers.
C: Pick two? Isn't that goona be biased?

Us : Um, no? Because it's only your idea, not the person you vote.
C: Really? Can I pick all of them?

Us : All of them?*swt*Er..sure.Why not.And may I know why?
C: Because I think everybody deserves it, since they have courage to go up to the public and improve the campus for the student's sake.

Us : Well said. Thanks a lot Cherry.
C: Kay.

Cherry being interviewed by one of our reporter.

And there you have it folks, a little spice and salt about the elections from your fellow students. For all the election's candidates, we would like to wish you ALL THE BEST and MAY THE BEST PERSON WINS.

Check your owa1 emails for the further notice about the election!

Have a nice day and thank you for reading.

Yours truly,
Irzazder

Our reporter interviewing Umesi about the election

Are you here to weld, or to milk cows?

2009-03-31T00:13:00.000+08:00

BEng Mechanical Engineering, Year One 08/09

Around December 2008, we went to CIAST in Shah Alam ( near Subang Jaya ) for our practical in arc welding.

On that morning, we waited about 2 hours+ for the bus to leave the campus.We were held back that freaking of a long period because of an UNMC workshop staff whom we call "Brother Pendek" or in Malay,literally means short dude. ( Brother Pendek, if you are reading this, please don't chase us after this LOL )
Imagine that he was so LATE, we even had time to hit the pool table, eat breakfast and even dump some bombs!

So we arrived at the training center, had a short briefing, ate some free breakfast (again!), and started our training. So while my group were finishing our project for that day, there's this one guy who's just...I dunno what to say about him, went cuckoo, I guess, from the idiotic heat of the stupid welding place ( mind you, that it was so hot, and I was wearing a lab coat and a bulky welding uniform) which you should see for yourself. BELOW :

Yeah. That freaky guy came to us and said "Milk,anyone?"
(role-playing as a, uh, milk-man?I guess?)

That's all I want to share with everybody.Practicals could be fun with guys like him around, I guess.LOL

Cheers
annonymous, BEng Mechanical Engineering Year One 08/09

by annonymous

Election Time

2009-03-29T19:26:00.002+08:00

F1 Grand Prix Round the Corner

2009-03-29T19:14:00.000+08:00

2009 F1 Petronas Malaysian Grand Prix is back again and we, Sports Complex is offering entries for this event with a best package. We are providing the entries and transportation for you for only RM30.00!! All you have to do is just send email with your full name and id card number to sports@nottingham.edu.my but remember, we have only limited 80 entries here. So please reserve your place NOW.

Hurry!!!!!!!

Email from Sa secretary::hahaha::

2009-03-29T16:48:00.000+08:00

From: SA SECRETARY
cc: PAUL BOARDMAN

Just a little reminder that today Earth Hour will be celebrated and you can do your part in helping to save the environment by switching your lights in your room from 8.30 till 9.30 pm.

Please be informed the SA upstairs will have its lights switched off. This is in collaboration with UNMC Nature Club who will be screening 'An Inconvenient Truth' at the SA ground floor during that hour.

So let us all go green at the SA from 8.30 to 9.30pm!

For more information, visit this link http://www.earthhour.org/home/

Scholarship in University of Nottingham Malaysia Campus

2009-03-29T16:21:00.000+08:00

The Star Education Fund
Sin Chew Daily Education Fund

High Achievers Scholarship

Chinese Independent Schools (UEC) Scholarship

Automatic Scholarships

The Star Education Fund

Tinggi Foundation Scholarship

Guthrie Foundation Scholarship

Iridescent Moments

2009-03-29T11:51:00.000+08:00

Sounded almost the same,
In a card it came,
A promise was made,
not a mere facade,
time was granted,
and questions answered.....

Never Waning,
Never fading,
Sincere and ever wiling....

There was only ever one,
absolutely replaceable by none,
All feel short by the block,
when the breeze blew across the dock....

by: Foong Yu Ming

Forewords

2009-03-29T11:33:00.000+08:00

The university of Nottingham Malaysia Campus has matured in many ways now; with the increased number of clubs and students, their activities making the student experienced even more complete.

This journey begin here, and it begins with reflection on the past. Sincerest gratitude to all who have been supportive through out this journey, and may next year hold even more fond memories for each and everyone of you.....