Speedo Aquabeat MP3

I am now having a honeymoon moment with my brand new Speedo Aquabeat Mp3. For me it is super cool especially when you attach it to your goggles. I've been going swimming 2-3 times a week now haha!. Lets hope it lasts. A quick review of the product:

1st of all the design is cool to a certain extent that you sort of feel like cyclops from X-men. You wont feel anything when you attach it to your goggles.

The battery lasts for 8 hours with 1 Gb memory. There is a 2 Gb version but I dont think i need it coz I only use Aquabeat just for swimming

To attach the headphones to my ears is quite cumbersome especially with my dumbo like ears. A prolonged use of the earphones will result to marks on your ears.

Sound quality for me is unsatisfactory at first because, water keeps coming in my ears and it blocks the sound. I have adjust it a few times to get it right. It turned out, the third set of earbuds gave me the best sound quality. The thing is, I need to always put the earbuds in my ears while its still dry, or if I'm already in the swimming pool, I need to drain my earsthen put in back. Although it was not comparable to altec lensing, it was ok. I would still recomend friends to buy it.

Conclusion:

Since i've paid 59eur for it, might as well get the best of it. Having an unsatisfactory music is better than having no music at all. Well, its not exactly altec lensing especially when i'm blowing alot of bubbles while swimming. Just try all three earbuds , which one suits you the best. I do wish that there's radio function though

Recomendation:

I just wish that speedo come up with x-ray googles... Waterproof of course ;)

UiTM Merbok... The best experience

UiTM da best bebeh!!!!

credited to UiTM merbok website

I remember the frustration of not getting into any university. Maybe because my SPM grades weren't any good. After I've done some appealing and du'a especially from my parents and my beloved grandma alhamdulillah UiTM Merbok was willing to accept me.

The Malinja College of UiTM was among the best colleges in Malaysia. It has the state of the art facilities and comfort. Word goes around that it is comparable to Seri Malaysia three star facilities. I dont know whether that is true or not but I sure do agree with it. The room is very spacious with sturdy Beds and fine built in study tables. Best of all it is free! so as the food although its not actually the best, I'm thankful.

Classes are equipped with air condition and advanced technology. Everything in the class is controlled by touch screen technology comparable to the ones in Australia and Europe. Even dekat university aku skang, sesetangah class tak secanggih uitm.

I just cant compare the dedication given by UiTM lecturers to other universities that I've attended. It is very important for them that we UiTM students understands what they have delivered. I know some students needs to be encouraged and pushed and UiTM lecturers have done a great job in doing that. This has also inspired me to be a lecturer

These beautiful ladies from the picture above are UiTM students visiting me. My intuition says that they are going places just like any UiTM students. Meanwhile, the picture below shows the whole group. The background building is my current University... Rijkuniversiteit Groningen

I'm very thankful and proud that my fellow UiTM alumni visited me in Groningen. Reminded me of the good old days in Merbok and Arau. I miss having dinner and lunch in Dewan makan Malinja, loitering at central square and most of all, Nasi Ayam Pakmud hmmm heeel lekker!

For those of you who studied/are studying in overseas, panjatkan Syukur kepada Allah No need laaaa to patronize local universities especially UiTM. Yang study local pon syukur juga, because not everybody has this kind of opportunity. Ingat laaa asal usul. Your foundation program most probably be from INTEC jugak. I've heard those unpleasant comments when I was down under and bashed them.

Frankly I've seen local graduates that has way better abilities and charisma rather that foreign grads. It depends on that particular person regardless where they graduate from.

Pictures are credited to Suraya Mansur and Masyitoh UiTM

Wawasan setia pelajar sepam.... Actually ada lagu UiTM dihatiku, tapi lagu tu untuk convo :)

Yang ni typical lagu Groningen....

Saljun

Here I am in my office craving for ideas.

Its nearly ten and i'm still stuck

Snow cheers me up

Where the heck is the literature for rationality and secularization

Searching....

Searching....

Cant wait for Fridays swimming

A pleasure for the EYES, body and soul

I guess I can forget about conferences in the middle east now

Stumble upon a blog that I hate

Why suddenly full of hatred?

Some people are just gifted in writing

or is it just a matter of practice

If you are the only Malay in the University and there are no other Malays around you, you'll start to appreciate the Malay culture. Its not that I'm homesick, heck I call my mom almost every day. Its just that sometimes I miss my culture. Thanks to you tube, I can listen to Malay songs... I mean, traditional Malay songs . Back to my apartment, I'm still with my kain pelikat and sometimes I eat while bersila. ... Not mentioning the Gulai rebung, nasi lemak and sambal that I cooked

Sometimes I miss Azan... not Azan pak pak Arab nie. Azan Malaysia. Kalau dapat dengar Azan pakcik HArun dekat Masjid Tg Bendahara kan best. Nanti balik Malaysia nak kena record Azan Pak Harun.

One more thing, gadis belanda bukanya tak cantik.... cantik. Tapi kalau dah hari-hari dah menghadap muka belanda, terasa muak pun ada. Sekali-sekala pergi ke kedutaan Malaysia tengok gadis Melayu alahaaaaiiii..... dengan sopan santunnya....

Bersunat

I'm sure that most guys have been through this. My experience of circumcision was not very pleasing (who does?) but mine, the anesthesia wore of at the last minute and the doctor didn't have the decency to reload the juice. As painful as the procedure was, it was very profitable. I managed to rake a few hundred ringgit , enough to by Nintendo Game Boy.

Well, the reason that I mention my experience was just as a Muqaddimah for this video I stumbled upon. I love strange food, so I googled strange food in you tube. Well see it for yourselves

Yes... I think it sucks being a grandpa in this community as you have to eat those "bizzare" food. I dont think those bananas gave much help. Its like borderline canibalism....

You are old when....

1) Facebook, myspace and other social networking sites are lame (Does blogging count?)

2) When friends you age are married and have kids

3) When your lil sisters n brothers get married

4) When your nieces and nephews get married(extreme case)(disc. does not apply to all families)

5) When you watch what you eat

6)When some kid holds your hand by mistake thinking that you're his dad

7)When some kid claims that you are his dad

8)When you stop goin clubbin

9)When students calls you sir

10) When you go to renew your passport, people at the embassy thinks that you want to register a childbirth

11) When you drink coffee with professors

12)When having a playstation 1/2/3 is no longer your life ambition

13) When you read this stuff

14)When you say to your self... Shit! thats me

15) Then feeling alone, ashamed, lost, confused......

What tha hell am I'm thinking..... Age is relative...... Life expectancy in poor countries can go below 40.... While in advanced countries can go up to 80.....

Enjoy life (with limitations of course) be thankful of what you have

Invest in life and afterlife

Bleargh!

De Profeet Muhammad (vrede zij met hem)

Sedangkan hari jadi sedara mara, kawan2 dan Bos kita, kita bole sambut....I think it is worth mentioning Maulidurrasul.... Moga2 kita dapat Syafaat Baginda kelak...

Raya Cina

Pasport aku hampir tamat, so dengan lenggang kangkongnya aku pegi laaa Den haag berbekalkan pasport lama. Ingatkan mcm dekat Malaysia laaa bawak pasport lama, cakap nak reniew and Presto! Tp taak... First, aku nak kene buat appointment dgn embassy, pastu nak kene bring along gambar with blue backround, surat beranak, IC dan resident permit. The best part was I did NOT do any of those things :).... Mujurlah staff embassy sangat helpful and friendly. Siap drive aku gi pekan utuk tangkap gambor and cucuk duit. Punya laaa malu alah aku nieee... Tp terpaksalah tebal muka. I owe alot to them!!!

Kebetulan besok tu embassy akan sambut raya cina, so aku pon tolong laaa sikit2 malu alah aa kaaaan. BTW lama gilerrrrr tak lepak ngan Malaysian. Sempat jumpa uncle James, Nda Chik, Nabil, Falinda and His Sis. Faisal pon veeery the friendly(lama tak slang Melayu)..... Siap ajak aku datang umah...memula aku refuse, pastu dia pancing dengan Nasik lemak... so, kalah laa akuuu... Gi makan dekat rumah depa punyalaaa sedap!!!

Pas lepak ngan MAlaysian, lepak dengan pure dutch pulak..... Nie experience yang agak pelik... Seems that they dont have any borders. Tua, muda, Kaya Miskin semua satu kepala. If you've seen gangsta movies in new york, these people are the dutch version of them, memang ghetto abis. Dalam kumpulan tu pulak very diverse, from Politicians, Gangster and Police. The best part was they can speak Indonesian walaupun orang belanda rambut blond semua. Best borak dengan depa.... Memula aku sampai kat umah depa, this dutch guy approached me and said "Buat macam Rumah Sendiri" Wow! bisa omong! I think this kind of experience is super priceless!

Basically, successful people in their own field, generally are modest and friendly. For example time dekat sweden, makan dengan Nobel Laurette semua, they are very friendly and they see me or us students as their apprentice because they've been in our position.On the other hand these diverse group of Politicians, gangsters and police also I consider them as successful in their own field. Mind you, jangan salah anggap dengan gangster nie... not a typical gangster... these people work together with police and politicians to solve crime and they are also entrepreneurs. Bukak restaurants and macam2 kedai lagi lah. Dalam istilah akedemiknya, social capital. Something non profit that binds people together.