I AM BACKK! :D

I am Malaysian. Fully. And I love her! heck, my parents were born in Malaysia too. Then why the sense of attachment to India? The land were my Gurus tread once. The dirt lined streets, the roads and all its beauty. The land where my forefathers once worked in the fields, where they too lived once, just like us. :) happy independence day, India.


HAH! I know its been AGESSSS since I wrote. sorry folks. just one of those things. anyway, I am totally back now and I promise to write more often. (really, and I don’t mean every 3 months haha)

so what have I been up to?LOADS.

firstly, I finished school! yeah, completed my degree and came back home. then, there were sooo many activities to go for and fun to be had. So, I shall upload the pics and tell those stories later.

another major event was the Bayer Young Environmental Envoy 2011 competition that I took part in. it was a great journey and a superb learning experience. it also geared me up to continue the environmental experience at my uni and keep the spirit going!

well the awards night was awesome, what with many VIPs, amongst them the wife of the PM! :D

so for now, enjoy these pictures and I will be back real soon!



p.s p.s : am on the Twitter bandwagon now :)

ashkaurKL is my name!

The Miracle of Baisakhi / Vaisakhi

KATHA & KIRTAN - VASAKHI

KATHA & KIRTAN PROGRAMME INCONJUNCTION WITH VAISAKHI
BY SIKH NAUJAWAN SABHA MALAYSIA
Mon
4.4.11 7.00 pm to 8.00 pm G.S. Tatt Khalsa Diwan Bibi Baljit Kaur
8.00 pm to 9.00 pm G.S. Tatt Khalsa Diwan Bhai Gurpreet Singh Shimla
Mon
4.4.11 7.45 pm to 8.45 pm G.S. Petaling Jaya Bhai Jasbir Singh Paonta Sahib
Mon
4.4.11 7.15 pm to 8.00 pm G.S. Kg. Pandan Settle. Bhai Amritpal Singh Sangrur
8.00 pm to 8.45 pm G.S. Kg. Pandan Settle.Bhai Hariqbal Singh Bali
Mon
4.4.11
7.30 pm to 8.30 pm G.S. Bercham, Ipoh Bhai Tejpal Singh Mata Kaulan
Tues
5.4.11 7.30 pm to 8.15 pm G.S. Tatt Khalsa Diwan Bhai Jasbir Singh Paonta Sahib
8.15 pm to 9.00 pm G.S. Tatt Khalsa Diwan Bhai Amritpal Singh Sangrur
Tues 5.4.11
7.15 pm to 8.00 pm G.S. Kg. Pandan Settle. Bhai Kuldip Singh Hazoori Ragi Sri Darbar Sahib Amritsar
8.00 pm to 8.45 pm G.S. Kg. Pandan Settle. Bhai Hariqbal Singh Bali
Tues  5.4.11 6.30 pm to 7.00 pm G.S. Titiwangsa Bhai Gurvinder Singh Gulshan

7.00 pm to 7.45 pm G.S. Titiwangsa Bhai Amritpal Singh Sangrur
7.45 pm to 8.40 pm G.S. Titiwangsa Bhai Gurpreet Singh Shimla
8.40 pm to 9.30 pm G.S. Titiwangsa Bhai Jasbir Singh Paonta Sahib
Tues 5.4.11
7.30 pm to 8.30 pm G.S. Gunong Rapat, Ipoh Bhai Tejpal Singh
Wed
6.4.11
7.15 pm to 8.00 pm
G.S. Petaling Jaya
Bhai Amritpal Singh Sangrur
8.00 pm to 9.00 pm
G.S. Petaling Jaya
Bhai Jasbir Singh Paonta Sahib
Wed
6.4.11
7.30 pm to 8.30 pm
G.S. Kg. Pandan Settle.
Bhai Baldev Singh Leo Travel
Wed
6.4.11
7.30 pm to 8.30 pm
G.S. Sentul
Bhai Hariqbal Singh Bali
Wed
6.4.11
7.30 pm to 8.30 pm
G.S. Kajang
Bhai Gurvinder Singh Gulshan
Wed
6.4.11
7.30 pm to 8.30 pm
G.S. Greentown, Ipoh
Bhai Tejpal Singh Mata Kaulan
Wed
6.4.11
7.00 pm to 9.00 pm
G.S. Pulapol
Bhai Gurpreet Singh Shimla
Thurs
7.4.11
7.30 pm to 8.30 pm
G.S. Sentul
Bhai Hariqbal Singh Bali
Thurs
7.4.11
7.30 pm to 8.30 pm
G.S. Kg. Pandan Settle.
Bhai Jasbir Singh Paonta Sahib
Thurs
7.4.11
8.00 pm to 8.45 pm
G.S. Tatt Khalsa Diwan
Bhai Amritpal Singh Sangrur
Thurs
7.4.11
7.30 pm to 8.30 pm
G.S. Sunway
Bhai Gurvinder Singh Gulsan
Fri
8.4.11
7.30 pm to 8.15 pm
G.S. Klang
Bhai Kuldeep Singh Hazoori Ragi Sri Dabar Sahib Amritsar
8.15 pm to 9.00 pm
G.S. Klang
Bhai Hariqbal Singh Bali
8.00 pm to 8.45 pm
G.S. Tatt Khalsa Diwan
Bhai Gurvinder Singh Gulsan
Fri
8.4.11
7.30 pm to 8.30 pm
G.S. Sentul
Bhai Jasbir Singh Paonta Sahib
Fri
8.4.11
7.30 pm to 8.30 pm
G.S. Kg. Pandan Settle.
Bhai Kuldip Singh Hazoori Ragi Sri Darbar Sahib Amritsar
Fri
8.4.11
8.00 pm to 9.00 pm
G.S. Petaling Tin
Bhai Jaspal Singh Amritsar
9.00 pm to 10.00 pm
G.S. Petaling Tin
Bhai Jasbir Singh Paonta Sahib
Fri
8.4.11
Night
Wadda G. Penang
Bhai Amritpal Singh Sangrur
Fri
8.4.11
7.15 pm to 8.30 pm
G.S. Muar
Bhai Tejpal Singh Mata Kaulan
Sat
9.4.11
10.00 am to 11.30 am
G.S. Batu Pahat
Bhai Tejpal Singh Mata Kaulan
Sat
9.4.11
6.15 am to 8.00 am
G.S. Klang (Asa Ki War)
Bhai Kuldip Singh Hazorri Ragi Sri Darbar Sahib Amritsar
Sat
9.4.11
10.00 am to 10.45 am
G.S. Klang
Bhai Kuldip Singh Hazorri Ragi Sri Darbar Sahib Amritsar
10.45 am to 11.30 am
G.S. Klang
Bhai Hariqbal Singh Bali
7.30 pm to 8.15 pm
G.S. Klang
Bhai Tejpal Singh Mata Kaulan
8.15 pm to 9.00 pm
G.S. Klang
Bhai Hariqbal Singh Bali
Sat
9.4.11
7.30 pm to 8.45 pm
G.S. Rawang
Bhai Kuldip Singh Hazorri Ragi Sri Darbar Sahib Amritsar
Sat
9.4.11
7.00 pm to 9.00 pm
G.S. Sentul
Balak Kirtan Darbar
Sat
9.4.11
7.30 pm to 8.15 pm
G.S. Petaling Jaya
Bhai Gurmeet Singh Shant Delhi Wale
8.15 pm to 9.15 pm
G.S. Petaling Jaya
Bhai Jasbir Singh Paonta Sahib
Sat
9.4.11
Morning & Night
Wadda G. Penang
Bhai Amritpal Singh Sangrur
Sat
9.4.11
8.00 pm to 9.00 pm
Sabha House, Ipoh
Bhai Gurvinder Singh Gulshan
Sat
9.4.11
7.30 pm to 8.15 pm
G.S. Pulapol
Bhai Jaspal Singh Amritsar
Sun
10.4.11
5.00 am to 7.00 am
(Asa Ki War)
G.S. Titiwangsa
Bhai Jaspal Singh Amritsar
9.00 am to 9.45 am
G.S. Titiwangsa
Bhai Jaspal Singh Amritsar
9.45 am to 10.30 am
G.S. Titiwangsa
Bhai Jasbir Singh Paonta Sahib
Sun
10.4.11
6.15 am to 8.00 am
G.S. Klang
Bhai Kuldip Singh Hazorri Ragi Sri Darbar Sahib Amritsar
Sun
10.4.11
10.00 am to 10.45 am
G.S. Klang
Bhai Kuldip Singh Hazorri Ragi Sri Darbar Sahib Amritsar
10.4.11
10.45 am to 11.30 am
G.S. Klang
Bhai Hariqbal Singh Bali
Sun
10.4.11
10.00 am to 11.00 am
G.S. Maindaub, Pudu
Bhai Jaspal Singh Amritsar
G.S. Maindaub,Pudu
Bhai Dawinder Singh ‘Shant’ Delhi Wale
12.00 noon to 1.00 pm
G.S. Maindaub,Pudu
Bhai Kuldip Singh Hazorri Ragi Sri Darbar Sahib Amritsar
1.00 pm to 2.00 pm
G.S. Maindaub, Pudu
Bhai Jasbir Singh Paonta Sahib
2.00 pm to 3.00 pm
G.S. Maindaub, Pudu
Bhai Hariqbal Singh Bali
3.00 pm to 4.00 pm
G.S. Mainduab, Pudu
Bhai Tejpal Singh Mata Kaulan
Sun
10.4.11
7.30 pm to 8.15 pm
G.S. Petaling Jaya
Bhai Hariqbal Singh Bali (Katha
8.15 pm to 9.15 pm
G.S. Petaling Jaya
Bhai Jasbir Singh Paonta Sahib
Sun
10.4.11
Wadda G. S. Penang
Bhai Amritpal Singh Sangrur
Sun
10.4.11
11.00 am to 12.00 pm
Sabha House Ipoh Bhai Gurvinder Singh Gulshan

work.

presentation and report for EIA - new campus at Lembah Bidong. due tomorrow. due 17th.
40% for only the report?? thats crazy..
meeting - Pulau Perhentian Kecil. due sunday. discussion today.
english reading program - book and article report. due???
 forensics presentation - charlie manson - due 10th.
 thesis - due 10th (sv on 4th???) 6th
finals begin - 17th.
yeah i would say im pretty stressed right now :P
 p.s - hope i can nip back home for Vasakhi ;D dont think its very likely now. Looking bleak.

and i start..

well well.. i knw i've been promising to write.. so here goes. we'll start with the most recent event. the Chemistry Club's annual dinner. now i know i sound nerdy but the club is really cool (and it happens to be my major, no duh!) and the annual dinner has always been a no miss for me. this year, it was more special i suppose because of us being seniors and about to graduate. i wasnt aware of it before but it is a night for the senior class.

alas! i dont think that the juniors had the same thing on their mind. we'll leave that part now. lets move on. there were too many things going on and many of my closest friends also decided not to go (not related to each other). anyhow, we all prepared with outfits, shoes and accessories. the day arrived, raining cats and dogs. we bundled up and off we went. well the night was poorly planned, the food not worth how much we payed and so on. but there were a few highlights of that night, which i smile now thinking of, the motivation guiding my tapping fingers.

first was our head of dept, a beloved lecturer of ours, and a frequent guest in my posts, dr marinah's speech. the juniors (who as we've mentioned did a less than pristine job) did not inform her of her speech and officiation ceremony, but she said a few words that, looking at the comments on facebook (where i posted it) the entire 3rd yr student body felt something. (the song fireworks by katy perry plays in my background now) she talked about how we looked amazing that night, and how they, the educators have been looking at us, watching us grow from the very first day that we stepped into this university. and now, it is time already for us to leave. she said to keep in touch (i think the lecturer's love our class) and to contact them if we need anything, any help, anything at all. 'i just really want you all to be successful and to do well' she said accompanied by oohs and aahs by us. that little speech is something that each of us, sitting there that night,listened to, and i mean really payed attention and listened to, will cherish and see a beautiful picture out of. all at once, it spoke to each and every one of us, maybe some more than others, and as for me, it is a huge boost and motivation.

and the most important part of the night for me was this. winning the best student award or the gold award, which goes to a senior. the lecturers decide and its based on academics and extra curricular involvements. im not just saying this, but i did not expect at all to get it. when dr m went onstage to give the award, like everyone else i waited for the emcees to read a brief intro about the winner, but instead they just announced the name right away. and it was my name. i was still sitting in shock when Kar yen shook me and pushed me to go, following behind with her camera. and the first thing i said to dr m was "seriously?" and she smiling said "seriously".

wearing pink was not planned and totally coincidental..

it was a really short program and we were just waiting gor it to end to take the gazillion pictures we were waiting for. as for me, i think i did pretty well getting shots with most of my friends, coursemates and all. but since the educators left right after i only have a few decent shots with my darling dr marinah. (dr k was really cute about it)

and it felt good. it feels good.

that we have so much love and they are telling me i deserve it and that as i look at the modest plaque saying gold award, i know that more is expected of me. i guess this is the push that i needed. i only told like 3 people about it and others found out by word of mouth and facebook. but some people were really enthusiastic about it which made my heart fill with love and (dare i say it) a little dread that soon, this will all be but a memory.

:)

thank you kalai for the hug and for being so excited. thank you joey for the extremely lovely texts -i could actually imagine vividly how her reaction was :) thank you mom dad sis and bro for being proud of me and for sounding so happy :) thank you dr marinah - for being so amazing.. thank you to the lecturers who deemed me worthy of this. and thank you my friends, the people of the 2 courses, of the department of chemistry. and most of all, thank you, God. i guess this is my acceptance speech :) (i said, 'seriously, thanks' onstage - i know that was bad) i think thats it for now, i gotta do loads of calculations for thesis. but i'll be back real soon. stay safe, God bless and as always, my love. p.s. : will upload more pictures soon and thanks to kar yen for such awesome pics!

Glee Cast- Dog Days Are Over :)

the dog days are over

no, they're not. im just saying. wishful thinking (couple of mths couple of months)
anyway, the little date area tells me its been 2 months since fingers met keyboard. well, we'll have to do something about that real soon. just not now. but fret not, i return soon. with flexed fingers and pixel stories. for now, take good care of yourselves, loved people (even those who dont love me anymore). my love ,God bless,
Ash.