Inflections

unilodge d2

2011-11-12T07:25:00.001+08:00

thats my first accomodation in melbourne. i love the fact that it's very near the city, supermakets, and restaurants. it's also near my campus, about 20 minutes walk from here. the reason why i chose unilodge cause it's more reliable than going to random agents to rent a place. intended to stay here for 6 months then find another property. but i've extended the rent to another 6 months anyway.

i've been staying here for about 4 months. gonna make a review just for the new people who wanna find out more about how it feels like being here. i am contactable at twitter with the same username, guitarwu. :D

Room: I've got a double bed superior room. take note that double bed means 1 bed only. at first i thought there was 2 beds, but nah, just 1. -.-" but 2 persons can stay in this room. just that it's really small. maybe a normal HDB 3-rm flat's living room size. it includes a toilet, a small 2-stove, fridge, microwave and a 2-door wardrobe. it includes a long table and a small sofa and tv. a basic living space for students. but pretty small for a hefty price. that's why im going to find bigger places with the same rental price. :)

Internet: they provided an internet called oz studysmart. it's by My Telecom. the internet is super slow, max 4Mbps only. and each different plan different 'surfing limits'. like for me, i have a limit of 60GB a month for $70. yup, its expensive. and you cant apply other ADSL providers, but you can try other mobile internet providers like optus, telstra or other mini ones.

Service: their customer service is really good and prompt. they are always contactable via email if their (ground floor) office isnt open.

i didnt pay for their community club or something. it's something like a student union where they organise events about once a month to go trips or have a meal.. but it's up to you if you wanna pay for it or not.

the troublesome thing is that on the first day i need to sign the papers before going into d2. because i was carrying alot of luggages and i thought from 746 to d2 is really near. IT'S NOT! it's really 30mins walk and if you dunno the way, jialat already. just take a cab lah.. hehe.

that is the beautiful view from my unit. =) hope this helps!

darren hayes!!

2011-11-12T07:17:00.001+08:00

just found out that Darren Hayes has new singles and he's changed so much. his music is still as nice as ever. I've listened to 'talk talk talk', 'bloodstained heart' and 'black out the sun'. the titles are still uniquely weird but it's still as good! i miss those days when i always listen to Savage garden tracks. it was da best!

but what made me sad was how he looks now. :(

as compared to this...

big difference right! sigh.. :( but i still love him.. you should listen to his 'talk talk talk' single. really catchy! :)

The Sims Social

2011-11-09T18:15:00.001+08:00

what do you think of my sim's place? i just finished my exams so i spent a good hour to doll up the place. am not really a good decorator but this is the best i can do for now. hope the grass can grow quickly and fill up the place! :D

GLEEK

2011-11-09T17:52:00.000+08:00

been spending time watching glee. love ALL the characters there. now i've just finished season 2. cant wait to watch the 3 season! love miss holly, wonder if she'll be back in season 3...

i love their original song "loser like me" and "get it right". gosh, the people who wrote the songs are very good at this man. the guy who wrote 'loser like me' writes for backstreet boys, katy perry, just to name a few. he is really good! Max Martin is his name.

I think it really takes skill and talent to write good lyrics that conveys such deep meanings. how i wish i've got that talent. ah wells, all i do is just listen and appreciate these beautiful lyrics. =)

but i shall post the lyrics for 'get it right'. cause it's soooooo meaningful. for those who doesnt like Glee, well if you follow the series, somehow you'll be attached to the characters. they are so talented and easy to relate to. love it. :)

GET IT RIGHT
written by Adam Anders
What have I done? I wish I could run
Away from this ship going under
Just trying to help, hurt everyone else
Now I feel the weight of the world is
On my shoulders

What can you do when your good isn't good enough?
When all that you touch tumbles down?
'Cause my best intentions keep making a mess of things
I just want to fix it somehow
But how many times will it take?
Oh, how many times will it take for me?
To get it right
To get it right

Can I start again with my faith shaken?
'Cause I can't go back and undo this
I just have to stay and face my mistakes
But if I get stronger and wiser
I'll get through this

So I throw up my fist
Throw a punch in the air
And accept the truth, that sometimes life isn't fair
Yeah, I'll send down a wish
Yeah, I'll send up a prayer
And finally, someone will see
How much I care

long time no blog

2011-11-04T15:02:00.002+08:00

wah! its been 2 months. i think i have lost the passion to blog. it has been passed to tweeting instead. hurhur. but anyways, being in melbourne has been pleasant, bad to sweet.

i just finished my 3rd paper of my first semester in RMIT. amazingly, i have been able to do it all. but i hate today's paper most. because it's difficult but at the same time TRICKY. what's with that man? why trick a poor student like me? but never mind. it has been really a good lesson learnt. i learnt not to take advantage of the tips that the lecturers gave to me, and i should not always study the short-cut methods even though i always do that! hehe.

diploma level is definitely different from degree level. even though the paper consists 50marks of your final result, it takes you more than 2 hours to do the paper. so different from TMC, NP, or O levels. so now i know i need to prepare myself for the final 4th paper, it will not be as easy as i think ! hehe.

kinda miss my family members though. when i see those angmoh babies, it reminds me of my dearest 5. when i was asked if i want to have kids. i answered 'nah, i am already traumatised.'. haha.

quite sick of the old blogger feature. i think i am seeing this for more than 5 years? it kinda kills me to use blogger. now i totally understand why gmail, facebook, twitter, youtube has to change their interface frequently. so that the users wont get sick of them!

coming to melbourne in the beginning was exciting. it's like my first time staying/living in an angmoh place. however, melbourne is not angmoh enough. or maybe i am located at the city. next street was italian-infested, abt 5 mins away is greek-infested and about 10mins away is chinatown and the Melbourne central.

the people that i've been seeing is just 50% asians and 50% caucasians. it's just like singapore, i dun really have a culture shock. i still cant believe that i am in melbourne though. it's so surreal.

soon i started to be sensitive about the surroundings. uni-life is not as friendly as it seems. no one talks to one another even in tutorial unless the lecturer forces you to. when lecturer requests response from students, it's always the westerners but when they asked from international students, we kept quiet. i know its funny that we kept quiet. but its not funny that the angmohs are laughing at us. but of course, its understandable. so i just need to accept and tolerate one another.

slower, i start to be not so sensitive and be a little more thickskin. and realised that the locals here are really polite and have a mutual respect for one another. and as usual, they can be quite confrontational to the baddies. australians are known to be vulgar and likes to drink. well, ive seen a guy who inputs all the f word in every sentence. he's a grown adult with some football (rugby) jersey. but that is normal, it's the same as our coffeeshop uncles using colourful words to talk to each other.. it's just a preference of language..

but not all are vulgar, that's just a small minority. f words are allowed on free-to-air tv, and some show sexual organs too. it is kinda weird but ermmm....... sg/indo is not liddat???

anywho, the people here loves to drink! they started drinking before is legal to drink. so it's like their way of life. so i did try to adapt to that by buying a bottle of white wine and drink it when im studying, watching tv and stuffs. but i dun drink that often! and i try not to drink the day before the exams, afraid that i couldnt wake up. lol. but drinking is fun. dun get drunk and lose the will to control urself k?

i celebrated halloween at luna park. its pretty small but its good enough for me as i am not a person who takes alot of rides. my friends and i went to take the rides together. i can say, i am not really an adventurous person. that kind of feeling of 'hanging in the air' is SO KLASDJAISEJ SCARY!!!!! i cried to jo. screaming to her that i dun wanna do this anymore. and i literally teared. during that moment, i was like MOM DAD I LOVE YOU. lol.

yup. it got me hanging there. it's like AJLKLAKJDOIAWJELAND!! i was so scared, never i am gonna take such 'hanging in the air' rides!

had a free face-painting session at the theme park. the red gel paint wasnt that easy to remove though. but i enjoyed the walk to home because every asian is staring at me. yup, this kind of make up is so common for westerners that it doesnt attract their attention at all. it is totally not fair that i am making a full face paint where the rest of my friends are not doing the same! pmff!

the city is more happening on the eve of halloween, there was the occupy melbourne demonstration, halloween style. so it was really cool how people really make time to turn up for such events. my bro told me tthat during his time, 10 years ago, there wasnt many people celebrating it. but now, more and more people are celebrating it i think.

anyhow, i think these zombies are not as scary as the asian ghost version. so jo and i are deciding to maybe dress up as asian ghost and participate! that's for next year, so we'll see how it goes as it is the exam season. and im afraid of scaring myself at the end.. (excuses) hurhur.

so happy that huiyun flew to melbourne for sch trip and took time to visit us. her camera skills are dope man. here are our photos.

i love myself so much that out of the 4 pictures i've shown, i appeared 4 times!

i am glad that i have friends who are willing to bring me around to Ikea richmond, the port philip area to buy chocs and wine, and i finally learnt and figured out the tram transport system. it's so messed up that it took me 3 months here to learn. thank God that He has always been here with me and even though i messed up, He is faithful to always be with me. :)

i thought i am going to end the blog post. but i still have things to add on!

information overload -.-"""""

what to do when you are in a foreign country? be daring to try everything and anything. i tried to participate in school surveys, now i won a school jacket worth 60 bucks. i won imax tickets and was awarded with movie tickets too. hurhur. see, life's pleasant. i am determined to get more involve next semester !

i will be back to singapore on november and back to melbourne on february. :)

the end.

严爵 - 好的事情

2011-09-11T15:09:00.000+08:00

sad songggg :(

休息是为了走更长的路
你就是我的旅途
都是因为你我一直漫步

想要跟你一起走到最后
但我遗失了地图
谁给谁束缚谁比谁辛苦
爱到深处才会领悟
好的事情最后虽然结束
感动十分就有十分满足
谢谢你是你陪我走过那些路
痛是以后无法再给你幸福
好的事情也许能够重复
感动时分就算纷纷模糊
不要哭至少你和我记得很清楚
爱是为彼此祝福

想要跟你一起走到最后
但我遗失了地图
谁给谁束缚谁比谁辛苦
爱到深处才会领悟
好的事情最后虽然结束
感动十分就有十分满足
谢谢你是你陪我走过那些路
痛是以后无法再给你幸福
好的事情也许能够重复
感动时分就算纷纷模糊
不要哭至少你和我记得很清楚
爱是为彼此祝福
不要哭至少你和我记得很清楚
爱是为彼此祝福

melbourne day 6

2011-07-02T09:28:00.002+08:00

Hi guys, I've been in melbourne for 6 days. Its been really fun here. On the first day, I have to navigate around without a map. So I started by asking around about where to get the cheapest supermarket and nearest bank. I've got no internet or data plan so asking around is the best I can do. Haha.

The weirdest thing is tt when I talk to china chinese people in chinese, they replied in english. So... I was amazed and thought that they r snobbish. But slowly, I finally understand that this is their culture. Hehe!

So whoever I talked to, I'll speak english first. Hehe.

I couldn't tell the difference between vietnamese, thai, sgreans, malaysians, chinese, australian born chinese until they speak. Lol. Very fun!

So far the people here are nice and friendly. They always greet how are you. And when we dun wan certain items, they'll say 'dun worry abt it'. Their customer service made us feel good!

This is something I've learn. And also, I've learn to explore this new place. Unknowingly I walked into a mall that is the most popular mall, melbourne central. And unknowingly I hear the clock singing 'waltzing matilda'. On the first day. Haha! Adventurous eh.

Over here, u've gotta be adventurous. Be daring to explore new roads. But of course, need to remember how to go home.. Haha. So.. Sch's enrolment will be on the 6th.. Sch starts on 18.. Jo's sister is in town to help us navigate around. This is gonna be awesome!

2 days to.... MELBOURNE!

2011-06-25T02:59:00.002+08:00

today's wonderful friday!
bought alot of groceries and went to clear my leftover stuffs to do for melbourne.
this is gonna be great. melbourne is a new place to start afresh. experience new transition.

well.. i need to be mentally prepared when going to melbourne. i think that is the most important thing. i hope things will go as smooth as i thought it'll be. but there'll be risks of forgetting to bring stuffs, risks of wrong accomodation, risks of being lost, safety issues, financial issues, custom issues and last but not least...

FOOD!

hurhurhur. but i think i should be able to adapt to it. i gotta figure out how to go to City Life Church from the new place. btw my flight is on 27th June 2011 midnight. so.... gonna... miss.. everyone!

went to meet my secondary sch friend today. went to her place to eat home-cooked food and went to play dota with her bf today. it was really fun and i enjoyed arguing with her. winning her in arguments just simply feels great! lol. met her wonderful parents after a very long while. what an enjoyable night.

left with meetups with my internet friend on sunday morning and my parents on sunday dinner! yep! so happy to know that daddy and mommy specially comes back to send me off! -smiles from ear to ear-

thursday, 3 more days in sg

2011-06-24T00:29:00.004+08:00

i went to the australian commission for my student visa. i have to surrender both of my camera phones to the security. zhen shi de. its very troublesome but luckily i got the stamp in a short while. cant bear to leave my new phone you see.. hehe.

slept for only less than 4 hours last night because i tried to pack, but to no avail. and wrote letters to fellow cg members. i told myself i will complete my packing by yesterday but FAILED lah. failed super terribly. i dunno how i am going to handle this. but im tired. i wanna sleep. told myself that i want to sleep by 12 today. but lo and behold, it's almost 1 and im still online! hahahaha.

went to meet my poly friends at tanjong pagar today. we ate japanese ramen at the un-named building. it's at exit D of the mrt. hahaha. so.. we chit chatted and laughed like crazy within an hour and miss heng gotta go for work already. sad but its ok! liang ting and i went to watch Mr Popper's Penguins at lido shaw. It was a great movie. i like the secretary who can speaks with words that starts with P only. and i dun even understand what's she was talking. but that's an interesting nature of a character. :D

went steamboat with my cg today for dinner! my dear 6 friends, rah shan liang dan ken mike, bought a nice fcuk watch for me today. so sweet of them. and it's expensive! gosh. one of the best gifts ever.

cg gave me a springfield jacket. it's very nice and heart warming. love them very much. it must be very expensive eh. xiong man. will confirm wear this when im in aussie!

hopefully my luggage will supernaturally slim down at the weighing machine during check-in... -cross fingers-

my poly friends and cg members were so amazed by my rebonded hair. this is gonna be exciting. hahahha.

fun filled day!

2011-06-23T00:20:00.003+08:00

went to the australian high comm today. only to find out that the visa area is closed for the day. WHAT IS THIS. idp nv tell me. :( never mind. but the place is so far and i was panting while climbing up the hill. until i lost my breath!! (not so exagerrated la.. hehe)

anyway! i went to rebond my hair today. $42 only with treatment. only can get such deals from streetdeals or groupon. so must be hardworking to check the sites out. :D

so i went to get a new phone with my sister today. i thanked her for going with me cause i always trouble her. she said just dun do it all the time. lol. i told her no prob.. i'll just do it every other 2 years. hahahhahahahahaha. =x

something happened to savfina while i was getting the phone with my sis at starhub. i told her to play with the iphone at the booth within the shop. and when it was my turn, i told her to look for me at the counters. as i was the last customer, the shop was closing. and i was so excited about the new phone until i forgott about savfina! i was like ... OH NO! i hope she can find me..

in the end, i couldnt find her in the shop. i went panic.. but i didnt tell my sister yet. i went to look for her around. finally she was standing at the entrance of shop, crying. aiyo.. poor girl ah. cry until so jialat. i gave her a mint and drink to make her feel better. i told her that mommy and i will never leave her and told her not to be afraid.. haha. ah wells its a lesson learnt for her.. cause she likes to drift away from us. hurhur. poor lil niece of mine.

she gave me my birthday present and a cute letter. it's 2 pencil, a ruler, eraser and crayon. the present made me laugh. but it is so sweet of her to give it to me. such a great girl.

i got a bb bold 2 white! gonna find a cover for it real soon! gosh. im eggcited for so many things to come!

went to alter my 2 new jeans too. my day is full just liddat. gosh. -.-

im so glad that my friends take some time to meet with me this week despite their exams, work, or other stuffs. im grateful for these wonderful friends. gonna pack my this whole week with catching ups and hanging out with family. awesome~

a post before june 26th

2011-06-22T03:03:00.005+08:00

yes i will be flying to melbourne on 26th already. cant wait for it. currently.. im feeling scared. im feeling excited. im feeling sad. im feeling elated.

and i need to brush up my english. so to inspire myself to be active in blogging again. i am going to introduce 'dave' into taking photos in melb and blog about iit. that's my plan. wonder if it'll work. lol. maybe i'll be too overjoyed till i forgot to blog. haha.

btw 'dave' is an orange 'monster' bought long ago from action city.

well. it'll be another transition again for me. this time, it'll be at a foreign place with new level of independence. gosh. cant believe i am going back to buying my own groceries.. cooking and laundry again.. woot!

just booked the ticket and arranged pick up with the school. hopefully things go as smoothly as i think. and i am hoping that my baggage doesnt exceeds 20kg!

and oh! i got a new laptop. not APPLE, but HP!

HP pavilion g series.

aiya. i dunno how to use apple stuffs. so i dun want to get it yet. =D

was sad that my parents couldnt send me off. but NEVER MIND. i cant wait to chiong my schedule to meet my close friends and family. btw i was overseas over the weekends to be with my parents.

just thought of this sentence while i was on the way from kl back to sg.. "greed is a cup that will never satisfy anyone."

hehe. got story behind that. but i dun want to say here. hehe.

heard this song from fan wei qi.. title is 最重要的决定. wah.. awesome meaning. and i realised she sang meaningful songs about friendship too. i rarely listen to chinese song. but this song definitely has hooked me. hehehe.

i have this friend of mine who wrote a song for a contest. i believe that he'll do great in the industry. just listen and click like to support! http://nea.ecomusic.sg/submission-detail.php?submission_id=191

i got a nice belt for dad on father's day. actually he already got a new belt. but because i bought a belt for him. he gave away the belt that he bought. he said cause he scared i will scold him for not wearing the belt i bought for him. hahahahahahahaha. awesome daddy! =D

now im at home. despite clearing so many things in the room, there's still alot of things left to clear. seems like my small room has never-ending items to get rid of. blah~

its amazing to see how your secondary school friends have moved into doing things they love. it's an inspiration to me! i wish them well. :)

gotta go to the high comm to print out my visa. wooohoo! cant wait to go melbourne!

gonna miss my dear friends and family.. i may only return to sg 2 yrs later.. :(

Falling Slowly lyrics from Once Soundtrack

2011-05-01T13:07:00.002+08:00

The song is by Glen Hansard and Marketa Irglova on the movie 'once'. But i prefer the cover from Lee Dewyze and Crystal Bowelsox. the song is pretty soulful. just listen. =)

I don't know you
But I want you
All the more for that
Words fall through me
And always fool me
And I can't react
And games that never amount
To more than they're meant
Will play themselves out

Take this sinking boat and point it home
We've still got time
Raise your hopeful voice you have a choice
You'll make it now

Falling slowly, eyes that know me
And I can't go back
Moods that take me and erase me
And I'm painted black
You have suffered enough
And warred with yourself
It's time that you won

Take this sinking boat and point it home
We've still got time
Raise your hopeful voice you have a choice

You've made it now
Falling slowly sing your melody
I'll sing it loud

Avril Lavigne - I love you

2011-04-29T01:19:00.002+08:00

La la
La la la la
La la
La la la la
I like your smile
I like your vibe
I like your style
But that’s not why I love you

And I, I like the way
You’re such a star
But that’s not why I love you

Hey
Do you feel, do you feel me?
Do you feel what I feel, too?
Do you need, do you need me?
Do you need me?

[chorus]
You’re so beautiful
But that’s not why I love you
I’m not sure you know
That the reason I love you is you
Being you
Just you
Yeah the reason I love you is all that we’ve been through
And that’s why I love you

La la
La la la la
La la
La la la la
I like the way you misbehave
When we get wasted
But that’s not why I love you
And how you keep your cool
When I am complicated
But that’s not why I love you

Even though we didn’t make it through
I am always here for you
You

Bruno Mars ft Natasha Bedingfield - Again

2011-04-17T12:09:00.002+08:00

Hands over my head thinking 'what else could go wrong?'
Would've stayed in bed, how can a day be so long?

Never believed that things happen for a reason
But how this turned out, you moved all my doubts, oh believe

That for you I'll do it all over again
Do it all over again

All I went through, led me to you
So I'd do it all over again
For you

I missed the first train, stood out in the rain, all day
Little did I know

When I caught the next train, there you were to sweep me away
Guess that's what I've waited for
Never believed that things happened for a reason

But how this turned out, you moved all my doubts, So believe

That for you I'd do it all over again
Do it all over again
All I went through, led me to you
So I'd do it all over again

(Ohhohoh) Who ever thought a day gone so wrong, would turn out so lovely?
I'm so glad I found you
Even though the day went so wrong, I wouldn't change a thing (yeah, yeah, oh I'll do it)
I'd do it all over again
Do it all over again
All I went through, led me to you
So I'd do it all over again (yeah, yeah ohhh)
I'd do it all over again (I'd do it all over, I'd do it all over)
Do it all over again (I'd do it all over for you, for you)
All I went through, led me to you (all I went through, it led me to you)
So I'd do it all over again (over again)

Who ever thought a day gone so wrong, could turn out so lovely?
Who ever thought a day gone so wrong, could turn out so lovely?

March

2011-04-05T23:59:00.002+08:00

ever since the beginning of march, many things have happened. but i am loving every single part of it regardless if it's good or bad. 1 month has just passed in a blink of an eye and i have definitely grown and expanded my mind~

before our church moved to Suntec, dad was warded to hospital due to breathlessness in KL. i went to KL and be with him for about a few days. doc advised to have an operation as one of his heart valves is not functioning properly.

without this operation, there will be risks of getting a stroke and become 'zhi wu ren' because there is lack of oxygen going to the brain.

this is why dad usually couldn't sleep well at night and always end up sleeping in the car during noon. because of his breathing difficulties while lying down.

and during his hospitalisation, i had to miss our church's 1st service at Suntec. and i couldnt view it online. i was pretty sad about it. but i am glad, that we have finally moved to our promise land and God's hands is really upon this church. i am glad to be part of this history in the making church.

Thank God that during that time when mom was negative and devastated, He was there to assure me that daddy is gonna be fine. the verse 'peace that surpasses all understanding' keep repeating in my heart and mind. from that, i know that my dad will be alright. =)

as dad needs to have the operation, he decided to have it in Singapore. so he flew to medan first to visit his family members and i went back to Singapore to have my flea market! surprisingly the sales are good and i dun mind having another flea again if there's any chance. :)

its really a new day for our church. but also a new day for me. i renewed my commitment to God by enlarging my heart and expanding my capacity. i realise i shouldnt be so petty, short0tempered and critical to the ones around me. i dunno what's with me but i snapped really easily during this period. after pst phil talked about adding another 0 in the area of giving, and be a person of a big heart. by giving, it'll help me to remove critical mindset and stretch my heart capacity. i am determined to do that and i thank God that He gives me a chance to change. ^_^

currently dad is hospitalised and he's waiting for d-day of the operation. hopefully it'll be a smooth operation and thanks to the love ones who have been praying for my family. =)

to be honest, it's been about 1 month since i've went to service with my cg. miss those times very much and this reminds me not to take my cg for granted. =)

just to get an update, i've got accepted by RMIT and will be taking a 2 year course at Melbourne. the name of the cert will be bachelor of business (marketing). school will begin in mid-july, just a few days before my birthday. so i cant wait to stay in melbourne and explore the student life! australia here i come!

Expo grand finale

2011-03-02T00:26:00.001+08:00

Last weekend, it is the last weekend for us to be at expo. It was an awesome service. God's presence was so strong. What impacted me was when we we sang the very old song when I was just a new believer.

Song lyrics goes:
Great is the Lord
And most worthy of praise
The city of our God
The holy place
The joy of the whole earth

And great is the Lord
In whom we have the victory
He aids us against the enemy
We bow down on our knees

And Lord we want to lift
Your name on high
And Lord we want to thank You
for the works
You've done in our lives
And Lord we trust
In Your unfailing love
For You alone are God eternal
Throughout earth
And heaven above

I remembered singing this song at lorong ah soo, leader's old place. The guitarist was zp, he was awesome. And we were worshipping God with this song. And as these memories flashes while I wasnn singing, I saw how much I have grown the few years. That God is real and He has placed good people around me to help me. I'm glad that I know God. :)

Can't wait for the CWBS about book of ezekiel. Change is good!

Anyway, found this awesome singaporean vlogger who not only vlog so well, he has this library of great songs. Awesome TTM!

Hope u have a great day.

My love

2011-02-21T00:44:00.003+08:00

I love my church. I've learn so much values from this place. Sometimes I rather spend time over here than be with the wrong group of people. I've learn to defend for what is right and tolerate differences. I still can't believe there's reporters coming to our service just to write an article. But it's also good because they'll experience the same thing as me. Hopefully they'll get understand what's really going on rather than typing random comments and opinions that is negative. Heh.

Just watched 127 hours. And found that this guy really has perseverance and hope. What pst Phil said is true, without hope, it's not easy to carry on. Some of the POWs of the Vietnam survived because of hope. Despite the lack of food and shelter and space. I can't imagine being stuck at some ulu place at grand canyon. Think i'll collapse. Thank God that I dun have such interesting hobby. Lol.

Anywho, I've just applied for monash and rmit. Hopefully will get in and have exemptions from these schools. Dun wanna be away for too long.. Heh. If I have a typo error somewhere, do forgive me. The iPhone screen is too small for me to read through. Ha!

Wonder what's life like at Australia, Melbourne. Can't wait to share about it here.

Church's moving to suntec on 3rd week of march. It's gonna be so grand, life changing and history making. I'm glad I'm part of this. Love city harvest church! :)

Genting highlands

2011-01-31T11:17:00.002+08:00

Hey! I'm currently at genting having my cny holidays.. Wooo~ there's nothing much to do here. Cause i'm here too often already. Hur. Anyhows I still enjoy being here cause I can slack and watch tv. What a life. I love iphone now.. Cause I can use it to surf net. It's.like a mini computer sia. Dun need to bring my bulky laptop :) I admit, I'm really a late bloomer in gadgets. But I'm nt going to use this as my phn, just purely Internet and gaming usage ba.. Heh. Hopefully I can get a bb soon. Kl has been raining heavily too, just like sg. Which also means the weather at genting is even colder. Sweet! been sometime since I've blogged. Well gotta go shower now. Happy Chinese new year to all! Will be back in a few weeks time. :)

2011 !

2011-01-09T23:31:00.003+08:00

Appreciation dinner on 30 dec

The last thing i am doing before the clock ticks 12.

my first purchase of the year!

first marketing of the year~

~_~

Just the way you are + Fireworks + Teenage Dream

2011-01-02T02:46:00.002+08:00

This is our cover for our appreciation dinner performance.
Not bad for our first time. thanks to the powerful singers! :D

my facebook

2010-12-12T01:23:00.007+08:00

that part looks funny. sounds like as if im ridiculing someone. hur.

iphone

2010-12-09T23:33:00.001+08:00

iphone's dictionary is too smart! lol.

KFC & the lil boy's precious smile

2010-12-07T01:46:00.001+08:00

Went to KFC today after school.

Tried the KFC newly flavored pepper chicken..

it's very spicy! but i like the refreshing taste..

maybe wont try it anymore because my mouth & stomach has the burning sensation.

got into diarrhea few hours later.. totally aint fun la. hur.

went to wash my hands after food..

met with these 2 little boys who were queuing..

the elder brother told the lil bro to close his eyes.

then he sang a birthday song to the lil brother and gave him a kopiko sweet.

the lil brother opened his eyes and his eyes brightened!

he was so happy! =')

just 1 kopiko sweet makes him happy already.

im amazed by their perspective of the simplicity of life.

so i chatted with them. the lil bro's birthday was yesterday.

but there was no celebration, whatsoever for him.

but the both of them are so positive!

so i quickly ran to take some sweets from my bag to give to the lil boy.

he was overjoyed and said thanks to me.

didnt see their parents in the outlet though.

they went off after using the toilet.

i think they are about 4 to 5 years old.

i wonder why they are walking in the public alone..

but im glad that i gave the sweets to them.. =')

blogged from my mail

2010-11-03T01:19:00.014+08:00

well.. feel like having a different environment to blog.

cause im in the 'quite sian to go blogger' mood because i've been checking out on my online blogshop.

btw, it is a partnership together with my best friend. our unique product is the Minx that's made in korea. very interesting and it's getting popular in town! :)

if you like, support me at http://therunway-show.blogspot.com. ^_^

just a few days back, was reflecting on what i have been doing. in fact, since the holidays till then, i had been really busy with the business. even though it's just a blogshop.. but there's alot of research, marketing, admin things to do.

basically, i am treating it for real this time. no longer the random sales that i did last time. hur. so i implemented what i've learnt in school into this online shop.

i guess.. its ok to start young.. because you have nothing to lose. i dun wanna wait i have kids/family lah~ too risky..

actually really thankful that im in private school.. there's so many things to learn from these experienced lecturers. from marketing, strategy, accounts, microsoft excel, communications, management, law... im able to apply all of them just by starting this.. and of course thanks to the internship i had during poly..

actually anyone can do this too.. in fact all students should try!

im just inspired by a guy, younger than me, who already owned a few supermarkets in his hometown. it triggers me to start something for myself too~ hehe.

so far.. what are the achievements for this blogshop? well.. we have quite a number of sales.. amazing opportunities were opened to us..

we were spotted by a tv producer.. but it didnt work out. think it's because we are not ready for it.. but at least, we were spotted. ^^

and also, we were offered a free booth to sell our items.. not bad eh? The Runway Show is just 2 months old. hehe.

well.. i think it's because God has been really good to us. we can always have the desire to do something. but in the end of the day, it is God who gives the harvest. eheh.

so far what have i learnt?

i realised that we focused on different aspects of business. i always focus on strategy/accounts/communications/admin.. while joanna focused marketing/PR/customer relations/sales.. i guess that will determine what we will be doing after we graduate..

basically.. i think this is a great combination of partnership.

what i have, you may not have. what you have, i may not have. together we can do great things.

in Greyson Chance's newest single, "waiting outside the lines", the lyrics goes..

You'll never enjoy your life, living inside the box. You're so afraid of taking chances, how you gonna reach the top?

such an awesome song. this is why you see youtube stars or some random kids doing well even during their teens.. dun be afraid of taking chances.. just try.. you'll never know where you'll end up.. :)

life's full of uncertainties.. but that's the point! if there's so much certainty, then your life will be mundane!

now my life is truly uncertain.. i do have plans to do what i want after i graduate. and after 5-10 years of worklife, what do i expect from myself..

but how to reach there? i dunno. just catch every opportunities that flies to my hand.. =)

it's simply amazing just hearing stories of people's lives with successful career. my hairstylist is amazing. he's skillful and yet so friendly.

i am always afraid to go to saloons. the hairstylists dont smile one~ but this guy is different, he smiles, talks alot and shares about his life. i am amazed by the principles that he values..

"its good to go through depression.. we just need to learn to get out of it.. who knows we'll become more mature and be even better."

"some people has flawless looks, but their heart is bad.. cant last long in business.. but for those who has okay looks, with a heart of gold, people will be drawn today."

"as long as you are good at what you are doing, you don't need advertising.. people will do it for you."

"people tend to complain that my haircutting price is too expensive. but bopian, this is my service & skill. it's the same as people paying $16 for chicken rice at mandarin."

he speaks all these in chinese lah.. pardon my improper english~ hurrrr. by the way he was brought up in kampong leh! ~_~ he has truly went through alot eh.

anyway, i went to find him today. what pst tan says is true.. the person who is going to have a haircut has to have more faith than the hairstylist. because the person has got to trust the hairstylist in cutting his/her hair.

so... lo & behold.. i kena this situation today. =.="

he told me that he dun cut the same hairstyle for his clients all the time! my hair cut was 1 hour.. he only told me after cutting for 15mins. GG! (good game)

i got a shock of my life after seeing my hair. it's like bangs.. but not bangs. it's like a bowl on my head.. but its not. i looked like a nerd.. a kiddish kid with a weird hairstyle..

RETARD! =...............(

that;s how i feel for the first 1 hour.. when i reached home, my dasao even said i look like a kid ! =(

but after that. i got used to it and start to appreciate it.

"eh.. actually not bad.. i like the layering.... style................."

narcissism starts.................

gonna show you what my hairstylist did to my hair..

before my haircut on aug 2010..

after my haircut.. (1st time)

before today's haircut...

after my 2nd haircut today... pls dun get shock. lol.

just to release myself from agony.. i went to shower.. and this is my hair after wash... not that bad...

now u know what i mean.. my heart dropped! but i got used to it.. thus got the mood to blog about it! hur~

anyway.. after i got busy with the shop for about 1-2 mths.. it's time for me to re-focus on studies. gonna juggle between studies.. business.. and church! this is gonna be exciting! :D

just spinning the plates~

Greyson Chance - I'm waiting outside the lines

2010-10-30T00:50:00.003+08:00

greyson chance.. awesome singer. he's so young! yet has so much potential.
his genre of music is totally different from justin bieber.

but anyway, the music is really meaningful. go listen to it. :)

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You’ll never enjoy your life,
living inside the box
You’re so afraid of taking chances,
how you gonna reach the top?

Rules and regulations,
force you to play it safe
Get rid of all the hesitation,
it’s time for you to seize the day

Instead of just sitting around
and looking down on tomorrow
You gotta let your feet off the ground,
the time is now

I’m waiting, waiting, just waiting,
I’m waiting, waiting outside the lines
Waiting outside the lines
Waiting outside the lines

Try to have no regrets
even if it’s just tonight
How you gonnna walk ahead
if you keep living behind

Stuck in the same position,
you deserve so much more
There’s a whole world around us,
just waiting to be explored

Instead of just sitting around
and looking down on tomorrow
You gotta let your feet off the ground,
the time is now, just let it go

The world will force you to smile
I’m here to help you notice the rainbow
Cause I know,
What’s in you is out there

I’m waiting, waiting, just waiting,
I’m waiting, waiting outside the lines
Waiting outside the lines
Waiting outside the lines

I’m trying to be patient (I’m trying to be patient)
the first step is the hardest (the hardest)
I know you can make it,
go ahead and take it

I’m waiting, just waiting I’m waiting
I’m waiting, waiting, just waiting
I’m waiting, waiting outside the lines
Waiting outside the lines
Waiting outside the lines

You’ll never enjoy your life
Living inside the box
You’re so afraid of taking chances,
How you gonna reach the top?