.bena expectorant.

Memhampuskan Anai-Anai

2011-08-09T00:20:00.005+08:00

Apa pentingnya gambar diatas kepada manusia sejagat? Mari kita zoom. Aku bersangka baik dalam hal ini (lagipun sekarang ni bulan Ramadan), so sebenarnya apa yang nak disampaikan ialah: Memhampuskan = mem (a.k.a meng) + hapus + mampus + kan p/s: Gunakanlah Google sekalipun kalau dalam bahasa Melayu :)

Orang Eksen Selalu Rugi

2011-08-02T19:18:00.009+08:00

Pizza itu sedap.Cerita ni sebenarnya dah lame jugak la. Tapi setiap kali aku teringat citer ni, konpem aku akan tergelak. So mak aku ni ada jaga 6 orang budak. 3 tu dah sekolah, so tinggal 3 lagi yang akan stay kat rumah aku all the time (umur range 2-3 tahun). Dan mak aku ni suka masak sarapan untuk bagi budak2 tu. Pada hari tu, mak aku masak cekodok. Then ade budak ni, nama dier Aina (tapi

Welcome to Ramadhan!

2011-07-31T20:27:00.002+08:00

p/s: Hopefully the terawih audiences in mosque will not decline day by day. (especially when Raya is around the corner)

Harimau Mati Meninggalkan Belang

2011-07-29T14:32:00.016+08:00

So the tiger did die last night. I'm truly sad about the outcome of the game against Singapore. Even more hurtful, I was among the 85,000 fans in the stadium who tirelessly chanted so that we could see our predicted result (it's a consensus that fans wanted 3-0 win). However, we just can't afford to win every game. If we did, we wouldn't know how to improve our game in the future. Technical

Ma' Hoop

2011-07-25T02:28:00.004+08:00

Honestly, I'm not a big fan of basketball (either playing or watching it). I watch NBA only if I feel I want to or if the game is damn important (like the NBA finals). However somehow I find shooting basketball into the hoop is kinda addictive. That's why I downloaded the "Arcade Hoop" apps on my phone, and ultimately, that's the reason I bought a basketball hoop (illustrated in the above pict).

Sepak Takraw As An Epic Sport

2011-07-20T00:33:00.012+08:00

If you're Asian, you should be proud of yourself right now because of 2 reasons:1. Japan won the Women World Cup by beating United States (gosh!). Along the way, they beat Germany, the three-times defending champion. How cool is that, huh?2. Because of a sport named "Sepak Takraw". Sounds familiar right? See the video below.See, even the title itself speaks how amazed the Western to this sport.

Self Rage

2011-07-17T04:51:00.005+08:00

Self-made Rage Face!Just a short note. Remember the "self" feature in php? It enables a script to submit to itself, so that if the form validation fails, it can simply go back to the script. However, this basic feature somehow is not available on Codeigniter. Which is kinda pain to accept. Of course, there are several workarounds for this problem, but gosh I wish they could make this feature

You Can't Terminate Our Scholarships, Can You?

2011-07-12T00:30:00.013+08:00

A better Malaysia should look like this (Just how many smileys in my blog already)Before going to bed, I just wanna to say several words about my thoughts lately. There have been too much threats on students who already been given scholarships from government, so that they've had their mouth shut and keep themselves from politics stuff. The reason is simple: We need to be grateful of our

Brief Notes From Sibu

2011-07-03T01:01:00.002+08:00

Burung kenyalang mcm ni ek?Cerita pendek lepas sampai ke Lapangan Terbang Sibu:Sampai airport. Lapar sikit, so pergi kedai makan. Bila tanya akak kat kedai makan, "Kak, ade ape je kat sini", dia jawab "Tak ade ape2". Lepas tu ternampak peti ais krim (luar kedai makan). Nak bukak tapi rupa-rupanya berkunci. Tanya mak cik dekat peti ais krim tu, lepas tu dia jawab "Owh ni bukan mak cik yang jual".

A Geek In Love

2011-06-30T16:28:00.003+08:00

I was installing SQLite for Ruby in my Ubuntu server when I saw this stuff:I can't believe such geeky team would ever do such thing like, ehem, the "<3 <3 <3" thing. So cheeky but I guess it's done by a girl. So that's still okay. p/s: I'm not being sexist here. I'm just sayin'

Nap Dream

2011-06-28T23:50:00.008+08:00

One of the dream desktopSo I was thinking about buying a "future-proof" desktop once I got back to the States. I looked through a desktop review website to see what's on the market. Well apparently such desktop is priced so high. For a very very future-proof desktop, it will cost you at least USD 1500 (that's about RM 4500). Yes, it's that expensive. So I need to be realistic. After all, I

Finally!

2011-06-26T00:35:00.004+08:00

I told ya I can't draw properlyFinally the internet is in the house. This time is for real *crossing fingers*. I'm tired much to rant about the internet, but I swear I can't live in a bloody hell slowness of information flow. (excuse the exaggeration; there's actually improvement, but it's not quite there yet). I'm expecting myself to update this blog more frequently during this long

I Ruined The Daffodils

2011-05-22T17:03:00.012+08:00

Remember when we played in the garden andPicked the glowing daffodilsYou don't, but you remember how ILeft the daffodils to witherThough I did not kill itI really did notNow you can beat me for what I've doneAnd I will ever forgive you for punishing me becauseMy name is Muhammad Ashraf Bin KalthomI was born to ruin daffodils When I die the only thing remembered isMy name on my grave stoneAnd what

Teach Your Kid How To Program

2011-05-07T07:53:00.020+08:00

(Again, sorry for my latest rant. I'm a bit aggressive when I'm exhausted or depressed. Other than that, I'm just an average guy)I have a random thought. If I had children, which language should I teach to my children for the first time. Owh, I'm not talking about the speaking language. This is about programming language. Of course, I don't have any kid yet (duh, not even married yet), but as I

Killing Time

2011-05-03T11:14:00.009+08:00

(I have to write now even though I'm having a pile of works to be done. This feeling is killing me, so I need to let it out before I can continue on my work)I'm tired of this study thing. I know myself as a person who will never give up, but I need to stand on the ground and realize that no matter how hard I try, I'll never succeed. Even more so when others do not have to try hard and still get

Gila Scary

2011-03-07T00:57:00.003+08:00

So aku turun ke bawah pergi ke lounge untuk tengok citer "Saturday Night Live". Aku tak boleh tengok dekat tv rumah aku sebab housemate aku tengah main ps3 dengan member dier. So aku turunlah ke lounge dan baring atas sofa sambil tengok tv kat lounge itu.Jadi nak dijadikan cerita, oleh sebab boring, aku makanlah chewing gum yang ada dalam poket aku. Kebetulan ada satu skid tu agak boring, so

Stick to the Algorithm

2011-02-27T14:15:00.007+08:00

One of algorithms for the last project (yeah, I said "one of")Last project taught me an important lesson : If you have a very good algorithm, which you believe can achieve the goal of the project, just stick with it.Maybe this notion is too trivial to be pondered, but often our implementations ignore this basic principle. We tend to ignore the algorithm especially during testing. If a case failed

Crouton Fan Page

2011-02-22T14:12:00.003+08:00

I abruptly created a fan page for Crouton, after found out that this addictive thing doesn't have any fan page on Facebook (there was one, but it was default fan page from Wikipedia). I eat salad only to eat crouton. Even before I toss my salad, I would irresistibly bite several of them. If you have the same habit as mine, feel free to like the fan page!http://www.facebook.com/pages/

Mengeluh Sebentar

2011-02-17T07:32:00.013+08:00

sape je yang suke lukis macam ni and letak kat blog selain daripada aku?Sekarang ni aku nak mengeluh jap boleh tak? Terima kasih.By the way, kepada siapa-siapa yang tak caye aku yang tulis benda2 ni, silalah merujuk kepada ilustrasi diatas.Aku sudah lama sedar yang aku ini memang seorang yang membosankan. Mungkin ia disebabkan nature aku yang ingin menjadi geek (kononnya). Oh bukan. Sebenarnya

Spelling Class

2011-02-03T13:51:00.004+08:00

What's wrong with the above word?Today's lesson :Itinerary spells as I-T-I-N-E-R-A-R-Y, not I-T-E-N-A-R-YHow I wish I could go back to kindergarten and learn how to spell better. Sigh.

TODO : write this

2011-02-01T14:06:00.003+08:00

a lot of comments, huh?I left too much TODO in my project. sigh

Let's Talk A bit About Egypt

2011-01-31T12:02:00.011+08:00

BombingNow people talking about situation in Egypt. Here I'm gonna do the same for different purpose.There's no denying that the situation in Egypt is getting worse and threatening. That said, people is now urging Malaysian government to bring back home all its students. While this is a good way to make sure all are safe, I can say this is almost impossible. The cost is just too ridiculous to

Remember Me Not

2011-01-28T14:41:00.003+08:00

I really can't sleep for no reason, so this is my current state of mind.We can be sure to whom we remember all the time, but we don't have any idea who remember us in return. For those who remember me, thanks for letting me know that I'm still not alone. And for those who don't remember me in return, thanks for letting me know that I'm not the only person for someone to remember.

A Conversion of Mine With An iPhone Apps

2011-01-24T13:16:00.007+08:00

Yesterday I read an article about an iPhone apps named "Siri", which insists the apps can be a personal assistant to a person. It could do anything we want it to do using voice command. The articles adds that the apps is so great that Apple acquired the company. Sounds cool for me, so I downloaded it and wanted to have a hand on it.Before getting to bed, I tried to play with it. Well, it is not

Gift For The Last Day of Class

2010-12-10T12:07:00.012+08:00

I don't remember if I already told you that I like my astronomy class, but I'd love to say again anyway if I already did. I like it because I'm pretty interested in it and also because of its dedicated teacher. She always engages to her students with a unique approach : she asks questions to students to challenge students' knowledge on a particular topic, and if the answer was correct, she would

Pursuit of Happiness

2010-12-03T14:02:00.004+08:00

pursuit of a taxi(take a break for a while from the tcsh shell)I remembered one of my lecturer in INTEC (I really don't remember which one) told us about a pretty simple story. One day she went into a taxi, and suddenly the taxi driver spoke to her "Do you remember me, teacher? I'm your former student in INTEC. I still remember you". (I think that's it for the story lol) Unfortunately the story

Menjawikan Diri

2010-11-26T02:00:00.003+08:00

(fikiran penulis dirundum resah)سي ينجين منوليس دلام جوي تبي تدك بله ديلاكوكان قران بحاسة جوي تدك اوايلابل دلام جوجل ترانسليتراتي(ayat yang dimaksudkan : Saya ingin menulis dalam jawi tetapi tidak boleh dilakukan kerana bahasa jawi tidak "available" dalam Google Transliterate)Ayat yang diatas ditulis menggunakan Google Transliterate : Arabic Mode, maka nyatalah bahasa jawi tidak dapat

Trick or Treat (In The Office)

2010-11-02T13:03:00.006+08:00

Venn Diagram showing that content of the bowl (actually there's more but whatever) [Click to show enlarged version]So I came to work, and a large bowl of candies and chocolate was already on my table. Omg! What made me excited is the bowl is still full as if nobody ever touched it. "Is this all for me? ", I asked Drew."No, no" (Yeah I knew it)"Owh, but can i have some?""Yeah sure. Help

What is The Similarity Between Teacher and Handwriting?

2010-10-28T12:52:00.005+08:00

So as usual in a class there might be two or three lecturers teaching different sections. I have not been satisfied with my lecturer in that class (don't wanna reveal which class) because he does not teach us with passion. All students don't want to respond to him in class, even if he asks us to. Then one day this another lecturer came to our lecture as a temporary replacement. I was told that he

Zero-Indexed Facebook Messages

2010-10-18T11:59:00.009+08:00

This only occurs to computer science students as an initiative to make computer science more competitive in future.Facebook is reported to adopt a new method on indexing all user's messages. Now, the first message is indexed as '0', no longer '1' as what we've been using before. This is because such method has been used by almost all programming languages in indexing entities like array. Facebook

To Whom It May Concern

2010-10-15T12:08:00.007+08:00

a heliocentric model of solar system (NOT TO SCALE)Dear Organizer of "Pertandingan Kuiz Astronomi Peringkat Daerah Tahap Sekolah Rendah Tahun 2002",I and two of my friends participated in the above competition in 2002. We represented Sekolah Kebangsaan Subang for our zone (Don't remember the name of the zone). In that competition we advanced to the final four from the preliminary round. During

what the c!

2010-10-06T14:13:00.002+08:00

wtc!I thought Newton's third law of motion (action-reaction) theory is only applicable in science world, but it has also real-world application. I'd rather call it (punishment-revenge) theory.For example, a geek student learned computer science in 1980's, so all programming was done in C language. Eventually he grew up to be a more adult person. Then in 1990's Java came to the world of

(Happy) Birthday

2010-09-25T02:42:00.004+08:00

Upon 20 years of my existence, I realize that I really hesitate to live every time I wake up in the morning. While people surrounding me are happy with their families, friends, boyfriends / girlfriends, special ones etc, I find myself being isolated in a dark spectrum. I can't help myself to share the same spectrum with them, because obviously they have different kind of spectrum. What surprising

The Most Perfect Product In The World

2010-09-16T12:46:00.005+08:00

Sometimes even the best product in the world isn't perfect. We could just complaint that it's not working well bla bla bla. This Google Chrome extension, however, will change your perspective about a perfect product. I mean, really perfect. It perfectly does what it promises.I was skeptical about the effectiveness of this product. Nevertheless I installed it on my Google Chrome, and it really

I'm A Man

2010-09-14T12:09:00.003+08:00

Yeah, I mean that kind of feeling[It happened at Six Flags, MD]So I went to the water ride with confidence. I shared the float with another two little kids. The ride was scary, so I did what I have to. When we all finished, one of the kids asked me :"Hey why you screamed all the time? It wasn't scary at all".Sigh, it's hard to be a real man.

Salam Aidilfitri dari College Park

2010-09-10T12:43:00.003+08:00

Tiada bunga api kelihatan di dalam peta diatas.Saya, Muhammad Ashraf Ishak, pelajar jurusan sains komputer, tahun kedua di University of Maryland-College Park, ingin mengucapkan Selamat Hari Raya kepada keluarga terchenta terutama abah, mak, kakak, dan Hisyam; kepada saudara-mara di Subang dan Sg Buloh; tidak lupa juga kepada kawan-kawan di Maryland : Aisya, Mashi, kak Jeeta, Salehuddin, Kak Ifah

The Story of Vomit and Stuff Like That

2010-09-02T19:08:00.006+08:00

illustration on how a person vomits, if any of you haven't seen it beforeIt was about 11.45 pm.I took a late night shuttle bus which will bring me to my new apartment. After the bus arrived, I went into the bus. I was walking deeper towards seats at behind when something nasty happened. A girl vomited badly on the bus floor. It was fortunate that there was not many students in the bus at that

Malaysia and Indonesia, Give Me A Break

2010-08-30T22:37:00.007+08:00

Independence Means Harmony and Peace(I wrote this while waiting for class to start)I really want to wish Happy Birthday Malaysia on Facebook. So I figured maybe it's better if I could tag the name "Malaysia" on my status. I found a Malaysia fan page there, and I opened it. Later I opened the "Others" tab to see what those fans are talking about. To my surprise, I saw the walls being rubbished by

Tomorrow, School Will Begin

2010-08-30T11:51:00.003+08:00

No, I don't cry at school.After 3 months of holiday, I don't feel like going to school again. I haven't made a serious preparation yet. (And worse) I haven't even bought any books for this semester. I'm pretty sure I will start the school in low note again. I really hate this feeling, but if I think about it again, just how many times I had high spirit before these previous semesters started?

A Java Program Dedicated For Salam Perantau (Literally)

2010-08-26T13:48:00.014+08:00

(I'm writing this because I can't sleep at all for some reason)(Disclaimer : If anyone involved in this post does not like being used as example, please let me know. I can change the example.)Actually what I've done is not a sophisticated thing. This is not a google-summer-of-code level of java program. This is way much simpler program than those made by geniuses. I do this for the sake of fun,

Freshman > Sophomore

2010-08-22T15:42:00.003+08:00

malas nak lukis2Walaupun aku berasa amat malas untuk memulakan musim persekolahan yang akan datang ini, aku sekurang-kurangnya dilegakan dengan kenyataan yang aku sudah melangkah keluar daripada Freshman (tahun pertama) kepada Sophomore (tahun kedua). Sekurang-kurangnya aku menjadi kurang noob di universiti terchenta ini.Lantas ia mengingatkan aku dengan pengalaman di sambest suatu masa dahulu.

One Simple Thought For Today

2010-08-19T12:04:00.002+08:00

When I think about a random idea, I always discourage myself from that idea, saying that this is not possible because blah blah blah or I think I can't just do it etc. Then I figure out that if I keep thinking like this, it would just retard my creativity. I mean, look at today. We have almost everything technology-wise, such as high speed internet, 3D tv and smartphones. I may overlook the past

I Hate This Experience

2010-08-11T11:43:00.003+08:00

Selamat Menghayati Ramadhan Mubarak!No, I'm not talking about the experience of Ramadhan.I took a Metro train back from getting a look at my friend's new house. I got it, I sat on one of the seat, and I glimpsed at a newspaper left on its side. (It is a common scene in a Metro, where people always take a free newspaper and leave it anywhere they want after reading it) Somehow I was tempted to

Baru Ku Tahu

2010-08-05T12:16:00.002+08:00

Muka demotivated.Sebagai pelajar secara biasanya kita jarang disajikan peluang untuk bekerja, jadi kita tidak tahu sangat apa rasanya bekerja. Dulu aku pun tidak tahu juga, akan tetapi aku berasa bertuah juga kerana diberi peluang itu. Pada hemat aku, kerja itu tidak sesukar belajar kerana belajar memerlukan 24 jam, kerja hanya memerlukan about 8-9 jam sehari.Akan tetapi lama-kelamaan barulah aku

JSP In A Forum

2010-07-29T12:17:00.009+08:00

I don't have any idea who she is, except that she was from UUM (click on the image to go to the forum)I was having a casual reading about JSP during work when I encountered something fancy. If you can see above, I found a Malaysian in a Java developer's forum. Don't get me wrong. I'm not saying that Malaysians are not good enough in programming they don't deserve a place in a pretty technical

Factor of Our Laziness

2010-07-27T11:47:00.003+08:00

The sun does make people lazier, according to my professor,lah.Quick thought : I remember when my Geography professor once told us in that lecture hall, about the relationship between climate type and development of a particular country. It is observed that the closer a country to the equator (such as India, Ghana etc) , the less developed a country prone to be. According to him, that comfy

Tandas Bukannya Sempurna

2010-07-24T21:05:00.003+08:00

I'm craving for Papa John's pizza!Mungkin kita terlalu kagun dengan united states (ataupun simply membencinya). It doesn't really matter. Apa yang kita tahu ialah negara ini merupakan salah satu negara yang termaju didunia. Cuma apabila teknologi mereka membuat perangai, maka kita akan merasai situasi yang serupa dengan negara-negara yang kurang maju. (Jikalau anda tidak memahami apa-apa

Malaysians Are Bad? Think Again

2010-07-19T11:36:00.005+08:00

Kalau tak nampak apa benda diatas, ia sebenarnya 'surat khabar dalam browser"When I feel I want to be closer to my home, I read my country's newspaper. I read Berita Harian online. I didn't see much in there from my brief skimming (skimming for me is just about reading the titles of news). Owh yeah, there's just one thing, about a young husband and wife who just got their first children after

Aku Despicable

2010-07-12T11:55:00.002+08:00

Arggh! Nape ko comel sangat!!!Pendek cerita, aku pada mulanya ketiadaan mood utk tengok movie ni disebabkan kawan aku lambat sampai. Aku pun pada masa itu merasakan ketiadaan keinginan untuk menonton movie yang aku anticipate selama ini.Beberapa minit selepas tayangan bermula, mood aku berubah dengan sekelip mata. Sememangnya ketiadaan-mood aku akan reda dalam beberapa seketika, tetapi tidak pula

Edible Java

2010-06-16T11:28:00.003+08:00

You would never ever try to eat C++, Ruby, Python (orang gile je makan) or PHP. Eat this, and you'll be more genius than ever.Work-log : VaTraffic task almost done! Next task please...

Kalau Buka Pintu, Tutup Balik Ok?

2010-06-10T11:55:00.004+08:00

java is a good subject for a paintingPengajaran untuk hari ini : Kalau sudah membuka PrinterWriter atau apa2 IO, jangan lupa tutup balik! Work-log: Today started very bad. I thought putting all logging files according to the incident ID is an easy task. Well, it's easy until you realize that you have to manage about 400++ distinct ids. After a while, I felt exhausted, feeling that it would take

Saya Budak Baik

2010-06-08T12:19:00.003+08:00

Saya budak baik, jadi bila saya mahu menonton perlawanan pembukaan piala dunia jumaat ini dan mahu mengambil cuti pada hari itu, saya pun melanjutkan masa kerja saya pada hari isnin, selasa dan rabu. Saya budak baik kerana saya sedang memilih sama ada iPhone 4 ataupun Dell Thunder. Susahnya jadi budak baik. Work-log : I got solution for the recent problem : how to save my time on processing all

It Feels Good When I'm Lazy

2010-06-07T02:57:00.003+08:00

This doesn't seem to be my symbol of laziness though.I define laziness as three things:1. When I refuse to go anywhere else than my house's toilet.2. When I play Fifa 10, and after a while I tell myself "This is the last game and I quit" but I continue to play more game after that.3. When I think wasting time is really a hobby.Work-log: I thought checking the Virginia error logs would be an easy

Watching Watchmen and Being Watched

2010-06-04T16:38:00.004+08:00

one of watchmen might look like this (this exactly what would happen if you didn't see the full movie. you won't know what's inside that movie)(Blowing dusts that accumulates this blog)I'm writing this because something happened. I watch Watchmen on my tv and that Watchmen watched me sleeping. I woke up at 4 am (because the sound was quite loud) realizing that movie already ended. Sweet. Now I

Kau Hempap-Hempap

2010-03-25T06:28:00.003+08:00

Maksud perenggan dibawah. (Karya Muhammad Ashraf Ishak)Kau cakap-cakap. Aku dengar. Aku mahu makan. Kau hempap. Aku mahu jalan. Kau-yang-kedua hempap. Aku mahu tidur. Kau fahamkah? Kau-yang-ketiga hempap. Kau cakap-cakap. Ini yang membuatkan aku mahu tidur. Kau cakap-cakap. Kau-yang-keempat hempap. Tiba-tiba aku merangkak bawah katil. Aku nampak ayam. Kau-yang-kelima hempap. Lepas tu aku lari.

April Genius

2010-03-21T13:33:00.005+08:00

image credit : blogs.myspace.com/denvertaikoI can't wait for March to end (except for the March Madness fever). That's because April is gonna be a very exciting month. Starting with the Cherry Blossom festival parade [10 April] , which is being held at Washington DC. Then, there will be Nickelback concert at Verizon Center [13 April]. After that, there will be Maryland Day which will be held at

The Group of Kids Who Inspired Me At That Day

2010-03-14T17:46:00.003+08:00

Sambest's logo credit to : radiuse.blogspot.comMaryland logo credit to : geol.umd.eduTwo days ago, I went to class as usual by taking UM Shuttle. That day was a sorrow day, although it is very routine to have such mundane atmosphere in the morning. When I was sitting in the bus, a group of kids came into the bus accompanied by their teacher. It is not a usual thing as the bus actually takes us

I'm Not A Super-Programmer

2010-03-07T23:18:00.004+08:00

ashraf != nerdFor some reason, everyone seems to regard me as a super-duper nerd in computer stuff. I thank you all for that and take it as compliment. However, I'm not the one who know stuff. There are gazillion people out there who are more superior than me.For sure, I'm not a hacker who could hack into iPhone at the age of 17. I'm not a geek that know stuff and share it to the world via blog

Selebriti

2010-03-05T06:37:00.003+08:00

Aku amat berbangga berada di University of Maryland kerana dua perkara : pasukan basketball kami dapat mengalahkan Duke, dan ada beberapa orang terkenal belajar disini. Setelah mengenali pensyarah yang bernama "Gerard Butler", aku baru perasan yang "Undertaker" juga belajar di sini. Dia berada dalam kelas Linear Algebra. Aku amat mengagumi pakaian hitamnya, terutama topinya yang amat menyeramkan,

Busy-ness

2010-03-03T12:57:00.002+08:00

I don't know which way my life is heading right; whether towards better or worse. Of course I got a part time job, and also a pretty decent result in Linear Algebra test. Those two things get me motivated. With that job, I don't have to worry about my expenditure especially on food (for the fact that I eat a lot). I am also looking forward to learn more from the job and certainly yielding

Ini Bukan Manusia

2010-02-28T12:48:00.002+08:00

Laporan akhbar Berita Harian mengenai kejadian itu.Apakah cara terbaik untuk memikat teman wanita anda yang menjanda? Adakah dengan melayan emak mentua dengan elok? Atau dengan coklat yang dihadiahkan sempena hari valentine? Menurut sebuah objek (bukan manusia, yang pasti), dia akan membunuh anak teman wanitanya. Sungguh menarik algorithm lelaki itu.Objek ini, yang kita fahami, tidak patut

Maulidur Rasul

2010-02-26T05:32:00.002+08:00

Selamat menyambut Maulidur Rasul kepada semua umat Islam seluruh dunia. Owh ya, bercakap tentang Maulidur Rasul, tak baik jika bergaduh-gaduh ni. Islam tak ajar gaduh-gaduh (gaduh amatlah berlainan dengan berdebat). Pesanan ikhlas daripada bena expectorant.

Bahasa Miskin?

2010-02-23T13:02:00.002+08:00

Aku teringat seorang kawan aku sewaktu sekolah menengah berkata:"Ko tau x, bahasa Melayu tu bahasa paling miskin kat dunia. Yela, kalo ko tgk, byk perkataan yg diamik drpd bahasa lain."Kawan aku itu berkata demikian ketika perbahasan itu berkisar sekitar kesengalan bangsa kita. Aku pada masa itu tak tahu pula perkataan "asimilasi". Lalu tadi baru aku terfikir (sebenarnya dah lama aku fikir pasal

Go Terps!

2010-02-22T13:29:00.004+08:00

I watched this game last Saturday at Comcast Center. This game served a heart-pumping thriller to everyone in the stadium. That's why I can't help to post it again (although I already posted it on Facebook - sebenarnya aku post benda ni sebab tengah boring and tak tau nk post ape dalam blog). Go Terps!

Bersyukur Tatkala Susah

2010-02-19T06:25:00.002+08:00

Pada hari ini, segala-galanya tidak menjadi. Boleh dikatakan hari ini merupakan antara hari paling malang pernah aku alami. Berikut adalah list perkara-perkara yang tak menjadi itu:Aku sepatutnya membeli televisyen terpakai pada hari Sabtu ini, akan tetapi kak Jeeta tak dapat menumpangkan aku ke tempat itu. Aku tidak salahkan kak Jeeta langsung kerana dia memang amat busy (pelajar phD la katakan)

Melihat Perlawanan Bersama Keluarga

2010-02-17T14:01:00.004+08:00

mereka dan maskot University of Maryland, Testudo.aku (no 21, baju berwarna kuning) sedang beraksi di atas gelanggang. Aku menonton perlawanan basketball Maryland vs Virginia. Aku melihat kebanyakan yang pergi adalah family pelajar2 di sini. Maka, aku berasa amat dengki dengan mereka. Alangkah bagusnya kalau melihat perlawanan dengan family terchenta. Walaupun aku agak selalu pergi menonton

Penggodam Yang Lopek

2010-02-14T15:34:00.002+08:00

sape punye keje la yg hack browser aku ni.Waktu itu pukul 2.30 pagi. Aku tidak dapat tidur kerana sudah tertidur agak lama dalam bas sebelum itu. Seperti biasa, aku bukalah Facebook aku itu walaupun 5 minit yang lalu aku membukanya. Rupa kebiruan Facebook itu tidak kelihatan, sebaliknya webpage malaun mana entah yang terpampang (sila rujuk lampiran diatas).Pada waktu itu aku berjaya mengekalkan

Superbowl Ads

2010-02-12T01:13:00.005+08:00

In Malaysia, advertisements are not placed on a high level of attention. We regard them as a waste of time. In the United States, it's a different story. In fact, every year, there is one day advertisements are celebrated : the Superbowl day.For those who didn't know, Superbowl, in a simpler term, is the final of NFL. It's like World Cup for soccer (except that the "World" cup is just in the

Some Changes

2010-02-11T14:07:00.003+08:00

if you notice, the picture behind the "bena expectorant" features me when I was a kid and my elder sister. cute eh?Yeah, if your are looking for the blog "Bena Expectorant" written by an unknown random guy, maybe this is what it is. Else, you should type in other url in the address box on the top of the browser, or simply correct some typos in the address. Maybe you're looking "Beni Expectorant",

Snowmageddon

2010-02-09T23:38:00.007+08:00

The car looks like ice cream, but in bigger scale.Thick, thick snow.Before winter season came, for about 3 months ago, my friend told me the coldest month would be February. This notion puzzled me a bit; is it plausible to be coldest although February is the last month of winter? However, I told myself that when American tell others about their own place, they never been wrong. As evident, the

Mustard Yang Dilaknat

2010-02-07T21:47:00.004+08:00

Aku memulakan pagi itu dengan baiknya, dengan harapan hari ini sinar mentari kan menyinar terang di kala salji yang tebal menyelubungi bumi. Lalu, untuk menyerikan hariku, aku berfikir untuk menyantap sedikit sarapan. Aku goreng sosej. Biasanya aku akan menggunakan "Miracle Whip" sebagai sos sosej aku, untuk dimakan dengan roti. Akan tetapi, aku teringat bahawasanya bekas housemate aku ada

Old Trafford, Wait For Me

2010-02-07T14:50:00.004+08:00

Hey, I've been there before! (Ok, I lie)When I saw the picture of my senior going to Old Trafford (home arena for the greatest team in the world, Manchester United), there are three mixed emotions in me : excited, sad and mad. Excited because it has been my dream to get there and watch the team play. Sad because when I was offered to study oversea, the first country in my mind is England, simply

Untuk Mu

2010-02-06T02:45:00.008+08:00

Salju mengundang ku ke birai tingkap itu,Terpesona ku melihat kelembutan yang putihLalu rindu itu pun membawa diriku jauhJikalau dikau bersama, alangkah indahnyaKerna dahulu kau memimpin ku keluar daripada kegelapanMaka aku mahu mengajakmu ke alam yang indahDan pada waktu itu kita memandang ke ufuk bumiMatahari itu cerah tetapi semakin lama dimamah malammasa mendatang, kita tidak tahu lagi,Kita

Periksa Dahulu Sebelum Membebel

2010-02-04T08:51:00.006+08:00

kari ayam amat sedap jika dimasak oleh aku(gambar ehsan sailusfood.com)Hari ini secara tiba-tiba aku berasa amat rajin. Jadi, aku berazam untuk masak kari ayam untuk dinner. Setelah beberapa kali ceduk kuah kari itu ketika ia masak, aku rasa kari aku ini, walaupun baru pertama kali (?!) buat, amatlah sedap. Rupa-rupanya aku ada bakat memasak, ala-ala Bobby Flay atau Jamie Oliver atau Ramsey

Feeling Better

2010-01-29T02:14:00.005+08:00

Don't be misunderstood. I was not talking to a cat. (picture courtesy icanhascheezburger.com)Owh man. Do you know the pitiful guy below? I heard he's kinda of better right now. He says his pocket now full again. He also insists that he feels more motivated to study and there's no reason to left behind. Thanks God he is saved that kind of relief. "Now I know how it feels to be left helpless. It's

A Short Note From A Pitiful Guy

2010-01-28T13:15:00.003+08:00

I'm not in a good mood right now. Having less money means less motivation. When it comes to lack of motivation, everything seems to go wrong. I have less anticipation to study, and I feel like I'm not busy at all. I hate that feeling because if I sit in comfort zone for a long time, it would just kill my mind. At the end of the day, it is me who suffer the most from my own stupidity. Can you give

Rationalize Yourself

2010-01-27T13:26:00.004+08:00

Although I'm quite far from Malaysia, I always follow this beloved country's news. In fact, I find local (American) news doesn't mean anything to me except in barely certain things. From my observation, there's been some sort of race and religious tension is going on right now. I'm not sure if it's that big or not. I guess, it's kind of real deal because of some incident already took place. Most

Beloved English Teacher

2010-01-26T11:20:00.004+08:00

Gerard Butler can act, but can't teach English. (picture credit to collider.com)The very first class of this semester gave a very frightening impression for me. I won't get above C in my English class. Why? Because my lecturer looks similar to Gerard Butler in 300. Yeah, except he did not the sword. With his beard and sharp eyes, he gazed around the class while talking, making the class more

Menjelang Hari Pertama Kelas

2010-01-25T12:04:00.006+08:00

cara terbaik untuk menumpukan perhatian di dalam kelas (ehsan drpd todayilaughed.com)Harga Buku Linear Algebra : USD 81Harga Makanan di Union Stamp : USD 3Harga Tambang Naik UM Shuttle : Percuma Harga Pengalaman Hari Pertama Kelas pada Musim Bunga : Tidak Ternilaip/s : Antara simptom penyakit takut-ke-kelas adalah kemerapuan ketika mengarang.

SMARTPHONES TEMPTATION

2010-01-24T05:43:00.006+08:00

I do think that this is not a suitable to discuss about this, but I can't resist it. For somehow I'm very anticipated with one thing : smartphones. I'm following every inches of progress it develops. The advent of iPhone, then the birth of Android makes the race of smartphones becomes more interesting. Regardless of how much money I have right now (don't ever ask me about it!), let's see what are

DEMOCRATIC REGION

2010-01-20T13:19:00.008+08:00

someone should make a group named "Painting Using Paint is Rather an Art, not Lack of Talent"While many countries claim themselves as democratic, I personally think that there is no other place more democratic than, well, Facebook. You can have your opinion voiced out lout. Sure we can use all sort of features in Facebook, but hereby I really want to emphasize to use of groups and fans. How is it

GUMBIRA

2010-01-19T01:20:00.003+08:00

tidak akan menerima kelajuan internet sebegini rupa di Malaysia.Berasa amat gumbira pabila menerima talian internet yang amat baharu. Ternyata kebosanan yang melanda akan beransur hilang. p/s : Penulis mula kehilangan kemahiran untuk menulis dengan menggunakan bahasa moden kerana tangannya sudah lama tidak menaip atas blognya. Harap maaf.

FROM NEW YORK WITH LOVE

2010-01-04T22:32:00.003+08:00

Dream Big!I know New York is kind of "dream city" especially for those who come from outside of United States. That's why I was so anticipated I was dreaming of going there when I had my final exam. Then, that dream has come true. I went there for real!I don't know if I ever could explain all places we went, but the highlights are Empire State Building, Madame Tussaud Museum, Woodbury (?!),

THE SEMESTER FINALLY ENDS

2009-12-19T15:02:00.003+08:00

(I didn't know that even native English speakers have problem in grammar)I don't really care about how stink the finals are. I just know that it's now over. There are two things in my mind: New York, and New York. How I have been waiting for this moment for a long time.P/S : I literally jumped up like a kid once I finished the take-home Modern Europe exam.

THE GIFTS

2009-11-26T12:08:00.003+08:00

Thanksgiving and Aidiladha is so around the corner. As both of them is coming nearer, more people eager to give me presents, which is an unprecedented moment in my life. It was not a bunch of gifts, just only a few but still cherish me in the days of holiday. Let's check it out:From : Toshiba Gift : Free Windows 7 (!!!!!). Remarks : Sorry for the childish row of exclamation marks, but for me, the

WHERE PROGRAMMING FINDS ITS PLACE

2009-11-17T08:28:00.005+08:00

When programming becomes more uninteresting when using computer, or more ancient when using paper (we can do programming on paper especially on exam), consider the toilet wall. That's why Maryland is well on the top of the list in computer science. Here, computer science major would never waste time. When we are doing something in toilet and suddenly an algorithm pop up of our mind, without

GOOGLE

2009-11-07T13:51:00.003+08:00

Every time I want to study, I always remind myself that I want to work for Google, one day. It sounds so impossible, but it's not. Because I'm in the United States right now.(Picture credit to : ideachampions.com)

WANT A FREE PS3 OR WII?

2009-11-05T11:05:00.004+08:00

(This offer is applicable only for those who currently living in the United States. Sorry for the rest of you)Playstation 3 and Wii, if the price of both is sum up, it would be more than USD 400. What if I tell you that you can get them for free! It sounds so impossible that at first I could not believe it. However, after many people have gotten their PS3 and Wii for free, I was convinced that

SEBENARNYA.....

2009-10-31T21:52:00.005+08:00

Jikalau anda semua merasakan University of Maryland itu sebuah universiti yang menakutkan, maka anda mungkin silap. Baru-baru ini (lima jam yang lepas) aku dikhabarkan bahawa seseorang itu berasa takut untuk datang ke University of Maryland kerana telah membaca "blog pelajar lelaki Malaysia di Maryland".(Sila rujuk blog ini : http://aisya.kaklong.net) Tiada sebab untuk aku tidak terasa kerana

LIVERPOOL VS MAN UTD

2009-10-27T05:59:00.004+08:00

Bola sepak sukan yang amat menyegarkan.Premis 1 : Semua orang suka pasukan lemah dapat mengalahkan pasukan kuat.Premis 2 : Semua orang suka Liverpool dapat mengalahkan Manchester United.Konklusi : Liverpool adalah pasukan lemah.

WHAT'S YOUR NAME?

2009-10-25T06:08:00.005+08:00

Library is the source of knowledge(TA - Teaching Assistant; the one who gives more comprehensive teaching after a lecture. He or she is similar to tutor)I always tell to everybody that I'm not a good man. Yup, you may not see this, and you still say the opposite. But believe me, after I tell you this story, you might want to change the initial perception.Again, this story happened at the

SINAR TERANG

2009-10-21T13:15:00.004+08:00

Kumbang melambai kepada si bunga, sambil meniupkan kata-kata rindu. Angin pula dengan hembusan perlahan, meniti diatas kulit, menimbulkan rasa syahdu dikalbu. Daun-daun berguguran tidak pula menerbitkan kegusaran; sebaliknya dedaunan itu gugur sebenarnya membiaskan warna-warna yang mengasyikkan; warna kuning kemerahan bak si mentari mahu terbenam. Disana, air disungai mengalir memantul sinar

UNIVERSITI TERINDAH DI DUNIA

2009-10-19T23:48:00.003+08:00

Mana mungkin kita jumpa universiti yang boleh kita bersuka-sukaan dan bercengkerama selain daripada University of Asmara. Disinilah tempat kita boleh berjalan berpegang tangan, saling bertelekomunikasi selagi cinta itu masih ada, dan berdua-duaan dibawah pokok ceri. P/S : Malangnya University of Asmara benar-benar wujud. (cuba taipkan University of Asmara di kotak Google) . Cuma utopia diatas

KEBANGGAAN MALAYSIA

2009-10-17T12:43:00.001+08:00

Sekurang-kurangnya ada juga pemain bola sepak Malaysia bermain di Manchester United. Namanya Ashraf Ishak.

WHEN MARYLAND BECOMES MICHIGAN

2009-10-16T03:51:00.003+08:00

Yeah, it becomes yellow instead of red. It's okay though because it resembles University of Michigan logo. That university is an ivy league standard university; geniuses are there, and we are on the way to be like them.P/S : For Haryamen, Syazwan and Raihan, thank you for asking. And thanks for me for answering.

AKU TIDAK MENGERTI

2009-10-14T14:15:00.003+08:00

Kata orang, 'Bahasa itu jiwa bangsa'. (Gambar hanyalah ilustrasi semata-mata)(Cerita ini sebenarnya kisah benar cuma latar masanya tidak begitu terkini. )Aku mengambil pelajaran Geografi (Introduction to Geography : GEOG 100). Pada suatu hari, aku ke kelas Geografi seperti biasa. Waktu itu, peperiksaan semakin hampir, dan aku amat ingin-tahu tentang format peperiksaan itu nanti. Maka, sebagai

QUOTE OF THE DAY

2009-10-12T06:28:00.002+08:00

Picture for illustration purpose only.Daily Inspirational Quote:A good listener is a person who could listen music using an earphone, till everyone else could listen to it.

WHAT IS THE WHAT?

2009-10-09T02:17:00.004+08:00

O all American-bound students. I've already reminded you all on Facebook (ironic right?) about this thing. Just in case you forget how the water pipe in a toilet looks like, you can observe the picture below.

INTRODUCTION TO FACEBOOK I

2009-10-07T03:55:00.002+08:00

Course DescriptionThis course is intended for human who are searching for something to do while wasting time and also those who want to expand their relationship. Focus is on the implementation of human being towards narcissism and the inclination for popularity among friends.Course ObjectiveUnderstand the concept of humanity from the perspective of ridiculously-born human beingProvide the

BAGAIMANA MAHU JADI PANDAI?

2009-10-02T14:12:00.004+08:00

Lukisan ala kepalakotak. Aku tak tahu sama ada idea ini sudah pun dicanangkan orang lain ke atau tidak. Cuma teringat pasal benda ini bila terlihat ada pelajar American memakai earphone ketika belajar (pakai untuk telinga sebelah saje). Aku amat merasakan yang dia sebenarnya mengaplikasikan pepatah Melayu "Masuk telinga kanan, keluar telinga kiri" (Aku tak pasti alur mana yang dia sumbatkan