magneto16

I changed my mind, per Parani's request

Mon, 04 Dec 2006 00:33:58 GMT

My Team in X-men Legends 2: Rise of Apocalypse:

Magneto: Metal Spikes, Shrapnel Sentry, Levitation, Metallic Mayhem

Storm: Chain Lightning, Whirlwind, Blizzard, Rage of Tempest

Iceman: Freeze Beam, Cold Crush, Ice Pillar, Cold Snap

Night Crawler: Sword Whirlwind, Teleport Frenzy, Piercing Strike, Master of Chaos

note: the underlined one are my favorites.

My Current Game

Tue, 14 Nov 2006 03:09:02 GMT

I just want to post this stuff here so I won't need to write it somewhere else and I will end up losing it.

X-Men Legends 2: Rise of Apocalypse

My team in:

Act I: Magneto, Cyclops, Storm, Wolverine
Act II: Jean Grey, Iceman, Juggernaut, Deadpool
Act III: Sunfire, Sabretooth, Professor X, Scarlet Witch
Act IV: Rogue, Colossus, Pyro, Bishop
Act V: Nightcrawler, Iron man, Gambit, Toad

Pokemon Emerald

My team and its techniques

Venusaur: Cut, Solar Beam, Frenzy Plant, Sleep Powder
Charizard: Fly, Rock Smash, Blast Burn, Flamethrower
Blastoise: Dive, Ice Beam, Hydro Cannon, Shadow Ball
Nidoking: Surf, Cross Chop, Mega Horn, Meteor Mash
Dragonite: Waterfall, Hyper Beam, Psycho Boost, Thunderbolt
Tyranitar: Strength, Crunch, Earthquake, Rock Slide

BREAKING NEWS...!!!

Thu, 03 Aug 2006 04:37:32 GMT

I just finished my laundry tonight, but apparently I left one t-shirt inside the washing machine. Eventually, I put all clothes, except that one, into the dryer. After that, someone used the washing machine that I used and found that left t-shirt. He/she then took it out. When I went to take my laundry, I found that left one, still wet. So, I took all my laundry and then back in my room, I tried to figure something out to dry that t-shirt, I don't want to dry just that one with drier. So, I put it in MICROWAVE. Three times of heating with full power for dinner plate mode, alhamdulillah it is dry, but I found the spot of it got burned. Oh noes...!!! Well, look at the bright side, free pattern ^_^

Phrase of the century: "Isn't it great?"

Wed, 02 Aug 2006 22:17:11 GMT

Let's see what I can write down today...

Well, today I have done my group presentation in my business class. It was okay, but not really great. It will be fine, insha'Allah. One HW down for heat transfer and tomorrow, I will have the third exam, which happens to be the last one in this course. Insha'Allah I will be fine in this exam, though I need to have a thourough review this evening. That's why I'm planning on skipping teaching Quran class tonight unfortunately. I need to read my take home exam for business class as well and last but not least do my laundry. It has been 2 weeks since the last time I had it and now I definitely have to do it since I am running out of clothes for this incoming East Coast Trip.

Speaking of which, I am so excited about it. I mean, c'mon, road trip dude..!!! Also in this trip, we will visit some universities along the way since my friend will go to college next year. As for his sister who will also in this trip, I think she's just interested in adding some states that she has been in. I'm planning on bringing my Spanish book to have quick review before I will have Spanish 2 in Fall.

Also, I'm gonna have a roomate from Pakistan next week. We've been chatting so far and alhamdulillah he seems nice. He's gonna take graduate level though so I am definitely not expecting someone who likes to throw party and consider studying as the second priority. Well, until the next journal.

Magneto16

The Dog is Green...

Wed, 26 Jul 2006 23:05:24 GMT

Oh well, here we go another journal updating.

First thing first. I have this "socks issue". I have lost 5 pairs misteriously. FYI, I always put my socks inside my shoes. When the first one gone, I didn't really take it as a big deal. But then, the second one, I started wondering. The third one, I became more suspicious. The fourth one, oh noes...! And the last time was yesterday, the fifth pairs.

I have tried to come up with some possibilities of why this could happen:

1. A human thief, but why would he/she/they only take my socks? Why didn't they, Allah forbid, steal the other stuff?

2. A kind of animal, but what kind? How big? How did it do that and what does it my socks for? I mean 5 pairs, does it use it to make a comfy house for its youngsters?

3. That goofy chick... She's been in my house for couples of times, but no way, I mean she has lots of nicer socks than mine. Besides, she has alibi, a perfect one. So exclude her for this possibility and why am I including her in this? I don't know, sorry Goofy. :p

Unfortunately, up to this journal is written, I still couldn't find where they are. However, alhamdulillah I got new ones and this time, I will not put my socks inside my shoes. I'll bring them to my room. Whoever or whatever stole my socks, I pray for him/her/it to have a positive useful out of my socks.

Well, that's all for today's news. Stay tuned

Babies R Cute

Tue, 18 Jul 2006 13:58:05 GMT

Yesterday, another Quran class to share my knowledge with. After that, I was about to go home, but Mr Arif called me to come to his nearby house to have a cup of tea. Well, I didn't have homework to do, so why not? Besides, who can't resist meeting Aisha, his daughter. Wait, don't get me wrong, this girl is only 4. Let me give you their background a little bit. Mr Arif was a Royal Navy sailor and then got married to an Indonesian lady, Mrs Sari and then got settled in Tulsa, OK. They have two nice daughters, Aulia (10) and the Freakin Cute Aisha (4). So, I came to their house, play with kids a bit, then Mr Arif called me and surprisingly he prepared me a dinner. Masya Allah, it was unexpectedly great. I mean I only came to have silaturahim (maintaining good relationship) with them and a cup of tea maybe, but not dinner. It was unpolite to resist so there I was having dinner with this great family. I felt like being one of Mr Arif's children. After dinner, I kid Mr Arif by saying "Thank you, daddy." Alhamdulillah, the kids are kinda entertained with my imitating baby voive. After dinner, Aisha told me to see her "hip-hop" dance. There she was, being cute try to do the break dance :p Then, I, Aulia, and Aisha also pretent to sing with pre-programmed electronic piano. So we sang along "A Whole New World" and "Everything I Do" (weird song for kids piano). After that, Mr Arif asked Aisha to learn to read her Disney story book and asked me to guide her. WOW!! That was a big duty and as I expected I was not a good friend with letters. I really wonder why someone can memorize weird arrangement of letters. Then, I told Mr Arif that I knew someone really good in teaching, especially kids. He said, "then she should teach Aisha." Shortly after that, I went home because I didn't want to stay there too late.

Well, until the next journal. Anyway, words of wise: AISHA IS FREAKIN CUTE...!!!

Someone has changed the language of my livejournal into Portuguese...

Sun, 16 Jul 2006 09:54:53 GMT

I forgot where I got this poem, but I really like it

If I Fall in Love (by: As-Syahid Syed Qutb)

Ya Allah, if I fall in Love,
Put my love in someone who
has harbored her love in You,
so I will gain more strength in loving You

Ya Muhaimin, if I fall in love,
take care of my love on her so it won't
exceed my love to You

Ya Allah, if I fall in love,
let me touch her heart
whose heart is hooked on You,
so I won't fall in such false love

Ya Rabbana, if I fall in love,
take care of my heart on her
so I won't turn away from You

Ya Rabbul Izzati, if I'm missing her,
let me miss her who miss syahid in Your way

Ya Allah, if I'm missing her,
take care of my longing on her, so I won't forget
to miss Your heaven

Ya Allah, if I enjoy Your lover's love,
don't let that enjoyment exceed the enjoyment
to pray for You in the last third of the night

Ya Allah, if I fall in love with Your lover,
don't let me fall and be cripple in a long journey
to call humans to be in Your way

Ya Allah, if You let me miss her,
don't let me forget the real eternal yearning on You

Ya Allah, You know that these hearts has united in Your love, has met the enjoyment of obeying You, has united in Your faith. Strenghten their bonds, make their loves eternal, show their way, fill these hearts with Your never fading light. Pour having faith to You to in our hearts, and the beauty of being on the straight way of Yours.

(red. Wallahu a'lam bishshawab)

Die you centipede...!!! Die...!!!

Fri, 14 Jul 2006 23:19:23 GMT

Here we go, after a couple of weeks not updating my journal. First things first, Summer Training Camp 2006 in Racoon Creek State Park, Pennsylvania. Alhamdulillah it was really great. I could see some friends whom I met a year earlier in the same event although I was a bit dissappointed that some of my fellows didn't make it; the reason was they had exam for summer classes. However, I met this new buddy, his name is Amar and he goes to school in Vanderbilt U. Masya Allah, he was so great. One thing I can remember about him was that he's good in cooking. Even for group cooking, I always saw him assisting those sisters. Well, one thing about this camp, I was the only Indonesian undergrad participants. The other Indonesians were families while the rest of undergrad participants are Malaysian, which is not a problem for me since I grew up in Riau province, the part of Indonesia in Sumatera island that is close to Malaysia. In fact, in my resume, I am a trilingual person for English, Indonesian, and Malaysian. Another interesting fellow, Da Fitr Tanjuang. The calling "Da" is for the fact that he's from West Sumatera. It is parallel to "bang" and "mas" which mean older brother. It is considered unpolite to call an older man without this calling. Da Fitr is an active muslim novelist. You can see his writing in fitrtanjuang.multiply.com, but you have to understand Indonesian in order to be able to understand it. Besides buddies, the marvelous thing was the hiking part and INDONESIAN FOOD for 4 days; I had gulai ayam, telur pindang, gado2, hmmm... yummy. In a case of food, I am an ultranasionalist.

The next thing, classes. Though it's boring, I kept telling myself not to complain more. Remember our fellows who are not fortunate enough to sit in a classroom to study like us. But yeah, it's all about homework, papers, and my Heat Transfer professor keeps saying hilarious things; too much to be written down here. Ow yeah, I guess these days are "Professors Season" for me. I need to find one to become my advisor for my graduate school.

What else I can put here? Ow yeah, at last, I went to Asian Market yesterday and I got sweet soy sauce and chili sauce. Now, I can start my new experiment, jajajaja.

Well, until the next journal.

It's time to hit the road...

Thu, 29 Jun 2006 14:42:41 GMT

Alhamdulillah, insya Allah I and my friends will have a road trip for a camp in Pensylvania today. Currently, I'm waiting for heat transfer class and after that, I will do the homework after that so nothing to think while I'm on this trip. I am looking forward to seeing those guys (mostly Malaysian) whom I met last year in Indiana for the camp held by same organization. Learning the lesson from last year, I will enjoy the nature more; I really miss forest.

In the place where I grew up, forest is like part of our life. It's just a normal thing meeting monkeys or peacocks or any other animals while going to school in the morning. Moreover enjoying the moist from product of plant's gutation (should I say dew?) is so marvelous. The fresh breeze cool air blowing from spaces between trees, subhanallah, isn't it just great?

Oh well, heat transfer, here I come...

a new SI units

Mon, 26 Jun 2006 20:39:34 GMT

Alhamdulillah the first day for the 2nd session of the summer has been awesome so far. Still the same schedule, 10:00 to 11:40 and then from 12:00 to 13:45, but instead of Spanish 1 and Technical Writing, they are Heat Transfer and Business & Society. After those two classes, I went to work in Oliphant EIIS Computer Lab from 3-5 and then I will have a promise to meet my friend at 5.

Business & Society class was fine, and alhamdulillah I guess I don't really have to think about it since I'm taking it as pass and fail. I saw a lot of athletes and nursing major students there and one of my Angolan ex-classmates from spanish 1 was also there so at least, alhamdulillah I knew someone over there. The material was, to be honest, pretty much, I'm sorry to say, boring. However, it is interesting that this class will not have a session on Monday the 3rd and Tuesday the 4th since I'll be gone to this Summer Training Camp in Philadelphia. However, there is this creepy thing about this class. The professor is a double major in nursery besides in business and so she conducted an extra credit for everyone who wants to participate in this grad psychology students. It is said that it's gonna be about influence in physiological condition due to several visual treatments and the creepy part is that she said it will involve some gore and sexual aspects in a video to be shown and on the body of student who's gonna participate in this research, some censors will be put to detect any changes in blood pressure, sweat amounts, and so on. She said it's gonna be 20 extra credits (out of 1000) to attend this research. Though this latter reason is interesting, but still, knowing what's gonna be shown made me feel disgusted.

If I didn't really enjoy that business class, I really really really enjoy my Heat Transfer class. Alhamdulillah on this first day, the material is not getting too hard yet, but the most interesting part is, obviously, the professor. When he explained the sylabus, I asked about whether there will be a class on Monday the 3rd since it's gonna be between weekend and US independence day and I'm concerned about this since as I said earlier, I'm gonna go to a summer camp that day. Awfully, he said it's not gonna be a holiday, I was disappointed at a time since he mentioned "we don't want to overcelebrate this independence day, do we?" However, alhamdulillah in his syllabus, attendance is not included in grading criteria, so I will skip class that day anyway, but then I will have to finish the HW due that day. Despite the fact that he won't make Monday the 3rd a holiday for us, he cracked me out when he was explaining the basic principle of convection, a heat movement where the medium material moves along with the heat. First he said an example of boiling water, and then he gave an example in smoking. Speaking of smoking, he said he's not been smoking since 37 years ago. However, he could still imagine the enjoyment of it and even sometimes he liked to hang around with smoking people to inhale the smoke. In addition to that, he said that he still often has a dream of litting the cigarrete. But the last sentence was the best part, "Oh well, that was several wives ago" I didn't really realize it until several seconds after he said it. He just introduced a new units of times (I believe metric) to us in that class, wives. Jajajaja.

Well, gotta continue my life,

=magneto16=

remember, round of 16 starts tomorrow

Fri, 23 Jun 2006 17:04:08 GMT

Alhamdulillah I have finished my classes for 1st session. The final conversation exam for Spanish was really great. Though it was not perfect, it is totally enjoyable. One interesting thing, when the exam ended, the professor said, "you can leave now", everyone just got back sitted to their chairs and spontaneously laughed on what happened. I could see tears coming out from the eyes of both prof Chamorro and prof Garmy who tested us that day, it really really touched me. I do hope it was a tear of proud that we have got something in our life from not being able to speak spanish at all and now, at least I believe we can say simple stuff right now, masya Allah, Allahu akbar. I got prof Garmy's autograph in my "Dos Mundos" book right beside her name as the user diarist for this book. It was a great experience being in a beginning spanish class. Once again, thanks a lot to my friend, parani, who didn't lie to me that this class was going to be fun (unlike that guy who told me that film class would be great, it was just gazilion tons of paper, ekh... timov. but hey don't get me wrong, he's totally nice guy). Anyway, about my writing for profession class, not much I can say, except I have submitted my final research paper and I believe it's gonna be great.

Anyway, I got this interesting gift yesterday. It was a turquoise towel and what makes it so interesting is that my name is written in purple on it. This is the first time in my life I have such gift. Well, I haven't used this towel yet because my current towel is still considerably usable. More over, what makes it so special is that it was made by my friend's grandmother. Masya Allah, without being hyperbolic, it is a bless from heaven sent by His angel, Mikail. Terima kasih banyak, Parani, tolong katakan kepada Um of Doom bahwa hadiah ini adalah suatu berkah yang tak terhingga nilainya.

Anyway, I'm still interested in going to second session of summer. Also, actually I still have an assignment to convert some audio cassettes to MP3 format in my job as comlab assistant in english institute lab. Besides that, yesterday, I decided myself to start working on GRE. For everyone who reads this journal please wish me luck, I mean success; no space for luck in this universe, coincidence will not yield to any order, life has an irreducible complexity.

Ow yeah, I almost finished Act I in X-men legends II: Rise of Apocalypse. My current team is Magneto (the best villain of all), Cyclops, Storm, and Wolverine. For Act II, I will use Iceman, Deadpool, Bishop, and Colossus. Speaking about Colossus, he's the mutant who can turn his skin into iron. I am actually not fond of this character since he's a gay, but since it's just a game, I am still gonna use it for the purpose of winning the game. In X-men story, he dated Northstar. For gays out there, I'm sorry to say that I don't agree with your way of life. In my religion, this sin is so big that it shakes the place where Allah, the mighty God, resides, wallahu a'lam.

Tonight, I am looking forward to seeing my students in my Quran class. I do hope that they will behave and concentrate in the class, wallahu a'lam bishshawaab. Also, before I forget, I am expecting to get a tasty hot and sour soup today after my Friday prayer, jejeje.

So, akhirul kalimah, wa billahittaufiq wal hidayah, wassalamu 'alaikum wr wb.

=magneto16=

turn off the external speaker, and that's it... isn't it great?

Tue, 20 Jun 2006 20:32:56 GMT

Speaking about the subject of this entry, when I was working in the lab, one student wanted to listen to audio material through individual unit player, but it happened that he could barely hear any voice come out from the speaker. So as the official comlab assistant, I tried to solve this problem, I tried to read all labels in the main cassette player controller, switch this button, that button, and some other buttons (while thinking "what does this button really do?"), but still the voice did not come up in the student's earphone. The problem was actually freakin simple, I should have turned off the external speaker option so the voice signal will be sent to the students' units. Aaaahh... how stupid I was. Well, I guess I should read dictionary more since the option for external speaker switch is labeled gemination and I didn't know what the heaven it meant.

Well, I guess that's enough for my job, now about my class. I am so excited toward the end of this first session. In Spanish class, I believe at least I will make B. I know it does not sound very satisfying, but hey, I have another class, so I took this Spanish just by pass/fail. I knew there would be a time where I would have conflict between doing paper for my technical writing class and spanish class stuff. So alhamdulillah, Spanish will be great. About my technical writing class, I really expect to get a good grade on my paper. Alhamdulillah insya Allah I have tried my best and now I am looking forward to having the 2nd session where in my opinion, the real fun will begin, HEAT TRANSFER and business & society. Again, due to priority reason, I am gonna take business & society class as pass and fail so I am gonna concentrate in transfering some heat, jaja.

Astaghfirullah, I still forgot to buy some meats and eggs, will I still eat hash brown potato tonight? Oh noes! Anyway, insya Allah tonight, I will study some spanish more to be prepared for the final, review my research paper, and last but not least, prepare some material since I will go to School in University to make presentation about my country (this is the second time). I do hope I will be able to give my best to those 6th grader so they will not be dissapointed to this Junior University student, jaja.

After all those stuffs, X-MEN LEGENDS II: RISE OF APOCALYPSE. I have had this game since last semester, but I didn't really have time to play it fully and I think now is the right moment, jajaja.

For my friend, Parani, may Allah give her easiness, bright mind, dilligence, concentration, undoubtness, confidence, and pure heart to do the exams of Physics 2 and Differential Equations tomorrow (note: all classes names are not the real ones). Show to everyone that WE ARE THE CURE...!!! ^_^

That's it for now,

Erik Magnus Lensher
Brotherhood of Evil Mutants, President

someone needs to teach me how to cook lamb curry

Mon, 19 Jun 2006 19:57:37 GMT

Since last Saturday, I have been doing my write up for my research paper and so, I tried to find relevant sources from library, duh. The peak was last night, paper is everywhere, my house is just like titanic even up to now. I really hate it when source that I got didn't contain any relevant information at all.

It was very often that I was stuck in the middle and I could not continue. When that kinda thing came, I either took something to eat, watched some TV programs (it happened that I watched soccer game one time and Full House on the other time), or sometimes just went to take a quick nap. I tried to take a quick nap from 3 to 4 this morning, and for this time of nap, I had a dream where I finished my paper already, so when I woke up, I thought that I had finished it. But alhamdulillah, suddenly the lightning or reality struck my head. I HAD NOT FINISHED MY PAPER. However, I am pretty sure I got that dream because before I went to this sleep things that I had not done were conclusion, recommendation and the references part.

Anyway, so my paper was about this magnetohydrodynamic method to overcome the problem of scaling and water hardness. I think it is just so cool that with providing enough magnetic field, the formation of limescale can be prevented. I think magneto should lend his ability in any water treatment plant to do this particular technique.

Well, I guess that's all I can write up right now, and I can't wait for the 2nd session when I will study heat transfer and business & society. And I almost forgot, I need to buy meat and eggs. For several days, I have been being vegetable and potato eater.

=magneto16=

no serious stuff now...

Mon, 12 Jun 2006 21:26:38 GMT

Well, if in my previous journal my tone was sort of serious, let's lose some tense in this one right now.

Let's see, where should I start? Ow yeah, I, my friend, and her mother went to nearby in-state city yesterday for a charity dinner for Jogja Earthquake. The food was great, it's just so nice I can taste good indonesian food after a while. I had yellow rice, gulai ayam, and sate ayam bumbu kacang. Masya Allah, it is just so great that to help our brothers and sisters over there, we have to eat. May Allah ease any problems come to people over there suffering from the quake

Speaking of Indonesian food, in my town there is this coffee shop who makes Indonesian buffet every weekend, but to be honest with you, it has quality that does not satisfy my standard as an Indonesian. Okay, no more talking about this.

We also went to this lake in that town, it was my friend's idea. I wish I had enough time and proper outfit for swimming, I would definitely jump into the water. Instead we were just splashing around very little bit. However, it reminds me that I need to go to swim. Hmmmm....

Now, I'm in the beginning of research week; a research for my technical writing class. Alhamdulillah I have come up with a plan on what I should do at what day and time. It's a matter of executing it right now. Also, this evening, I am looking forward to meeting students in my Quran class. I do hope they won't dissapoint me anymore.

Anyway, I think I need to come up with a new recipe to cook. I have done fried rice, stir fry pepper shrimp, and oven roasted chicken. I really want to study curry right now. May Allah give me power to learn it, aamiin.

Another story, today was my profesor's bday in Spanish class. We had this small party with chips & guacamole, cake, and ice cream. Somebody brought pinana to the class, but we didn't have time to play with it since we needed to do composition exam on the same time. Well, it was a great time over all. Me encanta ^_^

Well, until the next journal.
=magneto16=

Futbol Mundial 2006 de Alemania and stuff

Mon, 12 Jun 2006 21:04:58 GMT

Here we go...

The fever of world cup has arrived. Well, not really. In country where I currently reside, Soccer is not really a favorite sport. From what I can remember, World Cup is somehow "celebrated" like eid al fitr or christmas. Events of match watching together are held in many cafes, restaurants, or bars when this 4 year fiesta grande comes. However, in the chat last night my friend told me that it somehow interrupts the exam schedule for many students over there. So, I guess not everyone really celebrate it even in the country where soccer is the favourite sport (along with the badminton).

But still, I believe over there you can still feel the atmosphere of soccer fever. I don't watch soccer, I don't have favorite team, I don't follow Spain League, English Premier League, Italian League, Bundes Liga, Latin America League, or whatever league exist in the face of this earth, but when it comes to World Cup, I like soccer. Maybe it is more to the condition that I miss home right now. It still seems weird to me that this big event is only shown in two channel here in US, ABC and Univision. ABC usually only broadcast 2 out of 3 games per day and Univision broadcast all of them, but in the language that I have been learning only for 4 weeks (somehow I enjoy it though I don't really understand it). However, alhamdulillah I enjoy it although I am not able to watch all of them since it conflicts my class schedule.

Furthermore, I guess the fact that lack of getting-into the world cup this year for people back home is a form of solidarity since several days ago, our country got an earthquake disaster in Jogjakarta and surrounding area in Central Java. I think this disaster is a "greeting" from our creator to pay more attention to what we have done so far in this world, especially for people in my country. It is ironic that in the country so-called heaven on earth, the equatorial sapphire, poverty is just everywhere. In a most populated Muslim country, corruption, conflict, and other gazillion acts of wrong doing is practiced. I'm dissapointed that the government over there is still not strict about pornography. At least, if it can not be eliminated totally, its distribution has to be controlled in a clear regulation. I don't want to sound emotional, so I guess I can only pray from here.

Well, I never really have a favorite soccer team, but yesterday I picked Iran when they met Mexico. I was a tiny little bit sad when they lost from Mexico. What makes me interested in this game is because both of this country is currently having "problem" with US. One is for the illegal immigration issue and the other one for Nuclear program. For Illegal immigration issue, IMO our brothers from Mexico are hard workers, they should be given a chance to lend their skill if they want to work in US and that's why I think US gov't has to make a kind of regulation to ease them coming to this country legally. I know it's not that easy, but I believe there are senators and guys in Washington who still look for what their heart is telling them. For Iran issue, I think it's just miscommunication problem. I think everyone has to sit together (drink some tea, eat some biscuits, have some kabab, burgers, or whatever) and talk about this. Don't accuse anyone with no reason. Well, wallahu a'lam. May everyone got His guidance.

Anyway, about world cup, I'm kinda bored looking at Brazil winning it. I hope England, Argentina, or Italy can take their place so I can see other than yellow uniform bringing up that trophy. Well, it does not mean that I dislike Brazil, in fact I really like their style of playing where skill is on top of everything. So, viva la futbol and keep playing fairplay.

Until the next time,
=magneto16=

Incoming Research Week

Fri, 09 Jun 2006 18:20:16 GMT

Alhamdulillah Spanish has been a great class for me this semester. My professor even take it as a joke if we sometimes make fun out of her way of teaching. Anyway, I'm still in Spanish 1, no Spanish ever before. For my technical writing class, it's gonna be a harsh week for me since we're going to have to do this research. I hope I can find reliable sources for my idea of suggesting my city water plant to have water hardness controller device in its water treatment plant. Well, this is not a real research proposal, it's just to be submitted in the class, but I have to be serious in order to achieve the best result.

Further information, alhamdulillah I have a chance to become an instructor in Quran lesson in the masjid (mosque) in the town where I live. Today, I am looking forward to seeing students in my group will behave themselves since last time they just could not concentrate and laughing around, which dissapointed me TOTALLY. I do hope they will realize their mistake from last time and take lesson from it.

Anyway, at last I do SOMETHING in my job. I currently work as a computer lab assistant in english institute in my university. Being employed for last three weeks with salary $6.50 per hour and not having to do anything, I feel really guilty. There are a lot of audio cassettes and CDs in my work place and it is my responsibility to organize them, but I don't know how, which one is what, and everything is labeled, I didn't want to mess with them. I don't want to ruin everything. But now, one of the instructors assigned me to make copies of some cassettes. With knowledege that I have, I spontaneously mentioned, "why don't we just convert them to MP3?" and she said, "that's marvelous idea". Alhamdulillah, my simple amateur idea is useful and to be honest, I feel flattered for it. You don't have to be an expert in computer knowledge just to convert tape to MP3. All you need is just a walkman, right adapter (buy one from radio shack), and of course, a computer with the right recording software.

Anyway, insha Allah I will cook for some of my friends tomorrow with recipe that I accidentally or I should say coincidentally made with all knowledge of process control that I have. I do hope that it will work perfectly. May Allah be with me.

=magneto16=

my first journal

Sat, 03 Jun 2006 16:03:34 GMT

Oh my dear, here we go...

What a day. Yesterday, I got my blackout in my apartment and I had to call the electrical company to confirm what was going on. Apparently, I didn't make any deposit to my account. I am still upset about this matter since they didn't really explain the detail on how to make such payment. Well, maybe it was my fault as well that I didn't really read EVERYTHING in whatever paper or e-mail they sent me. However, when I got home last night, I could turn on my light, which is awesome and here I am writing my first journal in livejournal.com

Well, anyway, I'm currently a user of friendster, facebook, and myspace. Though I have hi5 and ringo, but I never really opened it. Then I'm kinda tired of this kind of online networking site. It's just opening ur account, hoping someone send u messages or posting any testimonials, or comments on ur pics, and just looking around everyone's profile, whether they have changed their status (single, in a relationship, it's complicated, married, or whatever they are), and checking whether somebody has just posted their new pics.

Though boring, sometimes it's fascinating as well. You can get surprised, for example: "wow, I heard that dude is going with that chick, so whom is he with in that pic?", "what? she got married now?" or those kinda thingy.

for safety purpose, I won't reveal my identity. What I can tell u is that I am currently a junior student in a University in United States. Currently, majoring in chemical engineering, taking some non-major classes. Can't wait to break this 20 of my age to become 21 and to go home at the end of the year.

Ow yeah, anyway, earlier today, sort of a prequel of the first paragraph of this writing (very early, I mean in the beginning of today, la medianoche ^_^) I got a fresh, hot, tasty fried rice. I was really tired after running some errands that night so what I can say is that rice was an awesome blessing.

What's so interesting about this fried rice is that it reminds me of having my chemistry lab. If my friend just took chemistry lab, I believed she would make a perfect A since she followed a direction precisely like what's written, not like me, which often missed some steps that leads to the failure to some process. Beyond that, I would suggest her to do some experiment by herself. I would suggest to close that recipe book, use your force, as what all jedi masters say. Let the power of your tongue recognize any perfectness that should be achieved.

As a chemical engineering student, for me recipe book is just to let us know what the reaction is, for example: N2+3H2->2NH3 and it's up to us to optimize the plant for this process by controlling the pressure, temperature, humidity, acidity, moisture content, or what ever the parameter is.

Well, I think that's enough for my first journal. So I guess, until the next time.

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