What was supposed to be four weeks holidays, ended as if they were just two days. I can still remember the final minutes of sitting for my final paper in the finals. The exhilarating feeling that holiday is approaching, but now… its overrrrr… oh well – back to school! =D

With halfway more to go in my degree, I’ve been visiting career advice sites online in order to build a more comprehensive and totally-took-your-breath-out-of-you kind of curriculum vitae. Well, it’s not like I haven’t got my CV to begin with, just that, I felt it was somewhat lacking. Looks like I’ll just have to worry about this in a year’s time, in which, it’s my turn to get out into the industry and do “big things”! Or will I just, quoting one of my friends, get a degree and add to the national unemployment count >.< It was kinda funny when I heard that for the first time, but after a little while, you begin to think, maybe he’s got a point… Hmm, the future is indeed full of mysteries…

So back to the present, new semester new challenges, eh? It’s finally in this semester that we (bunch of us engineering undergrads) are given the opportunity to work on real life engineering problems. We’re somewhat given the task to design a new pedelec (electric assisted bicycle) and this is the first time ever that we’re required to start from scratch, literally, from doing market research etc. Well, it’s not like we’re not given any projects to work on before, we’re given at least a few projects to work on every year, but none of them requires market research and stuff. So yeah, suffering… a little =)

Besides, for one reason or the other, lecturers in the University of Adelaide, or my course at least, have all started posting lectures online, called webinars, and we students are suppose to watch them before lectures, which have somewhat turned into a Q&A and supplement sessions. Well, all I can say is, it’s a new system =) This system might give more value for money to students, especially international students like me for whom tuition fees are about five times higher than any ordinary local students around.

Oh, by the way, really love the Australian television channels these days. Keeps me glued to the TV set every night. Well, before coming over to Australia, I was never a TV person. But once I’m here, TV programmes like Masterchef and lately, The Renovators and Can of Worms all have hypnotic effects that just will not let me go do my work. Coupled with Facebook games like Empire & Allies, Zuma Blitz etc., there goes all of my time at home T.T

My newest discovery, Plumet 2, some kinda Facebook game which is rather addictive but is fun at the same time. Discovered it during my “study week” leading to final examinations last semester =)

Last but not least, happy Ramadan to all Muslims in Malaysia and around the world. And yeah, am a little homesick at the moment =). During Ramadan, in Malaysia, it is common to see little stalls spring up everywhere selling yummy foods in preparation for Muslims breaking fast. By thinking about it is enough to make me drool and now, already reminiscing on all the food that I’ve been missing out back home. Things… I meant to say… foods, are just not the same here… sigh.

Before I forget, Anime and Video Games Convention (AVCON) was hitting the town again last week! And me, being a great fan of animes and mangas myself (just a very thin line separating me from being a full fledge otaku), of course, was there. Well, this year, glad to see that there are more sponsors and stalls set up in Adelaide Convention Centre, but still, the number of cosplayers seem to have dwindled a little. Perhaps, it was the lack of animes or mangas being released this year that’s causing people to slowly lose interest, or could it be… that all cosplayers are now adult that this wonderful culture just hit a standstill??

And next up, the Royal Adelaide Show! Can’t wait for it.