holiday has started!!!

with my last paper on the 10th of November, i realized it was the end of a tough year and a tough sem....new environment..new friends...and new problems...what could i ask more right??...well anyway i am looking forward to this sem break... to relax and chill with my family...and also my friends which i havent been able to hangout with them for a long time...im waiting for you guys to finish your finals...then lets hit the mall and watch some movies...see ya!!!

ring of death...influenza for you xbox

ok it like this...i was playing the musou orochi warriors which is basiclly a war game when suddenly the image blurred and freezes(i was bored studying..even though exam was a week away :p)...and i thought a simple restart would have settled it...

well not exactly that simple...i press the xbox on/off button to close and again to restart

when it restarted, there were 3 red lights that appeared on the led checking system. there are 4 green led lights that microsoft position in front of the xbox 360 console around the on/off button. upon starting your xbox 360, the led will check the system to ensure that it is working fine...

it wasnt fine for my xbox 360...

there are 3 blinking led lights and i knew straight away what it was....

RING OF DEATH!!!

this is the term used by xbox 360 owners because basically the xbox is unuseable when this happens....

they either has to buy a new one or send it to Microsoft facility in which if ur in the States it is convienient as Microsoft is located there but when ur outside of the States..let say Malaysia..that is impossible right...

i read in some forums that if you want to send to Microsoft..might as well you buy a new one because the cost is gonna be ridiculous...remember it is not in ringgit...it is in dollar..so you do the math...

and furthermore there is a possibility of your xbox will either reach them or you in pieces...

owh snap..i was like noooo...how am i suppose to fix it....

i use the youtube to find my answers and there it is....videos on how to fix your xbox when it has ROD..which soon after i found it to be either impossible or incredible to do...

one of the many solution is simply using towels which will wrapped the xbox as thick as possible....turning it on...and leave it for a few minutes...

the idea= to make the xbox overheat....genius!!(sarcastically said)

and then let it cool down for a few minutes...

the xbox will be reusable for another 3 to 4 days..so they say...that is if you do not fry all the microchip in the xbox during the overheating process...

anyway i search using google for a place in kl that can fix the problem and presto there it is...
it is located in cineleisure or right now it is called e@curve i think...
here is the add and no...

Gamer's Hideout SDN BHD
Lot LG -11 ( i ) , Lower Ground Floor,
Cineleisure Damansara, No 2A,
Jalan PJU 7/3, Mutiara Damansara,
PJU 7, 47810 Petaling Jaya.
Selangor Darul Ehsan
Tel/Fax : 03-77252775

(source obtain from http://mforum.cari.com.my/archiver/?tid-231400-page-8.html)


this is what the ROD looks like... there are 1 red light and 2 red light problem also but that is not ROD....ROD is when 3 red light blinks...basically my xbox is unusable right now..hoping to get it fix ASAP....

blackberry and barcodes!!

after my blackberry messenger updated to version 5.0, it was installed with an application to scan barcodes that is unique. these barcodes will give information about a website or an instant messenger profile, and heck even phone numbers and sms...cool isnt it...if u want to send a secret message to ur frens...what a cool way to do it....but the problem is that you gotta have a blackberry device or phones has the software for the barcodes... anyway here are some of the barcodes...if you guys have a blackberry device, scan it with the bbm barcode scanner...discover the hidden message...hehehe








have fun figuring it out...

kacang lupakan kulit....

dah lama x blog...baru hari ni berkesempatan nk blog dan tak tau kenapa
tetiba nk blog pasal peribahasa ni...
walaupun skrg nk dekat pkl 2 pagi tapi x boleh tido....so bloglah jawapannya...
kita lihat org zaman sekarang sesuai digambarkan dgn peribahasa ini
sbb ramai diantara mereka telah lupa dgn asal-usul mereka dan pertolongan org lain.
yelah dulu kita xde apa2...pastu ada insan yang baik hati bantu kita dgn harapan nk memberikan kita pertolongan...bila kita dh berjaya,kita nafi org tu yg tolong kita....
bkn sahaja kita nafikan..kalau takat nafi tu boleh lagi...
tp ni kita kutuk dan cerca org tu sehinggakan dia nampak sebagai seorg yang tidak
penting dalam kehidupan kita padahal sekiranya org tu xde
dalam hidup kita, segala kesenangan kita yg ada skrg ni x mungkin kita dapat...
anyway..cuma nk bgtau sahaja pasal perkara ni sbb kita mmg telah lupa asal-usul kita...
sepatutnya org yg bantu menaikkan kita mestilah dihormati dan disanjung..
tpkan kita buat dia jadi mcm kucing jalanan...dihalaunya bila nampak...
posting kali ini bukan untuk mengutuk atau mengata mana2 pihak..tetapi kita kene sedar, tanpa org tu..siapalah kita...jangan jadi kacang lupakan kulit...ingat lagu alicia keys-karma...what goes around comes around,what goes up must come down...n trust me...in this day and age..it is all in cash..no credit...believe me, ive seen it...till next posting...

finally...my new blackberry storm...

i finally made up my mind to trade my Sony Ericsson P1i handphone after it became a nuisance up on me when i was calling my friend. the phone screen suddenly froze with the dial tone still being heard. i was force to restart the phone which took about 5 minute.

After that it was the last straw. i made up my mind to change to a new one. that when the celcom ad came to my view and it was showing the new blackberry storm. i was captivated for a sec or two. then yesterday i went with a friend to Low Yat and asked around for the reasonable price.

in the end i got to trade for my more than 1 year old P1i for RM420 and the rest is history. here's some pic of my new blackberry...and owh yeah it was a bit tricky to operate it at first but at the end it was cool. here's some pic of my blackberry...










but....why on earth does it not have a wireless excess..waaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa

food for the mind

something interesting were conveyed to me by my parents today...we were having tea and they were talking about the education system and whether it is effective or not in educating the generation of youngsters today. Apparently, they both agree that it is not effective because when they relate to their time, it seems that the education system right now only focus at academic only while theirs centered at academic and building the skills to survive in this world....and my father told me that he played a lot of sports in his youth and so was my mother..hmmm..pieces of puzzle starting to fit together aint it??
then he told me and what he relayed make me think...he told me that when Christopher Columbus wanted to prove that the world is spherical...so he wanted to set sail to India..however..he did not land in India but arrived at what we now know as America and met the native there..the red indian..so when he sailed back to his homeland, he told his story. when the people did not believe his story, he gave them an egg and told them to make it stand. the non believers try as they might but to no avail. Then Christopher showed it to them. He crack the egg in half and make the egg stand on the cracked end....so when people saw that they said "i can do that too"...you guys know what is the meaning of this story??
it tells us that there are no rules, opinion or guidelines set to achieve something...dont let people tell us what to do, how to do it and why and when...we have to take risk to discover it on our own..HOWEVER KIDS, THAT APPLIES TO POSITIVE UNDERTAKING...LIKE EDUCATION AND WORK...NOT AS AN EXCUSE TO DO DRUGS,SMOKING OR PROSTITUTION...anyway do not let the people set our mind on how we should think but using the mind to think fo the betterment of the people and oneself...

the booking of the car has been made...why am i not happy??

what started as a joke has become reality..a year ago, i passed the Honda show room and nonchalantly joked saying that i want Civic after my graduation..Yesterday evening, i went to Honda showroom in Ampang with my parent to book my civic. After all the explaining of the amortization of the car, i went for a test drive. WOW!!..that's all i can say..civic is amazing... i mean i never drove a car like that since i obtain my driving license. When i put the foot to the pedal, the speed increment was smooth, no roaring engine noise. it was a really fun drive and i like it. then the dealer told me that in Japan, there are 2 types of engine used there.

1) the engine in Honda Accord which is made to suit the need of executives and high ranking officers
2) the engine in Honda Civic which is made for the racing competitions in Japan.(legal and illegal i supposed)

then..why am i feeling guilty buying it??...i mean i think of all my other cousins who are right now a bit tied off in their financial book...and i am quite ashamed of this...i bought a car that cost about RM 129k...while my cousins barely have enough money to pay for their varsity fees and the money comes from PTPTN and still it is not enough..so am i doing the right thing?..i told my parent that i am having second thought buying the Civic...then they look at me with exasperated look and told me that after all the trouble they have to go through to enter a car license number tender, i better stick with it.

Urrgghh..once again what have i gotten myself into?? i am afraid that my uncles and aunties will tell my parent that they are spoiling me too much...and deep inside their hearts, my parent know it but then my sister and i are their only offspring...i mean im not encouraging that all parent should spoil their children until they became brats but spoil them just enough to make them feel all their works are appreciated. well i only hope that good things will come from buying this car or else im going to be burden with a lot more guilt than i could handle..:(

i fear for my family and me...

at 3.00 am today..my house security system suddenly went off on its own..i thought it was my parent accidently touch the sensitive area which detects even a minor vibration...however when i went out of my room to check it out...i found out that my parent were sound asleep...and then i remember all the breakins stories in the news paper...and those that happened in my neighbourhood...and i fear for my family and myself...is it not so disturbing to the authorities to hear breakins and murder due to that?? or are they too caught up with political games??..i dread the day when if we were force to a breaking point with personal safety..that a law on owning a gun is passed in this country...when that happens...all hell will break loose...just like in the US..children as young as 10 years old know how to use a gun...lets pray that does not happened..and lets hope we find a solution for this problem soon before its too late...

one paper to go....

well its been a tough 2 weeks...trying to memorize investment law..and when the paper was over..move on to the hard to understand bond.....it amazing what the human mind can do...for the bond paper(which i prefer to call it because the real name is long), i sat on the study table from 8 pm until 1 am....and when i leave the study table..i could not walk properly because my legs were numb...anyway the final was ok(i think..hehehe)...anyway after the bond paper..i went back to kl with my friend..azni..right now..its the final battle to finish my last diploma paper..portfolio management...i hope i can get through with the best result...to all my friends..wish u guys the best of luck for this paper..

ATTENTION!!!THE CHANGING OF THE BLOG NAME!!!!

well u guys it seems that its been a while since i post anything on my blog. Currently i am preparing for my final which will end in on the 5th of May 2009....after that date, it will mark the end of 3 years of struggling, learning and hardship...of friendship and enemies, of truth and lies and ultimately..the preparation for the unknown future...well wish me and my friends all the best for the coming future...oh i forgot..it been so long since i post anything that i have a lot to say which has derailed me from what i wanted to tell all of you readers out there.. i am of this moment will change the blog name to FARISABD.BLOGSPOT.COM..this is to ensure the smoothness of remembering the blog's name and also to elevate my brand which my name..wahahaha...anyway i hope you guys tune for more new post that has yet to come..thanks and see ya soon....

ps: it is not at this moment i am going to change the name...but maybe i am going to leave it be for a few days until it has seeps into the mind of the readers...so that they wont panic when they type the old blog name and nothing appeared...and it will stop me from wondering why is there no one visiting my blog anymore..

happy birthday mum...i'll pray for you for this world and hereafter

on 8/3/09 was my mum birthday...so my sis and i and of course my mum's brothers and their wives celebrate with her at Izzi in Bukit Bintang...man it was hard work to find an appropriate place to celebrate the event...my auntie and i called several places but to no avail.Until my cousin suggested Izzi. Well anyway these are some of the pictures taken on that day.


these were the gift that was given by my father(well he gave the money...the rest were my mother's touch...well more like grabbing)....and some of those were the splendor of my mum on her birthday...she was so guilty that i had to reassure her that this will be the last time she bought something expensive for herself because she has been paying her children expenses but nothing for herself...(thanks mum)..


this were the gift that was given by my sister and me...you see, my mom is quite picky about the things that she wants..therefore i dont't bother buying her perfume or shoes or bag as she would not like the smell,colour or design...but my sister and i agree that she loves roses..red and pink...but that too came with a problem..because it was a bit hot before and on the day of her birthday, so some of the roses closed up its petals...but after i leave it in an air conditioned room, it kinda open a little..my mum love it so much..along with a card written of how grateful we were of having her as a mother..

my mum's birthday cake...she loves carrot cake from secret recipe...hmm..but the writing was a bit off...oh well..

withdraw RM 350 on saturday morning...by monday there is only RM 150..

this reduction of amount in my money has make me wonder the spending pattern that i always practiced. ok this is the event that i can recalled after i withdraw my money from Maybank...

1. i went to Celcom centre in Segamat to settle my last month bill in which i post the story earlier. i found that it was only RM 114 instead of RM 300..(wheeeeeewww)...that saves my money (or so i thought)...that left me with RM 236.
2. i went to a coffee shop in Segamat and had my lunch while doing my assignment..i paid around RM 6.50 i think...
3. then that night, me and the gang of dysfunctional people(wahahaha..sorry u guys just joking) went to Pasar Malam to buy our dinner..sort of...the pasar malam was in preparation to closed down...all thanks to azni(ehehehhe...sorry..tulah nk pg lepas maghrib lg...) anyway spend around RM 2 there...
4. after that we went to a local shop near the Dataran Segamat...that place has the most reasonable price in whole of Segamat...for now...i ordered tomyam, a plate of chicken and lai chi kang...that cost me RM 10 only...

i guess that is as far as i can remember...there is other small purchases here and there but nothing expensive...so how come im left with RM 150??..within 2 days i spend RM 86...could it be that my monetary management is bad or it just that everything is expensive with the ongoing world recession??...well i hope i can find the answer soon cuz if this is how things are going im afraid i wont survive when i start working...

Celcom gave me more RM 1400 discount for my Celcom line bills

when i received the payment bill last month i was quite worried to open it because before that i used to surf the internet using broadband without using the pay per day. meaning i use the pay per kilobits and my friend Arif was shocked when i told him i just plug and use my simcard to surf the internet. he told me that i was expensive if i do not use the package offered by Celcom.

well there is a pretty good reason to that..hehehe...i didnt know the number to apply for the one day unlimited package. i used to but then Celcom change it and with my Maxis and Celcom number to remember, i was lost in the confusion. Anyway another of my roomate told me that the number to use is *119#.

anyway i dismissed Arif warning and thought well how much could it be... RM100, RM200..at the most maybe RM500. little did i know what was installed for me..so back to the part where im gonna open my Celcom bill letter...i look at the statement and there it was the bill amount was a staggering RM 1704. i was like OMG..if my mum finds out about this im gonna be cut off using line until i earn my own money...and thats gonna be a long long time..hehehe...so i quickly stash it inside my car...(wahahaha)

but upon reading more thoroughly, i found out that Celcom gave me more than RM 1400 discounts...in which im so grateful and relieved...wheeew...but i still need to settle RM 300 for the remaining balance and i need to settle it using my pocket money...oh well...better than RM 1700.. :P...

so the moral of the story is kids, change to Celcom and if you do not know something...please ask around before you get into a hell lot of trouble...like me..well nearly..ill show u guys the statement later on cuz its in my car and im too lazy to get it..hehehe

have faith my friends...

this week was hell for most of us....we didnt have any percentage of work done for our viva's industry analysis...on top of that we had our viva seminar last weekend which throws everything into a pandemonium catastrophy situation (which means we're in a hell of a mess). I was at the verge of cracking up (hello tanjung rambutan) and some of us was so stress out they just gave out. I was so disturbed and a bit down when Arif told me that one of my best friends just shed her/his frustration ( dont tell anyone who it is k guys.. ;) ). I know how u feel...I mean with the law tests and everything....the pressure is starting to menace within our confidence and faith...i just hope that we can gather whats left of ourselves and continue foward...became a survivor people...cuz if you survive this..u can survive anything...go foward my friends..i always have your back...

Hepy birthday Nad!!!

wow..ur already 21..amazing how time flies...i want to say to you hepy birthday and may u always be bless by Allah, family and friends. i know im there for you when you need someone to talk to..your friends will have your back no matter what..so chase your dream...see ya someday k.. ;)

which one should i choose??

making the right decision is a hard thing to do these days..one wrong move and your done for...well i hope that doesn't happen to me...before the chinese new year mid sem break...i went with some of my friends to buy UPU slips..which is needed to register for the upcoming intake into universities across Malaysia..but little did i know the headache that will come with the registration...since last year, i have been telling my friends that i want to enter University Malaya and continue my degree course in economics..and that has been my goal and dream...until 9.oo pm last night..when i ask for an innocent opinion from my friend,arif rusli..about choosing between UM and UiTM and other univesities..and he had me at "you do know that UM courses are taught in Malay right?"..and my mind was thinking about the terminologies of economics in Bahasa Melayu..which is much more harder compare to in English..do any of you know opportunity cost curve in Bahasa??...well it was lekuk something which i can't recall and anything that i can't recall is a bad thing...and that is one of the many terminologies of economics in Bahasa...needless to say i was thinking the whole night about whether to stay in UiTM or pack my bags and become a UM student..the cons of staying in UiTM is well as some of my lecturers said..non productive..your'e not out there mingling with the other races and thus you will not know the level and the ferocity of the competition...and it will also affect your resolve and your desire to achieve greatness...anyway after countless opinions and suggestions i finally decided to stay and continue my studies in UiTM...i hope im making the right choice...

its the final sem...give me strength...

so this is it everybody...the final sem...i hope i can finish this sem with the biggest achievement i can obtain...and i hope i can continue my degree in KL...im tired of the journey to return home every weekend..so tired...and lets hope that the people i meet after this are more mature and will cherish their friendship....i met some of the most wonderful friends here and some that are not..it has taught me much about people..and how i should trust them...so now im going to journey into a more broader world..i hope that these past experiences has taught me well to survive in this new world..and i hope that my friends will never forget me as i will not forget them...to my friends..i wish u guys well in whatever u want to achieve...maybe someday we'll all meet and have a laugh at all the stupid things we done..like for example going overnight to melaka and nearly gotten ourselves robbed by a bunch of punks..ehhehee...well see you guys someday.. :)

i see visions of green...

this actually happened last week on wednesday i think...up until now i was a bit preoccupied but alas i give myself the pushh i need to write this down...i hope i can remember the detail..anyway it was a boring wednesday night and i was just browsing through the astro channel when i come across discovery science channel..(so what i like science)..and it was showing eco-tech..this is basically show the viewers about the advancement on technology on improving the earth's environmental issues..and what i see really fascinates me...do u guys out there ever think about growing a garden on top of your building??...i mean its easy and not costly at all...think about this..below are iron and concrete walls..but when u fly on the skies u'll see beautiful lush greenery...not only does it makes the cities beautiful..it also makes the surrounding environment cooler..the reasearch done by those scientist calculated that if all the sky rise buildings have a garden above their rootops..it can cool the cities by a few degrees...and it will reduce carbon emmission by 4%..amazing and fascinating...i hope someday i'll be implemented..there are other inventions as well such as the PV or photovaltaic..a device that is similar to a solar panel and works like a solar panel but it is much cheaper and if implemented...it can reduce carbon footprint by 53%...well its nice to see some people are actually helping to conserve and restore nature..it creates a balance for those who destroy it.