Jxon

Safe box that only contain a KEYBOARD???

2005-11-03T22:09:00.000+11:00

Yup, that's was 'they' got when they finally tear open the safe box which they had 'rob'!

As usual will follow my dad to work site everyday since the day I got back from the aussie land. But today is a little different as the site we are going to, was a burglar site!!!! As he got a call early in the morning from his client that someone had burglar into their premises....

THey must have thought they are one of those smart 'ass' around...by cutting off the phone line and the alarm before entering the shop. They are probably right, and thought they have ALL the time in the hand since NO one will ever notice they are actually breaking into the place as it's public holiday and NO one will be around the business centre!

Much must be deserve with all the hard work and plan they had breaking into the place. Yeah they did actually bring the safe box out of the premise and loaded onto their lorry (obviously, a car couldnt withstand the weight of the safe box! might even sag the kancil) through the back door (they did actually enter though the front entrance of the shop).

Mannn.....guess they will be pretty mad by NOW!!! As the safe box they had just robbed contain ONLY a KEYBOARD!!! They must have thought that the company will probably put the revenue of the previous day into the safe box since it's public yesterday (hence, banking services is not available).

Everyone at the place is laughing their way off........as the company only lost the safe box but not the $$!!! Obviously the owner will have already arrange the $$$ to be transport out of the premise as that's not the first day they are in the business...seeing that they are having so much of revenue everyday!!!

Drug Bust Jails 22 Innocents

2005-10-20T02:06:00.000+10:00

Rock over HERE...

It was quite an 'interesting' story despite relatively sad to those people who got caught and made to be like a monkey. I have actually finished reading up the whole blog itself; having a thought behind my mind how could I actually got my ass off the raid if I were caught for innocent as well......

Stress Free

2005-10-19T00:54:00.000+10:00

Life been too easy and stress free nowadays??? I really wonder!!! This is pretty weird for the everytime I'm to home. Unlike life at down under where I could just sit right infront the dumb box (computer) for ages checking out the latest news, blogs, 'msning', gadgets, kois, ebay, cars, and everything else under the sun! But this kinda 'habit' or rather interest sort of LOST since the day I landed! Life over the net doesnt really matter anymore..be it there anot. What really matters over the net is the my mailbox. Seems that replying and writing mails is one the task that I do frequently after coming back; probably others would like to know how's life in M'sia and also I would really know what I have miss out in Aussie land....I guess that's the first thing I do after I was connected to the net not even msning....but will eventually turn on the MSN after wondering for a while as nothing else really can be done; just to checkout who's online and who I can or anyone would bother to have a chat with.

Or perhaps is probably due to I'm not using my own computer. My hard disc was down for a few days and just been sent to the repairer to get it fix. Would not return probably after 3 weeks or even much longer as due to the numerous public holiday that's coming up in less than two weeks.

Yeah...will probably have a trip up to Penang this weekend!!! To get some breeze of the sea that I miss in Sydney...really miss those days walking and pondering beside the sea....

Gone were the dayssss

2005-10-15T16:57:00.000+10:00

Time flies!!!! Nothing could able to hold it back...I guess history is the only thing that is able prove everything; no matter what other says or think. What they see is what they will believe!

Somehow or rather many didn't believe that I will be leaving for good now. Even thou, I couldnt believe it happens now or rather later!

Not realising, it has been more than 3 years since the day I step out the plane and landed in Sydney. Really couldn't believe the fact that I'm back to M'sia to continue 'another' chapter of my life; as I could still remember clearly in mind what has been happening for the past 3 years or more in Sydney compare to the time I spent in M'sia before leaving for Sydney.

No doubt life is a little boring and laid back in Sydney but I would say that it was rather comfortable apart from missing my family and friends back home. I guess life isn't going to be as easy when I got home as the pay I will probably be getting will means that I will probably need to work ten times harder but being pay like a Bangla! Nevertheless, I guess home is where the heart is, and that's the main reason why I'm leaving.

Guess it will be quite a memorable journey of my life hanging around the laid back country.....having a homemake toast on the lawn to having late night(not partying but stretching my muscle in a supermarket while munching either a chocolate bar or chipssss!!). One thing for sure I gonna miss is the sea breeze and wonderful waterways.....

GORE!!!

2005-10-08T01:15:00.000+10:00

WARNING!!!! GoRE post AHEAD.

Found a pretty gore stuff while checking out some of my friends blog....
If you could stay the 'goreness' check it out here!!!

Hopefully that will speak to MANY lifes out there...life is much more than SPEED and pride.

2005-10-05T17:27:00.000+10:00

Those are the cards I used in the Aussie land for the past 3 years. They includes bus/train/ferry tickets (ranging from weekly passes to rail to ferry tickets), international calling cards, and phone recharge cards while I still yet to get a mobile plan with Optus.

That was 'PART' of the collection. Should be more of those card thingy but sometime just couldnt bother to keep them and just throw it off into the bins.

After some calculations, those cards has a 'value' of about $3000! Unbelievable!!!! That was not it! Wondering what about those 'unaccountable' cards and tickets!

2005-10-05T17:19:00.000+10:00

Finally moved out of my lovely aparment and back into the good ol days aparments (student den)LOL..... as the place I used to live doesnt has got anyone studying and the environment is pretty relax. Unlike the place I'm staying now which one could easily find some lecture notes or text books lying around.

The last week and the week before been a busy week as moving and 'partying' were all happening at the same time!! Couldnt believe we took almost 3 days just to clean and throw out unwanted junk when we are about to hand over our unit back to the agent. Thank goodness all the effort has been paid off. Meaning that we got our FULL deposit back from them; I guess they couldnt find any fault to blame on us! hahahaha....

Anyway, will be off from this land in about a week time!!!

Preparing Packing Post

2005-09-21T22:20:00.000+10:00

Days are counting down!!! What??!?! Yeah...it is. Will be leaving Sydney mid of next month hence it's a good time to start packing and also preparing to move over to my friend place by end of the week; leased gonna expired soon! and that means another round of endless 'spring clean' as well. Not that my current condition is very dirty or been living in this 'dump' condition, but just that to make sure my property agent will REFUND the FULL deposit we had chipped in.

Speaking of property agent, they had just sent over a 'what to do' note in regards to areas that needs 'special' attention during cleaning. Meaning alots of people had just 'sleep' over it and didnt bother to clean up when handed over the property. Seeing that will probably had to clean real clean and shine this time around. I have never come across a property agent that handed a piece of 'instruction' to tenant regarding cleaning and handling.

Not realising for the past fews years I had collect much 'unwanted' stuff and been moving around with me since then. After going through them, they seems to just 'sit' there and that's about it!!! This resulted a lot of 'stuff' being throw away as I couldnt take much of them along with me. Anyone out there going back to M'sia and willing to carry some of my belonging???? Do let me know!!! Help is much appreciated!!

The freight company is way too expensive for me to carry my 'extra' belonging. Thou they are only charging A$1/kg, mannn...that's really cheap and affordable rite?? Dont you think so? and of course there are 'hidden' charges which they wouldnt disclose till you rang up and ask the RIGHT question. Seems that it cost about $500 for allowance of about 100kg! See the hidden charge is about 3-4 times the rate of the allowance.

Will miss much of my belonging as they will probably be 'drowning' themselves with fellow 'veggies, expired meat and milk, juices.....and the list go on...' that means the rubbish dump! After all the throw away....there are still lots of stuff to bring along with me!!

Awesome GG

2005-09-17T01:44:00.000+10:00

Yesterday night (few hours ago) was one of the 'remarkable' night of growth group!
1st of all, that's the night we had the MOST food among the group! Everyone brought some stuff to share within and that's what happen when EVERYONE brought stuff!!! Stuff=food. As we wanted to 'surprise' our leader since it was the last night she will be with us for the rest of the year.
Then we had prayer...if not mistaken, it about an hour longg or more less prayer! It was awesome! DOnt even know how time passed by so fast....incredible...
Continue discussing about our 'future' as in where are we progressing as the church need to know about where we stand at this point in time. I guess this will make things easier for the leader knowing where the people are heading to next year. It was good to see many people intend to move up to CORE and also leading some other ministries....while everyone is busy munching whatever food they could find around the place and even juggling the food on their hand while the is being passing onto them.
Then we had the Dog and Cat analogy about us as christian..which is an awesome illustration of who we are and why are we doing (worship). GOod stuff....
Last but not least, we prayed and blessed Jasmine as she will be leaving us! It was another awesome time again!

Finishing up the night catching up with one of the dude. The night was just unbelievable good!!!

Inbalance??? YA RITE!

2005-08-31T20:34:00.000+10:00

Yesterday was one of those interesting day in life. Seeing a chiropractor for the first time in life after about 20+ years on earth. Who on earth bother to see a chiropractor especially when you are leaving in the asian country like M'sia! As long as you could walk and grab some stuff that's on the floor, you are ALRIGHT!! NO big deal even if some of your bones do give you some weird 'cracking' sound when you bend.

Was at an expo last weekend and there's this booth that offer 'FREE' spine checkup! Immediately at the back of my mind, I was thinking what are they trying to SELL??!?!?!? I guess this is a typical scenario for a asian like me. As I'm being brought up in an environment where NOTHING is FREE; even thou there are still some genuine selling out there.

Filled up a form as requested in order to get the free test. Happily hope onto the 'weighing machine' and after 5 sec, it shows that I carried a 'kilo' more on one side of my body! Heck, I had always thought I had a good posture or so....and so............'We recommend you to a further check up'!!!! This is exactly what I had thought earlier.....it would either they had modify the machine or 9.5 out of 10 people would have had that problem!!! As somehow we were never being taught the proper way to walk, sit, sleep.........unless their parent was chiropractor! Anyway, the check out is pretty reasonable; only 40 bucks during the expo or it would be 280 bucks for a normal walking in patient.

So when to the chiropractor yesterday and do some physical body check and I was recommended to had an X-Ray in order to 'investigate' the problem in details. Getting my X-RAy and check up done tomorrow and will see what's going on!!

Spying???

2005-08-21T20:54:00.000+10:00

Caught this notice when I took the lift today. Someone is spying on me!!!

I'm back!!

2005-08-21T16:43:00.000+10:00

That's all the stuff I brought along with me! Not too sure how the number adds up. The 4 baggages plus my darling CPU adds up to 33kg! Luckily managed to get thru without being asked to pay for the overweight baggages.

Flight is not as 'smooth' sailing as usual. Have to buckle up almost all the time during the flight as weather is not looking good...my cup of coffee almost spilled onto my pants!!! Almost....

The custom check is the most interesting part of all compare to all the other time I entered the country and go thru the same check point. As usual, after collecting my baggage, head towards the checkpoint for custom check....
her: Hi! How's the flight?
me: Good. (thinking at the back of my mind, cut the crap and let me thru!!)
her: So what do you have to declare today??
me: OO...I have some.....bla bla bla......and some coffee powder.
her: Do you think there's milk content in the coffee powder??
me: Errr....I dont think so..
her: Alright. You may walk thru the gate.
me: Thanks.....(yeah.....doenst need to open up my luggage)

Heck...I really doesnt have much stuff to declare other than my medicine and some biscuit and the coffee powder which is for my boss!! I guess this is the only time I do returned to the country with this less food items!! Dont look like the usual me ar!! Guess is way too 'sick' of food for the past month!!! LOL.....

YEah......for the first time in life I doesn't need to go thru even the X-Ray for baggage scanning!!! Wonder how many times did I managed to get thru without checking!! Save all the trouble and questioning time. Well at least I know I will not re-entered the gate anytime soon!!

Notice the yellowish box...that's my darling PC.

Awwwwwwwwwww.........billls and billsssss that need to settle!!!!

LOL

2005-08-14T23:09:00.000+10:00

Make a trip down to LowYat early in the morning hoping to beat the busy traffic and the busyness of the store. True enough, I beat the traffic but fail to beat the queue in the store. There were already many 'faulty' machine waiting to be repair or checked. I was told to go for a cuppa and return the earliest in 3 hours time!!! No....I will not wait there for 3 hours.....Decided to go home for lunch and returned later in the evening to collect it.

My bet was right!! Try my luck by ringing them to check my pc 'status' after 2+ hours, I was told that my pc has not been checked!!! Probably we will ring you when it's ready!!!

2 more hours later.....
him: Sir, we are sorry to inform you that the previous motherboard you had purchase is a faulty board!!!
me: WHHAHAT????? I thought that was supposed to be a BRAND NEW board....no QC even on INTEL products!!! (my mind is still wondering on the line the sales rep. told me yesterday when I enquired about the reliability of a XYZ brand products. He reckon that the product will be able to work fine no matter what brand it is....if it works, IT WORKS...else it CAN failed the next day, one month, one year or so)
him: YYYayayaa..it happened once in a while!!! Now your pc is ready to be collect as a NEW board had been installed.
me: Thanks!!! and it better last me a couple of years....

Well, it's not my fault!!! It's the dammm NEW motherboard that FAILED. The technician got me a new one.....

Failure of installation..

2005-08-13T23:29:00.000+10:00

It almost surprise me that almost ALL computer component will be outdated after about 2 and half to 3 years!!!! THAT's the fact!!

When I went over to the counter to checkout the relevant motherboard that's suitable to my P4 processor, I was told that there are NONE available in the market!! Leaving me with no other option, I was 'forced' to get a NEW motherboard and a NEW processor!! Only my poor RAM willl be able to suit the new board; nothing else!

After some basic maths, both of the components add up t0 RM800! Went around to checkout for some other option and found out that a NEW desktop package only cost about RM1000! That means for RM200 bucks more...I will get a 40GB Hard disk and a combo DVD/CDR!!!!

RM1000 get me....
P4 2.66
Intel D915 motherboard
40GB Hard Disk
Liteon DVD/CDR drive

Yeah...that's what I get for myself!!!

Unplug the old 'blood' (dead motherboard) and install the new blood in with the new processor....and when the power button pressed the machine get active and DIE 10 seconds later!!! Crap...what had gone wrong??? I have got no idea!!

Another trip to LowYat again.....geeezeeee....

Comp dead

2005-08-12T18:24:00.000+10:00

Oh nooooooooooo.........my motherboard dead!!! Initially I thought it was the power supply unit, but after I got a new unit, only then I realise it was not!! Probably LowYat is the place to be tomorrow.

Holiday!!

2005-08-11T22:54:00.000+10:00

Unbelievable!!!! I wasnt blogging for the last few weeeks..probably 3 or 4 weeks since I left Sydney! Things are great in M'sia and in Thailand; I just came back from Bangkok yesterday. Just in time to 'escape' the hazyyyyy land of Malaysia!!! But things actually got worse...the pollution index got higher and higher everyday! Imagine I couldnt even see ANYTHING from the plane 5 minutes before I land on the airport when I was flying back from Thai yesterday. I only realized that the plane LANDED when I saw the plane is flying NEXT to a POLE and the plane hit the ground on the next second! INcredible.....but thankfully I got a safe journey home.

Anyway, been spending much time enjoying my holiday as it should be.....catching up with fellow mates and that of course eating at the same time. Where on earth did see an asian catching without FOOD???? Rarely I would say. I guess that clearly explained on many business and politician body figures!!!

Haze is really getting on me!!! Throat got a strange feeling and is dry ALL the time no matter how many cups of water I drank! Weird weird....wondering when will the weather turn back to NORMAL!!! I guess not anytime soon till I left M'sia next week.....sighzzz

Was betting whether I can 'delay' my flight schedule further seeing the bad weather condition!!!LOL..

Boarding in ten minutes...

2005-07-15T13:42:00.000+10:00

Yeah..finally got to board the plane!!!

I'm blogging in the airport now...a good place to have free internet!!

Will blog more on what happened just now when I land in KL...my 'baby' almost cant be brought back home....

Those were the dayss...

2005-07-14T12:17:00.000+10:00

Thanks 'pants' for allowing me earn $$$$ from you...ya, that's the pants I wore to work. And it had served me a good 2 years!!! Nevertheless, I think is time for 'you' to have a good rest!!!! Ohhh no, I still have got one more shift today before you can take your longggg break.

This is what BLEACH can do one clothing. The colour change INSTANTANEOUSLY from Black to PINK!!!

Same goes for the shoe. It was actually white when I first bought it and I had since turning into blackish!!! LOL.....

Tix and endless packing

2005-07-14T02:57:00.000+10:00

Woot....got my ticket yesterday!! and now is the time to pack and pack and pack. The question "What else do I still need to bring back?" keep on poping up upon my mind every now and then....oh ya...that thing...and that thing...and that as well............

Is all good!!!! Haihhhhhhh.......still need to work tomorrow before I leave. That means I got to finish packing up my stuff by tonight and also packing my comp. away as well...no more checking of mails, chating, reading of newssss and blogggssss.......

Home Sweet HOME....

2005-07-12T19:50:00.000+10:00

Hurray....Finally, going back to M'sia on friday for a break after more than 1.5 years away!!! Getting my ticket tomorrow since they cant issue an 'e-ticket'. Got no idea what's 'e-ticket'.

Mannn....should have got the ticket one week earlier. It cost $150 more now!! That's after some bargaining......from $1200. Btw, it cost me a big hole in my pocket now ($950)...leaving me not much money to spend when I'm back....geezzz.....as my budget was around $800.

Anyway..still better than staying in Sydney nothing.....at least could meet up with family and friends and also EAT all the FOOD that I have been missing all these while...esp DURIAN!!! As I didnt get to eat 'with all my heart' the last time when I was back seeing that the season is gone.

A dollar an HOUR????

2005-07-08T12:03:00.000+10:00

Cant really believe that when I first read the post... Randomly going thru some blog and found out that!

Btw, it's about working at Isetan; one of M'sia top departmental store and the wages/salary they are offering to their staff. 35 ringgit (about 12 aust. dollar) for 12 hours of work (9am-9pm)?? That's equal to about 3 ringgit/hour or ONE dollar an hour! Can I called that as CRUELTY?? Didnt they know how to show some RESPECT and RECOGNISED towards the work they do. Although most of the time I guess they are chatting or just hang around doing nothing...but heck, they are the one who HELP to push up the sales turnover and there to answer customer doubts and all the shit and crap and show up some 'weird' looking smiling face although at time they doesnt really want to...

Heck, and I was here complaining when I got much more than what they get back home. Say 15times more?! As I do discovered that getting a job(some dodgy part-time job) in the aussie land 'should' be paid around 15 bucks an hour or more...I was really wondering how do all these people survive with the amount of money they got from their work. Do they still got some 'allowance' from their parent or they are just there to past their time off or have they got a will from their parent or even grandparent of million and millions of dollar???? I really wonder!!

As for me, the money I got can barely survive...seeing that some 'fixed' cost that cant be avoided. ie RENT(big time killer), phone, food, food, and more food, transport (transport is another killer of my cash), credit card bill (ops, the bill just came today!!!) and many more.... I need more $$$$$$$$$$$

I need a better job!!! Where's the REAL job.... casual work or part-time work is 'good' at times as it's sort of relaxing seeing that you DONT need to WORK when you DONT feels like working....unlike the 'real' job. Although you can take on your SICK leave, but heck how much of sick leave can you take or how many days or annual leave can you afford?

Gone....

2005-06-23T23:37:00.000+10:00

Back dated post.....

LOL...

Cant believe that the 'fella' (refer to the previous post) is GONE!!!

That's because there will be some guest be at my place over the weekend....not so good for the 'fella' to hang around in the living hall while others is sleeping.....

PARENTING????

2005-06-20T18:36:00.000+10:00

Well, some of you guys might think what's this fella doing....PARENTING in his early twenties??? But heck you ppl got to think about this when you have got the 'time'!!
BEWARED: this post might be a little lengthy than my usual post.

Anyway, this matter have come across my mind for a while. My house has been having an 'additional' guest for more than 6 months.....DOG (we are asked to 'take care' for a 'short' while as the owner had went back to overseas and 'in the process' of bringing back the fella)......a USED to be obedience, 'tamed', friendly, lovely........but heck the fella must have gone haywire and everything mention before is all GONE after being so used to the 'environment' (referring to the people here!) I guess.

Obedience ? The fella (referring to the DOG) used to sit/lie on his 'bed' (a basket with pillow in there) or on the floor(carpet), 'wee' and do his business on the grass or field or wherever as long as NOT in the HOUSE. Who cares as long as not in the house(but we do pick up the 'business' as we are courteous people)....

Nowadays, the fella had really gone haywire....sit wherever he wants, wee whenever he wants and bark whenever he wants!!!! crap....what had really gone wrong with him! As for sitting.....the fella even sits on the SOFA where I used to sit...worst still....WEE on it!!! Geezzzzz.........that's disgusting!! WEEING on the sofa is NOT as often as he does on the carpet! Lately, he even make his business on the carpet as well!! Thank goodness it's not the 'watery' or whatever.....it's hard 'solid'. Nowadays, as I called him...KING (having the highest authority in the house) as he had found a NEW place to laze around...the BEANBAG!!! Comfortably sits and sleeps in there!! The worst part....I found him WEEING in there once!! Crap....not too sure how many times had he done that.....

That's the story about the fella............what had 'prompt' him to do so or have the AUTHORITY to do so??!! I guess it began few months ago when I started to give him some 'lecture' or 'teach' him to RESPECT the authority(me!!!) as I found out that he WEE on the SOFA and also 'digging' the food stuff that my parent had brought all the way from M'sia! He are really testing my patient and stuff when I found out that!!! Give him some 'lecture' on that before I start cleaning up the 'mess' he had made....

To my surprise.....he was pretty scared (to a point where he actually starts shivering when I looked at him tensely) and obey and give me some respect when my housemate are NOT around. I guess that was the best part of dog....

The WORST part is...........when my housemate RETURNS home!!!! Those same OLD habits and CHARACTER just FLOWS out from him! He WILL WEE, SITS, LIE, make his business wherever and whenever he wants! What had make him do so or have the guts to do so??? He thought I will NOT lecture him when my housemates is around....that's probably true....as the matter of fact is my housemate WILL NEVER lecture him or ONCE BEFORE, and also I will not even bother to clean the 'stuff/mess' as he will be the one who will take care of that as he's the dog lover or whatever you called.......I guess the most interesting part was......my fellow housemate will QUIETLY clean up the mess and even 'talk' gently to the FELLA and DIDNT even bother to him a lecture for what he had done. The fella was wagging his tail and 'smiling' like 'mad' (mb laughing.....hhahahahaa...you are cleaning my SHIT!!!)

Due to the fact that, my housemate didnt lecture him and SO he 'tend' to 'glue' around him more than me! Yes!!! That's an sign of relieve....dont ever come near me unless or until he change his attitude and stuff...

SOOOOOOOO....as it can CLEARLY demonstrate that a CHILD...WILL climb up to their parent head (meaning having a higher authority) even when either of them is lecturing(could be spanking, scolding, hitting with a cane (this was during my generation; not too sure what's up in the future generation....mb hiding away the Playstation or PS3/4)....or whatever you could think out of your head) and the OTHER party is LOVING them kindly. Therefore, parents need to be INLINE with each other.....NOT allowing the husband to lecture the kids and the mum on the other hand felt say/sorry/worry....and went over to COMFORT the kids...NOOO...the kids need to LEARN and OBEY and RESPECT....look at WHO'S THE ONE IN CHARGE!!!!

I'm not saying NOT to LOVE them, but the expression of LOVE could be so many more ways. Honestly, I'm not those people who can tolerate about child 'misbehavior'. I'm not into CLEANING UP SOMEONE SHIT QUIETLY and allowing others to do the other way. Btw, my housemate does mention before he will give his FUTURE child a slap or whatever when he misbehave(when he was watching the Super Nanny show; those kids in the show are really way too much; I will probably had gone crazy if I were to have those kinda kids!). So I guess I could probably see how he will treat his child in future.

WAIIITTTT....I'm not saying I will just CONSTATLY give my child 'lecture'....NOOO...I will LOVE them as like many other parent does but 'lecturing' is also another way of love....LECTURING is LOVE and IF I'm not LOVING them....I wouldnt even bother to lecture them...will probably let them rot like cabbage...

10 bucks for an HOUR???

2005-06-16T18:01:00.000+10:00

Was working yesterday night or perhaps early this morning and wanted to go home after work. As usual, I will usually catch a bus to some where near where I lived and will either walk home or catch a cab, as there are NO bus or either train service at that hour.....what a dodgy place I'm staying...or was it the people over here are way to rich to afford a car or other means of transport(abvious CAB)? I dont know.....but seems that the car park is ALWAYS full and the visitor as well and not even a single spot beside the road.

OKie...back to the incident about 10 bucks! Will usually come out from work place 10 minutes earlier before I'm suppose to go..thanks to my kind supervisor! Why 10 mins? cos the bus come around during then. Have never miss the bus so far by doing so but NOT this time! My friends and I was waiting in the freezing cold weather around 10 degrees or something.....but after 15 mins NO SIGN of any bus arriving...

20 mins later (that was 3:10am; remember I came out 10 minutes earlier)
Conversation starts to.....

Mates: Where's the bus??? Have we miss the bus??
Me: I dont know.......wait for a while la....cant u be patient abit......bla bla...bla..

3:15am....
Me: Oi, you want to wait for another hour for the bus (buses ONLY come in hourly during the early morning, well at least better than KL as they STOP their service after 10:3pm or something) or pay 10 bucks to the cab driver????? which one you prefer??!?!?!!! quick..... else we can go back to the company to have a cuppa and wait for the next bus....

Mates: Like that ar?!?!?!? let's wait for 5 more minutes.....sabar(patient) lar.......okie?? Why are you in hurry...not that you got exam or something......
Me: LOL.....OKIE!!! 5 minutes!!! (getting inpatient...)

5 mins gone...no sign of bus appearing!!
Well, went back in for a cuppa and wait for the next round of bus. Luckily didnt miss the next bus....also got the eat a 'cup salad' while I'm in there...didnt know they taste that great...probably I'm hungry during then...

So I got to save 10 bucks for the hour!!!!

HOlidays is GREAT!!!

2005-06-13T21:07:00.000+10:00

Today is just another great day...woke up around quarter to 12 and hurry down to Chinatown for Yum Char after getting a message from friends. Before getting into the wash room, rushed to the telephone to try getting hold my manager for shift tonight as holiday pay is GREAT!!!! Get almost 250% more than usual!!! LOL....unfortunately, got told that she will NOT turn up till late evening.

Finally got down to Chinatown and my Yum Char which I have not had for the past month...Later went to Ikea at Homebush Bay Drive for window shopping. although there is one store just 5 mins away from where I live(of course the one at Homebush is much bigger and more stuff to see). Not realizing we got some stuff from there and the bill come up to less than 30 dollars...considering having a quilt, chopping boards, towels, and other kitchen utensils.....

When we got up to the lift and realize something.....heck...all those stuff we bought today is made in PRC(People's Republic of China)...that explained the cost price! (I'm not being racism and discriminating any country) Like it anot..China do produce many stuff we use, eat and wear nowadays. The most unbelievable fact I believe is FOOD product. Why do we need to get food across the ocean all the way from China when you can get it DONE in your own country??!!! I certainly do believe the quality of the food somehow would TASTE differently....and the fact IS!!!

Had my dinner from the left over of the steamboat I had on Saturday night with David and friends...

When is the next longggggggg weekend coming along????? Oh noooooo...it's gonna be 3 October; Labour Day.

Where is verse 37 in Acts 8 ??!??!?

2005-06-12T18:35:00.000+10:00

I suppose that was pretty interesting to find out there is NOOO verse 37 in Acts 8 during the growth group studies on Friday!!!!

EVERYONE in the group was pretty shock as well when ONLY one person out of the 8 had the verse on her bible!!!! Some was like....since when do we get 'rip' off by bible?!?! Are we reading the 'right' stuff all there while??? Was it a mysterious hour or so?? What's going on!?!?!?! Probably some of the above is alittle of self imagination but heck....that's what's going on during then....

Soon after someone pointed out that...THERE IS!!!!! It is at the FOOTNOTES!! Read the FINEPRINT.....

Btw, that's the NIV I'm talking about, whereas there is the verse as 'usual' lay out on the NKJV!

Good luck people on discovering......always READ the FINEPRINT! Couldnt believe that even happened in the BIBLE!! LOL......is cool tho...

Is that a SurPRISE?

2005-06-12T00:31:00.000+10:00

Yesterday morning was an interesting one I would say.....finished work at 4am and prepare to sleep at quarter to 5am!!!! These days sleeping hours had gone haywire for me!!! Working is killing!! But on the other hand...I NEED that as I wouldnt have $$$ to pay rent and stuff. Anyway, after about 15 minutes on the BED and I'm about to SLEEEppp...something RANG...the alarm clock of my housemate was RINGING with the irritating VIBRATION thingy...2 minutes later...the more irritating sound of the 'traditional' alarm clock RANG.....TIRINGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGG!!!!!!!!!!

Crap.....I was like how am I going to 'fall' into the sleep mode anymore!!! my mind and eyes are widely open by then..tossing around the bed for a while, my housemate recognised that I'm 'awake' and the phrase came.."Wanna go for breakie after getting David from the airport?" Btw, David came all the way from Singapore for his girlfriend graduation!

Immediately I agree!!! Went to pick up David girlfriend and hurrying to the airport afraid that he might have gone....apparently neither BOTH of them knew each other they are going to 'surprise' each other....One will turn up at the airport waitig for his arrival and the other think that he will give a surprise by arriving at the gate of the house EARLY in the morning without telling each other the EXACT time and the flight number!!

There I am...at the airport "waiting' for David with his gf at the arrival gate; I'm trying hard to 'sneak' out from there as you will probably know what will happen when both 'lover' see each other after a while of 'separation'!!!! (she claim that she will probably get lost in the airport as she only been there less than 5 times whereas I have been there for probably more than 50 times....seeing people leave and come after about 3 years of stay in Sydney)After 30 minutes of waiting...no sign of his appearance...and she is busy calling him and no sign of getting thru the network...either the phone has been switch off, run low on battery, dodgy reception.....

An hour later...still no sign of arrival and other flights has seen coming out from the gate...but not HIM!!!! 3 minutes later...my friend rings as he could find a spot to park his car (i mean freee); they used to have those 'free' parking around...but the management decided to build some lame building or structure on it....i guess he got no choice but to park into the 'proper' car park and PAY!

There he is!!! I mean my housemate!!! He finally park his car and came along. 3 minutes later...the phone RANG...."I was at your doorstep"..."Could you please OPEN the door...is freezing!! Okieeeeeeee...........lets go back then....

What an interesting morning....took her back to her house and we left for Mc for our breakie.....

Lunch???

2005-06-03T14:43:00.000+10:00

Roti canai(prata)with cheese (supposed to melt) with sugar, balachan (malay style chili with dried scrimp), good handful of alfalfa and cup of fruit juice!

Is that a healthy diet??? Seeing that I'm an asian living on 'someone' else land I and better got myself a combination of asian and "western' lunch! You will never have this anywhere! Roti canai with alfalfa?!!!!??!?!?!?

Anyway, that's my lunch for today. Looking forward for the Ian McCormak event tonight! Invited some friends to come along and they are still 'deciding' till NOW!!! Will let them decide and who knows they may come!

Here I AM!!! bACK TO THE BLOGGING WORLD!

2005-05-30T22:42:00.000+10:00

Wow...seems that much been happening lately both in the 'real' world and in the blogging world...with all the 'stalker'/anonymous/random people around...

Had recently 'discovered' some of the 'hidden' treasure or places around Sydney (even bump into some fella which gonna do some 'business'...who knows what they doing...ops...)......thanks to the travel pass I got the other week....which I got hop on to buses, trains and ferry whenever I want!!

Anyway, days been pretty relax and easy going apart for working!!! Today got this lady from the Australia Bureau of Statistic into my apartment 'interviewing' me about the Education and Training thingy......hang around for about 30 mins asking some random q's....actually more than 30 mins...almost from the start of Dr. Phil till the end of the show; WhILE I'm still having my breakfast at NOON...

Got an interview tomorrow at uni!! UNI!! NOOOO...not working at uni! Just that the company is having their interview running in the uni. Some people thought...ARE YOU THE LECTURER or RESEARCHER or some sort?!?!??!?!? NOOONONNOOO...this is not what I'm made for...I believe.

Looking forward to Queen's Birthday on 13 June where LONGGGGGGGGG weekend will fall....and having another holiday!! HOLIDAY???? where?? what??? to do during then....any plan???

Real Bludger

2005-05-15T18:15:00.000+10:00

What a bludger am I!?!?!?! Not knowing I just get my ass off the sofa after 4 solid hours of sit infront of the TV; watched "The Great Escape" for 3 solid hours and a whole hour of the 'Latest NEWS'!

Didnt get to church today....well...mb cos I didnt get to use to washroom when I woke up (I woke up at 8am today!), my housemate is in there...who knows what's he doing in there...by the time he got out..and I pop up the phone to checkout the time...it reads...8:35am! Oh noooo....I wouldnt have enuf time to wash up and get to get to church..

Head back to sleep as my body also didnt feels really well 'At that time'....felts alittle dizzy...nose alittle block....and hence....wake up at 12pm then! Ring up my boss whether she left any shift for me....and she say NOOOOOO....as usual "NOTHING FOR YOU TODAY".....okieee...

I guess tonight will be another night of rest.....unless there are gonna be something happening organise by mates...looks like not...everyone seems to be busy with assignments and unless examssss....

Done...

2005-05-12T23:44:00.000+10:00

After some hours.....Finally get it done!!!

Have been checking out some sites for layout....but getting to no where!!

Hope this will be able last for a while...

How was it??? Is that alright to you guys??? Better than the previous layout??

Under Construction..

2005-05-12T21:29:00.000+10:00

Will be back in action ASAP!!!

Giving it a brand new look!!

Going thru some changes!

Watch out... :)

Drving test.....

2005-05-12T20:34:00.000+10:00

Aw.....feels great now!!! Dont know why...is pretty weird tho....most probably is because I have passed the driving test today after the 3rd trial! Thank GOD! Felt abit nervous when I got to know the same guy will be giving me the test; as he's the one who FAILED me the last time!

Ya...checking of signal and everything that need to be done...he got up the car and told me "GOOD LUCK MATE"(in a sacastic manner of course...else I wouldnt have felt annoyed)...I was like..."YA MATE"!!! THanks for the "encouragement"!

Btw, thankGOD I didnt get caught by the police today as I drove to the testing centre WITHOUT a 'valid' licence....ya...I hold a "L" licence and an 'invalid' M'sian licence (crap..they punched a hole on the licence!!!) and I NEED someone to accompany me while driving. But too bad my friend isnt free today...as he need to play TENNIS!!!! I was like...oh NOOOOOOOOOOOOOO...anyway...I survive...

I guess one of the most interesting part is that after arriving to the testing centre, I got down the car to stuck the "L" plate beside the car plate and there this guy standing right beside his car which is parked directly opposite my car and start STARING at me as what I'm doing! He must felt funny as he saw me driving the car ALONE and put the "L" plate after that!!!!

Anyway...I guess everything went off pretty well and finally I got told "you passed mate"! Well done! Yeah!!!! WOOT...

Free Dinner and SELFISHNESS????

2005-05-09T22:55:00.000+10:00

Went to these pretty posh or at least they are one of the well known chinese restaurant around for dinner yesterday with some the APESMA mates for catch up...

To my surprise, that rest. is actually one of the panel of discount which I'm entitle to. I was told, seeing that I'm a 'AMBASSADOR' member, I will get one of my dish FREE when more than one dish is ordered. Wow...that's a tremendous saving!!! As the bill came, we save more than 25 bucks!! Good bargain off the membership. I guess this will be the first time I got so much discount off a membership card!

Anyway, I guess that's not the main idea of this posting. Food is great and catching up is great as well.....and out of a blue my friend and I is being challenge by this q's or thought which one of the guys (a gal actually) had; "Dont you think CHRISTIAN out there are all "SELFISH" and also a 'LIAR"????

Below are some of the thought she had, which I think is also a good time for ALL of us to get our ass off to think about it rather than just sitting there and 'thinks' everything will be 'okie'.....I guess that's some the common thought which non-believer will usually had (if they didn't take LIFE for granted)....but still....

SELFISH???? CHRISTIAN???WHY?????

"People seeks Christ as an 'assurance' rather than believe....just in case things went wrong"

"You will feels much better and have peaceful sleep.....as you constantly 'lie' to yourself that everything will be wonderful and well plan"

"Most probably I will 'believe' in Him when I got to 50,60 or so since I KNOW I will/might die soon......prevent myself from being judge and go to HELL"

"Why do I have to believe in Him when people who actually DOES believe in Him does NO different as me?? They live the life as I do...do those 'crap' as I do...."
I guess is really sad for them to see that....

Well, I guess that's all for now...THINK about it....let me know if you have got any interesting thought as well....

Dumplingss....

2005-05-08T17:27:00.000+10:00

Dumplingss.....

Crap...Forgot to take some photo about those dumplings (jiao chi) which I helped to make. I would say it was a pretty 'lengthy' work in order to taste those 'deicious' dumplings. I guess that's all worth it since it turn out pretty well. All hard work is pretty well. Those dumpling making had take out my whole 'late evening'!

Went to Bondi before that to 'help' my friend to get some stuff; since I got a staff discount card. Why do I used the word help with ' ' as not only I got discount for them seeing that I go all the way there, in return, I got a free give voucher of $15 from them!!! As the store is giving out $15 cash voucher for purchase of $100 and above. hahhahaahahaha...not bad ar....na...dont think will used that voucher...will probably used that the next time they wanted to get something else....

Went to Tony's 21 after the dumpling thingy...it was fun catching up with friends which doesnt really happened in 'normal' Sundays or Fridays.......is all good!!!

GOt to run now...dinner.....buses and train is not waiting for me either!!

Lion KIINNNNGGGGG....

2005-05-04T23:57:00.000+10:00

Finally got my foot into Capitol Theatre for The Lion King after about 2 years of 'planning' to go thingy...

As usual change and got into the car for the show.....suddenly one of my friend say....

the conversation goes...
A: Did you guys feel excited n pump up for the show??
Me: Wat?? Excited?/? Is just a show other than it is 10 times or more expensive than the normal $4.5 movie!!! and I pay $100 bucks for that okie...got a 'burn' in the pocket. Will be quite happy if it is FREEEE....
A: Strange! I even got excited for a normal weekly movie show.
Me: This is really STRANGE to me!
A: You will sure enjoy it!
Me: I hope I will really do!!! It better be so for the bucks.....else.....

LOL....
It was surprisingly good!!! It actually sort of 'blew' my mind off with the performance they had....from the costume, musicians (the music they had is all 'LIVE' not RECORDED!!! there is a FULL band thingy below the stage), animals (actor n acttress), sound and lighting crew...the theatre is great as well; too bad, NO photograph is allow in the theatre.

Anyway, I really dont know how to describe the show, suffice to say that of course it is full of animals brought to life by a team of over 40 actors. There are more than 232 puppets in the show, the giraffes below are actually 18ft high and move by people walking on stilts attached to their hands and feet. It was very enjoyable, but a few times we did feel a bit left out by the hoards of kids that had obviously seen the Disney cartoon and knew all the words to the songs!

I guess it's the best show I had watch so far.....

2005-05-01T00:18:00.001+10:00

CAMM!!!!

2005-05-01T00:18:00.000+10:00

Cam....will buy a CAM if you are not satisfy of youself!!

2005-05-01T00:17:00.000+10:00

Wow....planted that as well...

2005-05-01T00:16:00.000+10:00

A baby with this one as well.....this is the FREE plant. I planted IT....how does it compare with the previous one???

2005-05-01T00:15:00.001+10:00

With a baby!!

2005-05-01T00:15:00.000+10:00

This is what I got!! and I planted them!!

2005-05-01T00:14:00.000+10:00

.....

2005-05-01T00:13:00.000+10:00

......

2005-05-01T00:12:00.000+10:00

Amaxing stuff!!!

Weekend is always GOOD!!

2005-04-30T23:49:00.000+10:00

Today has been a 'busy' day...Went to the Sydney's Garden & Flora Show to check out some of the stuff; making sure I'm up to date with the design and stuff. As dad is 'going' or I'm going to 'transform' the garden to a more lively, appealing, entertaining, or whatever you called it.....and also getting rid of the MOSQUITO in the garden!! MOSQUITO are really annoying when you got bitten by them WHILE you are enjoying the garden else who cares about them! The time is suppose to be relaxing but once bitten you tend to scratch it while I felt really annoyed me!

I guess human are 'emotion' 'creature'; they tend to buy something instantaneously without much considering about the price when they felt 'In Love' with it at the first time they see it. This is pretty strange as compare to those 'penny' they count when they are doing their grocery shopping. Anyway, I think I have successfully managed to 'control' myself in that area so far!! BUT not this time!! I BOUGHT the Tillandsias plants right away when I saw it. Those exotic plants are pretty 'special' as they can live on ANYWHERE without SOIL!!! Amazing!! Soon after, got my camera out and start taking shots of those 'weird' plants. To my surprise, the owner give me ONE more plant for FREEE after seeing me are so interested about their plants; by the way, those plants are from Central and South America.

Hang out around the place for a while before heading home and plant the Tillandsias plants. Got some glue and GLUE them onto the tree barks I have picked up on my way home. Could you believe that...I used GLUE to stick them. I still doubt that the plant will really grow!!! phew....It better GROW and grow more BABIES and make my $$$ worth every cent!! Hahhahaaa...

Mountains...

2005-04-26T20:12:00.000+10:00

Came back from the mountain after a longgggggggggggggggggg journey; almost 3 whole hours..unbelieable...imagine the number of people up there during the weekends!!!

It was a great trip tho....getting more walks and climbs to do this time around!!! ya...it is all about climbing of countless STAIRS at the mountains...Got to ride on the 'Steepest Rail in the WORLD'!!! Had my coffee at the Conservative Hut which is in the 'rain forest' or whatever you called it! Ate my sandwich at 'someone' else restaurant which of course has got a great mountain view...

Some of the picture from the mountains....

Pancakes.....at the Hut

3 Sister????

Where am I????

2005-04-24T23:56:00.000+10:00

I knowwww....it has been ages since the last time I updated the blog. Been busy with different different stuff all these days....
Well I think I should do a summary of those 'stuff'....

1. Graduation..finally DONE after 4 months of 'delay'(not too sure what's the uni doing during the past 4 months in preparation for the ceremony and transcript; surely I think UNSW is something 'special' (when other uni can have their ceremony two weeks after the final exams), charging higher fees and having to PAY EVERY single activity in uni...nothing is FREEE in UNSW!!!
2. Holiday at Melbourne with parents...I reckon Melb is a much better place to live than Sydney....Wonder why people keep telling me that Sydney is the 'place to be', much more 'lively/happening', better food (???? probably some of them), people (NOOOOO.......totally disagree with this!!!!) etc.
3. Applying for graduat programs (this is one of the MOST annoying 'task' which take up heaps of time and draining much of brain 'juice')

I could only list 3 'task'????? yeah...that's about it. I think part of it also I have been holiday in Melb and spending my time at my aunt place with my parents. What do I do at my aunt place??? Feeding fishy (they have got heaps n heaps of fishy!!), chating, EATING, shopping and driving around!!! Been to one of the koi farm which really amazed me with those japanese koi they had. Finally I can have the chance to feed the Japanese koi with my HANDS (as my koi DOESNT even come any way near me when I feed them...seems that I'm feeding them with some poisoning RAT food or something)!!! The feeling is just awesome!!

That's probably what I have been doing lately.

Going to Blue Mountain tomorrow!!! Just checked my photo album and I realize that I just been there about a year ago and also about a month ago for the youth camp.

fooddddddd......

2005-04-11T23:30:00.000+10:00

food my back home is awesome!!! cant even be compare with those 'local' biscuit which cost a whole LOT more $$$!!!

cant wait to go back and eat the whoLE LOT!!!

tomorrow will be the graduation after some 'donkey' years!!! why do they need to 'process' whatever they want for the whole 4 months since the release of results in December LAST year?!?!?!??!?!?!!? Monash Uni or whatever has already had their ceremony ages ago (December last year)!!!

water WATER water!!!

2005-04-10T23:11:00.000+10:00

this is really annoying!!! for the first time ever...i HOP UP right after my alarm rang and when straight to the bath for a shower.....well....this really caught me by surprise......NO WATER seem to be dripping off the tap!!! what going on????? this is the FIRST time in life i'm facing this dodgy matter! how annoying could that be?!?!??!?!? How am i goin to be at church???(luckily i'm NOT on sound today!!)

having with no other option, and hoping there's WATER in the sport building below....quickly rush down with my tooth brush n paste with the 'blurness' on my face and my 'boomish (is there any word like this'???)'hair style! oh NOOOOOO...there isnt any water over there as well...other than those water in the POOOL!! hahhaa....how annoying could that be !!

phew....went back to room and loooking the time...8:45am!!! am I going to make it to church with the bus leaving at 9am!!! 15mins (i have got myself ready in less 10mins from bed to breakfast!!! what a record!!)??!?!?!!? that's provided the supply come right now!!!

anyway...after waiting for about 30mins.....i gave up!!! went back to sleep and i COULDNT sleep anymore as the SUN is right on top of my head!! haih.................

got up and went for lunch at bondi.....

evening comes and time to pick up my parents from the airport after an hour delay!!!

PHABITS or SHAPE????

2005-04-09T23:47:00.000+10:00

yesterday is the best of the week!!! friday is always good and something to look forward to not mention the weekend!! hahha...

Anyway, interview went pretty well in the first round....two more round if I'm able to get thru!!! TWO MORE with the DIRECTor!!! well...who know's what on their back of head is thinking. I guess this will be a really tough 'competition' as they only need ONE person to fill up the position. If not mistaken, there are about 20+ people are competing against that after cutting down from 100+!! well...will see what GOD is going to do!!!

Went for lunch at hungry jacks later....the store is really 'special' as 90% of their customer is all student from the nearby high school!!!! Rush home right after that to get change and head off for church right after!

The night went off pretty well and the most interesting part is went Andy touch the area...."This year we will have 4 (CE, PHABITS, SHAPE, CORE)different 'type/or whatever' of GG(growth group)" ; correct me if i'm wrong!!

mannn...i'm thinking at the back of my mind...which one i belong to?!?!??!?!??!!??!!! i know God has been dealing with me quite alot this year and late past year....so where am i?!??!?!? I know for sure this year is gonna be a 'challenging and 'special' year!! anyway...the groups are not reveal although EVERYTHING done!!

As usual, went to pack up and do whatever that need to be done....till I met my leader.....and she told me i'm in HER group.....woowowoowow.........for the 1st time in life i have got a female leader!! (1st 'surprise'...i know this year is gonna be diff!!!) and we proceed to the chapel as our meeting place...

mannn....when I stepped into the chapel (the 1st time i'm in the chapel after about 2 years in church!!!!) I saw 5 gals in there (2 more is making their way...so means we will have a group of 10 with only 3 guys and 7 /8 gals!!!! (2nd 'surprise'....the group i have last year is ALL guy!!) mannn...what's going on.....then I got to found out that the group ONLY have 3 guys including me!!! hahhaha....have I mention which group am I in??!?! no...i dont so...anyway, the group i'm in is SHAPE (means NO MORE spoon feeding..got to climb my own ladder n stuff....)!!! wow....SHAPE........SHAPE.......SHAPE!!! I thought i will be in PHABITS honestly (3rd surprise)...anyway....i think this year GG will be an interesting one(not to say that those I had is crappy..they are GREAT as well) seeing the 'combination' of people in the group I had this year....

I guess GOD has got his plan for my life.....is ALL GOOD!!

This year will be a year of different...interesting....challenging!!!

Lock IN/OUT...??!??!?!???!?

2005-04-07T23:35:00.000+10:00

geeeezeeee.....I guess I have to 'experience' what the 'usual' people I known had experience!! Well...what's that??!! I got lock out of my place this morning!! As usual, taking the fella (the new occupant...DOG) out for a walk in the morning to let him do whatever 'business' he need to do!!

Then....hop into the lift and waited patiently for the lift to open its door at the level I lived. As I'm pretty 'excited' to get home to continue with my stuff....I pulled out my bunch of keys (only two keys + a key chain) when the lift just opened its door after it stop. Wow....this is where and when the dammm 'thing' happen! My eyes and body was 'stunned' looking at the keys making its way INTO the gap between the lift and the concreate floor!!! Darmmm..................what??!?!?!??! COuld this happen to me??!!?!?! WHen i'm just two steps away from my door!!

What can I do now!?!?!?!? Hence I 'beg' the door is not locked or whatever so I can just open it...but NO...it is locked!!! Leaving without any choices, make my way down to the management office to get the spare keys they had kept for 'emergency' purposes like THIS!! Happily walk in there and told them what happened...the lady then check then database to verify whether I'm living there anot! Heck....the unit is not under name!!! Soon after...after some 'convincing' talk, she pass me the key!!

Happily hop into the lift....and trying to open up the door...right/left/up/down....do whatever magic to open the door...heck...the key doesnt 'work' and after checking the label on the key chain only I realize it's a wrong unit number!!! Make my way down to the office hoping that they had given me the wrong key...as it indicate “132” (mine unit start with 2..!!) on the key chain...to my surprise….”the key you guys are having right now might have been CHANGED by one of the previous tenant!!!

Oh well, I guess I had to get the papers while waiting for my housemate to come home from work!!! Been ‘loitering’ around the field….garden….lobby..and every other place around my apartment which has got bench with the paper in one hand and the dog on the other! I have actually FINISHED READING every column of the papers before he came home!!!

That all for now….what a day!!!

*btw, GOD is awesome…got a call from a recruitment agent for a interview!!!

pics fiNALLY!!

2005-04-05T21:00:00.000+10:00

FInally it's up!!! Those are from the BBQ I had on easter friday at Royal National Park and the others is the birthday BOY WX (Wen Xiang)!!

2005-04-05T20:57:00.000+10:00

oo..the cake!!!

2005-04-05T20:56:00.000+10:00

haha//// what a piece of art!

2005-04-05T20:55:00.000+10:00

my cup of chocolate!!! the empty 'cup' should have some milk in it!!

2005-04-05T20:54:00.000+10:00

hahha...you got it!!

2005-04-05T20:53:00.000+10:00

at Max Brenner...

2005-04-05T20:52:00.001+10:00

Birthday BOY!!

2005-04-05T20:52:00.000+10:00

ooo.....scary mann!!

2005-04-05T20:51:00.000+10:00

Finally we are there after a longgggggg walk above n below the rocks!

2005-04-05T20:50:00.000+10:00

Wow...

2005-04-05T20:49:00.000+10:00

Wow..dont you think this is awesome????

2005-04-05T20:48:00.001+10:00

The group!!

2005-04-05T20:48:00.000+10:00

Where are we suppose to head to??!?!? North South East West??? Where's the compass n map??

2005-04-05T20:46:00.000+10:00

BBq time!!!...chefs of the day!!

bOOKs anyone???

2005-04-04T19:59:00.000+10:00

woohoooo........

Couldnt believe that i spent my whole afternoon in a bookstore...having a cuppa while reading some books...what a cool idea...!! Well, some of you guys might know that i WOULDNT buried myself into 'books/words/or whatever there's in there' unless REALLY necessary...ops...other than BIBLE!!!! and it's true!! but is all GOOD!!

darmmm....i just realize that i have got heaps of 'good' books to catch up!!!

that's all for now; rushing for work!!

Weekend Away on Weekdays ...???

2005-04-01T17:11:00.000+10:00

Again!!! I wrote this as I couldn't get in to sleeping mode (has been going to bed around 3am the past 4 days and waking up 7:30am!!!)..'heck'..how could others do it; some people just doze of to sleep 3 second after lying on bed?? I thought I will be waking up somewhere noon tomorrow as I'm dead tired right now...guess brain is not really functioning well...probably 90% is switched off.....I bet that could really happen!!

Camp is always good...having tonnes of mess....laughing...chewing lollies....listening to each other craps...meeting new people..getting to know people better..and not forgetting the words of GOD!!! What an awesome combination.

I'm really looking forward to the days to come!!! I guess this camp is turning point for 'part' of my old 'soul' (you are DEAD!!)......

Bluesky starting at 7pm!!! Is that a good start or????? What do you think???? Will people be drawn more or away cos of the changes of time??!?!??!?!?! I really hope everything will work out right!! Aw......that means sound people have to be there at 4:30pm to start setting up!!! People better turn up on time and do whatever they suppose to do!!!! Is all about commitment!

Rang mum to send the 'message' that I'm safely home from camp and also to catch up with stuff....cant wait for their arrival....hopefully they will bring tonnes of food I requested from home!!

Okie...that's all for now...hopefully could get back to sleep....

CAMP!!!

2005-03-28T17:58:00.000+10:00

Will be back in action four days later!!!

Camp is always good.....hoping this is good as well!!!

bye...

Happy Birthday XIANG!!!

2005-03-27T19:34:00.001+10:00

Yesterday is great!! Birthday boy is treating us for a dinner.....

Free dinner?!?!!? NONONo.....of course I'm not those kinda people. Well, we got him a shirt on thursday and a cake today....the cake is from the france cafe at The Rocks (one of the best cake around in sydney).

Dinner at Hurstville is good...not only that we got a FREE dish!! What an awesome day.....we had our birthday boy and also FREE food serve on the table!!! What a deal!!! At first when the dish was placed on our table, everyone was like....is this ours???? dont we had just eaten a plate of tofu??? are we suppose to eat that??

Heck...but once one of friend tried it...and she goes....Wow..that's pretty good!!! Soon after 1 sec, everyone is busy making their way with chopstick to scoop up whatever they can get!!!! Not too long after the plate was left with only ONE tofu!!! Everyone felt a little 'guilty' after eating that...some even felt 'sad' for those people who had ordered it and still WAITING patiently on their table for the dish to arrive.....then some goes...what if that's the way the restaurent owner try to cheat their customer by adding the 'addition dish' onto their bill!!!

Anyway...that's FREE!! All of us are pretty happy when we walk out of the shop as we got FREE dish!!! Honestly, how often do you got FREE meal/stuff in your life??!?!!?!?!?! I guess that's the SECOND time I got FREE stuff during the entire stay in Sydney.

Is time for supper!!! Having booked the place at Max Brenner Double Bay at 10, we rush all the way from Hurstville to Double Bay in order to get the table...as we were told table will be cancelled if we are not there 6mins after the booking time!!! Leaving only 40mins...we really rush all the way there....and we make it!!!! I hurried off the car once it reached the front of the shop to 'chop' (book) or to show i'm there 5mins pass 10!!! phew...table nearly got cancelled!!

Wow...hot chocolate or whatever that's being served in the shop is really good!! Everyone spend a good time in there chilling and guessing some lame IQ/EQ games......dammm...wasted some of my brain juicessss......

Anyway, it is all good!!!

ps. Picture will be coming up soon.....

Easter...

2005-03-26T17:12:00.000+11:00

Wow...Easter holiday is all good!!!

Got to wake up at 6am on Good Friday to get to church for set up at 7am!! 7am for 9:30am service!! You may be shock the number of stuff you have to get it right before the service starts. Anyway...is all good....I would probably say this is one of the best set up I have done so far...the stage is really nice, neat and tidy!! Everyone is pretty happy with that!!!

Too bad...I didnt got to attend the service as I have to hop off for a bbq at Royal National Park. Having bbq in the national park is fun...the first ever I had did so far; other than the usual place ie. beach or courtyard! One thing I got to mention is, the trail of having bbq in Aust and Malaysia is really different!! Why??!??!?! THat's because, over here you got the gas/electric stove top whereas you have nothing in M'sia!! Basically you will have to set up everything from nothing...charcoal...base....I still think the best part of bbq is starting up the fire!!! You have heaps load of fun doing that....people will usually start of with stacks of newspaper of whatever to 'fan' the fire (to keep the fire burning). Soon after people will start bringing out the REAL fan from the house to do the job (tired of fanning with the hands; fan does a better job)!!!!

Anyway, back to the bbq I had in the park. Well, we had some sausages, lamb racks, chicken wings (typical asian bbq) and some pork chops and also salads and juice and cola!!! There are actually heaps of food to be eaten...which of course we 'ta pao' (pack; put away) as we cant finish it and everyone wanted to head off to 'explore' the nearby waterfall of the national park for a walk.

Walking in the park is great...with spectacular views and unpredictable tracks!!! UNPREDICTABLE tracks is the bEST part of the walk I reckon. We actually got 'lost' a few times in the park!! That's because due to the 'smart ass' of me and my friend...we are the 'explorer' for the whole group and they will just come along where we go!! We took them the unusual route and stuff......they were like...are you sure this is right way to go?!?!??!?!?!??!!? I guess they really put hope on us when we lead them on the route which we ourself are NOT too sure either!! hhahaha....but heck...we survive on each and every of the trial (if not mistaken, we lost ourself at least 4-5 times during the walk!!)!!! This is because we always had the mindset that....'every creek will eventually lead to the ocean' !!! Meaning no matter which route you choose...it will eventually lead you the way out BUT it doesnt mean that will be the shortest or the quickest route...PATIENT is the way to go!!!

Anyway...the walk is GREAT!!!

oh ya...my house got a 'extra' guest!! He's called 'chocolate'!!!! ?!??!?!?!?!??!

ps. will post the pictures after I come back from camp!!

Rolling..Tossing...

2005-03-24T21:16:00.000+11:00

Tossing and rolling on the bed right now is NOOOOOOOOOOOO good!!!

I'm 'forced' to be out of bed at 1am and write this post after an hour of tossing...this is really annoying!!! I guess my body is really 'active' right now but the mind is kind of TYRING to 'sleep' and trying to 'replace' all the lost hours of sleep!!

hmmmMMM...perhaps I should mention why this happened to me RIGHT now before you got confuse of the events!! This is probably due to the fact that I slept at 8am the previous day as my work finished at 6am; after a 9 hour shift! The hours of work is kinda weird and right opposite to what the 'normal' people will do. I started my shift at 9pm and finish at 6am!!! LOOK>>> is PM then AM!!!

There are actually many people hopping out of their house at that weee hours (6am) to get to work....people ranging from baker, sandwich maker to office worker....

Hopefully the body is WILLING to sleep after this post!!!

-----------People

2005-03-21T17:18:00.000+11:00

this matter still couldnt get off my head since two nights ago....as usual, attend church on friday nights and doing sound (mixing at the moment this incident happen).....

well....i guess this has been happening for the past few weeks where the worship leader will ask the people to move their 'ass' off the comfortable chair and pile it up on the side...and sooooo....whatever being pile up need to be DOWN again....at least allow the 'ass' to rest 'in peace' for the next 30mins or so...

hence...while EVERYONE is busy or at least trying to get themselves a good comfortable chair to rest on; there was this particular gal (she is the ONLY person in the whole room) which is just STANDING where she was as before......waiting or hoping or dreaming or stun by what others is doing..... to get a chair!!! I was wondering HOW could she be doing something oppose to what she's suppose be doing other than STANDING!!!! DONT she want her ass to have a rest???

Then I discovered that she 'has' a guy friend or someone who has the 'intention' to pick her up.....whom is kind enough to get a chair.....she's NOT even helping to get the chair although she just standing RIGHT NEXT TO it!!! She patiently WAIT for it to be done...... Then there's this thought behind my mind thinking WHAT made her so 'special' as she's doing something oppose to what the other did ??!?!??!!??!?! (her back was facing me all the time....phew...couldnt get the chance to check out the face or anypart of her body.....but honestly from what I observe from the back, that looks pretty good) Infact she look pretty good (at least pass the 'standard').....but hey....everyone loook goods as WE are the creature of GOD!! AT least we look good in the eyes of GOD...

So....the q's is...is that true that 'good looking' people will get the or MORE attention/curiosity/courtesy/care (extra caring; although there may not be a necessary)/love/or whatever you could think of, than the others???? How 'fair' could this be to the others?????

Aw...

2005-03-15T17:23:00.000+11:00

Aw....It has been a while since the last post. I guess much 'stuff' has happened over the past week or so.....

Job situation will be changing and many interesting story has been going on for the past week (will go into that later)...will stop working starting tomorrow at the assembly factory as I cant really proved to my boss that I'm LEGALLY with the right visa. Btw, I have got my bridging visa A as my student is expiring tomorrow!!
FYI, Bridging Visa A is a visa that given to those people while the Immigration Department (DIMIA) is still processing their Permanent Residency application.

As for the 'story', will try to keep it simple and short!!! BUT I dont know where to begin!! HOW??? anyway...will try....

SOme facts about the company:

i) 80% of the staff are chinese (from China I mean; btw, I'm not bias about them)
ii) More than 80% of them work really HARD for the company despite being paid worstly and treated as a 'dog'; the manager will shout at you like a DOG if stuff goes wrong!! ; what a dog, dog that doesnt grow up despite we are already in the 21 century, I think the dog is from the 17/16th century)
iii) 90% bring lunch boxes (I'm one of them as well)
iv) Work will comence at 8am sharp and STOP at 4:30pm!! Not a single second more; other than those fella who's working overtime
v) 70% doesnt chat/talk/speak during work as they are afraid of being sacked....
vi) 80% doesnt want to associate themselve with the UNION. (AGAIN afraid that being sacked)
vii) People are there for $$$...nothing else...
viii) You are consider 'long time worker' if you manage to survive more than 3 months there..I guess you can imagine how's the situation over there and how the company is treating the employee
ix) Of all the people that came in together with me during the week have all LEFT the company!!! I'm the only survivor among them!! NOt bad ar...hehehheeeehehehe...
x) No matter how hard you work....is just the matter of 'relationship' between your superior and YOU!!! I had seen innocent people being SACKED without any GOOD/RELEVANT reason (I guess they cant come out with one). Too bad for those fella...that why you wonder why those fella work so hard despite being treated badly...they just DOESNT want to be one of them!! Honestly, I'm not particular worried about these matter....I THINK (hopefully I'm right) my relationship with all the superior is OKIE...no bad comment so far...other than praises!! I guess I'm one of the survivor due to the 'smart' ass of me....you just need to be 'conscious' of what's happening around you...dont ever let stuff lean on you...even if it is so...try to get AWAY from that!!! That's the ART to survive (thankfully I managed to learn that from those 'smart' ass around)!!! NOt to say we are lazy bummer around....but we do get stuff DONE...just that we are using another path to get to the same destination (only then we can hang around doing some dodgy stuff, eg. chating, eating; having our own tea break, longgggggggggggg TOILET break as though you are being stuck in the hole in there!!!)....hhahaha...

The company had recently given out a contract and agreement to all the staff regarding the appropriate work right that the company SHOULD be giving out to their staff (this company is really crap, imagine working for 8 hours WITHOUT any break time (morning and afternoon tea break) other than the UNPAID half an hour lunch break and many more other dodgy 'condition' set by the company).

Well, what I see and understand from the agreement basically states all the rights about the company and staff have and of course it is to PROTECT the company and NOT the staff. The only agreement or association that will protect and HELP the staff is the UNION. Believe it anot, less than 5% of the staff of the company joined the UNION (chinese are really CHICKEN, what's the matter with joining the UNION????? they are there to help you!!) Joining the UNION is really common in Aust. what's that to afraid??? The company will be far more scare when you joined the UNION.

Soon after the agreement is being circulated around....the UNION got hold of them as well. Of course there will be issued that's not right in the agreement as I have say earlier...the agreement is there to PROTECT the company not the employee. The UNION then start 'officially' inviting people to join the them as they claim they can be able to give them better 'agreement' than what the company has to offer; which I totally agree upon). I'm also a member of another UNION...that's why I believe in what the UNION can DO. CHINESE is chicken as I say....NO ONE dare to go near any of the UNION officer to take the registration form as the boss is standing right next to them. This is because, everyone do agree that once a person got spotted by the boss if they are going to join the UNION, they will be SACKED immediately!!! As most of the people are being employed as CASUAL worker....that means the company can dismiss anyone without any notice. The company is really scared that more than 50% of the employee are apart of the UNION; as UNION are able to speak on behalf of the employee if more than 50% of the company employee belongs to the UNION.

Anyway, since the day the agreement is being given out to us, the boss is having about 15mins of meeting everyday with us to discuss the issue arises and of course trying to 'brain wash' those fella who are still considering joining the UNION...they even dare to say that the UNION is to take care your medical welfare ONLY...nothing else!!! I was like...wt.....only stupid pig/dog will agree upon him!!!

Well, that's all for now...will update soon and still trying to update more often...will be back in action....

Update...

2005-03-02T17:02:00.000+11:00

Wow...not realizing I have not update this place for ages....

Well...I think job is 'killing' me!! Result of working life=DEAD...hhaha...not much time left for socializing....sleeping....eating....shopping....beach ... and ALL the other stuff....I guess people who is working right now will know what I am talking right now...that's even worst when I got to work for two places in a same day...rushing from one workplace to another...

Probably I should list down how's my life been lately....

AM
5:45 - First ring of the annoying alarm clock....of all time...it rings when I'm in the best position of sleeping..
6:30 - Catch the bus to city
7:00 - Catch another bus to Macquarie Centre
7:40 - Walk to the company thru the Macquarie Centre; where there are less than 20 people in there at that time...
8:00 - Start the day in the boring packaging department
10:00 - Dammm....is only 10am????? when's the lunch break...will it be anytime soon?? bloody stomach is growling like madd...
11:58 - Wow...2 more minutes to go...

PM
12 - Yeah...is lunch time!!
12:30 - Haihhh....back to the boring work...
3:30 - one more hour to go...
4:00 - ahhahhaa....half an hour more to go!!
4:30 - Hurray...time to go home!!
4:30:10 - Rush to the desk to sign off!! 'fighting' and searching for the paper to sign...."WEI...DONT PUSH>>>PATIENT la...your turn will come....AW>>>who step on my toe!!....."
4:31 - Rush to the bus stop.....damm...dont block my way...people just dont understand they NEED to stand to the side on the excalator if they intend to stand...
4:33 - Mind rest in peace when the eyes see the bus is still there!! Find my way to the most comfortable seat which my 'ass' and leg will get rest for the next 45 minutes
5:25 - Run for life to the next bus stop....
6:00 - Reach home....feed the fishy.....cheak mails....shower.....dinner...

Finally reach home after about 11.5 hours out of home!!

Schedule a little different on the later part IF I have to work for the supermarket during the night.

6:00 - Reach the supermarket...get myself some dinner before the shift start at 7
7:00 - Start another shift for the day.....
8:00 - Is only 8???
9:00 - 9???
10:00 - Yeah....one more hour to go before the break starts...
11:00 - Tea break start...find myself a cussion somewhere in the shopping complex to laid my body....usually is somewhere in the cafe....I really love cafe...they do HAVE good and comfortable cussion!!
12:00AM - Hurray for the SECOND time or the FIRST time for the 'next' day.....ALL the shift is DONE for the day.
12:05AM - Flag down a cab....
12:15AM - Finally reach home!!

HOme sweet home....after more than 18 hours out in the working place....HEAD to bed right after the shower...

I guess the same routine will go on and on for the next weeksor even months.......unless or until some "good soul" out there are willing to employ me for a better position....

Anyway...that's the working life of mine....will always look forward to weekend....at least got to chill somewhere along the coast....beach....lake.....shopping centre...cafes....

2005-02-19T00:45:00.000+11:00

Complete Tank Set....

2005-02-19T00:32:00.000+11:00

Fishy.......

2005-02-19T00:25:00.000+11:00

Wonderful fishy.....small little gathering!!

hahhaha....

2005-02-18T17:16:00.000+11:00

Got myself a 'table' for the tank!!! It is actually a TV cabinet...looks pretty good and new...
Finally the tank got to rest on a better 'platform'.

Fishy fishy!!

2005-02-17T18:24:00.000+11:00

Wow..just got myself 9 fantail fishy!!! with some plants and granule. Why 9??? cos I think it sound gOOD in some way! hahha..Finally...after more than 2 more weeks the tank is 'sitting' there doing nothing with a whole full tank of water (luckily get to fix the leak as there was a crack line on the bottom of the tank when I bought it....that's the 'bargain' of second hand goods!!)

Those fish seem to be quite happily living in there.....they even 'sniff'(not too sure what they call for fishy) my hand while I'm working on the pump in the water...how cool was that ar! Have not encounter this experience for ages...esp on the first day you bought them...not too mention some of the fishy I have got before dare not even come any closer to my hand or any part of my body when it is in the water. I guess partly because they are pretty hungry....hehehe...some people may think I'm cruel to them....NO...NO...NO.....what I'm trying to do is to get them to get used to the water condition and the 'new' environment; else they will feel incredibly 'sick' in there (that was learned from the experience)

What I still need on the aquarium...

Water filter
More granule
More fish!! the more the merrier!
Lights
Table for the tank (tank is sitting on the floor now)

Despite the tank still in need of so many stuff, but I still got the fishy into the tank as I just cant wait till I got $$ to get those stuff together with the fish...will get those stuff along the way...hopefully!! or even ask my parent to get them over from back home the next time they visit me. Having aquarium as a hobby is not as 'cheap' as back home! Imagine the $$ I have spent now...I could have got myself three or more similar sets back home; meaning I will have 27 fishy)!!

Will post the pic. of the fishy soon....

Shocking Friday MORNING

2005-02-12T13:18:00.000+11:00

This morning is a once in a lifetime experience for me!! What do I mean by that???

I actually witnessed a lady being THREW off the bus right infront of my own bloody eyes! Well..the accident actually happended in this order.....

As usual, I waited for the bus to come at 6:35am at the bus stop (mind you, I'm there at 6:25 to avoid myself being missed the bus; refered to the previous post). The bus actually arrived 5 mins late..which is unusual for the 'morning' buses. Anyway, the bus goes thru all the stops and finally make its way to Elizabeth St. I guess because of the 5 mins delay, many commuter actually make their way to the door of the bus before the bus reaches the next bus stop.

Without any delay, this lady make her way to the back door of the bus to prepare herself for the next stop which is about 3 second away. Leaving only 2 second away from the stop.......the lady actually LOST her grip on the 'platform' of the bus (she's right infront of the door now but not on the step yet; as the bus still yet to stop). In a split second, she FELL onto the steps with her BACK on the steps and her head 'resting' on the door WHILE the bus is still moving!!!!

NO doubt this has SHOCK everyone on the bus. Without much hesitation, I get off my seat to reach her as quick as I could as I'm seating a row away from the door. About a 'microsecond' after she landed herself on the steps, she's lying on the ROAD by now leaving only one side of her shoe on the steps, as the hopeless flimsy door swung OPENED by itself. (she was actually being squeeze thru the door). Mind you...she actually felt right IN FRONT of a taxi which is about to move from its sationary position. Thank goodness for the good observation of the cab driver...else I guess you should know what will happened!

mannn.....without any delay....the bus driver gave a HARD real slam on the brake. Almost half of the people on the bus make their way out of the bus to give a help or to be 'kepo'/busybody. I'm one of them as well!!! I rushed off to check how she is....leaving my bag on my bus without realizing (life is far more important than the bag; although the most valuable thing in it is the sandwich which I have packed for my lunch!!).....Surprisingly, the lady is 'alright' from the outter look!! NO cut or blood is found on any part of her body...AMAZING!!

*The bus driver was 'traumatise' by now....he thought he was driving alright all the time when the incident happened....indeed there's nothing wrong with him..luckily...else I guess he will be in real trouble!

After some chat....make my way back to the bus to get my bag and I found out that someone is already calling for the ambulance!! how co-operative people can be at times!! That's good!! At least I knew that when 'things' happened to me..there are still someone out there willing to make a call to 'rescue' me!

The story ended there as I got to rush to the next bus stop to catch my bus as the bus is not going to move anytime soon.

damm...

2005-02-11T13:50:00.000+11:00

missed the bus!!!

Actually the bus leave right in front of my eyes!! I was stunned as the bus actually was there 9 mins earlier...damm...i thought i was 'safe' by arriving 8 mins earlier.......

Leaving me without any option, took a cab down to the city....cost me ten bucks for that!! In comparison with 'free' ride as I have got a travelpass....which allows unlimited travel within a week.

Happy CHINESE NEW YEAR

2005-02-10T08:24:00.000+11:00

hahhaa...this is the beST of the year for me...not even Christmas come anywhere closer than Chinese New Year (CNY)!!

Anyway, today is the first day of the CNY which if you notice of the time this post is being written, it is in the middle of the day; which means i'm NOT working today! what a slacker!! Well today is suppose to be a 'rest' day for me.....is the time of the year to 'rest' your mind and soul!! hahhaa...if that workout!

Anyway, had a wonderful time of fellowship and 'makan'/eating and also drinking and chatting!! yesterday with friends for the 'reunion' dinner which is at one of my friend place. Although only a few or to be exact, 10, but the time we had is amazing...i guess that's the REAL meaning of CNY! Well, we had steamboat followed by some chinese 'nian gao'/some sticky sweet cake then the best time of the night came....drink n drink n drink n chat n chat n chat......till past 12 midnight; which is the 1st day of CNY actually came in.

Later on of the night or the next early morning....when to Coogee beach to chill...the beach was amazingly good during the night as well; though without the sun and stuff...but who cares...I got the star right above me!! I guess the southern cross is somewhere up there..just that I dont know which one is that...

Unbelievable meet this gal who actually drink the beer/liquor/sparking wine as though it's tap water....imagine a 18 or so gal who can actually drink that well. "Respect"..hahha...had never came across any gal that can actually drink that 'well'; I would say that one of my friend that could 'swallow' those beer and stuff that much couldn't even beat her!!!...I bet I'm no where near her limit; better be 10 feet away from her the next time when I see her drinking...hhaha...

To sum up, today suppose to be a rest day for me...but I got woke up by phone early in the morning around 7:30am...taking into account that I slept at 4am!! The phone rang exactly like an alarm clock!!! It rang almost exactly every hour CONTINUOUSLY after the first rang at 7:30...as though I have switch into the 'snooze' mode! The first rang was by the gal from the country who wanted to check out my place as they seems to be 'interested' in renting my place.....

The next rang was rather 'interesting' i would say....it was a call from my boss at Coles. She ask me whether I'm interested in working tonight, then I goes..not today!!! And accidentally I told her that I have found myself a DAY job.....probably cos I'm not 'fully awake' and was in a shocked situation as she NEVER ring me once before to get me to work...I'm the one who ALWAYS does the calling. Then she goes..."So you are working with us anymore??? What happened to you; since you REQUESted shift everytime and NOW I(the boss) give you the shift and you REJECTED!!" That caught me a shock as well!! Then I goes..."I have been calling for the past THREE week continously EVERYDAY....and you told me you will get back to if you need me and you DIDNT get back to me even ONCE (I could hear the flipping sound of the note book which records all the working hours of every employee...I guess she's checking whether what i'm talking is a FACT or a "make up" fact!!!); do you think I can survive anymore in this situation!!!!" She seems that she's a little innocent about that...then she goes "So when's the last shift you had"? Then I told her straight into the mind...."I have only got 3 hours of shift in the dairy department (i'm suppose to be in the grocery department) NOT even in the grocery dept!!! I guess she was caught by surprise by that...which turned her into speechless for about 3 second (I guess that's because she couldn't find any days that i'm working the last week or so)!! Finally she goes...."So when are you available to work?" and later she even say 'THANK YOU" before she end the call!! I guess this is the first time I hear her saying that!!! hahha.....i guess ONLY now she realize who's the 'important' people around...hahahha...taught her a good lesson!!

Anyway....back to the 'alarm clock'....then every calls followed by that is by those fella who wanted to find out more about the place....people has been calling from as far as the sunny Brisbane.....

If you guys dont know....I have got a room for lease..room and unit is fully furnish with own bathroom!!! how cool is that!! That only come at a bargain cost of 180/week!!

*Btw, everything seems to be 'normal' over here....nothing happened and the day is exactly the same as any other day!! I guess the CNY 'mood' is just the feeling of oneself...

You have got MAIL

2005-02-08T13:23:00.000+11:00

I was almost shock to speechless when I receive an EMAIL from my DAD!!! THis is the fisrt time he actually write an email and "successfully" sent it to me. Mind you my dad only know how to use those architectual software to draw those constuction drawing; I guess better than nothing..haha..

He was actually wondering how am I coping with life these days...since I havent call back for more than about 2 weeks since my mum and sis left for Germany. Btw, I used to call home once or twice a week or even thrice in a week!! Some people must be wondering howcome I called home for so many times in week....that's because there are heaps of stuff happening back home...just need to keep myself up to date on certain stuff...hahhaha. Even my dad complained sometimes "YOU CALLED AGAIN"??? Dont you had got those info. you want the other day???!?!?!! And of course he will never say "DONT CALLED aGAIN"....probably he knew that I will not even bother to call the next time till actual if there's an emergency; which is NOT every good. Anyway, "Kesian"/poor dad got to stay home alone for about a month without mum homecook dishes! Dad actually prefer to eat home rather than those outside 'ta pao'/take away for dinner...even lunch! and of course he will had breakfast before he leave the house.

Anyway...that's my about my dad....

Where am I????

2005-02-07T10:54:00.000+11:00

I know i have not blog for quite a while....a week or two ago..
Anyway, here is a rough idea of how's life been for the past week...trying to recall as hard as I can!!

Went for a interview at a place somewhere near to Macquire Centre. And they instantly accept me went I went there and the next question they ask is whether I would like to join the company as the pay they are offering are like 33% less than what I'm getting currently!! Wow..

Anyway, I accepted the offer as the hours I will be getting is like working in a full time position; 5 days week and 8 hours/day!

Last weekend was a pretty relax one...when to my aunt (mum friend's) place at castle hill for a catch up in the early morning (after only about 5 hours of sleep). To my surprise, they got themselves a new pet or 'farm' beside those fishy they have!!! To be exact, ducks and 2 hens. By the way, uncle has planed to turn the swimming pool they had into a pond since no one is using it. They started to keep some duckling and some chicken in the garden.

After having a light breakfast at their place, we head off to Flemington Market to get some fish for dinner and also some salmon for the sashimi. Wow, the market is pretty big and things are dirt cheap. Now I know how much I have got ripped off by those fruit shop near my place!! Imagine a CARTOON of grapes, veggies, mango is ONLY around 2-6 bucks and the fruit shop is selling like 30-40 bucks for the same thing (probably after some cleaning or repacking)!! And mind you, that cartoon of stuff can feed whole 20-30 people!!! NO kidding!! Fishy is cheap as well and they are fresh.

Soon after, we head off to Blacktown and Windsor to get some chicken since aunt is complaining there are only two in the ‘farm’ and it will probably take them another two months before they can actually laid eggs!!! How cool is that to have your 'own' egg from the garden!! Anyway, went to some fishy farm at Windsor to get some koi and gold fish for the pond before getting the chicks.

Got to these farm and bought the chicks and met the owner which is in someway hilarious. I just like the way he put the words and stuff together. After spending some time choosing the right chicks they want, they finally got the man to come in and catch the chicks. Aunt then complained to him that howcome the chicks flew away the first day they bought them (thankfully they came back soon after they found out that there’s no food outside, I guess). The man then took the chicks which he had caught and start cutting off some of the feather on ONE of its wing. Aunt then starts to question him howcome he only cut off ONE side of the wing??? To our surprise, "there is NO point cutting off both side of the feather" he said. WHY???? By having both side of the feather cut, the chick CAN still fly!!! Only when one side of the wing is cut then the chick will be in an INBALANCE situation when it tries to fly!!! Man, this has keep us laughing for the rest of the time we were at the farm.

Then uncle got me to help him to fix up a 'hut'/shelter or resting area for the chicks, since they cant get wet by rain and have a good place to rest during the night. Aunt is hilarious as well, she then ask howcome we don't need a ‘hut’ for duckling? Uncle then told her that he had never heard of "duck hut"( gap tou in cantonese) in his entire life other than "chicken hut" (gai tou in cantonese)!!!

Anyway, had an awesome dinner after that and also a lunch on the next day before I head home. Lunch is pretty good as well; had a buffet in a club at Eastwood! I love buffet, ALL you can EAT!!! Will probably head back some time soon, btw, it is cheap as well! Only $10.90 for a buffet lunch! Anyone interested??? Give me buzz if anyone of you want to go!!

Monday is the first day of work as mention earlier I went for an interview on Friday. I would say working is not a easy ‘task’…having to wake up early...i mean really early...5:45 or so...6 the latest to prepare and have breakfast before leaving the house at 6:25 to catch the bus to work. Although my day ended early (4:30pm), but I could only reach home around 6pm…or even 6:30...

Anyway, I think the job is pretty easy going…no stress…no pressure….no nothing!! I mean really nothing...don’t even get morning and afternoon tea break and ONLY half an hour lunch break!! What’s going on?????!??!?! Seriously, still prefer the company I have been working for; having break now and then..hahhaa...

After having chat with few other colleague, all of them give me almost the identical answer...you are consider ‘LONG time worker’ if you were to stay more than 3 months in the company....huh??!??!?!?! Only 3 month??? I guess that’s quite true as people come in and leave every week...even everyday if you like to put it that way. (looking at the pay and benefit getting out of the company, there are no doubt why people are leaving)

Anyway, cant complain much as I guess at least I will be getting a 'stable' (meaning will get some $$$$ into my bank account every week) job environment in this new company as the factory is running 5 days week....

ps. forgive me if there are any grammer or structure mistake, as I’m writing this under the influence of alcohol; today is incredible hot.....so got myself a beer to cool my temperature down....not too sure if that helps...but who cares...as long as my mind and soul and heart feel good!!! WOOT!!

horrible CRC..

2005-01-26T14:12:00.000+11:00

Today was nothing special other than going to CRC (community relations commission) in the city to 'TRY" translating my driving licence which is not written in english! wondering why couldnt ALL m'sia official documents to be written in english or some language which is being recognise by the other part of world !

Anyway, was there around mid noon and hoping there are not many people there....as the last time when i was there, there were only 5 people in the queue. To my surprise, when i step out of the lift, i saw a HUGE bunch of people already in there sitting patiently waiting for their turn. Quietly sneak thru the people to get myself a ticket. And the ticket shows the number 92 and the current number which is being served is 62!!!! I was like...what??? 30 more people??!?!?!?!??! what's goin on??? am i going to wait for my turn or just leave and come back next time? Doing some maths on my mind.....take them 10mins to serve ONE customer per counter (they have got 3 counters) ??!??! means i have to wait about 2 hours to get my turn????!??!??!?!

After much contemplation, I decided to leave and come back the next time...thinking of being the 1st one to be serve when the office open at 8am!! I guess this is due to the 'culture' i'm being brought up to...remember those days where you have to be at the immigration or the IC department before they actually open their office at 7am ???

Anyway, will probably be there on thrusday since tomorrow is Australia day.

unBELIEVEABLE but TRUE!!

2005-01-23T17:11:00.000+11:00

Working on Saturday is something I really not feel like it.....i would rather work on Sunday than on Saturday...beside getting more $$..but I guess saturday is a time to unwind...relax...chill...or mb is a time for reflection (beach will be the BEST place to be).

Anyway, this is something I observed today while working...I have probably being observing this for quite a while...but I guess today I come to the conclusion that...

People will spend much of their time (some people even spend MORE than 30 mins) along the aisle of the supermarket where it display all the health and beauty stuff and also the tissue aisle!! This is really something unbelievable to me as WHY do you spend so much time searching for something that's NOT going to feed your stomach...but just to 'fill/wash/ or whatever' you gonna make used of it. seriously, how much time do you need those thing to be on your body or wherever...30 mins for the shampoo to be on your head?? 15 mins for the toothpaste to be in your month??

Of all the stuff over there....the only thing I could possibly think of that's goin to be on the body for more than 30 mins is the sunscreen!!! Hmmm...i think there's something else which guy don't use UNLESS that's really a necessary...yhe gal should know what's that!! Btw, the VARIETY of "those" stuff is much MORE than the range of tuna and salmon that you could possibly think of!! Ranging from....to...
It is an eye opening for me i guess as how much more stuff out there all just to satisfy ones' 'exterior' needs...

Anyway, that's the thought of the day...

changes in life.....

2005-01-17T13:37:00.000+11:00

This post is more towards some 'changes' that my life had since the past 2 n half years here in sydney; not really towards those 'review' of the past year which i guess many blogger had. Hopefully i can come up with that sometime later... :)

where shall i start???!!?? too many stuff to be listed...btw, the list below doesnt have any particular order.....

anyway..
1. waking up late...or even having less hours of sleep
sleeping hastn been a problem for me since i came to aust. probably the weather is just way too nice to sleep in and not forgetting the wonderful quilt that keep me warm and comfy... i guess many people would agree with these...hehehe. couldnt even sleep past 9 every morning when i'm back home..better enjoy more of the 'rest' before i get home..

2. hangout around cafe...
cafe is just a great place to be...anyone will do...but still prefer those traditional 'boutique' style not so much of those fancy cafe with blasting music right at your ear......i find it really irritating; cafe to me is meant to be like a place to 'rest' your mind and soul....

3. beach!!!
beach is an awesome place to be! esp. living in this busy and hectic environment..sometimes it just blew off all those 'hectic' thought i had while just enjoying the wonderful creation of GOD! listening to those 'bang' of waves against the rocks or beach just relaxed my mind...it's though all those crazy stuff in your mind just being 'bang' off for a while..not having to think about it for a while....
i just love beach!!! still wanting to learn scuba diving oneday (hopefully will get my licence by the end of year!!)...wondering how much more amazing stuff down there!

4. workkkkkkkkkkkkk
it's really a challenge for me at 1st when i got the job...having to study and work at the same time. how great was that having 'extra' pocket money; get to spend more on food...yeah...and it's probably the truth. most of those money i earned had gone into many of those restaurant owner pocket....no doubt some of those money spend is worth at times (really at times...i guess most of those times; it's just not really worth the buck) having thought that those stuff they are selling are just worth 1/100 of their cost!!

5. saturday marketing...
it's pretty strange to some people when i tell them that i'm doin my marketing....they will be like marketiNG????? what the..?? i dont blame them as those 'marketing' is being done by their parent or whoever...i has been a weekly thingy since i was here...how wonderful if i'm back home now!!! dont even need to think of breakfast....lunch...dinner...or whatever...food is easily access....could be either homecook (thanks mum for the great food she has been cooking!!)...or just take away from the nearby coffee shop(how cool will that be if there's ONE in sydney) or hawker centre....

6. milk for breakie and BRead for lunch!!
this is really a total 'transform' of me.....having milk EVERyDAY with muesli (or 'bird seed' as refer by exhousemate) and bread for lunch!! come to think about it...i have NOT had bread as lunch when i'm in m'sia...i just couldnt eat that as lunch...i always thought of having something more 'solid' than bread...bread will NOT fill my bloody stomach!!! but somehow, i have that for the past 2 n half years!! probably it's the easier and most convenient around.

7. listening to mp3 on comp.
mp3...???!??!?! i was like what the hell....come on...the quality of sound/music from the 'sets' or hifi sets or mini compo...or whatever is far better than the comp. speaker...that's what i used to think be4...but i guess human just need to compromise (not too sure it's appropriate to use the word here) at times...i dont have any 'sets' so to say...hence got to rely on the dodgy speaker i had and the mp3!! (believe it anot...i had got like 17Gb of mp3 in my comp now; although i'm not a big fan of mp3)

hhahaa....probably that's all i can think of now....will add on if anything comes into my mind.. :)

btw...will probably head to the beach tomorrow to 'make' some new year resolution thingy....i know is abit behind....but i guess still not too late; at least i still have got 350 days ahead!!!

this is how i'm feeling now!!!

2005-01-13T12:43:00.000+11:00

hi ppl..
finally get myself to write sumthing....i'm in the library now. sitting next to this bugger which i reckon i should have give him the name "the hopeless PIG around" !! this is why i come up with that 'nick' : he's having his headphone on with the volume turned to the MAX...you can still hear the music as far as 5 comp away! not only that..he EAT reallly like a PIG....did i say EAT?!!??!! yeah..he is eatin now...chewing his lolly as loud as possible n as though no one know that he's eating!! btw, that's his 3rd pack of lolly...not too sure he's goin to take out the 4th pack! furthermore, the most irritating part of the PIG is that...he's constant shaking or doin whatever 'exercise' with his leg (the table is moving right nOW!); this really annoyed me...till i have to tell him 'Please STOP moving ur leg'!

anyway...will keep updating once i get back....

anNOYED.....

2005-01-06T12:53:00.000+11:00

i was really annoyed...type in the wrong place...the last blog i wrote is GONE!!

anyway...here's the recap.

was really annoyed this morning by having to wake up at 9ish due to SUN....it was great thou...but 'hello' it's only 9...and i need to get off the bed?!?!??!?! seeing that i slept at 4+ in the morning....

Apart from that...i was also annoyed lately by having to wake up EVERY morning at 8am to call my manager to get some hours.....but the best part of the story is...."It's too early to tell whether i will need your help.....will give you a call later IF i need you...due to the recent hectic christmas spree, the company had just employ 6 NEW casual to help out, hence i need to be FAIR to everyone.... i was like..'hello'...WHY on earth you need the 'extra' when the experience (btw, not realizing i have work for them for more than one year) casual doesnt get any hours!!!

back to that...'will call u later if we need your help'. I have been patiently waiting for the phone to ring everyday...i even bring the phone with me where ever i go...even i go into the bathroom...imagine how desperate i am!!! and who knows...the phone didnt ring for the past 3 days...it finally ring today.....thank GOD!!

okie...that's all for now...got to get my fish tank...hope it's still available..

First Day of the YEAR!!

2005-01-02T12:38:00.000+11:00

hahhaha....

cant believe that the 1st thing i do on the first day of the year is to create my own blog !! just wanna check out how all these work..thou have been reading other 'interesting' blogs all these while...