Last Day for Melissa and Magdeline

It’s sad to know that today is the last day for both of them. Gonna miss their presence in the office. Each of them started their training one week after each other and because of that, they also leave almost at the same time as well. This week, we said goodbye to two of them and few more weeks later, we will say goodbye to the last female intern in our company. 

 

Magdeline: The first time I asked her a simple IQ question to break the ice, and that’s the moment she started saying that I talked crap. Gotta give her a thumb up for her honesty, lol. So basically that’s how our conversation normally goes; me talking and her saying I talked crap. As time passes by, she become more daring in ‘attacking’ and I think it is because our group become a bad influence for her. Well, good job. At least you learned an important skill during your training =D

Melissa: I mentioned about her once in my previous post, the one that is a same ‘kind’ as me. Even though she said that she can’t speak chinese, I suspect that she might know a bit more and just being modest about it. And throughout her training period, as we talked during our free time, I found out that we shared another common thing. Both of us picked civil engineering not because of passion, but just merely to choose a safe option without wasting extra time. I told her that I actually prefer biology and she replied that she have interest in biomedical. She didn’t choose that field because according to her self research, it’s hard to get a job in that field. And both of our dads are civil engineers as well, which also kinda play a little role on why we chose this field. 

Siaw Wee: She still has a few more weeks to go, but since she’s already dress for the occasion, why waste the effort right? I’ll save her part for next time, when she finish her training.

Damn, time passed so fast… Good luck to the two of you. Study hard, don’t study smart XD

 

 

3rd Run: Petaling Jaya 11.5km

Compared to the previous 2 runs I had before, today’s marathon is kinda easy for me. I managed to complete the whole thing without stopping and that’s one small achievement for me. Before this, I was never able to do that as I need to walk  to slow down my heart beat. This time, my heart beating rate is more consistent but my leg still screams in pain though. I figure there are 2 possibilities for it; 1) There are plenty of down slope roads for this run and 2) I started to get the hang of listening to music while running. It somehow manage to distract me this time and I was surprised that time past really fast when I see the finishing line. In Score run, it felt like eternity to reach the finish point.

I’m quite satisfied with my time considering the actual distance that we run. My friend told me that because of the poor marking on the route, most people got confused and ran the same path twice, hence the difference in the official distance and actual distance.

 

 

Rest In Peace Robin Williams

Before this, I read plenty of news about actor/actress that commit suicide due to depression and I didn’t put much thought into it. It is not uncommon for people who gained much fame to end their life because of various reasons. But the news about Robin Williams’s apparent suicide really shocked me because no matter I looked at it, he doesn’t look like the type of person that will take such drastic measure to end everything. The news mentioned that he is under depression for some time and to some of us, we didn’t expect that because throughout his career as actor and stand up comedian, we always see him as a jovial person who always has a smile on his face and joke around to make other people laugh. I guess we shouldn’t judge a book by its cover because behind all that laughter and smiles, lies a man with bitter sadness.

My childhood memory of him will be the Genie in the movie Aladdin and Jumanji. In fact, it wasn’t long ago that I watched him in the latest trailer of “Night in the Museum 3” and everything just happened so fast. I just wish that he would seek help for his depression instead of committing suicide.

Another thing I remember about him is that he used to say all the meaningful quotes and I’m going to share my favourite quotes from him here.

1) There is still a lot to learn and there is always great stuff out there. Even mistakes can be wonderful.

2) You’re only given one little spark of madness. You mustn’t lose it.

3) I used to think the worst thing in life was to end up all alone, it’s not. The worst thing in life is to end up with people that make you feel alone.

Rest in peace Robin Williams.

 

 

Reading while Waiting

Normally if I don’t feel sleepy while on the way home, I would normally read a book while waiting for the train to arrive. So while standing in front of the line and read for about 15 minutes (yup, the interval for each train can be that long), suddenly a lady stood beside me and asked, “Excuse me, can I know what are you reading?” The event is so sudden to me that the only thing I replied is, “Ermm, a book?” Damn it YC, of course you’re reading a book, what else you could be reading? Before I could tell her the title of the novel, she bend down a bit to take a look at the book cover and said, “Ohh… a fiction. I normally read non-fiction book. Keep up the good work.” And after that, she just walked away and I just continue reading my book because I don’t know how to react to that.

Thanks mysterious lady for your compliment. I might try to read a non-fiction next time, just in case we meet again =D