My journey so far......

I've just experienced another miracle.

2011-12-05T22:38:00.000+10:30

So....I went through a period of time where I lost the semangat to blog again. And now I look back, wow 4 months have passed! Semester is over, waiting for results which will be out this Sat. *fingers crossed*

Anyway, the story of today is quite extra ordinary. See....I've been trying to sell my stuff these few days, and my car is 1 of them. So like how I advertised the other stuff, I posted pictures and info of my car on Gumtree last week. Mysteriously, I received an sms from a guys saying he was willing to pay me 700AUD more than the original price I offered (which was 1300$). I felt suspicious initially but I decided to give it a try so I contacted him.

My car which I am trying to sell....

Cut the whole story short, I received an invoice from Paypal saying he has paid 2600$ to my account, but I'll need to first pay his agent 600$ for the pick up fee because he would not be able to personally come and pick it up. Not suspecting anything, I did it through western union. Somehow, the transaction was declined for some strange reason. Still not suspecting that it was a scam, I went to the post office to make the payment. However, there was not enough money in my account to pay him because my money which was declined haven't bounced back to me. So I thought I would wait till Monday(today) to make the payment.

Last night, my previous lifegroup leader warned me not to make the payment because she said it was a scam! She said her friend and herself have experienced this before and it's fake! I nearly dropped dead when I heard it, fearing that it's too late and the money had gone to him. Today, I checked my account and saw that the money did bounced back to me and the transaction really did not go through. I was overjoyed!

Truly, it is a miracle. Somehow, the money miraculously did not go through for some reason. It was God that intervened. THANK YOU JESUS!

"The LORD will keep you from all harm, He will watch over your life"-Psalm 121:7

Oxygen Ball 2011

2011-08-29T00:38:00.000+09:30

Wow....just a glance and it's Week 6 of uni tomorrow, when my last post was about sem starting. Guess I don't realise the time flying so fast is because it's been such a eventful few weeks, with Oxygen activities every week, work, and studies to juggle with at the same time. Well, the past few Oxygen event was really fun, but last night was the best because it was.......OXYGEN'S 1ST EVER BALL!!!!

Here are some of the pics...*Go to my Facebook to see all the pics!*

Wing Hang with her little post....

Amy, Doreen and Claire...3 pretty girls!

Juliana with her cute dimples.....

Yvonne....U look stunning!

Natasha....cheerful as always!

Abby....The planner for the whole event. The one behind all the set up and deco. She was brilliant! And of course, Abby u look awesome!

Now for some good looking guys.....

Yew Gene, Jeremy, Kavi and Caleb....Don't they look good?

Hanxzen and Zack....Bros of life!

Oxygen Ball committee 2011....Congrats guys, we did it! =)

Phew, finally everything is over! All the planning and stressing before that but it was all worth it. Really enjoyed myself and I'm sure everyone did!

Another semester starts tomorrow.

2011-07-25T01:28:00.002+09:30

Can't believe it's the end of winter holidays. 3 weeks just like that.....in a flash. Well it has been a good break for me though and I hope it was a good break for you too! *if it's relevant to you* =P

So tomorrow will be the beginning of a new semester, new adventure, new challenge. I'm actually quite excited about it. Don't know why.

Maybe because I'm entering my final year now.

Maybe because I wanna avenge for my disappointment of one of my result where I missed 2 marks to get a Distinction. It still pains me a little when I think of it. I'm sure this pain will inspire me to do better next sem.

One of my strengths have always been bouncing back from disappointments. I always come back stronger.

So wish me luck for the new semester. In Christ, I can! =)

Anyway, just wanna share this song with you. I have been quite addicted to this song lately and admiring these 2 sweet pretty girls, Jayesslee! =P

Curry mee!!!

2011-07-20T00:49:00.002+09:30

What is your favourite hawkers food?

For me, curry mee is definitely one of them! Well, it is also known as curry laksa in other places (most places actually) and internationally. In Penang, it's known as curry mee because it clashes with our unique asam laksa. *And I actually don't really like asam laksa. Weird for a Penangite to say that right? I love coconut milk and I'll take anything lemak over asam anytime!*

Made curry mee for the 1st time. Yum! Super success not because I am pro, but because the paste was super awesome. *Nowadays cooking is not a big deal lar....all also instant packet tipu one.*

Combine ice skating outing tomorrow with Northington lifegroup. It's been a while since I last ice skated here. Can't wait! =D

Revival starts from us.

2011-07-13T01:53:00.001+09:30

This post is a follow up on what happened on the 9th of July. We all know what happened. Don't need for further elaboration. However, what do you see in these pictures?

People whom were physically challenged were there.

This woman, 65 years old, took a bus by herself down to KL to make her stand.

Police brutally firing tear gas towards the brave crowd who stood for their country.

Police beating up and arresting this helpless citizen for his conviction.

This is the most touching of all: The Malays sat down to pray for Malaysia when the police started firing towards them.

What do you see? If these images don't move you, or stir you up, you really gotta ask yourself about your own conviction. It's funny how people can still complain that because of this rally, they did not get to enjoy their weekend shopping or they did not get to make business, when these people out there were fighting for the future of Malaysia. This just shows plain IGNORANCE. Yes, people can be so ignorant and selfish. No sense of gratitude or appreciation whatsoever. All they know is to complain.

And saddest thing is when Christians also make a mockery of these whole thingy, saying that this rally is silly or a waste of time. It just breaks my heart when Christians do that. Fair enough if your conviction is not to participate in this, and I totally respect that. But to mock people for gathering peacefully and standing for what is right is just ridiculous.

And we claim that we worship the God of righteousness and justice, yet we cannot differentiate between a righteous act and an evil act. Yet we fail to stand up for justice when it matters. When other people from all religious background can do it, we failed. If the Malays could risk their safety to gather on the streets to pray for the country, if the disabled and the elderly people could make their stand despite all the danger and obstacles, what more us? The young, energetic people who claims to be the children of God.

C'MON PEOPLE, WE CAN DO BETTER THAN THAT!!!!

It's time that we also make our stand, and make a difference. Revival and change starts from us. If we're going to continue to just remain silent with no actions, we can forget about any changes, or revival.

I totally believe in prayers. And yes, we need to have faith. But it's also time we take more action.

^"14 What good is it, my brothers and sisters, if someone claims to have faith but has no deeds? Can such faith save them?" -James 2:14

Doa Untuk Malaysia

2011-07-10T00:48:00.001+09:30

If you are a Malaysian, this post is for you.

Are you sick of all the dirty politics, the corruption and the abuse of power going on in our country? Honestly, I'm seriously sick of it, and any true Malaysians would feel the same way. I'm not interested in who is right or wrong, or which party is ruling the country. I just want a better Malaysia, a corruption-free country because I love Malaysia.

If you studied Marketing before, you would learn about the 80-20 rule. That only 20% of your buyers are heavy buyers while 80% are actually light buyers. And that applies in our everyday life. Isn't it? That 20% of the church people will do 80% of the work. That majority of people would only complain and do nothing while those who actually do something are the minority. I see this everywhere, every time.

And this applies to Malaysians. That majority of us would just complain and complain about our government, the politics and all. But how many of us actually do something about it?

Please don't get me wrong, I'm not saying that all of us gotta be politicians or something. But how many of us actually pray for our country? Or play our part in voting during elections? It's little things like this that makes a big difference. You can say "Aiyah...what can we do? Sure loose one lah. BN sure win one." or "I'm just fed up with Malaysia. I can't be bothered. Malaysia hopeless lah" or you can say "Yes, I'm gonna play my part and believe for a change."

And so I did.

Went to this Bersih gathering in Victoria Square today. The crowd was roughly 160 people. Not bad for the number considering the fact that it was raining throughout the day and it was freezing cold. Really glad to meet other Malaysians who were also passionate for a change in Malaysia. We peacefully gathered there to voice out for fair vote during elections and for dirty politics to stop. Just a statement of intent. Nothing else.

Me and my friends. WE ALL LOVE MALAYSIA!!!

And today's news back home was that 50 000 people actually braved the police force in KL to voice out for the country. Over 1600 people arrested for stupid reasons like they wore a yellow shirt. Many was sprayed with chemical waters and several injured/beaten up by the police. It was the police force that acted in violence and not the crowd. These people did it with a cost, but through this, I believe it will be a start of something new. So proud of everyone who took part in it. U GUYS ARE THE HEROES/HEROINES OF THE COUNTRY!!! For standing up for justice for the country.

Friends, changes just don't happen like this. It takes time, effort, perseverance and faith. It comes with a COST. Are you willing to pay the cost?

^"14 if my people, who are called by my name, will humble themselves and pray and seek my face and turn from their wicked ways, then I will hear from heaven, and I will forgive their sin and will heal their land." -2 Chronicles 7:14

An experience in WWE

2011-07-06T03:01:00.002+09:30

Last night was quite a special night for me. Rewind back to those times when I was a little kid, I could only dream of attending a WWE show. I was crazy about it, together with my brother and school friends.

I remember me and my bro last time would curi-curi watch WWE on tv when my parents are out. My mum told me last night "You think we don't know ah? Whenever we come back home, we would touch the top of the tv and it's always warm. We just closed 1 eye and kept quiet." *So if you think you can out smart your parents, better think twice. They have also gone through life and they know all our tricks*

Fast forward to 2011 and here is this 21 year old guy attending WWE. I did not plan to go actually because I've already out grown that and also, the tickets were quite expensive. But my friend Natasha was bugging me non stop, trying to convince me to go with her. After a while, I was like "Aiya...it's not like your going anywhere for holidays also. And how often will u get this chance? Since this is a once a lifetime opportunity, just go lah and fulfill that childhood dream."

This is my friend Natasha, the one super enthusiastic about it and managed to somehow persuade me to go. Well done! :P

So anyway when I was there, I switched off and turned myself into a kid again. Screaming, shouting, yelling. Looking around and seeing all the kids so passionate about it, it just brought a smile to my face because I was like this once upon a time. It was truly a wonderful experience!

Childhood dream fulfilled, Jeshua!

*I actually wanted to upload the videos I recorded but I couldn't for some reason. Get it from me if u want!*

Bye exams, hello holidays!

2011-07-03T01:54:00.001+09:30

Hello peeps! I'M BACK!! How have u been? I know you have been eagerly waiting for me to update my blog right? LOL :P

Well, I kinda took a break from blogging because I had exams this week. THANK GOD IT'S OVER!!!!!

Do you know that syiok feeling? After exams, there's this merdeka feeling, that sense of joy and relief....arghhhh LOVE IT!!!

Well all my papers were okay. Thankfully I could do all of them, although there were times I felt I could not finish the paper on time. Thank God that everything went well.

Bye bye notes! You have served me well for the past 15 weeks! =)

So what next? Here is my to do list during this 3 week holidays:

1)Re-apply for my exchange to Japan
2)Catch up with some friends I have kinda lost touch
3)Read up some self-motivation/faith inspiring books that I've bought
4)FIND A NEW JOB!

Yes. I took a 5 weeks break from my job because the last few weeks of uni was just too crazy for me, with all the big presentations, assignments and eventually exams! So my boss had actually found someone to replace me. For the mean time, she said she already has enough people to work for her so she just told me to go ahead and look for a new job. If she can, she said she'll try to fit me in again. MAN I'M GONNA MISS THE FREE FOOD THERE!!!!

So I called my previous boss's wife on Thursday and ask if there was still vacancy in that Thai restaurant. When she knew I called, she instantly ask me whether I would like to work! HOW AWESOME IS THAT!!!! But we did not manage to talk much because she had a meeting that time. I will call her again on Monday to negotiate things. Sigh. I kinda need a job now cos I'm running dry....So let's just hope that I would be able to work there again. I do miss the food there as well. *When it comes to Jeshua, it's always about food. Hahahah *

So ya....I shouldn't worry so much because my God will provide! =)

Gossiping v Confiding

2011-06-25T02:53:00.006+09:30

“A gossip betrays a confidence, but a trustworthy man keeps a secret.” -Proverbs 11:13

Have you ever wondered what's the difference between gossiping and confiding? If I have a problem with A, and I share it to B, is that gossiping? Or confiding?

This picture calls it "networking". In other words, "fellowship". What about you? What do you say?

You see, my whole life I have been trying to work out what gossiping really is. And I thank God that He finally revealed the answer to me when I came to Australia.

When I was young I used to think that gossip is all about "spreading fake rumours". If you check the dictionary, it will tell you this.

So I gave myself the right to say what I want about others, what I feel about others, as long as it's true. No, not because I enjoy doing it or to make myself feel good, but because I love truth and love speaking the truth. I was just being very transparent in my thoughts and actions. So I just shared them without thinking who I was sharing it to, where I was sharing it etc. Was I gossiping? YES. *What a joke, doing something I actually hate without realising. I was a hypocrite all these years, yet I used to condemn hypocrites*

In 2009, Pr Ashley preached about this topic. He said "Gossip means saying something about others behind their back, EVEN IF IT'S TRUE." *Ouch, that was like a tight slap on my face*

After that message, I understood gossip as "talking bad about others, even if it's true." Thus, I stop sharing my thoughts, my relationship struggles, my conflict problems with anyone because I didn't wanna gossip. As someone that always claims he hates gossip, I really did not want to be a hypocrite again.

Did I do the right thing? NO. I was actually suffering inside, felt like I was dying. *And I'm sure you know that feeling*

Couldn't tahan anymore, I spoke to my LG leader. I remember he said "WHY ARE YOU TORMENTING YOURSELF LIKE THIS?!?Why didn't you tell me earlier?I am always here to help you!" I said "Because I didn't wanna gossip about others." Lol. He told me "What your doing now is confiding, not gossiping."

That was like a breakthrough for me and I finally understood the difference between gossiping and confiding.

Here's the difference:

Gossipers:

-often gossip to kill time (too free, too bored).

-have the goal of building themselves up by making others look bad by sharing their weaknesses, faults, private information etc.

-share the information with anyone/all their friends, often in a group and publicly via facebook, blog etc.

-gossip because they love it.

Confiders:

-confide because there is a relationship problem (housemates, friends, family etc) they are struggling with.

-have the intention of resolving the problem by seeking advice.

-only share the information with someone they are accountable to (leaders, close family members, best/close friends), and they usually do it 1 on 1 or in a private manner.

-confide because it's necessary.

Sometimes, there are situations where we want to warn out friends about a particular person. Say....A is very hamsap (means pervert in cantonese). And I know about it. I have a duty/responsibility to warn my friend about A, if she doesn't know that. So what do I say? Just say what is necessary.

Basically, just try to tell her that she should be more careful because A is known to be a hamsap, by revealing his past actions/behaviour as little as possible!

^"29 They have become filled with every kind of wickedness, evil, greed and depravity. They are full of envy, murder, strife, deceit and malice. They are GOSSIPS,..." -Romans 1:29

Gossiping is evil in God's eyes. Fact.

I am not perfect, and I'm still learning. But that doesn't change the fact that I love truth, and I hate gossips.

Just wanna end this post with this beautiful song. Thank you Lord, for always teaching and guiding me. Make me Your sanctuary, and keep me from evil, always.

I hope you have been blessed by this post :)

1 bizzare injury

2011-06-23T15:05:00.000+09:30

I just found out during the weekend that my bro fractured his wrist because of......FUTSAL! OH MY GOODNESS. Only God knows how did it happened!

My bro and my niece (My cousin's daughter. Preeetty right? DON'T DREAM. She's most probably too young for you, definitely too young for this! Lol :P)

My bro said that as he was trying to control the ball, he accidentally stepped on it and fall. That was how it happened. But still, to fracture a wrist because of soccer still baffles me. Everyone is amazed by how it happened.

In the hospital, the first thing he asked the doctor was "Will I still be able to go to the gym?". Lol...Not whether he can write or not, or whether he can drive. It's all about GYM!

VERY GOOD bro. Maybe God let this happen so that u will focus on Him more! Maybe gym has overtaken God as your 1st love. Very good. MC for....1 month huh? No gym or computer games for 1 solid month. Wooo I can use this month to overtake u in body building while you better/should use this time to DIG DEEP IN GOD'S WORD. *big bro talking*

Anyway, recover soon and please, don't be such a injury prone la. Enjoy ur little "holiday" and take care!

Love,
Koko

Happy Father's Day to my dearest father!

2011-06-20T04:07:00.001+09:30

Wow, it's my 1st time blogging twice in a day. But have to lar....It's Father's Day today (yesterday actually cos already pass midnight)!

I was just looking for a picture of just me and my dad and to my horror, I realised I don't have any recent picture! Omg! I have not taken a picture with just my dad since end of 2007! HOW TERRIBLE IS THAT!?!I definitely must take a picture with him again when I go back this time!!

Me and my dad at Melaka, 2007

This is the latest picture of him, in Singapore end of 2010.

He's awesome. Just 3 points I can draw out to summarise him.

He's a man after God's heart

He makes sure me and my siblings go to church every week when we were young (even now, although he doesn't have to do that anymore lol). No compromise. No such thing as lazy, exams or cannot wake up. It's better you be there or you're gonna makan rotan later. He also makes sure we have family devotions every Sunday night (kinda like a family lifegroup thingy). Which means he will lead worship then later he or my mum will lead some bible study, then pray. I will always remember what he tells us since young "There is no greater honour than to serve the Lord, our God"

He's a romantic

No I'm serious. He can be the sweetest guy alive when he has the mood. He will always tell us "your mum is the Rachel of my life". Every Valentine's day, my dad will send flowers to my mum though a company that deals with this. Can you imagine when my mum is in school, all a sudden there would be someone that comes in and say "Hi. Someone sent you these flowers." in front of all her staff?!?When my parents celebrated their 20th anniversary of marriage, he kinda wrote down a short speech of love and gratitude and read it to my mum during dinner. He beats Romeo anytime.

Dad and mum when they celebrated their 20th anniversary in 2008

He's a family man

I remember when me and my bro was still little, he would bring us to go hike Penang hill every Sunday. And when we were older, he would spend time playing football with us. Sometimes, it's just 3 of us but we had so much fun. He always tells us that he would not exchange anything else in this world for his family.

Family trip to Melaka in December, 2010

And yes, he would often play his guitar and sing to us this song when we were little kids titled "Child"....

....and make 3 of us cry....LOL. Even now, I do still get teary sometimes when I hear this song because each time I hear this, I remember my dad, his love for us and the family.

It's because of him, I'm the person I am today.

Thank you for all the love, care and discipline you gave me. All the values and principles of life you've taught me throughout my life.

I love you pup, always :)

Farewell to a good friend :(

2011-06-20T02:29:00.003+09:30

Today was actually quite a sad day for me because I saw my very good friend, Keat Xiong for the last time in church before him going back to Malaysia for good tomorrow.

Me and Keat Xiong.

Thinking of it, it's funny how we were strangers 4 months back. I remembered us introducing ourselves for the 1st time at the beginning of March during 1 Oxygen (Just for ur info, Oxygen is the name of Paradise's International Students Ministry) meeting. Then later on, we started playing futsal together with the other boys...then somehow gradually, BOOM! We're really good friends now.

It's funny how guys can click so fast right? Guys just need to do something they like together then somehow, they become friends really fast.

Fast forward 4 months later and wow, it's time to say goodbye. How sad?

Never imagine that would happen when I first met him. He said he would be staying here and all....all a sudden, he is going back for good. Part of life isn't it? Life is just unpredictable.

Anyway, I just want to thank you Keat Xiong for being such a good friend to me. Also thanks for being the only friend that agreed to watch football together with me at 4am *haha*. Although it was just 4 months, it felt like we have known each other for a long time.

May God continue to bless you and direct your path. Keep in touch bro! :)

A beautiful night!

2011-06-16T01:22:00.000+09:30

It was supposed to look like this.....

But this was the best shot I had.

FAIL.

It was hard to take cos my camera is not good enough for sky shots. Stilll.....

It was my first time witnessing the moon with a halo around it. What a beautiful night!:)

³ When I consider your heavens,
the work of your fingers,
the moon and the stars,
which you have set in place,
⁴ what is mankind that you are mindful of them,

human beings that you care for them? -Psalms 8:3-4

14 days to exam.

2011-06-14T01:00:00.003+09:30

Yes it is. I've finally managed to get my last assignment out of the way 2 days ago, so it's all about focusing on exams now.

I managed to study 6 hours today, the first day of my study marathon. Not bad eh? So I should give myself a pat on the back. *pats* I need to create some momentum so by next week, I'll be in full gear!

I know I can do it. I will give my best. 加油 Jeshua!

A romantic relationship at its best.

2011-06-10T02:33:00.004+09:30

As I've said, I would blog about last night's BGR talk we had in lifegroup. Well....Xiao Wen and Judah spoke so much that they could not even cover all the questions. It was really a big topic and it would be impossible for me to write everything down here. However, I will still write down the highlights for me personally, those that I've felt I've learn something new.....

1) How do you know if you have met the right person?

*drum rolling*...........Cheng! The answer is "YOU'LL NEVER KNOW". Lol....I'm just writting down exactly what Judah did and said last night, including those sound effect! Ya, we'll never know. That's the real answer. Even for Judah and Xiao Wen as pastors, they don't know whether they are the right one for each other until today! How surprising is that? Well, I was surprise to be honest. Because we always think that there is this "right" guy or girl or "THE ONE" out there for us. They said that in life, there will always be "if"s and "but"s and you usually start to doubt about your partner during tough times. So instead of asking that question, they rather choose to thank God for each other and trust God in their relationship.

2)How do you know if you are in the wrong relationship?
Well, they said that one of the signs is that the person you once knew is no longer the person u know after the relationship. Say for example....I'm a cheerful person. But after being in this relationship, I am no longer cheerful. Or....I'm once an outgoing person. But after dating this girl, I'm no longer outgoing. Basically, the things (characteristics, personality, convictions, hobby, passion etc) that makes you YOU disappears after being in that relationship. Another sign is that you are now further away from God after in that relationship compared to the time when you were still single. Basically, it means that your relationship is not helping you in your spiritual growth with God. In a relationship, both the guy and girl should push and help each other upwards in their growth with God, not drag each other down. And all it takes is 1 side in the relationship that is not strong in God (or does not know God) to drag the other side down. Thus, they emphasize that it is so very important to find a God fearing person, someone who loves God with all his/her heart.

3) Is it ok to just give it a try first in a relationship and see whether it works?
NO. It was a direct answer from them. There is no such thing as "I'm just trying it out" or "just testing." It's either a "yes", which means a 100% committed relationship, including giving your 100% heart or a "no". I have always wondered, since people like me have a bad experience before, it would not be easy to give 100% in the next relationship because of the fear of getting hurt again. So maybe, I should just start of with 70% first, then gradually to 100% when I feel more confident. NO! NO SUCH THING JESHUA! *Oh I see* Firstly because, it would not be fair to your partner and secondly, Judah said that when both parties don't give their 100%, they are making their relationship more vulnerable to failure and they will not be able to experience their romantic relationship to the fullest. So don't play play.....choose carefully!

To sum everything up about last night, here is an analogy:

A loving relationship is like a triangle. If the guy/girl is moving towards the other person who is running towards God, he/she is never going to reach her/him. If the boy and the girl both move horizontally towards each other, they may reach one another – but they won’t be moving towards God, which is unhealthy. BUT… If both the guy and the girl are running towards God, then, eventually, when the time is right, they will meet at the top of the triangle, with God as the foundation of their relationship. And with God at the center of their relationship, they will be able to experience the best possible relationship God designed it to be.

Sorry my dear friends if some of these points are hitting at you. Well, I felt some of the points discussed last night kinda changed my perspectives on dating relationships. It makes me think deeper about what a romantic relationship is all about.

Well, these are facts, and these are the truth. The truth may hurt, but I rather be hurt by the truth now than to face the consequences for the rest of my life.

"Then you will know the truth, and the truth will set you free.” -John 8:32

Ahhhh.....Love is so sweet, love is such a beautiful thing. Just need to be patient until the right time comes! =)

BGR talk at life group tomorrow!

2011-06-08T01:09:00.003+09:30

Just for your info, BGR means Boy Girl Relationship if u don't know. Hahaha...interesting topic right? IT ALWAYS IS!!!

It has been a long time since the last BGR talk I've had in church/life group. I think the last time I had one was when I was back in Malaysia. I always love it when my pastors/leaders lead some BGR topics because these people will teach how to be in a Godly relationship, not just a romantic one. They can give lots of advice that I find it personally useful.

Looking around, and seeing so many people ending up heart broken after break ups these days just keeps me on my toes. Yes, I've kinda experienced it before. And I know how painful it is. And I've told myself that I would never wanna experience that again if possible. And honestly, I rather be single than to be in a wrong relationship.

Anyway, Xiao Wen will be leading the talk tomorrow! I'm really looking forward to hear what she has to say....and hopefully, some of the questions I have will answered!

I'll blog about what I've learned after tomorrow's discussion so stay tuned if you're interested! *which I'm sure you are! :P*

Zack's surprise birthday party.

2011-06-04T02:38:00.005+09:30

I have been looking forward towards this party after going through some really crazy stressful weeks. I knew it would be a great time to chill out with friends and sure, it did not disappoint!!

This party was actually a surprise party for Zack, who celebrated his first birthday in Australia! Wanna know how he looks like?

Tada!!! This picture sums him up! Hahaha....

Well here are some of the pictures from the party!

I said "Amy! Amy!" because she was blocking the view of the food. She pulak smile at the camera. Lol...

We had a fun time playing cards together! Played "chor die di" which is also known as "Big 2" and bluff. During the chor die di game, Yean Yee started a rivalry with me. It all started with that kiasu/evil/sarcastic face which we were showing each other throughout the game. Haha....And I won twice! Once when she was playing with me and the rest. Woohooo....Sorry Yean Yee, u gotta try much harder next time! =P *Evil laugh*

No la, playing only! :D We are all good friends...see the lovely pictures above? All the leng chyes and leng luis!

Anyway, more pictures.....

Me and Keat Xiong during the game....

The trio bros doing what they do best....

And finally! 2 pictures of me and the birthday boy.

HAPPY BIRTHDAY ZACK!

Ahh....feels less stress after tonight! And more to come....Karaoke this Sunday with Joyce, Jay Chou's wife (she claims she is lol), Yean Yee, Yuan Ren, Doreen and Timothy! Can't wait!

Wooohoooo :D

EPL v LaLiga

2011-05-31T02:39:00.002+09:30

First of all, congrats to Barcelona for their win against Manchester United. They were superb and simply the best.

Now, to share some pictures of me and my friends during the game.

I left the house at 2am, went to pick Keat Xiong went straight to the pub to catch the game. The games was at 4.15am and we were all at the city...watching football!!!! That shows how crazy we are. When you are in love and passionate about something (including a person), you seriously can do anything for it! *C'mon, I know you get what I mean =P*

The pub was fully packed, and the atmosphere was fantastic. That's what I love about atmospheres. When a bunch of passionate people gather together to create a red hot atmosphere, be it in football or in church or anything else, it's always special and I love it, I enjoy it.

Ok now for more football talk. *Warning to those non-football fans*

The big debate since the game: Is EPL or LaLiga better?

As much as I love watching EPL, I gotta admit that Laliga has definitely overtaken the EPL. If Laliga can produce teams like Barca and Real Madrid, it definitely tells you something. And statistics also show that LaLiga always produce more players that wins World Player of the Year award than EPL. Statistics do not lie. Everyone saw how the champions of Spain made the champions of England look like a small kid that night.

People keep saying LaLiga is not the best because it's only a 2 team league while the rest are rubbish teams. Kinda disagree. I remember Sevilla and Atletico Madrid beating Arsenal and Liverpool respectively in the Champions League a few years ago. Man Utd have never beaten teams like Villarreal and Valencia for the past 10 years except for this year (MU won 1-0 at Valencia with a late goal). It's arguably true that teams in EPL may be stronger than LaLiga teams when it comes to the bottom half table, but I think that's because they are physically stronger and faster in speed (nature of EPL). But when it comes to skills and ball control, LaLiga teams are definitely better. And don't we football fans want to see the best football? EPL is definitely more competitive among the teams which makes it such an exciting league to watch. But quality? It's gotta be LaLiga.

EPL is just overly hyped and commercialized sometimes. Sadly,the most exciting league may not be the best league.

The Champions League final also sums up why England will never win the World Cup.

Man how I love football. Let's keep the passion going for the beautiful game!

B.E.L.I.E.V.E

2011-05-29T02:00:00.002+09:30

Sorry for those who are not interested in football, but this post is will be all about the up coming Champions League final game: Bacelona v Manchester United.

Man Utd will start as underdogs, but who cares? It's gonna be 90min (or more) of pure entertaining football between the champions of England and Spain. It doesn't get bigger than this!

Well, I don't deny that it's tough luck against Barcelona, perhaps best team in the world currently. Their football has been breath taking with beautiful first touches and flicks, free flowing in attack and of course scoring plenty of goals too.

But 1 thing I have learned in life through sports: Have faith. Never give up till it's over. U'll never know what can happen. If you don't believe, it will never happen. So.....

I say C'MON UNITED!!!

B.E.L.I.E.V.E

It's not a business deal relationship!

2011-05-25T02:09:00.007+09:30

I have been thinking whether to pause my work since exam is just 1 month away. I decided to do so last night and today during work, I wanted to tell my boss.

Since the shop was busy as always, she told me to just write down the dates I was not available since she would be leaving early. She said "Just write down the dates. Don't worry. Studies come first and exam is important."

So after my shift, I took out my study plan and carefully jotted down each date. In the end, I realized I actually requested 5 weeks of leave, which means 10 shifts in total, from the beginning of next week right until end of June. I actually still can afford to work in week 3 and 4 (of the 5 weeks leave) because I have nothing except for studying to do. Class is over by then. But I just wrote it down anyway because I wanted to focus fully on exams.

However at the same time, I kinda felt bad for my boss because I realized many of my workmates will leave the job around the same time too because of exams, placements or other reasons. I know she will struggle to find people to fill the void during that period of time.

Anyway, I just went on to attend class after work. But that thought was constantly on my mind. When on the bus back home,I actually felt strongly I should help her.

Afterall, she has been reasonable all these while and has treated me well. I remember last year when I suddenly told her I needed to quit the job because of some unforeseen circumstances regarding my house contract. She was understanding and did not grumble which many other boss might have done so. She gave me the job again instantly when I went to see her this year after coming back from Malaysia.

So I decided to give her a call when I got home. When I called her, she said she saw my note and is fine with it. I told her "Well I actually feel bad for asking such a long break. I know you will struggle to find people to help you during this period because everyone is having exam! Everyone is leaving at the same timing. So if you need me to work on week 3 and 4 (of the 5 weeks leave), just give me a call. I can work for you because I do not have class, or exam during those weeks. It's just a revision break."
She was overjoyed and she actually thanked me for that!

Well, I felt good that I've made my boss happy today! That is the least I could do to show my gratitude towards her.

I'm glad that my relationship with my boss is just not a business deal, where I work, she pays me and that's it. It's a good relationship where we help one another in times of need.

These are little things that makes life beautiful. :)

Week 11 of Uni

2011-05-22T23:32:00.000+09:30

Stress...Stress.....STRESS!!!

Felt quite down actually when I saw my assignment result just now. Yes I admit I have been struggling with this course so far and did not expect to do too well in this assignment, but I did not expect to do that badly as well.

Well, it's over isn't it? Nothing I can do about it now. Just going through this period of disappointment but I know I WILL bounce back stronger.

Week 11. 3 more weeks of uni. Almost at the finishing line. I will fight on and persevere....

"Your vision is where your future is"

2011-05-21T02:24:00.002+09:30

"Your vision is where your future is. When you have vision on the wrong things, the negatives of life, the problems, you live a defeated life, a life of darkness. But if you have vision on the right things, the Godly things, the positives of life, you live a victorious life, a Godly life."-Casey Treat

WOW! That was the highlight of the all the sermons I heard at Hillsong Conference yesterday.

From the very beginning, it was Eve who saw the forbidden fruit and it looked good in her eyes. We all know the story after that.

King David started of by seeing a woman bathing before it lead him to commit murder and adultery.

Abraham had the eyes of faith, and he went on to become the father of faith and many nations.

Seriously sometimes, its just what we choose to see and how we want to view life that makes a huge difference.

I choose to set my eyes on Him, and His promises. What about you? :)

Hillsong is coming to ADELAIDE!!WOOHOOO!!!!

2011-05-18T02:17:00.000+09:30

Hillsong Conference // ONE DAY Adelaide from Hillsong Church on Vimeo.

I'll be going for a 1 day Hillsong Conference this Thursday! Yes, it's right here in Adelaide.

Darlene Zschech and band will be leading worship.

BOY I CAN'T WAIT!!!!

P.S: To those in Malaysia, don't be jealous k? *wink*

Dreams...

2011-05-13T01:36:00.000+09:30

What are dreams to you? Have you ever wondered why you have dreams at night? Do dreams have any meaning?

I wonder. And till today, science cannot explain why humans dream at night.

Lately, I've had lots of weird dreams, dreams relating to my family and friends back home. And the worst part is, non of those dreams have been really comforting. Last night, I dream that my nephew and 1 of my very good friend died in a car crash. 2 nights ago, I dream that I had a big fight with my dad. A few days ago, I dream that my bro had cancer. A few weeks ago, I dream that my grandma passed away.

What's that all about??? I really wonder. The worst part is that in some of my dreams, I have a dream. It's so real that I can't differentiate whether I am dreaming or not when I first wake up from my sleep. And during those dreams, especially last night's dream and the dream regarding my bro, I was crying non stop. I realized it's because I love them so much and couldn't imagine losing them in such a tragedy.

Maybe I'm just homesick. Maybe God just wanted to remind me not to take my loved ones for granted. Whatever it is, I pray that those dreams would just remain as a dream.

Tell your loved ones how much you love and care for them today. Never take them for granted!

A special night with Reinhard Bonnke

2011-05-07T01:56:00.001+09:30

Today, I had the privilege to hear from 1 of the greatest evangelist ever known, Reinhard Bonnke. He started his ministry in Africa and since then, God has just used him so powerfully. For the past 10 years, he has won over 55 million people for Christ. He holds a record of having 3 million + people attendance in 1 single meeting. Mind blowing!

In church when I was saw the video of his ministry, to see so many lives he has touched and impacted, and lead them to Christ, it just moved me to tears. How did he do that? What keeps him going in evangelizing? The answer is simple: Passion and compassion.

And I ask myself :"How can we even often doubt God for miracles? Isn't He the God of miracles? And isn't He, the same God that parted the red sea, the same God we worship today?" I have just witness someone who has done miracles after miracles through the power of God. 55million people saved in 10 years. Over a million people saved in 1 evening. If that's not miracle, than what else can it be?

And I also ask myself :"How can I sometimes lose passion in bringing people to Christ? Isn't that the great commission, the very thing Jesus asked us to do before He went back to heaven?" What other joy can replace the joy of having your loved ones saved?

We can continue to seek earthly treasures but the truth is, nothing on earth here is eternal. No matter how successful you are, your body will still end up in the grave 1 day and you can't bring your money, certs, possession with you to the next life.

I rather seek after eternal treasures, such as seeing lives changed forever. Where friendship and relationships will last forever, where life starts to become meaningful. And of course, knowing that there will be a happy ending to life.

I am fired up for Him again! We only have 1 life, 1 short life on earth to make a difference. The time is now.

MY BLOG IS STILL ALIVE!!!!

2011-05-05T01:53:00.002+09:30

Yes it is. It was only sleeping, not dead.

I don't know why but today, I just had the random urge to open my blog again to have a look. Realised that blogger already had other new features! Not only that, I realised that I've missed out so much on my friend's life.

I wanna continue to share my journey in life with all of you.

To those who have been following my blog, thank you for your patience. Your patience will soon be rewarded!

Stay tune peeps! :)

Survived 2 killer weeks.

2010-08-29T01:30:00.007+09:30

Thank God I'm still alive and able to sit down here and blog. The past 2 weeks have been absolute madness, with a total of 7 quizzes and 3 assignments due. Don't forget I have church commitments as well....and part-time job?Yes...I've got a new job if you didn't know!

That is my work place.Haha....Started work 2 weeks ago and it was alright. Just can be very tiring because there's always alot of people everyday. I work twice a week so ya, I have been really busy with work and all. But each time I think of the free food I get to eat after work, I'll forget all my misery! Roasted pork rice, roasted duck noodles, char koay teow, hokkien mee etc....what more can you ask when u're here in Australia?

This semester is the craziest semester in my uni life. I have weekly quizzes every Tuesday and Friday for Marketting and Management respectively. And with Japanese getting really hard with all the new vocabs and grammar, I have to cope with these 3 subjects that will have final exams by the end of the sem. The last subject is Language Diversity, boy do I love that subject!
It's about learning how languages evolve, language families, debates about languages and dialect etc.

For example, Malay and Indonesian are known as 2 seperate languages, although it's pretty close. A Malaysian and an Indonesian can speak Malay and Indonesian respectively to each other and yet, they can communicate or roughly understand each other. On the other hand, Cantonese and Hokkien are known as dialects although reality,they are quite far from each other. A Hokkien speaker will have no idea what a Cantonese speaker is talking about, no matter how slow he/she speaks. Don't believe me? Just grab my siblings or any Penangites that only speaks Hokkien, speak Cantonese to them and see if they know what you're talking about!

So these are the 4 subjects I'm doing this sem! Hmm...what else? Ya, I really enjoyed my time in Melbourne during the holidays!Ate like a pig,met up with so many friends, went for sight seeing etc....it was just awesome!

My first meal in Melbourne....Wantan Mee!

Melbourne State Library at night...beautiful!

Managed to meet up with Yong Chin again, after 1.5 years of not seeing each other! The last time we met was on the last day of college.

Yummy Korean bibimbab......

Managed to meet up with Nigel, Liwen and her cousin as well!We had an awesome time together!It was St. Kilda beach btw....

The most expensive desert I've tasted in my life. It was 27AUD. Oh well, I was on holidays...so that's alright! *ouch*

The beautiful night scenary in Mebourne....

Met up with Jennifer!Stayed at her place.....

This was me with Jennifer's husband, Kenneth and his friend, Meng. Was at Mount Gambier, and it was FREEZING that time!

Max Brener...YUM.

Lots and lots of other pictures.Please go to my Facebook profile if you want to see more of my Melbourne pictures!

Hmm....What else? Oh yes!I wanna thank God for blessing me with good grades last semester! I did really well last sem, managed to get 2 HDs and 1 D, although I was also quite dissappointed to get a C. It was my first time getting HDs in Uni, so was really happy with it. I hope I'll be able to maintain and improve further more this semester!

I hope I'll be updating my blog more regularly than this. Darn, before I notice it, it has been 3 months since I last updated my blog. Time really flies!

28th of November is THE DATE to remember!

2010-05-28T16:14:00.005+09:30

Yes it is. Why?

Because I'll be coming back home on that day. This time, I'll be back for 3 months. Will only be flying off on the 26th of Feb 2011.

Penang.....My hometown!!!

Oh boy,I just can't wait that day!Think of the time I'll be reunited with my family, friends and dog,think of the food I'll be eating, think of my lovely Penang, think of.....Malaysia? Do I think of Malaysia?

YES. DEFINITELY.

Malaysia.....the country that made me who I am today.

I love my country and I'm proud to be a Malaysian. Not in a boastful way, but more of an appreciation of where I belong.

Seriously, u will never appreciate something so much until u don't have it anymore. Just like I start to appreciate home more when I am away from home. Similarly, I start to appreciate Malaysia when I am away from Malaysia.

All I can say is no country is perfect. Every country has its own problems, every country has its own bad points. Even here in Australia. I can honestly say there are certain things here that I disagree and dislike. Similarly, there are things that I disagree and dislike about Malaysia.

But,I can conclude that Malaysia isn't the worst place to live. Yes, Malaysia is not a 1st world country,lots of political dramas going on and there are plenty of areas that Malaysia needs to improve on. But, there are also reasons for Malaysians to be proud of.

For example:

Most Malaysians can speak at least 3 languages. English and Malay is certain, plus at least a chinese/indian/local dialect. There are no other nationalities that can do that.
Apart from Malays, Malaysians are the only people in the world that do not use their national language to communicate.
24 hrs Mamak stalls, hawker stalls everywhere which opens from morining till night, cheap good food, shopping centres are open during weekends and public holidays.....What more can u ask for? U don't get it in western countries. NO WAY.

We should always be thankful and proud of where we come from. If you're not Malaysian, u should be proud of your country too!

Be thankful, and be proud! =)

Culture Shock.

2010-05-14T00:20:00.007+09:30

3 days ago, I went to Woolworths(supermarket) with my housemate to buy some stuff. Since there was no one in the house, she brought her dog along and left in the car while we went shopping. Well, we weren't really shopping actually....just having a quick shop on some food that were on sale. When we came back to the car, we saw this......

A little piece of paper on the car screen.

Wanna have a look at the paper?

Someone wrote this to us.

Tell me, where can u experience this in Malaysia? LOL.

Drivers in Malaysia are reckless enough, we wouldn't really care if a dog is in the car or not. As long as the driver park his car properly, put his signal while turning, we're more than happy.

Different culture eh? People here are super animal lovers, and everyhing here has rights.Human rights,children rights,animal rights......blabla.....so DON'T PLAY PLAY!!!

Winter is coming. OH NOOO!!!!!

2010-05-08T23:33:00.003+09:30

The days have been getting colder. Rainy, gloomy. Sunset is getting earlier and earlier. Now at 6pm, u can't see the sun anymore and u already feel so......sad? Not really sad, but that kind of winter feeling.

The hot water is not working well in my house. Has called the plumber countless of times to fix it. Still, it seems like the water is just in winter mood as well. Have been a few times that I showered cold water. Terrible!!!

It's 1 month's time to winter and I'm just not looking forward to it.

So why do some people like winter so much?

Don't ask me. I have no idea. Seriously, there's nothing to look forward to in winter, especially in Adelaide where there is no snow. HOW BORING. You can't go out, u can't play sports, u can't go to the beach, u can't do anything!!!

Except for eating like a pig, sleeping like a pig and....Oh ya!!!ROMANCING.....*Ulala*.....

I think winter is a romantic season as people always fall in love during the winter season for some reasons. Some say that because it's a cold weather, people find love to "warm" themselves? Haha.....

Think about all the romantic movies and dramas, it's kinda true. Most of them are related to winter season/ cold weather. Think of movies such as Titanic, cartoons such as Beauty And The Beast and Anastasia, all those Korean Dramas......It's funny isn't it?

Nah.....Romance is not for me yet. I'm enjoying my singlehood and loving it. It's a blessing to be single now because I know in a few years time, I will not be able to enjoy that "singlehood" lifestyle anymore for the rest of my life. Of course, there's always a possibility because life is so unpredictable, but let's just assume things go according to plan. So.....I wanna enjoy them while I still can!!!=D

Wait.Why did I suddenly talk about this? Nevermind.

Planning to travel to Melbourne and Sydney this coming July. Not sure yet, but just feel like visiting other states of Aussie. Will keep u guys updated when I have decided.

Cheers peeps!=)

Time simply fly too fast,isn't it?

2010-04-19T02:35:00.012+09:30

Last week,I attended a very good friend's graduation.Her name is Erica.She's from Hong Kong and she speaks exactly like a Malaysian!!!(Oh trust me,u wouldn't know that she's from Hong Kong until she tells u that.Her Malaysian accent is just unblievable!)Well,she left for Sydney this year and she's working there now as a dentist.She's from the same church as me and the same Life Group(or u call it Cell Group back home) as well.A faithful servant of God, with wonderful personality.We truly did miss her presence here in Adelaide.It was great to see her again during her graduation!

Well,I just felt something when I was at the graduation.Like......u see so many happy faces,joyful parents and family members, all celebrating with the graduates,it just reminded me that there will come a day when I will experience it too with my family and friends celebrating with me. Gosh!!!!2 more years.....2 MORE YEARS and I'll be graduating!!!That's the exciting part,but that is quite a worrying part as well because it means ur student life is officially over and u'll be a working adult from that day on until u retire.Scary isn't it?

Back in those days,I just wished that time would pass faster.I still remember that I always complain why time passes by so slow during my primary school years.Can't wait to grow up, can't wait to be independant,can't wait to be free from parent's control.Now,I just wished that 1 day has 48 hours instead of 24 hours.Sometimes,I just wished that I can go back to those school days when there's absolutely nothing to worry about,except ur studies.(Technically speaking,my parents was the one that worry about my studies for me which means I had nothing to worry about!!!)U don't have to worry about the future.....standard 1 this year,means standard 2 next year.Form 1 this year,means form 2 next year.

Now,u gotta worry about career future,bills,rents,daily meals,studies,financial planning......Oh my goodness....So many things!I've learned that indeed, freedom comes with responsibility.We so called didn't had freedom from our parents last time,but think of it,it's because our parents had to carry all our responsibilities. Now we are independant,we are free from our parents' shell......but there's so much responsibility in return.I can't deny that I'm really enjoying the independance I'm having here in Australia,but I'm also learning that ADULTHOOD IS NOT EASY!!!!!

Now,I need to make another big decision that will have a big influence on my career future.I need to decide on what I wanna specialise on,something related to what I wanna do as my job next time.Yes,I'm majoring in Japanese and doing a linguistic course,but I still need to specialise on something,and it's a requirement of my course.I gotta think about whether I wanna work in Australia or plan to come back to Malaysia or other Asia countries in the future to work, because that will also play a big factor in my decision.I gotta come up with this decision in the next few weeks!

Oh ya!!!1 last thing.....I've said that I'll post up pictures of my new room,so here are the pics!!

I love my new room,my new house.It's much nicer that my previous accomodation.I'm blessed!!!

Challenging times.

2010-04-04T23:16:00.006+09:30

To be honest,I've been really going through a tough time since coming back to Adelaide. Things were not like before anymore. Life was not so sweet and fun compared to the same time last year. It's been really a hard time for me.

I've been going through some personal problems and thus, the stress I'm going through is like crazy. This is the stormiest time I have gone through since coming to Australia, and perhaps one of the biggest challenges I'll ever face in life.

Since it's a personal problem,I shall keep it personal. But everyday, I have battles inside me regarding "doing something out of emotions VS doing something because it's right". Sometimes when u are angry,u just feel like doing something that u know u may regret later. Sometimes, u feel so fustrated that u feel like letting the whole world know what is actually going on,but yet at the same time,u know it's not the right thing to do.

My situation is so complicated, it's like a time bomb in a house.I need to difuse the bomb asap because it may explode,yet difusing the bomb is risky. All it takes is for me to cut 1 wrong wire and the whole house will be wipe out.

Crazy crazy crazy. All sorts of emotions running in me for the past few weeks.

But good news!Things have been getting better these few days and I'm sure things will be alright in the future. I've decided on certain things and have moved on with life. Time will heal I'm sure.

So, just wanna let u guys know of some changes I've had. I've moved to another place to stay since last week. My room is much nicer than the previous one, and I'm living with 4 church friends. Will post up some pictures in the next blog!

It's sad to know that sometimes life do not always give u what u want, or go according to ur plan. Life can be so unpredictable and anything unexpected can just happen. Honestly, I didn't expect myself to be staying at where I am now, and other things to turn out this way. But doesn't that makes life interesting?Life is truly an adventure.

I've also learn alot from this experience. Just wanna encourage u that if u are going through some tough time as well, stay positive! Just treat it as a learning experience so that u will be able to use the experience to tackle bigger problems in future.

For those who knows what I'm going through,please keep it to urself.

For the others, thanks for ur concern but just wanna let u that I'm fine.

For my bro and sis in Christ, please keep me in prayer.

Thanks and God bless!

Adventure of 2010 begins!

2010-03-11T23:00:00.005+10:30

Sorry guys!Thousand thousand appologies!

I know I've been guilty of not updating my blog for more than 2 months!Well,that's because I've been busy holiday-ing back home in Penang and of cos,now starting to get busy with uni life!

I won't be uploading the pictures here because there's just way too many to upload all of them throughout January and Febuary.If u wanna see them,please see them on my FB=)

Okay,just a quick summary of the main events from January till now:

January

Gave my family a surprise comeback on the 2/1/10.It was just an unforgettable experience of seeing the joy of my parents and sibling's face when they saw me.The next day,I went to church and gave everyone a surprise.Throughout the surprise,many people including my bro thought they saw a ghost when they saw me.It was good to be back home!
Went to Langkawi the following weekend with my family.Grandma and my big aunt followed as well.Had a fun time trying out different beers with my dad.Basically,it was just a great time eating and catching up with my family in Langkawi!
Busy catching up with friends...lots and lots of friends!Of course,I've also met some my college lecturers...it was a nice to see so many farmiliar faces again!

Febuary

Went to Betong,Thailand for holidays!If u didn't know,Betong is where the communist settlement is.I went into the tunnels where the communist built it last time to hide, and explored many other interesting stuff.
Chinese New Year!Don't have to elaborate more,must I?Lol....Lots of food and money as usual,but it was more than that.It's all those wonderful moments with your family that matters!
Extracted my wisdom tooth 10 days before going back to Australia.It was a "fun" experience.Experiencing a few jabs the dentist give u on ur gums,cutting ur gums to make a hole and removing a big tooth that is rooted side ways below the gum level.Had ulcers on that wounded area after the operation.Terrible experience!

I really enjoyed those 2 montns back home.Family,friends,good food,......I really love home!

Currently,I'm in my 2nd week of uni.This sem is far more challenging than my previous sem,but at the same time far more interesting and fun!I'm enjoying my Japanese 1A class the most.....But yea,learning a language is NOT EASY.It takes alot of dedication and hard work to excel in a language.....Besides that,linguistic subjects are far more complicated than u know....So please,don't think my course is an easy course!!=)

Anyway before I sign out,let me show off my Japanese a little=P

My name is Jeshua.=わたしのなまえはｼﾞｪｼｭｱです。(watashi no namaewa Jeshua desu)

It can also be written similiarly with the same pronounsation and structure as 私の名前はｼﾞｪｼｭｱです。

That's the more advance style when u include Chinese words inside.

Ask me more if u're interested!Trust me,learning a new language is fun!

Alright,enough of the showing off.

I'll try my best to update my blog as often as I can!

おやすみなさい！(Good night!)
o ya su mi na sa i !

It's been a great year!

2009-12-31T16:36:00.003+10:30

Oh wait.......It's the last day of 2009 already??

I didn't even realised it until this moring when I got up from my bed.

And guess what?I'm working tonight.....and tmr night as well.....

What!Working on New Year's Eve and New Year's Day?Yes.How depressing!

Ever since working,I really start to appreciate people that work during weekends,holidays, and festive seasons.All these years during those times,I'll hang out with my family and friends. We go makan, watch movie, and shopping. During festive seasons, I'll go to places where the shops are open till past midnight to enjoy the atmosphere. During new year's eve,I'll usually got to church for watchnight service and after that,head for supper and laze around gurney drive till early morning.

I have never come to realization that these people had to sacrifice their time by working to give us the weekend and festive mood.We sometimes grumble when the shops we wanna go are closed on holidays.Now I know how it feels like to work while the whole world are partying.

Anyway,here are some of the highlights this year!

I've not played the drums since early January.
I've eaten Mcd less than 5 times throughout this year.
I've experience summer,autumn,winter and spring for the first time.
I've survived the hottest day which was 43C and the coldest night which was 5C without any air conditioning or heater.
I've managed to spend less money here than back home.
I've met so many different people from different parts of the world for the first time.
I've lost 6kg since coming to Adelaide.
I'm able to eat yogurt,salad,cereals for lunch and yet feel full for the first time.
I'm part of Adelaide's biggest church,Paradise Community Church.
I'm away from home for 10 months for the first time!

2009 has been one of my best years.I can say it is the best year since 2005.But I know that 2010 is gonna be even better.

Thanks everyone for making this year such a memorable one for me.

I'm so excited and fired up for 2010.

Happy New Year!!=)

Kangaroo Island!!!Woohoo!!!!

2009-12-24T15:12:00.011+10:30

Since Sayo will be leaving in 2 weeks time,we as housemates planned an outing together.We went to Kangaroo Island last Monday.It was like a housemates' outing,just 4 of us.

If u didn't know,Kangaroo Island is the 3rd largest island in Australia,behind Tasmania and 1 more I forgot.We paid 220$ for a day tour that includes 2 way bus,ferry, and 2 course lunch.It was worth every dollar.

All right!Time for the photos=)

Our boarding pass.

The sunrise on the way to the island.*I took this in the bus*

Me and Ray on the ferry.

Live sea lions!!!!!

That's me with the sea lions behind.

We also had a bird show.

The owl hopping on everyone's leg!

Look at this eagle......how majestic when it flap its wings!

Myself with ther bird!

This was at a rock which was carved by the sea and the wind for thousand of years.It has many funny shapes!

These are some of the scenary I saw.It was just breath taking.It's much much better than the pics here.U really gotta go see it for urself!!

The 4 of us.....Friends forever!!

Nature reminds me of how beautiful my father's creation are.

Have a look at these nature,and u'll realised how small we are,how small our problem is.

I love nature!=)

Another friend gone.

2009-12-19T13:46:00.014+10:30

Last Tuesday,another good friend of mine has gone back to his country for good.He's Shin Jae Ahm from Korea.

This was him and me last April

He was my first Korean friend and also my first few friends I had during my early days in Adelaide. He lived next to my room in my former accomodation and was one of my very good friends here in Aus.

I always hang around in his room with other friends when we are free and we just chat,play guitar(he's a very good guitarist),drink and eat pizzas.He's a really kind gentleman.....he's still available!*Any girls interested,please contact me=P*

The night before he left,we threw him a party.We were absolutely crazy!

Everyone busy preparing food for the party.....

Ahm and another Korean guy,Ki cooking......

This is the famous bugolgi Ki was cooking....

Ray is in charge of the sausages......

This is Kimchi with tofu....typical korean food.

We had pizzas too.....

Everyone makan-ing....

Me with the pizza......

This is Ahm,myself and all my housemates=)

All a sudden,out came a Doremon....

This is 1 crazy Japanese dude.....his name is Yutaka.

U wanna piece of us??

Suddenly,out came a "pretty" girl!!!!!

The Doremon became a girl suddenly!

Both of them having great fun!!

I had fun too!XD

3 pretty Japanese girls....haha...

We also got him a shirt......

Wanna see what it is???

It's "AIYOOOO!!!!"......He learned how to say it when he came here.He said he'll teach his friends how to say "Aiyooo","Lah","Lo"!!!!!

The next day,me and some of us went to the airport to send him off.

We gave him more surprises.

A photography book of us with a DVD inside!!!

Inside the book is all our signature,wishes and photos collected from the 1st day we met him till the last day.

That's Ki,Yutaka,Ahm,Tushig(Mongolian),Joko(Indonesian) and me....all the guys!!!

My last picture with him before he left.

Sad that another friend is gone.More to come. Many friends leaving this and next month. How sad!

I probably just gotta get used to it.I'm gonna be here for at least another 2.5 years and I'm gonna see many friends come and go.

Back home,u don't really treasure ur friends so much compared to here.Why?Because humans tend to take things for granted.When our friends is there year in,year out,we just take them as if they'll be there forever.

Here in Aus,there are many exchange students where u only get to see them for 6 months. 1 year by max. U tend to treasure each other more because u know it's just these few months that u can really have quality fellowship together. U may or may not see them.....ever again.

So,treasure all ur friends.

Put all the egoness,the bitterness,the misunderstandings aside if u have them with ur friends.Just forgive and make amends.

Kick all the dramas aside.

U may not have them forever.

I met a former EPL star!!!

2009-11-18T14:35:00.016+10:30

Before I start, just wanna say thousand appologies for abandoning my blog for so long!

Have been busy for the past 4 weeks with those final assignments to hand in and of course, been lazy to blog.

Well, just a quick update on what is going on in Adelaide:

-I've already finish my semester!Woohoo!!

-I've been sleeping alot like a pig lately.

-I've managed to survive the heat wave in Adelaide so far.It was 39C for the whole of last week!

-I've found myself a job. I'm currently working in a Thai restaurant. Working almost everyday.
-I've been getting a little emo these few days as the year is coming to an end. Some friends are going back to their country for good. Have been reflecting alot about how 2009 has been for me. *Well,I'll keep that for another blog=)*

Anyway, I'll be blogging about someone I met 2 days ago. If u're a football fan,u're gonna love this. He was an ex-West Ham goalkeeper, played for them during the 1960s till the early 1980s.

His name is Bobby Ferguson!!!

I met him in my work place. It all started like this:

I was serving him food and drinks as usual. He realised I was wearing a Barcelona shirt, so he asked me:" Are u a Barcelona fan?" I said "Well, Barcelona is my favourite Spanish club. But I'm actually a Man Utd fan."

He gave a disgusting look to me and said "Well,I played for West Ham before, and I remember saving 3 penalties againts MU in a FA cup game during the penalty shoot out!"

I couldn't believe what he just told me.Am I seriously talking to a former EPL star?I just didn't believe what he said. His 2 other friends who were sitting at the same table tried to convince me that he was telling the truth. They told me :" He was a very famous player before.U sure u don't want his autograph (with a cheeky smile)??Google him when u go back home to see if we're telling the truth."

Yea I know,I can be faithless at times.

I still didn't really believe what they said. But I just had a chat with Bobby Ferguson to find out more about him and of course, his experience in the EPL assuming that he was telling the truth. He told me he is from Scotland,and played for Scotland before. He married an Australian and therefore, he migrated here.

He said that soccer is the REAL FOOTBALL in this world and anytime better than the AFL(Australian football). I soooo totally agree with him!

I ask him whether he ever felt nervous when he play in big games, or away games when the atmosphere is like electric and the home fans can be very intimidating. He said "When the whistle blows, u forget about the crowd. U are paid to play football, its a job. U just focus on doing ur job and u wouldn't care about the crowd anymore." He also said playing in Wembley during FA cup finals are special and memorable to him.

I told him that I would like to go to England 1 day to watch live matches in stadiums. He said " U should!Just go for it.....the exprience u get will be unforgettable....It's worth paying money for it if u love football!"

He showed me his hands and gosh, his hands were HUGE,his fingers were damn BIG and THICK! He jokingly told me that after playing as a goalkeeper for so many years, those finger are now broken fingers!

After work, I went back home and google about him. To my surprise, he wasn't lying at all! He was in Wikipedia, and all the stuff he told me was true!It was true that I just spoken to a former EPL star.WOW.WOW.WOW.WOW.WOW!!!!!!!

But honestly, I feel that I've out grown the stage where u can go crazy when meeting a superstar or sumting like that. When MU went to Msia,I didn't really feel like A MUST to go back to Msia to watch them play.I'm sure I won't be doing stuff like the other crazy supporters camping outside Bukit Jalil stadium. When I met the Hillsong singer Jonathan Douglass, I didn't go crazy as well. My senior pastor, Pr Ashley Evans is the brother of Planetshakers' senior pastor, Russell Evans. NO BIG DEAL.

I think maybe because since attending a mega church like Paradise Church, I have been around with top musicians, top pastors, top worship leaders, top this and top that. U come to realise that they are just humans as well. They face challenges in life just like any of us.

So if Cristiano Ronaldo or my favourite actress Kim Yoo Jin was to step into my restaurant tmr, no doubt I'll be very excited. But I won't go crazy,I'm sure of that!

A wonderful, memorable 2 week semester break!!!

2009-10-04T13:31:00.025+10:30

The past 2 weeks during my hols have been really fun. I've been cooking, mowing the grass in the garden and of course, celebrate my 19th birthday!!

Just before I move on, I wanna talk about mooncake. Yesterday was mooncake festival right?Do u know how depressing it is here in Adelaide where nobody knows what is mooncake except for the Chinese.I know back in Msia,the festival mood was already up even 2 months before the actual day.

I miss that atmostphere where u go to any shops or supermarkets and u can see decorations and mooncakes being sold everywhere.Apart from that,there is all sorts of mooncakes available back home.....from single yolk to tripple yolk,from normal mooncake to jelly mooncake.Here,there is only a few shops in China Town that sells it,with not many variety.Since I couldn't tahan not eating mooncake,I bought 1 for myself.Happy mooncake festival,Jeshua!=(

Okay now,I'll start with my cooking 1st!=P

Japanese food
Sushi/California Roll

If u're a active facebook user,then probably u already know that I've made sushi.I made other kind of sushi as well during the hols and many other kinds of food.

Korean Food
Korean Tempura

Bulgogi
Maybe u may not know what is this.Bulgogi actually means "beef",a dish of stir-fried marinated bbq beef in Korean style. It's a very popular dish in Korea.*Check the internet if u wanna know more*

This a typical korean food, which is bulgogi,omelette,kimchi and rice=)

Desert
Chocolate banana pancake

Looks delicious,isn't it?=P

Since the garden in front of my house has almost become a jungle,I had to mow it.Here it is!

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Tada!!!!!!!!!!!

Well on my birthday at midnight,my housemates gave me a surprise birthday cake and celebration.......I really didn't expect it because I didn't see any cake although I opened the fridge a few times.*I know I'm blind*

Surprise!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

This chocolate cake was awesome!!

Makan!!!!!

This is the card from my housemates and friends from my previous hostel.

This is the baker of the cake.....Thanks Aoi!=)

My housemates(Sayo,Aoi & Ray) and my good friend from my church and previous hostel....Darren.....Friends forever!!!=)

The next day,my lifegroup(LG) members celebrated my birthday after church.

That's Esther and my LG leader,Jenn Yung.

The other two is Yutaka, a new friend from Japan and Susan!

This is Florence from Sarawak=)

This is Jojin(Indian) and his wife,Jenneth from Peru......They are expecting their 2nd child!!

The one on the right is Joy Tan,my other LG leader......she's a really joyful person!

This time was not a surprise anymore.....lol.....But I was still really happy!!

This cake was bought.....not baked by any of them....hahah...

Hmm......what's the present????

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A MU winter hat!!!Plus the red card,I was really really red in colour.......I'm a die hard MU fan!!!

The whole group,my family in Adelaide=)

Life after moving out.....

2009-09-18T14:33:00.011+09:30

So.....If u have been following my blog,u would know that I just moved into a new place, and my room really look like a jungle.

A few days after moving out, I went to Ikea again.This time,to buy my own personal furniture for my room because I wanna turn my room into a BEDROOM and not remain a jungle!

To be honest,I was abit scared when I knew I had to fix my furnitures because back home,my dad or bro would do it.....I hate reading those manual books and doing those technical stuff.

Anyway,when the furnitures in boxes were delivered to my house,I knew I have to face the moment of truth.

Recalling that I scored an A for my Kemahiran Hidup during my PMR back in 2005,I BRAVELY TOOK THEM OUT AND FIX THEM ONE BY ONE.

Because I was toooooo skillful,I made some "extra" design and holes in my furnitures as well!!XD

Beautiful hole right?

I was actually super "sim tia" that time when I made all these "designs".

Anyway,after 8 hrs of building my bed,chair,table,cupboard and wardrobe.....this is how it looks like......

My Bed

My chair,study table and cupboard

Wardrobe

This is the best wardrobe I've had in my whole life.Because I'm someone that is really lazy to open,close,push in and out when I take or arrange my clothes,this wardrobe suits me perfectly!

Initially when I bought it,I didn't really fancy it cos it looks sooooo simple and quite crappy in the sense that it's not very stable.I bought it because it was one of the cheapest I could find(Cost me around 70$ if I'm not mistaken).But after unpacking my clothes,I realised I'm having the best wardrobe in this world.I wanna bring this wardrobe back home when I finish my studies here!!

My room now in general

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Tada!!!!Huge difference right???Both of these pictures are taken from exactly the same place!!

Other random stuff

This is one of the most important thing in my room.Since I moved in,I have no heater.And,the temperature at night can go down till 5C. So,I bought a hairdryer,to warm my bed every night before I sleep=)

Actually,I've also bought a bicycle last month.It's a mountain bike and this is how it looks like.Looks quite new right?I bought it from a 2nd hand shop and it just cost me 100$!!!

So I'm gonna stop here.

Stay tune as the next blog will be all about my cooked FOOD!!!!=D

I've got my independence from Hosanna Heights!!!

2009-09-03T22:42:00.016+09:30

*Warning:This is really gonna be a very very very long blog.I'm sorry for that but really couldn't cut it any shorter.I think this is gonna be the longest blog I've ever written*

Yea.31st of August was Malaysia's independence day.The next day which was 1st of September,was my independece day!!Independence from chicken everyday,from people stealing my food and also from the manager which is so corrupted.Hosanna Heights is the name of my former accomodation.

Like most countries,they didn't get their independence easily from the foreign power.Same here, me and my friends didn't got ours easily as well!We had to look for a house,decide,plan,make payments,buy furniture,buy untensils etc......it was real hectic!!

And,I'm the treasurer of the house.So I sort of represent the house.Any payments,bills and documents will go through me.That really drive me crazy as I gotta do lots and lots of financial planning!!

Anyway....I'll start showing some pictures.

Okay....we went to a garage sale to buy second hand goods.This is 1 of the things we bought.Just cost us 4.50$ for a well functioning oven toaster=D

After all the buying and stuff.....we had to gotong-royong the house cos it was sooo dirty and dusty.

That's me.....and yes,I really did vacuum the whole entire house including the cellings where there was some spider webs.I also mop the whole house except for my roommate's room because I didn't had time as I had to go collect the mattresses.

This is my housemate,Aoi....She's busy unpacking her clothes as that is the most important things for girls....expected!!

This is my other housemate,Sayo......She's having lots of fun cleaning and wiping in the kitchen!

Waiit....I know u guys will be thinking "wah....Jeshua is staying with 2 girls!"NOT TRUE.I have one last housemate which is a guy....He's Ray....and I thank God I have him cos he's good at fixing stuff while I'm horrible at it!

Okay.....wanna see my room?Here it is!

It's really big.....and after cleaning the whole room,it becomes.........

THIS.......jungle isn't it?But I can't help it as I do not have any furniture=(

Well....at least,I've finally got to hug a boaster after soooooooo long.Actually,it's not a boaster.It's called a body pillow which is slightly different from boaster.....Cos Australia do not have boaster....so.....well,at least it's close!!

Ray's room

Aoi/Sayo's room

Living room

Porch
This is a mini indoor porch.It's quite unique that this house has it.This means I can actually keep my bicycle and our sleepers indoor.

The porch is actually connected to the living room,the girl's room and Ray's room.Means they can actually fly to their room directly after going through the house door.Their room's "wall" can be slide open and become like a "door".....My room is the only one that has no short cut into it=(

Laundry room

Toilet
My friends even bought this.....They are sooo health conscious!!

Bathroom

Kitchen/Dining Room

I really love this table.....it only cost us 99$ including the 4 chairs....and it's 1st hand bought in Ikea....it was an offer and we felt it was really really worth it.If u buy the chairs seperately,each cost around 99$!!!!

Okay.....Now let's have a look at the house from outside=)

Front

In between the front and the back

Back

This is the back door....which is just next to my room.

This is my room from outside.

The garage.

There's a string tied for us to hang out clothes as well=)

Lastly,let me show you what have I been busy with apart from the gotong-royong and buying house funitures.

Bills and Letters

Just the 1st day I moved in an I already received a couple of letters."Apply this credit card and save this!Electricity bills.....easy to pay.Just set up direct debit!Earn more interest by opening another bank account!"CRAPPPPPP!!!!

I feel like I'm a father when I see all these.Pay this pay that,in the end whether u save or not,u still gotta PAY!

I now understand the stress each time my dad sees his letters.SCARY.

Shopping

This is just 1 of the long receipts I have.Shop for food,shop for personal stuff,shop this shop that!!Got no car summore......so take bus then carry like mad.

Imagine carrying 4 bags of food and gloceries in ur hands including 1 bag behind ur back and walking from the bus stop back home!!Really can die.....I now realised how fortunate we all are to have cars back home.

Cooking

These were the very 1st food I cooked in Adelaide.It was Char Koay Teow + BBQ Australian sausages for my dinner.To be honest,my cooking has exceeded my own expectations!

Today,I had white rice and brocholli+colliflower and egg(Nui Pau) for dinner....Ahh....it's been ages since I had a Nui Pau.....Nui Pau is much better than Hosanna's chicken....gosh....chicken everyday.....Okay,not gonna talk abt it anymore.

For my lunch,I'll usually eat my left over dinner.I'll purposely cook extra during dinner time so that I can store 1 for my lunch the following day.Same with the rice,now I've actually got a bowl of white rice in the fridge now.....that's gonna be converted into fried rice tmr!!!

It's been really really exhausting for me.But I've learned sooooo much through this experience, sooo much that I'll remember this period of time forever.It's a tiring,exhausting and stressful experience,but it's worth every minute.

I appreciate my home much more now.

I appreciate my country where I can get food easily anytime from hawkers stall which is sooo cheap and good.

I appreciate my parents when all I need to do is let them know what I need or want to eat and it's there.

I appreciate the car that I have back home.

I fully understand what is financial planning and stress.

I fully understand what it means to save electricity and water.

I fully understand how does it feel like to be the leader of the house(like my dad).

I'm trully blessed back home.

Excitement in the air!

2009-08-16T20:59:00.006+09:30

New EPL season is on its way!!!Each time when the new season starts,there is just a great excitement.....Life without the football season is just depressing....I thank God for the person that founded football game....THANK YOU!!!*winks*

This season is gonna be interesting....I looking forward to know like:

How Man Utd is gonna cope without Ronaldo(And Tevez?Hack!!....Tevez is just an arrogant crap....he runs like a bulldog but doesn't score as much as a striker should....Van Nisterooy is definitely better than him!)
How Chelsea is gonna do with new manager Carlo Ancelotti.
Can Liverpool challenge the title again?(pls,dun be too proud u liverpool fans....Arsenal was also just 4 points behind MU when they got 3rd in 07-08 season......last season,they steam again...so Liverpool may be the same this season!)
How Man City is gonna justify their money that was spent.(Gonna win the title this season?Pls,if it's not MU,Chelsea or Liverpool winning the title then it's gotta be Arsenal.)

So.....there's plenty to look forward to this season!!

Okok......I'll stop talking about football now.*smiles*

This week,after talking to my classmate,I'm still thinking whether I should go to Japan for 1 sem or 1 year.For my classmate,she got a scholarship to Japan for 1 year!That sort of moved me alot and makes me wonder which one should I choose.

I think I've decided.I'll still plan my timetable throughout my 3 years course in a way that I can go to Japan for 1 year,just in case that if there's a scholarship offered,I'm able to take it.I won't loose anything planning my timetable that way.

To be honest,I wanna go Japan for a year.I feel that if I go there for just 1 sem,which is 6 months,is too short.

Think about it.I'm already in Adelaide for 6 months.But I feel that I'm here for just....2 months?I can't imagine the fact that if I'm just an exchange student here for 1 sem,means I'm going back to Malaysia end of this month.

This will be exactly how I will feel if I just go to Japan for 6 months.

Personally,I feel 6 months is definitely not enough.

But again,because the cost of living in Japan is really expensive,I gotta see if I can get the 1 year scholarship or not.If I can't get it,most likely I'll just go for 1 sem...

Yet again,there are also scholarships that offers for 1 sem....So this means that I just gotta work hard and see where it will take me to.

I'm sure as long as I work hard and pray for it,God will grant me the desires of my heart.

"May he grant your heart's desire and make all your plans succceed." -Psalm 20:4

New Ipod......Wooo!!!

2009-08-01T23:27:00.008+09:30

Check out my new Ipod!!

I bought it for 176$....well....it's still cheaper than in Malaysia after converting.....so why should I hesitate buying?Haha.....

At least now,I don't have to feel so lonely walking 30 min to and back from uni....I have songs to company me!!

Last week,I also went to a pancake shop with my friends just to chill out.......has been some time I've not eaten outside so yeah....it was great!

This is my pancake.....it's a french pancake...oh trust me,it was just awesome!!

New course has started!!How has it been so far?Pretty good,very interesting....no exams for this semester as well cause all of my subjects are 100% assignment base.....I LOVE IT....But it's not a very good news either as there'll be loads and loads of assignments!!!

It's totally different from science.In science,you learn about accuracy,prescision.No debates,no arguments.

Example: 1 + 1 = 2, 2 x 2 = 4;matter is anything that has mass and occupies space;cells is the basic unit of life.

It's just facts and u gotta understand it, swallow it down and vomit it out during the exams.

Arts is different.Like mine,the lecturers give us more questions than facts during lectures.Why this?Why not that?How come?Can it be the other way round?These are the questions we usually get and we gotta do a research on that question as an assignment.

It's Arts.It's languages and cultures.No clear right or wrong.It can be right at some point,it may not be at other times.It's base on experiences.It keeps u thinking.

Examples:
"Dogs bark.Cows moos.If a dog is called a cow,it barks or moos?"
"If I were to study English in England and Singapore,will it be the same?Why not?"
"I'm Malaysian.But I'm also chinese.In China,will I be considered a Chinese or Malaysian?Will they accept me as local if I live there?

I love it.

Ice skating was awesome!!

2009-07-21T15:56:00.007+09:30

Last Saturday,I went ice skating with my friends.It was awesome....AWESOME!I was really excited for it because the last time I ice skated was back in 2006 in Jakarta.Too bad Penang doesn't have one again.The one in queensbay is a joke.

I had a few falls...I must admit.....but that's because I was trying to learn a few new tricks.Now can d....aiseh=P

We skated for 3 hours.....skate until our legs wanna break!But overall,it was very satisfying for me as ice skating is one of my favourite sports!!

Not many pictures of me though cos I was basically taking pictures.Was pretty scary skating and taking pictures at the same time....but it was okay.

Mika,Van,Sayo and Aoi at the back(woops she closed her eyes!)

Me and this orang Iban,Ray.....

Mika and me....

Jo Ko(Indonesian chinese) at the left.....He's also new to Adelaide and my new classmate!!

I really had fun......Woooooo!!!!!

My uni life begins next week!!

2009-07-10T23:39:00.010+09:30

Okay,I'm finally gonna kick start my university life next week!I'm starting a new course and.....I'm going to a diff uni campus from the previous campus.

Its........MAGILL CAMPUS!!!!

It's uniSA's most beautiful campus of all the other campuses.

There's even a river there!!

Beautiful campus isn't it?

Magill campus really is REALLY A CAMPUS.Unlike those city campuses....it's just a building...like a shopping complex=P

I'm really looking forward studying there together with my new course.

I owe it to myself and my parents to do well.

I will give my best.

がんばって!!!(ganbatte)

Happy Birthday Aoi, and welcome to Adelaide!

2009-06-27T16:04:00.018+09:30

Last Wednesday,we celebrated a new friend's birthday.Her name is Aoi.She's from Japan.It's her 20th birthday!She just arrived in Adelaide 3 days before her birthday.

Yup.She's Aoi,the birthday girl!

We planned a surprised party.We knew she would be shocked because I don't think anyone will expect their birthday to be celebrated when they just arrived in a new country 3 days ago.

So we bought the cake and everything was ready.All my friends hide at the staircase near my room behind the door while I was assigned to call her.

Guess what?I lied to her,asking her to my room to teach me japanese.So she believed and came to my room. In my head,I was thinking "How am I gonna bring her to the staircase??".

I came up with one extremely lame but useful joke.I told her "Hey....I saw a flower that grew on the wall at that staircase...come!Follow me!I'll show u where it is!"

Surprisingly,she also believed me again and followed me to the staircase!I wanted to laugh out,but I couldn't.I can't believe I made such a lame joke.

Anyway,we had a lot fun together!Enjoy the pics!

At the staircase area

Surprise!!!!

She blew and cut her cake.....

After that,we party in my room

The beautiful yummy cake.....

2 rock stars of the night(just tunjuk-ing......haha)

The other 2 japanese girls......joyful and being happy=)

Susan is like a little kittie can't wait to makan that deliscious cake!

Darren,Van and Susan again.....enjoying themselves=)

This is another rat in the room!

We guys had our own crazy poses with the birthday girl!

Group picture!

Crazy picture!!

It was a day to remember=]

Investing on bus tickets=D

2009-06-24T11:48:00.003+09:30

Next week,bus tickets are gonna increase again.What!?Yes.It's gonna increase an extra dollar or two.

So....yesterday,I went to a ramdom stall in the city to buy bus tickets.The lady asked me how many tickets I would like and I replied "12 red and 5 black bus tickets please." Her eyes became big and say "pardon?"

I repeated "Yes,12 red and 5 black bus tickets please"

It cost me 202$.......

But that's okay,because these tickets plus my left over tickets in my room will last me for at least 6 months.

Means for the next 6 months,I'm using bus tickets of the same price while others are using the more expensive ones.

I can save alot of money during the next 6 months.

It's called investment=D

I had food marathon in Penang last week.

2009-06-17T17:13:00.031+09:30

Yes.....what do u expect after being away from home for 3 months?It was all about eating,eating and eating.I realised my stomach had kinda shring down since I went there due to the simple lifestyle I had in Adelaide.When I was home,I realised I couldn't eat as much as I could last time. Anyway,I still ate as much food as I can.It was great!

All these were the food I ate 7 days when I was in penang.

Ahhhhhh......misss these food again.I'm getting hungry!=(

I'm changing my course.

2009-06-06T02:43:00.011+09:30

Okay I'll reveal a truth.I'm gonna change my course.I'm not gonna do health science anymore.In fact,I'm no more gonna do science.I'm gonna do foreign language and intercultural communication.

Say bye bye to all those muscular joints and and nerves and tissues and scientific names and all those crap.I know many of u that read these may feel very shock.Maybe dissapointed as well.But I can't help it.I can't deny the truth that I hate Human Anatomy.

Let me reveal everything,from the start to my current descision.

Before taking Health Science course

I was undescisive.I didn't know what I wanted to do.That's why I took 3 sciences for SAM last year.Not that I really like it,but to wider my university options in future.Even after getting my SAM results,deep down,I wasn't sure I wanted to do.

I know many will say "I thought u were very sure u wanted to do physiotherapy?"

To be honest, physiotherapy was suggested by my parents.They say it's good for the future because I can then earn money and find job easily and the nature of the job suits my personality,which is interacting with ppl.So I just follow their advice.

Before going to Australia,I also had a mind everybody has.I want to be rich.I want to get high social status.I want to get a degree that is prestigue.I want to be successful in life.Those were the reasons that made me decide to take up physio course too.

I'm actually not in uniSA....yet.I'm in SAIBT,an institute that partners with uniSA.Because my TER was not high enough to do physio,I had to do a diploma of health science 1st and then hopefully,I do very well and there is some place in physiotherapy class next year before I can enter. This means there is no 100% guarantee that I can do physio,even if I get super high marks.And....I'm doing a dilpoma now....wat is this??!?!

I'm supposed to be doing a degree now!The only reason I'm in SAIBT now is because of physio. And there isn't any guarantee if I can get into physio as well so do u think it's worth it?

During the course

I worked hard.I was focussed.I told myself I'm gonna work hard to get into physio.And indeed,I started brightly.I did really well for my assignments and test.But deep inside,there was still doubts whether I'm doing the right course or not.I just brushed it aside each time the doubt came.

It was in late April when the doubt became stronger and stronger.I realised I dislike the stuff I was studying.I didn't enjoy the practicals.I didn't enjoy all the scientific names that I have to rmb.

As week goes by,it became clearer and clearer to me that this is not the right course for me.It was difficult for me because I know if I were to change my course,I'll upset and dissappoint many people who cares for me,especially my parents.

I still try to like it and brush aside thoughts of changing my course.But 1 day when I asked my lecturer how physiotherapy is like and she told me physiotherapy is 90% about Human Anatomy.Immediately,I was like......"oh no!"Then,I really started to consider changing course.

I spend weeks thinking about this issue.I couldn't really concentrate in class.Couldn't really sleep as well.My mind was all about whether I should change or not.Finally,I made up my mind after praying and getting advice from friends.

I thank God I have such understanding parents when I told them my decision to quit health science.It was not easy for them to accept at first but now,I have their full support.

Reasons for taking Bachelor of applied language and intercultural communication

I feel I'm tired of science d.My whole life have been science.I've never done arts before.I wanna do something different.I wanna have a fresh new challenge.

Why language and culture?

Because I realised since I came here,I've been fascinated to see so many people from different countries.I'm so interested in learning their language and culture.It's so enriching for me.I love meeting people.I wanna do something that can enable me to understand other people's culture and travel around the world.

So what language am I gonna take?

Japanese.This is because I love Japanese food.I love Japanese people.I think Japanese is a very cool language.All my close friends are Japanese people.

Through this course,I may be able to be an exchange student to Japan for 1 or 2 semester from uniSA.I still pay the same amount.All I need to take care is my air ticket and living cost.

Gosh,I think I'm gonna love it!

Conclusion

I hope this news will not be too shocking for you.

To my christian friends, please keep me in prayer as I continue this journey in life.

I believe my future is in God's hands.He will take care of it.I trust Him and Him alone.

It's going to be a crazy 4 weeks

2009-05-07T16:34:00.005+09:30

I'm going to quit my part time job for the next 4 weeks.Exam is coming.I have a big assignment,big test and presentation all in the same week,which is the week after next.

I can't believe I'm already in week 10 of my uni.....and you can say this week's over for me.I practically have 3 more weeks to prepare for my exam......no......2 weeks....cause I shouldn't include the busy week I have next next week.I have 4 weeks left in my semester,then it's over.....OVER!!!Can you believe it?No I can't.

I really wonder why I always struggle to study after my part time work at night.Not that I didn't rest or sleep.Even after sleeping,I still feel tired to study many times.

I told one of my friends"It's funny that back in high school,I still could manage quite well with 11 subjects,going to school from monday to friday from 7am to 3pm.Now,I only have 3 subjects,3 days of class,and I'm struggling to cope with it."

Please don't get me wrong,I've done really well for my pass 2 assignments and I'm sure I've done well in my previous tests.Just that.....My spirit is always tired....always feel that I'm struggling to cope.

I love church.I love all the activities.I try to attend friday night church if I can,because the worship and message is just awesome.I try to make myself involved in most of the church activities,because I simply love it and also, it makes me de-stress.Church activities never seem to end here.....it keeps going on and on and on.....

My mondays and fridays are always gone because of part-time work.Friday night,I try to go to church.Every alternate wednesday night,I have life group(cell group) to attend. Church on sunday monings are definite.Church other activities are always on Saturdays.

Tuesday,I have class from 9.30am-8.30pm.It's a crazy day.Wednesday,I have a early class but just half day.Thursday,I have afternoon class till evening.

Don't forget,you don't have your parents with you.You need something,you need to go get it yourself.You need to do your little own shopping at times.All these take up precious time!

Think of it,do I really have much free time?People say Adelaide is boring.I am so busy I have no time to feel bored here.

I wish I have more time.30 hours a day?That would be great!

I have to spare time for 3 groups of friends,which is uni,hostel and church friends.Not to forget my family.There's just too many to do.Sometimes,I just don't feel like working anymore.

To be honest,I have lots to catch up with my studies.Weeks just pass by so fast that you don't even realise it.You are so busy and tired and all a sudden,you realised your semester is ending and exam is just round the corner.And.....the last thing you would wanna realise is that you have so much to catch up in your studies!!!!

I have to start working on my studies.....NOW.

An eventful week!

2009-04-25T15:58:00.011+09:30

This week,many things happened.Firstly,Yo went back to Japan.Secondly,I have 2 new Japanese friends in my hostel.Yay.Lastly,I've got a new girlfriend!!!Wooo.....New Guitar!

Last Sunday,19/4/09
We made a shirt for Yo with all our names and his name on it.We made him wear it at the airport.

This was the whole group from my hostel that was with Yo at the airport.

I'm really gonna miss this brother.

This was us together with all his other friends.

Guess what?He just left without saying good bye to us.We were chatting nicely among ourselves, just to realise he has vanished among us after that.

We are going to kill you for this Yo!!!Haha...we miss you here.Take care man.

Last Thursday,23/4/09
I shall no longer be guitar sick anymore.I bought her for 550$.I simply love her.

My guitar brand is washburn.

I shall say this to my guitar back home."Sorry,I'm afraid I've got another new girl here in Aus.You have been down graded to my 2nd choice girlfriend."

Lol.

Yesterday
Actually,these 2 Japanese girls have moved in on Tuesday.I me them on Wednesday morning in the dining hall during breakfast.But since I had class,I could only bring them out yesterday to help them open bank account etc.

This is Mika....

And Sayo.....

2 new Japanese friends.Yay!

My very 1st shopping on my own!

2009-04-13T16:56:00.038+09:30

Last Saturday, me and and my friends when to Harbour town for some shopping and after that, went to Glenelg beach.I am really short of long sleeve shirts and need them desperately.Now in the morning and night, the temperature can be as low as 12 degrees.=S

On our way to Harbour Town.....

This was the group that I travelled with......2nd from right is Jerome(Sri Langkan) and most right is Serena, Darren's older sister(check my previous blog if u wanna know who the rest is)

Look at this bus driver.....he's really in Easter mood!

In Harbour Town after shopping.....

The one standing most right is Darren's older bro,Justin.

I managed to buy 2 long sleeve shirts for only 30$....and it's my very 1st time shopping for clothes by myself!Not bad eh??=P

Glenelg Beach
Ok this is the place where we really took alot of pictures.....the beach was really beautiful....and it reminds me of my little Penang back home.Well of course, u can't compare Penang's beach to Australia's beach....but still....it reminds me of my beloved Penang.

Now....pictures with my friends.....

Look at this.....

These Aussies doing something crazy.....haha....

We also did crazy things as well.....we did monkey business!

The girls doing their Charlie's Angel post!!

The guys have their own ideas as well.....

After Glenelg Beach....

This was Esther,me and Susan....in the tram as we travel back home....

We the guys are enjoying our taiwanese pearl drink!!

We had a great time!

This coming Sunday
There's a king of all monkeys that is leaving Adelaide for Japan......for good.

He is.........

the one and only.................................

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Yo Katoh!!!!

He is the most professional in all these things.....technic,position,style.....u name it=P

We are all gonna miss this fun guy!=(

Youth Alive was AWESOME!!!!

2009-04-05T17:48:00.025+09:30

I know you will be wondering what Youth Alive is all about.

Well,I also didn't know what it was until like....yesterday......I didn't even know I was actually attending it!!Youth Alive is just similiar to Youthwave,where all the youth from different church in the same state gather in 1 place.Youth Alive is the gathering of all youths in South Australia!Youth Alive had an invited worship leader yesterday,which was Jonathan Douglass!!!!!(ahh.....now I understand!)

This is Paradise Church Central!(the main 1)

Look.......This TV outside shows the count down to Youth Alive.....

And.....the party will be right inside!!

While waiting for the party,me and my friends snap some pics.....

This is our whole group that went together.....

This is Darren from Sarawak......He's orang bidayu....

This Voon....also from Sarawak.....

From left:Maria(Philipino),me,Susan(Sarawakian),Ester(Sarawakian) and New(China)

Inside the hall......

There's live video-ing as well.....

More pictures....

This was just me and a random guy....we were equally fired up for this event...woooo!!!

This is Mike from America.....

This is Eugene....from KL.....cool face expression.....lol.

All of us!!!

Trust me,Youth Alive was sooooo awesome that night.The music band was great,Jonathan Douglass(JD) was jumping up and down together with the backup singers and we the crowd were just going insane.....

Too bad,I didn't manage to have a chat with JD because he had a plane to catch back to Sydney so he went back immediately after the event.

But the whole event was not about JD.It was about God's almighty power and presence that could be felt that night.

60 people gave their lives to Jesus that night.

Amazing.

God is great!!

Life was too good back home.....

2009-03-30T20:15:00.052+10:30

Life here has been getting more busy and hectic. My life now is just all about work, study and rest.I feel very tired at times.Because I'm working part time,this means that I have less time to study.So how?I sacrifice my time more than others....I rest less....I take shorter afternoon sleeps....I don't lepak-lepak and waste my time.I cannot afford to sit down and chit chat or hang out with my friends so often.

*That's why,I can't blog so often anymore.I will blog only once every 2-3 weeks.....if I'm really free,then only I'll blog once a week*

As you all know,I'm also supporting myself(in everything under the sun) apart from tuition fees,room rental and 3 meals a day provided by my hostel.As I reflect back on last year,I realised I really had a luxury life.Luxury life in the sense that I always have money in my wallet,so much that I don't even have to think when I want to buy something(usually food).

I'm sure all of us are like that......want snacks?Just buy.Feel like eating outside?Just eat.Feeling bored?Just go for a movie with your friends.No problem.Money has never been an issue in my life back home.It was more of.....am I lazy?Do I have time?Do I feel like it?.....when it comes to spending money.Money didn't seem so precious to me than now.

Back home,there is always food.Cereals,bread,maggie mee,fruits,biscuits,ice creams......Almost anything,you can have it at home whenever you feel like it.Besides that,there is a burger stall and a malay stall nearby my house....anytime when I feel like eating my hotdog or nasi goreng kampung,I can have them.Want to eat,just eat.Right now,I even have to budget eating maggie mee per week.Whenever I buy any snacks such as biscuits or cheese,I need to control eating them so that it is enough to last me for the month.

Thinking of it,it's a joke that I managed to spend only 40$ last month.Spending just 40$ last month????Back home,I spend at least RM200 a month!!This means even after converting,I still spend less than back home.Weird isn't it?Shouldn't it be the other way round??

It's also ridiculous for me to be able to support myself with just my working money.With just the money I earn,I am still surviving.....still able to enjoy with my friends....even after paying stuff like my internet,transport,laundry and handphone reload(total cost is around 120$ a month).

Last year,my parents gave me RM300 a month......And I spend it only on food,parking and maybe some movies.That's all!Apart from that,nothing else.......And I still take money from them during the weekends when I spend on food outside.I said weekend spending is not included in my allowance.Photostating books,buying some stationary stuff,going for a vacation trip with my friends,supper.....All these things.....I take money from my parents whenever I spend on them.I feel very embarrased with myself now when I think of it.Why did I do that??RM300 was more than enough(of course,I did save alot of money too).

Anyway, although time and money is pretty tight for me,I didn't neglect my social life.In fact,I really had fun last week going out with my friends.Let me tell you.....having friends from all over the world is the best thing here!

Last tuesday,24/3/09
I went out with my uni friends for lunch after class.There was 5 of us......me,Hiroki,Jane,Apple(her nickname) and Lallita.We had korean food!!!

This is me and Hiroki(Japanese)

This is me and Apple(from KL)

And.....this is Jane(Korean) and me....

*Sorry Lallita....I forgot to take a picture with u=P*

Here are some randomn pictures we took.....

In the korean restaurant.......

Know what is this??This is the korean alcohol....the ones you always see in korean dramas where the guy or girl will drink when they feel sad or depressed....haha=)

This is the korean way to whole ur cup when someone pour alcohol for u....it's manners.

Gunbae!!!!(means cheers in korean)

This is my food....the spicy squid....yummy!

Me and Jane again.....

I never had such delicious korean food before....it was higher than my expectations!

Yesterday,19/3/09
I went for a outing trip with my hostel friends.We actually had this trip because Yo,my Japanese friend is leaving soon.....in 3 weeks time.So we decided to have 1 last trip with him.It was actually a tour trip where we were brought to a few places.....There were 10 of us.

This was the group....I'll intro them individually as I go along....

Mount Lofty Summit
This was the 1st place we went.It's something like Penang hill.Here are the pics....

Cleland Wildlife Park
This was the 2nd place we went.It was like a small zoo.....

From right left hand side:Ying Sze,Ahm,Tushig,Me and Arthur

I met some kangaroos!!!=P

Some kuala bears too.....

Isn't this fella cute?

This is Ahm(Korean) and me....He lives just next to my room....My very good friend....A very nice guy,a very good electric guitarist.....Wurin hengzhe!(we are brothers!)

Toy Factory
This was the third place we visited.Nothing much really.It was just a place full of traditional toys.....I took this time as a photo session!

This was the place.....

Ahm and me again....

Another korean guy....Seong woon....Wurin jo en qin gu!(We are good friends!)

This is Arthur from Hong Kong.....Another good friend(hou pang yao)

Another girl from Hong Kong.....Kris....she looks innocent and shy here but she is not!!=P

This is Ying Sze from Sawarak.....

She's my luna(big sister)....So Hee from Korea....

This is the VIP of this trip....Yo(Japanese).....

Some other randomn pictures....

The person on the most right is Tushig,from Mongolia.....

Barrosa Wine Farm
This was the last place we visited....

This lady is busy pouring wine for people....we get to have free wine tasting!

Me enjoying my wine....

Cheers!!

This coming Saturday,4/3/09

Know who is he?Does he look farmiliar to you?He's Jonathan Douglass,the Hillsong lead singer.

He's coming to Paradise Church(my church) this saturday!I'll be seeing him live!
I hope I can get a chance to talk to him and take a pic with him=P

*To all my fellow chirstian bro and sis back home:Pls dun be jealous ya.....hahahah*

I'm sooo excited.....I can't wait!

I'm home sick,guitar sick and football sick

2009-03-15T20:46:00.026+10:30

I really am.I have been away from my home,my guitar and football live matches for almost a month now...how can that be?These 3 things are one of the closest and most important things to me.......

Home sickness
I tend to be different from everyone.People are usually very home sick in their 1st 2 weeks away from home before they gradually get better.I am the opposite.I'm feeling more and more home sick as every week goes by.During the 1st 2 weeks here,I was perfectly fine...excited...energetic.I was able to cheer my friends that were home sick that time.Now,it seems my friends are becoming more cheerful and energetic...and I'm going backwards.They need to cheer me up now at times....When I knew that I can't go back home until end of next year(most likely),it was like a atom bomb.

To my family:*As long as I'm here,I'll try to save as much money as I can so that all of you can come to Adelaide 1 day......I promise*

Guitar Sickness
Each time I go to church,I see the worship team play,I feel very gatal.I have not been serving in the worship team since 31st January.I miss serving God in the worship team,I miss jamming with my friends.During my holidays before I came here,I play at least 3-4 times a week.Now,I don't get to even see my own guitar in my room.*Thankfully,there are nice friends that are able to lend me their guitar once while....God knew I would die without it,so He provided me 2 nice hostel mates that are guitarist.....God is good!*

Football Sickness
I have not watch any live football matches since I came here until last night(I'll go in details later).I am still following live scores through the internet,but I don't get to enjoy watching the live games like I always do back home.I miss sharing the football passion with my friends back home as here,I think I'm the only passionate football fan.I have friends here that follow football too but not as much as I do.

We all have heard this old saying "When there's a will,there's a way"

I had a strong will.....a very strong will....to watch a live Man Utd game in Adelaide(that's be cause I've been deprived from Utd games for way too long).It's quite a joke to many people when I told them my will because football(they call it soccer here) is not popular here.Besides that,Adelaide time is 10.5 hours away from UK time.But I didn't care what people say.....I hunt around for channels and places that show live football matches.

After 2 weeks of hunting and research,I succeeded.I found a way to fulfill my desire.I decided to watch the big game.....Man Utd v Liverpool.

Well.....I'm not going into how Utd was badly crushed by Liverpool here.I'll just describe the experienced I had in the city when I saw the game.*Congrats,Liverpool fans.Your team was the better team that day.We were well beaten.But remember,the title is still in our hands=P*

I went with 3 friends.....Yo from Japan,Tushig from Mongolia and Frans from Indonesia.I was amazed when I saw how the city was like at night.....The shops were dead,but the live pubs were so vibrant and alive!There were many people in the city too.....And some of the city streets were closed so that people can walk.

We found a place outside the pub where people were just standing and watching the MU v Liv game....That's because the pub was sooo packed that they did not allow anyone else to enter.

This was my 3 friends.....

Me and Yo(Japanese).....

Toshig(Mongolian),me and Frans(Indonesian chinese)

Very cool to have friends from all conners of the earth rite?Football unites the world together...haha....=P

Anyway,the football atmosphere last night was great.You can hear people screaming,clapping thier hands,yelling,cursing....everything!It was typical UK.....But I didn't really feel safe there as well because you can see mini fights everywhere.....Aussies can become very violent when they are drunk....People were also very emotional during the football game....and after the game.After the match,You could see liverpool fans singing and dancing in the streets,waving their liverpool scarfs and flags while the MU fans left dejected(I was one of them).

Well...at least I'm not so football sick anymore....I know where I can see my live matches from now on.See.....when there's a will,there's always a way....it applies in everything in life=)

The spirit of studying is back in me!

2009-03-08T17:29:00.009+10:30

For the past 3 and a half months,I've been doing nothing.....apart from eating,sleeping and playing a fool.The last time I studied was the last day of SAM final exam which strenches back to last year,12th november.Yeah....I deserved this long break as I didn't had a break after SPM before doing SAM.It was 2 exam years in a row for me.

Well,my holidays are over.....and I acknowledge that.No more lazy-ing around,nor online-ing every night,nor sleeping 10 hours a day.It's time to study again!!!

And.....I'm up for it.I'm ready for the task that is laid before me.I have a desire again to do well in my studies,achive great results and accomplish my goals.Let me show you some proof.

My time table and self motivation posters(I made them) are up in my room again!

I always make these posters when I'm in study mood even back home in Penang.I feel those posters help me alot as each time I see them,I'm motivated to work hard and study.During my holidays,I've played hard,I've give my best in enjoying(it's true!).So now,I'll study hard and give my best in my studies.

Yesterday,I went to a supermarket and guess what?I saw my favourite cheese that I always used to eat back home with my parents.........Fruit cheese!!

It was extremely cheap compared to Malaysia.....I only bought in here for 3.85$ while back home,it's around RM18.

I also bought a box of crackers.It was only 1.87$......These crackers go well with the fruit cheese.....Trust me!=)

Each time I spend here,I convert.....that's because I'm using my parent's Malaysian riggit.I calculate every bit and take a long time to decide whether to it buy or not.Well in 2 weeks time, I'll be getting my own hard-earned pocket money!!!Woooohooo!!!Then I'll stop converting when I buy anything.

Well......I will patiently wait for my own pocket money!!=)

Jeshua,the kitchen boy

2009-03-03T13:42:00.005+10:30

Yes I am.I'm working in the kitchen in my own hostel every friday from 9am to around 3-4pm.I'm also replacing ppl that can't work on their respective days,meaning I work at least twice a day at the moment.The friday work is my commitment,the other is to see whether I'm free that time to work or not.I'm working for my own pocket money.It's 10$ per hour.

Working in the kitchen is a real experience.You know what it's like to stand for 2 hours pealling potatoes and carrots.You know how fustrating it is when people couldn't be bothered putting their fork and spoon in the bucket with detergent after eating.You know how irratating when people just carelessly dirty the dining table.You know how tiring it is to wash hundreds and hundreds of plates and cups,not to forget plenty of bowls,trays and utensils.

Yesterday,I was working at night when the rubbish bin was so full with rubbish,I couldn't pull out the gabagge bag.So,me and my friend had to do something "heroic"......DIG OUT THOSE RUBBISH TO TRANSFER IT TO ANOTHER GABBAGE BAG.Can you imagine those crap inside the rubbish bin?All the unfinished food and salivas and chicken bones!!

*So next time when your parents ask you to throw the rubbish or just wash your own dishes,don't grumble.*

Anyway,I've been mixing with a lot of people from different countries.I have friends from Japan,Korea,China,Hong Kong,Mongolia,Vietnam and Singapore.Most students that stay here are Malaysians,but majority are Sarawakians(ppl from Sarawak).Did you know there's such a thing called Bahasa Sarawak?It's really fun to mix around and learn each other's culture and language.

Well coming to Adelaide,it's surprising that English is not my main language.In fact,I've been speaking more maderin and cantonese everyday,as even Malaysians here comunicate in manderin or cantonese.I have to admit,my cantonese is horrible as I don't have the opportunity to practice back home.But ever since coming here,I've been speaking it everyday as I have a number of Hong Kong friends.Even the kitchen is a cantonese environment as all the aunties speak cantonese there.My hokkien is slowly dying as I've not spoken hokkien since leaving Penang.....

Well,I do miss home.I do miss Penang food.But I'm enjoying life here as well!=)

I'm settling well in Adelaide....

2009-02-24T21:40:00.052+10:30

First of all,I would like to thank all my family members and friends that came to send me off that day.There was just sooo many of them,more than I expected!Thanks Jenny,Madeline,Chia Chyn, Jo Ann and Marcus for the little gifts you guys gave me.....I really like them!To all the Khanz...thanks for coming....sorry didn't had much time to entertain you all that day....haha.....And also to Anne sis and Peter bro(they are my cousins),thanks for coming and the ang pau....I will surely do my best!To Uncle Colin,Uncle Jimmy and their respective family,really thanks for coming....U all gave me a real surprised when I saw you guys in the airport!And of course,to my other family members,thanks.*To all:Your presence that day really made my day and I'm really sooo blessed to have all of you.Thanks once again!*

Was in the plane for 6.5 hours from Singapore to Adelaide.My butt was so painful and because I couldn't sleep,I was really tired.But when the plane landed in Adelaide airport,excitement just exploded in me.

It was real advanture for me as I settled here alone(I flew alone,not even with any friends)

My hostel

My room

The stairs up to my room....

The path to my room...

Those 2 pics are scenaries from my window....

Adelaide city
Went to a lot of places....Even visited my own uni,uni South Australia and uni Adelaide....

The bus stop outside my hostel...

Look!!Piggy in the city!!.....ahhh....it's just a statue...=P

There are many stalls in the city that sells fresh salad,yogurt and fruits....they are very cheap there as the locals eat a lot of these....they sell yogurt like selling ice creams.....choose your flavor and they'll scoop it in a cup for u.....

My yogurt....it's 3.50$.....well....I ask for a small 1 but it's quite alot....yummy...

My Uni

Exam hall!!Scary....

Look carefully.....spotted anything?no?

Allowed to bring drinks and snacks into the exam hall during exams!!!(This is the 1st time in my life that I heard of this kind of exam rules)

U see these paintings hanging in the uni wall.....

I won't be blogging so often from now on as I'm starting uni tmr onwards and internet connection here is horrible.....So.....yeap...that's about it.Cheers.

All set for a new advanture!!!

2009-02-21T02:21:00.006+10:30

People have been asking me how's my year so far and I always reply them that I haven't begin year 2009.That's because for the past 3 months,I've been doing absolutely nothing.....except for being busy with uni stuff.Apart from that,it was paradise all the way.(If you have read my previous blog,u'll know)

I'm about to kick start my year.Tomorrow,I'll be leaving my beloved family,friends and Penang for Adelaide.It's gonna be a real new advanture for me,going to a new place,new environment.To be honest, I kinda miss studying now.....I can't wait!

I know going there will not be easy.Father said I need to work part time to help reduce the financial burden on him because in 2 years time,my brother will be going to uni too.I don't know how am I gonna do it,whether I can cope with my studies or not is another question.I'm really out of my comfort zone when I'm there.

I'm excited.I'm nervous.I can't wait to go there yet,I don't wanna be out of my comfort zone so soon.I'm having mix feelings and emotions at the moment.

I'll definitely miss:

My family
My friends
My electric guitar
My bed
My room
My dog(Jo Jo)
412 Unlimited
My live football matches
All sorts of malaysian chinese,malay and indian food
My beloved Penang

For those who wants to keep me in prayer,these are my prayer request:

Have a safe journey there
I'll be able to adjust to my new surroundings
Good friends that will keep my fire burning for God
A good church
Most importantly,that my walk with God will be even closer than ever so that I will not fall into temptations and do things that will disappoint Him!

I'll upload any pics asap when I'm there.So....stay tune!

Packing is SCARY

2009-02-17T16:52:00.003+10:30

I'm not supposed to blog now......but I'm doing it.I'm supposed to pack now.......but I'm not doing it.

It's already tuesday,I'm leaving this saturday.....Why am I not packing yet?

I realised that packing for travelling and packing for overseas study are completely 2 different things.

Packing to go overseas study is SCARY.....Imagine if you forget to bring something important,THAT'S IT!......until the next time you come back home.(most likely next year)

When I opened my travelling luggage,I feel completely lost.I don't know where to start,how to start.So many things to bring,so little space.

My room is in a mess.

Mother is still the best person on earth!She has offered to help me....yay=)

I MUST start packing today.I have only 4 days left.

My days so far....

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Since I've came back from Singapore,I've been quite busy....sending friends off,saying bye bye to lecturers,meeting up with friends for the last time....etc...etc....

My hamid khan friends gave me a little farewell in coffee island....

All the Ex-Khanz....

Went to disted to say bye bye to my lecturers,together with Marian,Lye Boon and Nigel...

We took pic with Dr Teo,our chem lecturer....

The 4 of us...

Went to Khoo Kongsi to snap some pics with Melissa and Edmund(I grew up with them in church).....

Here we are!!!

Grrrr........

Buddies for life=)

Not to forget.....Me and Edmund had our last pic with Abigail in the airport b4 she left..*sob sob*

We'll miss ya....All the best in Brisbane=)

I better start packing now.....I should go!