Stillness

"girl, you should probably shut down your blog!" yering said, still stubbornly called me girl and to my own surprise, I am kinda used to it already.

"does it offend you in any way?" I then said with grin, so sly i swear she would hit me with anything in hand.

"errr...hehehhee" Giving me the usual silly smile.

Lunch at KLCC. me in formal attire and her in casual T and shorts, no longer the casual high school friends.

Different look, different age, different perspective. But the same silliness, same lameness that we are never bored of.

More importantly, the same way of marking important notes. still the highlighter supplier. The whole book is highlighted, only with different colors.

#28 Library

Sorry, I know my project has failed miserably. :(. How consistent I have been.

Well, what were the reasons contributed to the failure?

Plain laziness?? hmm I couldn't deny it.

Exams? Of course exam is one of them. I have been camping in the library as a matter of fact.

"you and library?? omg, i just can't link you and library together!" one of my friends said.

yeh people change. So did I. but frankly speaking, I love the bean bags in the library more than anything.



The bean bag just made it so comfy an environment to study. :)

#27 Exams suck

This is the most painful semester from the start of the semester till the end. A big thanks for geology and geophysics!!! Why the hell did they combine it into one subject?? The workloads are just too much. 4 hours of exams in a day with over 10 questions with each question at least 2 pages long. How the hell am I supposed to remember so much??

Time is dwindling and I seriously need another brain to store all the information. Is anyone kind enough to offer me another brain?? I promise I will return it in one piece right after the exam with all the geological and geophysical data deleted! Guess you wouldn't want to have anything to do with it. :)

I have realized that with us getting older each year, our ability to memorize stuff seems to be going downhill. Is it true that I am really getting older with a small and rusty???



ok seriously if I ever become that geology-minded, pls kill me on the spot!

#26 Desserts

What's the first thing that comes to your mind when someone says desserts?

Ice cream? Chocolate? Waffle?

For me, those are never my favorite. You might ask "how can you not like ice cream and chocolate?" well I just don't. and for a change, I prefer fruits. I personally like all sorts of fruits except durians!! If there is one thing I can ban people from eating it'd be durians. oh wait, maybe durians come after peanuts. lol.

Everyday after dinner and before bed time, I would sit down and enjoy my daily favorite meal of the day -- which I call the dessert platter. It's not as costly as seafood platter, not as expensive and fattening as ice cream platter, but it's as delicious as any of them. At least to me.

I am a big fan of fruits. Only one kind of fruits a day isn't gonna satisfy my insatiable needs for them. So I will take at least 3 different types of fruits each day, naming apple, grapes and strawberries. :). Sometimes 4 if I have a banana for breakfast. wow, I should buy an orchard! that will probably save me a lot of money in the long run.



But to be honest, I feel so fresh and happy and relaxed after eating those fruits everyday. Not to exaggerate it but those little fruits do really make my days sometimes, if not everytime.

#25 Shades

I need a pair of shades to help overlook things that are too painful to look at.

I need a pair shades to help hide the fear that people can easily see through my eyes.

I need a pair of shades so that the people that cherish me will take it off me when they are ready to show me the path that's leading us down.

I need a pair of shades so that I can help boost the economics and get away from recession and spend as much as I wish.

I need a pair of shades so that people wouldn't recognize me if I misbehave.



However, this is not the pair of shades I want.

#24 Breakfast by the beach

Had a nice breakfast this morning by the beach in Wollongong. A famous restaurant which according to chea hao is well reputable even on the internet. Well, I am not much of a fussy eater myself so yeh I am ok with anything.

Standing there staring at the menu board for a good 5 mins deciding on whether to order a burger or fish n chips only to be told that they only served breakfast at that hour. How embarassing. We ended up having breakfast plate which consists of bacon, tomato, eggs and baby spinach.

It's a good experience to have a nice meal by the beach. The sea breeze and the warmth from the sunshine just chase the blues away. It is also an effective way to de-stress when you have so much pressure weighing down on your shoulder.



One will never know whats better out there if one never steps out of the shelter. Holding on to something that's expired isn't gonna get you anywhere but just a waste of time.

#23 Nan Tien Temple

This is my second visit to Nan Tien Temple, the biggest Buddhist Temple in Australia. Having stayed in Wollongong and not going to Nan Tien Temple is a crime itself hence I made time today to go there with Chea Hao for lunch. Yeh all the way to the temple for lunch, but the vegetarian food there made it worthwhile.


Ok I know it's time to study and go to school. I am ready :)


Cheahao posing in front of the main entrance.


A peek at my lunch of the day. My fav would be the egg plant with capsicum and mushroom on the top. Nice combination.


My attempt to interfere in their conversation.

So, my hair is still intact. I didn't have the impulsive desire to shave my head and become a monk today. However there's a hostel kinda place for visitors and I might come again to stay for a night next time.

#22 Wollongong

So there I go, to a city on the south of Sydney. A dead city but with a lively soul which is of course my high school mate Chea Hao.

Needed a break so I decided to get onboard a train and traveled for 1.5 hours to get to this town. Despite being colder and more quite than Sydney, at least the silence isn't deafening and the freezing weather isn't miserable.


It's always nice to see a familiar face, especially during the time when you think you are too vulnerable to see strangers around.

#21 Beaches

Went for a walk along the beach this morning. It was cold out there but the sun was giving a little of its warmth to everyone. It might not be as warm as a heater but at least it did help. Sometimes we should be contented with what we got and not asking for too much. The higher the expectations, the bigger the disappointment.




Exams are coming, really soon, but I am not being productive with my revisions. Someone please help me! Oh by the way, anyone here knows how to knit? lol.

#20 Study Vacation

oh yeh, I am finally in the mood to start my revision. Even though it's not very productive it's marked the start of my revision journey. :). Started with Microeconomics as it'll be the first paper which is scheduled on the 17th.



It's cold and so nice to sleep in. My bed keeps beckoning me and of course I couldn't resist the temptation. Pls move my bed outta of my room and return it to me when I am done revising.

#19 Super Star

Just a few hours ago, I was with a friend of mine Michael at this super star singing contest which was held at my uni. Thinking that I had nothing to do at home made the idea of watching the contest even more tempting and there I was, watching 15 contestants competed with each other.

The big contrast in the skills of the contestants made the competition a bit boring after the good ones had performed. Well that's not the point I am trying to bring up, but the fact that someone unexpected be crowned the champion made me feel like throwing rotten eggs at him and the organizer. Omg!!! He is not even good!!! and his falsetto is at stake and I wouldn't be this mad if he is good looking but guess what, I am just speechless now.



Sorry for the crappy picture. But yeh, it really makes me wonder, what is it that they really want from a contestant?

On the other hand, I couldn't believe I didn't even have 2 dollars left in my wallet when I was about to catch a bus home. OMG!!!!! I had to call Michael for some money and he had to ask his friend to come back to uni to give me the money. Just for that 2 dollars!!!! ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh!!!! Poor me :(. btw, thank you very much Michael. :)

#18 雾大迷蒙

雾很大 前方的路迷迷茫茫的
我尝试往前看 看不清任何事物
迷蒙之间 我看到了你
我试着接近你 但渐行渐远
无奈 步伐停滞 迟迟不敢迈进



一直都是雾里看花
开始有了心悸
才发现 事情都是两难的
希望看到的 往往和真正看到的 有出入
其实如果不要那么执著
朦胧也可以很美

#17 Last day of uni

yeh, I am done with uni, well at least for this semester. Not exactly done yet, exams are coming so I am actually having study vacation tomorrow onwards.



Love this clip and I think I should share it with you all. :).

#16 Monopoly collection

People who know me well must have known that I am a big fan of Monopoly. Well not just playing with them but also to collect them. :).

yeh I know it's such an expensive hobby.

So I added one more item to my collections- The World Edition. :). It's not the electronic version with credit cards instead of notes but to be honest I actually prefer the old version which uses cash notes to trade. That's the version which we have been playing with since childhood isn't it?



So now you know what kinda present you can get me. :)

#15 Salsa

Yeh i just came back from my last lesson of Salsa and I felt great. Feeling great not in terms of I am qualified as a professional salsa dancer because I still am not, but because I got to do something meaningful on a Tuesday night. I need to get my life back, been losing it for the past few weeks and no I am not gonna let anyone get it my way anymore. :)

There is this pretty lady (well she is really pretty) who popped me a question when I was dancing with her just now.

"do you mind if I ask how old are you?" She asked, feeling a bit intrusive but I am not surprised at all.

"21. haha too young? hahaha." I said half jokingly.

"wow, 21. I never thought I would see such young people in this class!" She said, with a smile on her face.

"now you do! hehehe" i said and then we both laughed.

It somehow feels nice to be the youngest among all the students in the class. The average age of the class is around 26 I reckon and it's always nice to mingle around with peopel older than you because you get to learn a lot of things from them. :). Say goodbye to gullibility :).



Anyway despite being the youngest, I also feel so vertically challenged when I dance with all the girls in the class. Omg, I am merely their shoulder height sometimes. how embarassing!!!! but well it's the skill not the height we are looking at ok!!!!! :)

#14 Insomnias

ok, i hate insomnias!! seriously, it's very frustrating having to toss about in bed for 4 hours thinking that you would have to wake up early for uni in just a few hours time. It's the worst thing that can ever happen to anyone. Well for me, it's even worse because i had noone to phone at such wee hours of 5.30 in the morning. hahaha.

Whenever I have insomnias, I would grab my ipod and put the earphone on and blast my ears to the extreme. I know it's stupid because that will definitely make you more awake but what to do I am such a saddist. lol.

You might be wondering "why don't you count the sheeps like what people normally do?"

"Because I freaking have no idea what a sheep is like!"
Yeh you heard me, i can't normally visualize how a sheep looks like and it takes hell lot of an effort to just visualize and wouldn't it take up more of my brain cells and make me more awake? So yeh, it's a no no for me.

Besides that I like to disturb my friends or even my siblings when I have insomnias. The idea that I couldn't fall asleep makes me such a selfish bastard that I can't afford to see others soundly asleep. So, don't whack me if I do that to you because that's just me. and just keep me accompanied by talking to me and i will be able to fall asleep in no time.

So what do you normally do when you have insomnias?

#13 Pillows

Tell me about it. I woke up at 11 already wasted half a day and thought I would be more productive after lunch. Who knows slacker like me would give myself tonnes of excuses to not study and do my assignment. Well one of the distractions came from facebook, I am not gonna blame the person who sent me the restaurant city invitation. No I am not gonna say the name!

A friend of mine came over today and threw me a question when he saw the three pillows on my bed.

"do you use all the three pillows?" He asked.
"yeh of course. why would I put them there if i am not using all three of them?" I said, looking puzzled.
"how can you use three pillows in just one single bed?" He then asked and I felt obliged to show him.

I then proceeded to my bed and showed him why I need three pillows.



"so the first one over there with the apples pillow case is to protect my head from knocking onto the bed frame or the wall. The one in the middle is for me to lay my head on. and the third one is for cuddling purpose." I gave him full demonstration with me cuddling the pillow on the bed. Ok, maybe it looked somehow disturbing but hey that's my sleeping habit.

"Would you cuddle the pillow throughout the whole night? or you will lose it in the middle of the night?"

"hmm pretty much the whole night! It feels like I am cuddling someone to sleep. sounds sad but a pillow is what I use for a substitute!" I then said, giggled at my very own thought.

"oh by the way I used to have one more for my legs at the end of the bed." i then added.

So people, how many pillows do you need?

#12 Night at the museum 2

Wasn't as funny as I thought it would be and to be honest, i fell asleep half way through the movie. The animations were good, the crews were good, but the jokes were lame and the idea was so such a cliche. I was thinking of having a laugh to make the day easier, but it didn't quite do the job.

So people if you have nothing better to spend 11 dollars on, go for this movie. I would otherwise suggest to you a better lunch. :)


Dinner was nice with Nick and my cousin at this Hunan restaurant serving one of the best Hunan cuisine in town. Nick and I downed a bottle of red wine after that. After all it's Saturday night it's totally fine to have a few sips (ok I know a few sips is an understatement). Oh by the way, sex amd the city is still on the top of my list of the best american series. It kinda compensated for the disappointing night at the museum.

#11 Jogging at Centennial Park

Woken up by the recurring dream this morning at around 7am and couldn't fall back to sleep. What on earth is wrong with me? maybe I need more pillows, three of them aren't really enough for me I reckon.

Nick called at 10sth asking me to join him for a jog in the park. Well, given the fact that I am such an outdoor guy (no?), I straight away said yes. He picked me up at around 11. The funny part is I couldn't find my track pants and jogging shoes hence I put on short pants and my Diesel as a change. What an inappropriate outfit to be seen in the park. lol.


The jogging track is surrounded by balding trees with all the yellowish leaves hanging onto them waiting to be shed.




The lake is extremely peaceful today. I couldn't help but to stand by it and stare out straight in hope that it will pass on the peace to me. I could feel that every single thing in the park isn't liking the winter scene. It makes the once lively park less lively.

Stayed in uni till night time trying to finish my assignments. I couldn't agree more with the abbreviation of my uni UNSW -- u never sleep well.

#10 one of the six identicals?

So Jason sent me this picture and told me that he was shocked that the girl in the middle looks so much like me at first sight. Well, I personally don't think so but every of my friends around are siding Jason so I really don't have a say.

"omg, I thought it's Shane dressing up with...." Stef said.

"Are you sure it's not Shane himself?" xxx said.

and many more similar comments. Seriously, that alike???

The irony is I actually saw the girl when I was in Melbourne at my friend's party. lol.

My friend Leena told me there are 6 people in this world that look like us. So where are the other 5? hehe.

and seriously? a girl that looks like me?

#due to some copyright issues, I took the picture down :P. Jason, not that I don't wanna post it up, wahahaha.

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anyway, Nick allowed me to drive his manual operated car on Monday and I indeed scared the shit outta him. Well, what do you expect? after almost four years of not driving a stick, I kinda totally forgot how to drive a manual car!!!! but anyway we are still in one piece aren't we??? Well, it won't be long till the second experience. let's see how I will go with it. :) Hopefully it will be smooth:)



Thanks nick :)