Ocean’s 10: The 10 Future Millionaires

CHAPTER 3

Vince house in Petaling Jaya, near Dataran Prima. Both Batista and Vincent are discussing about the plan and the candidate for this project. They are sitting in the living room with a blueprint of the Genting Casino.

VINCE OCEAN: The vault of the Genting Casino.
(Batista is examining the blueprint. A serious face he had shown)

RUSTY BATISTA: Well, I am reading this right. I like to think that I am. This is probably least successful vault ever design.

VINCE OCEAN: What country is this my bro…ever heard of Malaysia Boleh? I even got this blueprint from Genting staff for RM50 duit kopi. Supposed to be RM100 but I bargained till RM50.

RUSTY BATISTA: (=.= face) you need at least a dozen guys doing the “combination of cards”

VINCE OCEAN: Well, that is what we gonna do now.

RUSTY BATISTA: Alright, who’s in?

Scene cut to E-Zone, Kuala Lumpur. Ryan Foulplay is walking toward a sleeping staff at the cashier.

RYAN FOULPLAY: (knock on the table). No need work ar? E-Zone pays you to sleep here ar?

NEW STAFF: Aiya, we both also staff, no need so strict mah.(sleepy face.)

RYAN FOULPLAY: Do you know who am I? I am the Asst. Supervisor here. You think I am same level as you?

NEW STAFF: (Scared and thinking to himself) Shiiitt. This is the supervisor, I thought staff only.(Talking to Ryan). Soooo…reee. I will get back to work.

RYAN FOULPLAY: The toilet seems to be abit dirty, since you got enough rest, go wash it will ya’?

NEW STAFF: (Thinking to himself) Wash toilet? Supervisor tai sai meh…diu…have to wash also. (Talking to Ryan) Ok, ok.
(The new staff walks away. After that, Ryan went into the cashier area and flickering with the CCTV console.)

RYAN FOULPLAY: (Thinking to himself) Well, got to off the CCTV in the storeroom. Sleeping time. (Grin.)

VINCE OCEAN: (Narration behind the E-Zone scene) Ryan Foulplay is in. I’ll need him to get a job as a dealer in Genting Casino. With his natural leadership and illusion skills, he can help us as the insider. What about drivers?(Scene cut back to Vince house.)

RUSTY BATISTA: I have talked to the Satria boys today.

VINCE OCEAN: Michael Chip and KeWindwalker?

RUSTY BATISTA: Hmm. Both of them are skilled driver. With them, we can get to Mt. Genting in no time. Although I must admit my Enzo “Move” Kenari is way better then their Satrias (Sarcastic tone)

Scene cut to Subang Jaya, Near Taipan. At the traffic light, there were two Satria waiting for the green light. One is a yellow 1.5 Satria and the other is a grey 1.3 Satria. Vrrooooommm, Vrrooommm, the sound of both cars stepping on the gas.

KEWINDWALKER: (Winding down the window) Hey, Chip, wanna drag?

MICHAEL CHIP: (Wind down the window as well) You wanna drag with me?
(When the light turn green, both cars did a wheel spin and speed off. Both cars were speeding very fast. The yellow satria seems to be leading. Until a bumpy corner, the yellow satria entered too fast and it skid abit, the grey satria take this opportunity and overtook KeWindwalker. Michael Chip won. They both stopped in the middle of the road.

KEWINDWALKER: You were lucky because I skidded.

MICHAEL CHIP: Yada yada yada yada yada. (With the C hand sign with the middle finger nodding.)

KEWINDWALKER: You sark!

Back to Vince house scene.

VINCE OCEAN: Electronics?

RUSTY BATISTA: Real Giasens. Currently been doing a management system for his friends company.

VINCE OCEAN: Still Real “procrastinating”?

RUSTY BATISTA: Else he won’t be real.

Scene cut to Real Giasens house in SS1, into his room. Giasens is currently playing Warcraft DOTA.

REAL GIASENS: Wahahaha, Ripin, you gonna die this time.(He is winning the game.)
(Suddenly her sister, Jia Yee came in.)

JIA YEE: Ko, wo yau yung je ke dien lau. Ni chu ci.
(As a very loving brother, he quits the game, although he is winning, and let her sister use the computer.)

Back to Vince house.

VINCE OCEAN: Who’s next?

RUSTY BATISTA: You gotta have this guy.(Showing the profile to Vince)

VINCE OCEAN: (Took the profile and flipped to the front page.)Ripin Kusuma? I thought he was known as Penguin Kusuma back then?

RUSTY BATISTA: He is an Indon “pretender”, got lotsa name. Like, Ripin Kusuma, Chou Hai Kuen, Penguin Kusuma, Ripin Kukuma, Apin, Ri Ku, and lots more. He is very fond of pretending to be a student. Been to China, Indonesia, Malaysia, and Australia colleges and university. Favorite motto “I dunno how to do” and “I didn’t or haven’t study”.

Flashback 2 years ago in Asian Pacific Institute of Information Technology, Bukit Jalil. It was the day where the results were posted on the board. A lot of students were crowding at the board to look for their marks. Ripin Kusuma and Vince Ocean is among them.

VINCENT OCEAN: Diu, DDD only got 53…overall just pass. Ripin, hey, have you checked your mark?

RIPIN KUSUMA: That day, I also dunno what I have studied, I dunno how to do the paper at all.(With a very disappointing face.)

VINCE OCEAN: (Looking at the board for Ripin marks, and shocked.) You said you dunno how to do but u got 86 in your DDD?

RIPIN KUSUMA: Harh? I really dunno how to do wor, I also dunno what I have written on the paper.

VINCE OCEAN: Cheebyekia with the same motto…

Scene cut back to the present time in Vince house.

VINCE OCEAN: (=.= face). Well, could you get Jason Kenshi Takahashi and Frederick Ceoshare?

RUSTY BATISTA: They won’t do it. They got a business a year ago.

VINCE OCEAN: You still can ask them.

RUSTY BATISTA: Hey, I could ask them.

VINCE OCEAN: =.=…
(Scene cut to PWTC, Kuala Lumpur. Vince and Batista are attending a presentation run by Jason Kenshi Takahashi and Frederick Ceoshare. It is almost the end of the presentation.)

JASON KENSHI TAKAHASHI: You might be thinking what am I talking about,
Ideas@work is a business opportunity, people in Ideas@work have made 1 million and above within six months when they are full time in it. Want to know more about making 1 million in six months with no money down. Call me or send me a message then we'll talk about it. (Speaking in a very convincing manner, later on, passed the microphone to Frederick Ceoshare.)

FREDERICK CEOSHARE: (Walk to Jason and got the microphone.) Thank you Jason. I would be honour to meet people with great ideas and don’t know how to make money out of it. If you have that problem I have million dollar experts to teach you how to make money out of your idea with no money down plus even money up front. You
only have to come out with an idea. What we call it, Ideas@work.

Scene cut to the end of the presentation. Vince and Batista are talking to both Frederick and Jason at some coffee shop. Might be Coffee Bean or Starbuck? :p

VINCE OCEAN: It is tricky, it is never been done before. It gonna need planning and a large crew.

JASON KENSHI TAKAHASHI: Guns?

RUSTY BATISTA: Not exactly. There will be a lot of security, but the take…

FREDERICK CEOSHARE: What’s the target?

VINCE OCEAN: (Not answering Frederick question and telling the reward Batista was mentioning.)8 figure each.

FREDERICK CEOSHARE: (Repeated the question to clarify.)What’s the target...?(raised his voice abit)

VINCE OCEAN: (Took a sip of the coffee. Then looking at Frederick.)When was the last time you both in Genting?

JASON KENSHI TAKAHASHI: (Was going to drink the cup of coffee but stopped.)You wanna knock over a casino?!(Unbelievable face.)
(Batista nodded his head.)

VINCE OCEAN: How’s the “idea”?

Both Jason and Frederick looking at each other.

To be continued…

Procrastination is bad

Woke up at 1pm. Shiittt…supposed to woke up before 12pm so that I can go to the laundry and wash my clothes. Well, from 8am – 12pm, the price will be 1pound per wash. If later then 12pm, it will be 1.6 pound per wash. Since I wanna save the 60 pence for the drying, I won’t be washing after 12pm. 60 pence = RM4.20 ya know.

Went to School of Informatics, Ellison building to get the extension form. I got an approval for an extension of my Object Oriented Modeling and Design assignment. I was infected with Varicella (chicken pox) two weeks ago so my reason is acceptable. But too bad, my Year Tutor Mr. Cliff Brown wasn’t around. I need him to sign my form. Nevermind, I will see him by tomolo in class.

I supposed to be productive today since I have no class. I wanted to do my OOMD assignment and finish it as soon as possible. Furthermore, I had to finish my Term of Reference and get my supervisor and 2nd marker to sign off. Lazy me.

As for the Ocean’s 10 story, I’ve finish Chapter 3 and the title will be “Ocean’s 10: The 10 Future Millionaires”. I won’t be posting this chapter until I finish Chapter 5 or maybe I will post it by tomolo at 5pm Malaysia time. Hopefully, chapter 3 wont be publish later then Thursday. Chapter 4 is already 75% done. Won’t be telling you the title yet :p. Well, I feel that I dun wan to post it too frequent so that ya’all might get boring.

Let my outline abit on what is on chapter 3. This chapter will introduced the remaining crew of Ocean’s 10. All my Sunnyz Skyline and Zi-Bytes friend will be in the story. Since each team consist of 5 person, so it is only 10 people include me. I wanted to introduce my friends real characteristic as often as possible. Dialogue like "suckedker and f**kedker are often used during our social time in real life. I think maybe I will get Mike to say "yada yada yada yada" also :p. That is why it is Ocean’s 10 instead of Ocean’s Eleven. I also purposely used numeric for copyright sake :p. So it is not Ocean’s Ten but Ocean’s 10. As for the actress, I think I might use Aemy. I have imagined some script with Aemy and it kinda work well. But it kinda awkward if I imagine my story with Aemy. In the later chapter when she appears, you will know. Still, there is a thing I am afraid of. If Mashimaro or Aemy sees this, dunno they will kill me or not :p. Hopefully they don’t. Well, what you guys think? Should I put Aemy as the actress? I dun think I wanna put 33 on this. Dun feel like it :p.

Well, gotto pen off and do my assignments. When I am stress out, I will continue my chapter 4. Stay tuned :p.

Tuesday 11.30am, 30 minute before E-Commerce class

Well, just met my supervisor and discuss about my Term of Reference. Have to get it done by this week. Later on, next week have to organize a meeting between the 2nd marker and my supervisor to sign off my project. Well, it is lucky to have Michael Brockway as a supervisor. Really helping out. He even go and correct my TOR and resent back to me. Most supervisor will just ask you to redraft the whole thing. But he recorrected it and give back to me...how nice :p

Just seen Hitch, which copied from Elsen. Wah, really cool that movie :p. It is a must watch movie :p. Also, dun forget about Ocean's Eleven. It is a cool movie too :p.

On Ocean's 10, the 1st two chapter were 2 pages long. But the next chapter, which the working title "Ocean's 10: Recruiting Oceans" will be around 4-5 page long. This is because I have to start intro my crews and those will be from Zi-Bytes and Sunny Skylinez :p. As for the actress which was played by Julie Roberts in Ocean's Eleven, I had a hard time deciding it. Should I put Aemy?33?Ivy? or... or not to put an actress at all?

I have watch abit of Ocean's Twelve and I also decide maybe I would write a part 2 of Ocean's 10 which the working title might be "Ocean's 10-II". Why not I call it Ocean's 11? Well, just dun wan to mess up with the copyright :p

Got to attend class now. See ya all :p. Stay tune to the next chapter of Ocean's 10 :p

Ocean’s 10: Lunch With Project Sponsor

Tomorrow. At drive-in MacDonald. Henry Pang was having his lunch at McD together with Vince and Batista. When Vince was telling Henry about his plan to rob a casino, Henry was so shock and yelled.

HENRY PANG: Lei de soh geh! Are you listening to me? You both of you nuts! I know about casino security then any man alive. They got camera, they got watchers, they got locks, they got timers, they got vault. They got enough arms personnel to occupy Tampin (While chewing his MacChicken). Ok, bad example.

VINCE OCEAN: It never been tried. (Very convincing).

HENRY PANG: (Babbling) Oh, ho, ho, It never been tried. You guys are pros, the best. I am sure you can make it out the casino. Of course less we forget, once you out the front door, you are still in the middle of the f**king desert.(Took a few fries and eating it.)

RUSTY BATISTA: You’re right. (Looking at Vince.) He is right.

VINCE OCEAN: Henry you’re right. Our eyes is bigger then our stomach.

RUSTY BATISTA: (Pretending to be loss spirit.) That is exactly what it is. Superior ego.

HENRY PANG: Yea, yea, yea, bla bla bla (while chewing the fries.)

VINCE OCEAN: Thank you, for lunch. (Wiping his hand.)

RUSTY BATISTA: This MacFillet is delicious. (Wiping his hands as well.)
(Both Vince and Batista stands up and preparing to leave.)

VINCE OCEAN: Sorry we bother you.
(Both Vince and Batista walks away and heading to the main door. Before Vince and Batista reach to the main door, Henry felt curious and asked Vince)

HENRY PANG: Look, just out of curiosity which casino that you geniuses pick to rob? (Still holding the MacChicken and going to eat it.)

(Both Vince and Batista look back to Henry. Batista remind Vince with a low voice.)

RUSTY BATISTA: The Genting Casino. (In a very low voice while wiping his sunglasses.)

VINCE OCEAN: The Genting Casino. (Both begin to leave again.)

(By this point, Henry was so shock until he dropped his MacChicken on the floor. He immediately looks at Vince and Batista)

HENRY PANG: That is Lim Goh Tong’s casino.

RUSTY BATISTA: Is that right? (A very blur face *pretending.)

VINCE OCEAN: That’s right. (Convincing voice.)

Henry stands up and walks to both Vince and Batista which is now standing near the entrance.

HENRY PANG: You guys (while approaching to Vince and Batista.). What you got against Lim Goh Tong?
(Henry now is standing in front of Vince and Batista.)

VINCE OCEAN: What you have against him, that’s the question.

HENRY PANG: He torpedoes my side income. He has requested the government to ban all illegal bookies. Furthermore, he himself will officially open a bookie business, suckedker and f**ckedker. Don’t think I don’t see what you doing. (Looking at Batista then switch to Vince.)

RUSTY BATISTA: What are we doing Henry?

HENRY PANG: You gonna steal from Lim Goh Tong, you better goddamn know. This sort of thing use to be civilized. You hit a guy, he whack you, done. But with Uncle Lim, in the end of this, he better not know you’re involved, not know your name or think you’re dead because he’ll kill you. And then he gonna work on you. (With a frightening voice.)

VINCE OCEAN: (Walking nearer to Henry). That’s why we gonna be very careful. Very precise.

RUSTY BATISTA: And well funded.

HENRY PANG: Yea…you gotta be nuts too. And you gonna need a crew as nuts as you are. (Walking nearer to both of them.) Who do you got in mind?

To be continued…

Ocean's 10: Arrival of Vince Ocean

KLIA, Malaysia. Vince Ocean walking thru the customs checkpoint and showed his passport to the officer. The officer flipped his passport.

CUSTOMS OFFICER: Wah, pergi UK 1 tahun buat apa?

VINCE OCEAN: Oh, takde la, belajar saja.

CUSTOMS OFFICER: Belajar apa?

VINCE OCEAN: Belajar menjadi con-artist.

CUSTOMS OFFICER: Artist? You jadi artist? (Looks very unconvincing)

VINCE OCEAN: (Thinking to himself) Typical idiot can’t even differentiate between a con-artist and an artist. (Talking to the customs officer) Acah saje, belajar komputing dekat UK.

CUSTOMS OFFICER: Oh, ingat kan jadi artist (sarcastic smile).
(The officer scans his passport and let Ocean thru.)

ARRIVAL STATION. Rusty Batista was waiting for the arrival of his partner, Vince Ocean. Vince Ocean saw him and walked to his Perodua Kenari.

VINCE OCEAN: Hey bro, still with this piece of junk? (Giggling)

RUSTY BATISTA: Well, you can always get a Taxi.

VINCE OCEAN: No, no, your Move will be great.

RUSTY BATISTA: Come on, hop in.
(Rusty Batista helping Vince to load his baggage into the MPV. Then they drove to the highway.)

RUSTY BATISTA: How’s life in UK?

VINCE OCEAN: Well, if it is a wonderful life, would I come back?

RUSTY BATISTA: Where to?

VINCE OCEAN: My house.

RUSTY BATISTA: Not Shangri la hotel?

VINCE OCEAN: If you pay for it, I don’t mind.

RUSTY BATISTA: Nah (showing his middle finger to Vince)

VINCE OCEAN: Well, cut to the chase. Still remember the plan I told you on the phone?

RUSTY BATISTA: You sure you gonna do this?

VINCE OCEAN: It never been tried.

RUSTY BATISTA:…(Dull face.). I need a reason. Why do this?

VINCE OCEAN: Why not do it?
(Batista still look unconvincing)

VINCE OCEAN: Because yesterday when I fly back to Malaysia after losing a year of my life in UK. Then I realize something. A house always wins. Play long enough and you never change the stake the house takes you. Unless, when the perfect hand comes along and you bet big and then you take the house.

RUSTY BATISTA: What the f**k you are talking about? The script seems like from a movie I know.(wondering).

VINCE OCEAN: Suckedker, I been memorizing this script like shit and you said you dun understand? Never mind, I just want to know you are in or not?
(Batista is thinking)

VINCE OCEAN: This is the chance of a lifetime my bro. Take it or leave it.

RUSTY BATISTA: Alright, alright, I am in.

VINCE OCEAN: Suckedker, I talk so long only convince. Ok, like I have said on the phone, we need a number of crews and must be well funded. Have you contacted Henry Pang?

RUSTY BATISTA: Yeap, asked him to meet us at the drive-in MacDonald near the highway by tomorrow.

VINCE OCEAN: Good.

RUSTY BATISTA: I wonder what Henry will say.

To be continued…

Movie craze

Nowaday I am craze about Ocean's Eleven and several other movie. Right now, I am planning to rob Genting Casino. My crew will be recruited from Sunny Skyline and Zibytes. They will be known as Ocean's 10 :p

Currently I got lotsa assignment to settle. Well actually 4. The nearest will be Object Oriented modeling and Design, which must be submitted by 29th of April. But I have requested an extention due to my chicken pox infection :p. The next will be a TOR and Analysis report for my supervisor on my "suicidal" project. Then my Project Management project and my E-commerce assignment. Shit. Need to kautim this fast and have some time to write my Ocean's 10 :p. Atlantis story will be put on-hold for the moment for Ocean's 10 :p.

As for my condition, my chicken pox is beginning to subside and I am attending class on Monday. My parent send me a box of chinese medicine compromise of pearl powder for me to consume. It said to be used t cleanse my body toxin. Thankz mom and dad :p.

Well, got to go now. Alios

Naruto Character Test

Well, I took this test to see which character I am suited. It turn out to be Jiraiya. As I already suspected. I find this character has the same perverted attitude like me :p. Furthermore he is one of the Sannin in this anime. My favorite character hehehehe...

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Water

You won’t believe what had happen on me. Yesterday, as usual, I went to the shower and wash up like what I did in every morning. Actually, I didn’t really wash my hair properly when I had chicken pox because the pox was all over the scalp. This time I wash it properly with Dove 2 in 1 shampoo :p.

I brush my teeth 1st. half way, someone knocked my door and I ask who it is. He said he is the plumber and wanted to check if there is water. So I wash up and open the door. He said it will just take a few second. Later on, he left and I start to take my lovely shower. Wash my hair like I never washed before :p. I’ve never cut my hair since I arrived to Newcastle. So, this long hair is kinda hard to wash. After that I wash up the shampoo and I think “Hmm, I think I wanna wash my hair again for the second time :p,”. Well again I wash my hair for the second time.

Happily massaging my scalp, before that I never wash my hair, too much chicken pox on my scalp, so irritating. Half way thru, the water from the shower stopped. I tried to turn the lever left and right. Still no water. I was like “SHIIITTTT, really like comedy where each time when people washing hair halfway, there is no water”. Damn…I tried opening the basin, also the same, no water. I used the cloth to wrap myself and go out and see if the plumber is still around. I saw Cat my hall mate and I asked her “Is there any water in the room?”. She said why and I said I was half way washing my hair. She gave a small laugh and went back to her room. Then I saw Linda the cleaner and I asked her what happen. She said the plumber is fixing the other bathroom and he closed the main water. It will be ok after 20 min. I was like what? 20 min? How can u ask me to wait 20 min with the hair soaked with shampoo???. Shitttt…No choice, go back to my room and try to wash it with the basin. But it doesn’t go well…no choice, have to wait.

This is the funniest comedy event which really happens to me. I think to my self “Shit happens…”. After 20 min, when back to the bathroom and get my self clean up. Ciaoz :p

My very first Battle

On Friday 8th April, is my first day wearing a bougu (Kendo Armor). I have joined Kendo for almost 2 ½ month only they allow me to wear an armor. The first few session, I have to relearn the basic. In my mind, I thought that “Nah. I have learned Kenjutsu for more then ½ year, I can do better then them :p”. Well the first few session, my collogues were impress on my skill as a beginner. Most of the students don’t even know how to properly hold a shinai(bamboo sword). Also, there are the footsteps which all practice must follow. I can do that with ease because I have done it before.

Both Kenjutsu and Kendo is not the same as I have realized. Kenjutsu, Ken=sword, jutsu=art means Art of the Sword. While Ken=Sword, Do=Way, means Way of The Sword. Kenjutsu is practiced by the ancient samurai pre-date the Meiji Restoration. It is practiced to kill an opponent. There was no grading like what Kendo did. Also, Kenjutsu preserved the original Japanese art of war. Kenjutsu is practiced with a bokken(wooden sword) or katana(steel sword) rather then shinai(bamboo sword) because the technique thought doesn’t work on shinai. This is because Kenjutsu is learning the art of cutting it enemy, not striking it enemy which Kendo did. Kenjutsu training largely consists of practising cutting technique and performing partner kata. For safety reasons, free-sparring is seldom practised with bokken or katana.

While Kendo is different, it is more like a competition based art. You have to wear a bougu which protects the head, throat, wrists and abdomen; these are the only legal targets. Although it is a free-sparring, you still need to follow the rules of striking. You can’t hit other unprotected part of the body. The first time I hold a shinai, I felt so weird because the length is much longer and the hilt is also longer then usual. I got one friend who wanna learn Kendo with me, her name Siska. She is more funny because since she is not tall enough ^_^, the shinai she hold is as tall as her…hahahahahaha. Nah, she is just 1 head taller then the shinai…still look weird ;p hahhaha. Anyway, although I have learned Kenjutsu back in Malaysia, still those techniques are mostly cannot be applied in here. Only the stepping and sword holding. And one more techniques which Sensei Arifin always used on me when I always cross my sword over the distance. It is useful but I am not fast enough. Still, I have to learn the basic like hitting the head, wrist, abdomen and some Kendo kata. I was so happy when finally Sensei Darren said “Next week, you get an armour”. Hahaha finally I can whack them :p.

Well, I am so ashamed that I dunno how to wear armour at all, luckily some friend helped to equip me. Well, I was so shock that when they hit my head, I felt the pain as if a stick is whacking me. I thought the armour supposed to protect me. I felt abit dizzy during the training. I was thinking “I wanna quit…”. Last few session was so shiok whacking their head and now I feel the karma…darn. Later, I learn to move my head tilt abit up, the shinai blow will land at my mask rather then my head. The mask is much more resistant compared to the upper head. Then ahh…finally I can feel it.

After the training, as usual, the free spar will commence. The Kendoka(Kendo people like me) will form a circle and 2 of any Kendoka will go into the circle and spar. Everyone will be the judge. If the blow land to the wrist, we shout it and the winner stays and the other will replace the loser. I was so scared to go but the other keep on insist that I go the next round. But I am smart as well :p, I wait till the junior level went in only I went in :p. Well, next battle was a junior like me. He is quite good in skills but not in rules. I fought him. Usually, the battle are like this.

-Both strike, you will win if your blow hit his area and his blow miss u. Or both blow miss or both blow hit, mostly we will go front and lock each other, and step back. Or I strike faster before he even commence.

The first battle, he keep on attacking me without even giving me space to go back, distance is important, until the sensei shouted “Yame(stop)” and ask him to keep his distance, not killing me :p. Then the next fight, I won when I strike more faster then him at the chest. The next opponent was the senior rank Kendoka. But he was easy…The first strike I landed at his chest before he even strike me. I was thinking, damn lucky I was :p. The third opponent, I forgot who it was but I manage to defeat him when I strike his arm, I think he was another senior as well. But the last I will always remember. She was a junior rank but more senior compared to me. Our strike mostly draw. I was so exhausted, I wanted to win by both draw and both are replaced :p. But too bad, I lose when she strike at my wrist before I can do anything. I lost to a girl…>.<

After a few round, I re-enter to the circle and challenge the senior again. But too bad, I lost this time. My blow miss and he hit my wrist. Battle conclude. But my head is spinning after been hit so many times at the upper head, broken toe nail and leg ache. Also, every fight, we have to shout out which I known as “Ki-Ai”. I dunno what that is but if I dun shout…people will tell me “use ur Ki-Ai”. So, Kendo is very exhausting…Looking forward for my next battle: p.

My Surprise Birthday

On Wednesday 23rd March 2K5, at around 9pm, after my Kendo class, I went back to hall and rest. I open my MSN and begin loitering around. Suddenly, Fahmi came and knock my window.

Fahmi: Hey Yoyo, come la we play Warcraft at Zach place
Vincent: Harh? I haven’t eaten and bath also.
Fahmi: No need la, just come.(very insisting)
Vincent: Dun wan la, I wanna bath 1st.
Fahmi: Nvm, gimme the key and let me in 1st, is freezing outside.
Vincent: Alright, (passing him my key)

He came into my room.

Vincent: I go bath 1st, u wait at my kitchen ok?
Fahmi: Alright, be quick.

After bath, change into pajamas, and went to the kitchen packing my Maggi Mee. Then packed my laptop.

Fahmi: You cook your mee at Zach place la.
Vincent: Alright,alright.

On the way to 4th Floor to Zach place. Fahmi keep on discussing the strategy we both need to apply went playing with Zach and Nafin. In my mind, I am so into the strategy and trying to find any opening in that strategy. When I reach to Zach room. I knock his door. No one answered. Then I joked that maybe Zach and Nafin are “gaying” :p. When reach to the kitchen, he still did not answer. I told Fahmi they are indeed gaying. Then when they open the door, Atlantis Ravens + The Larches + Leena already there singing happy birthday song with one cake and Nafin holding the lighter as candle.

During that time, I was like, wahh…I kena punked….darn…I am so shock…hahahahaha. I never thought of having any birthday party or something. I never even thought of my birthday. My Sunny Skylinez and my family called me and wished me happy birthday days ago. But here…wah I dunno wat to say anymore. I was wearing my pajamas and carrying 3 packs of magi mee and my mouth is holding the fork :p

Well, we had grilled chicken, spaghetti, curry and rice. Furthermore, Nafin also got me a bottle of Jack Daniel. They also make me wear a curly hair wig. Well, will pose the picture when I got time :p. After the meals, we played some games like cho dau di. After that we plan to go clubbing :p

Well, that all about it. Next Chapter on Clubbing in Newcastle. :p

Summary of March

There was a trip to Edinburgh, Scotland this month. It is a very beautiful city compared to Newcastle. Well, it is more space and more old buildings and the scenery is way better compared to Newcastle. But too bad, we have less time to travel the entire city, so I just went to Edinburgh Castle and explore with Emay and Tok-Jun(A Korean fren I knew from English Class).

Easter holiday came. 3 weeks of rest. Got a crazy supervisor assigned to me. Well, he is abit weird fellow. His name is Dr. Dave Harrison. His appearance is similar to Gimli of LOTR. Really, no jokes. When u talk Java with him, he will curse you. A weird fellow with weird personality. But I liked it. Since I am weird myself ;p. But too bad, I have been reassigned to a new supervisor. Haih…wanted to be with weird person but fate dun let me to… My FYP is a suicide gaming project known as Combat Simulator. Something like a simple Warcraft but it is AI. Well it is a big bet I made which I hope to win a lot:p

Then we have our own trip to Leeds. Leeds does not have a lot of scenery compared to Scotland but Leeds is for shoppers. The stuff they sell is cheaper compared to Newcastle. But before the day we go there, me, Nafin and Fahmi did not slept the whole night. The bus leave at 6am so we played Warcraft till 5am and prepare ourselves. It took 2 ½ hours to reach Leeds. I felt sleepy at 11am…I sleep on every chair I find. I even can sleep when I was standing…that tell you how sleepy I am. But after 3pm, I think I “slept” enough and I have full energy to travel again.

We explored the whole city at 8pm and decided to stop at a huge bookshop(size of MPH) and kill time. Our bus leave at 11pm so we decide to kill time by reading books and have some Starbucks café. At 10pm, we walk to the bus stop and wait for our bus. While waiting, there was a drunk fellow keep staring at our group. We all sit at the stairs and I was at the 2nd row. Well actually if he wanna fight, we got 6 guys and 4 girls. Can easily “eat” him but still we are foreigners, dun wan to make a lot of trouble, we left him. Zach, a black belt Tae Kwan Do master is the bravest guy who stare him back when he walk pass him at a very close distance. But the drunken fellow also abit scared when all of us suddenly stand up. Nah, he is just drunk… When the bus came, we hoop up and on the way home.

The next day, we went to Tynemouth to visit the Tynemouth Castle which is where Harry Potter been film. But too bad, Wednesday, the castle closed. Nevermind, we took some picture on the other scenery.

Well, wanna summarize my frens again

Atlantis Ravens
Me, Zach, Fahmi, Nafin, Laavan & Siska

Team Carina + Fio & Ming
Carina, Daryl and Christian + Fiona and Ming
China Guys
Ross, Bert, Huang Yan, and Sheng Nan

Kendo Colleagues
Darren(sensei), Garvin(maybe sensei?) Barry, Mitt, Janice, Matthew, Bo, Peter, Dennis, Sara, Paul and a lot more which I dunno the names.

Expansion Set
Thamin, Sinca, Omar, Leena, Okia, Elson, Philippines gangs

The Larches
Maya, Freddy, Adi and Irene

My Hall mates
Darren(not the kendo), Jay, Liam, Laura, Cat, Jenny, Rebecca, Ben, Natalie[Well, some are living at different halls but always hangout in my kitchen]

Sri Lankan
Chamara, Charith, Nuwan and Subash

Corner House Gang
Tze Kheng, Kho Sing, Shereen and Patricia

I wanna cross my fingers again and hope that I did not leave anyone. Also, even though I group it, still we are friends :p, just wanna make a story which called as Atlantis Expedition Team:p.

Other stories about clubbing and my birthday are coming soon :p.

Summary of Feb

Well, during the CNY, I have celebrated with my frens at Laavan kitchen in Stevenson Building. We had steamboat and I made the chicken rice :p yee. After that, we had a bottle of Martell. Me, nafin and zach had it in my room. We were drunk and talk cock from 11pm till 1 or 2am. Then someone complaint to the house manager and the house asst. went to my room and ask me to lower the noise. Well, we finish the bottle and decide to continue talk cock at the outside :p. We walk till the Millennium Bridge at the Tyne river. Still talk cock. Then walk back around 5am. Sleep.

2nd Day of Chinese new year we had another dinner at Nafin place. He stays in Lovaine Flat, just next to my Lovaine Hall. We ate fried chicken and spaghetti. Then we played a special game known as “Black Magic”. Well when I come back I will teach you how it works :p. It is very fun. U needs two people who know the rule in order to play. Let call them X & Y. 1st X will hide somewhere. Then Y will remain with the audience. The audience will choose any object for X to identify. Let say Vincent choose a spoon. Then X come out and X will know what I choose base on the random pointing by Y. Well, kinda lazy to give ya the detail, but I will play with u guys when I come back.

Walked around 1 or 2km to a place called Bykers. There has another Morrisons which sells more cheaper then the Safeway Morrisons in the city. But it is a bit far from my hall. Still, money is at stake, so have to walk also. Well Bykers Morrisons is much more bigger and have more goods compared to the one in the city. And it is cheaper too as I have said. Shop for around 6- 7 pound. Can last for 10 – 14 meals. Since I consume 2 meals daily, I think it can last for a week. In the morning I only ate 2 ½ boiled egg, which is more then enough.

Also, it only snowed during February. The winter season almost end but it snows. I heard during the beginning of winter on December, it never snowed. Zach woke me up at 8am, I was like “wtf? I slept at 5am…” But when I open my curtain and look outside, it was all white. Zach, Fahmi and I went out and played Snow War. It was damn fun. We also tried to build a snowman but failed  too bad :p. But the snow didn’t last long, on the afternoon, all snow melted. The next day was abit snowy but it didn’t pile up like yesterday. Well, only had fun with the snow once…well hope to see winter again :p.

Well, let summarize the friend I have met in Newcastle.

Malaysian
Zach Wong, Laavan, Leena, Fahmi, Adrian [HF0371], Emay, Elena, Carrie, Kwok Yong, Kid, Justin, let cross my finger that I didn’t miss any :p

Indonesian
Nafin, Siska, Sinca, Fiona, Ming, Freddy, Maya, Adi, also crossed my finger :p

Hong Kong
Carina – I think only one hong kong people I met :p

Singaporean
Christian, Daryl

Philippines
Marq, soree I only remember his name…still got 4 more

China
Bert, Ross, Huang Yan, Sheng Nan, Bo,

Sri Lanka/Bangladesh and India + Pakistan(if any)
Chamara, Charith, Nuwan, Subash, Thamim, Omar,

England
Darren, Jay, Rebecca, Jenny, Laura, Cat, Ben, Mit, Barry, Matthew, Peter, Janice

Brazilian
Pelicano

Thailand
Pom, Mo,

• Again, I crossed my finger and hope I didn’t miss anyone( I think I do miss someone out) Well, hear me “Even though you are not located in my brain, but my heart still have you”. :p

Later on, I will post March Summary, Atlantis Mission Report, Gateway SGC Report, and maybe some word of wisdom(crap) or specific event :p. See ya.

Atlantis Mission Report #S1 01

I awoke from hyper sleep and went to the computer to check the destination. To my shock, we have crash landed into an ocean. The shield was activated to protect the sea from crushing into the ship. But not all part of the ship were protected, some part is already been flooded. To my surprise, we have traveled for 21 month instead of 15 month of hyper space. The logs seem to be corrupted because most of the data couldn’t be access.

Among 200 team member who participate this expedition, only a handful of 57 survive and still on the ship. The remaining members seem to be ejected by the ship using EEV (Emergency Evacuation Vehicle) or killed in the flood. Dr. Gordon Freeman, the expedition leader is still with us, while the military advisor, Brigadier General Alex J. Summer is not to be seen. It was assume that he is also ejected into the EEV because his hyper sleep chamber was ejected. The biggest concern I have is the power source. The level of power remain is very less and Dr. Freeman said that if the power fails, the shield will fail and the ship will be flooded.

I thought of a way to escape, it is by dialing to Atlantis address and see if we could establish a wormhole. That was the only way to escape. Lucky for us, the wormhole was successfully established. We send an M.A.L.P to check the viability. The result from the M.A.L.P was good and we decide to move all the personnel and all the equipment to Atlantis.

In Atlantis, all the light just went on by its own, seems like if it detect any life signs, the city will be awake. The stargate is located in a room which seems to be a control room of some sort. We evacuate what we can from the ship.

The Atlantis city is powered by three ZPM (Zero Point Module), a powerful generator which draw energy from sub-space. After a while of exploring the city, I’ve found out that the city is indeed underwater sea, like what Plato has described. The city itself have a powerful shield generator which stopping the ocean from crushing city.

Since I am the ranking officer among the Colonial Marines, I have self appoint as the new Atlantis Security Force Commander for this expedition until General Summer have been found. In the mean time, the scientist is trying to understand the surrounding of this city. A few computer experts have been assigned to recover the corrupted ship log in order to know what happen to the ship.

Colonel Vincent MacLeod
(Commander of Atlantis Security Force)

Casualties
- 13 member were KIA

Military
Private Jim Harper
Private Victor McFly
Lance Corporal Anna Diel
Staff Sergeant Kenneth Lee
Sergeant Major Iwamoto Wakabayashi

Civilian
Dr. Robert Brown
Dr. Chen Ka Shing
Dr. West Muck
Dr. Alex LaMothe
Dr. Bennett McRobb
Ms. Rose Wong
Mr. Latif Abdullah

The other members are presumably MIA.

Summary of January

Well, on 24th, I walked around the campus to familiarize myself. On the way, I saw my high skool senior. Her name was Emay and I couldn’t remember at all :p. It was too long ago liao since I left highskool. Well she was with another girl called Fiona. Well I forgot what problem Fiona got but she need to call someone and needed small change. I borrow her 5 pounds and she said she will return it back to me by 3pm at Londis( a small shop similar to 7-Eleven back in Malaysia).

Question like “why you will borrow 5 pound to someone u dun even know?”. Well I think based on my expertise on judging a person on the 1st shot, I guess Fiona is trustable, so I borrow lor. If she wanna con me then no choice, means that my judging skills and those psychology babbling I always did was just “talk cock” :p. Later on I bring Emay to walk around the city coz I have already explored it yesterday.

Around 2pm, Adrian(APIIT HF0371 classmate) called me and said he has arrived to Lovaine Hall as well. Then I go look for him, he told me he stay in 2nd Floor Room 36. Then I bring walk around and locate Chinatown. We found it and have a lunch at Charlie’s Buffet, run by the Chinese with all Chinese dishes. It cost 5 pounds per person. Then we head home and end of day 24th.

The next morning which is supposed to be my Orientation day but seems to be shift to next day, after some Sri Lankan classmate I met yesterday who told me that the class was shifted to 26th. Still, in order to confirm it, I went to the School of Informatics with Adrian to confirm this. Well, Ellison building is compromise of School of Engineering and Technology, School of Informatics, School of Applied Science and maybe Psychology. It is too big and we got loss. Still we manage to find our skool and ask the one of the Englishmen I saw. He said that the Orientation will begin tomolo, and he hand me the timetable. Well, again as usual polite me :p, I shook his hand, thank him and introduced myself. But the irony is, he did not say welcome and din even tell me his name. I begin to think maybe their name are too secretive or their all shy with their lousy names,

Then me and Adrian walk around the city to find the marketplace for us to get daily food. On the pass few days, I always see people carrying plastic bag full of goods. The shop name marked on the bag was known as Morrisons. So, we ask around and try to find it. And finally we found it. Morrisons item are cheaper compared to Mark & Spencer items. Well I know M&S is darn expensive back in Malaysia. But it is abit far away. End of day 25th

Today, is the day where I will start my orientation. My entire classmate are foreigner, none are local. They are compromise of Malaysia, China, Singapore, Sri Lanka, India, Spain, Brazil, Indonesia and Pakistan. Remember the Englishmen I told you? He is Gerhard Feringer, our course programme Leader. Well, who cares :p I finally got to know the name :p. On the 1st day it self, the fire alarm was triggered. We all have to move outside and wait for clearance to go back.

FYP, well that was the suckest thing, dunno what to do. Dunno who is good supervisor or lousy supervisor. But the best thing is, I am on a new game. My old result does not count and all my result are reset. In here, I have the freedom to choose any subject I want to learn. Unlike APIIT where all subject is allocated. I choose to learn OOD and E-Commerce. Well, end of days and next week will be the 1st class.

End of Jan. Btw, I'll post some of my imaginative mission report later on :p.

Journey to Atlantis

22nd Jan 2005

That is the day I will begin my journey to Atlantis. The feeling to leave my beloved family, great “heng tais” and good friend is, well, I dunno how to describe…Kinda sad if I had to say.

On the morning, I had a breakfast with my family at the restaurant near my house. Later I drove my mom to buy lotteries and I draw all my money out from the bank. I went to the Child Mental Care in Taman Megah and donate my money to them which usually I did every month. Then I and my mom went to a stationary shop to buy my stationeries. Later I went back home and prepare myself.

During the evening, I had a farewell dinner with my family. It is the same restaurant I had breakfast during the morning. The dishes were great. I never forget the steam cod fish which my father ordered for me. I myself dislike fish. Too many bones, I only consume fillet, and my favorite was cod because it flesh is very soft and layered plus it only have one center bone. Too bad, that dish is very expensive and most of the time we only order “Fei Jau Yu” or African fish if you translate directly. But on that dinner, he order that dish for me. I dunno how to express my feeling on that…

Later my heng tais the Sunny Skyline came together with other ABA friends. They all wanna send me to the airport. The attendance was Sunny Skylinez, Yin Wei, Ivy, Simpson, and Joyce. Then we all drove to KLIA.

Once we reach to KLIA, Zi-Bytes and Meng arrived. I had another farewell dinner in KFC with my heng tais & friends. Later own, I preach about how I feel on each one of them :p. Well just crappy I always liked to talk. Well I got a call from Shannie together with Siew Peng. They wish me good luck and couldn’t send me. Later, JK and Navin also called me to wish me good luck. Miss those guys. Well I was kinda sad not to see Michelle and her cousin Joo Lee and the “hyperactive” sister Aemy.

On the moment I step thru the gate, I look at the window, all my family, heng tais and friend wave at me. Ryan gave me a call. The time I receive the call and I saw my mom, I just called her. He passes the phone to my mom. I talk for a few second. Then after I pass the next section, I have a sudden urge to cry, and I dunno why, my tears just wanna burst out. But I still control it, as my usual motto “Lau Hu’id But Lau Lu’I” means “Rather shred blood then dropping tears”. Still, my heart feels sad to leave them. I gonna leave them for atleast a year…or maybe more…I dunno…

The journey to Atlantis will take up to 13 hour. Once I boarded the battle cruiser, I felt disappointed with the facility provided. No TV, and small seats. WTH, I paid so much and I gonna sit for 13 hours without TV? Tell you guys, never board Dutch Airlines which is known as KLM, they suxx. Even MAS is better then them.



23rd Jan 2005

Later on, we stop in Amsterdam to change flight to Newcastle. Luckily I didn’t listen to Chipz on wearing loose cloth or pajamas on the plane. It was damn cold outside, winter some more. Wear pajamas I freeze liao :p. I have to wait around 6 hours for the next flight. Once I boarded the plane, I will have to go thru another journey for 2 hours. Once I arrived to Newcastle airport, I am so worried that if there even anyone gonna take me to Northumbria even though I have sent a letter to request this Meet & Greet service. But despite those worries, they really came and pick me. Still got one more problem, my accommodations haven’t been replied. Although they have send me a letter telling me that I will stay in Lovaine Hall but I did not receive any renting agreement. But the M&G officer told me not to worry, everything will be ok. Oh, the M&G officer is called Carrie, a Malaysian law student. Well, I asked her a lot of stuff regarding the living in Newcastle and stuff. She called a taxi to send me to my accommodation. Then she called the House Assistant to get me the key to my room. Then they move my stuff to my room and I say goodbye to both of them. I felt so lucky that everything in the first step was sorted out so easily.

I began to unpack my stuff and someone knocked the door. I open it and I saw two English girls standing outside. She said that she just drop by to say hi to the new hall mate. I shook her hand and tell her my name as the usual method to greet I often used on Earth. But her facial expression appears weird and she din even tell me her name. She asks what I am doing, I said just unpacking my stuff. Then they just left me with it. I felt weird that why din she tell me my name and the other girl din offer to shake my hand? I thought western people are more friendly? Well who cares, I continue to unpack.

After that I change my cloth and go to explore the city. Well my accommodation is very near to my university. It just takes me 5 min walk to reach Ellison Building which is the School of Informatics. On the way, I saw 3 Asian, presumably Chinese fellows, I follow them and hope they will lead me to the city. Well true enough, they went to the city. Then I explore myself. Walking here and there, I also use my mind to map a circle on each route I went so that I will be back to the original place. But on one occasion, this circle failed because I ventured to far away. In my mind, I just think “Uni is at south, I just need to go south, but I still couldn’t get there, dead end”. No choice, have to ask those English men, but I couldn’t understand what they say. Their accent is damn strong and I just got 3 words out of 10 words. Luckily I found a map on the post. I look at it and guess my way back and I got back :p. By 5pm, the sky is already like 8pm on Earth. I went back home and rest. I wanna cook some noodle but I dun have a pot. I felt tired and rest on the bed. I fell asleep at 6pm and sleep till 3am. Well maybe this is the “jet-lag” effect. Never mind, I still continue sleep till 7am.

To be continue…

*Atlantis which is actually a fictional name I have in my head. Every time I say Atlantis, I mean Newcastle, United Kingdom. As well as Earth, which is Malaysia.
* Sunny Skylinez is my heng tais which consist of Michael, Ryan, Kevin and Steven. While Zi-Bytes is Jason, Eddy, Henry, Frederick, and Ripin.
* Battle cruiser? Actually aero plane la…
*ABA? Amazing Body Adventure which I have once worked.