My Personal Gaming History - Part 2

While studying in CBN for 3 years, I hardly spent much time on game. Most probably because of my pack schedule with school activities and preparing for PMR. I hardly able to recalled among the games that I played during those period of time.

After PMR, I went to MRSM Terendak. It was 2 years of life without games. Not computer games or even video games. I learnt BASIC programming in MRSM but hardly had interest in it. Maybe because of tight schedule in boarding school and we were not allowed to have a pc in our own room.

After SPM, my gaming era reborn. With the RM1000 that I won through an essay writing competition just before SPM, I bought a new set of pc. I entered UTMKL and met a new friend whom later became my best buddy and my game partner. Zura and I spent hours on the machine playing games such as The House of The Dead, Jazz Jackrabbit, and few more. Low Yatt Plaza and Imbi Plaza were among our favourite hang-out. Besides looking for new games, we also loves to tried out new software.

I just loved when the blood shot out when the bullet hit them hard.....urghh!

Thanks to Kak Wan who introduced this game to us. Super addicted.

After we leave UTM and both of us separated to our own path, my gaming activity was minimal. Later, JK Rowling's hits series of Harry Potter hitted the bookshelves in every bookstore, and followed by the movies from the books. Of course, the games will definitely appeared. Who else created the games, the EA of course. I started off with Harry Potter & The Sorcerer's Stone, then Harry Potter & The Chamber of Secret and latest in the market, Harry Potter & The Prisoner of Azkaban. It took me 2 months to completed the first game and I slowly mastered the skills. The last game, it took me 2 weeks to finished the game. Errr..of course with a little bit of help from some sites that provides the walk-through steps. Certain time, the game went through really hard till I feel like quiting it. But the strong will to see the end of the game pushed my limit and my strength (I wish I could produce the same sthrength with study & work).

Now, I am left without a nice game to played with. After I completed the third Harry Potter's game, my student introduced me to The Sims. I started to like it, and continue with The Sims 2 and the expansion pack, The Sims 2 University. Luckily my laptop supported all the requirements to play those games. Now, I'm waiting for the next expansion, The Sims 2 Nightlife which I heard will be released pretty soon and also the upcoming Harry Potter & The Goblet of Fire.

Besides PC games, I also played games on my previous HP Ipaq PDAs. Among the games that I love to play on it were Load Runner (I managed to find slightly newer version that supports Windows Mobile), Lemonade Inc (I learn some business knowledge by selling lemonades), Tennis Addicts and few more. I love the games produced by Hexacto Games Inc that produces many games for pda and mobile phone. Now that I have lost the pda, I have no games to played before I go to bed.

Recently, I read an exciting news in the newspaper. Check this out, the history of Game Boy:

Check out the latest one, Game Boy Micro. Wow....it looks slighly like the Sony's PSP but this one comes with a build-in battery. Meaning, you can recharge it like a phone. Wow....I want this thing. Besides, the looks is very elegant and according to the review in CNN.com, the GB Micro's target market are women, casual gamers and those who can't spend hours on gaming every day.

I surfed in the net and found an ads in game2u.com.my bout the brand new Game Boy Micro's price is RM 569. Should I buy or should I save more money and get a PDA? PDA means more towards my working stuff and games is just an additional. Not that many good games can be played on a pda. But Game Boy is a pure gaming machine. But I heard that the catridge is quite expensive. I wonder if there is any pirated Game Boy catridge sold in the market? Yesterday, I peeped at the game shop in Carrefour Wangsa Maju but the new GB was not there yet. It was just released this month.

Hmmm..should I get a GB or should I get a PDA? I think I'll get both. Then I will need the Dockers that has few pockets to keep all my gadgets together. I know, after raya I shall get the GB (hopefully this year's duit raya does not get affected by the increase of petrol price) and maybe middle of next year then I get myself the O2 Mini that I've been eyed for long time. Hopefully by that, the price will dropped below 2K. Especially after the release of the new O2 Exec (yummy!!).

While waiting for me to get the GB Micro, here's a photo of a Game Boy Micro:

My Personal Gaming History - Part 1

I started to play computer games when I was 6 years old. It was my cousin, who bought a computer when she studied in a college. Whenever I slept at her house, I always played at her computer. During those days, the choice were little. I can't recall any of it.

When I was in Standard 3, my school opened up a computer club. Those were the days we learn on DOS system. Lots of prompts. I enrolled and learn my first ever computer programming called Logo. I kind of like it very much because it's drawing programming. But that's not the No 1 attraction to the computer class. It's the games inside the machine that attracted me. During those days, my friends and I were crazy over a game called Load Runner.

A simple DOS game like this already made me so addicted till I even purposely skip religion class just to go to school and play this game.

After UPSR, my parent bought me a brand new computer. I still remember the brand, which I thought already extinct from this world. It is called Sepoms. The machine run on Windows 95. Usually on Friday, I will followed my mom to her office which is located in Bukit Bintang. After a quick breakfast, I will be wondering around Imbi Plaza (Low Yat was not an IT hub in 1993) looking for games to play. There was this shop that sell cheap computer games (piracy was common in those days), only RM10 for 3 games. Bundle price. I will be looking through the box to find games that I like. Oh yes, in 1993 the games were still in the big floppy disk (the one that you can flapped like a fan when the weather is hot). I took care of my games collection carefully. Once, I accidentally banged my brother's head to the wall when he slipped one of the game into the drain after getting it back from his friends.

During that time, console games already existed. Not any Sony or X-Box yet. They are called Micro Genius. Later, newer version called Micro Genius Super King came in.

It was quite expensive. Only two families at my neighbourhood afford to purchase these things. There were two gamepad and the games were stored in a special catridge. Some catridges able to store up to 200 games. Among my favourites are:

Contra and Super Contra

Super Mario Bros

Charlie Circus, Tennis, Ninja, and many more. Most of the days during school holiday I will be in my neighbour's house playing video game from morning until evening before we leave the machine for a game or two of rounders or 'baling selipar'

When I was in secondary school, I hardly have time for video games. Most of the time I spent at home playing computer games. Among my favourites are Prince of Persia (it was really addicted), Gorrila (you use bananas and aim to the gorrila to shoot it down. This was where I learn about angle), and few more...

The early version of Prince of Persia.

Majlis Perkahwinan Murni & Fadhli

Hari ini berlangsungnya detik bersejarah bagi member gua, Murni ngan pasangannya Fadhli setelah letih bercinta selama 7 tahun (iye ke...aku agak2 aje ni). Pasangan pengantin diarak dengan paluan kompang dan kabonye siap ada silat lagi....silat pulut gamaknya. Aku ngan geng2 tak ke depan coz panas (cair make up, kata aishah). So, sambil dok bawah khemah, sambil makan sambil bertukar2 story-mory the morning glory mengenai hal-ehwal budak2 CBN yg lain. Kali nie tak le sekecoh macam kenduri2 yg lain. Maybe sebab tukang kecoh no 1 (sapa lagi, si Yati tu le....Yat) sibuk shooting entah kat mana. Lepas abis bersanding dan makan beradap (letih makan cara nie, confirm tak kenyang), pengantin masuk untuk bersalin pakaian. Kitorang amik kesempatan bergambar kat pelamin dan kemudiannya dijoin oleh pengantin perempuan sendiri. Pengantin lelaki entah dimana....

Kali nie, senarai yang hadir adalah seperti berikut: aku, aishah, mazlina, mas(pengepit...oppss..pengapit Murni), Halimatul (duduk dekat melawati aje, tapi cuma jumpa masa kenduri), Ann, Nik, Azie & Novan, Kelly & Mad, Rina, Maya, Su, Shereen, Sarina, Putri, Juita dan Fari. alamak...ada ke yg namanya tertinggal? Rasanya takde kot..al-maklumlah, muka2 nie le yg dok rajin pegi kenduri kawin. diri sendiri ntah bila nak kenduri...wahahahahaha....

p/s: To Awin yang tak dapat datang sebab kursus induksi....rugi lah ko terlepas byk gossip2 hangat..wahahaha !!!!

Huda, Nik, Ann and Azie...aku heran nape dorang segan bebeno nak amik gambo kat dalam umah depan pelamin. Just nak gambo pelamin sipi2 aje....macam-macam....

Gossip apo plak nih? Undian sapa plak kawin lepas nie kott....

lah, sambung plak depan pelamin. ado-ado ajolah engkorang nih...

acara wajib setiap kali kenduri.

Macam-macam ada....macam ini pun ada. Tak cukup duit untuk budget anto ke angkasa kot. Apalagi....cargas. send your votes!!!

Source: The Star

One of the skill that I am proud of is to be able to have 2 best friends at one time. Many people says that I am really good at making and entertaining friends, regardless of new or old friends. Having a best friend or two in my life in priceless and I appreciated it more than money can buy. But in today's world, the term 'best friend' is almost extinct and some claims that it hardly visible at all. There's only good friend who will be by your side when they need you or when you are happy. There is no such thing as good friend who will be with you when you are sad, you need help and etc. I am lucky that I am still able and given the opportunity to have 2 best friends.

When the world is getting older and human's life are a whole lot better and more sophisticated than before, it seems that best friend is hardly to find. More people do not believe in best friend. And these people will look at best friend differently, the dark side of it. And I always hate people who misinterpreted bestfriend to something else. If you happened to be the unlucky one not been given the taste of having a best friend, please do not mess with other people's relationship. Learn to be a good friend and you might be given the opportunity to have a close friend and perhaps, a best friend who knew you in and out..some times more than your parents.

To my 2 best friend, I thank God for giving me this golden opportunity to have both of you in my life. To the smelly person who smells us differently.....get a life!





Pic Source:http://www.sun-e-cards.com

PRIA KESEPIAN

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Oh! Jeritan batinku
Memekik-mekik
Memanggil-manggil
Namamu selalu

Sehari kurasa sebulan
Hatiku tiada tertahan
Ku pandang kiri
Ku pandang kanan
Di kau tiada...
Risau
Batinku menangis risau
Makin kau jauh
Makin hatiku bertambah kacau
Mengapa kita berpisah
Tak sanggup menahan asmara
Oh! Dengarlah
Jeritan batinku

Album Afdlin Shauki: Fuyoo!

Source: The Malay Mail

Aku mendapat maklumat mengenai Projek Afdlin Shauki Dah Hilang Akal menerusi seorang blogger melalui http://petalingstreet.org/. Menurut Afdlin Shauki melalui blognya Afdlin Shauki : Inside My Head, beliau frust dengan marketing yang dilakukan kepada albumnya berjudul Fuyoo. Ramai peminat yang cuba mendapatkannya di kedai tetapi gagal. Lalu Afdlin melancarkan projek ini yang dinamaka Afdli Shauki Hilang Akal dimana beliau meminta sesiapa yang ingin mendapatkan album Fuyoo supaya emailkan butiran peribadi kepada beliau dan beliau akan poskan album tersebut samada CD atau kaset. Ternyata ia mendapat sambutan ramai.

Aku pun tak ketinggalan mencuba nasib. Coz mende nie selagi stok masih ada, kalau ada, ada le. Memandangkan aku email pada Afdlin pon agak lewat dari dateline yang diberi, just tried my luck.

Hari ni aku masuk ofis setelah bercuti selama seminggu sepanjang cuti sekolah, aku dapati ada bungkusan sampul kuning diatas meja. Takde setem. Sapa pulak? Bila dibuka, mak aihhh, album Fuyoo ler. Tak sangka le dapat. And memang dlm email tu aku suh dia anto by hand aje coz ofis dia Cuma selang 6 pintu dari ofis aku.

Ni rupa bahagian dalam CD. Ada 2 cd rupanya iaitu CD Audio dan VCD Pembikinan Album.

Ini rupa CD Audio yang mengandungi 17 track.

Ini pula rupa VCD khas berkenaan pembikinan album Fuyoo.

Buku lirik pun diberi sama. High quality. Very impressive.

Lagu yang berjaya menarik perhatian aku. Best lagu ni, especially dengar masa memandu. Easy listening and relaxing.

Videoclip pembikinan album Fuyoo. Pemandangan atas bukit tu macam familiar aje.

Rasa2 macam kat belakang Carrefour tu.

Setelah mendengar lagu2 dalam album ni, aku rasa lagu2nya tak le teruk sangat sampaikan takleh nak market dalam pasaran. Ada kualiti dan lagu2nya not that bad. Ada several good songs yang mana aku tak penah dengar di radio. Lagu2 dr soundtrack Buli pon ada juga.

Aku respek kat mamat nie sebab sanggup amik risiko dengan mengedarkan albumnya dahulu dan menunggu pembayaran kemudian. Itupun kalau orang bayar le. Menurutnya, bayar le berdasarkan berapa yang kita rasa layak untuk kualiti albumnya. Kalau seposen, seposen lah. Kalau ikut harga pasaran, CD adalah RM35. Cuma dia kata, kalau kita taknak simpan album tu, jangan pass pada orang lain. Sebaliknya hantar le ke pusat kitar semula untuk di recycle. Risiko besar juga teknik beliau nie, tapi takkan nak tunggu syarikat yang diamanahkan untuk pengedaran album yang akan bergerak. At least melalui teknik ni, dia leh test samada cara itu boleh dipakai atau tak.

Anyway, I think the album worth at its price. Don’t worry abg Afdlin, nnt saya anto duit by hand aje le. Bleh sign album nie skali yek, bak kata beliau…ia akan jadi collector’s item bila dia sudah tiada nnt. Cuma aku terpaksa convert ke mp3 utk aku dengar dlm kereta memandangkan kereta aku takde cd player. (cucuk mp3 player yg saiz thumbdrive tu ke FM Transmitter dan transmit ke radio mengikut frekuensi tertentu). Antara lagu yang aku suka dengo ialah Sampai Bila, Waras (tema filem Buli), Daku Percaya, Tiada Lagi dan Bukan Cinta.

All the best Afdlin Shauki…..bila le Buli Balik nak ditayangkan di pawagam???

AQUARIA @ KL CONVENTION CENTRE

Pagi ni bangun kol 8. Bukan nak gi ke Putrajaya untuk melihat perarakan (ishh, dah lama tak tgk perarakan sempena kemerdekaan) tapi untuk ke Aquaria di KLCC yang menawarkan harga tiket istimewa yang akan berakhir hari ini (melepas peluang nak naik ERL dengan harga RM10 sempena merdeka) iaitu sebanyak RM20 bagi dewasa dan RM10 bagi kanak-kanak.

Lepas amik member, terus ke KLCC. Awal pagi cuti umum, parking kat tepi masjid tu masih banyak yang kosong. Namun sudah ramai juga di taman KLCC. ada yang berjogging, berjalan-jalan dll. Terus berjalan ke Suria KLCC dan turun ke Lower Ground menuju ke terowong ditepi Tower Records. First time berjalan melalui terowong ini. Sampai di hujung terowong, melalui parking lot KL Convention Centre masuk ke pintu yang tertulis Aquaria. Ramai yang telah beratur. Ada pula yang sedang bersarapan di kafe berdekatan.

Kami beratur dari jam 9.30 hingga 10.00 baru barisan bergerak. Itupun terlalu perlahan. Sampai didepan Kenny Rogers, petugas Aquaria memarahi pengunjung dalam barisan kerana tidak mematuhi arahan. Arghhh....pepagi nie dah nak marah2. Dah le beratur punye lama, nak duduk pun takde tempat. Nak salahkan sapa, kalau dah semua orang bergerak mengikut orang depan?

Pengunjung dalam barisan dipecahkan. Ntah ikut berapa orang. Sampai di depan Starbuck, berhenti lagi. Ada sekumpulan yang mencuba nasib dengan beratur didepan pintu masuk walaupun barisan panjang telah diwujudkan. Khabarnya pada ketika itu, barisan sudah sampai ke parking lot. Masuk sahaja ke dalam kawasan membeli tiket, hanya seorang wakil sahaja diminta berbaris membeli tiket. Dapat sahaja tiket, kami masuk ke dalam. Khabarnya pengunjung dikumpulkan 45 orang dalam satu kumpulan dan diberi peluang melawat selama 45 minit. Tapi tengok yang masuk berderu-deru aje, dah macam seratus orang.

Kami agak beruntung kerana antara yang awal masuk. So tak le teruk sgt bertolak-tolak. Melihat satu aquarium ke satu aquarium. Mengambil gambar dibenarkan tanpa penggunaan flash. Kedengaran suara2 petugas mengingatkan pengunjung mengenai hal itu. Ada yang menggunakan kamera manual, digital, video camera dan tak lupa juga camera pada handphone. Mengambil gambar didalam Aquaria sangat susah kerana pencahayaan yang kurang dan tidak tetap.

Sedang asyik melihat si biawak, tetiba ia terjun ke air dengan penuh lagak sambil membuat pose istimewa.

Kemudian, melihat pula beberapa ekor ulat gonggong yang besar saiznya. Geli geleman dibuatnya.

Agak menarik melihat spesis katak ini yang menyerupai daun kering. Teknik camouflage yang sangat baik untuk melindungi mereka daripada musuh.

Meneruskan perjalanan dan melihat aquarium berbentuk silinder yang sangat unik. Didalamnya terdapat sebatang pokok yang besar dan dikerumuni dengan berpuluh-puluh ikat. Kelihatan macam ikan air tawar. Seolah-olah berada didalam sungai pula. Sangat menarik dan menakjubkan.

Selepas puas melihat pelbagai hidupan seperti belangkas, tapak sulaiman, kura-kura gergasi, kami menuju ke kawasan bawah dimana pengunjung perlu beratur untuk masuk ke terowong bergerak. Jikalau petugas Aquaria dah rancang lebih awal, tentu tidak perlu sakit tekak menjerit menyuruh orang beratur kerana tiada tali khas dipasang menandakan perlu beratur.

Didalam terowong ini, pengunjung dapat menyaksikan ikan jerung yang begitu 'gembira' mempamerkan barisan giginya yang bagaikan paku, ikan pari yang berenang diatas kepala (melihat badan pari dari bawah agak menyeramkan, cam hantu gitu), dan pelbagai lagi spesis hidupan laut. Tidak ada pula pertunjukkan penyelam memberi ikan makan seperti yang biasa ada di aquarium2 besar di negara2 lain. Dengan adanya sistem 'walkalator', pengunjung hanya perlu berdiri dan memerhatikan keindahan laut dalam kerana walkalator berfungsi seperti escalator dimana ia akan membawa penumpang sepanjang perjalanan. Awas, ada dibeberapa bahagian kita perlu mengubah kedudukan kaki mengikut putaran walkalator. Bersempena dengan sambutan kemerdekaan, bendera turut dipasan pada badan sebuah sampan yang diletakkan didalam aquarium di kawasan terowong ini.

Selepas keluar dari terowong, pengunjung boleh menikmati keindahan batu karang menjadi kediaman ikan2 cantik seperti Dory dan Clown Fish (Nemo).

Setelah penat mengembara didasar lautan, bolehkan singgah di kedai cenderamata membeli ole-ole sebagai tanda kenang-kenangan. sherrina beli satu mug kecil berharga RM 7.90 dihiasi dengan gambar ikan dan logo Aquaria serta seekor katak dan ikan jerung getah yang boleh mengembang 6 kali ganda saiznya apabila diletak didalam air selama beberapa hari. Harganya RM 2.90 seekor.

Kami keluar dari Aquaria menuju ke Suria KLCC untuk mengisi perut yang sudah berdangdut. Wah, barisan manusia yang hendak melawat Aquaria sudah mencecah ke dalam terowong di kawasan iklan Maxis 3G. Beberapa meter sebelum mencecah kedai Tower record. Entah pukul berapa mereka dapat masuk kedalam.

Bermulanya 1 September, harga tiket Aquaria adalah seperti berikut:

Source: www.klaquaria.com

Selepas keluar dari Aquaria, rasa puas hati dan tidak berpuas hati bercampur-gaul.

Puas hati kerana:

• dapat melihat kehidupan laut dengan lebih dekat
• dapat masuk ke Aquaria pada harga tiket RM20 berbanding RM38 (harga biasa)
• dapat membeli cenderahati untuk kenangan

Tak puas hati kerana:

• Sistem pembelian tiket yang tidak sistematik. Mengapa menyusahkan pengunjung beratur berjam-jam lamanya. Kenapa tidak dibuat sistem tiket seperti membeli tiket wayang dimana pengunjung boleh beli dan pergi ke tempat lain sementara menunggu waktu masuk. Banyak masa dihabiskan hanya untuk beratur sahaja
• Sistem pengurusan pengunjung yang tidak efisyen. Seolah-olah mereka tidak menjangka kehadiran pengunjung yang luar biasa pada cuti umum (macam tak reti2 pe'el rakyat Malaysia yang akan mengejar harga murah apatah lagi pada cuti umum)
• Petugas Aquaria hilang sabar dan marah-marah (kalau tengok PC Fair lagi maut, at least pengunjung kat sini beratur elok2)
• Pengunjung terlalu ramai pada satu2 masa menyebabkan sukar untuk memerhatikan hidupan dengan teliti.
• Ada ibu bapa yang sanggup datang membawa anak2 kecil walhal keadaan terlalu sesak dan panas. Ada juga yang membawa kereta sorong bayi dan bayi2 kecil yang menangis kerana resah (apa yg bayi boleh faham mengenai haiwan laut). Tangisan bayi bersahut-sahutan menganggu konsentrasi pengunjung lain
• Tidak banyak info mengenai setiap spesis hidupan. Kalau ada pun terlalu kecil dan susah dibaca dalam keadaan gelap dan kurang cahaya
• Harga tiket biasa yang mahal menyebabkan ramai orang menyerbu pada hari ini yan merupakan hari terakhir promosi harga rendah.
• Tiada makluman awal mahupun tali khas bagi membuat laluan menuju ke terowong walkalator menyebabkan orang ramai bersesak dan bertolak-tolak

Jika anda belum berkesempatan ke Aquaria, tak perlu le rush2 sementara orang masih menyerbu ni. Maybe selepas 3 bulan, tidak begitu ramai orang akan mengunjungi Aquaria dan bolehlah anda kesana tanpa perlu bersusah-payah dan dapat menikmati pameran dengan selesa. Macam di Petrosains atau di Planetarium sekarang. Bagi sherrina yang dah penah melakukan aktiviti snorkeling dan melihat keindahan hidupan laut secara 'live', melihat pameran di Aquaria ini tidaklah seseronok orang yang tak pernah menyelam di laut. Kalau dibanding dengan Underwater World di Langkawi, Aquaria lebih besar. berdasarkan pengalaman sherrina ke Underwater World di Sydney, Australia, Aquaria ini kecil sedikit saiznya. Tunggulah bila demam 'Aquaria' dah reda, bolehlah pergi sekali lagi.....

Full photos boleh didapati di http://sherrina.fotopages.com

Me, my mom and my dad went to the AKLEH highway and joined the rest of the Malaysian there to watched the fireworks. I prepared my camera and tripod before we drove to the place. It was crowded but I managed to secure a good place. I was more expecting good firerworks from KLCC but it turned out to be so low, hardly visible from the highway. If only I knew the fireworks in Bukit Bintang will be that good and that long, I would have been there. But these photos below were captured from an unknown fireworks which was very nice and came from behind us, somewhere in Hulu Klang area. I wonder who sponsored the fireworks...

P/s: I used a pre-setting of fireworks which is available in my Lumix menu. If sets via manual mode, the setting will be F4 - 1/10.

SELAMAT MENYAMBUT HARI KEMERDEKAAN MALAYSIA YANG KE 48

my bestfriend, Zura gave birth to a baby girl yesterday at KL General Hospital. Both mother and baby are healthy. The baby's weight is 3.5kg and she has the combination of her mother and father's look especially on the eye, nose and lip. I went to visit her yesterday at 6pm and took some photos of the baby. Name? Unknown....should be something like Nur Aisyah. Coz the parent were expecting a boy but they are happy with the new family member.....

Congratulation to both, Che Wan and Zura.....

Sepetang di kampus induk Unisel, Batang Berjuntai

2 orang adik sherrina mengaji di Unisel. si abang dah tamatkan diploma dan kini di tahun pertama pengajian ijazah. si adik pula baru masuk foundation program disana. Tahun ini, Unisel mula memindahkan kesemua pelajar mereka ke kampus induk di Batang Berjuntai setelah 3 kali tertunda. Walaupun banyak komplen dan rungutan kerana kelengkapan dan infrastruktur yang belum mencukupi, aku mendapati apa yang ada sekarang sudah cukup selesa untuk mereka memulakan pengajian. Faham2 ajelah tempat baru, lepas 3,4 tahun...gahlah ia.
Kolej kediamannya berbentuk apartment. Ya, kene sewa. Bukan duduk free ye. Sebulan RM 200 kalau tak silap. Tapi cukup selesa. At least tak le masa zaman sherrina di UTMKL dulu, menyewa di Pangsa Murni (apartment yg byk kenangan), 10 org bersesak2.....dorang nie cuma 5-6 org shj. juga 3 bilik tido dan 2 bilik air. Yg best tu, siap fully furnish. Katil, almari, meja makan, sofa, meja study. Sherrina kata kat adik2 sherrina, "Kalau kelian tak blajo pandai2, tak tahu le apa aku nak kata".

Selain tu, facilities lain seperti dewan makan (mahal gak le makanan disini), futsal court (wow...bestnya. Ada court utk girls and boys), tennis court, dan mcm2 lagi. Kawasannya juga sangat jauh dari hiruk pikuk bandar. Sangat sunyi, aman dan tenteram. Agak kelakar juga masa kitorang ke sana ahad lepas dengan makcik dan sepupu. Setelah berkilo-kilometer menempuhi kampung2 dan ladang2 kelapa sawit, tetiba kelibat bangunan2 yg pelik2 design arkitekturnya dan makcik sherrina pun tanye, "eh...kilang apa pulak yg lawa semacam nie?" dengan nada lucu adik sherrina jawab, "itu le kampus UNISEL"....jenuh kitorang bantai gelakkan dia.

Ibu sherrina siap pesan pada adik2 sherrina. Jangan sesekali mandi atau main dekat ngan tasik di Unisel tu. Ada satu tasik, yakni bekas lombong tinggal yang bakal menjadi tempat utk rekreasi air yg menarik jika diubahsuai dan diperindahkan lagi. sherrina baru kali ini dapat melihat tasik itu dan kami gelak terbahak2 kerana melihat keadaan airnya, usahkan adik sherrina....ntah2 itik pun fikir 2-3 kali nak masuk atau tidak!

My temporary home

My aunt was admitted to Ampang Puteri since Tuesday to undergo a surgery to remove a fibroid (size of a coconut) from her tummy and all her inner organs (she will not be able to get pregnant after this). Since my sister and brother are already in their campus in Batang Berjuntai, Selangor, the responsibilities to stay with her in the hospital falls on me and my mom.

My aunt is a very lucky person for she has been quite healthy until she had this operation which is her first ever operation (she's 51) and the biggest lucky is she has a medical insurance to cover all the expenses. That's how she can afford to get a better treatment at a private hospital. Being the youngest daughter in family, she's quite terrified and nervous bout this idea of cutting her tummy open, remove an organ and staying in the hospital. The first and last time I had to sleep in the hospital was when my brother was admitted to HKL on the first day of Syawal couple of years ago due to denggi fever. Even staying in a private hospital is not that comfortable as I expected.

Day 1 , she was given a room with 2 bed. Meaning, she has to share with another patient and trying to catch a sleep with a new-born baby crying besides you is not an easy task. On wednesday, I took a day off from the office and stayed with her accompanied by a laptop and a digicam (luckily I have these gadgets with me or it will be damn boring). I managed to watched 2 movies that I rent from Ezy Video (Kiamat Sudah Dekat - best giler and Dr Seus, Cat in The Hat) before I left the hospital after my aunt was sent to the operation theater. After the operation, we managed to get a single room and immediately packed all our stuff and change room.

If only I waited for another 30 minutes, I might be able to snap the fibroid that the doctor taken out. I did begged my mom and my aunt to ask the doctor if I can get into the operation theater to take photos but they thought it's the most silly idea (dang, I am not afraid of blood....I fancy CSI and ER. If only I have a better Biology teacher, I might be pursuing my study in medical).

My activities during the stay in the hospital will be watching as many movie as I can (just rented The Bone Collector-had been wanted to watch this before and XXX: The Next Level), listen to mp3, sleep and relaxing myself before the new semester begin. The doctor said that she will be discharged next Wednesday, that means I have to spend my weekend in the hospital. Must bring more comforter and bantal kekabu. The air-cond is so cold.

View from the room's window. I can see traffic flowing through MRR 2.

That's the petrol station at the junction and Flamingo Hotel

The Ampang Point, among the busiest business park in Selangor. Finding a legal parking space in here is a nightmare. Almost impossible.

My and my laptop.

my e-browse has been giving me headache when suddenly The Star newspaper disappear from my subscription. I was so annoyed. Made few calls and emails complaining to Tm Net. Since Friday till today, I did not get to managed to read The Star.

Thanks to En Anwar from Tm Net, he managed to resolve my problem (more like a mystery). The chronicles of the incidents are as below:

Friday, 5/8/2005:
-browse through The Sun e-paper and find it interesting. Hey, it's free too.
-try to login to e-browse using my old BlueHyppo ID (sherrina) and password but failed
-register new ID (sherrina80) and successful. Subscribe to The Star and pay via credit card.
-success. Reading The Star happily and even wrote bout it in blog (refer previous entry).
- went out for lunch and login again, The Star gone. Call 1-300-88-1515, lodge complaint and email them the acknowledgement email received after subscribe.
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Saturday 6/8/2005
-still missing. I think I call them again and told them the story again.
-En Anwar call said that he will get technical team to look into this matter.

Sunday 7/8/2005
-still missing. So I ended up subscribe Malay Mail.

Monday 8/8/2005
-same thing. Call them again.The Star still missing, Malay Mail ok

Tuesday 9/8/2005
-same thing, call again. Promise will look into this matter. They already know bout my problem. Malay Mail ok.

Wednesday 10/8/2005
-receive email from custcare ask me to check plug in and so on. I reply again saying the star still missing.
-call Tm Net again.
-En Anwar call me. Apologize coz he's on leave for the past 2 days. He says he willl check.
-After 15 minutes, he call again and said, mystery solve.
-I register The Star under sherrina80's ID and Malay Mail under sherrina ID (still a bit of mystery how come I managed to login with this ID)
-I am happy again reading bout the haze news....


To En. Anwar of TM Net, thanks for solving this mystery patiently. It shows that TM Net is not really nuts, it's me who go nuts with so many ID...wahahahaha....e-browse roxx! (malu saya :p )

chow..I'm off to read the backdated issues of The Star (I just love their articles and the advertisements).....hihi.