God, Be my Refuge and Strength. . .

Dear God,

Please help me and my family as we go through this turmoil and that you will grant us protection and strength. Although I know I haven't been the best of the best and do things that don't make my parents proud, but I promise You that I will take the step forward and walk in Your steps. Every action and every word will be Yours. Thank you, Lord.

In Jesus name,

Amen.

*pray hard for things to turn around*

Beginning of a New Life in a New Place Pt 1

I could still recalled the first time I told my friend, AL, in my secondary school that my dad is going over to Australia and I might follow him there. As usual, it was just an empty promise that had failed to realize. Ever since, I am stuck in Malaysia. PMR came and went, SPM came and went and still I haven't gotten my chance to study oversea. So, I thought if I do well in my SPM I might have the chance to go oversea. Oh no, again i was deprived of another chance of studying oversea because JPA and Petronas rejected my scholarship application. Darn. On the other hand, I was offered a place in Taylors College to do a businees degree for 4 years. Since that was the only scholarship available without having my parents fork out their money, I took the offer.

At last, after 4 years, I finally got the opportunity ( thanks to my dad) to pursue my studies oversea.

Location : Sydney, AUSTRALIA
University : University of New South Wales
Course : Master in Commerce (Fund Management)

The thought of starting a new life in a completely different environment, where there are no 24 hours mamak stalls, no cheap Char kuay teow and no personal car to drive about, is scaring me and at the same time, makes me so pumped up to explore new horizon.

As the day closed in, I had shorter and shorter time to spend with my baby. We tried to spend as much time as possible, be with each other as frequent as possible. I had a lot of farewell from friends, tennis student( a CEO btw), and my baby's parents. Lots of good food and I enjoyed the time together, trying to catch up and update myself with their lives and happennings.

I shall post up some pictures from 1st day of Chinese New Year, which i spent in Taiping, to the day I left the airport. Some memorable pictures and quality time that I had. Thanks guys for the warm "riddance" ( according to Mr S).

Pre - CNY cookie-baking session:



My gf and her family usually bake cookies for cny festival. Some of her cookies are Chop-Chip Cookies ( which everyone pleasantly compliments her cookies as if they are from the Famous Amos) and Pineapple tarts ( made by her mum). It was always fun when it comes to battering the ingredients. For me especially. That means I get to "kacau". haha.





My birthday @ Bubba Gump Shrimp, The Curve

17th Jan. Hmm, another date in the year to celebrate.



Some of the pretty cool decoration on the table. Actually they serve as a tool to stop at the table when the red "Stop Forest Stop" sign is being displayed while the dark blue " Run Forest Run" is put on after the waiter/ess have taken down the orders. Kinda cool eh? hehe.





Most important thing in the restaurant~!!! Food babe. . .





MY BIRTHDAY CAKE~!!!
my close mates got me 16 cute lil cupcakes with JELLY BEANS on the top. The "HAPPY BIRTHDAY" candles put a special touch onto the cupcakes and I LOVE it so much~!!! Thanks peeps. Love you guys a lot.










Yi Vonn's mum's treat @ Dao Rae Gargen, Taipan

As I was due to fly soon, yi vonn's mum decided to give me a treat as a farewell meal. Initially, she wanted to go to Las Carretas at Taipan but it was closed. Funny. It was a Sunday, where it should be busy as families come out to eat, but it was not operating. "Oh well, then another restaurant then" her mum suggested.

Korean it was~! So we went to our loyal korean restaurant, which is located at the corner of street, just opposite the McD's. Oh man. I would surely miss this place once I am in Sydney. Just look at the photos and you will know why.






After the delicious meal, I hadn't got any idea what was stored for me. Upon reaching her house, they surprised me with this choc cake. I was so surprised because I didn't expect them to buy me a cake for my birthday as her mum just spent me lunch at a korean restaurant. I was very blessed indeed. Counting my blessing already. =p

*Look at the decoration on the cake. Awesome right? Shu Wen had the pleasure of eating the strawberries because she loves them. She even named her blog with strawberries. hehe.

* finger licking good!*
*happy couple*

Head Coach's Farewell Dinner @ the TERRACE, Curve

My head coach at KLGCC has been very good to me since the first day I worked under his guidance. I could still recalled the incident where I was being lectured and was given a warning. It was basically my fault because I couldn't wake up for the Sat morning tennis classes. Instead of arriving at the court at 8am, I reached there by 9pm. How on earth can a Head coach stand that kind of attitude? That wasn't the first time. So, Im sure you can guess what happen next.

After that, I was so scared that I was always punctual for any tennis classes. I always arrive earlier than my Head Coach and Sheena. I can even bet that none of them arrive earlier than me. Is that the reason why my Head Coach, Mr Khoo got me the sponsorship? For being a "good boy"? hehe. Due to his blessing and kind-heartedness, I've gotten Wilson sponsorship as well as Dunlop. Never ever in my tennis life have I gotten any sponsorship apart from SUKMA. Im seriously very grateful to Mr Khoo for all the guidance and the wisdom that he has imparted to me all throughout the 4 years duration. Thanks, MR KHOO.





The food was relatively good and it offered great environment and the atmosphere for marvellous dining experience. There was a group of singers performing across the walkway thus, adding a melodic wave to the atmosphere. They served great Barbeque chicken & beef as well as lamb chop. Had a few helpings. On top of that, I had great desserts to compliment the scrumptious meal that I devoured hungrily. Yummylicious.

Outings with my baby and Yu Hui @ Times Square & Sg Wang

The main purpose for this outing was to survey my baby's hair products and some make-up tools as they will be needing them for future use. I was quite excited on this outing as I seldom go to Times Square and Sg Wang with my baby. So, upon reaching Times Square, we were so starved to death that all three of us decided to find a place to eat. After some "heated" discussion, we finally decided to eat at Times Square itself. On the way to the restaurant, we stopped by GSC to see what movie was showing that day. Naw, not one that interest us. So, we proceeded to the food area. Found this cafe/restaurant at the top of Times Square, just beside the GSC cinema. As you can see from the picture, it is called "SEK HOU Restaurant".




Marvellous and delicious food I thought. I ordered my favourite food = UNAGI~!!! hehe. Just by looking at the picture, Im already drooling all over. Yu Hui a.k.a. Chipmunk ordered some fantastic and finger-licking-good meal as well. What a meal to start off the day.

Subsequently, we went to Sg Wang to look for the girls' stuff and I, being a very the gentleman, just tagged along. hehe. I am so good, aren't i? Then, to Chipmunk's surprise, as we entered a boutique at the top floor of Sg Wang, she saw one of the My FM Dj working in the shop. She told us that she has not heard him on the radio for quite some time already. And thanks to my D90, I took a very memorable picture for her. hehe. I think she owed me one dinner. =p.


Bible Class Farewell Dinner @ Ole Ole Bali, Solaris

Another memorable and tasty farewell dinner organized by my Bible Class friends. They have decided to celebrate my farewell at Ole Ole Bali, which I personally thought was a good idea because I have not tried this restaurant before. Judging from the pictures below, I supposed it was a delicious meal as farewell. Ranging from ayam betutu to their special burger(which Datin Cindy Yam described as the best burger), we had the time of our life, just dining in and eating to our hearts content. We drank some vine as well, thanks to Datin Cindy.


I must admit that the Satays were so delicate and tender. They were just awesome. The Ayam Betutu was also mouth-watering as well. Food was just everywhere, filling up the whole table. I just hope the food won't go straight to my tummy after this. =p






Pre- CNY @ Baba Jun House
Poker~! That's what I have been looking forward to when it comes to CNY. Basically not just Poker, but also Blackjack and In-Between. This time around, we did it differently. Instead of using the Poker chips, we used Sugus and Hacks. It was just hillarious. One would build their empire of Hacks and while he was doing that, we would persuade him to bet more in order to make his empire collapse. We really had great time together and just spending time as buddies. Miss you man, Jun.


The empire of Sugus was mine until Jun took it all away. Damn Jun. hehe. And one more thing which was hillarious was that while we were playing Poker, some of us just couldn't resist the temptation to just eat the Sugus and Hacks. Especially Jay Vijay. haha. The worse thing was that he ate his friend's sugus, not his. How mean was that. haha. So, as the owner of the place, Jun eventually won all our Sugus and Hacks.


Futsal Session @ Spotlite, Taiping

Feeling excited, ready to kick some ass or being kicked. haha. This was my first time, I would say. Although I have lived in Taiping for so long, I have never set my foot on Futsal field. What a waste. Spotlite is located just at the corner of Lake Garden, Taiping. FYI, Lake Garden has the most beautiful lake and scenery in the whole of Taiping. One could enjoy the cool breeze under the shades of raintrees that hover above you and stretches right into the lake. Looking at one of the picture, the hill behind the Futsal field is the famous Maxwell Hill. Famous for its "Genting-like" atmosphere but less poluted and less crowded. So yeah. In conclusion, Taiping ROcks.


30th Night, One day before Chinese New Year, Home
Steamboat! Like vs Dislike. My liking for steamboat varies according to my mood. Sometimes I would be craving for steamboat but sometimes I just become sick of it. Not sure why but that's how it is. Mum was busy preparing the ingredients for the steamboat. I must say, "Mum, you rock!" hehe. Just miss my mum's cooking and all. Mummy's boy I suppose. hehe.

Look at my mum. She's so fierce. That's because I was harassing her with my camera. haha. Anyway, that's not fierce, she was just posing for me. Not intentional for being so "fierce". hehe. Luv u, mum & dad. I didn't put up my dad's picture because he was topless with a Sarong. haha.

Happening Events in October. . .

Finally, after finishing the whole CFA syllabus, at least i have some time to upload and blog about the events that happened in October. It has been a busy month with lots of events and activities.

1. Genting with my piggy on the Raya week

Since we haven't been to anywhere after our Pangkor-Taiping-Penang trip, so we had decided to book the promotion room for RM38.80. We drove up and it was really cold because there was mist all over. I really enjoyed my trip there although again I didn't win Uncle Lim because this was our first trip to genting after we had planned for so long. It always didn't work out everytime we wanted to go. Somethings always pop up during the eleventh hour. Anyway, here are some pictures during the trip.

2. Convocation for UWE

I got to say I didn't really let the graduating atmosphere sink in because I was busy busy busy preparing my Valedictorian speech. The ceremony was due to start at 130pm but I had to be there by 11am for my 1st rehearsal. I got to admit that, despite countless practices in front of Ms V., Ms Esh, Mr. Nama and the rest of the program directors, I still had butterflies in my tummy. "Relax, relax", I told myself. I just couldn't bring myself to do it. Heart beat faster and faster as the real ceremony drew closer. After my first rehearsal, I realized that I was already late to collect the robe. So, I asked Mr Adrian, the Mass Comm lecturer, to let me pass through aka "potong Q". I swear hundreds of eyes were staring at me as I walked past them to get to the front. Pls don't curse me. hehe. I guess that was the privillege of being someone important on that day. So after getting my robe, I had to rush into the hall for 2nd rehearsal. I seriously missed the opportunity to hang out with my friends, to take memorable pictures together. What to do? Big guy, big responsibility. The opportunity to speak on behalf of the whole graduands has already make it worthwhile. It was a one-in-a-lifetime opportunity that will come only once unless I graduate again in Sydney after my Masters studies, which I doubt I'll be the Valedictorian again.

3. Pei Yan's Birthday
Date : 26 October 2008
Day : Sunday
Venue : The Apartment, Curve

The last birthday celebration was Richard's at Umai-Ya Restaurant, Damansara Uptown. I miss the gathering session with my college mates. Jovial, carefree and lots of laughter surround the atmosphere when we had gathering like this. Everyone is so tensed up at work, be it from working late for numerous nights or being fired left and right from the manager. Those who are in those situation will know what I mean. So, an event like this would definitely spice up their dull and monotonous working life. Therefore, work hard and party even harder. hehe. Oh well, it looks like I am the only one free now thus, I can always suggest this and that. Reality is everyone is stuck at work and thus, I am at home most of the time. Getting used to it already. Things are not that flexible anymore as compared to the life we had during university.

Anyway, back to Pei Yan's celebration. It felt good to see everyone again. As the saying goes, A picture speaks a thousand words. So, let's preview the pictures on that day.


The Apartment, Curve Damansara


oh yeah, before I forget, this birthday girl brought her camera to take pictures. but what she didn't know was that her camera has no memory card. haha. pei yan, pei yan~!!! hehe. . .




Mr Kenneth, our lecturer in TBS. so surprise to see him there with MARK FOO. ber-dating i guess. haha. anyway, it was nice to see him again.















4. Halloweeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeen at Baruk Borneo Club






trying to convert my baby~~~!!! hehe. . . fresh blood. . . yummy~!!!!












my baby got into top 5 for her halloween make up~~!!! proud of her. . . hehe. . .

Blardy Itchy Ass~!!!

You know what happen? Gosh. I sent Yi Vonn to pyramid today for class as usual. Upon reaching the entrance, I saw there's a shoot going on at the porch. It was the " Hip Hop Street Dance Battle Ground" by Astro, Malaysia. Gotten all excited about it, I stopped the car in front of the entrance, nearby the taxi stand. FYI, I love hip hop and breakdance. Also Krumping. So, since I have not seen any of these live, I thought to myself " Stop awhile and watch lar..."

That was the MISTAKE~~!!! Try and guess what happen next~!

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THE CAR GOT CLAMMED~!!! What the blardy hell was that? Shit. I stop for 5 or 10 mins I think. As a result, they clammed my car. Darn efficient~!!! The sign says " Kereta anda telah di-CLAM. Waktu pejabat 8am- 12am. Denda : RM50.00. Tak kurang tak lebih"I added the last sentence. hehe.

What a day man. Earlier on, I woke up at 7.30am to go for my coaching at 9.00am. I woke up farking early to coach and earn some money and just to see my car clammed after that. What a wonderful day it was. Aih.

As usual, being Malaysian, there is always a way to settle things if u know what i mean. Putting up my sad puppy face and trying to beg for mercy,

Vinz: Bang, boleh settle ke? Please la...I sakit perut tadi... Lari ke tandas. Tak sempat beritahu security guard. Tolong le.

Guard: Sepatutnya kau beritahu security guard dulu. Ada satu, dua, tiga dan empat guards. Mana boleh tak bagi tau mereka.

Vinz, again, I tried to beg for sympathy : Tolong la. Tadi sangat sakit perut. Tak sempat bagi tau security. I masih Student. Bagi chance lar.

The actual fact was that I was standing with them and watching the dance. haha. Tipu tak kelip mata. hehe.

Vinz: Kurang sikit la, bang. Tolong la.

Guard: Mau tolong tapi CCTV dah rekod. Ok ok. Kalau mau settle, macam mana mau settle?

I told him I could only give RM20. IMMEDIATELY, they took out the clam. Efficiency doubled~!!!

Another guard : Pergi kat tong sampah sana, CCTV tak boleh tengok.

Reluctantly, I took out my RM20 ( which was my hard earn money) to him. Aih. This is what you called " ITCHY BACKSIDE". Drop Yi Vonn and go back home la. Why want to stay around? So that I can do charity by donating money to them, is it? Damn. . . Felt so wasted. . . Some more, 2nd year Anniversary is on this Sunday. I am planning to save for that. Mana tau, this thing happenned.

I totally agree with Shaun " SHIT HAPPENS !!!".

Question~!!!

Have you ever wonder why most of us prefer to look for a guy when buying stuff in a shop?

Or let me re-phrase it.

When you go into a shop to buy something, a shop where you can bargain things for or ask for a discount, who do you usually go to?

The LADY BOSS?

or

the MALE BOSS?

Usually the Male Boss right? I don't know about you guys but for me, I will usually look for the male boss himself. WHY? Simple.

Male Bosses:

1. Negotiable

2. Can give free stuffs

3. Can give better discount

4. Better service (* Male Boss: Ok. Next time got any problem, come back and see me*)
( Lady Boss: Ok. Thanks for buying. Goodbye. No coming back hopefully)

Peeps, what do you think?