So I recently stumbled upon the article on'Why the Japanese hate the iPhone'.
Source:http://www.wired.com/gadgetlab/2009/02/why-the-iphone/
Some of you must be thinking, what the heck??? Many of us are cracking our heads to get one, while it becomes so cheap in Japan, some even for free (bond to a contract).
And what's more agitating is that:
Cellphones are also more of a fashion accessory in Japan than in the United States, according to Daiji Hirata, chief financial officer of News2u Corporation and creator of Japan’s first wireless LAN, who spoke to Wired.com in June 2008.
So that would suggest that in Japan, carrying around an iPhone — a nearly year-old handset compared to the very latest Japanese cellphones — could make you look pretty lame.
It came no surprise to me after witnessing some of the high-end phones in Japan, which are way more 'canggih' than I could have imagined it, as a phone.
Japanese phones have all it takes to become a superior phone, you know I'm not joking right?
Let me show you my point.
Appealing designs and colours.
(Source:http://www.itechnews.net/wp-content/uploads/2008/06/softbank-sharp-dm002sh-disney-cinderella-phone.jpg)
Phone that provides an 8 Megapixel camera.
Not to mention the chips inserted into some phones to be used as debit cards and train passes.
(Source:Credit to:http://analytica1st.com/analytica1st/img/mobile_suica.jpg)
From what I learnt during my Japan trip, Japanese are fond of clamshell phones (flip phones) than flat phones since flipping the phone is one of the Japanese girls' hobbies from what I see. Seriously, I've seen them flipping,closing, then flip again, close again on the train (Densha) eventhough the phone is not vibrating or ringing, so I assume they must be liking this action in order to do it so frequently.
I can even understand why 90% of them don't use MSN or e-mail, that's because phone is their everything, without phone they are nothing.Let alone the texting and calling services, Japanese use their phones to watch TV, online, read novel,pay for subway fares,buy from convenient store.
PHONE IS REALLY THEIR EVERYTHING.
I have used a Japanese phone before, and I pretty much understand how impressive the phone is, with the high-end colour display, super clear camera even if it's just a 3.2 Megapixel phone, and not to mention its design and colour.It makes you feel good about what you have, and can't stop flipping the phone like the Japanese girls do.(=P Opps)
Okay I'm exaggerating on that, but that's how amazing their phones are.
Also,there's one thing that keeps me wondering is that,
How come the Japanese phone makers can come up with a phone with so many unique colours while the other makers can't?
(Source:http://www.cameraphonesplaza.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/01/sony-ericsson-s001-another-cell-phone-for-japan-03.jpg)
Why though?
But with all these already-advanced-mobile-phones-technologies,really, who needs an iPhone in Japan?
I wouldn't need one.
Opps.Forgot to mention, if I were in Japan.
Source:http://www.wired.com/gadgetlab/2009/02/why-the-iphone/
Some of you must be thinking, what the heck??? Many of us are cracking our heads to get one, while it becomes so cheap in Japan, some even for free (bond to a contract).
And what's more agitating is that:
Cellphones are also more of a fashion accessory in Japan than in the United States, according to Daiji Hirata, chief financial officer of News2u Corporation and creator of Japan’s first wireless LAN, who spoke to Wired.com in June 2008.
So that would suggest that in Japan, carrying around an iPhone — a nearly year-old handset compared to the very latest Japanese cellphones — could make you look pretty lame.
It came no surprise to me after witnessing some of the high-end phones in Japan, which are way more 'canggih' than I could have imagined it, as a phone.
Japanese phones have all it takes to become a superior phone, you know I'm not joking right?
Let me show you my point.
Appealing designs and colours.
(Source:http://www.itechnews.net/wp-content/uploads/2008/06/softbank-sharp-dm002sh-disney-cinderella-phone.jpg)
Phone that provides an 8 Megapixel camera.
Not to mention the chips inserted into some phones to be used as debit cards and train passes.
(Source:Credit to:http://analytica1st.com/analytica1st/img/mobile_suica.jpg)
From what I learnt during my Japan trip, Japanese are fond of clamshell phones (flip phones) than flat phones since flipping the phone is one of the Japanese girls' hobbies from what I see. Seriously, I've seen them flipping,closing, then flip again, close again on the train (Densha) eventhough the phone is not vibrating or ringing, so I assume they must be liking this action in order to do it so frequently.
I can even understand why 90% of them don't use MSN or e-mail, that's because phone is their everything, without phone they are nothing.Let alone the texting and calling services, Japanese use their phones to watch TV, online, read novel,pay for subway fares,buy from convenient store.
PHONE IS REALLY THEIR EVERYTHING.
I have used a Japanese phone before, and I pretty much understand how impressive the phone is, with the high-end colour display, super clear camera even if it's just a 3.2 Megapixel phone, and not to mention its design and colour.It makes you feel good about what you have, and can't stop flipping the phone like the Japanese girls do.(=P Opps)
Okay I'm exaggerating on that, but that's how amazing their phones are.
Also,there's one thing that keeps me wondering is that,
How come the Japanese phone makers can come up with a phone with so many unique colours while the other makers can't?
(Source:http://www.cameraphonesplaza.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/01/sony-ericsson-s001-another-cell-phone-for-japan-03.jpg)
Why though?
But with all these already-advanced-mobile-phones-technologies,really, who needs an iPhone in Japan?
I wouldn't need one.
Opps.Forgot to mention, if I were in Japan.
Labels: holidays, Japan, random
7/02/2009
My reading mood is back so I shall not waste this opportunity.
This is what I'm reading now:
Mitch Albom -'The Five People You Meet In Heaven'
I've never restricted my reading range, it is just that only a few books have the magic to lure me into their world. That is why I never self-claimed that I'm a book lover and mention reading as my hobby, because it is difficult to tell when am I going to do so, and finishing a book itself is a difficult task if I were not interested in that book.
This is the book that has the magic. It's the type that I would want to read it everyday, digesting the meaning of it before proceeding to the next chapter. It makes me think and I sincerely enjoy the feeling to figure out things solely and feeling good about it at the end of the day.
My favourite quotes so far are:
'No life is a waste. The only time we waste is the time we spend thinking we are alone.
'The human spirit knows, deep down, that all lives intersect. That death doesn’t just take someone, it misses someone else, and in the small distance between being taken and being missed, lives are changed. ''
To me, it has the same effect as ' Little Prince' by Antoine de Saint-Exupéry. I shall share a few of my favourite quotes in 'Little Prince' to give you an idea about this book.
"Here is my secret. It is very simple: It is only with the heart that one can see rightly; what is essential is invisible to the eye. "
"Grown-ups like numbers. When you tell them about a new friend, they never ask questions about what really matters. They never ask: "What does his voice sound like?" "What games does he like best?" "Does he collect butterflies?". They ask: "How old is he?" "How many brothers does he have?" "How much does he weigh?" "How much money does his father make?" Only then do they think they know him. "
"Men occupy very little space on Earth. If the two billion inhabitants of the globe were to stand close together, as they might for some public event, they would easily fit into a city block that was twenty miles long and twenty miles wide. You could crowd all humanity onto the smallest Pacific islet."
"People have stars, but they aren't the same. For travelers, the stars are guides. For other people, they're nothing but tiny lights. And for still others, for scholars, they're problems. For my businessman, they were gold. But all those stars are silent stars. You, though, you'll have stars like nobody else."
"Here then is the great mystery. For you who also love the little prince, and for me, nothing in the universe can be the same if somewhere, we do not know where, a sheep we that never saw has --yes or no?eaten a rose? Look up at the sky. Ask yourselves: Is it yes or no? Has the sheep eaten the flower? And you will see how everything changes& And no grown-up will ever understand that this is a matter of so much importance!"
Reading good books are like knowing great minds in the world. We don't rely on their great stories to live, but once we are exposed to them, we start to see the different angles of their views, and thank them for sharing all these to the world.
This is what I'm reading now:
Mitch Albom -'The Five People You Meet In Heaven'
I've never restricted my reading range, it is just that only a few books have the magic to lure me into their world. That is why I never self-claimed that I'm a book lover and mention reading as my hobby, because it is difficult to tell when am I going to do so, and finishing a book itself is a difficult task if I were not interested in that book.
This is the book that has the magic. It's the type that I would want to read it everyday, digesting the meaning of it before proceeding to the next chapter. It makes me think and I sincerely enjoy the feeling to figure out things solely and feeling good about it at the end of the day.
My favourite quotes so far are:
'No life is a waste. The only time we waste is the time we spend thinking we are alone.
'The human spirit knows, deep down, that all lives intersect. That death doesn’t just take someone, it misses someone else, and in the small distance between being taken and being missed, lives are changed. ''
To me, it has the same effect as ' Little Prince' by Antoine de Saint-Exupéry. I shall share a few of my favourite quotes in 'Little Prince' to give you an idea about this book.
"Here is my secret. It is very simple: It is only with the heart that one can see rightly; what is essential is invisible to the eye. "
"Grown-ups like numbers. When you tell them about a new friend, they never ask questions about what really matters. They never ask: "What does his voice sound like?" "What games does he like best?" "Does he collect butterflies?". They ask: "How old is he?" "How many brothers does he have?" "How much does he weigh?" "How much money does his father make?" Only then do they think they know him. "
"Men occupy very little space on Earth. If the two billion inhabitants of the globe were to stand close together, as they might for some public event, they would easily fit into a city block that was twenty miles long and twenty miles wide. You could crowd all humanity onto the smallest Pacific islet."
"People have stars, but they aren't the same. For travelers, the stars are guides. For other people, they're nothing but tiny lights. And for still others, for scholars, they're problems. For my businessman, they were gold. But all those stars are silent stars. You, though, you'll have stars like nobody else."
"Here then is the great mystery. For you who also love the little prince, and for me, nothing in the universe can be the same if somewhere, we do not know where, a sheep we that never saw has --yes or no?eaten a rose? Look up at the sky. Ask yourselves: Is it yes or no? Has the sheep eaten the flower? And you will see how everything changes& And no grown-up will ever understand that this is a matter of so much importance!"
Reading good books are like knowing great minds in the world. We don't rely on their great stories to live, but once we are exposed to them, we start to see the different angles of their views, and thank them for sharing all these to the world.
6/28/2009
‘When you become who you wanted to be, don't forget why you wanted to be that person in the first place.’
It was in my secondary classmate, Adila’s facebook profile that I saw this sentence and it struck in my Saturday afternoon.
I’ve been looking for my role in life most of the time, because all the while I think, my existence was merely a surprise, since God gave me a chance to live humanly, I should firstly appreciate the ones who brought me to this world, before planting some self-esteem in me. Because they didn’t give up on me, that’s why there is not a valid reason that I should give up on myself at all means.
So I started my journey to look up for the perfect position that can fit me in since young. When I was a kid, I wanted to be a smart person, and I strived hard to keep up with my promise. Workbooks and tuitions were my good friends because of all the guarantees they would have made to my future. I never thought that I put on a lot of pressure in myself, because I knew I could live through it in exchange for a good grade. No one in class even bothered looking at my results because I wasn’t a top scorer, neither was I a teacher’s pet. In the end, I realized it was nothing that I achieved but I already felt tired with my life, the inhumane homework and tuition.
‘And so I asked: Why did I want to become a smart person in the first place?’
And then I moved on, I still wanted to be an outstanding academic performer, but being able to enjoy my life, at least by a bit, I hoped. My tuition classes reduced slightly and I had more outings with friends and family. I would still sleep on my books and memorizing history deadly when examinations were around the corner, I mind my marks and class position very much. But a little different from the past,I enjoyed myself better this time round because I had more outdoor activities. I still followed strictly to curfews and mom’s advices,mainly because I didn’t need a reason to offend it.
‘And so they said: A mummy’s girl who doesn’t dare to be rebellious, do you live for your parents?’
They didn’t tell me straight off on my face, but it didn’t feel any better to have discovered this through other sources.
‘I started to think: Why was I a mummy’s girl?’
I then realized I wasn’t very brilliant or smart, so I accepted the truth to live according to my level and bear with it. This time, I just want to be an average person and do my best for everything that I'm concerned with. I believe more in the learning process which will lead to a better outcome, but not just skipping right to the results without looking at the path you've taken. Also, I tried different sorts of things to find out my interest, and live the way I want it to be while respecting my parents’ decision. Because they didn’t give up on me, that’s why I should prove myself to them, in a different way. I want to contribute to the society, through actions and knowledge. Of course, it is too early for me to say anything, but I’m much more willing to give my life away for a meaningful reason, like doing charity work, donating blood and organs, sharing my friend’s problems etcetera, to give my support.
Because everyone will die one day, and it’s not those that you can’t carry with you that make you cry, but those that you’ve done and can carry with you that give you a reason to smile.
When I was a kid, I wanted to be smart because of the glorious moments and awards I would receive. It was the fame that stole my thoughts and made me live for it, although I didn’t achieve anything big in the end.
Till I was a teenager, I still wanted to be as outstanding as possible,because I didn’t want to lay back and wait for the others to go ahead of me.
But I’m already a young adult now, sometimes I even think I’m childish enough to be a “Kidult’’, I understand that it is an undeniable fact that there are millions of people lining up in front of me, in terms of talent,performance,appearance, that there is nothing I poccess to outcompete them. I don’t feel sorry for being so kiasu in the past, because it has injected confidence in me.However, I can now channel this kiasu-ness to produce more significant and charitable activities, but not to get ahead of the others. I was happy to be a mummy’s girl, because that gave me no reason to guilt on things I wish I could have never said it out and done it to my parents.These were the stepping stones for me to understand, who do I actually want to be.
Because of all these, I began to see myself and the best place for me to stand in; to be myself and still never give up. I can still use my tiny power to help, obey and achieve, to respect life and bite it hard. I don’t need to be angry to those who kicked me hard and never able to leave a footprint in my heart, because they just missed out some of the good parts in my life, that never mattered to them anyway. We just didn’t make it through.
That's why,I chose to be a happy and healthy person who knows how to appreciate, like how mom and dad would pray for me all the time.
Fortunately, I’m one for now and I know why I want it so badly. Because I give my life away to the 2 persons that gave me a life, mom and dad.
Why??You think raising a child is so easy?? I daresay that babysitting is such a restless and sacrificing job, the hardest task in life ever,because I've experienced it.Also due to the experience as a babysitter,it enriches my life and rooting my appreciation towards my mother.
I finally understand, that I was, and am already at the best position all these while, just that I didn’t realize, it is important to make the ones beside us happy, rather than dreaming on the impossible, which won’t last long even when they become possible.
Thank you for giving me a chance.
It was in my secondary classmate, Adila’s facebook profile that I saw this sentence and it struck in my Saturday afternoon.
I’ve been looking for my role in life most of the time, because all the while I think, my existence was merely a surprise, since God gave me a chance to live humanly, I should firstly appreciate the ones who brought me to this world, before planting some self-esteem in me. Because they didn’t give up on me, that’s why there is not a valid reason that I should give up on myself at all means.
So I started my journey to look up for the perfect position that can fit me in since young. When I was a kid, I wanted to be a smart person, and I strived hard to keep up with my promise. Workbooks and tuitions were my good friends because of all the guarantees they would have made to my future. I never thought that I put on a lot of pressure in myself, because I knew I could live through it in exchange for a good grade. No one in class even bothered looking at my results because I wasn’t a top scorer, neither was I a teacher’s pet. In the end, I realized it was nothing that I achieved but I already felt tired with my life, the inhumane homework and tuition.
‘And so I asked: Why did I want to become a smart person in the first place?’
And then I moved on, I still wanted to be an outstanding academic performer, but being able to enjoy my life, at least by a bit, I hoped. My tuition classes reduced slightly and I had more outings with friends and family. I would still sleep on my books and memorizing history deadly when examinations were around the corner, I mind my marks and class position very much. But a little different from the past,I enjoyed myself better this time round because I had more outdoor activities. I still followed strictly to curfews and mom’s advices,mainly because I didn’t need a reason to offend it.
‘And so they said: A mummy’s girl who doesn’t dare to be rebellious, do you live for your parents?’
They didn’t tell me straight off on my face, but it didn’t feel any better to have discovered this through other sources.
‘I started to think: Why was I a mummy’s girl?’
I then realized I wasn’t very brilliant or smart, so I accepted the truth to live according to my level and bear with it. This time, I just want to be an average person and do my best for everything that I'm concerned with. I believe more in the learning process which will lead to a better outcome, but not just skipping right to the results without looking at the path you've taken. Also, I tried different sorts of things to find out my interest, and live the way I want it to be while respecting my parents’ decision. Because they didn’t give up on me, that’s why I should prove myself to them, in a different way. I want to contribute to the society, through actions and knowledge. Of course, it is too early for me to say anything, but I’m much more willing to give my life away for a meaningful reason, like doing charity work, donating blood and organs, sharing my friend’s problems etcetera, to give my support.
Because everyone will die one day, and it’s not those that you can’t carry with you that make you cry, but those that you’ve done and can carry with you that give you a reason to smile.
When I was a kid, I wanted to be smart because of the glorious moments and awards I would receive. It was the fame that stole my thoughts and made me live for it, although I didn’t achieve anything big in the end.
Till I was a teenager, I still wanted to be as outstanding as possible,because I didn’t want to lay back and wait for the others to go ahead of me.
But I’m already a young adult now, sometimes I even think I’m childish enough to be a “Kidult’’, I understand that it is an undeniable fact that there are millions of people lining up in front of me, in terms of talent,performance,appearance, that there is nothing I poccess to outcompete them. I don’t feel sorry for being so kiasu in the past, because it has injected confidence in me.However, I can now channel this kiasu-ness to produce more significant and charitable activities, but not to get ahead of the others. I was happy to be a mummy’s girl, because that gave me no reason to guilt on things I wish I could have never said it out and done it to my parents.These were the stepping stones for me to understand, who do I actually want to be.
Because of all these, I began to see myself and the best place for me to stand in; to be myself and still never give up. I can still use my tiny power to help, obey and achieve, to respect life and bite it hard. I don’t need to be angry to those who kicked me hard and never able to leave a footprint in my heart, because they just missed out some of the good parts in my life, that never mattered to them anyway. We just didn’t make it through.
That's why,I chose to be a happy and healthy person who knows how to appreciate, like how mom and dad would pray for me all the time.
Fortunately, I’m one for now and I know why I want it so badly. Because I give my life away to the 2 persons that gave me a life, mom and dad.
Why??You think raising a child is so easy?? I daresay that babysitting is such a restless and sacrificing job, the hardest task in life ever,because I've experienced it.Also due to the experience as a babysitter,it enriches my life and rooting my appreciation towards my mother.
I finally understand, that I was, and am already at the best position all these while, just that I didn’t realize, it is important to make the ones beside us happy, rather than dreaming on the impossible, which won’t last long even when they become possible.
Thank you for giving me a chance.
Labels: Family, holidays, Thoughts
6/24/2009
I went to Lian's place for a sleepover just few weeks ago. We decided to cook our own dinner.
No, it wasn't a simple one or anything like fried egg with rice. We did everything by ourselves, from menu, to grocery shopping till the entire cooking process, all by ourselves.
I've never cooked a heavy meal like this before, because I'm too pampered by my mom's cooking. Even back to those days in Canada, I would only cook 1 dish for a meal since I was the only one eating it, so no point cooking so much for leftover right?
Our end products.It took us nearly 3 hours to cook it.
A lot of my friends say I love cooking,that's because I think it's a must-learn skill in life. I certainly won't enjoy eating outside for 3 times straight everyday, I would want to try out something that suits my appetite of that day. Furthermore, I feel girls just need to learn cooking, not to prepare themselves as a housewife in future, but to equip themselves with an useful skill which will be important when they're out of the house, out of the comfortable kingdom.
Lastly,as a future food scientist, I definitely need to learn the healthy way of cooking and eating for myself.
=) Shower me with comments on the dishes just by their looks, I'll be appreciating all these comments!
No, it wasn't a simple one or anything like fried egg with rice. We did everything by ourselves, from menu, to grocery shopping till the entire cooking process, all by ourselves.
I've never cooked a heavy meal like this before, because I'm too pampered by my mom's cooking. Even back to those days in Canada, I would only cook 1 dish for a meal since I was the only one eating it, so no point cooking so much for leftover right?
Our end products.It took us nearly 3 hours to cook it.
A lot of my friends say I love cooking,that's because I think it's a must-learn skill in life. I certainly won't enjoy eating outside for 3 times straight everyday, I would want to try out something that suits my appetite of that day. Furthermore, I feel girls just need to learn cooking, not to prepare themselves as a housewife in future, but to equip themselves with an useful skill which will be important when they're out of the house, out of the comfortable kingdom.
Lastly,as a future food scientist, I definitely need to learn the healthy way of cooking and eating for myself.
=) Shower me with comments on the dishes just by their looks, I'll be appreciating all these comments!
Prior to this trip, I promised myself to step on Siroco Sky Bar at the Lebua State Tower with Susie during this trip. There’s obvious reason for me to adore this place after looking at this picture below:
Source:www.myinterestingfiles.com
Sirocco Sky Bar is a rooftop bar and it has been rated for numerous times as the best rooftop bar in the world. At Sirocco, not only do you get a sip of cocktail but also the amazing nightview of Bangkok. Well, forget about the overpriced cocktail, it’s the night view that attracts me the most IF the picture above is not deceiving.
So Susie and I, both dressed up nicely and fully prepared, went out with high anticipation to this last place of our Bangkok stay for a drink.
We asked a few taxi drivers to take us there, showing them the name and address of the bar. But they were either scratching their heads or asking us back in return. Of course, I already had a bad feeling after asking the first driver since I expected it to be a well-known place, ranked 19th on TripAdvisor, no??? How come no one knows the way to go there?
That was where the anticipation started to smash on the ice-cube. Really. It was that disappointing.
Then we met a TukTuk driver who told us that he knew the place, and so we trusted him with no other choices available.
To our horror, he dropped us off at the Baiyoke Sky Hotel which was just 5-minute walking distance from our hotel. At that moment, I really thought we were ripped off since that was a place we passed by everyday during our shopping hours, I wouldn’t be so stupid to recognise the wrong place.
It was when we asked the bellboy at Baiyoke Sky Hotel to 'rescue us from misery'. He showed us the map and told us that it’s AN HOUR OF DRIVING from Pratunam. Don’t blame me for not pre-research in the first place, because I did and based on GoogleMap, the distance is only 4-6 K.M from Pratunam, how could it take 1 hour to right??
Feeling really disappointed, we found this place-Baiyoke Sky Hotel, the tallest hotel in Bangkok. There is a package that costs 250 Baht for a drink and popcorn at the bar+ entrance to the 360° observation desk & Sky walk.
Obviously, the package was a YES from me. So there comes our sudden switch of plan.
Knowing that we have a place to putter a good night,my heart felt better. At least we didn’t have to head back to the hotel and sleep early.
Speaking about the place,the revolving desk was fantastic. It was an open-aired area and the neon lights changed colours throughout the night. We could fully enjoy the wind while scrutinizing the Bangkok night view.
We crapped, we took photos, we said goodbye to Bangkok.
We went to the bar after getting tired of our lame jokes. The bar was another amazing place to be. It was quiet and there were singers performing on the stage with a series of popular songs. It was a moment of silence between Susie and I, because we both knew we needed some time to be carried away from the busy lifestyle of ours, and then drown into the heart-melting voices of these singers.
That’s why they say, “Silence is gold”, although it only applies to me occasionally.
I looked at the night view outside, the lights and buildings, thinking of the reality we're going to face, in 2 months time.Both of us are getting apart with each other soon, one in Paris, another one in Vancouver, that’s why we both understand the significance of this trip. Trying to dilute my pessimistic thought, I did make every second of my time in Bangkok with her happily, crazily and unforgettable. It’s the heart that matters, eventhough we’re distant from each other.
Plus I truly believe that we will meet again some day.=)
Maybe it was fated that I didn’t make it to Sirocco, and went to Baiyoke in the end. But good things happen with the right bunch of people staying beside you after a big disappointment, and I've experienced that. It was still a very comfortable night to wrap up our trip.
I sincerely thank Susie for this trip, every bit of it was a treasure to me, *including the tiger show?* Oppsie. But thank you for making it happen.
Although I will wonder, ‘When will our next trip be?’
Source:www.myinterestingfiles.com
Sirocco Sky Bar is a rooftop bar and it has been rated for numerous times as the best rooftop bar in the world. At Sirocco, not only do you get a sip of cocktail but also the amazing nightview of Bangkok. Well, forget about the overpriced cocktail, it’s the night view that attracts me the most IF the picture above is not deceiving.
So Susie and I, both dressed up nicely and fully prepared, went out with high anticipation to this last place of our Bangkok stay for a drink.
We asked a few taxi drivers to take us there, showing them the name and address of the bar. But they were either scratching their heads or asking us back in return. Of course, I already had a bad feeling after asking the first driver since I expected it to be a well-known place, ranked 19th on TripAdvisor, no??? How come no one knows the way to go there?
That was where the anticipation started to smash on the ice-cube. Really. It was that disappointing.
Then we met a TukTuk driver who told us that he knew the place, and so we trusted him with no other choices available.
To our horror, he dropped us off at the Baiyoke Sky Hotel which was just 5-minute walking distance from our hotel. At that moment, I really thought we were ripped off since that was a place we passed by everyday during our shopping hours, I wouldn’t be so stupid to recognise the wrong place.
It was when we asked the bellboy at Baiyoke Sky Hotel to 'rescue us from misery'. He showed us the map and told us that it’s AN HOUR OF DRIVING from Pratunam. Don’t blame me for not pre-research in the first place, because I did and based on GoogleMap, the distance is only 4-6 K.M from Pratunam, how could it take 1 hour to right??
Feeling really disappointed, we found this place-Baiyoke Sky Hotel, the tallest hotel in Bangkok. There is a package that costs 250 Baht for a drink and popcorn at the bar+ entrance to the 360° observation desk & Sky walk.
Obviously, the package was a YES from me. So there comes our sudden switch of plan.
Knowing that we have a place to putter a good night,my heart felt better. At least we didn’t have to head back to the hotel and sleep early.
Speaking about the place,the revolving desk was fantastic. It was an open-aired area and the neon lights changed colours throughout the night. We could fully enjoy the wind while scrutinizing the Bangkok night view.
We crapped, we took photos, we said goodbye to Bangkok.
We went to the bar after getting tired of our lame jokes. The bar was another amazing place to be. It was quiet and there were singers performing on the stage with a series of popular songs. It was a moment of silence between Susie and I, because we both knew we needed some time to be carried away from the busy lifestyle of ours, and then drown into the heart-melting voices of these singers.
That’s why they say, “Silence is gold”, although it only applies to me occasionally.
I looked at the night view outside, the lights and buildings, thinking of the reality we're going to face, in 2 months time.Both of us are getting apart with each other soon, one in Paris, another one in Vancouver, that’s why we both understand the significance of this trip. Trying to dilute my pessimistic thought, I did make every second of my time in Bangkok with her happily, crazily and unforgettable. It’s the heart that matters, eventhough we’re distant from each other.
Plus I truly believe that we will meet again some day.=)
Maybe it was fated that I didn’t make it to Sirocco, and went to Baiyoke in the end. But good things happen with the right bunch of people staying beside you after a big disappointment, and I've experienced that. It was still a very comfortable night to wrap up our trip.
I sincerely thank Susie for this trip, every bit of it was a treasure to me, *including the tiger show?* Oppsie. But thank you for making it happen.
Although I will wonder, ‘When will our next trip be?’
6/17/2009
God knows how long have I procrastinated on blogging but I’m glad that I’m dropping a few words here again.
PART 1 : SIGHTSEEING
My Bangkok trip with Susie just ended last Friday and we both had a blast like how we promised it.As planned, we spent 70% of our time on shopping and the other 30% for sightseeing, since we both know that it’s we’re more inclined into shopping than sightseeing given the time constraint. Good thing is, our ground package also included a half-day tour on the second day, which fitted so much to our desires.
Bangkok’s temples are a pleasure to discover, because they’re either the biggest or tallest that I’ve seen in life. To top that up, most of the temples have very unique and splendorous designs. Take Wat Arun as an example, it’s a tower-like temple with layers and layers of Buddha statues coating the tower.
The Standing Buddha is quite impressive but unfortunately it’s under renovation the time I was there, sort of distracting my mood for massive photo capturing.
I broke another record in this trip, which was taking the shortest and cheapest boat ride ever. It only took a negligible 1 minute to go across the river, and only at 3 Baht (~ RM 0.30)
1 minute –just enough for 2 photos! How did I know that?
Because I never had the chance to take another one down after capturing a photograph for my friend, and then another one for myself. By that time, we’ve already reached our destination.
PART 2: SHOPPING
I can roughly understand why girls love shopping in Bangkok after looking at the price and design. That’s because Bangkok is deservingly, truly a shopping paradise. It’s one of those rare places where you can spend like nobody’s business and buy as much as possible to dress up yourself. Call me a big spender but I believe not much people can resist a pair of ballerina shoes for 100 Baht (~RM 10) and dresses at the price of 200 Baht (~RM 20).
CAN YOU?? CAN YOU?? They’re just some pretty and attractive to me.
We shopped everyday at Pratunam Market and Platinum Fashion Mall which were just a 3-minute walk from our hotel. Both of them are located in Pratunam which is basically a wholesale market area. It was really the so-called ‘shop till drop’ type of shopping style because we shopped everyday, even until the last day, until the last few hours of our stay in Bangkok, WE SHOPPED.
The only question to ask ourselves before heading to bed everynight is to ‘buy or not buy’; just that easy.
Oh well, at least I got to taste the feeling of sleeping on rows of new clothes and shoes. That was a moment of satisfaction!
PART 1 : SIGHTSEEING
My Bangkok trip with Susie just ended last Friday and we both had a blast like how we promised it.As planned, we spent 70% of our time on shopping and the other 30% for sightseeing, since we both know that it’s we’re more inclined into shopping than sightseeing given the time constraint. Good thing is, our ground package also included a half-day tour on the second day, which fitted so much to our desires.
Bangkok’s temples are a pleasure to discover, because they’re either the biggest or tallest that I’ve seen in life. To top that up, most of the temples have very unique and splendorous designs. Take Wat Arun as an example, it’s a tower-like temple with layers and layers of Buddha statues coating the tower.
The Standing Buddha is quite impressive but unfortunately it’s under renovation the time I was there, sort of distracting my mood for massive photo capturing.
I broke another record in this trip, which was taking the shortest and cheapest boat ride ever. It only took a negligible 1 minute to go across the river, and only at 3 Baht (~ RM 0.30)
1 minute –just enough for 2 photos! How did I know that?
Because I never had the chance to take another one down after capturing a photograph for my friend, and then another one for myself. By that time, we’ve already reached our destination.
PART 2: SHOPPING
I can roughly understand why girls love shopping in Bangkok after looking at the price and design. That’s because Bangkok is deservingly, truly a shopping paradise. It’s one of those rare places where you can spend like nobody’s business and buy as much as possible to dress up yourself. Call me a big spender but I believe not much people can resist a pair of ballerina shoes for 100 Baht (~RM 10) and dresses at the price of 200 Baht (~RM 20).
CAN YOU?? CAN YOU?? They’re just some pretty and attractive to me.
We shopped everyday at Pratunam Market and Platinum Fashion Mall which were just a 3-minute walk from our hotel. Both of them are located in Pratunam which is basically a wholesale market area. It was really the so-called ‘shop till drop’ type of shopping style because we shopped everyday, even until the last day, until the last few hours of our stay in Bangkok, WE SHOPPED.
The only question to ask ourselves before heading to bed everynight is to ‘buy or not buy’; just that easy.
Oh well, at least I got to taste the feeling of sleeping on rows of new clothes and shoes. That was a moment of satisfaction!
6/05/2009
I’m working on my summer vacation this year with different bunch of friends.I start off with my 4D3N Bangkok trip with Susie Sia next week,who's also one of my best travel companions. This is our second trip together, I enjoy travelling with her because we have so much in common when it comes to vacation. We respect each other’s decision and try to make a blasting trip for both of us.I find it difficult to search for easy-going and tolerable travel companions,yet they are so influential in the happiness level of a trip since it depends more on the person beside you when it comes to a blasting trip, with breathtaking scenary backing it up.
In July, I’ll be going to Langkawi with my primary buddies. This is my third trip with them, including our primary school graduation trip. It’s always a comfort to travel with them because they never fail to tickle my laughing bones , simply because the time we’ve spent together makes us crazier and sillier especially when we've a few days on our own.
Soon after that, I’ll be having a summer trip with my family, although it's still under progression. The last trip we had in Cambodia was already 2 years back, and we’re not planning to go far this year, since our destination will still be centered in Asian countries. I always feel great to realize the existence of the rests from all over the globe, because we’re all different and it’s this difference that makes me curious about the way we live through our lives differently, yet fantastic in our own ways.
Can you believe it??
I’ve started planning for my summer vacation 2010.I’m planning a NZ trip only for Valerie Tan, so this year is going to be a money-saving year. The only reason for this trip is to visit her since I’ve not seen her for 1.5 years, and I’ve never ever been separated from her for this long since the day we knew each other. That’s why I’m longing for my wish to come true, but wish remains as wish if nothing is done, so the only way to make it happen is to work harder this summer and cut down my expenses on everything else other than trips.
GAH. I Just need to start SAVING MONEY desperately.
In July, I’ll be going to Langkawi with my primary buddies. This is my third trip with them, including our primary school graduation trip. It’s always a comfort to travel with them because they never fail to tickle my laughing bones , simply because the time we’ve spent together makes us crazier and sillier especially when we've a few days on our own.
Soon after that, I’ll be having a summer trip with my family, although it's still under progression. The last trip we had in Cambodia was already 2 years back, and we’re not planning to go far this year, since our destination will still be centered in Asian countries. I always feel great to realize the existence of the rests from all over the globe, because we’re all different and it’s this difference that makes me curious about the way we live through our lives differently, yet fantastic in our own ways.
Can you believe it??
I’ve started planning for my summer vacation 2010.I’m planning a NZ trip only for Valerie Tan, so this year is going to be a money-saving year. The only reason for this trip is to visit her since I’ve not seen her for 1.5 years, and I’ve never ever been separated from her for this long since the day we knew each other. That’s why I’m longing for my wish to come true, but wish remains as wish if nothing is done, so the only way to make it happen is to work harder this summer and cut down my expenses on everything else other than trips.
GAH. I Just need to start SAVING MONEY desperately.
5/29/2009
After meeting up with most of my friends,I think, my friends are really worried about my love life.
这就是所谓的'皇帝不急太监急'.
I thought my post on 'love youself more' pretty much explains my current perception on relationships. But friends are even more worried after reading it.
You know what they do? They start observing the guys around me and telling me which one to be considered.They've also taught me the ways to get a good guy back in Canada.
They're feeding me with a lot of good words to boost my confidence. To me,it's no longer a matter of confidence, it's the willingness to step into it. Overall,most of the guys are getting worse and worse, so far I've seen, not about appearance, not about personality, but some of them don't treat relationship like a thing, because ' it's not like I'm going to marry with her' and ' I'm still young, it's ok even if I break up with her'. I'm overdosed on all these thoughts that they no longer sound wrong to me.In fact, these are not wrong but my thought mismatches them. So, some people in the game behave flirtatiously, with or without a partner, that I sometimes will start wondering, why do they need one if they always change ? I have no right at all to influence their attitudes, so I manipulate mine by avoiding the participation.
Some people are looking for one desperately, they feel extremely discontented with their lives without a boyfriend. Now I don't get this idea, why can't you live a good life without a boyfriend? Is your life attached to him that you can't find a life for yourself? And then they start saying things like ' Pui Mun, I hope I can be as tough as you, living happily even when you're alone at overseas.' I can assure you that you can be happy regardless of the place, it's the mental condition that is important.
I'm not saying having a boyfriend is disastrous and meant hurt and lies only, but I'm not ready for a commitment, there's no one that I think worth my commitment at the moment. Also, I can't take the stress and depression after a fight or conflict.To me,it's never a poor thing to not have a boyfriend to treasure me,and it's never bad to stay single. Everything needs a cost, and I'm paying it of course. I don't date on Valentines, receive flowers at my doorstep, but I get more free time to do my own things.
I think you make the choice of staying happy or venture into the love world that makes people blind easily. I mean, you can't mourn for the same tragedy that has happened to you forever, you need to carry on with your life no matter how, and if that's so, why not find a good way to continue it? Why must you be so stubborn over someone who doesn't love you that much and waste your time?When the time comes, the right one will come to you. If not, you still have to get a life, right?
Your life never abandones you, although he does.
So buddies, don't worry too much about me. You know I won't cry because of not having a boyfriend and I don't find one desperately.But if you are still worried, then pray for me to meet a good one in Canada, be it an Angmoh, Korean, Japanese or Taiwanese. With or without one, I'm still satisfied with my life, accomplishment and myself.
这就是所谓的'皇帝不急太监急'.
I thought my post on 'love youself more' pretty much explains my current perception on relationships. But friends are even more worried after reading it.
You know what they do? They start observing the guys around me and telling me which one to be considered.They've also taught me the ways to get a good guy back in Canada.
They're feeding me with a lot of good words to boost my confidence. To me,it's no longer a matter of confidence, it's the willingness to step into it. Overall,most of the guys are getting worse and worse, so far I've seen, not about appearance, not about personality, but some of them don't treat relationship like a thing, because ' it's not like I'm going to marry with her' and ' I'm still young, it's ok even if I break up with her'. I'm overdosed on all these thoughts that they no longer sound wrong to me.In fact, these are not wrong but my thought mismatches them. So, some people in the game behave flirtatiously, with or without a partner, that I sometimes will start wondering, why do they need one if they always change ? I have no right at all to influence their attitudes, so I manipulate mine by avoiding the participation.
Some people are looking for one desperately, they feel extremely discontented with their lives without a boyfriend. Now I don't get this idea, why can't you live a good life without a boyfriend? Is your life attached to him that you can't find a life for yourself? And then they start saying things like ' Pui Mun, I hope I can be as tough as you, living happily even when you're alone at overseas.' I can assure you that you can be happy regardless of the place, it's the mental condition that is important.
I'm not saying having a boyfriend is disastrous and meant hurt and lies only, but I'm not ready for a commitment, there's no one that I think worth my commitment at the moment. Also, I can't take the stress and depression after a fight or conflict.To me,it's never a poor thing to not have a boyfriend to treasure me,and it's never bad to stay single. Everything needs a cost, and I'm paying it of course. I don't date on Valentines, receive flowers at my doorstep, but I get more free time to do my own things.
I think you make the choice of staying happy or venture into the love world that makes people blind easily. I mean, you can't mourn for the same tragedy that has happened to you forever, you need to carry on with your life no matter how, and if that's so, why not find a good way to continue it? Why must you be so stubborn over someone who doesn't love you that much and waste your time?When the time comes, the right one will come to you. If not, you still have to get a life, right?
Your life never abandones you, although he does.
So buddies, don't worry too much about me. You know I won't cry because of not having a boyfriend and I don't find one desperately.But if you are still worried, then pray for me to meet a good one in Canada, be it an Angmoh, Korean, Japanese or Taiwanese. With or without one, I'm still satisfied with my life, accomplishment and myself.
Labels: Love
5/23/2009
The night before I reached K.L, I spent 13 hours in the Hong Kong international airport because my connecting flight departed on the next day. Looking at the time I reached the airport and the amount of luggages I was carrying, having a brief city trip was a bad idea although my previous visit on this oriental land exceeded 10 years, far before the existence of Hong Kong Disneyland and Star Walk.
Erhmm erhmm. So there comes my first experience of sleeping overnight in the airport.
Prior to this, I had a little mind mapping on the possible things I could do there, like sticking myself to the laptop at a coffee shop, or simply buying a magazine and start up some reading. Well well, it was my bad neglecting the tiny little things which turned out to be so important that they ruined my plan to nowhere. I had no problem spending the first 2 hours with my laptop and re-packing my luggage, till my laptop was exhausted and there the ordeal began. I totally forgot about the converter since my laptop charger couldn’t fit in the plug. I then tried to look for a converter to solve the problem but I failed.
Empty
So my laptop passed out that day, and my MP3 took up the responsibility to accompany me. I spent another few hours by having my meal, MP3-ing,writing diary, talking to my mom, playing with my phone and then watching people passing by desperately. To me, it was really one of those helpless moments in life.
Empty
There’s always the bright side opposing the dark one. Because of the loneliness, I threw myself some time to go into deeper thinking, which was totally uninterrupted. When the lights were turned off one by one ,slowly and inactively, I started rewinding my mind to look back at things I wished I could have thought of a solution.
Empty
Looking at myself, I’ve already passed the age to do things rebelliously and can still blame on my adolescence. I’ve already lost some opportunities to work on things I wished I could have done it at that very significant moment.Despite of all these failures in life, I’ve reached this far and accomplished more, especially on those things I would never expect myself to have the courage to begin with. I believe in sacrificing part of my life to fix a bigger part of my life, just like everything needs an opportunity cost in the world of economics, when balance isn’t the best way to harmonize life. The thing is, I have to accept my life for what I’ve been given, accept every decision made by myself and the others who tend to influence my life. Because I don’t live alone,and my life is chained to someone else. Because I only hold half of myself, and let go the other half, to tolerate the intolerable people and things.
Empty
Back to the real world, people sitting beside me kept on changing, until there were few left.We were sitting in the same boat,I could see that they were dying for their next flight as well, just like the pathetic me . Then I entertained myself by walking around in the empty airport when all shops were closed.
Empty
It was a special night.Of course,I'm thinking it from the bright side to make me say this. Hey,at least I took some photos of the empty airport to share with some of you whom haven been put into the same shoes. Empty airport can be quite cool to see for a first timer like me. Empty airport wasn't scary itself, but the self-haunting thought made it scary.
What a sleepless night I had !
Erhmm erhmm. So there comes my first experience of sleeping overnight in the airport.
Prior to this, I had a little mind mapping on the possible things I could do there, like sticking myself to the laptop at a coffee shop, or simply buying a magazine and start up some reading. Well well, it was my bad neglecting the tiny little things which turned out to be so important that they ruined my plan to nowhere. I had no problem spending the first 2 hours with my laptop and re-packing my luggage, till my laptop was exhausted and there the ordeal began. I totally forgot about the converter since my laptop charger couldn’t fit in the plug. I then tried to look for a converter to solve the problem but I failed.
EmptySo my laptop passed out that day, and my MP3 took up the responsibility to accompany me. I spent another few hours by having my meal, MP3-ing,writing diary, talking to my mom, playing with my phone and then watching people passing by desperately. To me, it was really one of those helpless moments in life.
EmptyThere’s always the bright side opposing the dark one. Because of the loneliness, I threw myself some time to go into deeper thinking, which was totally uninterrupted. When the lights were turned off one by one ,slowly and inactively, I started rewinding my mind to look back at things I wished I could have thought of a solution.
EmptyLooking at myself, I’ve already passed the age to do things rebelliously and can still blame on my adolescence. I’ve already lost some opportunities to work on things I wished I could have done it at that very significant moment.Despite of all these failures in life, I’ve reached this far and accomplished more, especially on those things I would never expect myself to have the courage to begin with. I believe in sacrificing part of my life to fix a bigger part of my life, just like everything needs an opportunity cost in the world of economics, when balance isn’t the best way to harmonize life. The thing is, I have to accept my life for what I’ve been given, accept every decision made by myself and the others who tend to influence my life. Because I don’t live alone,and my life is chained to someone else. Because I only hold half of myself, and let go the other half, to tolerate the intolerable people and things.
EmptyBack to the real world, people sitting beside me kept on changing, until there were few left.We were sitting in the same boat,I could see that they were dying for their next flight as well, just like the pathetic me . Then I entertained myself by walking around in the empty airport when all shops were closed.
EmptyIt was a special night.Of course,I'm thinking it from the bright side to make me say this. Hey,at least I took some photos of the empty airport to share with some of you whom haven been put into the same shoes. Empty airport can be quite cool to see for a first timer like me. Empty airport wasn't scary itself, but the self-haunting thought made it scary.
What a sleepless night I had !
Labels: transit
5/16/2009
Told you, my night life in K.L can be much more exuberant.
6 of my primary buddies and I headed to Sky Bar for a drink on the 13th May. After living in K.L for so many years without knowing much about this vibrant city, it’s necessary for me to start exploring what’s truly lying around me.
So my K.L explores start from Sky Bar in Traders hotel. Considering that the number of bars I’ve been to is pathetic, I’ve not set up my expectations on how a bar should look like. This bar is slightly different to me because not only the atmosphere is good, the outside view is equally breathtaking. All this while, I’m trying to find a good spot to capture down the Twin tower but I never succeed.Courtesy of this bar,my desire is now fulfilled.
We had our good time there, 120 minutes filled with laughters and camwhores. It was my first time seeing ST blushing and MK had ‘post strawberry haze syndrome’. I myself didn’t feel good after drinking the Strawberry Haze either, only managed to close my eyes in the morning.
It’s not a good drinking place, because there’s a big pool near the walking path, which is approximately an inch from it, I’m afraid drunk people will have trouble walking through it without turning into wet chicken. Otherwise, the pool is a fantastic add-up to the romantic atmosphere.
That night was a good one to me. Perhaps it was because of the right bunch of people around me at the right time to perfect the outing.
What a wonderful night I spent!
6 of my primary buddies and I headed to Sky Bar for a drink on the 13th May. After living in K.L for so many years without knowing much about this vibrant city, it’s necessary for me to start exploring what’s truly lying around me.
So my K.L explores start from Sky Bar in Traders hotel. Considering that the number of bars I’ve been to is pathetic, I’ve not set up my expectations on how a bar should look like. This bar is slightly different to me because not only the atmosphere is good, the outside view is equally breathtaking. All this while, I’m trying to find a good spot to capture down the Twin tower but I never succeed.Courtesy of this bar,my desire is now fulfilled.
We had our good time there, 120 minutes filled with laughters and camwhores. It was my first time seeing ST blushing and MK had ‘post strawberry haze syndrome’. I myself didn’t feel good after drinking the Strawberry Haze either, only managed to close my eyes in the morning.
It’s not a good drinking place, because there’s a big pool near the walking path, which is approximately an inch from it, I’m afraid drunk people will have trouble walking through it without turning into wet chicken. Otherwise, the pool is a fantastic add-up to the romantic atmosphere.
That night was a good one to me. Perhaps it was because of the right bunch of people around me at the right time to perfect the outing.
What a wonderful night I spent!
5/10/2009
I went to bike 2 days before the finals. The weather was seducing me to come close to the nature, spending a few hours at park.
And I did.
I went to my beloved park-Stanley Park.I rented a bike at the bike rental shop nearby Stanley Park. Before the biking adventure started, I had to overcome my fear on biking since I did not bike for at least 10 years. I was just scared as I could barely balance myself on the bike.
It started to go on smoothly only after a while, when I tried to let go myself and ‘cooperated’ with my bike. It was then that I began to feel the fun of biking around a spacious park under an extremely comfortable weather. I realized biking is a breeze when I fully relax myself.
I cycled around the entire park for once which was about 8-10k.m. It was a cyclical route, so I eventually came back to the starting point after completing one full round of cycling. I was far too excited to notice how far I actually traveled down the route.
That day, I ticked another one off my list. And I went home with a few energizers charged on my back, dated with my textbook all the way till the next morning. Meanwhile, I promise myself to frequent this activity during my stay in Vancouver, it’s such a waste to not bike there given the ideal temperature and place to cycle.
And I did.
I went to my beloved park-Stanley Park.I rented a bike at the bike rental shop nearby Stanley Park. Before the biking adventure started, I had to overcome my fear on biking since I did not bike for at least 10 years. I was just scared as I could barely balance myself on the bike.
It started to go on smoothly only after a while, when I tried to let go myself and ‘cooperated’ with my bike. It was then that I began to feel the fun of biking around a spacious park under an extremely comfortable weather. I realized biking is a breeze when I fully relax myself.
I cycled around the entire park for once which was about 8-10k.m. It was a cyclical route, so I eventually came back to the starting point after completing one full round of cycling. I was far too excited to notice how far I actually traveled down the route.
That day, I ticked another one off my list. And I went home with a few energizers charged on my back, dated with my textbook all the way till the next morning. Meanwhile, I promise myself to frequent this activity during my stay in Vancouver, it’s such a waste to not bike there given the ideal temperature and place to cycle.
5/06/2009
Today’s the fourth day of my return, coming back to the homeland and breathing in the air that I was once familiar with.I can’t tell how blissful I feel to have escaped from the medical check-up and isolation due to the swine flu, and how relieved mom and dad feel for my safe return. I could have been isolated if I decided to stay in Vancouver for just a few more days.
Thank god, I returned safely.
A lot of things are on my mind. Like:
Summer vacation.Summer job.Japanese class.Piano.
This is my weekly schedule.
Household chores.Babysitting.Outings.Piano.Bumping around.
If you think the above is familiar, yes, it is. My life is rewound to a year before, where waiting for tomorrow was my daily thought.
Instead of recharging myself, I’ve the urge to achieve something during this break. It could be grabbing a guitar and start humming it. It could be practicing piano for hours daily; or maybe something simpler, ensuring that I’ve a thorough clean-up for my room before I leave. Many things can be done in these 4 months, and the last option for me would be to sit down and shake legs. That’s not my style.
This summer is going to be a blast for the upcoming series of events that I’m joining.
I really miss the weather in Vancouver.It’s such an irony that I actually enjoy being betrayed by the sun. I like it when the sun is out and the wind is still.
I like how the wind blows my hair to my face.
Like this
I’ve so much to blog actually but more updates will be posted on the following days.
Have a wonderful day friends!
Thank god, I returned safely.
A lot of things are on my mind. Like:
Summer vacation.Summer job.Japanese class.Piano.
This is my weekly schedule.
Household chores.Babysitting.Outings.Piano.Bumping around.
If you think the above is familiar, yes, it is. My life is rewound to a year before, where waiting for tomorrow was my daily thought.
Instead of recharging myself, I’ve the urge to achieve something during this break. It could be grabbing a guitar and start humming it. It could be practicing piano for hours daily; or maybe something simpler, ensuring that I’ve a thorough clean-up for my room before I leave. Many things can be done in these 4 months, and the last option for me would be to sit down and shake legs. That’s not my style.
This summer is going to be a blast for the upcoming series of events that I’m joining.
I really miss the weather in Vancouver.It’s such an irony that I actually enjoy being betrayed by the sun. I like it when the sun is out and the wind is still.
I like how the wind blows my hair to my face.
Like this
I’ve so much to blog actually but more updates will be posted on the following days.
Have a wonderful day friends!
Labels: life
4/26/2009
One thing I dislike about chatting on MSN with friends is that people tend to fade out after chatting for a while. But it only applies to some of them, not all.
I'm not the kind who likes to nudge or takes the initiative to start up the conversation, don't blame me when I'm annoyed by some people's attitude. I have my reason for it.
Let's say someone automatically chats with me, and then replies me every 10-15 minutes, I would have expected his/her reply to be something longer, unlike short sentences such as 'ok', ' lol', 'oh I see' etcetera. They all seem to be perfunctory to me if I've waited more than I should. Unless you've some urgent matters to ask or you're on with something else, if not I feel very uncomfortable for you have tested my patience every time, and I did not find trouble for it.
I'm fine if you do it once in a while, but not when it has become so habitual and happens EVERY SINGLE TIME we chat, because very often these people make me fade out and I myself have become perfunctory when it comes to chatting with them.
It's okay if you're not up for a chat, but I feel disparaged if you start up a conversation and end up replying in a perfunctory way.
I think, this is a matter of respect too. Don't make me feel like I've wasted my time chatting with you in exchange for a 'lol', ' hehehe' from you.
I'm not the kind who likes to nudge or takes the initiative to start up the conversation, don't blame me when I'm annoyed by some people's attitude. I have my reason for it.
Let's say someone automatically chats with me, and then replies me every 10-15 minutes, I would have expected his/her reply to be something longer, unlike short sentences such as 'ok', ' lol', 'oh I see' etcetera. They all seem to be perfunctory to me if I've waited more than I should. Unless you've some urgent matters to ask or you're on with something else, if not I feel very uncomfortable for you have tested my patience every time, and I did not find trouble for it.
I'm fine if you do it once in a while, but not when it has become so habitual and happens EVERY SINGLE TIME we chat, because very often these people make me fade out and I myself have become perfunctory when it comes to chatting with them.
It's okay if you're not up for a chat, but I feel disparaged if you start up a conversation and end up replying in a perfunctory way.
I think, this is a matter of respect too. Don't make me feel like I've wasted my time chatting with you in exchange for a 'lol', ' hehehe' from you.
4/21/2009
He is undoubtedly the one that I miss the most at the moment.
He likes to shake his butt every time we come home. He likes cloth more than bone, so it’s very common to see him carrying a cloth around my house most of the time. He likes to steal the ‘fatt gou’ my mom uses for praying, and then secretly eats it without anyone’s acknowledgement, until we see the pink spots on his mouth.Then, he'll smartly hide his evilness by showing innocent face after getting stares from us on his naughty act. I bet if he knows human language, he'll say:
'NA NA NA NA NA, YOU CANNOT CATCH ME, IT'S TOO LATE!!'
He'll feel sad when he doesn't get our attention, it's sensible because he will just lie on the floor with a 'moody' face expression.But that won’t last long because ...
because....
He easily falls asleep. Just like his dear owner, he'll sleep when he's bored.
I always feel thankful for him because he’s such a loyal company, never miss the time when I play piano, sometimes he’ll even fall asleep after an hour or less of ‘musical hypnosis’. It’s my privilege to be awarded such a silent supporter. He may not mean on what he does, but the human-animal bond simply shows the magic.
Okay, stop dreaming in the midst of studying.
'Pluto Chong, wait for me to come back!'
Perhaps I should say to myself: Yea, just one more week for everything to be over.
4/16/2009
Malaysians don’t have stereotypes.
Or should I say, Malaysians don’t have a specific type of look that can be easily recognized outside the country.
Don’t get me wrong, I’m not criticizing our Manglish or slang and all of the moulded cultures we've given our respect to all this while.But there is often a situation that I encounter when I speak to Asians or Westerners; they get very different perceptions on my nationality at first sight.
So this is what usually happens.
The first time I spoke to my Canadian-born Chinese friends, they thought I come from Hong Kong. I didn’t think it matter anyway since our conversations are all English-based, so I just politely slid through it by saying ‘Oh no, I’m a Malaysian.’ I then continued saying that Malaysia is pretty near to Singapore.
Their reply was one of the biggest jokes in my life.
One of my friends said: “I’ve heard of Singapore. I used to think that Singapore was in the States.”
Me:.......
So when I moved on and encountered some Japanese, they spoke Japanese language to me.
Sumimasen, anata was nihon-jin desu ka?
I said I’m not.
That was not the first time. During my Japan trip, when 9 out of 10 people I came across with thought that I was a Japanese ,just like them.There was even once when I went out alone and then an old man approached to me and asked about my nationality. He thought that I’m a Japanese, and because he likes to meet Japanese, so he started sharing his story with me. I stood there and listened for half and hour, almost frozen because of the winter chill which sent shivers down my spine. He even gave me his address before he left for the seabus, inviting me to his house. Strange enough, it was my weirdest encounter in Vancouver so far.
Then one day when I went out for shopping, suddenly a Korean came up to me and started yakking in Korean.I could only smile to him and said goodbye innocently because I don’t know how to speak in Korean.
When I went to Taiwan, people assumed that I was a Taiwanese.
It’s not only happening when I’m in Canada, the same question repeats on everywhere I go, just that the language changes.
However,in Canadian’s eyes, they’ll just think that I’m an Asian (of course, 95% of them haven even heard of Malaysia) .To them, Chinese are Asians, regardless of which part you come from. They’ll be impressed if someone who comes from Southeast Asia can converse in English fluently. I didn’t take it as sarcasm because I came here to polish my English as well, knowing that my English was incompatible to them at that time.
I’m not sure how many times I have encountered with situation like this, but I then came out with a conclusion:
People will generally include you as part of them when you’re in their country. Just like they’ll assume that you are a Taiwanese when you go to Taiwan, Hong Kong people in HK, Chinese in China and so on.
This doesn’t happen on me solely, it does happen to some of my girlfriends as well. I’m not sure if my ‘Chinese’ genes weren’t strong enough, or appearance can be so‘universal’ that no one would think of me as a Malaysian on their first guess. Another explanation I can think of is because Chinese can be easily found everywhere;
since the Chinese population is so overwhelming,it becomes a hard task for the others to determine the nationality of a Chinese.
Seriously, I don’t know if I should be happy or sad. But one thing I like is that I can understand most of the languages spoken by them, without their acknowledgement since they can hardly guess my nationality right, at least none of them got it right so far.
Good or bad, I think that’s one of the ways we are ‘globalizing’ parallel with the technology advancement. To me, as long as we shape our characteristics and behaviours in a good manner, we'll gain respect everywhere we go, because accent and steoreotype can be neglected if we don't poke fun at each other for what they've been doing all the while.
Or should I say, Malaysians don’t have a specific type of look that can be easily recognized outside the country.
Don’t get me wrong, I’m not criticizing our Manglish or slang and all of the moulded cultures we've given our respect to all this while.But there is often a situation that I encounter when I speak to Asians or Westerners; they get very different perceptions on my nationality at first sight.
So this is what usually happens.
The first time I spoke to my Canadian-born Chinese friends, they thought I come from Hong Kong. I didn’t think it matter anyway since our conversations are all English-based, so I just politely slid through it by saying ‘Oh no, I’m a Malaysian.’ I then continued saying that Malaysia is pretty near to Singapore.
Their reply was one of the biggest jokes in my life.
One of my friends said: “I’ve heard of Singapore. I used to think that Singapore was in the States.”
Me:.......
So when I moved on and encountered some Japanese, they spoke Japanese language to me.
Sumimasen, anata was nihon-jin desu ka?
I said I’m not.
That was not the first time. During my Japan trip, when 9 out of 10 people I came across with thought that I was a Japanese ,just like them.There was even once when I went out alone and then an old man approached to me and asked about my nationality. He thought that I’m a Japanese, and because he likes to meet Japanese, so he started sharing his story with me. I stood there and listened for half and hour, almost frozen because of the winter chill which sent shivers down my spine. He even gave me his address before he left for the seabus, inviting me to his house. Strange enough, it was my weirdest encounter in Vancouver so far.
Then one day when I went out for shopping, suddenly a Korean came up to me and started yakking in Korean.I could only smile to him and said goodbye innocently because I don’t know how to speak in Korean.
When I went to Taiwan, people assumed that I was a Taiwanese.
It’s not only happening when I’m in Canada, the same question repeats on everywhere I go, just that the language changes.
However,in Canadian’s eyes, they’ll just think that I’m an Asian (of course, 95% of them haven even heard of Malaysia) .To them, Chinese are Asians, regardless of which part you come from. They’ll be impressed if someone who comes from Southeast Asia can converse in English fluently. I didn’t take it as sarcasm because I came here to polish my English as well, knowing that my English was incompatible to them at that time.
I’m not sure how many times I have encountered with situation like this, but I then came out with a conclusion:
People will generally include you as part of them when you’re in their country. Just like they’ll assume that you are a Taiwanese when you go to Taiwan, Hong Kong people in HK, Chinese in China and so on.
This doesn’t happen on me solely, it does happen to some of my girlfriends as well. I’m not sure if my ‘Chinese’ genes weren’t strong enough, or appearance can be so‘universal’ that no one would think of me as a Malaysian on their first guess. Another explanation I can think of is because Chinese can be easily found everywhere;
since the Chinese population is so overwhelming,it becomes a hard task for the others to determine the nationality of a Chinese.
Seriously, I don’t know if I should be happy or sad. But one thing I like is that I can understand most of the languages spoken by them, without their acknowledgement since they can hardly guess my nationality right, at least none of them got it right so far.
Good or bad, I think that’s one of the ways we are ‘globalizing’ parallel with the technology advancement. To me, as long as we shape our characteristics and behaviours in a good manner, we'll gain respect everywhere we go, because accent and steoreotype can be neglected if we don't poke fun at each other for what they've been doing all the while.
4/11/2009
Earth Hour 28.3.09
I headed straight to Downtown to have a glance at the panoramic city view of Vancouver in dark. My curiosity overwhelmed my support towards this campaign because I strongly stick to the point that changing our daily practices to conserve energy and resources is a much more practical way to save the planet. And what I saw was a street party outside the house. So they turned off the lights at home, then all went to the same place with lights striking everywhere to celebrate earth hour with reporters live broadcasting about it when the surrounding was bright.
I find it contradicting to the initial aim of this campaign. It’s either that you do nothing about it at that particular hour, and then save it in daily lives or do it in a proper way to show a significant difference.
Then they managed to save a little bit of energy, with tonnes of party leftover on the floor.
*end of story*
Storm the wall 30.3.09
So I watched the Storm the wall, also known as the not-to-be-missed event according to the UBC REC website. This is how the competition goes, 4 people in a team, each completing a different sport (swim, sprint, bike,run) and then 4 of them reach the destination to climb over the 12-foot wall to complete the whole cycle. It was held for a few days , each day for a different category, and I just stopped by for a while to watch some of the teams climbing over the wall. It’s very entertaining watching them doing this because I find it difficult to climb over it, especially in the rain since the competition will continue regardless of the weather. I enjoy the feeling of anticipating something exciting and lively everytime I walk pass the SUB building.It simply makes life better by hearing cheerful,supportive noises passing around us.Some girlfriends of mine say they’re going to get a taste of this event next year, asking me to join in the fun. I will definitely support them all the way, but turtle like me obviously need some time for training if I were to join, they seriously have no idea how ‘excel’ I am at sports.
I will try it. But it’s just a matter of time to step up.
I've also tried cooking a new dish in March. It was fried eggplant(brinjal) with chicken+seafood sauce.I must admit, I thought it wasn’t going to be difficult until I scanned through the online recipe. I realized that it wasn’t a breeze at all. This was the most time-consuming dish to cook so far, as I spent almost 1.5 hour to cook it, mainly because of the process of frying the eggplant (brinjal) which can take up to 45 minutes on a small frying pan.-_-“ Luckily it wasn’t a failure afterall, I was satisfied with my first trial.Next two dishes to try on will be curry chicken and teriyaki chicken.
‘70% of Malaysian spend time with their friends in the kitchen.’-IKEA
I doubt this but cooking time is definitely a chance for you to see a person’s inner quality. Forget about the taste of the dish, it’s sensible through her/his way of handling the ingredients till cooking it. Watching it could be an art, or a disaster.
I headed straight to Downtown to have a glance at the panoramic city view of Vancouver in dark. My curiosity overwhelmed my support towards this campaign because I strongly stick to the point that changing our daily practices to conserve energy and resources is a much more practical way to save the planet. And what I saw was a street party outside the house. So they turned off the lights at home, then all went to the same place with lights striking everywhere to celebrate earth hour with reporters live broadcasting about it when the surrounding was bright.
I find it contradicting to the initial aim of this campaign. It’s either that you do nothing about it at that particular hour, and then save it in daily lives or do it in a proper way to show a significant difference.
Then they managed to save a little bit of energy, with tonnes of party leftover on the floor.
*end of story*
Storm the wall 30.3.09
So I watched the Storm the wall, also known as the not-to-be-missed event according to the UBC REC website. This is how the competition goes, 4 people in a team, each completing a different sport (swim, sprint, bike,run) and then 4 of them reach the destination to climb over the 12-foot wall to complete the whole cycle. It was held for a few days , each day for a different category, and I just stopped by for a while to watch some of the teams climbing over the wall. It’s very entertaining watching them doing this because I find it difficult to climb over it, especially in the rain since the competition will continue regardless of the weather. I enjoy the feeling of anticipating something exciting and lively everytime I walk pass the SUB building.It simply makes life better by hearing cheerful,supportive noises passing around us.Some girlfriends of mine say they’re going to get a taste of this event next year, asking me to join in the fun. I will definitely support them all the way, but turtle like me obviously need some time for training if I were to join, they seriously have no idea how ‘excel’ I am at sports.
I will try it. But it’s just a matter of time to step up.
I've also tried cooking a new dish in March. It was fried eggplant(brinjal) with chicken+seafood sauce.I must admit, I thought it wasn’t going to be difficult until I scanned through the online recipe. I realized that it wasn’t a breeze at all. This was the most time-consuming dish to cook so far, as I spent almost 1.5 hour to cook it, mainly because of the process of frying the eggplant (brinjal) which can take up to 45 minutes on a small frying pan.-_-“ Luckily it wasn’t a failure afterall, I was satisfied with my first trial.Next two dishes to try on will be curry chicken and teriyaki chicken.
‘70% of Malaysian spend time with their friends in the kitchen.’-IKEA
I doubt this but cooking time is definitely a chance for you to see a person’s inner quality. Forget about the taste of the dish, it’s sensible through her/his way of handling the ingredients till cooking it. Watching it could be an art, or a disaster.
Labels: cooking, new life, Vancouver
4/10/2009
Term 2 lectures have officialy tied a knot. I handed in my last report on Wednesday, feeling extremely relieved with all the things that have strecthed me this far.
Although it gives me excuses to slack, I promise myself not to repeat last term’s mistake. ‘Know my playing limits.’ I would say. So, I’ve roughly planned my schedule for both outings and revision times. I have a lot of plans in mind, but uncertain of those which will work out before I leave. The last two activities I’m going to do before I head back will be visiting the Cherry Blossom Festival and biking at Stanley Park. It’s getting sunnier in Vancouver nowadays, I can feel the cool breeze kissing my face everyday, and the warm sun shines on my head, what a blissful feeling that could be!
And yes, I’ve also started packing my stuff and separated those to be put into summer storage and those to bring back. It’s a long long process to be honest, I hate packing things because I spend so much time putting them into luggage or box neatly, and it only takes half of the packing time to unpack it. The only thought I have everyday is to ‘CLEAN CLEAN THROW’ which reminds me very much of the ‘ELIMINATE,ELIMINATE,ELIMINATE’ scene in Death Note when Mikami has gone mad. Seriously, I’ve to get rid of the unnecessary stuff to get sufficient space to pack other things.
Conspicuously,I'm going to have big time packing.
Ohhh, Pui Mun, good luck packing !
Although it gives me excuses to slack, I promise myself not to repeat last term’s mistake. ‘Know my playing limits.’ I would say. So, I’ve roughly planned my schedule for both outings and revision times. I have a lot of plans in mind, but uncertain of those which will work out before I leave. The last two activities I’m going to do before I head back will be visiting the Cherry Blossom Festival and biking at Stanley Park. It’s getting sunnier in Vancouver nowadays, I can feel the cool breeze kissing my face everyday, and the warm sun shines on my head, what a blissful feeling that could be!
And yes, I’ve also started packing my stuff and separated those to be put into summer storage and those to bring back. It’s a long long process to be honest, I hate packing things because I spend so much time putting them into luggage or box neatly, and it only takes half of the packing time to unpack it. The only thought I have everyday is to ‘CLEAN CLEAN THROW’ which reminds me very much of the ‘ELIMINATE,ELIMINATE,ELIMINATE’ scene in Death Note when Mikami has gone mad. Seriously, I’ve to get rid of the unnecessary stuff to get sufficient space to pack other things.
Conspicuously,I'm going to have big time packing.
Ohhh, Pui Mun, good luck packing !
4/06/2009
Maurice Tillet ( 1903 - August 4, 1954 ) was a professional wrestler in the early years of the entertainment-sport. Born in France, he was highly intelligent and could speak 14 languages. He was also a keen poet and was hoping to get into the acting business.
In his twenties, he developed acromegaly, a rare disease that causes bones to grow wildly and uncontrollably. Soon his whole body was disfigured as a result. This led to much pain for Tillet as this gentle man was being called names, berated and forced to flee the place he loved so much.
Seeking a new identity to fit his chronic disfigurement, Tillet fled to America where he made a living on his appearance by becoming a professional wrestler, and was dubbed as the "freak ogre of the ring". His villain persona ("the French Angel") was an instant success with the crowds. Perhaps the highlight of his career was on August 1, 1944, when The French Angel defeated Steve "Crusher" Casey for the American Wrestling Association World championship.
He soon became a recluse, although a few people did manage to befriend Tillet, including the businessman Patrick Kelly, whose home in Braintree, Massachusetts Tillet would often visit. There the pair would often play chess together.
Tillet died in 1954 from heart disease at age 51. Bobby Managain, who as Bobby Managoff was a wrestling champ, asked Tillet on his death bed if he could make a plaster cast of his face. Tillet agreed, and Bobby made three masks of his face. Once of which was given to Milo Steinborn, while two ended up with Patrick Kelly. Steinborn donated this mask to the York Barbell Museum years ago. One of the masks sat on Kelly's office desks for years, the other he donated to the International Wrestling Museum in Iowa.
Paranormal Anecdote
A story exists that, in 1980, 25 years after Tillet's death, Patrick Kelly installed a computerized chess machine which he frequently played against, next to Tillet's mask. One morning, Kelly played against the computer. That morning, the computer deviated from its set program and used a different style of play, including the French 18th Century Opening chess move. On further inspection, Kelly observed that the computer wasn't even plugged in. This supposedly happened on numerous occasions, but only as long as Tillet's mask was nearby. Kelly claims that he had engineers X-ray and check both the mask and the computer, but that nothing unusual was found.
One 'Death Mask' of Maurice Tillet currently resides at the USA Weightlifting Hall of Fame inside the York Barbell Building in York, Pennsylvania. It is on display in the strongman/wrestling section that serves to provide a glimpse into the origins of modern competitive weightlifting and powerlifting.
Credit to :http://www.fundistraction.com/2007/04/maurice-tillet-real-life-shrek.html
O_O" Seriously, I didn't know that Shrek has a real counterpart.
Labels: Funny stuff, Vancouver
4/05/2009
这两颗心的由来，是因为一位小学死党。
有一天当我们在一起补习时，她将要还我的2块钱折成了2颗心的形状，笑说是自己无聊没事干。
可是我觉得，很多惊喜都来自于日常生活中的小细节，只在于我们能否察觉与感应得到。
从那天起，我就把这2颗心放在我的钱包里，一直到现在也没改变过。因为我觉得，那不仅仅是纸钞的价值，而是一份友谊的象徵。
那是我第一次觉得，钱也可以变得很有感情，只要我们愿意去寻找它当中的意义。
很久以前就察觉得到你在心境上的转变，对这世界的冷嘲热讽感到恐惧与难过，杀死了很多以前所有的搞笑细胞。我尝试去了解你深藏不露的心事，毕竟大家认识了快9年，无法明白你更深的过去是我的亏欠。我会愿意为你去做我所能够努力的事，因为我希望你能从我，甚至是我们身上找得到力量与信心。就算是崩溃的时候，也会有很多双手及耳朵在扶持着你，只要你愿意说，我们一定会听。
别贬低自己来看待这世界的变幻无测，别人在改变的同时，你也一样会往这个方向在循环着。你也一样可以掌握自己的人生，得到更多的快乐，而不允许别人在操控着你的愤怒与伤悲。以前的一切会走，只要你愿意原谅。我相信，每一个人都有走出过去的力量，看见生活每个角落所绽放出来的小光芒。挫折与难过是必然的，那才会让我们珍惜雨过天晴的不易。
别把自己藏起来，因为我会怕，怕找不到你没办法支持你的决定。也许我不明白你的痛，真的，我不明白。我能扮演最好的角色就是安静的聆听者， 听听你的声音。我也不太会言语上的安慰，只能给予你文字上的启发。我不坚强，只是我不再选择等待，我相信自己也能改变自己，只要我愿意踏出第一步，我就可以。每一次都会这样地鼓励你，希望能洗刷你的悲哀，不再为自己不愉快的以前而妥协，因为那并不是你的错。至少，我们都曾在你的以前出现过，一起走过很多傻傻但又无法磨灭的道路。
也许，我能为你做的不多。到最后，还是得依靠你自己的决定才能断定以后的路该怎么走。人会徘徊，我也曾经徘徊过，曾经挣扎过。后来，我开始明白前面有很多的通道，但只有一个方向，就是往前。我已走不回以前曾走过的路，但往前我才能摸索新的经验，新的生活。别人无法反省的过错就任由他们自作孽，你无需为他们的污点一起陪葬，关闭起自己的心。没办法重新开始的却能改变以后，请相信以后的你会过得很好，不压抑，不躲起，勇敢地为以后而努力。
你也许不知道，你的一举一动也能轻而易举地影响着别人的看法与心情。就好象这2颗心，如果不是因为你的一时无聊，我就少了每一次打开钱包时那微笑的理由。你也很重要，绝对不是注定被人欺负一辈子的一群，你也一样可以得到世界上很多的美好，
最近都没听见你的消息了，希望你一样会过得很好。
别忘记你说的：
人要有美好的希望，才有力量启发美好的理想 ：）
加油! =) 这是我吃了11粒巧克力的成果，加上你之前给我的2颗爱心，希望你能体会友情的珍贵。
大家都需要彼此的鼓励与扶持才能继续努力。所以，一起加油吧！！
期待重新看见8个月后的你，我保持相信。
4/04/2009
This is my favourite soundtrack from a Japanese drama called 'プロポーズ大作戦' (Puropozu Daisakusen).
I haven't listened to this soundtrack for almost a year and I'm now back to it again.
1. Rising Road ～メインテーマ～
2. ハニーチーズ
3. 夢追いランナー
4. Rainy Man
5. ささやかな願い
6. ハレルヤフラッシュ
7. 彷徨う心
8. それもまた青春
9. Sugar
10. 希望
11. ゴリ押しMy Way
12. セピアの教室
13. エビフライ
14. ダ·ダ·ダブルチャンス!
15. 素直な気持ち
16. 恋の大作戦
17. 雨あがり
18. 明日晴れるかな(Piano & Strings Version)
Most of the tracks follow a soothing melody and have a tranquilizing effect on me.I must say,Japanese are really good at composing sentimental songs which are a bliss to listen at all times. These songs touch my heart and make me feel better after listening to them. To me, music is really important to heal souls and trigger inspirations.Besides that,it relates me back to some of the scenes in the drama whenever I'm listening to the soundtrack.
I watched this drama a few years back and quite like the concept of the entire series. It's about a guy who gets to travel back in time with the aid of a fairy and try to get a girl's heart.He travels to a significant time in which he and the girl both exist at that time in every episode and then slowly changes the history. I find it interesting, although the ending was not satisfying, the special episode filled my stomach satisfyingly. Also, I realize that some things are meant to be and can't be changed in reality. Don't learn to regret, but do something before you regret. Even if it does not end the way we want it to be, at least we have tried our best to put effort in it, therefore we can walk off proudly with empty hands, but a heart that consists of a bunch of memories.
I had a heart-to-heart talk with my sister last night, just good when I needed someone to talk to.I just continued with my story I told her last time and she gave me some advices.I'm just glad that you're always there regardless of the time and place.
I've been relying too much on friends for the past few months, that I feel something is missing when I don't hear from them, miss out their calls or messages, skype and MSN,neglecting the fact that they have their lives going on as well. So so, it's just a self-confession time where I should learn to swallow up my problems sometimes. Yeap, I will get to listen from you guys when the time comes, which is just a month later. On the other hand, I'm losing touch with some people, that I have no idea how to warm up our friendships. Maybe it's just going through a transition state like what my friend used to tell me
'True friends are not those who can crap with you all the time,
but you won't feel embarrassed when both of you don't talk.'
It's the heart that matters, I believe. But only those who believe it will trust me the same.
I haven't listened to this soundtrack for almost a year and I'm now back to it again.
1. Rising Road ～メインテーマ～
2. ハニーチーズ
3. 夢追いランナー
4. Rainy Man
5. ささやかな願い
6. ハレルヤフラッシュ
7. 彷徨う心
8. それもまた青春
9. Sugar
10. 希望
11. ゴリ押しMy Way
12. セピアの教室
13. エビフライ
14. ダ·ダ·ダブルチャンス!
15. 素直な気持ち
16. 恋の大作戦
17. 雨あがり
18. 明日晴れるかな(Piano & Strings Version)
Most of the tracks follow a soothing melody and have a tranquilizing effect on me.I must say,Japanese are really good at composing sentimental songs which are a bliss to listen at all times. These songs touch my heart and make me feel better after listening to them. To me, music is really important to heal souls and trigger inspirations.Besides that,it relates me back to some of the scenes in the drama whenever I'm listening to the soundtrack.
I watched this drama a few years back and quite like the concept of the entire series. It's about a guy who gets to travel back in time with the aid of a fairy and try to get a girl's heart.He travels to a significant time in which he and the girl both exist at that time in every episode and then slowly changes the history. I find it interesting, although the ending was not satisfying, the special episode filled my stomach satisfyingly. Also, I realize that some things are meant to be and can't be changed in reality. Don't learn to regret, but do something before you regret. Even if it does not end the way we want it to be, at least we have tried our best to put effort in it, therefore we can walk off proudly with empty hands, but a heart that consists of a bunch of memories.
I had a heart-to-heart talk with my sister last night, just good when I needed someone to talk to.I just continued with my story I told her last time and she gave me some advices.I'm just glad that you're always there regardless of the time and place.
I've been relying too much on friends for the past few months, that I feel something is missing when I don't hear from them, miss out their calls or messages, skype and MSN,neglecting the fact that they have their lives going on as well. So so, it's just a self-confession time where I should learn to swallow up my problems sometimes. Yeap, I will get to listen from you guys when the time comes, which is just a month later. On the other hand, I'm losing touch with some people, that I have no idea how to warm up our friendships. Maybe it's just going through a transition state like what my friend used to tell me
'True friends are not those who can crap with you all the time,
but you won't feel embarrassed when both of you don't talk.'
It's the heart that matters, I believe. But only those who believe it will trust me the same.
3/31/2009
001. Real Name → Chong Pui Mun
002. Nickname(s)→ Munx2, Minnie mouse,Mui,Darmun, darl,Bzz, Ah B, Ah B Chan,michy, Ah Pui , Ah Mun, Pui Pui, pm, laopo and the list goes on...
004. Zodiac sign →Libra
005. Male or female → Female
006. Elementary → S.J.K (C) Yuk Chai
007. Middle School → S.M.K (P) Sri Aman
008. High School → S.M.K (P) Sri Aman
009. College School → Sunway
010. Hair color → Black
011. Long or short → Shoulder length
012. Loud or Quiet → Quiet
013. Sweats or Jeans → Jeans
014. Phone or Camera → Camera.
015. Health or freak → Health
016. Drink or Smoke? → none
017. Do you have a crush on someone? → Temporarily none.
018. Eat or Drink → Drink
019. Piercings → 2
020. Tattoos → none
021. Social or Anti-Social → Intermediate
022. Righty or lefty → Righty
First
023. First piercing → When I was 7.
024. First relationship → he he he
025. First Best friend → my neighbour, bing bing.
026. First award → I don't recall it, probably at 6.
027. First Kiss → another he he he he question
028. First pet → Dog--> Bobby
029. First Big Vacation → I don't remember it. Probably the H.K trip when I was 7-8.
030. First Love at first sight → none.
031. First big birthday → When I was 9, I had my first birthday party at home.
032. First Surgery → none
033. First sport you joined → I think I think it was swimming.
This or That
034. Orange or Apple juice : Orange juice
035. Rock or Rap : Rock
036. Country or Screamo : Country.
037. NSYNC or Backstreet boys : Backstreet boys.
038. Britney spears or Christina Aguilera : Christina Aguilera
039. Night or Day : Night
040. Sun or Moon : Moon
041. TV or Internet : Internet
042. Playstation or xbox : Playstation
043. Kiss or hug : hug
044. Iguana or turtle : none
045. Spider or bee : Bee
046. Fall or spring : spring
047. Limewire or iTunes : iTunes
048. Soccer or baseball : Neither.
Currently
049. watching nba game → not my game
050. Drinking → nope
051. Excitement level → 50%
052. I'm about to → exercise
053. Listening to → 明日晴れるかな
054. Plans for today → Relaxation.
055. Waiting for → term 2 to be over.
056. Energy Level → 100%
057. Thinking of someone → yeap.
Future dreams
058. Want kids? → Maybe not.
059. Want to get married? → I doubt so, let's see.
060. when → When someone can change my mind.
061. How many kids do you want → I've no idea.
062. Any name on the mind → Nope, out of my current plan.
063. What did you want to be when you were little → Police and headmaster
064. Careers in mind → Food chemist
065. Mellow future or wild → wild
066. Something you would never try → Hurt the others.
067. When do you want to die → When the time comes.
Which is the better in the boy/girl you like (in the future)
068. Lips or eyes → Eyes
069. Romantic or Funny? → Funny.
070. Shorter or taller? → Taller. A must.
071. Protective or Caring? → Caring
072. Romantic or Spontaneous → Spontaneous
073. Nice stomach or nice arms → No idea
074. Sensitive or loud→ Anything
075. Hook-up or relationship → Relationship
076. Trouble maker or hesitant → neither
077. Muscular or normal → Average
Have you ever
078. Kissed a stranger → lol. nope.
079. Broken a bone → nope
080. Lost glasses/contacts → nope.
081. Ran away from home → nope
082. Held a gun/knife for self defense → nope
083. Killed somebody →nope
084. Broken someone's heart → I hope not, but I'm not sure.
085. Had your heart broken → yeap
086. Been arrested → nope
087. Cried when someone died → yeap, always.
Do you believe in
089. Yourself → I should.
090. Miracles → Maybe
091. Love at first sight → Not so
092. Heaven → Sometimes, life can be as good as heaven when we are content.
093. Santa Claus → In my dreams.
094. Tooth Fairy→ Nope
095. Kiss on the first date→ Depends.
096. Angels → Yeap.
097. Is there one person you want to be with right now → I think nope.
098. Are you seriously happy with where you are in life → Sort of in the middle, transition state.
099. Do you believe in God → Yeap.
100. Post as 100 truths and tag 10 people
002. Nickname(s)→ Munx2, Minnie mouse,Mui,Darmun, darl,Bzz, Ah B, Ah B Chan,michy, Ah Pui , Ah Mun, Pui Pui, pm, laopo and the list goes on...
004. Zodiac sign →Libra
005. Male or female → Female
006. Elementary → S.J.K (C) Yuk Chai
007. Middle School → S.M.K (P) Sri Aman
008. High School → S.M.K (P) Sri Aman
009. College School → Sunway
010. Hair color → Black
011. Long or short → Shoulder length
012. Loud or Quiet → Quiet
013. Sweats or Jeans → Jeans
014. Phone or Camera → Camera.
015. Health or freak → Health
016. Drink or Smoke? → none
017. Do you have a crush on someone? → Temporarily none.
018. Eat or Drink → Drink
019. Piercings → 2
020. Tattoos → none
021. Social or Anti-Social → Intermediate
022. Righty or lefty → Righty
First
023. First piercing → When I was 7.
024. First relationship → he he he
025. First Best friend → my neighbour, bing bing.
026. First award → I don't recall it, probably at 6.
027. First Kiss → another he he he he question
028. First pet → Dog--> Bobby
029. First Big Vacation → I don't remember it. Probably the H.K trip when I was 7-8.
030. First Love at first sight → none.
031. First big birthday → When I was 9, I had my first birthday party at home.
032. First Surgery → none
033. First sport you joined → I think I think it was swimming.
This or That
034. Orange or Apple juice : Orange juice
035. Rock or Rap : Rock
036. Country or Screamo : Country.
037. NSYNC or Backstreet boys : Backstreet boys.
038. Britney spears or Christina Aguilera : Christina Aguilera
039. Night or Day : Night
040. Sun or Moon : Moon
041. TV or Internet : Internet
042. Playstation or xbox : Playstation
043. Kiss or hug : hug
044. Iguana or turtle : none
045. Spider or bee : Bee
046. Fall or spring : spring
047. Limewire or iTunes : iTunes
048. Soccer or baseball : Neither.
Currently
049. watching nba game → not my game
050. Drinking → nope
051. Excitement level → 50%
052. I'm about to → exercise
053. Listening to → 明日晴れるかな
054. Plans for today → Relaxation.
055. Waiting for → term 2 to be over.
056. Energy Level → 100%
057. Thinking of someone → yeap.
Future dreams
058. Want kids? → Maybe not.
059. Want to get married? → I doubt so, let's see.
060. when → When someone can change my mind.
061. How many kids do you want → I've no idea.
062. Any name on the mind → Nope, out of my current plan.
063. What did you want to be when you were little → Police and headmaster
064. Careers in mind → Food chemist
065. Mellow future or wild → wild
066. Something you would never try → Hurt the others.
067. When do you want to die → When the time comes.
Which is the better in the boy/girl you like (in the future)
068. Lips or eyes → Eyes
069. Romantic or Funny? → Funny.
070. Shorter or taller? → Taller. A must.
071. Protective or Caring? → Caring
072. Romantic or Spontaneous → Spontaneous
073. Nice stomach or nice arms → No idea
074. Sensitive or loud→ Anything
075. Hook-up or relationship → Relationship
076. Trouble maker or hesitant → neither
077. Muscular or normal → Average
Have you ever
078. Kissed a stranger → lol. nope.
079. Broken a bone → nope
080. Lost glasses/contacts → nope.
081. Ran away from home → nope
082. Held a gun/knife for self defense → nope
083. Killed somebody →nope
084. Broken someone's heart → I hope not, but I'm not sure.
085. Had your heart broken → yeap
086. Been arrested → nope
087. Cried when someone died → yeap, always.
Do you believe in
089. Yourself → I should.
090. Miracles → Maybe
091. Love at first sight → Not so
092. Heaven → Sometimes, life can be as good as heaven when we are content.
093. Santa Claus → In my dreams.
094. Tooth Fairy→ Nope
095. Kiss on the first date→ Depends.
096. Angels → Yeap.
097. Is there one person you want to be with right now → I think nope.
098. Are you seriously happy with where you are in life → Sort of in the middle, transition state.
099. Do you believe in God → Yeap.
100. Post as 100 truths and tag 10 people
3/29/2009
People always ask me a question when they browse through my recent photo albums on Facebook.
' Why didn't I see you in the pictures?'
To be honest, I've actually taken quite a massive amount of pictures (with myself in it) in Vancouver. My habit is to take photo with and without me at a same place, and then keep both of these versions and upload the scenery photos onto Facebook. I thought, that would very much help to explain what I've been up to.
Also, I decided to leave some of these photos for my blog,the personal space I own. I try to make my blog as interesting as possible, but not using all of the photos that I've uploaded elsewhere and reuse it on my blog.
This post will be full of my pictures to show all of you my 7-month life in Vancouver.
I've never stopped sightseeing since I came here and I always find time for myself to explore this new place from mountains to watch towers right to parks and temples.I love spending half a day just to wander around the park or even go to downtown just to mingle among the agile souls. Also, I enjoy taking photos and sharing my experiences with those who are not by my side at the moment to give them a big picture of this city.
New things are always what I urge to try on , with bungy jump and watching horror movies as exceptions. One great experience I had in Vancouver was skiing.I'm not very skillful at it, but I feel happy after trying it. It's one of those activities that I'm willing to try on several times and still won't get bored of it.
I've also enjoyed my course so far, as it leads me to do things which are beyond textbook knowledge. I participated in several activities that I never thought I could get my hands on them in Vancouver.I did a volunteering service activity last term for one of my courses, AGSC 100 and it was about helping out to control the traffic on the Apple Festival in our uni for a few hours. If 'ant' like me could speak up and direct the traffic, I bet it wasn't a hard task to anyone out there. Seriously, I had a 'great' time training my voice. Another enjoyble thing I did in my Biology course was the field trip I recently went to. I went to a forest near our uni to collect vegetation profile, which was basically recording and counting the types of trees and shrubs in a given area. I'm so ashame to say, I have never been to a forest prior to this, despite I live in a country where tropical forests are abundant and they are full of precious species that foreign ecologists fly all the way just to visit our forests. It's time for me to be more aware of the surrounding, to understand Malaysia , this piece of valuable land before understanding the diversed cultures of the other countries.
I've become much more fairer after spending just a few months here, that I was not used to seeing myself in mirror initially,because never in my life have I become so fair like this. Some say I blew up my cheeks and am going to bring some Canadian fats back home, some say I'm left with skeletons to support myself. Receiving these extreme comments from different people makes me feel that, whatever it is , just stay happy for the thought that people actually remember me even after so many months. I'm always the minnie mouse/chubbymun/ant you all know , nothing is going to change.=P
7 months, 7 months. It was all worthwhile although it started off in a harsh way.I daresay, I'm really proud of myself, for buiding my own circle of life in Canada, from zero right to the steady state now. Although once in a while I feel the exhaustion of having to manage my own life and learn everything by myself.Also,I need a lot of courage stimulation in myself, and this is where I started to encourage and try to believe in my ability when things are failing.Fortunately in the end, the efforts inserted were paid off and I had a good lesson about life.We must make the first kick before moving towards to make a difference.Don't dream big and work less.
I'll be heading back home next month. After getting rid of the uneasy self-stimulated depression,I'm prepared for anything to come because I know that it ain't gonna be the worst thing in life as I learn everytime I fall, then only can I sprint toward my future. I chose to filter all the negative thoughts to not ruin myself under any conditions.
I love the new PM, never give up, not afraid of failures and a tough person who now knows what's more important in her life and tries to do something about it. She believes that she doesn't collapse for nothing, there must be some underlying values she'll gain after a big sweep out in her life.
I like the new me,a lame B who will take lame pictures with tigger plush toy when she feels bored.=P
' Why didn't I see you in the pictures?'
To be honest, I've actually taken quite a massive amount of pictures (with myself in it) in Vancouver. My habit is to take photo with and without me at a same place, and then keep both of these versions and upload the scenery photos onto Facebook. I thought, that would very much help to explain what I've been up to.
Also, I decided to leave some of these photos for my blog,the personal space I own. I try to make my blog as interesting as possible, but not using all of the photos that I've uploaded elsewhere and reuse it on my blog.
This post will be full of my pictures to show all of you my 7-month life in Vancouver.
I've never stopped sightseeing since I came here and I always find time for myself to explore this new place from mountains to watch towers right to parks and temples.I love spending half a day just to wander around the park or even go to downtown just to mingle among the agile souls. Also, I enjoy taking photos and sharing my experiences with those who are not by my side at the moment to give them a big picture of this city.
New things are always what I urge to try on , with bungy jump and watching horror movies as exceptions. One great experience I had in Vancouver was skiing.I'm not very skillful at it, but I feel happy after trying it. It's one of those activities that I'm willing to try on several times and still won't get bored of it.
I've also enjoyed my course so far, as it leads me to do things which are beyond textbook knowledge. I participated in several activities that I never thought I could get my hands on them in Vancouver.I did a volunteering service activity last term for one of my courses, AGSC 100 and it was about helping out to control the traffic on the Apple Festival in our uni for a few hours. If 'ant' like me could speak up and direct the traffic, I bet it wasn't a hard task to anyone out there. Seriously, I had a 'great' time training my voice. Another enjoyble thing I did in my Biology course was the field trip I recently went to. I went to a forest near our uni to collect vegetation profile, which was basically recording and counting the types of trees and shrubs in a given area. I'm so ashame to say, I have never been to a forest prior to this, despite I live in a country where tropical forests are abundant and they are full of precious species that foreign ecologists fly all the way just to visit our forests. It's time for me to be more aware of the surrounding, to understand Malaysia , this piece of valuable land before understanding the diversed cultures of the other countries.
I've become much more fairer after spending just a few months here, that I was not used to seeing myself in mirror initially,because never in my life have I become so fair like this. Some say I blew up my cheeks and am going to bring some Canadian fats back home, some say I'm left with skeletons to support myself. Receiving these extreme comments from different people makes me feel that, whatever it is , just stay happy for the thought that people actually remember me even after so many months. I'm always the minnie mouse/chubbymun/ant you all know , nothing is going to change.=P
7 months, 7 months. It was all worthwhile although it started off in a harsh way.I daresay, I'm really proud of myself, for buiding my own circle of life in Canada, from zero right to the steady state now. Although once in a while I feel the exhaustion of having to manage my own life and learn everything by myself.Also,I need a lot of courage stimulation in myself, and this is where I started to encourage and try to believe in my ability when things are failing.Fortunately in the end, the efforts inserted were paid off and I had a good lesson about life.We must make the first kick before moving towards to make a difference.Don't dream big and work less.
I'll be heading back home next month. After getting rid of the uneasy self-stimulated depression,I'm prepared for anything to come because I know that it ain't gonna be the worst thing in life as I learn everytime I fall, then only can I sprint toward my future. I chose to filter all the negative thoughts to not ruin myself under any conditions.
I love the new PM, never give up, not afraid of failures and a tough person who now knows what's more important in her life and tries to do something about it. She believes that she doesn't collapse for nothing, there must be some underlying values she'll gain after a big sweep out in her life.
I like the new me,a lame B who will take lame pictures with tigger plush toy when she feels bored.=P
Labels: Myself, new life, Vancouver
3/26/2009
I felt extremely stressful and exhausted at the beginning of March, as if I had been through a war.I didn't want to think it as a war since this 7-month journey was beneficial to me.
I'm just feeling grateful for all the good things that happen to me, despite I did qualm and hesitate.Studies have been progressing smoothly. I've also passed my English proficiency test.
Before the arrival of these fortunate things,I did think of a question I've never thought of thoroughly, yet often being asked by people.
Why did I come here?
Yea. Why am I here?
Last time, I believed I left for good.I came with a hope, a hope for a change in myself and my perceptions. I hope, that I can at least keep myself occupied with beneficial activities besides studying. I hope that I'll let go myself and hop on to new experiences.Lastly, I hope I'll find more time for myself to explore the world through my own eyes.And it turned out to be a knowledgeable journey, I've gained a lot during the entire 7 months.I think it's more like a self-discovery, to learn how to live and how much potential I have to acquire skills for survival.It's just like I don't feel lonely when no one is cooking for me or having dinner with me. There will surely be times as such. So, I cook and do something else while eating to kill the boredom.I think, the more easily you feel lonely, the more ignorant you tend to be on those silly little things which can uplift your day. I learnt a lot of skills such as managing my finance, cooking, arranging my flight etcetera,to better myself, that it wouldn't be a problem for me to live independently in future.
Although once in a while I'll think, will life be better if I chose U.K or Australia instead of Canada since most of my friends are there? But I believe everything happens for a reason, so I don't spend time regretting on history. I should believe in my decision.
Life is not very fantastic here, it can be very dull sometimes but I managed to live through it .I cherish every of my sweat and smile here, because challenges are adventures to me. I'm going to nail them one by one. It's not about getting ahead of the others, but what matters more is how much I can get over the obstacles.Of course, there will be times when I get mad at myself, feel like bursting out and start yelling, but I'm good at repressing it and channel these externalities into activities like sleeping and playing piano. Also, I think there isn't anyone that I can reveal my true feelings here, so I keep it to myself.
I'm quite lucky recently.Everything has been going back onto its track, and I really appreciate it. Enough blessing for me, it's my turn to bless for someone else,you know who you are, we run together, ok?
Bah. I need a long long break to have fun. Although I may miss the weather here, but those friendly figures waiting in the homeland are always the best, the snow and wind in me are going to melt because of them.
I'll show you guys more pictures of myself on the next post, stay tuned !
I'm just feeling grateful for all the good things that happen to me, despite I did qualm and hesitate.Studies have been progressing smoothly. I've also passed my English proficiency test.
Before the arrival of these fortunate things,I did think of a question I've never thought of thoroughly, yet often being asked by people.
Why did I come here?
Yea. Why am I here?
Last time, I believed I left for good.I came with a hope, a hope for a change in myself and my perceptions. I hope, that I can at least keep myself occupied with beneficial activities besides studying. I hope that I'll let go myself and hop on to new experiences.Lastly, I hope I'll find more time for myself to explore the world through my own eyes.And it turned out to be a knowledgeable journey, I've gained a lot during the entire 7 months.I think it's more like a self-discovery, to learn how to live and how much potential I have to acquire skills for survival.It's just like I don't feel lonely when no one is cooking for me or having dinner with me. There will surely be times as such. So, I cook and do something else while eating to kill the boredom.I think, the more easily you feel lonely, the more ignorant you tend to be on those silly little things which can uplift your day. I learnt a lot of skills such as managing my finance, cooking, arranging my flight etcetera,to better myself, that it wouldn't be a problem for me to live independently in future.
Although once in a while I'll think, will life be better if I chose U.K or Australia instead of Canada since most of my friends are there? But I believe everything happens for a reason, so I don't spend time regretting on history. I should believe in my decision.
Life is not very fantastic here, it can be very dull sometimes but I managed to live through it .I cherish every of my sweat and smile here, because challenges are adventures to me. I'm going to nail them one by one. It's not about getting ahead of the others, but what matters more is how much I can get over the obstacles.Of course, there will be times when I get mad at myself, feel like bursting out and start yelling, but I'm good at repressing it and channel these externalities into activities like sleeping and playing piano. Also, I think there isn't anyone that I can reveal my true feelings here, so I keep it to myself.
I'm quite lucky recently.Everything has been going back onto its track, and I really appreciate it. Enough blessing for me, it's my turn to bless for someone else,you know who you are, we run together, ok?
Bah. I need a long long break to have fun. Although I may miss the weather here, but those friendly figures waiting in the homeland are always the best, the snow and wind in me are going to melt because of them.
I'll show you guys more pictures of myself on the next post, stay tuned !
3/18/2009
So, my Chem professor-Dr.Wasell shared an Irish joke with us before he started the lecture in conjunction with the St.Patrick's Day.
'Shayne had been drinking at his local pub all day and most of the
night.
Mick, the bartender says, "You'll not be drinking anymore tonight,
Shayne".
Shayne replies "OK Mick, I'll be on my way then." Shayne spins around
on his stool and steps off. He falls flat on his face. "Shite" he
says and pulls himself up by the stool and dusts himself off.
He takes a step towards the door and falls flat on his face. He looks
to the doorway and thinks to himself that if he can just get to the
door and get some fresh air he'll be fine. He belly crawls to the door
and shimmies up the doorframe. He sticks his head outside and takes a
deep breath of fresh air, feels much better and takes a step out onto
the sidewalk.
He falls flat on his face.
"I'm fockin' focked," he says. He can see his house just a few doors
down,and crawls to the door and shimmies up the doorframe, opens the
door and shimmies inside. He takes a look up the stairs and says "No
fockin' way".
He crawls up the stairs to his bedroom door and says "I can make it
to the bed." He takes a step into the room and falls flat on his face.
He says "Fock it" and falls into bed.
The next morning, his wife, Mary, comes into the room carrying a cup
of coffee and says, "Get up Shayne. Did you have a bit to drink last
night?".
Shayne says, "I did Mary. I was fockin' p!ssed. But how'd you know?"
"Mick called. You left your wheelchair at the pub again!" '
I think, it was my first time LOL-ed in a Chem class. Seriously, I enjoy Dr.Wasell's classes not only because of his patient teaching, but very often he throws in his own ideas onto his lectures, be it some extra information or just some random jokes which I find it delightful. I still remember when he started introducing himself on the first lecture ,he showed us the slides of his educational background, student's life and even his family. He's a British who has migrated to Canada after getting married with a Canadian. Somehow, he's a British with pure American accent, I can barely sense any Britishness in him. Friendly and cute professor who's in his 50-6o's, doesn't mind eating his slice of pizza while walking, he's just so down-to-earth and makes me feel approachable.I guess, he's the reason why I've been able to do well in my first-year Chemistry.
Also,I finished off my last Chem lab today. It was quite enjoyable as we prepared Azo dyes for clothes and colouring for plastics.
My lab partner then shared with me an interesting food today.
She gave me a small piece of Greentea Kitkat which her friend got it from the Japan airlines.
It gives Kitkat a whole new refreshing taste, the taste is not even near to the regular ones because the milk filling and coating are all in green tea. But I quite like it since I've always liked green tea flavour.
I wonder if it's available on stores here. I'll definitely buy it if I could find it.
'Shayne had been drinking at his local pub all day and most of the
night.
Mick, the bartender says, "You'll not be drinking anymore tonight,
Shayne".
Shayne replies "OK Mick, I'll be on my way then." Shayne spins around
on his stool and steps off. He falls flat on his face. "Shite" he
says and pulls himself up by the stool and dusts himself off.
He takes a step towards the door and falls flat on his face. He looks
to the doorway and thinks to himself that if he can just get to the
door and get some fresh air he'll be fine. He belly crawls to the door
and shimmies up the doorframe. He sticks his head outside and takes a
deep breath of fresh air, feels much better and takes a step out onto
the sidewalk.
He falls flat on his face.
"I'm fockin' focked," he says. He can see his house just a few doors
down,and crawls to the door and shimmies up the doorframe, opens the
door and shimmies inside. He takes a look up the stairs and says "No
fockin' way".
He crawls up the stairs to his bedroom door and says "I can make it
to the bed." He takes a step into the room and falls flat on his face.
He says "Fock it" and falls into bed.
The next morning, his wife, Mary, comes into the room carrying a cup
of coffee and says, "Get up Shayne. Did you have a bit to drink last
night?".
Shayne says, "I did Mary. I was fockin' p!ssed. But how'd you know?"
"Mick called. You left your wheelchair at the pub again!" '
I think, it was my first time LOL-ed in a Chem class. Seriously, I enjoy Dr.Wasell's classes not only because of his patient teaching, but very often he throws in his own ideas onto his lectures, be it some extra information or just some random jokes which I find it delightful. I still remember when he started introducing himself on the first lecture ,he showed us the slides of his educational background, student's life and even his family. He's a British who has migrated to Canada after getting married with a Canadian. Somehow, he's a British with pure American accent, I can barely sense any Britishness in him. Friendly and cute professor who's in his 50-6o's, doesn't mind eating his slice of pizza while walking, he's just so down-to-earth and makes me feel approachable.I guess, he's the reason why I've been able to do well in my first-year Chemistry.
Also,I finished off my last Chem lab today. It was quite enjoyable as we prepared Azo dyes for clothes and colouring for plastics.
My lab partner then shared with me an interesting food today.
She gave me a small piece of Greentea Kitkat which her friend got it from the Japan airlines.
It gives Kitkat a whole new refreshing taste, the taste is not even near to the regular ones because the milk filling and coating are all in green tea. But I quite like it since I've always liked green tea flavour.
I wonder if it's available on stores here. I'll definitely buy it if I could find it.
3/12/2009
A friend recently asked me about my current perception on love.
She said, trustworthy and honesty are deteriorating between couples.
I believe so. There's not much trust left nowadays, except for those people you can die for.
I messed up some relationships recently, I think it was my bad for not handling it properly.But I learnt a hard lesson, never carry out ambiguous actions which may cause people to misinterpret it as overly-concern actions. Also, my intuition tells me that some unusual things are going on, so I shall keep a distance on those things.
Many friends encourage me to try on a relationship. I think, at this point of life, I'm happy with my free-to-bump-around sort of lifestyle. I don't need to try it to know how it feels, and somehow the urge of trying is lacking in me.
They say, I'm overly-protecting myself and too fear to accept one. I guess I am, I understand myself too well that, if a relationship fails, it doubles the time for recovery. I would do anything to force myself to speed up the process, and end up being more traumatized.I'll need to sacrifice a lot of things to collect pieces and pieces of me. Painful I know, that's why I'm quitting it. Love is not a game I can afford to play.
They say, I must be confident to myself since I'm up for choices, not down to being chosen by someone else .I tried to lift up a little hopes since then, and everything went worse. Qualities aren't factors that will be taken into consideration in love. I guess, it's not wrong to have low confidence since I rarely have expectations nowadays. I'm a little numb to romantics and sweetness within a couple. To me, those feelings are nice to see, nice to hold, once broken, everything's gone.
I won't become a third party. I can understand the feeling of not being chosen, so I won't make the mistake to hurt someone else. Girls should support girls more, not snatching each other's boyfriend and start bitching about it.
But I'm quite happy that some of my friends have found their loved ones in life. I'm glad to see your smile, hoping that it will turn out to be a successful relationship this time. For those who're hoping for one, just wait with a peaceful mind and you will eventually meet one.
I just want to say, don't prioritize a person in your life. Learn to love yourself more. Don't live your life solely for a person, do open your life to more options for your own good, and the supportive friends behind you. We're always here opening our big arms to welcome you.
I appreciate the friend who sent me that e-mail. Because I feel, this world is full of nasty people. We need to find a way to live through it. To my friend,stay calm and let's just wait and see what will happen to you later.
She said, trustworthy and honesty are deteriorating between couples.
I believe so. There's not much trust left nowadays, except for those people you can die for.
I messed up some relationships recently, I think it was my bad for not handling it properly.But I learnt a hard lesson, never carry out ambiguous actions which may cause people to misinterpret it as overly-concern actions. Also, my intuition tells me that some unusual things are going on, so I shall keep a distance on those things.
Many friends encourage me to try on a relationship. I think, at this point of life, I'm happy with my free-to-bump-around sort of lifestyle. I don't need to try it to know how it feels, and somehow the urge of trying is lacking in me.
They say, I'm overly-protecting myself and too fear to accept one. I guess I am, I understand myself too well that, if a relationship fails, it doubles the time for recovery. I would do anything to force myself to speed up the process, and end up being more traumatized.I'll need to sacrifice a lot of things to collect pieces and pieces of me. Painful I know, that's why I'm quitting it. Love is not a game I can afford to play.
They say, I must be confident to myself since I'm up for choices, not down to being chosen by someone else .I tried to lift up a little hopes since then, and everything went worse. Qualities aren't factors that will be taken into consideration in love. I guess, it's not wrong to have low confidence since I rarely have expectations nowadays. I'm a little numb to romantics and sweetness within a couple. To me, those feelings are nice to see, nice to hold, once broken, everything's gone.
I won't become a third party. I can understand the feeling of not being chosen, so I won't make the mistake to hurt someone else. Girls should support girls more, not snatching each other's boyfriend and start bitching about it.
But I'm quite happy that some of my friends have found their loved ones in life. I'm glad to see your smile, hoping that it will turn out to be a successful relationship this time. For those who're hoping for one, just wait with a peaceful mind and you will eventually meet one.
I just want to say, don't prioritize a person in your life. Learn to love yourself more. Don't live your life solely for a person, do open your life to more options for your own good, and the supportive friends behind you. We're always here opening our big arms to welcome you.
I appreciate the friend who sent me that e-mail. Because I feel, this world is full of nasty people. We need to find a way to live through it. To my friend,stay calm and let's just wait and see what will happen to you later.
Labels: Love, Thoughts, Vancouver
3/05/2009
我也忘了上一次用中文写网志是多久以前的事了。不过这一次，是为候文君写的。
第一次没在文君身边为她庆祝生日，感觉很奇怪。
第一次觉得3月4日有点空闲，感觉很奇怪。
第一次没跟文君讲话那么久，感觉很奇怪。
第一次跟大家分开6个月，感觉很奇怪。
最近你都习惯在sms中加个爱心，我想那是你默默关心我的方式。
有时候，我会觉得我的生活跟你们息息相关，有种在跟你们拍拖的感觉。因为就算到那么远的地方，
你们的声音好像从来都不缺少，你们送我的那只鸡还代表你们一直在我身边支持着我。来了6个月的新地方，说长不长，说短不短，但好像常会在某个角落找得到你们的影子。不是我见鬼，而是我跟你们之间的回忆很容易被勾起。请放心，我并不寂寞，反而学会自己寻找快乐，因为快乐不会老，会一直等到我发觉它的存在。
好朋友不需要很多，因为我相信，该来的会来，该走的也不会留，所以一直的都很感谢你们8年来的陪伴。踏进第9年，真的觉得自己长大了，开始变得豁达，总觉得人进化的速度加倍地在进行，甚至超越自己的成熟度。还好有你们包容我的傻气，还会感激我的耐心，让我很喜欢这样的自己，因为可以为家人，为了你们，甚至为自己而一直努力。这一路来的8年，我们几乎也没吵架，虽然当中会有一些误会，一些人受委屈，我觉得大家最后还是一二三，一步步走到今天，大家共同见证彼此的成长。这8年里有很多小时候的精华在渗透当中，很多傻傻的小细节在为它增加有趣的味道。没想到8年前吵吵闹闹的我们，8年后还能保持联络，在废话连篇中，这是一种平凡又难能可贵的幸福。
第9年，我会跟大家一同前进。
累积了半年的话，好想亲身一一告诉你们。不过，机会也快到了，我保持期待。
3月4日，只能用这个方式祝你：
候文君，生日快乐！
×3月4日，我想起周杰伦的‘最长的电影’，都是你在redang的效应，下次旅行时一定要换歌！=P×
第一次没在文君身边为她庆祝生日，感觉很奇怪。
第一次觉得3月4日有点空闲，感觉很奇怪。
第一次没跟文君讲话那么久，感觉很奇怪。
第一次跟大家分开6个月，感觉很奇怪。
最近你都习惯在sms中加个爱心，我想那是你默默关心我的方式。
有时候，我会觉得我的生活跟你们息息相关，有种在跟你们拍拖的感觉。因为就算到那么远的地方，
你们的声音好像从来都不缺少，你们送我的那只鸡还代表你们一直在我身边支持着我。来了6个月的新地方，说长不长，说短不短，但好像常会在某个角落找得到你们的影子。不是我见鬼，而是我跟你们之间的回忆很容易被勾起。请放心，我并不寂寞，反而学会自己寻找快乐，因为快乐不会老，会一直等到我发觉它的存在。
好朋友不需要很多，因为我相信，该来的会来，该走的也不会留，所以一直的都很感谢你们8年来的陪伴。踏进第9年，真的觉得自己长大了，开始变得豁达，总觉得人进化的速度加倍地在进行，甚至超越自己的成熟度。还好有你们包容我的傻气，还会感激我的耐心，让我很喜欢这样的自己，因为可以为家人，为了你们，甚至为自己而一直努力。这一路来的8年，我们几乎也没吵架，虽然当中会有一些误会，一些人受委屈，我觉得大家最后还是一二三，一步步走到今天，大家共同见证彼此的成长。这8年里有很多小时候的精华在渗透当中，很多傻傻的小细节在为它增加有趣的味道。没想到8年前吵吵闹闹的我们，8年后还能保持联络，在废话连篇中，这是一种平凡又难能可贵的幸福。
第9年，我会跟大家一同前进。
累积了半年的话，好想亲身一一告诉你们。不过，机会也快到了，我保持期待。
3月4日，只能用这个方式祝你：
候文君，生日快乐！
×3月4日，我想起周杰伦的‘最长的电影’，都是你在redang的效应，下次旅行时一定要换歌！=P×
Labels: Birthday, Friends, Vancouver
3/03/2009
I've totally utilized my reading break. But, instead of getting in touch with books, I went out to gain a bunch of fun and stress-free life.
On the first few days,I went to hunt for souvenirs for my dear friends.Up till now, I'm about 80% done with my souvenirs shopping, only scratching my head on a few more people's gift because I've no idea what to give them.
I spent a day for :
Granville Island
Lions Gate Bridge
English Bay
Harbour Tower
A round of Japanese buffet
For your information,they are geographically close to each other, so a one-day trip will be just nice to fit in all these tourist spots.It was my second visit to all these places except for Harbour tower, I just wanted to get a closer touch on things I've neglected on my previous visit, and I think I did it pretty well as I was caught up with a lot of interesting things on my recent visit.
I love the kids market in Graville Island. There were so many tiny cute stuff I could play with to entertain myself,besides looking for toys for my fellow 'kids' back at home.Well, I'm quite good at self-indulging myself for more fun and happiness.Speaking about that 3 little kids at home, they've grown up faster than my aging rate, Big Kenn starts to seek for my dad's attention and begins to get jealous by yelling when my dad is hugging JH. Small Kenn starts to learn crawling, and he grows more hair, so leng chai now! The self-proclaim big sister JH knows a lot of words nowadays so much that she can sometimes have a short conversation with me on the phone. The conversation usually starts off like this:
JH: Yiyi, how are you?
Me: I'm fine, how are you? Barney leh?
JH: Barney mou zho (no more).
Me: Baby hai bin dou ( where are babies-my nephews).
JH: Baby fan gao (sleeping).
Me: Oh....JH leh?
JH: JH ngam ngam fan seng (Just woke up).
JH: Bye bye yiyi. Baby oi xu xu ( Baby wants to pee).
Me: Okok, bye bye.
Everytime when I talk to her , I've the urge to pinch her chubby cheeks and give her a big fat hug. Yes, she's that adorable and hyperactive. She always reminds me of my sis ( JH's Sam yi), because I think they both share some similar characteristics, I bet that's also the reason why they can mingle together so well. My sis can be a big kid sometimes,but a cute one. Once in a while I would think, I would marry her if I were a guy, because she's just so optimistic, sweet and nice to be with.Something big is going to happen in her life soon, and I'll mentally support her. Nothing breaks the family bond if we hold it strongly, there isn't a way to deny it. Just follow what your heart desires, and what do you the best.
Then I treated myself a good Japanese buffet at night.When I was eating,I suddenly thought of Lian, my partner for Jap food. I remember she used to apply Unagi sauce on every single sushi,soft-crab shell she puts into her mouth.But recently the more health-conscious Lian told me that Unagi sauce is deleterious,and she advised me to reduce my dependence on it. Yes, I'll heed your advice and try to avoid Unagi sauce,ajinamoto and stuff like these on my food.I kinda had the 'post-buffet-syndrome' on the next day with losing appetite and was a little phobic to fried food. I realised I can be influenced by seeing people eating a lot of foods. Maybe I have a worm in their stomach that I can slightly feel their satisfaction. I'm such a weirdo though.
I spent the following day for:
Casino
The Dark Knight on IMAX
I was in luck that day. Why??
Listen here....
I won the jackpot in casino. Prior to leaving the casino, I decided to spend my last 3 dollars on the jackpot machine by playing it a credit by a credit. When there were about 5 credits left, I saw 3 diamonds in a row and suddenly the lights were on. I was totally blur when the lights lit up , (O.S : What the heck was wrong with it?).Then I pressed on the button that lit up and I got a diamond.But but instead winning a big fat one, I got a 'small skinny' amount of 6 dollars, which was enough for me to get a popcorn combo for my movie. Hahaha, stick with me when you want to go into the casino next time, my plain free luck may contribute to your great winning.
To wrap it up, my break was all about fun and walking.I've spent 'a little bit' of time on a badminton match, more time for piano and the most for outings. Yay, that was the time I could spoil myself for sightseeing and relaxation,so obviously no revision for me. Tee hee hee, I'm not that hardworking actually.
Besides that, I did spend a portion of my break time for cards and presents, since lots of birthdays are coming. I sent out a total of 5 cards and a letter in February , so just wait and see who gets it.I'm gonna miss out so many birthdays this year, please reserve a seat for me when you take pictures okay, although I'm still 'diving' now, but I will fill in the gap later. This is especially to mK and buddies.
Alright, time's up for assignments. Enjoy life people !
On the first few days,I went to hunt for souvenirs for my dear friends.Up till now, I'm about 80% done with my souvenirs shopping, only scratching my head on a few more people's gift because I've no idea what to give them.
I spent a day for :
Granville Island
Lions Gate Bridge
English Bay
Harbour Tower
A round of Japanese buffet
For your information,they are geographically close to each other, so a one-day trip will be just nice to fit in all these tourist spots.It was my second visit to all these places except for Harbour tower, I just wanted to get a closer touch on things I've neglected on my previous visit, and I think I did it pretty well as I was caught up with a lot of interesting things on my recent visit.
I love the kids market in Graville Island. There were so many tiny cute stuff I could play with to entertain myself,besides looking for toys for my fellow 'kids' back at home.Well, I'm quite good at self-indulging myself for more fun and happiness.Speaking about that 3 little kids at home, they've grown up faster than my aging rate, Big Kenn starts to seek for my dad's attention and begins to get jealous by yelling when my dad is hugging JH. Small Kenn starts to learn crawling, and he grows more hair, so leng chai now! The self-proclaim big sister JH knows a lot of words nowadays so much that she can sometimes have a short conversation with me on the phone. The conversation usually starts off like this:
JH: Yiyi, how are you?
Me: I'm fine, how are you? Barney leh?
JH: Barney mou zho (no more).
Me: Baby hai bin dou ( where are babies-my nephews).
JH: Baby fan gao (sleeping).
Me: Oh....JH leh?
JH: JH ngam ngam fan seng (Just woke up).
JH: Bye bye yiyi. Baby oi xu xu ( Baby wants to pee).
Me: Okok, bye bye.
Everytime when I talk to her , I've the urge to pinch her chubby cheeks and give her a big fat hug. Yes, she's that adorable and hyperactive. She always reminds me of my sis ( JH's Sam yi), because I think they both share some similar characteristics, I bet that's also the reason why they can mingle together so well. My sis can be a big kid sometimes,but a cute one. Once in a while I would think, I would marry her if I were a guy, because she's just so optimistic, sweet and nice to be with.Something big is going to happen in her life soon, and I'll mentally support her. Nothing breaks the family bond if we hold it strongly, there isn't a way to deny it. Just follow what your heart desires, and what do you the best.
Then I treated myself a good Japanese buffet at night.When I was eating,I suddenly thought of Lian, my partner for Jap food. I remember she used to apply Unagi sauce on every single sushi,soft-crab shell she puts into her mouth.But recently the more health-conscious Lian told me that Unagi sauce is deleterious,and she advised me to reduce my dependence on it. Yes, I'll heed your advice and try to avoid Unagi sauce,ajinamoto and stuff like these on my food.I kinda had the 'post-buffet-syndrome' on the next day with losing appetite and was a little phobic to fried food. I realised I can be influenced by seeing people eating a lot of foods. Maybe I have a worm in their stomach that I can slightly feel their satisfaction. I'm such a weirdo though.
I spent the following day for:
Casino
The Dark Knight on IMAX
I was in luck that day. Why??
Listen here....
I won the jackpot in casino. Prior to leaving the casino, I decided to spend my last 3 dollars on the jackpot machine by playing it a credit by a credit. When there were about 5 credits left, I saw 3 diamonds in a row and suddenly the lights were on. I was totally blur when the lights lit up , (O.S : What the heck was wrong with it?).Then I pressed on the button that lit up and I got a diamond.But but instead winning a big fat one, I got a 'small skinny' amount of 6 dollars, which was enough for me to get a popcorn combo for my movie. Hahaha, stick with me when you want to go into the casino next time, my plain free luck may contribute to your great winning.
To wrap it up, my break was all about fun and walking.I've spent 'a little bit' of time on a badminton match, more time for piano and the most for outings. Yay, that was the time I could spoil myself for sightseeing and relaxation,so obviously no revision for me. Tee hee hee, I'm not that hardworking actually.
Besides that, I did spend a portion of my break time for cards and presents, since lots of birthdays are coming. I sent out a total of 5 cards and a letter in February , so just wait and see who gets it.I'm gonna miss out so many birthdays this year, please reserve a seat for me when you take pictures okay, although I'm still 'diving' now, but I will fill in the gap later. This is especially to mK and buddies.
Alright, time's up for assignments. Enjoy life people !
2/26/2009
I've totally changed my studying method to see if it would work better on me. What I'm currently practising is to take a nap after lectures, and start revising till midnight. It has been effective so far, I guess part of its effectiveness is also due to consistent study since I've midterm everyweek, I became good friends with my dear books. It's not as pathetic as it may sound, and I'm not really suffering from the tension and peer pressure. Peer pressure is not a big deal to me at all, what matters more is when my mom and friends start to worry about my health condition, I promise that I will maintain a well-balanced life with fun-filled days and work-out days. I always feel lucky to have parents giving me the biggest freedom and flexibility on my academic performance. They will worry if I stayed up late mugging for exams and asked me to sleep.
They never force me to be on the cream of crops, despite they used to be top scorers in school.They always tell me 'it's ok, as long as you pass.'
Even my sis says ' Go have fun with friends besides studying.'
I didn't know I was such a dead mugger who knew nothing better than studying.
Also,I didn't understand why wouldn't they force me to excel like other kids do?
Today,I got the answer for myself. Because they love me more than my sheets and sheets of results.They won't remember how many A's I scored in previous exams, but they remember how I strived hard and squeezed every bit of myself to accomplish it.
A is not what matters the most to them, M is what matters. Mun and me.
Some friends say, I live my life for my parents and based on their expectations. In other words, they think I'm lifeless and do best as a studying machine.The fact is, they impose no rules on me and thus where comes the expectation? I'm the one restricting myself to go over boundaries and keep myself to my own sets of principals and obligations. I'm the one who chose to sleep less to mug, so don't put the blame on my parents. If they were to be so selfish, I won't end up coming to Vancouver ,to be honest.
In a nutshell, I believe no one can force you to study hard if you didn't intend to.
Obviously,everyone feels the pressure ,the important thing is to make things work out the way you want them to be. If you just aim for a pass, then it's enough to get a 51%. I won't look down upon you because I think your interesting life experiences will make a 150%. Also, I understand everyone gains happiness through different sources, you don't need a 100% on Sciences to make you happy.
I sometimes will lower down my expectations if I think I'm weak at that subject too, and work according to my ability. I never force myself to hit 99% when I know that I can barely hit 80%. I don't have a mega brain for everything.It's not that I don't try to make miracles to happen, but I certainly don't want to sacrifice all my time to make it happen.
I need a life.
Just like last term, when I got 97% for Chemistry in midterm, I started looking at the 3% loss and thought ' awh, 3 more marks to a perfect score.' I hate it when I say that,because we will never be satisfied with what we have if we think that way. That's why I'm much more flexible and let go my marks this term. Also, I think I should start creating more crazy experiences as a 20-year-old.Since I'll start to age soon,it's necessary to live my life youthfully now.Of course, failing would be the last option,as I'm keeping a balance between fun and work.
I'm that kind of person who will be satisfied scoring a 70-80%, even a passing mark makes me feel happy once in a while.I'm even more excited when my dad and mom smile on my results. What I need are not materials and golds, but it's very important to give me that little push to keep running and continue on my endeavours.
Once in a while, mom will say ' Nevermind, just keep on working until you get it.'
The last time when I mentally broke down, dad said ' Don't have to be sad at all, you are good enough.'
Even Atlee gg said 'You can do it.'
What they're educating me is not the marks-based system, but it's the love-based system. This is how a family's bond is covalently strong.
F=Father
A=And
M=Mother
I=I
L=Love
Y=You
I know some people may not agree with my studying method. Well, it's ok. Do what you think is the best for you, as I think I've established my own module and survival skills. At least I'm now a better player of my life.
They never force me to be on the cream of crops, despite they used to be top scorers in school.They always tell me 'it's ok, as long as you pass.'
Even my sis says ' Go have fun with friends besides studying.'
I didn't know I was such a dead mugger who knew nothing better than studying.
Also,I didn't understand why wouldn't they force me to excel like other kids do?
Today,I got the answer for myself. Because they love me more than my sheets and sheets of results.They won't remember how many A's I scored in previous exams, but they remember how I strived hard and squeezed every bit of myself to accomplish it.
A is not what matters the most to them, M is what matters. Mun and me.
Some friends say, I live my life for my parents and based on their expectations. In other words, they think I'm lifeless and do best as a studying machine.The fact is, they impose no rules on me and thus where comes the expectation? I'm the one restricting myself to go over boundaries and keep myself to my own sets of principals and obligations. I'm the one who chose to sleep less to mug, so don't put the blame on my parents. If they were to be so selfish, I won't end up coming to Vancouver ,to be honest.
In a nutshell, I believe no one can force you to study hard if you didn't intend to.
Obviously,everyone feels the pressure ,the important thing is to make things work out the way you want them to be. If you just aim for a pass, then it's enough to get a 51%. I won't look down upon you because I think your interesting life experiences will make a 150%. Also, I understand everyone gains happiness through different sources, you don't need a 100% on Sciences to make you happy.
I sometimes will lower down my expectations if I think I'm weak at that subject too, and work according to my ability. I never force myself to hit 99% when I know that I can barely hit 80%. I don't have a mega brain for everything.It's not that I don't try to make miracles to happen, but I certainly don't want to sacrifice all my time to make it happen.
I need a life.
Just like last term, when I got 97% for Chemistry in midterm, I started looking at the 3% loss and thought ' awh, 3 more marks to a perfect score.' I hate it when I say that,because we will never be satisfied with what we have if we think that way. That's why I'm much more flexible and let go my marks this term. Also, I think I should start creating more crazy experiences as a 20-year-old.Since I'll start to age soon,it's necessary to live my life youthfully now.Of course, failing would be the last option,as I'm keeping a balance between fun and work.
I'm that kind of person who will be satisfied scoring a 70-80%, even a passing mark makes me feel happy once in a while.I'm even more excited when my dad and mom smile on my results. What I need are not materials and golds, but it's very important to give me that little push to keep running and continue on my endeavours.
Once in a while, mom will say ' Nevermind, just keep on working until you get it.'
The last time when I mentally broke down, dad said ' Don't have to be sad at all, you are good enough.'
Even Atlee gg said 'You can do it.'
What they're educating me is not the marks-based system, but it's the love-based system. This is how a family's bond is covalently strong.
F=Father
A=And
M=Mother
I=I
L=Love
Y=You
I know some people may not agree with my studying method. Well, it's ok. Do what you think is the best for you, as I think I've established my own module and survival skills. At least I'm now a better player of my life.
Labels: Family, Thoughts, Vancouver
2/22/2009
I'm thinking about a question for the past few weeks.
What would life be if I get to shuffle life with other people? Will I be more inspired or become more confused and lose my identity when I get back to my core?
This world is too big for just one creature to walk and experience everything, it would be much more interesting by exchanging and experiencing different lifestyles at different period of time.
Weird thought I know. But if there was a chance as such,I would try.
Anyway, I shall come back with another long post about my recent trips and doings.
Stay tuned.
What would life be if I get to shuffle life with other people? Will I be more inspired or become more confused and lose my identity when I get back to my core?
This world is too big for just one creature to walk and experience everything, it would be much more interesting by exchanging and experiencing different lifestyles at different period of time.
Weird thought I know. But if there was a chance as such,I would try.
Anyway, I shall come back with another long post about my recent trips and doings.
Stay tuned.
2/21/2009
Dear Eileen,
I'm so glad that you dedicated a blogpost for me and winney@ 'iron man'. Like you said, things went on a tremendous change after secondary school. The biggest change was not being able to see you guys everyday, chit-chatting everytime we met each other in school. At that time, we would find time for each other even though we weren't in the same class, there would be a way for the 3 of us to stick together and started all the self-highness.
Luckily, I don't have to lose the two of you to realize how much you all meant to me, but I'm more and more appreciating you two as my true friends as I grow older. I realized the youthful times and memory lane we had once walked together were solidly unbeatable.
I still remember .....
We used to sit in class and listen to Winney's cold jokes.
The way Eileen taught first aid and Winney training the marching team.
The day we won the singing competition.
Since then, the song '围巾' has also become one of our classics.
We had terrible sun burnt after standing under the sun for 8 hours on every sports day, and then started laughing at each other the next day.
We used to have this mini gathering at my house every Friday before/after chinese class.
We named each other rice tong, water tong and iron tong.
Val's 'masterpiece' about Cik-Tan was published on 学海.
eL said ' Cannot ! How can you beat me and took over my first place.'
That was how we got motivation from each other in my opinion. Yes??
Win said ' Cannot, I must beat you in Chinese.'
And you succeeded.My chinese is nothing better than you, seriously, you even write chinese novels.
eL said 'she's a dead reader, always dead reading sejarah!'
You know what, I'm losing my memorizing skills nowadays. Maybe can't swallow a book now.
Win saying ' Mun ah mun,don't read so fast can annot?'
I learnt to stop and be patient since then.
Win joked ' Play me Lee Hom's song, I don't want to hear any mistakes .'
=P Hahaha, don't be too strict to me please. I'm not very skillful yet.
You girls had blue black on hands by my pinches.
I didn't realize I've that power, I've stopped all the pinching and hitting from that day onwards.
We ended up getting married to each other and having this complicated 'affair'.
Why must I be the wife and you two be the husband? =P Let's shuffle next time.
eL and I held each other's hand and completed the marathon together.
I love that certificate we got, it just reminds me of our determination.
You two teased on my mini fingernails, and told me
' munx2, stop cutting your fingernails please, it's already mini enough'
I laughed when eL knocked the plant and tiang on the way to class.
Bwahahahahaha.
eL did Jap language revision with me in class and shouted ' 5 o'clock is go go go !'
Win makes me feel special by letting me to become her first novel reader.
Win took up the challenge and ate that syrup beehun.
Win promised to play me 'qing tian' on guitar.
You two named me '蚂蚁' , '呆mun仔' and '美禄王'.
Those were the days, still vividly in my mind despite of its age.
刘伟泥说：
'mun mun 是个不多话的女生,如果你不认识她,极有可能认为她是自闭,其实不是.人真的不可以貌相,看她弱不禁风的样子,还真被她骗了.她有个绝世武工—捏人超痛,所向无敌.所以没那个本事,别找她单挑.我记得她在中一&中二的时候,一直不多言.随着地球的公转自转,她已经练得一口好口才.至少说话没比蚂蚁小声,还有能力反驳.(孺子可教也!)'
'加油喔，MunX2～蚂蚁的力量是无可限量滴～～～=D'
'是我们的蚊子＋蚂蚁，McD代言人pui mun'
'我会赶快学好《晴天》，等你回来弹给你听的。^.^'
丁艾棱说：
'I'm serious, this girl here can never sit down nicely on her arse and relax...Relax girl...Breath, in, out, in, out...Anyways, Pui Mun's a really smart yet humble person. She strives harder than anyone i know when she breaks down...I've known you for almost 4 years, and i'm really glad and thankful to have you as one of my bestest friend! Bottomline, gettin to know her's exactly like putting a million red m&ms into your mouth...She's soo schweeeet!!!! Simple, but elegant = Chong Pui Mun. Loveya lotssss!!!!'
Do you guys still remember all these? Very randomly posted, but they weigh a lot to me.
Trust me, I really took your word for it.
Two of you have always been protecting me and boosting up my confidence. Thank you for telling me how you feel for me, if not I wouldn't have known what kind of friend I am.It has been 6 months not seeing you guys, life is tough but I know all of us are tough cookies, we hardly get defeated easily, not even by chance. Thanks for believing in our friendship, it definitely means more than what it takes. Both of you entered my life and eventually blent into it, just like a harmonious melody which never fails to touch my heart. I'm not sure how much I can do for you, but I will keep on working on it and stay at where I am, just when you need a listener.
Don't overrate me when both of you have given me so many important knowledge.You all showered me with a lot of values and lessons in life. Thank you for staying by my side and continue to be my friend.
My biggest gain in Sri Aman was getting to know three wonderful people in my life.
This year is also our 8th year 'anniversary' and it's my luck to know the three of you. You don't need to give me anything and feel guilty for not being a good friend.I would be glad to bless for your healthy and joyous life. Really, giving me a winney the pooh plush toy will not be any greater than you sharing with me your life story. I'm that simple, so don't have to make things more complexed.
Don't forget the fact that your happiness also stimulates my happiness, because sharing is caring.=)
A huge thank you to Winney Liew, Deng Eileen and Valerie Tan.
I'm so glad that you dedicated a blogpost for me and winney@ 'iron man'. Like you said, things went on a tremendous change after secondary school. The biggest change was not being able to see you guys everyday, chit-chatting everytime we met each other in school. At that time, we would find time for each other even though we weren't in the same class, there would be a way for the 3 of us to stick together and started all the self-highness.
Luckily, I don't have to lose the two of you to realize how much you all meant to me, but I'm more and more appreciating you two as my true friends as I grow older. I realized the youthful times and memory lane we had once walked together were solidly unbeatable.
I still remember .....
We used to sit in class and listen to Winney's cold jokes.
The way Eileen taught first aid and Winney training the marching team.
The day we won the singing competition.
Since then, the song '围巾' has also become one of our classics.
We had terrible sun burnt after standing under the sun for 8 hours on every sports day, and then started laughing at each other the next day.
We used to have this mini gathering at my house every Friday before/after chinese class.
We named each other rice tong, water tong and iron tong.
Val's 'masterpiece' about Cik-Tan was published on 学海.
eL said ' Cannot ! How can you beat me and took over my first place.'
That was how we got motivation from each other in my opinion. Yes??
Win said ' Cannot, I must beat you in Chinese.'
And you succeeded.My chinese is nothing better than you, seriously, you even write chinese novels.
eL said 'she's a dead reader, always dead reading sejarah!'
You know what, I'm losing my memorizing skills nowadays. Maybe can't swallow a book now.
Win saying ' Mun ah mun,don't read so fast can annot?'
I learnt to stop and be patient since then.
Win joked ' Play me Lee Hom's song, I don't want to hear any mistakes .'
=P Hahaha, don't be too strict to me please. I'm not very skillful yet.
You girls had blue black on hands by my pinches.
I didn't realize I've that power, I've stopped all the pinching and hitting from that day onwards.
We ended up getting married to each other and having this complicated 'affair'.
Why must I be the wife and you two be the husband? =P Let's shuffle next time.
eL and I held each other's hand and completed the marathon together.
I love that certificate we got, it just reminds me of our determination.
You two teased on my mini fingernails, and told me
' munx2, stop cutting your fingernails please, it's already mini enough'
I laughed when eL knocked the plant and tiang on the way to class.
Bwahahahahaha.
eL did Jap language revision with me in class and shouted ' 5 o'clock is go go go !'
Win makes me feel special by letting me to become her first novel reader.
Win took up the challenge and ate that syrup beehun.
Win promised to play me 'qing tian' on guitar.
You two named me '蚂蚁' , '呆mun仔' and '美禄王'.
Those were the days, still vividly in my mind despite of its age.
刘伟泥说：
'mun mun 是个不多话的女生,如果你不认识她,极有可能认为她是自闭,其实不是.人真的不可以貌相,看她弱不禁风的样子,还真被她骗了.她有个绝世武工—捏人超痛,所向无敌.所以没那个本事,别找她单挑.我记得她在中一&中二的时候,一直不多言.随着地球的公转自转,她已经练得一口好口才.至少说话没比蚂蚁小声,还有能力反驳.(孺子可教也!)'
'加油喔，MunX2～蚂蚁的力量是无可限量滴～～～=D'
'是我们的蚊子＋蚂蚁，McD代言人pui mun'
'我会赶快学好《晴天》，等你回来弹给你听的。^.^'
丁艾棱说：
'I'm serious, this girl here can never sit down nicely on her arse and relax...Relax girl...Breath, in, out, in, out...Anyways, Pui Mun's a really smart yet humble person. She strives harder than anyone i know when she breaks down...I've known you for almost 4 years, and i'm really glad and thankful to have you as one of my bestest friend! Bottomline, gettin to know her's exactly like putting a million red m&ms into your mouth...She's soo schweeeet!!!! Simple, but elegant = Chong Pui Mun. Loveya lotssss!!!!'
Do you guys still remember all these? Very randomly posted, but they weigh a lot to me.
Trust me, I really took your word for it.
Two of you have always been protecting me and boosting up my confidence. Thank you for telling me how you feel for me, if not I wouldn't have known what kind of friend I am.It has been 6 months not seeing you guys, life is tough but I know all of us are tough cookies, we hardly get defeated easily, not even by chance. Thanks for believing in our friendship, it definitely means more than what it takes. Both of you entered my life and eventually blent into it, just like a harmonious melody which never fails to touch my heart. I'm not sure how much I can do for you, but I will keep on working on it and stay at where I am, just when you need a listener.
Don't overrate me when both of you have given me so many important knowledge.You all showered me with a lot of values and lessons in life. Thank you for staying by my side and continue to be my friend.
My biggest gain in Sri Aman was getting to know three wonderful people in my life.
This year is also our 8th year 'anniversary' and it's my luck to know the three of you. You don't need to give me anything and feel guilty for not being a good friend.I would be glad to bless for your healthy and joyous life. Really, giving me a winney the pooh plush toy will not be any greater than you sharing with me your life story. I'm that simple, so don't have to make things more complexed.
Don't forget the fact that your happiness also stimulates my happiness, because sharing is caring.=)
A huge thank you to Winney Liew, Deng Eileen and Valerie Tan.
2/19/2009
I went to Stanley Park for an evening walk today. It came into my mind spontaneously since I felt the necessity to go to a quiet place for tranquilization during this break. I've had enough noises from lectures, shopping malls, public transits and even just plain passersby.
Yes, I spent the day myself .Stanley Park is the best hangout place with incredibly amazing view that I don't even mind if they charged an entrance fee. But they did not do so which is really a privilege to the citizens I feel.
It's just the right place with city view and greenery being blent together nicely.
When you look to the left, grasses and trees are what you see and once you get bored of it, you can always entertain yourself by looking to the right which offers you a wide array of downtown view.The beauty on both sides never fail to light up your day.
This morning, I woke up in a not-so-good mood which wasn't a good sign to me at all. I was trying to get rid of the messy feeling in me by occupying myself with some other activities, rather than staying in my room and had another non-productive day. It was just another oh-all-me-and-myself day- bus pass,camera, ipod and that made up my day.
I walked through the entire park leisurely, and I found out that I missed out a lot of parts on my previous visit. A lot of simple yet interesting scenes caught my eye, regardless of the old couples who were holding hands for an evening walk, middle-aged man busy capturing every bit of the park, young and energetic teenagers who were cycling around the cycling path, or tourists who were fascinated by the view, just like me. The park is such a generous giver, benefiting everyone in the park. As long as you're willing to drop by, you will earn something.
It's always a pleasure to take a break before resuming to the busy student's life, Stanley Park is an ideal place for people like me who enjoy a slow walk once in a blue moon, besides for those who jog and cycle. I've always wanted to cycle here because of the good weather, it's difficult to sweat even if you cycle for hours, which is what I like.Of course, that's gonna be in my 'to-do list in Vancouver'.
I'm glad I made my trip to the park today, to abandon all of my frustration.I'm glad I did not rely on someone and vent anger on them. Also, I've discovered something about myself today.It took me 20 months to come to this stage, to stop crying for the same person, having good sleep and happier life. Although deep down inside, I can always trace his existence, the feeling still remains, at least I can now smile to myself with all the good memories we once shared.
Finally, finally I persevered.
'这一次，我好像真的做到了.'
I went back with a smile on my face, 18.2.09 is a significant day to be remembered.
Yes, I spent the day myself .Stanley Park is the best hangout place with incredibly amazing view that I don't even mind if they charged an entrance fee. But they did not do so which is really a privilege to the citizens I feel.
It's just the right place with city view and greenery being blent together nicely.
When you look to the left, grasses and trees are what you see and once you get bored of it, you can always entertain yourself by looking to the right which offers you a wide array of downtown view.The beauty on both sides never fail to light up your day.
This morning, I woke up in a not-so-good mood which wasn't a good sign to me at all. I was trying to get rid of the messy feeling in me by occupying myself with some other activities, rather than staying in my room and had another non-productive day. It was just another oh-all-me-and-myself day- bus pass,camera, ipod and that made up my day.
I walked through the entire park leisurely, and I found out that I missed out a lot of parts on my previous visit. A lot of simple yet interesting scenes caught my eye, regardless of the old couples who were holding hands for an evening walk, middle-aged man busy capturing every bit of the park, young and energetic teenagers who were cycling around the cycling path, or tourists who were fascinated by the view, just like me. The park is such a generous giver, benefiting everyone in the park. As long as you're willing to drop by, you will earn something.
It's always a pleasure to take a break before resuming to the busy student's life, Stanley Park is an ideal place for people like me who enjoy a slow walk once in a blue moon, besides for those who jog and cycle. I've always wanted to cycle here because of the good weather, it's difficult to sweat even if you cycle for hours, which is what I like.Of course, that's gonna be in my 'to-do list in Vancouver'.
I'm glad I made my trip to the park today, to abandon all of my frustration.I'm glad I did not rely on someone and vent anger on them. Also, I've discovered something about myself today.It took me 20 months to come to this stage, to stop crying for the same person, having good sleep and happier life. Although deep down inside, I can always trace his existence, the feeling still remains, at least I can now smile to myself with all the good memories we once shared.
Finally, finally I persevered.
'这一次，我好像真的做到了.'
I went back with a smile on my face, 18.2.09 is a significant day to be remembered.
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