My latest toy

Behold.. ladies and gentlemen, my latest indulgence. My spanking brand new Chevrolet Captiva, 2.0 Turbo Diesel.

There are many gorgeous SUVs around, but this one takes the cake.

And apparently this one is well worth its value too. Well I'll let my husband worry about the technical mumbo-jumbo..

while I worry about driving it to work and turning heads.

It's actually a trade-off with my husband, the deal is I pursue my phD locally instead of overseas and he gets to proceed with his business here instead of dropping everything off and coming with me..

and I get a car of my choice.

Well, it's a tough choice aint it.. me, having to throw away a childhood dream and sacrificing one of my main objectives in life and all..

but will u look at this baby?

Well, i'm ashamed to say that I took one look and I'm sold. The rest, as they say, is history.

So welcome to the family, handsome! (^_^) A free ride is up for grabs! Anyone?

U'd think

Being an academic, you'd think that you'll be in a world where things are treated objectively and corrupt-free-ly. You are, after all, in the business of knowledge and it's not who you know, but what you know. Heck, it's even what u preach in class everyday.

Hell, I'm still sad to report that it's still bloody who you know that counts.

Drinking buddies, brown-nosing suck-ups still rule the day and still get ahead.

When many other people deserve the chance and they're not even considered.

It's sad, frustrating and pathetic all at one go, isn't it?

And when u're inside, cakap salah, tak cakap pun salah. Sikit-sikit kecik ati, tak puas hati.. pas tu, siap la markah prestasi, jangan mimpi la nak dpt 90% and above kalau bukak mulut lebeh-lebeyy (not that I give a shit)

Sigh, camne nak maju.. bangun la bangsaku, bangun..

My maiden attempt

All truly wise thoughts have been thought already thousands of times; but to make them truly ours, we must think them over again honestly, till they take root in our personal experience.
Johann Wolfgang von Goethe (1749-1832)

A small step for mankind and a giant leap for me. Here's to good blogging.