Little Update....

Final week of classes of my first year medical course here already ended... Everything moves so fast... and I'm here 8 months already...

Next week, the final exams will begin... Hope I can do my best...
Then, following next will be trip to Saint Petersburg and finally, the most anticipated, returning to home! Though it's still about 1 month to go...

Hope it's possible to meet up u all friends when I'm back to Malaysia...

Since now in hectic exam period and internet server here will be closed begin on July, so i guess this should be my last post from Russia for this summer...

Till next post, bye...

Wassup in Summer...

Since approaching summer, there is something special that appearing at anywhere nowadays... It's the stall that as shown in picture... selling a russian drink called 'kevas' ( or in russian is written as 'KBAC' as can see on the stall)...

Well, don't know how to really describe the taste of this drink... The colour is somekind of light brown... Then the taste to me is like kind of lemon tea + beer... haha... but most people said got the taste of bread... though I can't really feel it... but I don't really like this drink la...so rarely drink after the first try...

Anyway, this drink is made from fermeanted bread... this drink should be really got added some alcohol inside as malays said it's non-halal drink... and nowadays can see this kind of stalls at everywhere, especially popular places such as bus stops...

As can see in picture, the stall is quite old-fashioned... Russia is crazy lo... They like to stick on old thing...That's why most of thing here seem not so developed and nice...

This week the weather drop back to around 20C again... crazy but it's very nice when walking outside...

Summer Time…

One common phase, well…time flies… It’s June already! One more month to go to be back to home… But shitty exams come first…So now wanna copy a friend's phase, time flies, but I hope it flies faster... haha...

Actually since last 2 weeks, one word keep on appearing in my mind, which is ‘HOT’… though on theory June only consider as the beginning of summer season, but last 2 weeks the weather here is damn hot, few days ago even approaching 40C! Bear in mind, that was just when still in spring… There was no wind, no rain but just dry air and scorching hot and super bright sunshine…and everyone is sweating like hell most of time…Indoor here has no fan and air-cond, so normally we feel hotter and sweat more when in class rather than when at outdoor…This is CRAZY… Same to our hostel too, we have heater in room but no fan, so nowadays it’s a common scene seeing 1st year people here buying fan back to hostel…

However, today, Sunday, the temperature tiba-tiba drops to around 20C only…and it’s very windy pula… According to weather forecast, these coming few days the weather will be about the same also… Ohh…Russia is CRAZY! I’m like from Sahara suddenly to Genting pula… Anyway, now this 20C plus a bit windy weather is just too nice... though I guess I will be forced to be back to Sahara again soon…

Another interesting scene in summer is the daytime is very long…Sun rises as early as 4am, and the bright sky will last till 9pm something…

Final exams will begin in the end of this month and this sem we have 4 papers…Last paper is on 10 April… But most of my study time is forced to be spent on Anatomy and Histology, which both of them is not included in final exams this sem… and I almost never study Bio and Physics properly throughout this sem due to the lacklustre style of lecturers… Don’t know how am I going to sit for finals la… Russia is CRAZY….

46 days to reach home…now let’s unveil my travel schedule to go back home… If everything goes on plan, the next day I finish my exam which is 11 July, I will leave Volgograd and go for trip in another major Russia city, Saint Petersburg for 5 days… Then head to Moscow airport and take flight back to Malaysia on 17 July, and will reach Penang in the morning of 18 July!

Well, just now only discover actually Saint Petersburg stadium is the home stadium of Russia national football team which is now coached by great Guus Hiddink… Haha…but no relate to my trip there la… and congrates to my Manchester United for reclaiming league champion after 4 years… next season they will be better as now we have Owen Hargreaves, Nani and Anderson… All of them seem very promising and technically great…haha…

Ok… Happy holidays to those who are in paradise of holidays…

All the best to those who are in the hell of studying…

Inspiration...

Smooth roads never make good drivers

Smooth sea never make good sailors

Clear skies never make good pilots

Problem free life never make a strong person

Be strong enough to accept the challenges of life

Don't ask life, 'why me?'. Instead say, 'try me!'

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I've missed more than 9000 shots in my career.

I've lost more than 300 games.

twenty-six times I've been trusted to take the game-winning shot but missed.

I've failed over and over and over again in my life.

And that's why I succeed.

( Michael Jordan )

Nothing special and interesting to talk bout my life... so just to share few inspiring words that I've read and attracted my soul recently...

Life is full of ups and downs... Particularly in the study life which is always filled with endless tests and exams...

When you or I stumble, let's get up and move forward... Surely we can jump higher if we put more and more effort and belief after falling down... That's the meaning of failure...

To everyone who care bout me and whom I care of, all the best and be happy always on the way to the highest point of our own life journey...

Memories of Malaysian Games 2007

Logo of Moscow Games 2007

Taken at Rest Area on the way to Moscow...
rest area here really lousy if compare to malaysia highway ones...
Summore the toilet need to pay bout RM1.50 per entrance...




Pose at table tennis venue
from left: Lai, Boon Pin, Me and Ivan




VSMU table tennis both male and female teams




The team with our VSMU contingent leader for this year Games, Theenesh, 4th year student

KUTPM in Moscow GAmes!

Campfire that heated us up and was the most popular site
during so-called 'Garden Party' at embassy

The end of Moscow Games 2007