Guess Who’s Back Nerds!?

No, it ain’t Mercury (sorry to let you down). No, it ain’t Bohr. And no idiots! It ain’t Chuck Testa, he’s never even been here! Haven’t you even read my blog, ever? Yes, it’s me, the one and only Shoraya Muis. How do I know I’m the one and only? Yes I googled my own name and the results are all me, at least on the first page.

Okay so it’s been ages since the last time I updated this blog although I always promised to write more. I knooow, I can be a real bitch at keeping this kind of promise when there’s actually no other people in the other end of the promise. But I cannot say that I did not try, because I certainly did. I started 5 or 6 posts throughout the months but I finished none so, none posted. I don’t know, seems really hard to concentrate these days. For instance, in making this post, it took me 3 days to write the previous paragraph alone (which isn’t so good by the way). I wrote on and off those 3 days, and when I did, I did it while listening to british music. It’s just hard to focus on writing when you’re singing along and focusing on faking a british accent instead. So I decided from now on, no more promises. If I neglect this blog so let it be. Blogging is so 2005 anyways right *laughs at self*. Well, just kidding.

Anyhoo, it’s already freakin 2012! Isn’t that just amazing?! Well actually no, it’s not. I spent the new year’s eve in my room, faffing around (sorry for the british slang, I could not help myself, that would be the only one in this post I swear) . On the 2^nd, I had a final exam which was freakishly hard so there it was, the pre-apocalypse. Well, of course no, I’m just messing around. I’ve had worse in 2009 and no apocalypse in that year. But finals aside, I think I had a pretty decent time in the start of 2012.

What about 2011? How was it? Did not really feel like much, no life milestone got completed. But I was quite contented, I focused on enjoying the little things. In November, we (Fasilkom) had an event to welcome and inaugurate the freshmen called MK which was held in Puncak (anyways congratulations KAWUNG!). On the site, there were actually swings and It’s been ages since the last time I got on a swing. I tried on one and it was one of the purest-happiest moment of my life. Now that’s what I call one of the little things. It’s nothing big you know, but it affects you so much with its simplicity. There are some other things in my list of enjoyable little things such as (not in order):


1.       Stationary shopping
2.       Hearing Adele laughs (really priceless I swear)
3.       Rewatching Empire Strikes Back (my favorite Star Wars movie, so many Han-Leia moments to give me instant butterflies in my stomach)
4.       Enjoying the smell of crepes (instant foodgasm)

I think people should really make that kind of list for themselves and stop being so stressed and uptight. Being in a good mood is quite essential in living a happy life. As for me, I function better that way. At least when a group of bitches are walking super slowly just before me, I will not have an urge to push them to the pit of Carkoon to be eaten by Sarlacc. I think the world could be a better place if people in it actually had better mood. At least, people should try to.

Well here I am, jabbering about things people do not actually care about. And so rude of me not asking about you, so here they are: How was your new year? What’s your list of enjoyable little things? Ask yourself the questions and maybe you’ll have something to write about!

I guess that was it. Peace, and see you in the next post :)

New Pets!

I got new pets! Isn't that just so exciting? Well they are not really new I guess, I got them about a week ago, or two. So what did I got?

Say hello to Simon Pegg and James Franco! Sim and Jim for short!

The one who's busy running is Jim and the one biting the dictionary is Sim. It was hard to tell the difference between those two until I figured out that Jim's lining on his back is darker and Sim was fatter (Now they're all just as fat). So far they've been sweet... okay maybe I'm lying a little. Sim is just wild, he loves to bite my fingers when I try to handle him. Jim is okay I think, he doesn't bite as much as Sim does.

This is Sim

This is Jim

...not that you're interested.

Well no wonder they love to bite, they're Campbell's Russian dwarf hamsters, yeah the one who discovered them was a Campbell. If you got a hamster, you really should know the type because there are some dont's for certain types e.g two Syrians shouldn't be put in the same cage or they will fight to death (I know, crazy right, how they kill with those teeny tiny paws) and Campbell's should not be fed with sugary food because they can have diabetes... which can be inherited. Different types have different behaviors too, like for example dwarfs love to bite. But if you were thinking about getting a dwarf hamster but you're afraid to get bitten, don't be. Their bites don't hurt, mostly.

Getting these little pals was a totally random idea. They were really cheap (like $1.30 each) and I've always wanted a pet or two. Well they may be cheap but they are lovely! Well we do not interact much except with the biting -_____- but even just watching them is fun so I'm so happy with the presence of this duet :)

Pets are always fun and cute (ok not always cute but usually) but with any pet, great or not, comes great responsibility. Maybe someone's reading this right now (lol I wish!) and actually thinking about getting a hamster. Before really getting one think of having one. Imagine how your life is gonna be with a pet to take care of. Pets are like your very own kid, you can't just leave them to grow by themselves, you gotta guide them with TLC. So, if you think you can't handle it, DO NOT get any pet. You're just gonna make the lives of those cute little monsters miserable.

Be good to your pets!

Be good to your kids!

#prayforjapan

P.S. TLC = Tender Lovin Care! And I'll take you there~ *quits singing*

Charlie and The Great Glass Elevator

(Originally written on 12:05 AM, December 13, 2010)

Sooo yeah, it’s been a while since the last time I posted here! And I’m truuuuuly sorry but no one reads my blog anyway right -.-

Anyways I just finished reading Charlie and The Great Glass Elevator which as everyone knows is a sequel to Charlie and The Chocolate Factory. Actually I bought the book a loooooong time ago but after I bought it I just read the first two pages or so then it ended up just right there in the bookshelf (with some other unread books lol). And today I was having a really really bad mood because of my failure in finishing my Data Structure and Algorithm third assignment, and I coped with that in the afternoon by playing Lego Star Wars II on my computer but working (or playing) with the computer for a long time always gives me headache and nausea so I had to stop by the end of the afternoon so there was I, having no idea what to do and almost ended up having a mental breakdown D: Then at 10:30ish PM I decided to read the book. I took Panadol Extra (a medicine for bad bad headache, in case you have no idea) and isolated myself from the outside world by turning my cellphones off so there would be no distractions while reading. And I can say it was a wise decision. Without any phones vibrating because of texts, emails, messages, or IMs, I finished the book by the time it was 12:00 and you know what now I’m having a great mood. The book was totally great and funny. The Oompa-Loompas were adorable (as usual) but actually there was a new type of weird creatures called Knids and I can say it’s pretty scary. It’s the type of creature mommy’s would use to scare kids to bed, you know like, “ Go to bed or the Knids will get you!”. And as usual Roald Dahl played with words many times that’s why I kind of regret buying the translated one because I missed the whole fun. If you wanna read it make sure you read the one in English! Yeah buy the one in English and read it ASAP! I’m sure you’re gonna love it (if you enjoy children’s books of course).

The awesome Illustration as always by Quentin Blake

So I guess that’s it! Toodles for now!

P.S. Shoutout to class of 2010 in Fasilkom who had their MK (Momen Keakraban? Malam Keakraban? Momen Kekerabatan? I don’t know for sure -.-) last night. Welcome aboard :)

DSA: The First Assignment

(Originally written on September 27 2010, 11:56 pm.

Well about a week ago, I received a Data Structure and Algorithm assignment to make a program to handle the line in a hospital (you know, almost-dead kids come first bla bla bla instead of first come first served) and I started working on it one or two days ago, I don’t really remember. Today, a day before the deadline, I finished it and before that, it was a rough patch.

The day started out normal, woke up at Joy’s because I stayed there to work on the assignment (although I ended up watching more episodes of 30 rock. But hey I did find one major bug there) and I can say I had a goooood sleep, probably because I was so tired the day before. So at like 1 or 2 pm I thought I finished the assignment because I tested it and it went well. With all of my happiness I uploaded it, done uploading, then grading. I think I really finished it (and btw Queen’s We Are The Champions was playing on my iTunes. How dramatic!) but guess what, 5 FAILURES OUT OF 7 TEST CASES. I was like WHAAAAT because it went just well for me! Aren’s a total douchebag (Aren is the name of the server where I uploaded it)! I started panicking and then Joy and I decided to consult Encok and friends at their place.

When me and Joy was walking to the main street from Joy’s house, suddenly it poured. We started panicking because damn it was one heavy rain. We stopped and I opened up Joy’s umbrella when suddenly I heard a bark. Well, barks. Two dogs came out from under a parked car right beside me, barking at me and Joy wildly. Of course we started freaking out, we were shouting like crazy but no one’s around! I shooed them with the umbrella, thank God it worked, but as a result Joy and I were all wet.

Ok so long story short Joy and I were almost at Encok’s. We were walking and it was sort of flooding, the water level was like around 2 inches above the ground so my shoes and my legs were totally wet. Ew. And Joy’s flip flops malfunctioned HAHA we both must have looked so weird in the rain yelling and freaking out like crazy. The cool thing was Joy was able to fix her right flip flop, so she didn’t have to drag it all the way to Encok’s. But still, it really was embarrassing, how we were like a couple of freaks in the rain -.-

When we got at Encok’s, I was like WOW, turned out there were so many people there. Everyone was busy with themselves and those who were not were busy helping others so I had to figured it all myself anyway T____T Well with some homemade test cases (whatever -.-) I found some bugs and yay 2 FAILURES OUT OF 7 TEST CASES! Not so bad right :D But after that point I think I lost my luck. I tested everything but the output was always right. And my phone broke down, FML! I ended up watching more episodes of 30 rock because I couldn’t find any more bugs. I was desperate and so depressed. And anyways I cried, what the hell right, that’s so lame -.-

As time flew by, everyone there finished, no failures anymore for them. I was the last one standing (failing, actually). But then everyone started helping out. I actually had 4 people excluding me staring at my codes trying to figure out what’s wrong! They were all just so kind and sincere <3>

Well, maybe I did have a bad day. But the feeling of accomplishment that I got tonight paid it off. It made me feel proud of myself, and pride, oh well, isn’t it just one of the best thing in the world?

Thinking about it, don’t ever think of being alone in Fasilkom. You will not make it if you’re not half cyborg, or better.

_Shoraya_

Special thanks to: Encok, Joy, Rizka, Rangga, Maman, Tri, Suci, Ina, Dinur, whoever provided the snacks, hosts, and whoever was present there