2008

As I am getting older and older, I started to realise how fast time flies. It is now the end of 2008 and 2009 is coming.

During this year, I learned and experienced lots of things:

Going Australia is a wonderful and eye-opening experience. I learned about the aussie's culture, some interesting way of thinking (or maybe the more sensible way of thinking) of them and the amazing technology of this big country. Melbourne city also amazed me a lot. I experienced a very different weather too. From summer to autumn, from winter to spring. However, the 4 seasons in australia is different from those in europe and america.


This year, I also learned quite some new activities. I learned dancing, playing table tennis and volleyball. Besides, i tried skiing which caused my leg ache a lot. I found it quite fun in the end. Besides, i tried some cooking recipe. Cooking is fun sometimes.


Going around australia is the starting point for me to go around the world. Ayers Rock and Great Barrier Reef are some well known natural wonders that i seen. Hope that I have chances to walk around the world.

Studies is still the same. Just that this year, i mostly depend on myself. Study more independantly.

This year, I also get to know a lot of new friends. This is something i gained and will appreciate always. Keep in touch always.

I will never forger 2008. So many things had happened. Hope that my 2009 is as fun as 2008. Hope that I will be a better man. :)

Photo Memory

2008 is going to end. This year is quite a happening year. A lot of first time happened. Luckily I have a camera with me to capture all my happy moment.

From 1 Jan 2008, my friends and I countdown at Sunway Pyramid. First time having so much beer in a day.

During Chinese New Year, first time went to a teacher's place for CNY. He didn't teach me for log and might not even remember me. :p Angpoh's power. By the way, actually I was following Pei Wen and Wei Wen.

First time leaving my own country to a foreign country alone. That time, don't know what will happen to me. However, I was an unforgettable memory. By the way, it is also my first time on a plane. Never sit on a plane before that. However, later throughout the year, i sat for 6 times.
When reached Australia, kind of excited. Luckily my friends with me, not that lonely. First time leave home for so long and this is the furthest distance from home so far. I knew a lot from friends from different country.

First time clubbing which my friends back JB can't imagine i actually did that. I have to joke with them that i actually have honey in club instead of liquor.

First time explore a very big city, Melbourne City. I was very amazed by the buildings, shops and people around the city. Even until now.

First time sharing my cooking with friends. Mamak Night is some brilliant idea that one can think of in Aussie Land for Malaysian. I cooked nasi lemak that night. Luckily no one food poison. Haha

First time miss home food. Luckily there is somewhere called Kota Raya around the school that serves nice food. Just like those you found in Malaysia. But the price is not cheap. So ironic.

Sorrento Trip is the first MRS trip. It has a maze made from maize. It was interesting.

This is my most enjoyable karaoke moment. Although i didn't sing much cause is all English songs which i wasn't that familiar, but i enjoyed listening to others. Singstar is such an awesome Wii game.

First time have my birthday outside my country. Some more is my 21st birthday. I am officially a legal adult in Malaysia. I am old now. Haiz...

First time went to a beach in Australia. It is a very cold and windy. Besides, this is the first time i see sunset. It is so nice and unforgettable.

First time look at Melbourne city from the bird-eye's view. Australia wide flat land was so amazing. Eureka tower is so tall!!

Red Centre Tour is a nice tour. Or maybe called it an adventure which is more suitable. The adventure triggered me to travel around the world so eagerly. Hope that I have the chance to go around the world. Mother Nature is so awesome. Hope that my eyes can capture all the good view in the world. As long as I can walk, I would like to walk around big land for my adventure. Ayers Rock is nice and it is one of the world nature wonder that you shouldn't miss. This is the first time i stepped foot on a desert.

For the first time, i went skiing. Besides, it was the first time i see real snow with my eyes, touch with my hands and feel with my skin. I enjoyed those moment, but serious speaking, i hate snow. I had cold!!

For the first time, i went for a ball, MRS ball. The below one is Richo ball which is the 2nd ball. I like the photo below very much. I don't really like balls as like what Titus said, it is just wear nicely and go somewhere to eat. But, it is nice to have accompany around, taking nice photos.

This is the first time, i experienced spring. After winter which is cold and chill, spring which is warmer and lively is so nice. Flower blooms everywhere even beside road. In Malaysia, you can only see nice green grass only if you are lucky enough that no one through rubbish. Tulip is so beautiful.

This is the first time I enjoyed a play so much. Support my friend, Evone since she took part in performance.

This is a self-organised tour. It was exciting. Ocean is so mysterious and cool. Remember those landscape we learned in Geography in Form 3? Those gua, gubang and batu-batu? They are so beautiful. Again, Mother Nature always amazed me.

First time have Mooncake festival outside my country. Luckily can find mooncakes in Aussie which are imported from Hong Kong and Malaysia. HK mooncakes are nicer.

After final exam, went to Tasmania. It is a nice state of Australia full of scenic view. The first time I see waterfall and it was very beautiful. Of course, I ate some seafood (ex: oyster and muscles) there which i didn't eat before. Luckily i didn't have an upset tummy.

First time stayed on a ship for so long. Three days two nights. Too bad i got nausea easily. It is also the first time i went for scuba diving and came so near to the coral. I even swim so near a turtle and tailed a couple of sharks. The Great Barrier Reef in Cairns is one of the 7 Nature Wonders in the world as you can see it on space!!

Last but not least, this is the first time i go to my "hometown" with my friends. It is fun. Thanks Pei Wen and Woan Lin (or maybe Doi) for not letting my last school holiday that boring.

2008 is so much fun, exciting and interesting. Hope my 2009 will be the same. Fat hope!!

Boxing Day

Just listen to the news and remembered that today is Boxing Day.

"Boxing day is the day after Christmas where u just box anyone you see."

OK., the above fact is not totally wrong. It is an after-Christmas holiday where shopping malls and shops open at 5am just to let people to shop. The discount given is so attractive even during economic crisis like current time. Thus, we can conclude that human likes shop a lot. This is so obvious to see from a bunch of friends that went KL to shop during Christmas without telling me. No lah, just kidding. Just that i don't like shopping.

Human will feel happy when they own something. These is what we call 占有欲 (sorry, dunno how to say in English). It is because of this thing that created many incidents in the past and we called History. In 31 August 1957, ....

Back to boxing day...

I dunno why it is called boxing day. My friend told me it is celebrated in Australia only as Aussie's famous animal is kangaroo which has the image of boxer in many cartoons that we watch. however, seems that boxing day is celebrated in other country as well...

I think is because when u want to buy ur stuff during boxing day, u may need some boxing skills to fight for the stuff u want.

That seems more logic to me.

Note: The author has NO intention to promote violence.

Kukup

I am half a Kukupian because my dad is one. When I was young, every Chinese new year I will go back to this fishing town to see my grandparents. But ever since both passed away, I seldom go to kukup. The last time i went is when i just finish my Form 5 SPM with my family too. This time, i went with my friends, organized by very-free-de pei wen. Woan lin help to settle the accomodation. It is a holiday inn. It was fun and money worth.

5 beauties

3 beasts

We spent most of our time playing mahjong and sing K. And some card games too. Since i am a newbie when comes to playing mahjong, I paid for the "tuition fee"

Play until sien, we walked around the inn

During evening, we walked around the fishing village which is quite small. We manage to catch the sunset. After watching so many sunsets in Australia, this is the first time i watched sunset in my own country. Show you some photos provided by mei yuan which are well taken.

Truely speaking, the above four photos are really well taken. Can't believe that it is Kukup. Any really can't believe that she is using the same camera model as me. But the photos taken are so much difference. Perhaps, i need to polish my photo taking skill.

Group photo (Before leaving the inn)

On a boat

In front of the national park which is a mangrove forest (hutan paya bakau)

On a kelong. This is an eye opening trip cause i learned quite a lot about fish. Besides, i saw a jellyfish bigger than the size of a basketball. Really scare me

Looking forward to the next trip. Perhaps, when dann is back from germany or tze yong back from russia. But that time, they organise one, k?? Haha...

One month had gone

It had been a month since Iwas back home. Remember the day I set foot from the halls, my heart was sobbing, but u see no tears on me. I understand that 天下无不散之宴席 but I strongly believe that we will meet again in life some time later. Besides, internet is so convinient.

As i always promote in my blog, it is less exciting to stay in my country which I called HOME than in KANGAROO land...

Yesterday back from Kukup trip with 7 other friends. It is a very excited trip. Like I said, it is not where you go for a trip to be fun, but it depends on who you go with for a trip to be fun. Although we spend most of our time indoor playing mahjong, singing K and card games (thanks to Pei Wen who is a puteri ice cream). But towards the end of the trip, we finally go outdoor (yes, i like hiking and walking around under sun), we have fun in kelong and the entrance of the protected mangrove forest.

Along the trip, found that everyone had become mature. However, I am still like a kid, as childish as always. The only thing that I grow is my tummy or maybe the flesh on my cheek. Haiz, i still got a lot to catch up with everyone.

Will upload some pictures later. Just hope that my working days faster over. However, that means I am graduating soon, but i am still not ready for the social university. Jian Wei, u must grow up edy~~

Smile in my heart

It is the third day of my work and i started to feel bored.

Most of my collegues are malay and i have problems to communicate with them. Mainly beacuse too long i didn't speak malay that often. In sunway i seldom speak, let alone in australia (except time where we try not to let our international friends to know what are we talking about).

Due to lack of computers in the company, i was allowed to bring my laptop to work. OMG, even in school i also don't bring my laptop along that often. means that i will start to spend more time with my lappy. I was required to learn AutoCAD in a few hours. Shit, what a challenge. Stuff learned in power (yeah, from brandon and DGHolmes) are seen again.

Those who seen my laptop before know that my desktop background is normally blank (ie, blue color) or maybe jay chou's poster. But due to sien-ness and loneliness, I changed my desktop background to the follow photo:

Too bad still lack of some image of some friends. Everytime, when i feel bored, i just look into my desktop background. Smile in my heart when i manage to see everyone smilling happily in the picture. Recall how much fun we have there. That makes my day... at least i don't feel lonely.

Faster finish holiday and hope to see you guys soon...

But first, i also looking for my Kukup trip next week with some of my friends. Maybe by that time, i will change my desktop background again.

Updates again

It had been around one week since i updated my blog. To describe my passed week: rotten luck.

Had a great fell on Thursday and both my palm are injuries. Can't do much stuff except sit in front of the comp, moving the mouse or use the keyboard. But know, is is not much deal except for the scar.

Lost my keys for my locker as well and found a locksmith to change the lock for me. Haiz, so bad memorisation.

Tomorrow starting my work. Wonder what am i expect to do. Hope is something trivial but interesting. Besides, hope my supervisor don't have high expectation to me as I am really dumb when come to practical. Slowly and nice to me, don't ill treat me, let me apply as many leaves as i want. And no work on Saturdays and Sundays please. Shit, i started to complain... hoho. Hope will be a nice working environment.