A Whole New World

i know that the title of this post is a 'lil bit cliche....but it's the best phrase of all...it is the best to define what i've been through for a week in the US....

what i've been noticing about the differences between the Wisconsin,USA and my just-turned-52-years-old country-Malaysia is that:-

• the bus system in wisconsin is WAAYYYY better! no offence, but they do not practice "janji melayu" here in the US...just now when i waited the metro bus, the timetable pointed that the bus will arrive at 4.30pm...i thought it is a joke to even make a timetable for things that are unpredictable like bus schedule...alas..the bus arrived at 4.31pm...siot!!
• "pedestrians are always number 1" is their motto in wisconsin...when you are on your foot and try to cross a road, the cars will stop for you to cross, not the other way around that happens in Malaysia...
• Student card is way more efficient...it can let you in a building, register for classes, make payments, buy food, etc. etc. etc. so far, at INTEC malaysia, the student id can only be used to 'lepas pak guard' and to borrow books...sheesh...
• time is essence...during the time when i was registering for my student card, there's a long queue...i thought this is going to take a day to even finish my card...but, i was wrong...take a picture, a 3-minute wait, and i'm good to go with my 'bau kedai' student ID...
• helpful is one of the best word to describe the white people in wisconsin...they'll help you as fast as they can when they see you in need of help...when i was carrying a full load of food container and i can't enter my dorm building without my student id card stuck in my wallet, the people from inside the building ran to the door and help me to open the door...back in malaysia, i think maybe i can get help...but only after all the food containers fall and scattered on the floor...or only maybe...hah...

this post is not to 'kutuk' malaysia...i love malaysia forever and ever...but those few points that i wrote above should be taken as 'iktibar' for us malaysians so that we can be as advanced as the white people...even little things such as manner can give a great impact to the country...ciow...

my 'berbuka' meal every day excluding nasi...tortilla+cheese dip+strawberry...and they're cheap!

My Baby

ASUS G51VX-RX05

love this specs:-

• NVIDIA GeForce GTX 260M graphics
  

• 320GB SATA hard drive (7200 rpm)
  Provides plenty of storage space and fast read/write times.
• so far, no game can make this machine sweat. haven't tried crysis yet...looking forward to play it...
  

Pembunuh Bersiri iPhone

oleh kerana harga iphone melambung naik dan berjaya mematahkan hati ramai pihak yg tergila-gilakan nya (termasuk aku), harus aku di sini beri semula harapan (walaupun mungkin harapan palsu) kepada mereka supaya tidak mudah putus asa...

sekarang, makin pelik aku rasa setiap kali berlalu-lalu di tempat jual handphone...mengapa harga iPhone yg dahulunya rm3000++ telah jatuh mendadak sehingga rm299?? setelah meneliti 'iPhone' tersebut, rupa-rupanya hanya satu lagi barangan ciplak China bernama MINI IPHONE...
oleh sebab putus asa terhadap iPhone yang sebenar, jadi aku hanya bersyukur kepada pilihan ini:-

Nokia 5800 Xpress Music

masih agak baru untuk aku nak menilai bende alah nih...aku masih baru dalam proses taaruf ngan ia...


Specs:

2G Network: GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G Network: HSDPA 900 / 2100
Weight: 109 g
Screen: TFT resistive touchscreen, 16M colors
Storage: microSD (TransFlash), up to 16GB, 8GB included
3G: Yes
WiFI: Yes
Bluetooth: Op kos la YES...
Camera: 3.15 MP, 2048x1536 pixels, Carl Zeiss optics, autofocus, LED flash
OS: Symbian OS v9.4, Series 60 rel. 5
GPS: Yes, with A-GPS support; Nokia Maps 2.0 Touch

cuba la bandingkan dengan iPhone untuk specs-specs di atas...nokia nih dah memalukan handphone yang menjadi fenomena remaja-remaja sekarang iaitu si iPhone...jadi, LU PIKIR LA SENDIRI mana lagi berbaloi...

Fast Forward

jika sebelum ini, ramai yang kecewa tatkala mendapat berita tiket flight bakal ditunda ke 25hb ogos dan bukannya 23hb ogos...9 orang yang digembar gembur 'bernasib baik' kerana fly lambat dan dapat berpuasa lama sikit dengan keluarga pasti tertanya-tanya mengapa nasib mereka sebegitu 'bernasib baik'...

mereka yang 9 orang tu ibarat mendapat sampul surat 'fast forward' dari MARA!

tapi, disebalik sesuatu musibah pasti ada hikmahnya...it turn out to be that the 'lucky' 9 people are indeed LUCKY!! terdapat perubahan pada masa kritikal atau last minute turnover pada jadual flight mereka...fly 2 hari lagi awal dari yang tidak ditukarkan masa flight (termasuk aku)...

19 pelajar yang lain seperti mendapat detour...fly lambat sket dari 9 orang tuh...ades...

alahai...untung diaorang dapat sesuaikan diri di sana lebih lama (hilangkan jet-lag)...kami yang baki-baki nih, terpaksa sampai-sampai jer terus kene join SOAR (orentasi) berbekalkan bontot yang masih kebas...

Get Set

phew...after three days of wandering around 3 different cities (seremban, shah alam, putrajaya), i'm done with the shopping...

gotta start packing from today onwards to avoid some last-minute-chaotic-moments...

things to do on the comings days:

• get fit (not totally, but enough if i can get back my stamina)
• get math (refresh back all the algebra, trigo, and stuff)
• get money (exchange all the money i have in dollar)
  

Surat Cinta

salam to all of u,

latest info on flight details.

Drake - confirm flight on 14/8 (Friday), 8pm at KLIA. please be on time!

CSM- not yet confirm but most prob will be on 16/8 together with Maryland students.

Maryland- confirm on 16/8(Sunday), 8pm at KLIA. on time, please!

Michigan State - 19/8(Wed) flight at 2359.
Purdue - 19/8 - same as above.

both Purdue & Michigan State students, please be at KLIA by 7pm, no excuse!

SUNY & Minnesota - 21/8 (Friday) at 2359. so please be at KLIA by 8pm
Minnesota, previous itinery scheduled on 19/8 was cancelled due to unavailable seat, so u'll be flying with SUNY on 21/8.

Wisconsin - divided to 2 different group with 2 different date.
one group will fly on 23/8 and another 9 students will be on 25/8
those who'll be flying late, i will inform MARA DC to inform ur university
(can't help much for this one as well since flight very critical at this moment)
so wisconsin students, i'll update u guys from time to time.

Michigan - 24/8 (Monday) ur flight is in d morning 0940
so please be at KLIA by 6am. SHARP!

RIT & Stevens - flight scheduled on 26/8 (Wed) at 2359
so please be at KLIA by 7pm, no later than that!
ohya, Stevens, u guys will be arriving a bit late.
i'll inform MARA DC as well.

so as per today, this is what i can share with all of you.

and please take note that i'm not going to wait for u guys in KLIA so make sure u guys arrive earlier than me....
if any of u missing at that moment, i'm gonna proceed the check in without ur ticket. ( i'm sure u dont want me to do that)
so students, please update with others who do not receive this email from me.

regards.

love,
ms adlina