March '08 Orientation

2 and a half weeks ago, it was APIIT/UCTI's March Intake 2008 Orientation week.

I was involved a little in programme ideas and helped here and there.

The coolest part of this time's orientation is the Mini sketch. Students were asked to dress a model with newspapers and the thread given. Then perform a short sketch with the model. I suggested the theme to be "Futuristic" as they are fresh technology students with good imagination in a high tech way!



What impresses me the most is having the students to give their best shot for the activity. The attitude was great and the energy level was high.



Nice shoes huh?



The leading designer and her model. Both with a wide smile :)



Most of the costumes and sketches were great. This costume really caught my eye having the Malaysian Government Cabinet attached to his body. Take note of the Malaysia's current Prime Minister Dato' Seri Abdullah Ahmad Badawi and Deputy Prime Minister Dato’ Seri Najib Tun Razak on his shoulder. Haha :D


He's a dude k!
Here comes our sexy bunny. I admire his courage. He reminds me of myself when I used to cross dress for sketches. This concept works most of the time, its always funny and attracts a whole lot of attention. This dude actually asked whether I will post his photos in public but I told him no names will be shown.



Bollywood's version of King Leonidas? Haha! He should have shouted:"This is Bollywood!"



Thumbs up to this group! In my opinion, this was the creative outfit of the day!



This team with the Zorro concept was quite good with their sketch. They paid more effort towards the sketch than the outfit and it paid off. He can actually time travel to different time dimensions to save the day. Plus, he's contacted through his high tech cell phone that can call even from few thousand years ahead. Sounds absurd? hey peeps, its a skecth!



Everybody paying attention to the performances.


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At last the large group pic of the designers and models.

Ladies and gentlemen, if I left out your picture doesn't mean that you don't get to see them. I've uploaded the rest of the photos into my facebook photo albums.

Below are the links for the photos:

APIIT/UCTI March '08 Orientation pics Album 1
APIIT/UCTI March '08 Orientation pics Album 2

Photoshoot at Kanching Waterfalls

2 weeks ago, I went for my first blogger photoshoot outing. The destination was Hutan Lipur Kanching a.k.a. Kanching Forest Reserve. This recreation park is located off the trunk road between Selayang and Rawang. I was told that there's 7 waterfalls in that park, that's why I'd rather call the place Kanching Waterfalls than Kanching Park.



Now who says we can only get good waterfalls overseas? Well, some people get really proud when they talk about traveling around the world to many different countries but they never realise the true beauty that is just few miles away from their doorstep.



It was kind of an easy hike to all 7 waterfalls, mainly because I used to hike a lot during my high school days. Some of my friends had quite a hard time and had to stop for some rest in between.



Kanching Waterfalls is still in good condition without any major destruction of flora and fauna. But near the camping and picnic section, there are a lot of unwanted littering by uncivilised homosapiens.



This is a sore in the eye and also a painful sight for our camera lenses. I hope that the Selangor City Council will pay some effort to to remove this unsightly view, but it is the civic consciousness of the visitors that needs some rectification.



At first, we thought this must be a deserted park but after some time, more and more people came in. People were there to hike, swim, picnic etc. There were a group of people having a seafood barbeque, the aroma of the crustaceans being cooked made our stomach drum roll.



Guess? Leaves? WTF?



It was this little lizard that caught all of our attention.



At one point, all the DSLRs were pointing towards it. I bet it felt like it was the attending the premiere of "The Lizard" starring the Lizard from Kanching. It's acting standards might surpass Malaysia's very own superhero - Cicakman. Cicakman is actually nothing like the Handsome saves the Beauty type of superhero, it is a witty comedy with some really irritating characters in it.



I'm a person that really have a soft spot for waterfalls. Especially the cool and refreshing feeling that it gives when the water slides between and over the rocks. At many points, I wanted to just jump into the water but I didn't prepare any spare clothing.



It was my first time going to a photoshoot with bloggers. They taught me a lot of stuff about photography. I was a little disappointed when I found out quite a number of my pictures turn out quite badly but everyone has their first time. I hope to capture and immortalise more and more beautiful scenery for my viewers in the near future.

Weekend Movie and Dining - Three Kingdoms and Fusion Haven

Looking for a cosy place to dine this weekend? Why not give this humble little restaurant Fusion Haven in Sri Petaling a try?



Try the Lamb Eggplant Lasagna (RM18.90++). It is absolutely delicious! The combination of fresh vegetables, grilled lamb and eggplant lasagna is a fusion dish that turns out to be a mouthwatering dish. It is absolutely nothing like those weird fusion dishes you get in some crappy restaurant.



For light eaters, you can opt for the Lemon Grass Carbonara (RM11.90++). The portion is just right for your girlfriend's stomach. It is a creamy dish with a hint of lemon grass aroma.


Three Kingdoms:Resurrection of the Dragon

This weekend, watch a new movie starring Andy Lau, Sammo Hung and Maggie Q. I'm really looking forward to it but then with the assignment load that I have at the moment, I would have to postponed it to next week. Will it be a great movie? I seriously cannot comment at this moment but then I can assure you that it won't be that bad. ANDY LAU!!! SAMMO HUNG!!! Even if you get bored with the storyline of ancient chinese literature, you get an eye candy - Maggie Q.

For more info log onto the movie's official site or its IMDB page.

Enjoy your LOGICAL weekend! Haha

Hitz.FM cruiser at APIIT RED week

During the RED week, Hitz.fm cruisers dropped by APIIT/UCTI!



So literally, its time for games and freebies!


(The first two guys that removed their shirt and put on the Hitz.fm t-shirt gets to take it home!)

They asked some simple questions and the ones who could answer them received some prizes.

I had my share. I won a magazine, a sunblock and a t-shirt.



One interesting game that they had was called Proposal, Marriage and Divorce.
Standing side by side like in the picture above stands for Marriage


Mike proposing to Mihika.

When he says Proposal! The guy have to pose as if you're proposing and in this case it means kneeling down.



Why's Darshini staring at me?



After some elimination rounds, Mike and Mihika won!



Indian hunks+Purple Colour+Fierce car = Bollywood? Haha

RED - Let's Go CLUBing

Last week was APIIT/UCTI's RED week! RED meaning Recruitment Drive and the slogan was Let's Go CLUBing! It was quite a week for the societies and clubs for them to attract new members.



The booths managed to get a lot of attention of our fellow APIITians to register.



SARC in action! Haha SARC actually had too many applicants and they had an interview session to filter some of them out.



Here comes the Taekwondo Booth! Kicking *haeyah!*



The most popular booth was the one for the upcoming sports club as many students are looking forward to try different sports.



Here's APIIT Dance Club!



They are actually setting up a Music Club in APIIT. I hope they come out with some nice performances during the Multi-Cultural Night.



Java Special Interest Group.



In my opinion, the event went on smoothly but was a bit lack of creativity I shall say. They were all plain and I actually expected some of the clubs to do something more outrageous to grab more members. This is the first time, so let's see further improvement in the future.

APIITians, what do you think? Please leave your comments.

p.s. As there are too many pictures at the event, I only choose some of them to post. If you're interested to obtain the other photos, kindly please send me an e-mail or leave your e-mail address in the comments section.

Weekend Movie and Dining - Awake and Mexican!

Note: I'm going to post about Weekend Movie and Dining every Friday!



I watched "Awake" without knowing the synopsis. I was giving it a wild try and it paid off. Jessica Alba is still as hot as ever but her acting skills are still too weak to be discussed. In Malaysia, they cut the love making scene and cursing scenes. It actually got me a little frustrated.

At one point, it almost gave me an impression its just a chick flick but then as it moves on, the story turns left and right, giving me the suspense that a guy would like. The storyline is actually really really good. If they picked a better cast rather than what I call "Face cast", this movie can easily get an Oscar Award.

Couples out there, this is a good Date movie! It gives happy images to a girl and it gives the suspense to the guys!



I went to this Mexican Restaurant called Carlos Mexican Canteena at Pavilion 2. The place is quite good for a chill out. I loved the Margarita! You shouldn't trust me on this because I love just about any Margarita!



Tried the potato skin, there were more minced meat in it but I still like the TGI Friday's Potato Skin more.



They sell Fresh Oysters for RM2 per piece there!

My friend tried the Carlos Mexican Burger. The beef patty looks thick and juicy to me!

Enjoy your weekend!

Nuffnang Pajama Party

The atmosphere got hot when the spotlight was on these chicks!



Phew...Don't you guys feel HAWT?



How can I not like this banner? It's so provocative and smart!



First time meeting Kellster! She claims that I look different from how I look in my blog. She's not the only one that said that...I don't really know the difference?lol

When everybody was busy fighting for prizes downstairs, I decided to go upstairs to take pictures with chicks! You can't blame me! I'm a hot blooded teenager! LOL


(the guy that helped me take this photo, really OMG!)

Haha! Don't envy me!

Envy this Indian dude that bidded for DawnYang to kiss him! This kiss is to die for! LOL

Rames said:"My body nicer than him.", when I told him he missed out about this!



See!

Kanching Falls Shootout Preview!

Just came back from Kanching Waterfalls. Exhausted. Off to rest....


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Short note: I've found out how to define a person is "LANSI". First, when you hear other people talking about how "LANSI" he/she is. Second, you think of reasons that he might not have that intention. Third, he shows you his "LANSI-ness" that even the reasons that you thought of to defend he/she isn't enough to cover.

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Sometimes we are pretty afraid of cheaters online but then we can now choose which state on the main page. We can do COD(Cash on Delivery) face to face by meeting the sellers or buyers!

What I really like about this site is that ANYONE can sell ANYTHING they want!
(subject to Malaysian law)

I've seen lots of stuff there that I wish to buy. There's a lot of Transformers Collectible Items there!!!

One particular item caught the most attention was a 2006 HUMMER H3!!!!



OMG!!! A HUMMER FOR SALE ON Mudah.com.my!!!

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Golden Compass beat Transformers at the Oscars

Iorek Byrnison vs Optimus Prime...

I usually check out the Oscar's winners list every year to look for good movies and guess what?
The 80th Annual Academy Award's Best Visual Effects went to THE GOLDEN COMPASS. Beating Transformers and Pirates of the Caribbean 3!!!

CAN YOU BELIEVE THAT?

Seriously I dig Iorek Byrnison(the bear) for his masculinity! But better visual effects than TRANSFORMERS? What happened to Optimus Prime?

I admit that in the movie Transformers, during the action part, the robots were all over the screen at high speed, hence we can't really focus too detail on the rendering but in The Golden Compass, I don't think it deserves to be the BEST.

I tried to do some research on the way they judge in the Oscars and found this article saying that they usually go for the politically correct ones but since The Golden Compass raised a lot of issues among the Christian community, why did they get the awards?

Is it a way of telling the world that they're in DECEIVING since the effects is good? Or is it to show the world they don't only let the politically correct win?

Discuss and tell me in the comments section? Do you guys feel the same or you beg to differ?