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Last weekend was pretty busy due to my sis’ wedding. I had to give up my room to accommodate some relatives, and I’m not entirely happy about it. I had to knock before I go in, had to inform them what I wanna do. But WTH, it’s MY room! Woke up quite late on Sat, my mum and aunt were already busy preparing all the stuff to be used for praying. My brother and his family arrived soon after, and we started praying to the Goddess of Mercy and our ancestors. After that all of us tried to have a short nap before preparing to go to the wedding dinner. The hairstylist and makeup artist came to our place at around 4 something to do my sis and mum’s hair and makeup. The thing is, the hairstylist is a very macho man, while the makeup artist is a pretty girl. Weird combination, but their work is exceptional. Soon we went over to the restaurant for the actual wedding dinner. The place was pretty grand and it was so packed that I took quite some time trying to help people find their seats. I never realized we have so many relatives and friends. All in all, there were about 61 tables, which sums up to approximately 610 people!! What’s worse, I don’t know 90% of them. Lack of socialization FTL! >.< The food itself was very good. Everything’s in top-notch quality and everyone’s been talking about the good food. The guests were entertained by a Pinoy live band, and they sang quite a number of sentimental English love songs and a couple of Chinese ones too. This is one of the best wedding dinner I’ve been to! Not to mention my sis was really really beautiful that night. She wore a turquoise colour dress for the first half of the dinner, and a red ‘Qi Pao’ (旗袍) for the second half. Absolutely amazing. Gonna upload some pics when I get back to OZ. The night wasn’t over even when the dinner was. After we came home my sis had to wash up and change and then go for another round of praying to the Gods and Goddesses. That’s also the time when my parents had to do the combing hair thingy we always see in traditional Chinese shows, that one where they go ‘一梳梳到尾,二梳白髮齊尾, bla bla bla…’. Pretty interesting to see it in person. After that everyone was exhausted so we hit the sack and were in dreamland very soon after. The second morning we ordered some catering food to treat all the relatives and friends who came to our house. My sis dressed up as a pretty bride again and we waited for the bridegroom to come 接新娘. As expected we/they had to go through a lot of rituals and stuff. What’s interesting was that my sis’ friends setup a number of challenges that the groom had to complete before he’s allowed into my sis’ room. The challenges include singing a song in teochew, sucking a slice of lime coated with wasabi, eating whole banana with the skin, drinking a super cocktail in which the ingredients were kept secret, etc etc. It was very hilarious. After that they had to pray again and serve tea to all the seniors (another must-have ritual in Chinese wedding). When all is done the groom took the bride home to Sungai Petani in a sporty BMW. Over here we took naps again and prepared to go to SP for the guy side dinner. Nothing much to say about the dinner except for the fact that it’s not as good as the previous one. And the showgirl….urgh. That’s what I hate about Chinese wedding dinners.’Nuff said. The pretty much sums up about the wedding, but this entry is not finished yet ^.^ Wednesday finally came, and it was as I expected. I arrived at Gurney way earlier than the agreed time so I took my time to hang out and just walk around. Then I went to wait for Marcus in front of Sushi King. He was about 40 minutes late. We had lunch at Sushi King and before we knew it we were talking non-stop like there’s no tomorrow. Being able to see him after 2 years is definitely the best thing that’s happened to me for the past few weeks. I dunno why but we just ‘click’ together (no not that romantic kind of click =P). When I hang out with him I can be my true self. I can relax and talk to him without any worry that he’ll betray me, because I know he won’t. That’s exactly like what the Chinese proverb says: ‘人生得一知己,死而無憾’. Anyways initially after Sushi King we wanted to go for a movie but the time wasn’t really right, plus none of the movies really caught our attention anyway. So we went to Redbox instead. Singing K in Malaysia is sooooooo much cheaper than in Adelaide. We sang for two and a half hours, with FOUR free drinks, and it only cost us about RM6.50 per person (AUD 2 something!!!) After K Marcus sent me home as I had to send my sis to the airport. As a side note, Marcus has grown tall. Now he’s almost as tall as me! Good to see him ‘grow’ as he used to be so small and ‘not-tall’ that he always complains to me how short he is and asks me how to grow tall and stuff. Hehe…and man, the older he is, the more mature and handsome he looks, up to the point that I’m ALMOST jealous of him (and who knows, if I were a girl I might even fall in love with him, but meh that’s just some stupid comment =P) Marcus told me what his future plans are, and it seems like everything’s going well for him. I’m so glad because there was a time not too long ago when he used to be so down and depressed when I talked to him on msn. Wishing you all the best, my bro! I think that’s enough for this post. To all my friends in SA, I’M COMING BACK!!!
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Well I guess I’m finally in the mood to update on how my life had been these few weeks since I came back. In contrast of what everyone and I thought, I HATE it. Absolutely. How I wish I never came back. The first week proved to be very busy. I renewed my passport, went straight down to KL and done all the police check, IC translation, renewing my passport stamp etc in just 4 days. What’s more, I never had the time to properly shop in KL, with the busy schedule and transport problems and what not. And I had to be the middle man and face all the bad things that came charging at me during the trip. I almost had arguments with my baby, my sis and her hubby. And I almost got arrested by the fierce security guards at the Australian Embassy XD. This KL trip is an absolute FAIL. After coming back, my life routine has been the same up until today. Wake up in the morning, eat, read papers, watch TV, play game, eat, sleep. As expected, my tummy came out again. *Cries* I’ve worked so hard to flatten my tummy and now it’s coming out again, in just TWO WEEKS!!! T_T (that’s because I’m keeping my promise to all the friends in Adelaide: to eat their share!!) For the past 2 weeks I’ve only managed to grab hold of ONE friend to go dinner with me. He was one of my best friends in high school, and he still is. That night had to be the only non-boring night up until now. What’s worse, although I tried to fight for it, my parents are still not going to let me drive. T_T May be it’s the mood, may be it’s me. During my stay here I found myself being very lazy and not friendly. I almost never talk to my parents, and I can see flaws in their thinking and sometimes I even despise their actions. I do not know how this came to be, but I do not like this at all. It makes me look like I’m rude and not considerate. But I just can’t change it. Sometimes I’m really worried about them and about their health, but I know no matter what I do, no matter what I say, they will never listen. I guess that’s the mindset of typical Malaysians: not trusting pharmacists (or future pharmacists). Add that to the stubbornness of my dad = disaster. I really really really miss the life in Adelaide. At least I’ve got a bunch of great friends. I can be myself when I’m with them. And at least I can spend gold quality times with them. I know this sounds like I do not care about my family anymore, but it’s not true. I just hate the boring life here, not my family. Sigh, in Adelaide, I’ve got more than enough best friends to last me forever, but here, I’ve got none. Top that off with nothing to do and (almost) no internet, I really wish I’m back in SA. Knowing that all my good friends in SA went to KI together and had great time there makes me feel worse over here. No hard feelings but I’m just pathetic. Yes…that’s the word to describe my life now. On the up side, I managed to eat all the good food here in Penang. The only thing that I still haven’t eaten is the ‘world’s most delicious’ cheese cake that I’ve been craving for for so long. I shall find a chance to go to that Italian restaurant one of these days. Next week should be interesting again cuz I’ve finally contacted the friend that I wanted to meet before I go back to OZ. We’ll be hanging out in Gurney Plaza next Wednesday, and we’re definitely going for Sushi King and Redbox or movie after that. Meeting him is the only thing that I wanna do before I go back. Anyways…for the moment, it’s that word again: PATHETIC.
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This will be my last post before I head to the airport and fly back to Malaysia, after 2 years. But I'll be coming back in Dec!! ^^ After 5 years in UniSA, I am finally going to leave this "academic facility". I had my FINAL exam, and we said our farewells. I'm wondering if I have become so cold-hearted. I'm gonna part with all my good friends who had been with me all these years...and some of them I might not be able to see them in this life anymore. But my feeling is not as strong as it should be. Why? I'll definitely miss all the good and bad times we had. And it struck me now that I should be sad. I am sad. Anyways, farewell UniSA, farewell my friends, farewell to my "heng tais" and "Chee Muis". We shall meet again and may our friendships stay as strong as now, or even better... So long, take care and au revoir!!
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Life is full of challenges and tests. But it seems to me that I've faced more in my 23 years of living than some do with a lifetime. I guess it's a good thing, because I see each and every test a learning process. I've been through so much that when I look back, I can't believe that I actually came this far without going psycho. I thought I've learnt more than enough to be mature, to be able to at least think rationally and solve it when something bad comes my way. And I thought a new life is just beginning for me, where my plans for the road ahead is crystal clear. But now, I was told my thinkings are not matured enough, not enough to plan for the future, not enough to protect those I love. Makes me wonder, what else do I need? A strong body? A fiercer face? A more serious attitude in everything I do? Quit being lazy and sissy? I have no idea. There's so many things I wanna change, so many things I wanna do before I die, but there's just not enough time/opportunity for me to do them. Life is a learning process. I won't give up till my last breath in this world...
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At long last, I've been able to drink until the point of drunkenness that i want to be!! Saturday night proved to be one of the happiest night I've ever had for a very very long time. Thanks everyone, especially Jeff and PW who crazed with me till bout 6AM in the morning. Really had lots n lots of fun. Long live good friendships like this!!! And thanks Kok Yuw & 'family' for tonight's dinner!! Made me really felt like home. I know it's made especially for Jeff and I'm just tagging along but i felt very warm too. Very niceeeeeeee~ I dunno why my emotion is so strong now. Suddenly I feel like I'm the luckiest guy in the world. what did I do to deserve such a good gf who will be there to help me solve all my problems, to deserve such a caring family, to deserve not only one but so many best friends (YES all of you are my best NOT good friends!!you know who you are ;P) I'm feeling so excited and happy that I just gotta blog this before I go to sleep, regardless of the fact that I've got morning classes tomolo. To my baby, thanks for being so understanding and patient to me. Thanks for helping me to sort out all my problems. I dunno what I'd be without you. To my family, thanks for bringing me up to who I am now. I know I am not perfect but I'm so glad I'm brought up that way. Love you guys!! To the list of friends below: To Yau Hoong, my best buddy before, now and forever more. Thanks for spending so many years of interesting and fun times of high school with me. Thanks for sharing everything with me, and our friendship is still as strong as ever although we haven't seen each other for quite a long time. To Bernard Tan, thanks for listening to my childish ramblings so many years ago and giving your opinions and views, not just support, and that makes you stand out from my other friends as a very good friend to count on to. I won't forget what you did to me forever. We should really catch up when I go back to Malaysia end of this year. To Marcus Khoo, thanks for lifting me up whenever I'm feeling down. Thanks for becoming my best buddy in college. Thanks for being the guy who always cheer me up and make me feel warm and brotherly love. I understand you might be having some problems of you own now, and I want you to know that it's my turn to cheer you up and help you. It's my turn to be the listener. Hope all goes well with you soon. To Kevang Kuang, thanks for making the 1st few years of my uni life so fun. Thanks for making me grow up. Wish you all the best! To "Lulu", thanks for being one of the '3 brothers' gang. thanks for having heated discussions with me most of the time hehehe...life is so dull without you. Wish you all the best in you future career as a trainee pharmacist then a registered one. To Eemun, Shu Jiuan and gang, thanks for all the gossips and jokes. thanks for the fun times of the past 2 years. Wish you all well. To Suh Ying and Tong Sheng, thanks for being such a cute and happy couple. Thanks for the feeling of closeness and family-ness(if that word even exist) that you both give me. My life would be less happy if you two were not around. To Pei Wen and Jessie, thanks for being the funny and crazy duo that adds so much colour to my life. Thanks for being yourselves. Thanks for all the jokes and funny stuff you gals do. Wish you smooth sailings in your works. Pei Wen, don't drink so much anymore, it's not good for your health!!~ ;P To Ed, thanks for being such an ass. hahaha jkjk. Thanks for all the times we chat on msn. Thanks for all the academic advice you gave me. Thanks for all the stupid comments you made. Don't worry about your traineeship cuz I'm sure you'll get one no problem soon. Cuz you're a NG!! To all the other friends that I did not mention, thanks for being my friend. Even though I don't mention your name it doesn't mean I don't appreciate you. I really do cherish each and every friendship I have. Wish everyone 事事順利,心想事成! And I would like to 'reserve' the last 2 spots for 2 very special friends, whom I treat as 'brothers' and are closer to me than my real brother: To Rocan Kok Yuw (musang hehe), thanks for driving me almost everyday during the summer. Thanks for the easy-going and friendly attitude. Thanks for sharing various awesome moments with me. Thanks for treating me as a '兄弟'. Hope your stomach+intestines don't give you anymore trouble in the future. I will pray for your health and well being. To Jeff Wong, thanks for also being my driver. Thanks for changing my views about you after so many years of knowing you. Thanks for being so close to me and also treating me as close as a '兄弟'. Thanks for not being a 二世祖. Thanks for being patient to me and talk to me on msn when I feel like it. Thanks for being my 'casual fitness advisor'. Thanks for being my fitness role model, although I never reach my goal. =.=|| Hope you find a good and fitting gf soon! oh and...quick quick learn Manglish (Malaysian English) so you become a fake Malaysian lah!! hahahaha... Rocan and Jeff, I couldn't even start to describe how much I appreciate my friendships with you guys. I have never ever experience such closeness with a friend before. I really do hope our friendships will last for as long as it could be, preferably till we die. Hope you guys think and wish the same too.
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Time for another post I guess ( People )
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好想好想回到過去哦!!這句話最近好像在很多人的blog很流行.但我怎麼也沒想到我 好想回到中學時期,當時的我是多麼的天真,多麼的認真.做事總是照著規矩來走.回想起 好想回到學院時期,當時的我好像阿牛出城,慢慢開始享受年少的樂趣.雖然很多事我都比 好想回到臨來Adelaide的前一天,當時的我是多麼的興奮卻又依依不捨.還記得你 好不想回到大學的前三年,當時的我犯了很多不可饒恕的錯.直到現在我還耿耿於懷,有時 好想回到去年的夏天,當時的我很幸運的交了一班麻吉.炎炎夏日,我們卻還四處亂跑,四 啊...好想好想回到過去...
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Ok the first part of this entry will be a rant. Originally i was supposed to go to Helping Hands North Adelaide for my placement. Then they changed me to Parafield. And then they changed me to Ingle Farm. WTH. In order for me to get there, i have to walk 10 mins to the bus stop (as usual) but this time around, i have to take another bus from stop 12 to stop 47, which will take about half an hour, AND THEN walk another 5 minutes just to reach that place. WTH WTH. And the place sucks. their cafe's menu consists of: Soup of the Day, Sandwiches, coffee. that's it. nothing more. WTH WTH WTH. and my preceptor said she imagine the placement to be 'self-directed' so she left me alone in a room to do my own stuff. without a pharmacist on site i have no idea what i should do at all, and i was super bored in that room. so i tried to work on my workbook. i started writing up stuff and planning my approach on how to complete the exercises, going for drug rounds and trying to talk to a few staffs about their roles and stuff. To my dismay and horror, Geoff called me this afternoon saying i have the wrong workbook and he's sending the new one to me. WTH WTH WTH WTH!!!!! I wasted my last 2 days for nothing!! WHAT THE FUCK!!!!!!~ Ok enough of my rant. i went to a drug round today and saw old people in different states of disabilities all around. i was moved. i started worrying how well will i fare when i get old. will i be like them? it pains my heart to see them suffer like that. i can't possibly describe their disabilities one by one, but i saw this story on a notice board which again touched my heart. although it's meant to be some kind of a joke but it clearly shows how much suffering the aging populations are going through, below is a summary of the story: The story is actually longer but i can't remember the details but that will already give u some idea about the lives of elderlies. sigh...everyone will get old. when will be my turn? in the future, about 25% of Australian population will be elderlies. so i truly think we should start showing more love to these people, and care for them more, no matter how troublesome or stressful when dealing with them.
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OK...long time no see...been through lots of ups and downs but i won't say it here. placements started on Monday and it was OK, although it's very tiring. Having to walk 10 minutes to the bus stop to catch the bus, then stand for the whole day from 9-5, catch the bus back and walk another 10 minutes back home, plus i have to do laundry(YES EVERYDAY!!) and cook my own dinner, all of these really put my stamina to the test. but i'm starting to get used to it though so it's OK. My preceptor was quite nice. she would spend time and just go through the OTC stuff with me and another 3rd year student there, and was willing to teach me everything. i just started on some parts of my workbook today, hopefully i'll be able to finish it ASAP. Lots of reading and writing makes me sad :( time always never seem to be enough for me. by the time i finish cooking and showering and doing my laundry it's already 10pm. laze around in front of the comp and it's time to sleep. but i always never get enough sleep/getting bad quality sleep. every morning i really really dun feel like getting up. part of it is the thought of walking so far to catch the bus...sigh. but it's good exercise though. so i'll definitely lose some weight over these few weeks without going to the gym at all, which is good. watched '300' last nite. was awesome, 'nuff said. i wanna have good body build like the Spartans!! but yea...it's a futile dream i guess cuz i always give up quite fast. and where are all my good/best frens?? i really wonder how they're faring wherever they are now. hope to see u guys again soon!
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haha ok now let's try this...youtube version...wanted to post this real cool Pirates 3 Trailer countdown but apparently LJ doesn't support it >.< oh well, for those who haven't seen it yet, i present to you, 7.5 minutes footage from Spiderman 3!! Spidey <3
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OMG I can’t imagine how long I haven’t been updating here. I guess I’m not gonna go into the boring details of how I spent my past 2 or 3 weeks. Had a lot of great fun, but had some down times too. However I’m dedicating this post to some people (or everyone if it applies to you ^.^) ( Inspiring ) I’m sure there’s lots more people out there doing similar things, I hope that all goes well to everyone. Everyone is a Hero. Let’s work together in our short lifespan to make the world a better place by supporting these people!! |
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Another two weeks passed and I haven’t been updating over here. >.< Lots and lots of things happened. I’ll try to list them out as I remember them. ( Past 2 weeks… ) The past few days I’ve been having lots of random thoughts and feeling quite emo. I felt weird when I’m around my good friends, especially a few of them. There’s just this special feeling that I can’t explain, but I felt real good when they’re around. May be it’s just that I’m lonely (may be not), or may be it’s a sign of acknowledgement of our friendships. Now I care for them more than ever, and I cherish each and every one of them more than ever. I pray for them almost everyday, and I pray that we could be good friends forever. I know this sounds childish or even girlish. But I think it’s appropriate to write it here. So the few good/best friends I’m talking about, you know who you are!!
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OMG I haven’t been blogging for 2 weeks already!! Oh well I don’t think I can remember what I did everyday now. However, a few important events: ( Past 2 weeks till now ) Actually, I might start another rant in the next paragraph. Urm no…not rant, just some “expressing of feelings” lol. Today my gf discussed some issues with me. She told me lately I’ve been more concerned about my friends than her. Yes I admit I do to some extent. But she had to understand that I try to include her in whatever activities that I do. It’s her who keeps on refusing my offers. And she never noticed all the small things that I say/do that show how much I love her. And I admit I’ve changed a lot lately, may be I’ve become matured in some aspects of my thinking. I don’t like things to get draggy now. So I don’t like people to 撒嬌 with me anymore. I realize I want a serious and mature relationship now. No more puppy love for me. But HC is in a different pace from me, that’s the problem. I do not talk much or I’m not with her that much anymore doesn’t mean my love for her has somehow diminished. It’s just that I have lots of things on my mind, some of them people know, and some I keep to myself because I don’t feel like telling other people YET. I have too many things waiting for me to do, and honestly, I don’t know how to handle some of them. Sorry HC, I know I hurt you in a lot of ways, but I myself am going through a pretty tough time. And I hope you understand. Oh well, enough for this time, for some unknown reason this sentence has been on my mind for the whole night already - “Life’s too short to be spent as an emo”…
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Summary: Work work work… Long version: ( 21/01/2007 – 24/01/2007, Sun - Wed )
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Fear has strucked my heart for the past few days...read and you'll know ( 18/01/2007-20/01/2007, Thurs-Sat ) That’s all folks!!~
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( 09/01/2007-11/01/2007, Tues-Thurs ) I’ll say it again, I can’t stand being home alone >.<.
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( 03/01/2007-08/01/2007, Wed-Mon )And so I decided to finish up this blog entry before I go to bed. 5AM…what a “good” time to sleep. >.
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Ah….the 1st day of a new year. I guess it’s time for me to move on and get a new site for me to blog. The reason I wanted to have two blogs is because I wanted to post different stuff on different blogs, one with which the public can read (the friendster one), the other one with stuff only me and certain friends will have access to (this one). Why? Because I have too many secrets. =P ( New Year's Eve,Sunday 31/12/2006 )
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