~jci~kei~

to the almighty heroes of my life

2012-02-02T05:29:00.003+10:00

thanks for bringing me into this world. couldnt have been this far without the two of you.

900th +1 post

2012-01-31T02:55:00.001+10:00

ahhhh, waddaya know?
its the #901 post.
had half a day of bonding session with old buddy, mikeT.
seems like he's ready for a family. lol
its been awfully long since i had a long talk with him and laugh my head off at things he said.

on another note, i'm missing Андрейка terribly. i had to admit its just hard to have two sides of u at two different continents of the world.

have a go at this!

2012-01-30T02:00:00.003+10:00

http://www.lumosity.com/

when you understood there's no boundaries

2012-01-30T01:08:00.001+10:00

here i am with vishul and fayadh.

two of my school seniors, with me being the youngest but we see each other as equals

the most beautiful part of this, we're the living truth of 1 malaysia

at times i hope there's more ppl like us

racial boundaries at a state of non existence

its always the funniest that we poke fun at each other's stereotypical counter-parts.

ahhhh~~ the wonders of having educated and open-minded peers.

but its sad too when some has racial superiority etched in their skulls for the rest of their life.

i cant deny some of my relatives are ignorant of the fact that there ARE smart malays, i have no idea where the 'stupid malay' connotation comes from and they think sending their children to chinese ed school IS THE BEST SOLUTION TO STUPIDITY and LAZYNESS. ah well... i beg to differ. i'm a proud product of national schools.

here's just a story worth sharing with all from fayadh

yadh has always been talking english most of the time.

and so happen this malay racist asshole came up to him and said this
'apesal nak cakap inggeris. tak reti melayu ke? tak sayang bangsa ke ni?'

which is pretty much unnecessary
so yadh said in return: i pegi sekolah.

and walked away.

That's when MAlaysians will NEVER truly be 1 Malaysia, we have too many of these assholes around. nuff said

Friends of a lifetime

2012-01-28T15:49:00.002+10:00

It has turned out over the years that Andy's open house is an annual phenomenon and it has since been dubbed as Andy's Bar. There's plenty of liquor and beer.

And this year, we're all turning 23. Feels kinda different from stepping into 21 or 22.

It was an unusual thing to look back and find that Mayying has turned into Andy's gf. I've found a soulmate in Mayying, a girl that i dont even go to school with. And i'm drinking to the merry making of a bunch of frens that somewhat felt like familiar members of a family. A toast to long lasting friendship.

Closure for the day: we talked about 'adult matters' and have all come to realise that family is EVERYTHING despite how negative things could be
LOL

too cool to be stamp cool!

2012-01-27T19:58:00.001+10:00

Besides appearing in person, Chief Reverend comes in STAMPS TOO!! SO COOL!!! =D

personal greeting alright!

WOOHOO! he IS history!

andy's bar tomoro

2012-01-26T20:15:00.001+10:00

Its the 4th day i'm back in Malaysia and i'm having a pretty good time.
Munched on some CNY delicacies, back in Kampar for a day, Chiang came over for a visit. u just gotta love that guy! =) same old same old.

cant wait to meet the babes tomoro at andy's bar.
=) and pass them this!

CNY day 2

2012-01-24T21:17:00.001+10:00

i came back but to a very un-cny styled house. haha
mum n dad was busy and brothers cant be relied on to do stuffs that's fancy or even cleaning...
so, while i was using the toilet i just HAD TO SCRUB IT CLEAN! ITS FILTHY!

and a sense of satisfaction was achieved! YES!

and then i had a shower in grandma's toilet. and NAH AH didnt pass my cleanliness test. scrubbed that too and it was 2 am already after my shower. that's the same day when i landed in boleh land. anyway, had a look at russian spy's pic before i floated off to dream land and wake up to new year :)

SO off i went to Kampar the next morning at 8.30am and stayed till 9.
all the way back to Kampar and Hoong J burst my bubble of surprise readied for granma -______- what a bummer. Yeesang and super lunch and dinner at uncle's. Quick Mahjong sesh and i lost in my first round. wth. cousin said: australian wind no good. LOL

then went off to tronoh with parents to visit dad's childhood bungalow. followed by a quickie at big aunt's place and a long bonding session with dad's childhood fren from primary days.
back to kampar and some last minute talks with cousins from the chin family.

could have helped with driving back to KL but i didnt have the ime to get my license kept from my dad. Billie was an unstable driver cuz he was freaking sleepy. wtf. i couldnt sleep cuz i feel like i need to watch out my dad and him as well. ended up my dad drove for the last half and i was chatting with him about work in Mado.

Got home. Had a talk with Russian Spy before i get a shower and had a good night's sleep. Woke up to a self made chore list.
-Wash Brown. smells fresh and clean now! :D
-put the laundry out under the sun
-wipe the tv shelf
-cleaned up daddy's drawers

and here i have proof why Daddy would never make a good office lady..... -__-

cuz this is how he files his receipts.

in rolls... -_- so i unrolled them and put them into a folder

Then, went off to see granma in the old folks home. Before that i kept hearing from Dad, the Cheong bunch worried Grandma might not make it to CNY. Finally i got to see her and i had to stop myself from crying. She was half the size of 1 year ago. Its sad. ITs like we should prepare ourselves that she might go off without warning.. At least she did survived and i managed to came back to see her cuz i didnt before i flew off. :(

and here i am at home lazing around at home looking at Mum's set of pictures from NZ with them and Brown napping. Too much barking at fireworks yday night. LOL

a pretty nice start

2012-01-23T01:36:00.001+10:00

Its a pretty good start for a new year!
The police in Wellington got my lost phone and sent me an email!

ITS A WONDER THEY TRACKED ME DOWN!!! WEEEEEEEE
THANK YOU GOOD SAMARITAN! WHOEVER U ARE! BLESS U!!

now i have to arrange for a courier to get my phone delivered to Brissie.
=D all smiles in the comforts of home

WHOOPS!

2012-01-22T20:41:00.000+10:00

i... took...
the wrong bus....

to the wrong station...
and took the wrong train....
to..................

the wrong airport....

and...............

and...............

....................

I'M FREAKING BACK IN KL, Y'ALL!!!

so let's paint the town RED now! =DDDD

2012-01-20T11:57:00.004+10:00

sun, sea and russian spy

TOMORROW!

~all smiles~
=D

CNY 2012

2012-01-19T12:56:00.000+10:00

when the 'tung tung tung chiang' starts soon, it somewhat signifies my birthday is around the corner as well. i'm stepping further away from being a 'young adult' towards 'OLD adult'. i was after all born 4 days before CNY in 1989 according to the lunar calendar (the gregorian 2nd of Feb... its like i'm allocated to meet with more even numbers in my life than anything else). asides that, it explains why i'm dubbed the 'dragon tail' cuz its 4 days before the year of the Snake slithers in.

its not exactly that bad to be growing older given the experiences that one would get along the amount of time growing up. at least i have learnt how to spend my money on serious matters and when to spoil myself with fancies and to live independently but accepting how its changing from time to time when you live with someone that i didnt grew up with and to look back and tell myself that mum and dad brought me up well till today.

HAPPY DRAGON YEAR TO ALL! =) May this year brings you good health, warmth and joy.

math wizz

2012-01-16T12:37:00.000+10:00

theoretically my maths is good.
practically.....

i just wrote in my work hour sheet
4 hours and 15 minutes as 4.15

instead of 4.25

my quarters are in .15 instead of .25
awesomeness~~~

bells are ringing

2012-01-16T01:27:00.003+10:00

once upon a time, i came upon this article that says the average age of women getting engaged is stretched later and later due to financial independence.

And i thought this postulation would last for a long while.

BUT NOW THAT I KEEP SEEING MY PEERS POSTING UP ENGAGEMENT AND WEDDING PICTURES UP IN FB, I AM NOW DEEMED OBSOLETE WITH THAT THOUGHT.

I heard.... and...

- a few of my seniors who went back to malaysia are now engaged and have since upgraded themselves to XXX's wife or husband.

- i have more than 5 peers who got married last year (2011)

-i just got to know one of my cohort mates was back in Malaysia to be engaged and that was in November.

-_- slow...

ALL these ppl have yet to finish their studies but they're already having lavish weddings going on.

imagine your wedding organised by your parents. -_______- a lil awkward

it makes me wonder what reasons there are to be engaged that early in life?

*besides the convention of being pregnant out of wedlock*

are we turning back to the old days where 30 is your glass ceiling age and over that you're an old fermenting fruit?

or that it doesnt matter at what age, you wanna get married and settle down, GO FOR IT?

and what about the fundings? if you're not earning a stable income, where does all these money comes into picture? as ST said: your parents pay and you model for the day.

ok, all that is passing through my head is that if i'm them, my parents would have to fork out the money and i'm the one getting married. *double facepalms* i feel like i just burdened them with my eternal happiness which perhaps might not be forever at all.

or perhaps for a feel of relationship security?

whatever it is, marriage has turned into something ppl do everyday without any added sacred value.

i get married today, and who cares if i divorce tomoro.

there's no more till death do us part. its more of, till u die, i'll just continue to live off from where we parted.

i think i sounded pretty pessimistic.

hahaha but this does not reflect how i would react to all engagements and marriage.

my conclusion: marriage is something to be treasured.

do it when you're pretty sure.

i hate to see things that i'm so sure of once upon a time holds no truth in the future.

Degree Year 2, Semester 1

2012-01-12T23:36:00.000+10:00

i have 3 core units and its compulsory and there's only 1 tut available for each.
this means no options on other days.
but its pretty fine with me still.
CUZ I ONLY HAVE 3 HOURS OF CLASS EACH DAY =P
how can u not love uni classes eh?

this time around only 1 elective. i've had my fun doing the photography elective.
i guess this sem is all about studies. did a tarot reading on studies.
it says to balance work and play generally.
We'll see by June how do i fare =)

smart ass me

2012-01-11T22:43:00.000+10:00

Went all the way to Carindale with the girls, Ying n Sherene + Vicky the dude.

Ying n bf went their way, i went dress frenzy with Sherene.

Tried heaps of dresses but it was all for clubbing sessions. -_- but since i had this washing job, I HAVENT BEEN CLUBBING AT ALL. so, i find no occasion to wear any of those lovely dresses that i've tried. Plus, i have adopted this shopping practice: Anything over $20, DONT BUY. This doctrine of shopping philosophy has helped me saved ALOT. (though at times i wonder if i'm self abusive for not letting myself buy nice fancy pancy stuffs.) plus i'm eyeing for decent ones that is in theme with the coming CNY. nothing too slutty.

Anyway, i did take some pictures with the miserable 3mp in my current phone. I'll rather not show them -_- my old phone, sony ericson of 2mp could do a better job. that's a pretty sad case for a smart phone. but i do want to share with you this accidental one where i bumped across. a white tube dress that i grabbed while going in and out of my changing room to sherene's.

i've worn limited tube dresses in my life and this happens to be one of those few that is flattering my body.

sadly, this is just a lil extravagant for a simple CNY costume.

for $30, i think i'll pass.

i did happen to enter a art and craft store, in search for beads or the likes of it to decorate this

brown puff-at -the-bottom dress that looks like its lacking life in it.

so i've decided to embark on a DIY project n add some flashy thingy to spice up this pastel brown.

and the lazy me thought i could escape the horrors of sewing it by using silicone glue

*SMART AYE?*

and thus explains why, i bought a glue gun.

next, I took one of those golden diamond shapes and

glued it on the hidden parts of the dress as a trial run.

lo and behold......

my next decision was to buy a roll brown thread ......

so much for escaping the needle.

2012-01-10T19:31:00.001+10:00

its scorching hot in brissie today! i took 4 showers and within minutes i'm dried up and sweating like a pig.

totally chinese new year weather back in KL. bet its crazier back home with the humidity.

went for a movie marathon with sherene yday.

watched tower heist and alvin and the chipmunks.

bought myself a pack of tarot cards for 7 bucks

was crapping to myself reading my own fortune. LOL

Nurse reveals the top 5 regrets people make on their deathbed

2012-01-09T01:32:00.003+10:00

For many years I worked in palliative care. My patients were those who had gone home to die. Some incrediblyspecial times were shared. I was with them for the last three to twelve weeks of their lives. People grow a lot when they are faced with their own mortality.
I learnt never to underestimate someone’s capacity for growth. Some changes were phenomenal. Each experienced a variety of emotions, as expected, denial, fear, anger, remorse, more denial and eventually acceptance. Every single patient found their peace before they departed though, every one of them.

When questioned about any regrets they had or anything they would do differently, common themes surfaced again and again. Here are the most common five:

1. I wish I’d had the courage to live a life true to myself, not the life others expected of me.
This was the most common regret of all. When people realize that their life is almost over and look back clearly on it, it is easy to see how many dreams have gone unfulfilled. Most people had not honoured even a half of their dreams and had to die knowing that it was due to choices they had made, or not made.

It is very important to try and honour at least some of your dreams along the way. From the moment that you lose your health, it is too late. Health brings a freedom very few realise, until they no longer have it.

2. I wish I didn’t work so hard.
This came from every male patient that I nursed. They missed their children’s youth and their partner’s companionship. Women also spoke of this regret. But as most were from an older generation, many of the female patients had not been breadwinners. All of the men I nursed deeply regretted spending so much of their lives on the treadmill of a work existence.

By simplifying your lifestyle and making conscious choices along the way, it is possible to not need theincome that you think you do. And by creating more space in your life, you become happier and more open to new opportunities, ones more suited to your new lifestyle.

3. I wish I’d had the courage to express my feelings.
Many people suppressed their feelings in order to keep peace with others. As a result, they settled for a mediocre existence and never
became who they were truly capable of becoming. Many developed illnesses relating to the bitterness and resentment they carried as a
result.

We cannot control the reactions of others. However, although people may initially react when you change the way you are by speaking honestly, in the end it raises the relationship to a whole new and healthier level. Either that or it releases the unhealthy relationship from your life. Either way, you win.

4. I wish I had stayed in touch with my friends.
Often they would not truly realise the full benefits of old friends until their dying weeks and it was not always possible to track them down. Many had become so caught up in their own lives that they had let golden friendships slip by over the years. There were many deep regrets about not giving friendships the time and effort that they deserved. Everyone misses their friends when they are dying.

It is common for anyone in a busy lifestyle to let friendships slip. But when you are faced with your approaching death, the physical
details of life fall away. People do want to get their financial affairs in order if possible. But it is not money or status that holds the true importance for them. They want to get things in order more for the benefit of those they love. Usually though, they are too ill and weary to ever manage this task. It is all comes down to love and relationships in the end.
That is all that remains in the final weeks, love and relationships.

5. I wish that I had let myself be happier.
This is a surprisingly common one. Many did not realise until the end that happiness is a choice. They had stayed stuck in old patterns and habits. The so-called ‘comfort’ of familiarity overflowed into their emotions, as well as their physical lives. Fear of change had them pretending to others, and to their selves, that they were content. When deep within, they longed to laugh properly and have silliness in their life again. When you are on your deathbed, what others think of you is a long way from your mind. How wonderful to be able to let go and smile again, long before you are dying.

Life is a choice. It is YOUR life. Choose consciously, choose wisely, choose honestly. Choose happiness.

http://www.ariseindiaforum.org/nurse-reveals-the-top-5-regrets-people-make-on-their-deathbed/

Charsiew

2012-01-09T00:09:00.002+10:00

There's no decent char siew around Brisbane. ITs even worst when you've tasted the all delicious granma's homemade ones. so i bought myself some pork and attempted it myself.

Wasnt that bad. but it still didnt taste right...

BUT!!!

now i know why granma always insist on buying soy sauce from this one and ONLY supplier back in Kampar.

CUZ IT TASTE SO SOO MUCH BETTER.

at least mr russian spy loves it =D *proud*

shaver fun

2012-01-09T00:04:00.002+10:00

so russian spy is in need of a hair cut and i'm holding the hair shaver machine

shaved off the sides and he looked really cool but.... he wanted it as short as possible... there goes my fun

and here's how he looks like =P

soldier

wrapping up 2011 (II)

2012-01-08T14:35:00.001+10:00

JULY
-started the month with a 2 days 1 night Gold Coast trip. Hired a room and made too much noise AND GOT EVICTED. LOL the owner of the motel said: 'Get out of here or i'll call the police!' she must've thought we're doing some drugs in the room. and so we dragged ourselves to the airport and spent a night there. off to the beach again to see the sun rise and back to brissie again before Lewis is back to Roma for good.
-it was Grandma's 80th bday bash and everyone from the Chin family was in KL for the event! and BEST PART IS! I'M THERE TOO! *virtually* all hail wi-fi in that restaurant. so, they sat eating in the restaurant while i have my dinner ready with me in front of lappie. i was in KL for 3 hours with everyone waving at me. =D family bliss
-went for a student conference for 3 days. eye opening as there's heaps of great ppl giving talks.
-the last day of the conference, i had voice exercise with Roy (the boss that took me as a dancer for the show) and there's where i met my current BF, Andrei aka russian spy cuz he came with Roy.
- went to a columbian hat party to realise that its a clubbing scene in Valley
-volunteered for the second intake orientation activities. it was a lot of fun :)
-at the same time, i've been hanging out with Andrei from time to time. thinking if i should or should not make a decision. ah well, i did in the end. decisions, decisions....
-went to Chaminda's tea party cum tupperware party
-been having occasional dinner at Andrei's place
-went clubbing for the first time at a place that was previously a church. that was the first clubbing sesh i had with andrei as well.
-volunteered for a cerebral palsy league picnic. made me realise that i dont really know how to interact with them. an exposure.
-dinner with Caitlin and some of her friends.

AUGUST
-started my first school visit and damn, those preppy kids are the cutest things on earth! Me and Ying befriended lil Josie and Maddie
-Had a visit to Brisbane Powerhouse with Andrei n Chelsea
- went photosnapping in Roma St with Andrei
-helped out Alice with the tree making that's to be displayed for East West Fest.
-we pull out a surprise party for Duarte
-thanks to Ying, i have started work at a Turkish restaurant (till now)
-Its raya time and i'm helping out with the east west fest in baju kurung

SEPTEMBER
-its ASSIGNMENT DUE DATES MONTH cuz each week, i hand in 2 assignments. its crazy!
-Andrei has been staying over at my place for quite some time now.
-went for Theo's book launch
-couldnt make it for Caitlin's bday =(
- went to Woolonggabba for an antique crawl looking through shops.
-missed the river fire fireworks cuz i'm working =(
-tiring month. but I'M SO SO TOTALLY FREE OF MOST OF MY ASSIGNMENTS! =D

OCTOBER
-was a lil laidback cuz i've got a month's break before handing in the next and last assignment
- its Andrei's bday on the 7th. so happened that chocolates were on sale that week in Woolies! JUST MY LUCK! i made him a treasure hunt of chocolates and a white polo tee for present. IT was a lil disappointing as he didnt quite like it cuz there was a NYC wording and he's a total Russian patriot =((((( but bottomline is he's happy with the chocs
-went for a fancy dinner alongside with Izzat, a guy i met from the East West Fest. Since i'm a volunteer i had it half priced :)
-was hospitalised cuz i was burning with fever. my muscles were so tensed that i felt so horribly cold and shaking every second. Worst sickness of my life. i suspect its a side effect from the Urinary Tract Infection i had. bcause of this UTI i've been frequenting the toilet every half an hour. thank goodness insurance paid it off
-Andrei's back in Christchurch for a week cuz his parents missed him very much.
-was off to Caloundra n Sunshine Coast for a closure of the semester with Jan, the cohort's momma aka academic tutor
-was off to Andrei's old place for cleaning matters. he's officially moved in with me.
-been gathering people for practice for upcoming senior's farewell cuz they'll be back in malaysia after 2 years here.

NOVEMBER
-Went returning Andrei's room keys to the rental office at Annerley. passed by a few grocery shops that i like cuz everything is so freaking cheap =D
-went for a Faculty of Edu photoshoot cuz they need pictures for the 2013 prospectus. fun to be a model for a day
-went gold coast again with the gang as a soiree for Edward
-went for a house inspection frenzy, looking for houses to moved out to cuz its pricey in clv
-applied for a house and it was freaking taken by someone else cuz their lease date is earlier. DAMN IT!

DECEMBER
-called Mike T and had a long buddy talk.
-watched Swan Lake with Andrei. Its not exactly that perfect but it was good.
-Finally saw my parents after 10 months apart. Cried like a baby when i first saw them and when i left as well. sigh.... NZ trip was awesome. cuz i did the unthinkable. Bungy Jumping! =P
-it is final that i'm staying in CLV after all cuz there's just no approved applications for any house
- reasons could be: we're a bunch of asians with the all famous overcrowding a house OR we're a bunch of poor students. that's what i could think of
-i was working my ass off for the last few days before new years eve. its tiring but my boss was a fine guy. he made everyone go out and had a glass of champagne in hand and toasted in the new year with fireworks by the river.
-almost 6 months now with my russian spy. =)

wrapping up 2011

2012-01-08T03:10:00.001+10:00

ITs one hell of an extreme year. i'm both crying with happy and sad tears.

JAN
-Started the year with the Form 6 gang and they gave me a farewell gift before i depart to Aus
- the next day itself the whole family sent Bee off for his NS training. I think i cried a bowl
-llunch with Addie and went for a Rotary dinner with Kelly
-Head off to KLCC by myself and was checking out the edufair for Bee before i head off for dinner with the HPC gals in Jinjang for some crazy seafood
-mum got me a new lappie and had my first yamcha sesh with my techie
-went out with addie again
-had my med check at Gleneagles with Sherene and did some girly stuffs aka henna
-went to melaka with addie for 2 days and dunno how to talk to my parents for the rest of the few days.
-movie watching with the coll bunch
- pre departure briefing with the rest of the TEFL students in malaysia
- first visit to Rootz
-went ot MV with MErn and KarMun for lunch
-Beer session with temple gangs
-pan mee with slutty chiang and shopping for new work pants cuz he got too fat. LOL
-went for Mdm Jo's retirement in coll
-brought brown to the vet and found out the silly dog is allergic to antibiotic.
-had a heart breaking session with addie.. cuz this is where i told him we had to break up before i head to brissie.
-on Val's bday, the HPC n i headed to Serendah and it was a ONE HELL OF A MEMORABLE farewell cum birthday bash for a few of us.
- i had to go to the police station to admit that i banged someone else's car cuz my bro with the P license will have to redo the whole damn driving course if he's the one to admit it. eff that.
-pre flight shopping with mum.

FEB
- starting with a bang! CUZ MY BIRTHDAY IS HERE AND IT FALLS ON CNY EVE!!! YAY!!!! so everyone in the cheong family came over and celebrated my bday as well :) and my aunts were a generous lot, showering me with extra money to prepare for my transition to aus
-cny first day was spent in kampar. pretty important day as this is the ONLY time i actually talk to my cousins and BEE's back from NS TOO! =D
-went to Le vain with cyn, jess n khen for brunch and head off to starhill to meet farid, followed by meeting addie and then to Andy's open house. all in one day. pretty full on
-9th feb: the day where i told addie goodbye.
- head over to the temple one last time and to dance v me for some picchas.
-alas, 14th of feb was a crying morning. didnt sleep all night. the babes were lovely. they woke up way early just to send me off in klia.
-and my angmoh chapter of my life begins.
- celebrated ying's bday here and ended up with everyone going tipsy with vodka
-joined a speed meeting activity and found some very 'funny' ppl. some came to ask for a one night stand, some were just too drunk to look at you. culture shock for the day.
-saw a girl flashed the whole clv in the middle of the courtyard by dragging her bikini up and dirty dancing under the rain.
-first class started on the 28th and i managed to call Addie and had a talk

MARCH
-i joined the gym and started working out.
-discovered that Brisbane shops are FOREVER HAVING SOMEKIND OF SALE
-fortitude valley is Chinatown cum my market place for spices and asian stuff.
-assignments came pouring in
-first visit to Gold coast through a trip organised by a campus christian movement
-having regular webcam nights with my parents every thurs. always holding back those tears when i could only talk and not touch the people i'm talking through the cam.
-had a cultural centre excursion with an australian buddy assigned to my group. she's caitlin and has turned into a good fren to us besides being a group buddy.
-went to stradbroke island organised by the uni
- been calling addie for a few times (it was just hard to give up)

APRIL
-on the first sunday which i dont usually swim on a sunday, i did just that, somehow caught the attention of the guy working there and ended up being together with Luke for a month. IT was a crazy month. let's call it the 'i was together with luke' month. cuz it IS exactly a month with him. it was an unsteady relationship as time pass by and he broke off the relationship. and he found himself a new gal 2 weeks later anyway. they're still together till now. Good for him.
-i bought my ukulele from a lady for 25 and played my 'kantoi' song with much pride. serenaded dear soulmate, OMY. LOL
-had a taste of Anzac Day and watched their parade.
-movie night with the girls and 2 guys: the 3 idiots. best indian show ever!

MAY
-so, exactly one month later, which is the start of this month, i officially have 2 ex bf. it was quite a sting. i was thinking how much of a failure i could be with 2 break ups within the first half of 2011. pretty tragic for a start of my real love life. i cried so hard cuz i felt hurt and used.
-i randomly met a vietnamese after a series of emails. he WAS about to be a prospective boss if he takes me as a babysitter. but too bad, his place is too far and instead he treated me lunch and took me as a friend instead.
- i spent one week of May being really ill. i could only sleep for 3 -4 hours a night. i'm constantly coughing, puking or out of breath. it was a glandular fever
- was told by the doc to do a blood test and it was a freaking rip off. and i was a effing poor student after

JUNE
-had lunch with Luke. to find him buying cinema tickets and not watching it with me is a tad bit hurting my feelings. but who am i to say anything anyway.
- was off to the city for window shopping after submitting assignment.
-my winter trip begin on the 6th and ends on the 15th. i went to sydney, canberra, melbourne.
- found a German heart throb when i least expected it. ok, he's not exactly fully german, but he wants to be known as a German more. lol. and i've taken the liberty to call him Tiger. He's Ammani, ST's schoolmate. We all met up in Sydney with him cuz he's studying there.
-funny i got attracted to him within 4 days in sydney and it was a mutual thing. but this time around, i'm not being impulsive, jumping into a relationship jus becuz a guy fancies me. and so it was the usual texting and calling. even when he's off to German to visit his mum. but things didnt last long, cuz Andrei came along and between someone who's right in front of me and someone so far away. i made my choice and chose the one nearer instead. At the same time, i felt bad for Tiger. sometimes i wish i could actually go openly to him and tell him, i'm sorry.
-i had the craziest hair in my life by joining a salon as a hair model. i came out as cleopatra. LOL for the first few weeks, i could spike up my hair! WHICH IS KINDA COOL!
- got a job as a dancer but i later found out it was a scam instead.
-got to know a new fren, Lewis from Ahmed. funny thing is, we found Ahmed to be an ass but kept close contact with Lewis instead. and he turned into a lil bro to me tho a freaking foolish and stubborn one -_-

2012

2012-01-03T02:23:00.001+10:00

for the last few years, i always had a recap to how i closed the year and how i have been tru my year by the month. i got a bit lazy in updating this blog. LOL i have converted from a avid blogger to a downgraded laid back author.

It's been a pretty emotional year. i've not felt so much emotions draining inside me and out as well before i came to brissie. broke up with 2 guys and found 2 and ended up with one for almost 5 months now. felt sorry for that one who was farther. he was just as nice but distance was not on his side and i was not into an unstable bond of long distance. maintaining the current one wasnt easy. what more with addition barriers with the distance? sigh... study wise, i went through my studies with a teeny bit more persistence. a slight improvement from semester 1. plus i took photography as a my elective and totally enjoyed it :) NO LONG ESSAYS. JUST SNAP SOME PICTURES AND SIT BACK TO ADMIRE IT =)

been earning my fair share of money since august. and i've not asked my parents for money anymore since i started working in Mado. they've sent me a grand after my winter trip cuz i lost some money n was totally broke after that. which is approximately near 3 grand in ringgit. so its crazy and i'm not asking them further anymore. despite just being a dishwasher with bad fingers and having finger injury tendencies, i have afforded myself the buying power (a lil dress and fancy pancy stuff here and there) and a holiday in NZ. what more could i ask for.

i' should start saving some more money to get everyone some gifts from Aus before i go back. Its really a short time before end of November comes and i'll be home pretty soon. =) hey, now there's something to look forward to haha.

i'll give you guys another empty promise that i'll write a breakdown of what i did in the year of 2011.

and i'm writing this on the 2nd of Jan. which is ST's birthday.
damn it! I'M 23 IN A MONTH'S TIME. -_________________-

i've got balls!

2011-12-30T23:32:00.001+10:00

ah well, i've proudly announced that i've done bungy jumping and left little proof lying around for you to discover. just a solo profile pic in facebook. so here's the full version of it! =)

The NZ roadtrip brought the whole gang to Queenstown and there we were checking out places of interest and bungy jumping came up. Asked a petrol attendant where to go, and off we went to Kawaru Bridge with the initial intention of 'TO LOOK AT PPL JUMP'. and since i was the youngest one around, everyone kept asking if i'm gonna do it and they started question themselves too if they wanted to jump.

so i said i'm pretty fine with it if i got the chance.
and there i was............ looking at ppl who did the freaking jump.
=O despite the fact that its a MERE 43m from the bridge to the river compared to the 134m Nevis Bungy, ITS STILL EFFING SCARY!

and Uncle Kumara suddenly came near and said, are u jumping? and i said YES. like wth. i said it out of desperation that i'll regret for life for not doing it instead of wanting to do it for real. anyway, so i 'happily' with a lot of OVERESTIMATED GUTS to the counter and said 'DO I REGISTER HERE?'

and mindf... aunty anita, uncle kumara's wife to jump along since they do tandem jumps as well WOOHOO! =P the realistic version of 'I JUMP, U JUMP'

ok, i went to the suicidal platform with my still overestimated guts and waited for my turn.

here's what happened. it only took 1 minute for it to be all over.

there's a video version of it. displayed upon request =P

i jumped, died for a second, screamed my lungs out and the rest was history =D
I DID IT! WAHAHAHHA

if u're ever in QUEENSTOWN, LOOK FOR AJ HACKETT! and do the KAWARAU BRIDGE

for starters. or................ GO AHEAD WITH THE NEVIS BUNGY AT 154m and die a few times with your legs bound to that cord holding your dear life =P

Mini rollers

2011-12-22T22:18:00.003+10:00

AS it was mum's birthday the day after i flew off to NZ, i actually stumbled upon this cutesie doughnut maker and bought it for her.

It was only $10 for this baby! woohoo! =O

plus mum loves minimalistic stuffs like this.

so WHY NOT?

but.............

i bought her a pendant instead and i'm pretty happy to see her wear it =)

so i kept it for myself to play masak masak with

and it cooks doughnuts MINUS THE FATTY OIL TO FRY

in only 3 MINUTES! WEEEEEEEeeeeeee =)

and delicious mini doughnuts for you!

Fox Glacier teaser

2011-12-21T13:48:00.000+10:00

Here i am, threading the Fox Glacier in Franz Josef after a swirling heli ride up the mountains! WOOHOO!!

this is like jungle trekking but on freaking awesome snow! =D

2011-12-11T14:57:00.001+10:00

am at Rainforest Retreat, NZ.

spending the night in a wooden bungalow!

found a few really weird things here in NZ and i'll tell you guys soon on sunday or after when i get back to Brissy! =P

a few back logs

2011-12-07T20:49:00.001+10:00

THE IMPORTANCE OF MIDDLE FINGER (IN FACT ALL YOUR FINGERS)
- ever since i landed on this dishwashing job in Mado, i've realised that our oo0oo IS VERY FREAKING IMPORTANT. it so happen that in one day, i sliced off some nail by the edge of my left mid finger cutting spinach and broke a glass during work and had a shard up between the nail and skin. i was HANDICAPPED rightaway. i couldnt hold the dishes properly let alone, clean them in a quick rate. T_T so boys and girls, DONT INJURE YOUR

or you'll suffer tremendously -_____-

THE IMPORTANCE OF CLEANLINESS

- my unit's kitchen is not exactly the cleanest at all times. and ppl get lazy to clear the rubbish bin. some people gets fed up cleaning after somebody else. and ended up we were breeding maggots and i happened to be the freaking first person to have one jumping right in front of me when i was straightening the bag properly. So keep the freaking rubbish bin in your house clean or you'll have wriggly ugly worms popping out of nowhere in front of you till you think a grain of rice is a piece of freaking maggot.

Playhouse, Queensland Performing Art Centre

2011-12-07T20:34:00.001+10:00

Andrei and I had our eyes feasting on Swan Lake in QPAC on a Tuesday night.

It was alright, a different rendition of its own of course.

I bet nobody wants to replay the exact original story of swanlake.

Anyway, he and i spotted different slips here and there. LOL

Considering we're paying 64 bucks after concession to watch it and the older folks much more, they could have done a better job.

First half of the show was in a way, repetitive.

Only the second half of the show got me slightly more excited.

The other show i wanted to watch was Briefs

a cabaret show with guys in briefs and feathers!

HOW CRAZY IS THAT AITE??

but i could only fork out as much for entertainment as a poor student.

anyway, in another two days i'll be off to Christchurch and hugging my two old folks after 10 months apart! =)

jci is NOT pleased

2011-12-02T02:41:00.001+10:00

i checked QUT virtual for my final grades and to my horror, my best subject was a failing number. FTS

and so i quickly emailed my lecturer about it.

THIS IS NOT GOOD AT ALL!!! GAHHHHHH

i'm a house inspector

2011-12-01T12:33:00.001+10:00

now that its nearing december, i'm frantically searching for a house with the bunch of housemates before the CLV lease ends on 31st of Dec. its a tiring process of scouring the net and real estate websites for houses on lease, going for heaps of house inspection, filling up the application forms, waiting for a call and only to know that someone else won the house cuz they're gonna rent it earlier. -_________-

extreme continuum

2011-11-28T03:57:00.001+10:00

THE GOOD:

i came out from the lift with Andrei and i met Malini, congratulating me on my pictures being exhibited.

i was like? huh? i didnt know about that?

so i made my way to Z block with Andrei thinking why would my pictures be up...

FINALLY IT HIT ME! =O

ANDREI's PICTURES ARE UP ON THE WALLS!

and i guess i got a distinction for this one!! YEAH!!

well...... he was my model and he was partially naked for it. HAHA

now EVERYONE CAN SEE! =P

so i reached the place and had a look at the list. my name was number 31 out of 34.

i was wondering WHY???

so i went through the exhibition in order until i found this notice on the pillar:
the following pictures may be offensive as it contains nudity, yada yada yada
..... and my pictures were the next after this one. LOL so now i know why =P
so here's a teaser for you

on the other hand....

THE BAD:

i failed one of my assignments too.

-__________- bad content and referencing. so i'll have to wait till my lecturer gets back from her leave and see what i'll have to do to save my grades

bookworm

2011-11-15T17:29:00.001+10:00

i sometimes wonder if BM direct translated that into ulat buku and made it their version instead of openly announcing that they borrowed the term from English.

I'm on my way to finish another novel.
This time around its a mixture of a travelogue, romance and adventure.
The title.......

just because my guy is a russian. LOL

and there's a few verses of Russian to learn from =p

2011-11-14T00:04:00.001+10:00

so, its officially the summer holidays already since my exam on last monday.
i'm super busy for the first week. busy lazing about in my room and around brissie.
visited some museums, had lunch out with russian spy in a fancy restaurant but with a really good price, had a walk by Southbank, planned some stuffs to do, head to the uni library and got myself some books, went for a room inspection (the place was a lil horrible looking in the kitchen), went bra shopping with russian spy and ended up buying a book (it was a makeshift lot for a Rotary secondhand book shop and they had a random bra sale, i was probably too late and whatever's left only fits me IF.... i'm going to triple my boobs size, we checked the books instead and Russian Spy got his favourite science fiction by Asimov).

for the first time, i got hooked up with a book for a whole day and finished it as well.
what made me kept reading was how the sentences were so informal. like i'm beside that character who's narrating her own story. some sort of a loud monologue typed out. it was entertaining and i would probably label this an in between of chic lit and a dash of seriousness thrown in.

besides all that, i'm still working on weekends. Not sure if my boss was serious about me being a waitress as well during the weekdays. if its a yes, i'll get myself extra bucks. but i doubt so.

futurepostbox.com

2011-11-12T15:15:00.001+10:00

http://futurepostbox.com

send yourself a letter!

it'll reach you in.....

ONE YEAR'S time

and that'll be a sweet surprise to compare the you then, and the you in the future =)

Have fun!

i'm growing this: inflated sense of self worth, vanity

2011-11-04T00:08:00.003+10:00

or in other words i'm exhibiting a wee bit of a narcissist.
Cant help it.
As i was scrolling through my pictures, i was observing the changes in how i bloomed into a prettier face, how i present myself, how i have integrated this object known as cosmetic in my life and most important of all, how i see myself all these while.
Despite people complimenting me of my looks, deep down i beg to differ.
Long story short, i have a hidden low self esteem battling against the confident side of my conscience.

Enough haiver'ing there. (new term learnt from KaiLi)
i found myself extra chubby on the face nowadays and my new found perky butt with extra 2kilos in me.
so i wondered how i looked like back then. head to my pictures and looked through my narcissist album titled: Syok Sendiri

summary: i had short long hair, then short hair, then long hair, then short again and now its getting longer. BAHAHAHA
so here's a few picchas in a year's timeline 2010-2011

long hair

short hair

long hair again

and FREAKING short hair again

multi coloured short hair

mid length hair

and this is the chubby Jci version

now that all the colours of blue black and purple came off , it turned into two shades of brown,\

with my roots growing out, i now have 3 hair colours.

its growing again and on the way towards and longer length

it has reached my shoulders and is beginning to misbehave, curling out unattractively.

and YES, i found myself looking way more beautiful in the pictures before, minus the 2 kilos.

and i wondered now why i didnt feel pretty at all in those times..

ah well, doesnt really matter.

irony of the day from Russian Spy:

i like you more without all those make up.

life's fragility

2011-11-01T18:14:00.001+10:00

life's just so exceptionally fragile.
a few weeks before, i met nadia in a dinner and talked
and a few weeks after, i bumped into her in the bus station and she looked so pale.
Her mother passed away. Which explains the colours drained away on her face.
its so sudden. i feel really sad for her.

and then i texted my mum n dad:
dear mum and dad, i found out my fren's mum passed away and life's too fragile. Please stay alive while i'm here in australia. Love you!

Lol.

Where i work

2011-10-30T19:48:00.001+10:00

for the past 2 months plus, i've been working as a dishwasher.

perhaps it sounds like a low paying job and not at all elegant in numerous ways

and comes with a load of hard labour.

well, it is. but it has afford me tickets to Christchurch to see my parents and extras that i couldnt afford before with just government scholarship allowance.

i'm just grateful to actually have this job.

so here's the little corner that me and Aman, a sweet Punjabi girl from India that i've washing dishes with every weekend.

my monthly allowance is 1.2 auds.

i discovered that the minimum wage weekly for any working individuals in aus is 500 per week. which totals up to 2k a month.

my mum said i'm living under the poverty line.

truly.. without this job to sustain me, i'm miserable.

ah well, my bosses are nice ppl and i got a lift home :) teehee

Outing!

2011-10-29T15:36:00.001+10:00

Finally another one! Ever since sem2 started, i'm pretty much stuck in Brisbane city and uni and CLV.
this time around, the whole cohort is heading to Caloundra and Glasshouse mountains!

Finally some picture taking sessions! =)
Stay tune!

Adele - Someone Like You

2011-10-28T16:33:00.000+10:00

Ne-Yo - One In A Million

2011-10-28T16:32:00.000+10:00

2011-10-27T09:40:00.000+10:00

here's for you guys who think nothing but of sexual appeal when it comes to girls.
a mockery to you

getting a house to be called the next home

2011-10-23T16:16:00.000+10:00

went online for a house hunting session.
wasnt exactly an easy task since i'm moving out with the bunch and each of us wants a room to ourselves.
most houses have 4 rooms. Funny some only have one bathroom. its crazy to house so many and yet just ONE FREAKING BATHROOM in the house.
Cant really do anything bout it till ST gets a call from the agent.
worst come to worst, someone has to split away from the bunch and opt for a nearer place to the gang.

places with pools just tempt me so so much. havent been swimming of late. really would love to do it frequently again.

i just bought my tickets to Christchurch and i'm feeling all broke at the moment -______-
sigh... but its alright, more work for the coming weekends.
cant wait to see mum and dad in Dec 9 =)

i'll have a busy one in Dec packing and travelling and packing again to move out of CLV.
one third of summer hols gone before i know it. haha

2011-10-20T13:15:00.002+10:00

i'm amazed and will always be amazed still by how me and my housemates will sort of float away from each other and still come back as one in the end.

Consider it some chic flick or chic lit or whichever label you may render fit

no doubt, this is what makes the whole house so special.

that X factor that will glue everyone back together no matter how far u drag it

in the Royal Brisbane Women Hospital

2011-10-19T17:51:00.001+10:00

the last time i was in Australia, i got hospitalised.

could have shown you the pictures if i had a digital cam at that time but i've only got it in film negatives and pic back in Malaysia

that was in Perth, where i jumped on a 1m bar stool, rolled with it and fell and fractured a bone and dislocated a wrist. haha. and because of this i was in a cast, *coincidentally in boy cut* and got mistaken as a boy in the ladies.

and now.... here in Brisbane

history repeats and but i didnt stay overnight at the hospital.

and Russian Spy wasnt happy while i was meddling around with the needle stuck in my vein.

so here's 3 pictureful of words to replace a long essay i'm gonna write. :P

patient tags comes in QR codes now!!! COOLLL~~

here's how he reacted when i was in a foolish mode

and here's him taking a sarcastic counter attack when he said

'since you like to take pictures so much, i'll take a pic of you now.'

-_________-

i'm feeling better now, after 3 days of antibiotics. 7 more days to go. hopefully it'll be a quick recovery cuz Russian Spy is loosing a lot of sleep taking care of me.

in an australian hospital for the second time

2011-10-17T20:21:00.000+10:00

high fever and urinary tract infection
trembles non stop
hospital's emergency ward at 1 am

thankful for ppl who stayed by my side
alot of drips and antibiotics
doctor's diagnosis
half dead jci after 7 hours of misery in that ward

finally back home
under watchful eyes of russian spy -_-

2011-10-10T17:12:00.000+10:00

ok, i screw up. got up the wrong bus. was totally late for work and i didnt meet the kiddies at all. FML.

yo yo yo

2011-10-10T12:56:00.001+10:00

out of the blue, Jci landed herself with a teaching job.
a dance teaching job. HAHA

i'm gonna teach some kids some hip hop today. LOL
it'll be fun! =D

2011-10-06T16:42:00.000+10:00

may i present u,

my russian spy =)

ok, he's not exactly from russia but moldova .

Russia is just to get things simple. haha

East West Fest

2011-10-06T16:30:00.000+10:00

i cant escape far from voluntary work. teehee... so....
i've been volunteering for this social community in uni called East West
met a whole bunch of lovely people and had some fun doing it myself :)
so the latest one was these card board trees. pictures are randomly arranged.
haha you'll figure which comes first.

this one is taken from below the tree. its actually 3 meters high freaking proud of it!

this is the langos lady and her daughter. Loveliest bunch ever. I helped her once for her business and she gave me free food the next time i was volunteering again tho not at her stall. BTW, i have since discovered that langos taste super good and you ppl should have a google what is it =D

here's the two shorter trees at 1 and 2 m tall.

the tree bases are proudly constructed by russian spy cuz i dragged him along to help.

ended up he was doing most of it =P

this is hussain, who was helping out as well

i was just being jobless and did a random star and attached it on the tree.

and it looked like a recyclable xmas tree LOL

the brazilians with their costumes

and the tree business idea came from this wonderful girl, alice

final year architecture student

and again, i never fail to cut myself again. LOL

russian spy said i'm just accident prone.

i'm back! for good! =D

2011-10-06T16:05:00.000+10:00

that is for another few weeks before i start working on my exam and my last assignment in the first week of nov =P

so here's what happened significantly
i cut my finger while working and cried like a baby afterwards cuz it was bleeding profusely -__________-
cuz i was being extremely vulnerable for no apparent reason and i had a sudden pang of homesickness.

and my plaster was flooded =(

dilapidated blog

2011-09-30T15:09:00.000+10:00

so.... my blog is turning into some dilapidated house with no one residing in it.
and so.... i've decided that i'll slightly refurbish it with the dynamic layout blogger has to offer.
and so.... at least looks better =P

i could honestly tell you i havent been online much.
cuz i refuse to reload my internet credit and opt for free wifi in uni instead.
trying hard to save enough so i could fly over to christchurch to see mum n dad
i think i could make it and save enough by november.

russian spy is obsessed with chocolates and whatever sweet stuff. in fact he has a far more worst case of sweet tooth. and so he was asking me this one day:

spy: would you like some fried peanuts?
jci: huh? why would i want some fried penis?
spy: why not? *giving me the puzzled look*
jci: do you wanna fry yours?

lol.... so the convo was left hanging there

then he asked again...
spy: so do you want fried peanuts?
jci: OOOHHHHH fried PEANUTS? i heard penis! LOL!!!!!

light read

2011-09-19T11:20:00.000+10:00

here's the lack of update from me. haha

i have since got myself a dishwashing job, earning myself near $200 every weekend.
hoping hard i dont spend too much of it so i could fly to NZ by end of the year to see mum and dad while going round christchurch.

life has been pretty hectic with one or 2 due dates to fulfill.
one due this friday.
next week is my one week of mid sem break and i'm gonna fill it up with rushing assignments again
CUZ I HAVE ANOTHER 2 DUE THE WEEK AFTER.... -______________________-

mid autumn in aus made me feeling homesick. i miss lighting the porch up with candles and probably burning a few lanterns, surrounding brown with candles, eat some mooncakes with the family, roll melted wax into a ball and probably burning my palms in the process.

russian spy's bday is coming too. was thinking of heading to the coast but we'll see how things go =)

finally it kicked in

2011-09-05T08:33:00.002+10:00

my rush hour for assignments has come. i'll be wearing goldfish eyes this whole month. and heck i totally have to update you people heaps after this! =)

People that i meet here

2011-08-25T14:20:00.000+10:00

this is Theo's book launch, which i promised him that i'll go next Friday..

He's an artist and a very nice company as well.

It's gonna be something new i've come across again in Brissie.

Met him when he was helping out with the very first vid for the dancing job.

He was the one who instructed me on how to move in front of the cam

and where to avoid and he's good at it.

Somehow, i still kept in contact with him and will bump into him in the Edge.

In two weeks time he's off to New York for work and for good.

Has a coaching job waiting.

All the best to you, Fghta Fsh =)

Edward's bday bash

2011-08-23T13:40:00.000+10:00

the whole house had a big bash for Edward's 22nd year of his life.

Everyone was so so busy with work and preparation.

mine was basically getting Lewis from the station and getting some pics processed and heading back to help.

was pretty proud of Russian Spy for helping out around the house so willingly =)

It was lunch time and everyone was chowing down a lot of food.

Evening was chilling out time.

Night falls and we all headed to the Church aka Magic City.

They kept announcing 50cents will make an appearance. It was a freaking lie.

we waited till 1.30am and he still hasnt make his face visible.

Sleepy but happy

2011-08-18T16:20:00.000+10:00

had a pretty sweet and thoughtful but whiney person getting breakfast ready for me and it started my morning pretty well. =) showed my photography lecturer some pics and i've got my Abtraction concept done. =D now to scout for or to take those for Pictorialism and Still life.

blasting my ears with....

2011-08-17T15:37:00.000+10:00

Pitbull's music! I'm just somewhat in the mood to shake

school visit #2

2011-08-15T23:45:00.000+10:00

If you have yet to check the vid i posted up, HEAD STRAIGHT TO MY PROFILE IN FB AND LOOK AT HOW ADORABLE JOSIE AND MADDIE AND ASHLEE ARE! =D

That would be my second visit to the school. The children loves us around, especially the preppies. =)
Its a totally different environment in the school.
Totally the opposite of what i had for my primary education.
Well, its something i actually want to have in my own class.
and i did try to have that environment when i tutored some kids back in Universal Melur.

Tell you in details about Brisbane school in my next post =P i know, you'll be moaning in front of your screen saying: Jci, you've been lazy and when the heck would be your next post? Next month?
but i promise you it would be within this week!
so, at the mean time, entertain yourself with the kiddos' lovely faces instead of my long essays =P

another new update is that, i currently no longer hold the work position as a dancer.
ah well, shit happens. my motivation level was going down for that job and there were issues within it so....
i shall now move on to something else instead!
no biggie =) ever since coming to Australia, all i had was constant changes in life. so i'm pretty much up for any, hopefully. i told myself along the way, though my effort and energy may have been invested out without any returns that i expected, i DID GAIN SOMETHING.

something that would go a long long way in life later on.

every tear shed comes with a lesson

every smile formed comes with a memory

so yes, you always have SOMETHING TO GAIN. its not all lost =)

here's what extra 2 kg looks on my face. LOL

2011-08-14T17:25:00.000+10:00

a chubby jci

and how to hide it.

*tilt face to the side. LOL*

2011-08-14T17:01:00.001+10:00

went snapping picchas with Russian Spy. LOL cuz i needed new picchas for my assignments. anyway, i loaned a 400D and a macro lens from uni for testing. Next week i'll go for wide angle lens instead! =)
here's what wonders that macro lens could do. loving it loads! =) these are unedited version. waiting for my photography tutorial when my lecturer goes deep in it. so far i've learned what white balance is all about and totally enjoying the class

the grey area was actually the planks i'm sitting on and that's the ground which is 2 metres underneath me

my boots looking like a crumpled snake

small ant. GIANT ANT shadow.

my wall

strangling

details

taken by mr russian spy, loving the blur effect

my fav piece

secret garden?

breaking free

extra 2 kilos

2011-08-13T00:58:00.000+10:00

now i have the most reasonable explanation as to why my butt is perkier than before.

had a visit to Chelsea's place today.
and so happened that there's a weighing scale.
and so happened that....

I FOUND MYSELF 2 KILOS HEAVIER! and am now standing at 57kg -____________-
great!
and those 2 kilos are now in my butt! OMG!
time to shake it off! damn it!

2011-08-08T21:18:00.000+10:00

here i am trying to juggle my life

between my studies, assignments, everyday chores, dance practice, and stabilising my emotions

i wished i had more time instead.

or perhaps i'm just not utilising them optimally

it'll get pretty hectic soon

mum was saying i shouldnt go out jogging the next morn cuz i'm down with a mild flu.

but i've already promised mr russian spy, so i guess i'll go.

plus, ever since i stopped the gym, my stamina went down the drain.

and my food binge is not helping much at all.

yes, i've been gorging on food like nobody's business

semester 2 has been totally different in a lot of ways.

feels like i have autonomy in what i'm learning when i could arrange my own timetable.

been enjoying my photomedia classes. its cool to have this delusional looking artist as your lecturer.

what she said: 'just plug in your head phones and blast that classical music into your ears and run around wild with your camera snapping pictures.' LOL

reiteration

2011-08-04T17:01:00.001+10:00

my uni library rox =)

i went to the Church

2011-07-31T16:51:00.000+10:00

YES! I WAS BEING RELIGIOUS!
from 9pm to 3am
by clubbing in a church building, which is now transformed into a club =P LOL
was there with Sherene, Jo, Edward, Andrei. Shan and Jane came later.

music wasnt that good tho. -__- it was a bad mix and all the songs were barely edited. its like continuing one part of the song and then playing the next song back to back. KL deejays still rock harder.

and so i was wondering if i should put on my panty hose or leggings while Sherene was with me
tried the panty hose first. and I LOLed so hard at myself and sort of flashed Edward as well. HAHAHHAHA

and here's a take of the porn star me. *all hail the existence of blurness*

i didnt realise that my top was that short.

so, i changed into a matte black leggings instead after that.

or i'll be attracting all the wrong attention.

-________-

anyway, the guys in the club were just freaking desperate. Andrei is beside me most of the time so, nobody came near me but surrounded Jo, Shan and Jane instead. you could see 2 random guys walking slowly and then saw these 3 pretty ladies dancing without a guy and will just conveniently place themselves around the girls. -________- its not like they're invited into the circle. Epic fail.

getting in touch with my roots.

2011-07-31T01:04:00.000+10:00

Cuz i'm born in 1989 just 4 days before Chinese New Year (Year of the Snake), i am thus in the Dragon year.

http://www.usbridalguide.com/special/chinesehoroscopes/Dragon.htm

and i found this after blabbing it out for fun with Lewis on the phone about the monkey. Just so darn accurate! =O

wall spams

2011-07-28T22:53:00.000+10:00

i have a room. but its not quite mine.
so i cant paint it rainbow colours.
nor a 'jungle' (Granma, 2009)
i have a stash of postcards i've been collecting from everywhere i go in Aus.
i have a blank wall in my room.
i went to Woolsworth and got some Blu tacks

and VOILA!

n i made my bed myself! XD

i used to have a flat butt

2011-07-27T13:03:00.000+10:00

with all the practice i have and stretches that i'm doing, i think i'm shaping up my butt so much that its perky

-____-

weird....

2011-07-22T23:34:00.000+10:00

its just so sad that i cant make it for this hair show =( but its still all good! cuz there's always the next show! =D

my hair cut's been a month already! (and yes, u heard me right! its only a month and i said i wanna have another one! pretty extreme ey?)
and its just that much longer that i cant spike it up anymore -___-
ong may ying shall be my witness of failing miserably for that and i ended up washing up all the hair mousse and gel off and going for the simple hair down look.

2011-07-21T08:46:00.000+10:00

i have no volunteer duty today but my brain woke me up just the same like the last 2 days at 7.30am. -_- efficient time wise. but i seriously wanted to sleep more. anyway, i'm helping out since i'm free today.

my whole room smell of flowers , thanks to andrei. pretty unusual. its like i woke up on a flower bed. fixed myself some noodles and throwing in loads of shallots and 2 tomatoes for fun XD cuz i love greens and fibre that much.

the night before, three of us Jo, Ed and I embarked on a mission of halfing Ed's ball........ of candy :P LOL cuz it was the size of a golf ball. We tried:

sawing it with a knife, gave up half way through cuz it was so tiring
hammer it with a bottle but the bottle got broken
wrap it in cloth and sling it at the corner of the table, no effect
giving up

that lasted until 2am and i'm awake 5 hours later. T_T

one month later

2011-07-19T18:35:00.002+10:00

Bianca just emailed and said there's another hair show coming up! =D THRILLED!
so here's what she sent me saying these are the styles that would be featured on that day. SO.... which one would that be.. teehee =P

i like that sharp line!

Staying active

2011-07-18T17:49:00.001+10:00

slept at 12 and woke up at 8am. its funny how my body knows how to wake up a few minutes before my alarm starts ringing. Had a jog and a full body stretch.
There was a man who saw and approached me: I'm impressed by your stretches! Are you doing martial arts or ballet?

LOL! i'm doing fusion dance. Just stretching as far as i could for it.

Anyway....
i volunteered for my uni's orientation week for the mid year intake.
was involved in the games for today. The Amazing Race. but it was so freaking messy at some stations that out 26 teams, only 13 made it to the finishing line?

Another two days of volunteering for me and its all work, studies and assignments ahead of me!
Better get moving, girl!

Oh and yes, i did search for volunteer jobs at other venues and i'll be exposing myself to Cerebral Palsy patients during a picnic organised by the Cerebral Palsy League. =) Opportunities to meet other souls and to know how to interact with these people. WHY NOT RIGHT?

Was eyeing for this costume making volunteer job at the Brisbane Theatre though. Was wondering if i should with the commitments i have at the moment. Wouldnt want to burn out myself like i did before in KL. =)

Day 4 in Sydney.

2011-07-17T21:25:00.001+10:00

Day 4 is probably the most relaxing but tiring day in Sydney. but also quite my favourite day among all the days in Sydney. Teehee? Why?

cuz that's the day where tiger was around the whole day! woohoo =) (well, he was with us the whole day on day1 but i didnt really talk much till we had dinner.) and i had him to myself for half a day? LOL *was brainwashing him to come join us for our last day of Sydney tour *

And we woke up, packed our stuffs, checked out and head off to Paddy's market. Its like a combi of a wet market and our famous Central Market in KL. There's loads of weird stuffs on sale and i bought myself a pair of leather gloves as back up for Mt Buller's visit in Melbourne and snapped loads of piccha.

Remember Ammani, my german hearthrob? haha he is Tiger.
bahahaha =P after the dinner from Day 1, i did find him pretty interesting.
and the thought of him joining us was pretty nice

He came when we're done with Paddy's. tried to play with his skateboard abit. but i failed miserably to move myself -__- Off we head to Sydney Fish MArket. Loads of seafood! and loads of seagull. FREAKING ANNOYING SEAGULLS

He bought his food. Despite that i lost my purse and still had my last 100 with me, i treated myself to lobster. Teehee. cheesy lobster. What could be better to cheer myself up? =D so both of us had our food and were seated outside waiting for the rest to come join us. and he insisted to get me a drink. it was pretty sweet of him to do that. so, i was left with the food and a bunch of ravished seagulls surrounding me, probably attacking me if i looked away for a bit. SCARY SHIT!

Everyone came back with food and its munch time! One of the seagulls actually landed on the table when we were standing up, about to clean the place. Sherene screamed and ran off. LOL funny scenario! XD
a lil bit of shooing done and we all started walking to Sydney Opera House. This time around it was still day time. The last few times we went there for shots, it was during the night.

and ah well, i sorta pushed Ammani quite further in front of the rest cuz he was on his skateboard. and basically after this we were just walking around the place and having small talks till we got back with the group around 7pm. *sweet*

then it was time to get him back home before the rest of us needs to catch a night plane to Melbourne. and i thought that was the end of my German heart throb story. BUT...... apparently not =P

so, off we head to the airport. Dropped off the keys for the rental car and into the departure area.
From here onwards, its another huge adventure! so, stay tune for it!

Day 3 in Sydney

2011-07-10T17:30:00.001+10:00

hahaha. i know i shouldnt have stopped halfway and left my winter trip reports hanging like that. SORRY!
so here's what i did on the 3rd day of my trip.

It was another long drive. This time its all the way to Blue Mountains. The main attraction? The 3 Sisters. Its just 3 boulders being corroded by the force of nature. The story behind it was a sad one tho. Seems that there's 3 sisters wanted to marry guys out of their tribe when they're not suppose to and so the witch doctor transformed them into stones. Saving them from being hunted down and so they waited all their life for the witch doctor to transform them back into human but he's nowhere to be found.

It was a rocky climb to the 3 sisters. But the scenery was spectacular. I was pretty thankful to have don on my purple jacket on. Its keeping me warm through out the whole trip. and the wind was just so freaking strong. could have easily blew Shenny away if she's any lighter than she is now.

By lunch time, we're going downhill and rested. Shenny and Sherene stayed back cuz the climb was a bit too much for them. So, the 4 of us went off to Darling HArbour for a walk and was playing around the lighted stairway. Was snapping loads of pictures of Sydney Opera House and i went the extra mile
of creeping into one of the theatre and snapping loads of pictures. HAHAHAHA lucky me that people just emptied the theatre after a show but was all gathered at the lobby waiting for the pianist for the awaited autograph session.

So, if you've found some orange looking interiors in my FB album. That would be it!
Supper time was at Guylians, right in time before they close for order. haha. Expensive choc indulgence.

=P and that pretty sums up Day 3.

AND I WAS BACK IN KL FOR 2 HOURS =)

2011-07-10T13:10:00.001+10:00

Due to my very shocking cut, i've decided to wear a hairband to reduce the gasps that my hair may cause to my relatives

when food is here, everyone goes quiet. haha

this is mum, cousin, n uncle singing the all famous mother's day song, chinese version

this is muscular-bicep daddy looking fit as usual typing and talking to me

these are the sisters singing uptown girls. LOL left is my mum

everyone getting hyped up for dinner

and this is the eldest niece on mum's side, Pey Yiing

i gotta say the most epic moment is when the whole bunch of people sang the hakka folk song:

ah po mai ham choi

and then i could hear my uncle mumbling

all the vege names out,
si yong choi (celery) and nga choi (tau geh)

family bliss for 2 hours, i'm a happy girl right now.
grandma's happy too :) who wouldnt right?

Malaysia and its imbecilic political state of affair.

2011-07-09T19:31:00.000+10:00

perhaps its not just Malaysia's but whichever nation's politics are just childish.
and today there's a rally in KL and probably my Grandma's birthday bash is postponed to tomorrow's lunch due to it.
It's a mixture of sadness and an overwhelming pathetic sense of belonging when i look at Malaysia sometimes.
When is everyone going to grow up?

***

Anyway, i've been filling up my saturdays with recordings cuz my boss wants a better take each time and now i have a partner, Chelsea and she's good! i'm having fun with today's recording and its all good, i guess! There's Shauna and a new guy as well. Chris was helping out as a new cinematographer.

Cant wait till Chris is done with the photo and when we get into real choreography!!

****
i wanna teleport myself home right now so i could see everyone! can i?? *sobs*

Granma i love u!

2011-07-08T20:02:00.000+10:00

tomoro night would be Granma's 80th grand celebration
the majority of Chin family would be flocking to KL for it
I WISH I'M HOME! ='(

but its alright! TECHNOLOGY IS BRINGING ME TO THEM!
I AM GONNA WEBCAM WITH EVERY SINGLE ONE OF THEM ON THE DINING TABLE!

*hearts*

what IT dinosaurs are capable of?

2011-07-08T02:50:00.001+10:00

Daddy: why not we bring the laptop to the restaurant so you can talk to grandma and everyone?
*maternal granma's 80th bday is coming up on sat and so a big group of Chin family will be gathered*

Jci: cool! we should do that!

Daddy: so can i bring another few laptops and so u can appear in another few?

Jci: daddy, i can only do webcam with just one person.

Mum: even if you put 10 laptops there, only one will have her face -_-

Daddy: we could probably just plug into the next few one, connect all of them together so everyone can see!

LOL! my dad, the IT dinasour. Pretty good idea actually, coming out from him.

Pilobolus: A performance merging dance and biology

2011-07-07T10:20:00.000+10:00

read something about Butoh and was showing it to MikeT, it was a highly unique dance by its own accord.

when i first look at it, it was so different. and then i realise one thing in common with any other dances.

Breathing and gigantic limb control powers.
That's a huge command of control considering the mellifluous movement the dancers are displaying. Enjoy :P

24hours in Bilinga Beach

2011-07-04T22:37:00.000+10:00

after working on the recording, off i went to Bilinga Beach, Gold Coast with the whole gang.
it was crazy tho.

took us 2 hours by train and bus,
we checked into a motel,
walked the beach at night,
got evicted cuz we were too noisy and too many of us,
walked to the airport and stayed the night outside cuz its not open,
froze myself to sleep,
woke up minutes later to go watch the sunrise in the beach but it was too cloudy and windy at the same time.
the boys had fun jumping into the water. LOL
and i was happy snapping away with D5000. =) the pictures and angles for this time was wonderful! love it!

so here's a few for your eyes to see, more in FB! go check it out HERE

whoops! my bad!

2011-07-03T17:20:00.000+10:00

i just realise that i stopped at Day 3 of my winter trip and there's like another 7 days of back log to pen and pictures to edit. -________- this seems to be a lot of homework. LOL
sorry i kept you people hanging there but i promise you it will all be out hopefully before this new week ends.

i just got back from Gold Coast with the gang of housemates and the boys: Ying, Sherene, Jo, Vicky, Edward, Lewis, Ahmed. a full on 24 hours, i'll say. haha. wouldnt say it was the best but it was definitely another adventure =)

came home freaking exhausted but i kept myself awake cuz i wanna send Lewis off when his parents are here to drive back to Roma. (yes, there is a place called Roma in Queensland. lol)
ended up me and Jo hugged him goodbye.
ah well, 2 weeks of Lewis Marr and now dinner time is gonna be different without him cracking some silly stuff up.

2011-07-01T23:03:00.000+10:00

Cheong Hvey Jci,

YOU ARE TO FINISH THIS TRAINING AND BE THAT STAR YOU'VE ALWAYS SUPPRESSED IN YOU.

PRACTISE WHATEVER YOU NEED TO.

AND FOR ONCE, HAVE THE GREATEST SENSE OF ACHIEVEMENT IN YOUR LIFE!

NOW DONT LET THOSE PEOPLE WHO GAVE YOU THE OPPORTUNITY DOWN!

a lil stumbling block on my way.

2011-06-30T20:07:00.000+10:00

how to remove it or should i just turn back since its just a short distance away from the start?

and these are all the lovely ladies i met in the studio

2011-06-29T11:30:00.000+10:00

There's 3 main categories:
the ones with curly hair are in the Free Spirited
the ones in black are Gothica
the ones with the most visible colours in the pictures are Neon Graphic

and all these spell out one thing:

FUN! =)

2011-06-28T16:54:00.000+10:00

and i look completely like a tomboy now! woohoo! =D

i need to learn how to style this hair

i think Mia said i look like her

2011-06-28T09:06:00.001+10:00

and i just reliased that the guy starred in Juno. LOL

*****

oops apparently not.

this was what Mia was referring to

HAHA

oh no! JCI TURNED GOTHIC!

2011-06-27T22:19:00.001+10:00

unbelievable right?

I HAD SO MUCH FUN! =D

by 7.50 am i was at Schwarzkopf's studio sitting down, trying to get myself comfortable with the surroundings.

Daisie came in the same time with me. She's from France and backpacking in Aus. She's so pretty =)

met Bianca and she was the one who was incharged of looking for models.

and so i was allocated into Neon Graphic team the last by Karen cuz they couldnt decide what to do with my hair.

Robert and Karen was asking me what limitations they have to observe and i said:

DO WHATEVER YOU WANT WITH THE HAIR. lol

They say they're gonna colour my hair purple! i was like YES! DREAM COME TRUE!

and so, it was too dark and wasnt anywhere neon, i was transfered to Gothica instead.

STILL AS FUN cuz my make up was just crazy!

and my goody bag should take care the aftermath pretty nicely

Strut a lil on the stage with the rest of the Gothica members and took a few pictures.

and walked back to Roma Street station with Mia and another 2 girls.

Whole lovely bunch 20 lovely ladies to mingle with. =)

not a bad adventure after all

Save Planet Earth

2011-06-26T16:49:00.000+10:00

so this is the work which i'm involved in now.

and a little description penned by Roy.

This is an extract from the environmental musical theater called Save Planet Earth, depicting a story of community participation in overcoming the tyranny of environmental destruction by the Creative Director, Liu Chong Long, renown for fusion choreography, with a cast of 19 for performance at the South Bank Piazza, scheduled at Sept. 14, 15 & 16th free public viewing, during the Brisbane Festival 2011.
This extract is flute fusion music by Leong depicting the influence of the moon on the Earth's environment, the dances featuring Jci, made to the jungle time signature of 13/8, the changes expressed in 7 backdrops and shamanic vocals.

My favourite parts are 0.46, 1.50, 3.07, 3.49

Video recording

2011-06-25T18:39:00.001+10:00

and so i was involved with a video recording with roy as my partner in the video.
the video serves as a promo sort of thing to show the sponsors of the play.
Theo was the cinematographer and he's a really interesting.
he was mentioning about having the next exhibition in KL which i hope he could make it there.
HIS MASTERPIECES ARE HERE! HAVE A LOOK!

Got to know Ben and Nathan. Both working at the Edge. the recording studio cum free IT hub which caters tech support to youth. Another interesting place. Nathan was entertaining me and talking while Ben was working on finishing touches on the DVD with Roy.

:) i've got a copy of the DVD. lets see if i could upload it into youtube and let everyone see my funny face and dance. haha. its quite long as it is 5minutes. Probably just watch 2 minutes or so then you'll get the whole idea.
Haha. Thats not what i'm performing tho. Its just random moves.

ANTICIPATING THE VID???
just u wait =)

the Cloud Gate Dance Theatre -Water Moon (dance)

2011-06-24T21:01:00.000+10:00

and imagine Jci doing something in slightly simpler forms of this.

i just came back from 3 hours of training with Roy, he was a very good teacher.

and i think i could eat a horse now.

tiger wont know. haha

2011-06-24T14:22:00.000+10:00

i was googling for a tiger and angel fairytale and came across this flying tiger.

seriously, i've never thought of tigers and wings going together until recently. haha

at 9.48am

2011-06-24T12:42:00.000+10:00

woke up
switch on phone

Roy: could you come to the piazza for dance practise at 5.30pm?
Jci: yes, i can. i'll be there.

LOL would u say no to your boss?

2011-06-23T21:18:00.003+10:00

and so Roy said:

Thanks Jci, we are booking a video recording for this weekend, Sat. or Sun. 1-2pm, so can you kindly keep the times available till we confirm asap. The venue is the Edge studio, which is at the side of the State Library, behind the museum. If you ask at the State Library, they will show you how to get here. Can you bring some dance clothes & shoes to change into for a mockup of the Princess' entourage. We are meeting with Judit in a few minutes, to see if she can choreograph your dance, if not we can find options

and so Jci felt:
SO UNPREPARED AND UNDONE! OMG WHAT DID I JUST GOT MYSELF INTO???? =O I THOUGHT I WAS JUST THE EXTRAS??? WHY AM I IN THE RECORDING AS WELL???

ok, i was just being a tad bit dramatic. but really, i dont have something called 'dance clothes and shoes' to change into. probably that dress and a flowy top and leggings and my dancing heels. other wise, i'll just go naked -_- this feels so weird. i'm sucha noob at this and i'm persisting to try. i'll probably annoy people later asking noob questions and hopefully someone's willing to teach me things =S

********
so, before this, i was trying to dig some things out on my boss, Mr Roy Liu and i couldnt get any worthy piece of info AT ALL from the WWW. so finally i typed in the email he used to contact me and VOILA! *click me*
found him.

Mr Hokkien Producer

2011-06-21T22:03:00.000+10:00

I'm at this point of quasi-desperately needing a job.
i just applied whatever i could set my eyes on.
that includes being a cleaner, a waitress, a dishwasher, a babysitter, data entry officer and......
A DANCER

so i got a reply from Roy, the producer that i should meet 'them' in the Piazza where the performance would be held. but it was already at night so, i decided to call the number left in the email the next morning.

JCI: when should i go to the piazza?
ROY: at 3 pm today, ok? Bring along pic or videos of previous work.
JCI: i dont have videos as i have never performed publicly.
ROY: how about pictures of you in a dance, forward to me in email.
JCI: i dont have that too. sorry. i dont think you would want to see me this afternoon?
ROY: its ok. come with a smile on your face. we welcome new talents. i'm in red head wrap. it'll be easy to spot me.

phew.. XD hahaha
and so i went empty handed. Saw there was no one in the Piazza that looks like a dancer to me and spotted an old man in red bandanna. he walked down from the benches and i asked if he's Roy, and he said yes.
and i asked him if there should be extra people that he should be meeting.

turns out its only me -___________-
and so i was asking him a bunch of questions and he was going through the formalities of asking where i study and where i'm from.

IMAGINE MY SURPRISE WHEN HE SAID: oh, so you're from Malaysia, i was born in Muar Johor. =OOO

i was thinking if he needs me to do some routines and nope, he didnt ask me that.
he just said: just come for the rehearsals, and if you fit in, you stay. dont think i'll give you the lead role, it'll be too much pressure on you. you'll come in during the chorus.

i was like... THATS IT? hahahahhahaha
continue to chat with him for a bit and he was pretty interesting.
so... lets hope nothing comes in between cuz i really wanna do a performance. A REAL PERFORMANCE IN FRONT OF A PUBLIC. =D

“Life isn’t about what happens to you, it’s about how you react to what happens to you.”

2011-06-21T13:19:00.001+10:00

that side of me

2011-06-20T13:52:00.001+10:00

two things to report to you regarding my wellbeing and whereabouts and the likes of it.

I scoured through gumtree.com.au and found THIS
hehehe.. and i will be having a haircut next monday (27th of June) for free =D
how bizarre will i turn out?? i have no idea.... but if they're gonna shave some parts of my hair, i am so showing Ammani and annoy him!

sorry babes! i fail to keep my hair till it reaches my boobs..... AGAIN =P
i just cant keep my hands off my hair
My uni has a network of bloggers that i subscribed to and this particular girl put up some links to volunteer work around Brisbane. JUST MY LUCK! =)
cuz honestly, i wanna do something meaningful like how i did back in BISDS as well. Its the personal satisfaction that i'm not getting from my mundane life here. so, whatever short term voluntary stuff is on, i'm going after it! plus, its like the next best way to contribute and to gain new experience. So, WHY NOT?

Day 2 in Sydney

2011-06-20T09:42:00.002+10:00

7th June 2011
Woke up pretty early to head to Canberra. With the trusty 8 seater car, off we go. Before that, we restocked on water supply. So, diverted to Woolsworth to get some bottled water at Sydney's peak hour. Probably any time of the day is just peak hour for George Street and its 1 way. Everyone got annoyed cuz there were just too many traffic stops. Finally, stopped aside and looked for Shenny and Sherene and walk them to the car instead.

Got into the motorway and its just flat lands and the road. Nothing much but the bushes. It was getting pretty cold too. Stopped for a 10 minute break for some picchas and toilet trip. As we were nearing Canberra it was just farms and heaps of animals. Horses, sheeps, cows...

After near 4 hours drive, we're HERE! our main aim for the day was the Parliament building. Basically the whole place was an equivalent of Malaysian's Putrajaya. The landscape was beautiful. The main building was plain majestic but.... my cam can only do as much as taking a portion of that beauty. -___- sigh...

After enough proof (pictures) of us touching down in the precint, we were famished and head back to the dull city area for late lunch. Its funny restaurants dont open the whole day but certain hours. -__- 11am to 2.30pm. resumes at 5pm for dinner session. Weird... We ended up in a Vietnam restaurant eating chinese food overhearing the boss speaking in Cantonese. LOL

We wanted to eat somewhere and i cant remember where. It wasnt open and so we ended up at Pancakes at The Rocks again since Shenny and Sherene didnt get to taste it the day before. We were all tired out from the walking and travelling, and thus a quiet dinner. Caught some blurred pictures of Sydney Opera house from across the river. It was just too dark and there was not enough lighting. Bad set of pictures.

Head back to the hotel and get a good night's sleep as the next day is another long day ahead.

*am trying my best to edit those dull looking pictures i took for Day 2 so you people could have a look at it. So far all of Day 1's are out =)*

asian ladies for sale more like it

2011-06-19T16:53:00.000+10:00

i was searching for uke chords and songs to play and this came out at the side bar..... -_-

so, they advertise asian ladies as potential wives, do they advertise any other continent's ladies as well??

Day 1 in Sydney

2011-06-18T23:22:00.002+10:00

I know i've been lagging behind and some of you are wondering when is the full 10 day trip's details coming out. Well, i've got some errands to run and outings to go, and thus the late update. Plus, even simple editing of 1000 over pictures is really sucha a hassle and one part of me wouldnt want to drown you with too much words blogging n describing one occasion when you can just see a picture and understand what i'm trying to point out. ok.. i did drown u with words. =P

Either ways, pictures can be seen in FB. Feel free to head there and have a look. =)

6th of June 2011
I boarded the plane with Sherene, Ying, Shenny, Vicky n ST around 9 something to Sydney. Reaching there near 12pm. Checked into the hotel with our rented car and we found ourselves in a dilemma. Parking dilemma. The charges are just way too expensive. People can go penniless by just having a car. What the heck... After this is done, off we go for lunch. Sherene and I diverted to Vinnies for a look at things while the rest went back to the room to rest.

After that, Sherene was back in the room while i had my leisure walk around Hyde Park. Then it was soon time to meet up with Ammani, ST's school mate and head off to Darling Harbour for a game of Laser Skirmish. Haha, its like a real life CS game but your ammos are just laser rays. I could probably deemed myself as a suicide bomber in that game, going after the opposing team right on face to face. Haha.

this is in Hyde Park

This is where i found myself in deep shit. I LOST MY PURSE ON THE FIRST FREAKING DAY OF MY TRIP! WOOHOO! 400 dollars, ATM card, Blue card, Medibank card, and my polaroid with Ong all gone.
=( i probably dropped it out while taking out my cam from my bag. -______________- AND SO.....

the whole gang was kind enough to help me search for my missing purse in the park since night time was freaking cold. Hunted for it in the park but it was just a fruitless one, and the guard there said head to the police. LOL! First day of the trip, met a new friend, lost a purse and dragged everyone to the police station at Surry Hills with me.

What a dramatic start! =S Lucky for me, ST said he'll help me pay for my food and stuffs first. THANK U!!! well basically, everyone paid things for me, its not just him. =) *thankful*

Ah well, i was upset... but i figured that if i go emo, i'll probably kill the holiday mood that the rest are having. so NO SHOWING EMO FACE. called up for a replacement ATM card before anyone gets me any poorer without me knowing... Headed to Harbour Bridge for a while, the wind was blowing madly, its so freaking cold that you'll feel like peeing suddenly! anyway, this is where i started talking to my German heart throb cum eye candy, Ammani. LOL. ok, i didnt find him interesting till he did crazy stuffs when we're having dinner at Pancakes on The Rocks. but before that.... he made ST parked so faraway that we practically had a walkathon from one end of George Street to the other side where the restaurant is. After dinner entertainment: Concocting our own weird beverage from maple syrup adding salt, pepper, teabag, and a bunch of other stuff and actually drinking it. Epic -_-

this is the whole gang + Ammani

Harbour Bridge

That was basically my first day in Sydney. Pretty full on for a first day. =S

i miss Brown again...

2011-06-17T00:42:00.000+10:00