Tuesday, November 25, 2008

A day of goodbyes =(

1. Last microbiology practical.

Ah, I'm gonna miss that oh-so-perfect view of Mike's back~
And the blood agar plate, of cos.
And the microscope.

And Mike's back...

2. Tata my favorite lecturer.

Today, we officially had our final bacte lecture from Prof Cormican (the last one I'll ever be getting here in NUIG). Some may woot with glee and some may feel relieved that it's finally over. I, however, feel sad~

Prof Cormican is a great teacher. It was being under his one year of 'exciting' tutelage that turned me into the cynical nerd i am today. Oh yes, he takes pleasure in scaring us silly with those randomly tough questions he asks, and he loves belittling our intelligence with that of his own.

Yet, i find myself oddly attracted to his polished combination of ego, wittiness, and sarcasm. I'm not exaggerating when i say that his is the only lecture you won't find me dozing off (and that says a lot considering how i doze off at every opportunity i get).

When i graduate 3 years from now (insyaAllah), i hope he'd still be around to bully us in the hospital and tell us (the newly-recruited hospital workforce) that we turned out as lousy as he'd predicted (quote: "what in the world did they teach all of you in med school?").

On that very fine day, life would be perfect~

3. My parents~

They're leaving for Hajj this very minute; probably already on their way to board that plane which will take them far far away from me~.

I'm happy tho, that they're finally able to do this, and i pray that they'll be safe and well. But still, 2 months is a long time. I'm gonna miss being able to call them at odd hours just cos i have no one else to bother. I'm gonna miss having that sympathetic someone who'll listened to me rant about my day and not judge me for it.

Oh well~

Mom, Abah: Bon Voyage, i pray you'll have you a safe journey to Mecca and back and may you attain Haji Mabrur.

To Ridzwan @ Balong:
Exams are looming so i'm in a state of suspended frenzy right now.
I'm afraid sketches would just have to wait. Here, how about this sketch of Yuna of FFX? (dunno if you've seen it). Drew it back in 1st year by request of a friend. I didn't use any proper sketching tools (or scanner), so you'd have to excuse the A4 paper and shaky camera picture. Anyway, since this was my very first attempt at sketching, nothing can beat its sentimental value. If you feel the need to comment on it, try being nice alright?

Blurry picture #1

Extra-blurry picture #2

Not-so-blurry pic #3

13 comments:

NoktahHitam said...

LAWA GILE OK!

(intentional caps)

It's either you're inferior or afraid of criticism. It's 10/10 for me.

munirah sulaiman said...

I wonder if Mike is hot..~~

Goodbyes and hellos are bestfriends KJ.
U will be leaving some and the next thing u know, u receive something else [except for Mike perhaps?/of course! :P]

but memories are priceless.
they'll stay forever in your heart.

btw, hmm..
the sketch was super neat and nice!
i like!

[me pandai lukis orang lidi je :P]

Eriz said...

Not bad at all! I must admit that i was pleasantly surprised. While the cam pic might not do the drawing justice, i can see that you have taken time into fine detailing the face properly.

Some critique:
1. Learn how to draw cloth creases properly.
2. After smudging with your finger, use an eraser.
3. Use proper levels of darkness when doing shadows.(ie darker pencils)

Anyway, good job. Post some more recent ones pulak!

Izyan de' Nerd said...

NoktahHitam - It's a little bit of both. And Thank you, thank you... but 10/10 is probably an overkill, don't ya think?

lemonvanilla - As a friend of mine pointed out recently, I always fall for the quiet and clever (but seemingly unaware of his intelligence) sort-of guy. Hehehe.. That's just a long-winded way of saying Mike isn't drop-dead gorgeous. (he's attractive in his own mysterious way tho) =P

Eriz - Thanks for the constructive comment. Glad i lived up to your expectations~ =) Hmmm.. I find drawing fabric and hair very challenging. So yeah, u're right, i need to work on that. Ahh, and just so you know... in the last year or so, I've upgraded from lined A4 paper, mechanical pencil and smudgy eraser to proper unlined sketching paper, and better pencils. But I still need a lot of practice before i'm confident enough to upload any of my recent sketchings.

Iefa said...

10/10 from me too!!! (^_^)

Izyan de' Nerd said...

Thanks ifa! =)

jalak lenteng said...

I remember this sketch..long time ago..nice sketching..

Izyan de' Nerd said...

erkk.. you're still alive?
[what are ya doing here????]

jalak lenteng said...

reading blog laaa..u think what am I doing here..?

Izyan de' Nerd said...

Haissshh, that was a rhetoric question, silly! And if you were extra sharp, you would have realized that it means i'm not too happy you're reading my blog.

No offence, but I rather hv ppl from my past (especially those i've cut off all communications with) to remain tugged away in the past.

jalak lenteng said...

Okay..

NoktahHitam said...

10/10 is over kill esp if cant see it close up. But for someone who's in medical school, such talent is anomaly.

It's also a proof to your future PT, that they are in great hands (surgery esp).

Izyan de' Nerd said...

Funny you say that, cos my friends think i shud become a surgeon too..

However, their justification for saying that is way different to yours: they say i'm suited for the job cos i lack the emphatic nature to deal with walking, talking patients... and thus shud only deal with the unconscious ones in the surgical theater.

Hahaha.. i know, mean aren't they?