Summary of Getting Around KL (For Climbing)

From KL Central to Camp5

1) Take LRT to Kelana Jaya
- est. RM3.50 or less

2.1) Take Bus U43 or U89 to 1Utama Shopping Centre, on opp. side of Kelana Jaya Stn
- RM2

OR

2.2) Take taxi to 1Utama Shopping Centre, on opp. side of Kelana Jaya Stn.
- RM7-11, depends on traffic
- its a straight road to 1Utama
- around 10mins ride

Total travelling + waiting time approx. = 1-1.5 hrs

From Camp5 to KL Central
1) Take bus U43 at bustop, adjacent to entrance of Central Park of 1Utama. Alight at Kelana Jaya Stn.
- RM2
- There's no need to go on the opp. side of the road as the bus will make a U-turn.

2) Find your way back from there.

Total travelling + waiting time approx. = 1-1.5 hrs

From KL Central to TBS (vice-versa)
1) The TBS bus terminal is just adjacent to Bandar Tasik Selatan Stn,
- RM 1.70++
- hence, just need to alight here.

Total travelling + waiting time approx. = 1-1.5 hrs

Note:
- if you buy bus tix. not from the terminal, you will need to exchange it for a boarding pass at TBS
- there's KFC, subway, kopitiam, and some food stalls there

Directing Pi & Requiem of a Dream

The director of these two movies showed similarities of how it was directed. Hence, indicating the style of the director that common men often do not notice.
 
It was only through a basic 'film appreciation' module did I gained perspectives. Its mise-en-scene was similar in terms of; the irritating-sharp-audio shorts that potrayed the internal madness driving the main actors into their suicide, front-view personal camera angle that indicated the paranoid expressions as the actors faced impending doom, and many more.
 
A class different from mainstream movies is what i would dub these movies. Highlighting the artistic nature of directing.
 
Lastly, the Question that shall take us forward to our next big search, "Are European directors that more creative than Hollywood filmakers?"

Giving Up

Remember the times we used to give up? Those moments where we felt like there was no hope to hold onto. I felt it during some of my first few duties at the fire station. At that time, my inner self showed to the light of day how feeble my spirits could be. Be so weak, that all the dream I could have achieve and done, had simply slipped out of sight.

The talks I've made about fighting the inner self and persevering through difficult times didn't came to mind. Because it was no longer about talking, but acting itself. How far I could really go when the mind is test outside it's comfort zone and the body is push above its limits. How far it seemed wasn't really that far. As I soon realised after the scenario drills, that I could have push harder.

It was painful to be reminded of how weak I was. That I didn't walk the talk. But yet, it serve it's purpose well. I realised that it made me more humbler, and aim to strive harder. Hence, to have given up I learned to stand up. More firmer and taller.

However, giving up itself should not be an option, as if it was, then we had truly not pushed hard enough, because we believe it was an option and will simply give up that easily.

 Moral of the story: There is no such thing as never gives up, 

but there is such a thing as to not gives up easily.

BBQ Debrief

This post is just to serve as a reminder of the PRSTC Rota 3 BBQ outing.

Total budget: $850

Food - $500

Chalet - $150

Utensils - $200

Food for the event
- bee hoon goreng
- hot dogs
- mee goreng
- seafood fried rice

- mee goreng

- satay 200s, gravy

- chic wings 10 kg worth

- stingray 

- prawn 

- clayfish

- sotongs

- fishballs

Sauces & gravy 
- chilli

- sambal

- tomato
- mayo
- limes
 
Desserts/ drinks
- Canned cocktails, 
- marshmallows
- bottle syrup, 4 bottles

Utensils
- charcoal, 5 packets
- tongs, 2 large, 4 small
- plastic cups 150, plates 150, forks 150, spoons150

- wire mesh, 2 large
- fire starter, 40s
- tumbler, 2 small
- margarine, 1 large
- lemon grass, 3 set

- ice, 2 packs, (1 set of plastics)
- trashbags, 1 set
- aluminium tray, 2 large, 2 small, 6 medium
- aluminum foil, 1 set
- tissues, 2 set
- scoop, 3

- newspapers
 
Activities items
- movie CDs
- soccerball
- slackline

- laptop
- harddisk

- laptop-tv adaptor

- iPhone & laptop charger

- stereos

- extension plug

- chalet receipt

- boardgames

- playin cards 

Schedule 

3pm
- Canoe
- slackline
- beach soccer
 
6pm
- BBQ
- board games
- card games
- games room
 
8pm
- group activities
- forfeit games
 
10pm onwards
- movie

Happy Thoughts

Time and time again we fret and complain about our daily life. The tendency of finding comfort in letting our negative emotions go make us forget that it is truly better to think on the bright side.

Yes, sharing with our close ones the thing we hate the most is good. Good to open up about our problems, to let out those bottled anger and sadness of our miserable life. But, have we ever realised the no. of times we been doing that compared to the no. of times we talked about how good life was?

Think about it for a minute. Reflect back through your recent conversations. And see yourself as who you are. Optimistic or pessimistic? Or even optimistic pessimist?

Let us now change the way we are, by reminding ourselves that we SHOULD think happy thoughts. Hey, at least save our friends ass off from the emotional chatter that we often make shall we?