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3 months of summer break seems to pass in a blink of an eye. I have 1 more month of break before classes starts, where i enter into my second year in Chemical with Environmental Engineering. I actually started my break since the 20th of May, freaking 4 months of break. Some of my course mates prefer to go for internship, where they pay you as little as RM500 for your petrol money and allowance. I know we are going there to learn but it also depends on which company you intern at. I have a feeling we will just go there and learn very little and end up being their KULI. Carry this, carry that, help me take this, take that, collect data? I seriously don't know what would i expect during an internship, but no matter what i still have to do it at the end of my second year as it's compulsory if i want to get my Masters. Instead of an internship, now i'm working as a waiter, at a Karaoke centre. My daily job is to welcome the customer, take orders, serve food, clean up af...

There's Been A Death In The House

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Not at the opposite house... not at my house... but at my Yeh Yeh's house... He passed away peacefully last Friday, 12th of August 2011, age 83. My yeh yeh was famous for his story telling. During family reunions, he would always repeat the same short stories or jokes. He usually told his stories and jokes in Cantonese and a little bit of other languages such as Malay. My father would always ask me to write them down or record it the next time he told it, but i thought it was unnecessary and i was feeling bored of the same old jokes since i've heard them umpteen times. Now, even if i want to hear it for another time, i cannot. I regret for not listening to my father, it's too late now, my yeh yeh's gone. My yeh yeh taught me many things when i was little. I used to stay with them(my mah mah and ku cheh) during the holidays(because i was such a nuisance at home that my parents decided to "buang negeri" me). He taught me Chinese calligraphy, taught ...