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stories, by FauzanAfandi
stories, by FauzanAfandi
Jul 3rd
I found this while adding a friend.
Lalala…
P/S:
New students, welcome to INTEC.
Jun 26th
I can’t use the internet at home. Therefore, I need to go a place where I can find internet access, and do my daily routine there. I am in KFC Kuala Perlis now, and they currently have Streamyx Zone! Unexpected things do happen.
“I want to be alone, for a long time.” yeah it is long.
Tomorrow I will meet my SKPBS friends. Like it like it like it.
Nothing else for now. I am internet-deprived.
By the way, Transformers – Revenge of The Fallen, BluRay edition is awesome. Both video and 5.1 Audio. For those who are interested to get in with cheaper price, it is on promotion now (not sure whether it has ended or not). I bought it at Video Ezy for RM 99.90. Cheaper than most titles there.
Those who are searching for “OK laaa” optical cable, you can find one at ALL IT Hypermarket for RM 39.90. Want something ‘monstrous’? Get the same type of cable, Monster brand, from harvey Norman. Really cheap. ONLY RM 195.00. It comes with lifetime warranty.
Jun 23rd
Yes we have to. Before we resort to our blog(s) and complain about virtually anything, we need to do a little bit of research (at least) and think (at least) twice.
Today my friend (www.afizzat.com) gave me this link> http://sixfacesblog.blogspot.com/2010/06/streamyx-real-deal.html
The blogpost is about a customer who apparently unhappy with Streamyx service in his area. Throughout his post he continuously blames Streamyx as well as other ISPs in our country for not providing internet service on par with his standard.
Here’s his “two-cents worth”:
This guy stated that he is using Streamyx 512kbps connection. Okay, Streamyx does offer that package. That is true.
And he put a red round shape around “100 Mbps” in his screenshot. From what I can understand, he was saying the “Streamyx status” is connected at 100Mbps.
He alleges the lying starts when the connection status shows he is connected at 100Mbps while he should connect at 1.0 Mbps. He told his readers that he is using 512kbps connection.
First – 100Mbps connection is merely the connection between his computer and ADSL Modem. The speed of the connection between his modem and the internet DEPENDS on how much the ISP allocates for him (which is 512kbps because he is subscribing to that package now). Therefore, no matter how fast his computer connects to his modem, if he still subscribe the 512kbps package, he will stuck with 512kbps internet speed.
Second – Since he already stated that he is using 512kbps connection, how on earth he expects his “connection” to operate at 1.0 Mbps speed?
Third – Speedtest.net already shows that his connection is 550kbps (download) and 230kbps (upload). Therefore, it can be concluded that his is getting the internet speed that he SHOULD expect, which is 512kbps. In fact, TMNet is being generous by ‘donating’ extra room for his connection (550kbps – 512kbps = 38kbps).
Fourth – His ISP is not lying.
Fifth – Who is lying now?
Moral of the story – if you are a broadband user, make sure your knowledge is as broad as your broadband package. Upgrade you existing dialup mind, if you still have one.
Jun 19th
I just came back from a dinner at Crystal Crown Hotel, Port Klang. We almost lost while going there (it was around 7, and we need to get there as soon as possible), lucky us, we found the hotel, at last.
I was enthralled by the preparations done by the committee members. I only managed to go to the committee meeting once. Usually they have the meetings during afternoon, and I couldn’t be in INTEC because I was taking Stevens design class,at the main campus. Nevertheless, I still follow the developments by asking the committee members, as well as keeping myself up-to-date by reading the meeting minutes and details, sent by KJ / Wei Jie to my inbox.
The hosts are really awesome, and even though some unexpected things happened, they managed to handle the situation while still ensuring the crowd won’t feel left out in the middle of nowhere.
The pride that we have, as an US program students in INTEC. Something that makes us unique, something that can only be found in American program. Deep in my heart, I hope everyone of us will continue to sharpen up our skills as well as polishing the existing talents that we have when we get to the States, or even when we get back and work here.
Many things I want to express about the ATU Nite. I’ll write more on that later.
Annoying people
No, this is not annoying orange. This is about annoying <insert name here>. Talk about Annoying Fauzan. He always annoys people and not everyone likes it. I am Fauzan, Fauzan is me.So, when I try to make friends with people, they might fell annoyed, at times.
Tell me, I don’t mind. Yes it might be painful but I strongly believe that hiding something from your friends when they should know about that is more painful.
Sorry if I ever make you feel annoyed. Also to the person mentioned in the poem before, I’m sorry.
Fauzan Afandi
5 020000 190610, Kolej Cemara.
Jun 17th
Last Sunday, N made a statement in local mainstream news, saying that the govt will gradually phase out sponsoring students to study overseas. Controversial, as usual, his statement this time draws mixed reception among people.
I am one of them.
He basically explained two reasons why the govt needs to cut down the number of the students going to study overseas.
1. "The intention is, firstly, to reduce expenditure in sending students overseas.”
2. "Secondly, we must ensure that local universities have bright students. Why are we doubting the quality of local universities?"
Let me be realistic here. the first reason is acceptable. It is understood that there is a bigger need for the govt to spend on some other things apart from sponsoring students to go overseas.
I kind of do not like the second one. Yes, we must ensure that local universities have bright students. However, it does not mean that we are undermining the quality of our very own local universities.
“Their questions are unexpectable” – A, a student there
Going overseas is not just about getting “academic excellence” over there. There are many other things that the students will learn outside of the lecture halls. One of the interesting things is the inner strength. Some of them who have certain dietary requirements, will learn how to adapt with meal plans that are not really tailored for them, i.e a Muslim student stucked with only a few types of food, throughout his years in his university. Besides, the students will learn to be in minority groups, and surviving them without losing their identity. It is something different. Being in a country where people might ask you questions such as “Are you a Muslim? Does that means you are terrorist also?”, “Why are you wearing hijab?”, “If you don’t understand Arabic why you read Koran?” and many more.
We don’t have to answer such questions here. Everyone (should) know the answer. Furthermore, it not something that people will ask you about. There, the situation is different.
Academic-wise: From what I have known, overseas-bound students will be sent to prestigious universities overseas, which is, undeniably, better than what we have in our country. These universities offer better learning environment, resources, people and motivation to study harder (and of course, smarter). Therefore, by hiring the graduates back in govt service sector after they graduate, the country will benefit a lot from them in the long run.
It is not that we do not trust the quality of local universities, as the objective of sending students overseas is not to “take them away from local universities”. Spending roughly about half a million ringgit (the cost escalates more for medical students) per student is not just for taking them away in our education system.
Instead, it is hoped that the students will come back to Malaysia and serve the country, bringing in innovative ideas, different style of thinking, renewed mindset, and everything else that they have learned, overseas.
One of the weakness in the system now is some of the graduates are not working with the govt after they came back here. While it is also a good thing if they came back and serve the country even in the private sector, the govt must look into this problem, and get all the graduates back to them, at least for several years as stated in the agreement they have signed.
Since the aim of sending them over there is to train them before they come back and serve the country, it is govt’s upmost responsibility to keep them in their sectors, and offer job places for them upon their graduation.
As far as the brain drain is concerned, we are not sending all of our bright students overseas. You definitely have heard that there are cases of students getting zillions of As and still stuck at local universities. Are they bright? Yes. Are they smart? Yes. Are they academically capable of continuing their study overseas? I think the answer is yes also.
So why they are still studying locally?
The answer is simple. Because not everyone can get a scholarship. For Program Ijazah Luar Negara 2008 (SPM 2007 students), more than 15000 qualified students applied. 15000. Qualified. They are capable. 7000 are called for an interview session. Only 2000 are selected.
What happened to the other 13000 bright students?
They will be scattered throughout Malaysia, at our local universities. They are the ones who are helping our local universities gain recognition, continue to prosper, and setting the trend in Malaysia, specifically of education system.
Getting a scholarship to overseas is not anyone’s right. It’s a privilege.
Those who get the scholarship, don’t ever misuse it. Stick to the agreement, come back and serve the govt (whichever side rules when you came back) as you have agreed to do so. Some people are just frustrated because they couldn’t get the scholarship. nah, it is not the end of the world for you. Post-graduate scholarships are still available.
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In a nutshell, the practice of sending students overseas should be continued as there there are many benefits that we (country and people) can reap from it; should the economic downturn prohibits us from doing that, at least, we still need to send some students overseas. However, the practice does not mean that local universities are not competent enough. We have bright students over there and we also have bright students here in Malaysia.
Jun 7th
Menongkah arus,
Adapun dirinya sungguh memikat
Kurnia Pencipta lahirnya kedunia
Utuh jiwanya mengharung dugaan
Selamat harinya yang kuharapkan
Untung urusannya yang kudoakan
Kesejahteraan hidupnya yang kuidamkan
Ambil peduli apabila diinginkan
KeredhaanNya yang dicari
Ampun dipinta jika kusut yang dikata
Untuknya diharap terbaik semua
Moga redha yang Esa sentiasa memayunginya.
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Fauzan Afandi
Kolej Cemara: 7.00 pagi, 7 Jun 2010
Pneumatics Lab, FKE UiTM Shah Alam: 12.20 tgh hari, 7 Jun 2010
May 29th
perkongsian cerita pada waktu malam. Aku suka, kerana aku banyak benda nak share malam-malam. Siapa yang selalu sembang dengan aku time malam-malam pasti tau.
aku jumpa balik kawan-kawan SKPBS dulu. Ya, dalam Facebook. Banyak jugak. Dan sedang chatting dengan Fatin Laila Manja dan Syakir Ruslan. Otomatik, rasa macam nak balik rumah.
Tapi tak boleh balik rumah. Hari Ahad nak bawa orang putih, Mr. Joe Barbetta menerawang sekitar KL. Highlight utamanya, Menara KL. last time aku pergi pun masa lawatan SKPBS time Darjah 6 dulu.
Alkisah, hari ni cuti Wesak. Aku plan nak tempah bas pakai mulut semalam. Tapi kelas pulak habis lambat dan aku terus terlupa nak telefon Pn Rozi + Pn Su + En Samsul. Hari ni aku telefon semuanya lepas Solat Jumaat. Alhamdulillah, mereka bersetuju. Jadi hasilnya, pengangkutan ke dan dari KL percuma untuk hari Ahad ni. Thanks!
balik kepada cerita SKPBS ni, aku ni bukanlah seorang yang menyinar sangat dulu kat sekolah. Ya, ada satu anugerah spesel yang aku dapat dulu, pelajar cemerlang akademik kerana pencapaian akademik yang constant time darjah 1 sampai 6. walau time darjah 6 tu merosot sikit.
2 – mula-mula peksa. semangat kot. beza 2 markah dengan firdaus sutan maidin. Semua 100, Agama 94.
2 – tak lama sebelum peksa, aku ada gadoh dengan mak aku. mak aku kata “hang xleh dapat aih no. 1 peksa hujung taun ni”. Hasilnya: beza 0.5 markah dengan fidaus. BM 100, Math 100, English 100, Agama 91.5.
1 – membuka lembaran baru di darjah 2.
2 – kalah dalam saingan merebut hadiah hari kecemerlangan sekolah (hujung taun punya peksa leh dapat hadiah)
1 – membuka lembaran baru di darjah 3.
1 – berkongsi takhta dengan Muhsin Shahidan.
1 – membuka lembaran baru di darjah 4.
2 – sekali lagi, kalah dalam saingan merebut hadiah hari kecemerlangan sekolah.
2 – darjah 5 dah mula merosot sket. kedatangan pesaing-pesaing baru.
4 – kemerosotan bertambah. faktor hadiah, mungkin. dan juga kewujudan pesaing baru.
2 – tercungap-cungap masuk ke darjah 6.
5 – mengakhiri peperiksaan darjah 6 dengan ranking yang tak best.
no.5 – nomor penyudah aku kat SKPBS. signifikan, sebab family members aku 5 orang. aku lahir pada 5/5 jugak tu.
no.2 – nomor paling banyak aku dapat kt SKPBS. Nomor paling tinggi aku dapat kt SMSTSP. Hopefully, relationship yang no. 2 lah menjadi (ok yg ni in the future)
on the way…on the way…hari ni menerawang 1997-2002. esok nak menerawang ke 2005 pulak. somebody wake me up tomorrow.
May 21st
termangu sendiri
menatap sepi
titisan dakwat mewarnai
coretan anak pertiwi
tidak semena ilham menerpa
ragam diperhati segala
tiada lupa ditelusuri jiwa
alpanya sesaat pun tiada
sayang anak sudah meningkat usia
walau bertimba ilmu dipunya
walau utuh otot disenamnya
kudratnya sudah tidak seberapa
ditinggalnya sebuah legasi
harapnya terus berevolusi
tidak statik di sisi
tidak berkarat dimakan hari
May 20th
Alkisah…
16 Mei 2010
10.30 – Adha datang fetch aku kat Cemara. Fuh Fuh Fuh. Terus, kami menuju ke GCE dan berhenti sebentar di Hentian Elmina arah utara, sementara menunggu Nurhadi datang dengan MyVi barunya.
Lebih kurang 15 minit kemudian, Hadi pun sampai. Dua kereta, terus menuju ke Lebuhraya PLUS, dan berhenti di R&R Rawang arah utara.
Menunggu Ashraf Zakaria (Pak Ya) dan Alif Zaidi, amatlah lama. Semuanya gara-gara kebijaksanaan Alif Zaidi yang mengambil tren Komuter ke Bangi dahulu kemudiannya baru menumpang Pak Ya datang ke Rawang. Kalau dari Kepong terus ke Rawang pun takpa. Dah la lambat. Memang nak kena pukol durian nih.
Sementara menunggu bujang-bujang tersebut datang, kami sempat bersembang selama hampir sejam. Dari Khairy Jamaluddin hinggalah ke Sibu. Dari peristiwa “Woi, Mardis datang” sewaktu tengah-tengah malam tika Tingkatan 1 dahulu, hinggalah ke perubahan-perubahan, baik dan sebaliknya, yang berlaku dalam kalangan sahabat-sahabat ASPUTRA 2007 kami.
Lama menunggu, akhirnya datang jua Alif Zaidi, Shahmi Aidi aka Pod dan juga Ashraf Zakaria aka Pak Ya. Tidak membuang masa, kami terus menuju ke rumah Khalila.
Bersimpang siur sungguh jalan ke Sungai Buaya. Hiasan di tepi jalan pun semakin berubah tatkala kami hampir tiba di destinasi. Dari bangunan dua tingkat, tinggal setingkat. Jalan semakin menjauh, akhirnya cuma pokok-pokok khatulistiwa menghiasi kiri dan kanan jalan.
Mujur, ada signboard “Khalila & Wan” menjadi pemandu arah bisu kami. Walaupun hanya terdapat selang beberapa kilometer, namun ianya tetap berfungsi sebagai pemandu arah kami.
Akhirnya, jumpalah jua kami dengan rumahnya si Khalila. Makan punya makan, bila dah nak balik barulah bersemuka dengan Khalila. Wah wah wah, bahagia sungguh nampaknya. Suka aku tengok husband dia. Muka sejuk mata memandang. Otomatik, doa “semoga kau bahagia hingga ke akhir hayat” pun berkumandang, senyap dalam hatiku.
Sebelum pulang, Khalila berbesar hati menghadiahkan kami sebuah bag of goodies yang mengandungi Al-Quran, kuih bahulu dan bunga telor. First time kot aku pergi rumah kenduri orang dapat Al-Quran. Fuh fuh fuh. Sedang kami menerima goodiebag, Pod ditanya soalan “Pod, tak rasa panas ke pegang beg tuh”?
Selesai semuanya, aku bertolak pulang dengan Nurhadi, merentasi GCE menggunakan MyVi barunya.
Objektif tercapai, aku dah pun berjumpa sebahagian kawan-kawan ASPUTRA 2007 aku. Menarik sungguh trip kali ini. banyak cerita lama dan baru terungkap. Terima kasih semua.

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Jadi adalah sebahagian manusia bertanya kenapa mereka tak diajak. Kata aku, aku dah invite everyone dalam Facebook. Takkanla kena sampai ke tahap aku nak pergi rumah sorang2 dan ketuk pintu tanya nak pergi kenduri Khalila atau tidak?
Untuk aku, aku tau aku takda kereta. Aku takda motosikal either. Habes tu aku nak pegi dengan sapa? So aku amik la inisiatif. Contact la siapa-siapa yang nak pergi, dan ada kereta. Rupanya Adha nak pergi. So aku pun deal la dengan dia. Set nak jumpa bila kat mana dll.
Persoalannya bukanlah boleh pergi atau tidak. Cuma, mahu pergi atau tidak. Hendak, seribu daya. Jangan letak alasan kita atas orang lain.