oh yes... now its 2 paper down and 3 more to go... my first paper was Nanotechnology... hahah.. i was so scared for the paper... even after reading through the syllabus twice through and doing i think 5 or 6 past years papers, i still felt not confident... haha.. but thankfully, the paper i felt was quite ok... yessa...

i had "engineer and society" just now.. i felt that i didnt prepare enough for the paper... read the syllabus once through only.. and attempted 5 past year exam papers.. hahaha... and once again, thankfully it ws quite ok... hahha... managed to "pounce" on some questions... discuss the pros and cons of the Group Representation Constituency... engineer's ethical behaviour... Professional Engineer code of conduct.. Globalization.. Bhopal, the largest industrial accident in the world... i really like Engineer and Society... it gave me an avenue to know more abt the world other than the world of engineering... hahha... oh well, 3 more papers to go...

yesterday, my dad again calculated for me the facts and figures when he sent me to school... "wan, you have only 9 more days of school left... What is 9 days compared to the 3years and 11months that you had gone through?... just suffer for these 9 more days.." hahaha... my dad can always be my education consultant... i really have to give it to them, they made me who i am today... they raised up a thoroughly "pain in the ass" boy to what i am now... hahha... i remembered the time i was slapped with the thick black A. maths textbook for failing my maths test back in sec 3... i was rude too... and i did alot of other things that can disappoint them and make them really angry... haha..

but now that im an adult, i felt whatever that they did to me was really necessary.. hehhe.. the "youre GROUNDED" days... the "you shouldnt get a girlfriend" days... the times i played truant... i was really a rascal... and thankfully, my parents manage to keep me in check... hahha... and dad always believed in the liberal way of making decisions... haha.. so he's the one that instilled the "negotiation" skills in me...

I remembered having to negotiate with him to let me keep my extremely punk hairstyle for 7 days... hahha.. and yeap, he gave me the go ahead... 7 days later i had to crop my extreme hairstyle... haha... that was funny... and best of all, i was 23 back then... hahaha...

and now that im going to start work, its time to let them enjoy the fruits of their labour... all that hard work... i can never repay even a small sum of what they had sacrificed from my infant days till now... but at least i will want to make them happy... i miss my parents... i had been studying and forgetting the world all these while... i had to set aside time for them yesterday... time management is always important, and people that you love must always be high up in the priorities list...

without my family, i am nowhere... they gave me support when i need them... the supported me financially and of course in terms of food too... haha...

syahid and renee will be getting married very soon... a long string my friends will be married... and not to forget those that are already married... hahhaa... i dun think i'll get married any time soon.. hahha... i'll just take things as they come... haha... my mom asked if NIE had any pretty ladies... hahha... i think she's worried abt me.. hahha... im worried too, mum... hahah... but, i had enough of girls of NIE for the moment... hahhaa... maybe i can get married to my car... (either Golf GT Sport or Mini Cooper S) hahha... but for now, i'll just settle for the milano red honda jazz... 2007 edition, 1.4litre i-DSI engine... hahaha.. love of cars is still there...

well, i guess the reason why i blog is for me to read it as memories when im older.. how much i;ve changed since the first time i started blogging... hahha... i hope im wiser now.. 3 more papers coming up, Human Resource Management, Design and Non Destructive Testing... then it will be the presentation for my FInal Year Report...

I really cant wait to go east coast and cycle... enjoy the land and sea breeze... look out at the ships that are anchored near the horizon... the frequent hum of the turbofan engine when a wide bodied plane flies above me... the soothing swash and backwash of the waves... to figure out why the crest of the waves becomes higher when it reaches the shallower water.. (it primarily follows the principle of the conservation of mass, serious!)...

oh well, before i start to babble on and on.. heheh... ( i tend to do that right? ) now got to start studying for my design and HRM... need to watch all those videos for HRM... here goes!!!

having a bite of life... hahha... bullshit....

ok lets try another format... trial and error beb.. hmm.. this time no girls in any pics.. here its me acting like "Oh My God?!" kind of look... haha.. i dont think im successful in potraying that look..

this is me and najib having an intimate moment together in bed... my funky googles had broken into 2 a few weeks ago... i loved those specs... it served me well for 8 yrs... haha.. time to buy a new one... for now, its either contact lens or myopia...

rasidah gave birth... and i think its time for me to think abt kids... haha..check out my new top... nice right?... ahaha... ego trip was brought to you by Wan...

wait, i cant seemed to figure out how to use the picture function yet...
hmm... ok, these are just snapshots of what had been going on lately in my life



oh yah... just a disclaimer... the girl in the pic is Muffins.. she's not my girlfriend k... haha... just in case anyone thinks otherwise... just a close friend... haha.. she taken anyway... haha.. i
think i look sweet in that pic..

Many thanks to God... for He had been there for me all these while.. and He had known everything that is in my heart... and that He was the one that i poured my heart to... for He is the All Knowing...

i had been doing ok lately... i feel happy now... so sorry that i had not been blogging... been really busy... i was stuck with my 10000 words final year report(FYP)... the first draft had already been submitted and return... thankfully, the prof was impressed by my work... hahaha... but i did produce some slipshot work for the literature review and references.... ahah.. and i paid amirul $20 to do my contents page, my page numbering, my list of tables and figures... its a win win situation... i pay he gain... job well done bro... all these editing, i hate them... hkehkekhe...

so fyp is done, sans abit of editing for my slipshot references... then came the quizzes... i had one so far... got B+ for nanotechnology... not too bad... but personally, i expected an A... cos its MCQ, and i know myself well enough that MCQ is always MY thing... ok wait, maybe my language here is abit difficult to understand... what i mean is that i always score for MCQ (not boasting here ok)... hence my higher expectations... i think having 4 choices to choose from makes life all the more easier (only when it comes to exam questions, not girls ok... that will be a headache).. khekhekhe....

so yah, the quiz is done... then came the assignments... i submitted a 17 page report for my non-destructive testing assignment... and that assignment came during the crunch period when my FYP was due... oh man... tough tough tough... i slept at 4am every night of the week... and everyone knows im not a night person... but what to do, if it has to be done, then i have to do it right...

hahaha... im amazed at the ease of producing so many words now... i've grown accustomed to report writing... haha... even my blog entry feels like a report now... generating lots of words... but at least here im allowed to doodle and list irrelevant ideas and topics... hahha...

so yah, FYP, quizzes, Assignments... what else was taking up my time.... oh yah... then came all the interviews for jobs... haha.. i casted a wide net... i applied for PUB, MFA, LTA, SIA, Shell... hmmm, what else eh... oh, i applied for EDB and Keppel too... wowoweewahh... so many and so diverse... i felt that i should restrict myself to only engineering posts... cos i can articulate well and i think im a ppl kind of person... engineer with soft skills (desirable in the job market, smart and not square as people expected)... haha... i signed up for the interviewing skills workshop... got myself 2 damn stylish and executively tailored shirts and a pair of tailor pin stripe pants... a Solvil et Titus watch to complete the "Im a Professional" look... haha.. impression beb.. 1st impression counts...

well the interviews come and go... i had to make time for it... skipped many lectures... and even more silat trainings... i feel fat and unfit already. hahaha. anyway, i joined the national vertical marathon this year... team event... me(team captain), Najib, Nas, Muffins (farhain) and Amilin... we trained twice a week... the pinnacle was going up the 30 storey point block at Senja THRICE... damn, my thighs were so huge.. all that stair climbing... haha.. we won sixth place anyway, and the prizes are up to the fifth place only... we were only 8 seconds behind the 5th place... can you believe that? i myself couldnt believe our luck... haha.. we did win first price for the amazing race segment of the event... haha.. we got a hamper and many yoyos... nevermind lah... that will do..

ok, not to digress, back to my interviews... yeap i sat for many tests and many interviews... finally i was selected for the final round of Technical Service Engineer at SIA and MEchanical Engineer at Shell... and may i saw the selection process was gruelling... extremely gruelling... SIA made me sit for 3 more tests and a final interview for its final round... Shell made me go through an entire day with 6 assessors... i felt like i was in a reality tv... haha.. and the things they asked made me so small... "so what will you do to pacify the Union, now that they are threatening a strike?"... how am i suppose to answer that? hahaha... all that i could manage after that was to get a cup of cool and heart-calming plain water and look out at the sea off bukom island through the glass window.... it was such a serene sight.. after going through a brainstorming and nerve wrecking q&A session with the assessors abt the case study... haha.. what an experience... thats for shell... for SIA, even the security guard was telling me to pray hard before taking the tests and the final interview... i guess he felt that i really wanted the job.. haha.. thanks mr auxilary police security guard... best of all these 2 final rounds were one after another... SIA on monday, Shell on Tuesday... back to back beb... haha

and then comes the anxiety... the long wait for the call from them... I was so so hoping and praying... that I get one of these... true enough, SIA called on thursday at 4 plus...
"congratulations Ridzwan, We would like to offer you the post of Technical Service Engineer.."
i was like WOWOWOWOWOW(in the library)... so so happy... then today came the call from Shell
"Ridzwan we had observe you during the final round that the following can be further developed... blah blah blah... (i wasnt interested cos i thought i was rejected)... your strengths are good negotiation skills, you are a team player and can motivate and lead a team... Congratulations Ridzwan, you're successful in your application.. we would like to offer your a place in Shell as a Mechanical Engineer"
I was so so so so so happy... my parents were so happy for me too... Thank you God.. You had answered my Prayers...

so now comes the tough choice to pick the one that i want... SIA or Shell... hmmmm... haha... Benefits, career developments and work life balance will be what i prioritise more... i'll think abt it for the weekend...

and now that im in a better off position than what i used to be, i have to concentrate on my coming exams... my final semester... my last taste of uni life... my last gathering with my friends on a daily basis... my last few chance of skipping classes(i enjoy doing this)... my last involvement with formal education... my launchpad to the working world... my transition to another phase of life... my coming first taste of my own income.. so many changes coming... i cant help but feel emotional when it comes to this...

yeap, before i start to tear(haha, im kind of a softie when it comes to this lah eh), i should be of continuing my report now... hahaha.. more reports... this time its the design report... words, words and more words... haha...

oh, lastly, i have another addition to my uncle-hood... I HAVE ANOTHER NEPHEW NOW... ahah.. welcome to the world Nabil..