peperiksaan
25 October, 2009









i would like to wish to all of my friends and myself all the best and good luck in the upcoming examinations, cause i know we are going to need a lot of it. special message to MARA scholarship recipients : mara dah tk bg extend, so kalau nak balik summer, jgn fail.

that's all, i need to study now.

Posted bySyafiq Ridhwan at 3:21 PM 6 comments  

aidilfitri
20 September, 2009


salam aidilfitri dari preston, victoria. maaf zahir dan batin dipinta. moga2 syawal disambut meriah dimana anda berada.

ps: rakan2 di melbourne jemputlah dtg ke rumah. ada rezeki, kami buatlah open house (tk janji tau).

Posted bySyafiq Ridhwan at 2:55 AM 2 comments  

How NOT To Be A Millionaire
09 September, 2009

a friend of mine post it at facebook, and i kinda like it, so i want to share it with

you guys.
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How Not To Be A Millionaire

Buy a sport car.

Subsequently,pay for the installments,road tax,auto insurance,ever increasing fuel,sky-high parking fees,traffic offences,maintenance fees,new sport rims,spoilers and an over the-top auto sound system.

Be extra nice to your parents.Move out.Rent that dream bachelor's pad.Fill it with minimalist designer furniture.Invest in a proper kitchen even you can't cook.

Buy a really big TV.Don't wimp out,anything below 50 inches is microscopic.

Buy a PS3.Buy an X-BOX 360.Buy a Wii.Buy a PSP.buy a DS.While you're at it,get an MBA as well.

Feel free to add to your sneaker,comic,movie,t-shirt,toy,book and manga.

Try extra-curricular activities like paintball,go-karting,mountain bike trekking,radio controlled cars,planes,helicopters and boats.

Get all your favourite BPL football team merchandise.Home and away strips included.Buy the silly hats,giant fingers and masks.

Go and see them play at least once a year in the UK.

If you're feeling a little overwhelmed by now,this is where it gets hairy.

Gets a girlfriend.Spare no expense.Buy her the latest designer and luxury brands.Add regularly to her LV collection if you know what's good for you.

Pay for her manicure,pedicure,hair and beauty treatments.Pay for her occasional slimming sessions.

Go for that essential,relaxing spa weekend.Go for that even more essential,romantic getaway every month or so.

Get a credit card.Max it out.Get her a credit card.Watch with "amazement" as she maxes it out even faster.

Have big birthday bashes.If you beat the 365 to 1 odds and share the same birthday with her,you might save some cash here.NOT.

Leave your money in the bank and let inflation dilute your cash,if you actually have any left by now.

Go out and party every weekend.Be generous.Buy every round.

Forget fast food and coffee shops,eat at the best restaurants.

Don't waste your money investing in unit trusts,property and business.It'll only dilute your spending power.Because,your real financial problems haven't begun yet.

Because...on one "fine" day,you"ll propose to her.

NOW,if you really want to enjoy everything that life has to offer way before before your metabolism starts to slow and your belly begins to bloat,simply MANAGING YOUR PERSONAL MONEY.;-)

Posted bySyafiq Ridhwan at 3:15 AM 1 comments  

ape nak dikata
07 September, 2009

terlalu banyak yang berlaku, terlalu banyak yg nak diucapkan, tp terlalu sedikit yg diluahkan. hai.


ramadan tahun ni dah dua minggu lebih. masuk tahun ni dah 14 tahun aku puasa, mula belajar sejak darjah satu. kalau masa tu ada anak kecil yg lahir, sekarang ni dia dah masuk form 2, dah besar dah, dah pandai cari awek ape semua.

tapi 14 tahun ni aku terasa puasa aku tk ade peningkatan pun. kalau setakat menahan diri dari perkara yg mmbatalkan puasa mmg aku yakin aku cemerlang, HD bak kate org sini. tapi dari segi pengisian tk seberapa mana.

terawih macam tulah, lubang2, lg banyak lubang dari berisi agaknya. puasa dipenuhi dgn tidur, mulut tk basah dgn zikir/ayat quran tp basah dgn cacian dan makian, kalau bukan sebab tension main game, tension pasal bas lambat.

pertama kali berpuasa di tempat org mmg tk seronok. suasana meriah ramadan tu tiada lgsung.kalau dulu meja penuh dgn juadah dari bazaar, skrg penuh dgn plastik coles saje. masjid sgt jauh dari rumah, nak pg kene naik bas. maka tk trdgr bacaan quran dan tazkirah di malam hari. entah macam mane raye nnt yek. mesti sgt mmbosankan, dahla kami di preston terpisah dari rakan2 di city.

ak bkn homesick, cume ak terase perbezaan yg ketara. perbezaan yg kurang digemari,suasana yg asing. ak merindui ramadan di malaysia. sedikit menyesal pula tk balik raya.

akan tetapi malaysia yg aku sanjungi dan sayangi itu sudah berubah.

kebencian dimane2. sana sini ade demonstrasi. mulut masing2 makin celupar dan lantang. muhibah dan perpaduan sudah bagaikan tidak wujud lg, digantikan dgn kemarahan dan kejlikan terhadap sesama sendiri. apa dah jadi?

sekali imbas masing2 akan menuding jari pada org lain. pihak ini akan kata itu kerja puak itu, yg sana pulak kata parti itu dalang semuanya. tiada siapa yg mahu berfikir, hanya mahu menyalahkan.

ak tak mahu menyebelah mana2 pihak, kerana aku kurang pasti ttg kebenarannya, bak kata org kalau tk tau diam. cuma ak merasakan ini mungkin kerana, sperti yg dikatakan di atas td, terlalu sedikit yg diluahkan bila terlalu banyak yg perlu dibicarakan.

ada isu berbangkit, ketidakpuasan hati, maka disenyapkan suara2 itu, diabaikan. ditadah sahaja bagai menadah air hujan dgn tempayan, walhal bila tempayan itu penuh maka air akan melimpah keluar. bila melimpah inilah jadinya.

ada satu komen di suatu blog (tk ingat mana) mengatakan malaysia itu dah hampir karam. oh tidak. aku harap dan berdoa agar malaysia tidak akan karam. kalau karam apalah nasib anak2 malaysia ini, lagi2 mereka yg masih kecil itu. kalau nasib baik hanyutlah kita ke daratan, tp kalau lemas?

maka diharapkan agar mereka2 ini dpt menyelesaikan semua isu yg ada dan kembalikan malaysia yg dulu itu kepada kita. lupakan permusuhan, fikirkan masa depan negara dan sama berusaha utk pulihkan keadaan, bak kata wonderpets, yg pnting itu adalah kerjasama.

tgk, wonderpets pn tahu dan faham maksud kerjasama.

sekian utk hari ini.


Posted bySyafiq Ridhwan at 5:15 AM 0 comments  

work in progress
13 August, 2009

blogging used to be my forte'. well, not exactly, it's just something that i like to do. ive always remember the days when my blog site was the first thing i check, not fb or my email, to read any new post from my friends or checked if anyone has left a comment on my post. really, it was fun.


however time goes by, and soon one by one these blogs, including mine, started to became inactive, nobody posted new stuff anymore, and this blogging hype kinda just slowly fades away. some of us still actively blogging though, and for that i must say thanks, cause you guys are trying to keeping this stuff alive.

all this months of hiatus really makes me ponder whether i was really serious in blogging or just following the popular trend of blogging. of course, it's not like im posting any serious stuffs like politics and such, but i dont want to be known as the person who hangat2 tahi ayam, thats for sure.

so, currently im thinking of giving a new face to this site, maybe a change in address, i dont know. however i hope it wont take a long time and soon, i might be able to write as often as i used to do in the past. in the meantime, keep blogging guys.

ciao

Posted bySyafiq Ridhwan at 6:34 PM 8 comments  

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down is the way to go
03 May, 2009

may. autumn is in full swing now, despite showing less dramatic effects frequently featured in korean dramas, without the thousand fallen leaves forming a huge yellow-brown carpet on the ground. the cold, though, is a different story, completely unbearable. with certain nights being as low as 5 degree celsius, it's enough to forced you to walk around the house with the sleeping bag wrapped around your body. shower in the morning does feels like a death sentence now.


nevertheless, as we in the south progress closer to the winter, up north the europeans are enjoying the full bloom of spring, and as they draw closer to the summer, the heat of the title race somehow matches the climate, they're getting hotter. just about an hour ago, man utd beat boro 2-0, giving them a six point lead and a bit of breathing space from the scousers prick as they heading to the midweek clash against arsenal.

however, while united might enjoyed the match, the teesiders are now facing more problems. the look on the fans at the end of the match tells the whole story, as they plunges closer to the championship football next season.with just 3 matches to go, their prospect of performing the great escape seems bleak now.

honestly, i can't bear to put myself in the positions of the boro fans. i believe they are now at the point when they can't even curse when the player mislaid a pass or when a striker shoots out wide. they must been wondering where they got it wrong. with proven internationals like downing and tuncay in their ranks, spearheaded by a promosing manager, surely they'll be good enough for mid table at least? somehow, with a reason beyond my knowledge and experience in the top flight of football (cewahh..), they're not.

i still remembers the day when boro trounces united at riverside. 4-1 was the result, with mendieta scoring twice.the day will forever be etched in my memories as one of the most painful days as a united fans. and they do, season after season, become one of united's bogey team. yet somehow, all seems like distant memory for them, as relegation looms larger than ever before. yes, relegation is not a new for boro, having been relegated in 1997, they fought their way up to the premier league once again. however, after been there for so long and managed to established themselves as a decent premiership side, the reality now might be too grim for them to handle.

however, the problem is not constricted to boro only. their neighbour, the once mighty but always-joked-about newcastle, are also in the same boat. the geordies, who used to run neck-to-neck with man united for the glory of premiership title, now find themselves in an unfamiliar territory, the relegation battle. and with them, lies a bigger mystery. they have a better set of players than the middlesbrough, who used to play for major clubs and in big european matches, and carries around a huge amount of experience. they shouldn't be here. yet, they are.

perhaps for the case of newcastle, people will said that the off-field saga is the main culprit. the issues with the board takes the focus off the players mind, while the always demanding fans might puts a lot of pressure into the players, and causing them to collapse. or perhaps they always changing manager, with having two manager at some point. or it could be that the old legs of owen (he's not so old, is he?) and butt and many more veterans have taken its toll and they could ni longer be at the top of their game.

however, this is not applicable to the boro. aside from the transfer rumours surrounding downing, they do not face any major issues at all, apart from the relegation battle of course. so could it be their young and small squad did not able to cope with the pressure of top flight football? or maybe they don't have the financial strength to cope with the rest of the field?

maybe the answer is just too simple: they're just not good enough.

whatever the reason is, should they not make it to the next season, i want to be the first to bid them goodbye. it's not that i want them to get relegated, it's because i know i'll miss them. premiership will never be the same without them. after all, newcastle did gives us something to laugh week-in,week-out, right?

so long then...

Posted bySyafiq Ridhwan at 12:54 AM 3 comments  

orang kata, sbelum nikmat, perlu ada penyeksaan, barulah nikmat itu terasa. mungkin benar, lebih2 lagi setelah semalam.


dek kerana prelab, aku keluar rumah agak lewat, pukul 9.15 pagi. aku perlu berada di uni untuk kelas praktikal pukul sepuluh.

keluar ke tempat menunggu bas, bas tiada di tempat yg sepatutnya. sgt tidak membantu. melihat pada jam, ada sepuluh minit lg sebelum train yg akan membawa aku di destinasi tiba di waktu yg sepatutnya. menanti bas yg tk kunjung tiba takkan membawa aku ke mana, maka aku mengambil keputusan utk berjalan. 

dari berjalan, langkah dilajukan. aku melihat pada jam, sudah 3 minit aku berjalan. bob jane tmart, penanda aras menandakan aku sudah separuh jalan masih belum kelihatan. maka aku melangkah dengan lebih deras lagi.

dari berjalan, langkah dilajukan menjadi lari2 anak. masih ada beberapa minit. aku boleh, bisikku.

maka lari anak2 berubah menjadi larian pantas. tidaklah sepantas mana, tapi cukup utk membuatkan org di sekeliling melihat aku dgn penuh kepelikan dan kehairanan. masakan org yg berjogging berpakaian sebegini kemas, mungkin itulah yg mereka fikirkan.

larianku tidak lancar, sering terhenti dek lampu isyarat dan pejalan kaki yg lembap. sudah lama berlari, aku berhenti. aku lihat pada jam, 9.26. waktu train sepatutnya tiba. kemudian aku melihat sekeliling. semua kenderaan di jalanraya terhenti seketika.

hanya satu penjelasan sahaja.

ya, kau pun tahu. maknanya keretapi sdg melintas. kau sudah terlambat, maknanya tidak ada praktikal utkmu hari ini.

kalau putus asa merupakan sifat terkeji, maka akulah org yg paling keji waktu itu.langkah menjadi longlai dan tak bermaya, aku teruskan juga ke stesen, biarpun perasaan malas dan terkilan sdg menguasai diri.

tapi, sinar harapan kembali bernyala bila kenderaan jalanan sekali lagi terhenti. dari kejauhan, dapat dilihat train ke bandar sdg tiba. walaupun kehairanan, aku sekali lagi berlari selaju yg mampu utk menaiki train tersebut.

berjayakah aku?

tidak.

sekali lagi, pejalan2 kaki lembap berjaya melambatkan aku. alangkah seronoknya mereka bergelak tawa riang sambil menghalang jalan aku, lgsung tidak peduli ttg org2 lain yg mahu segera ke sana. sudahnya, train meninggalkan stesen preston dan aku, membuatkan aku menyumpah2 keseorangan.

mujurlah jejaka kacak di kaunter pertanyaan dgn mudah dan sukacitanya memberikan aku kelas ganti. dapatlah mengubat sedikit gelisah di hati daripada kehilangan markah praktikal.bolehlah aku ke kuliah kimia, di mana sekumpulan pelajar tekad utk berbogel dalam kuliah, menganggu pensyarah yg cuba mengambil perhatian dgn mencelup tgnnye ke dalam sebalang liquid nitrogen tatkala kuliah terganggu dek projektor yg rosak.

itu kisah semalam.


cuti easter bermula hari ini utk aku. setelah menjawab ujian dan menyempurnakan tugasan matlab, maka dapatlah aku mencoret kisah ini dgn tenang sambil menghirup keelokan udara pagi di preston.

kepada semua rakan yg sedang atau akan bercuti, maka aku ucapkan selamat bercuti.

Posted bySyafiq Ridhwan at 9:23 AM 1 comments  

aku kembali
27 March, 2009

post ke-3 utk tahun ni.. boleh tahan gak lembap aku ni..


dunia blogging ni dah lame ak tingglkan.. post korg pn jrg ak bace, skali skala je berpeluang. rmai lg yg masih aktif, bagusla. nampaknye kesibukan belajar (betulkah?) tk mghalang korg menulis. kpade mereka yg dah tk update, jgnla berhenti. ak nak bace sambil ketawa atau menangis dgn hasil tulisan korang.

sebut pasal mmbace ni, aku mmg makin krg mmbace dkat sini. kalau bkan pasal paper free kat melbourne central tu, mmg aku tk bace ape2 lgsung. dulu bole gak curi2 bace novel satu dua bijik sebulan. skrg ni dah tkde dah. tgkla, kalau ade peluang, ak pg beli sebijik due buat teman mase sendiri. haha.

still, aku masih ambik tau perkembangan di tanah air. macam biasa, politik mengambil tmpat utama. kalaulah berita beri lebih perhatian pade bende yg lebih pnting, tkke seronok. tp, tk boleh nak nafikan juge, main interest org malaysia mmg pade politik. nak smbang ape lg kat kedai kopi.

dah sebulan lebih ak di sini, ak dah mula selesa. perjalanan jauh preston ke city pn dah tk terasa sgt. dah boleh bajet mase utk ke kelas. tipu la kalau ak kate tk pernah lmbat. tp sistem yg digunapakai, mmbolehkan ak skip kelas dan prgi bila mase sesuai. jadual ak pn tk tight sgt, kelas first tk awal sgt dan yg last pn tkla smpai ke lewat ptg, balik boleh main bola lg. jmput2 la budak2 yg kat melbourne ni dtg preston, bole main bola ramai2, pdg besar. cuma banyak anjing la. hahaha.

cume satu yg ak tk suke, kene buat assignment. malasnye aku dgn bende2 ni, tuhan je yg tahu. dahla ade carry mark, ade plagiarism punye bende alah ape ntah. even calculus pn kene declare menatang haram ni. leceh sgguh. tp nak buat macam mane, menabah jela, ini pilihan sendiri kan. bak kate org, no turning back.

hidup tkde masalh. makan? sgt mewah, ak terase yg aku dah menggemok di sini. aku rase, sekali jer ak pernah masak time weekend, yg lain makan luar, ade jer bbq la, house warming la. minggu ni tkde lak. alahai, tkleh makan free.

sampai sini dulu. nnt2 cerita lg.

esok forecast kate minimum 9 darjah celsius. bersiap sedialah..

Posted bySyafiq Ridhwan at 11:21 PM 3 comments  

?
04 February, 2009

bagi aku, cabaran terbesar menjadi seorang blogger bkanlah nak mencari idea ape yg nak ditulis. kerana bagi aku, idea tu boleh muncul di mane2 sahaje. mcam korg la. setiap hari ak online ade je post baru, menunjukkan yg mudah je nak carik inspirasi ni.

cabaran sebenar pade aku ialah untuk menceritakan idea tu. macam mane nak mengolah supaya bile org bace, die akan bace smpai habis, bkan terhenti stgh jalan. sbb walau macamane pun mantap idea tu, tp kalau korg tk tau bgaimane nak mempersembahkan cerita itu secare menarik, maka orang tkkan bace.

sebab tu la aku 'menyepi' seketika. bukan tak tau ape yg nak ditulis, cume tak tau mcamane nak menulis. nak tulis komen kat korg2 nyer post pn aku tak berupaya. mungkin sel2 otak ak banyak yg dah mati. harap2 tidak, sebab dah nak belajar semula ni. kalu mati, tak larat la nak generate baru banyak2 secepat yg mungkin.

tgk, skrg aku pun dah tak tau nak cakap ape......

Posted bySyafiq Ridhwan at 3:09 AM 9 comments  

first
12 January, 2009

12 days. that's how long you have to wait for my first post of 2009. in case you have been waiting, then i would like to apologize. it's not because i'm busy or something like that. just doesn't have anything interesting to write here.

this week a tragedy hit my family. my brother, second in the siblings order, behind me, was involved in an accident. he was riding in a motorcycle, and was about to take a turn in a junction when a speeding car hit him on the side. thankfully, it's not fatal as he only suffered a broken leg and a few minor injuries.

now my brother had suffered a few injuries during his rugby playing career at school. in fact, he once dislocated his shoulder in a training. but this one is much serious than that, especially when he's going to be in a surgery for his injury. not only that, since my brother did not have a driving license, police are going to be involved in this matter. add insurance claim to the problem, and my parents are forced to "pays him a visit". in case you're wondering, he is studying in penang.

therefore, my parents had bestowed me with the responsibility as the "Guardian Of the House". heh. that means i have to take care of my two sister, who stayed because of school, as well as daily house chores, like cooking, cleaning and so on. being a professional slacker, this is surely a big task entrusted to me. but so far, i think i'm doing just fine. heh.

the task also however caused me to miss a mini reunion with my fellow friends. i got a very rare invitation by ridhwan serabut to watch the clash of the titans between man u and chelsea. apparently nazir kimpit also present. damn, how i miss watching football with my friends. screaming and shouting at every opportunity missed, slamming the table when not satisfied with the ref's call, it always made my day.

still, the manner of our victory brighten up the day a little bit. in fact, it even surprises me. 3-0. this is not the chelsea we know. it's like we're playing west brom or something. definitely now, the result will put more misery to the chelsea camp. and i'm sure at the end of season, scolari will be replaced. or at least that's where he's heading now. it's shame, because he had a very good record as a coach. but then, i guess day-to-day management might not suite him best.

now, to a more serious issue. the gaza conflict. no, it's not a conflict. i believe the word massacre will be more appropriate. it has been going for a long time now, yet it doesn't seem to be nearer to solution. more and more innocent people are killed, and it hurts even more to recognise them as our brother and sisters in islam.

i applauded the efforts of my fellow friends like hadi and reza, who keeps giving more and more info about what's happening there. i certainly hope that you guys will keep up you're good work. this is the least that we can do, other than prayers of course. i really hope that one day the victory against our enemies will finally be achieved.

i guess that's it for now. ciao.

Posted bySyafiq Ridhwan at 5:20 AM 12 comments  

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