Getting To Know You via Food

[ 阿木 ] 有一种爱叫做放手

I was waken by an SMS from a friend at 730am!! ...He wrote, "Any plans today? It will be a boring day for me if I don't do anything. Help me cure my boredom please :)"... And for some reason I thought he was asking me to go out and I replied, "You're not working? I'm free 2day. Time & Place?"... and then I realized that maybe he just wanted to SMS to kill some time and had no intention to meet up today? ...haha... So Pai-Seh... Anyway, we ended up meeting at the end (probably because I left no choice for him to turn me down, I guess)... haha...

Anyway, I picked him up from his workplace at noon and head to Laksa King... Woohooo... I had Assam Laksa and he had Curry Laksa & Ice Kacang... We also ordered Plain Roti Canai as side dish... *YUM*YUM*!!

After the very satisfying lunch... We headed down to Melb Central's Hoyts for movie... We had free tickets and Mr. Brooks was the only movie that seems interesting... and we found out it was showing at Halfpipe Cinema (Bean Bags)... How cool is that? ...I always wanted to watch movie at Halfpipe Cinema!!! ...

Anyway, the bean bags are actually big enough for 3 people to sit/lay on... it's as comfortable as sofa bed! ...I think they are more like soft comfortable cushions than bean bags (because it's not filled with beans at all)... and seriously, it's the BEST experience watching movie in Halfpipe Cinema... BEST!!! ...I think I'd prefer watching movies only at Halfpipe Cinema in the future... hehehe...

Anyway, we went to Brunswick Street at Fitzroy for a walk and have light dinner at this VEGGIE BAR... Didn't order main dishes because we weren't that hungry at all... We shared a Pizza and the absolutely yummy Stuffed Mushroom side dish and have healthy mixed juices...

The night life at Brunswick Street was quite happening but we didn't stay there long at all... I do wish to jump into the pub/lounge for live band performance but it was kinda crowded... So we headed to Stoker for coffee and crepes instead... He has Rum & Banana Crepes (with Walnuts), and I have Spicy Apple Crepes... I think going to Stoker during Winter is the best... cos the wood fire in the middle and the beautiful old relaxing music and dim lights created this very warm and cozy feeling...

Well Well... When I do blog... it's all about FOOD, haven't you noticed? ...HAHAHAHA...

Puppy Love...

[ james morrison ] you give me something

Him - someone I have forgotten for so long, suddenly creeps into my mind... I remember how he purposely blocked my way at the corridor at school one day, and that's when I noticed his existence... One of the tallest guy (my senior) in our school during those days...

Our path crossed a few times over the decades...
1999 - Young and innocent, but we had our best time together...
1991 - He came back into my life after he graduated for 2yrs...
1993 - He found me (via the Oz phone book) after I migrated to Melb.
1994 - I went back for holidays and... hmm.

Wow... that was looooooong time ago!! ...
We do move on with our own lives, don't we?

I wonder if he'd still remember me or would ever think of me these few days... Normally when I suddenly remember someone, I'd hear from them (meaning they were thinking about me too at the same time!?)...

Anyway, listening to 张信哲 and 潘美辰's old songs would reminded me of him... and so is the cartoon "Little Mermaid"... Sweet!

Peanut Butter Iced Chockie

[ 南拳妈妈 ] 笑着流泪

While I was driving down to city today, I saw some tiny little yellow flowers along the freeway... it's the sign of Spring... the beautiful tiny little flowers... How do they know Spring is coming especially when the weather is still so cold?? ...Interesting huh?~

Saw him right in front of Ex-Nike and I quietly walked and sat next to him for a few seconds and he was a little shocked to find me sitting next to him without him noticing... hehe... Anyway, we went to this new Malaysian restaurant in Chinatown (cos both of us haven't been there before)...

Our verdict is... The Popiah wasn't good at all... My mom makes better Popiah!! ...The recommended (by the Waiter) Goreng Nasi Kampung tasted just like normal Chinese fried rice with some spicy sauce... BUT the Laksa was quite good... Worth the try =)

Next stop was Melb Central's Max Brenner... OMG!!! ...You must try their Peanut Butter Iced Chockie!!! ...It was absolutely heavenly beautiful!!! ...I think I'm a Peanutholic no doubt... cos soon as I saw "Peanut Butter" on the menu, my mind were made up eventhough I wasn't that into COLD drinks especially during cold Winter...

Driving home alone listening to my CD in the car... Thinking about the very few outings we've had in the past before he went back to Msia... We only knew each other for a short few months before he went back to Msia... and we'd never really met up ever since he came back to Melb again since last year... So to sum it up, we don't really know each other THAT well, but we do have a lot to talk about...

Just in case any of you started to wonder... No No... I think he is taken... and I have also just found my new love too -----> Peanut Butter Iced Chockie!!

Hot Pot Not Hot

[ michael bublé ] everything

Met up with a friend to have lunch and he suggested to have Korean food... I didn't mind Korean food as I haven't had it for quite a long time... I do miss Kim-Chi and I love those complimentary appetizers most Korean restaurants would offer...

Anyway, that Korean restaurant is hidden at one of the alley off Victoria Parade near Exhibition Street... Such an old double story brick dwelling surrounded by tall offices and service apartments... Hidden treasure for the Koreans I believe... cos most of the customers there are Korean and most of them ordered the black bean noodles... It must be very yummy!! ...

Well, we ordered a spicy Octopus dish (which turned out that some Octopus wasn't fully cook) and Mushroom Hot Pot... The dishes came pretty quick and they placed the Hot Pot on the mini stove which was attached to our table and let it boiled slowly... So much to talk about with my friend as it's been a while we haven't met up... and we were also busy eating the free appetizers while waiting for the Hot Pot to boil...

As we finished our appetizers, we both decided to dig in even though the Hot Pot hasn't fully boiled... The soup was warm but it wasn't boiling and we both actually thought it was normal?? ...It didn't occur to us to even check the stove underneath at all (both of us were not fully switched on that day I guess)... hehe...

Anyway, I think when we both have eaten 2/3 of the Hot Pot... I don't know what came to me that I suddenly realized something wasn't right about the Hot Pot (finally)... No, don't get me wrong... The Hot Pot tasted absolutely FABULOUS... I was just wondering why it still wasn't boiling when there was so little soup left in the Hot Pot?? ...I then checked the stove control and check the stove... ALAS!!! ...NO FIRE at all!!! ...NO MORE GAS in the mini stove!!! ...

How funny?! ... Both of us had been sitting there wondering why our Hot Pot wasn't boiling yet it didn't occur to us to check the stove during all those times... And we finished eating a Hot Pot which was not boiling HOT?! ...I started to worry whether we'd get tummy ache because we were eating the un-cook and un-hot Hot Pot... ISH?!!?! ...Silly us!!! ...

I don't think I'd go back to eat at that place anymore... cos I sorta went pass the kitchen and boy, it was a MESS... I was even more worried after seeing the messy kitchen because we have eaten the whole Hot Pot which wasn't boiling hot... hmmmm...

Where's the TIGER in me? - Part 2

[ 左光平 ] 心里有鬼

Guess what? ...We had morning tea this morning (every Friday only in our department) and our manager took the chance to remind everybody to work harder as it's end of the month and CSO (Customer Service Officer) shall do their best to get any outstanding documents for me to push the job forward... (*ahem*... I didn't tell the manager what happened yesterday at all)...

So I guess MH (the rude CSO I mentioned yesterday) started to worry whether our manager knew what happened yesterday and so she started to defend herself in front of everyone... I couldn't be bothered saying anything because I'm sure everyone knows by now (if they didn't hear what she said to me yesterday, they would have noticed the excuses she had today was obviously lame)...

Anyway, the whole day she didn't dare to pass me any documents nor files... She passed them to my Admin Support instead... And also, she started to update me regarding those documents which I was after without me reminding her (I won't constantly remind her in the future anymore because my manager told me that wasn't my responsibility especially the CSO have received a weekly outstanding list from me beginning of the week... It was their responsibility to follow up themselves and update me regarding)...

So... sometimes eventhough the cunning fox is lucky enough to escape from the hibernating TIGER... She still couldn't escape from getting caught... hiak hiak...

Where's the TIGER in me?

[ 金莎 ] 不可思议

Hmmm... The more I think about what happened today at work... the more I wonder why I let her get out of that situation that easily... hmmmph!!!! ...

What happened was... the past few days I've been chasing this documents from this CSO (Customer Service Officer) as it's nearly end of the month... I have tried Email, but no use at all cos she just doesn't respond (I even cc to our manager)... I have tried to remind her the past 2 days (once in the morning and once in the afternoon)... She would pretend to write it down on a Post-It note and tell me she'll chase later and get on with her works... Today, I went to chase for the documents again 4 times and on the 4th time, she said, "yap, keep chasing until I remember" and get back to her work again...

I seriously have never dealt with this kinda people before... Though I was unhappy and felt like saying something back to her, but I didn't due to it was an open office and considering we'd still have to work together as a team in the future, I just let it go...

Half an hour later, she made a loud phone call to leave a voice message to the Developer (to show that she has chased the documents)... and then she came to me, and said she has chased it and left a message... So I told her to continue follow up and chase the document cos the other CSO already either received the documents or got some sorta feedback from the Developer... She then said, "Keep reminding me all the times, until I'm sick of it and I'll chase it." ...

Woah... What kinda attitude that was? ...How rude huh?!?! ...I didn't even look at her and care to reply because I don't like to deal with this kinda people... and also I was a little in shocked (cos I've never had anyone so rude to me in open before)... and I didn't wanna say anything because I was worried I would raise my voice to match hers and we'd end up arguing...

If only we weren't in the same team, and if only I didn't have to deal with her anymore in the future, I think the TIGER in me will come out and bite her head off... bitch!!!

Obviously Full

[ 林俊杰 ] 杀手

Today my colleague came to talk to me about something... and then she looked at me and asked me, "Have you put on weight? ...cos your face looks kinda full now?" ...

I must admit that I haven't limit my food intake at all these few weeks... Jar after jar of peanut butter... I love spreading generous amount of peanut butter on the biscuits or bread... and I love to eat spoon full of peanut butter before I go to bed too...

Anyway, I have noticed lately that I often accidentally bite my inner cheek especially when I was chewing something... I have also noticed lately that when I try to smile, my cheeks feel a little tight or "heavy"... I think I noticed I have put on some weight... but I thought it wasn't NOTICEABLE?! ...Obviously I was in denial....

...until my colleague CONFIRMED it with that simple and direct question... =/ ...

NO MORE peanut butter for me anymore!!!! ...*sob*sob*sob*...

Freezing Winter

[ brothers four ] try to remember

The past few weeks... Melb has been soooooooooo cold... That explains why I haven't been blogging nor being on MSN lately at all... (Not willing to go anywhere nor do anything when it's too cold)...

I took this photo not far from my office... The freezing strong wind tensed up every inch of my muscles and I wished I could walk faster to get into my office every morning... but the wet weather slowed me down because I didn't wanna dirty my long pants nor shoes...

Anyway, this was the exact color of my world the past few weeks...

Perfect = Me

[ regina spektor ] lady

I'm sure everyone has heard this saying...

"When you point one finger at someone...
...remember that 3 fingers are pointing back at you"

How many people actually understand the true meaning of it? ...
How many people care to take the time to reflect their own action first?

Funny... how we like to point our finger at someone to inflate ourselves...
(*ahem*... I'm using "we" here, so I'm not just pointing fingers at you, but also myself too, ok?!)

Ballooning Highway

[ michael bublé ] everything

One of the morning when I was driving to work, I saw 5 hot air balloons flying quite low and very near...

Without second thoughts, I took out my phone and risking not only my life but also others' to take this photo... Seriously... Don't ever try taking photo while driving at 100kmh on a highway... I was stupid!!

Anyway, there was once I saw a rainbow colored hot air balloon taking off between two buildings (with very little gaps in between) and I didn't take a snap... and I regretted it until now... cos it was such a bizarre sight!! ...

More 80s Cartoons cos Nostalgia Bug bites?

[ michael buble ] everything

OMG... According to Variety.com...
Warners Bro is going to make a CGI animated movie of ThunderCats?!! ...
(Hmmm... as long as they don't look like Andrew Lloyd Webber's "Cats"!!)

Also Voltron is due to release in 2008!?? ...

And He-Man is on the move to the big screen in 2009?? ...
(as long as She-Ra is not coming along... hehe...)

And Smurfs may be visiting 2008!!! ...hohoho...
(and it's a triology too!!)

Anymore 80s Cartoons in the making?? ...hmmm...

Transformers

[ Soda Green ] 小情歌

Months ago I gave 2 free Village tickets to my parents and my parents still haven't used the tickets which valid until yesterday (last day of June)... What a waste, I thought... =/

In the afternoon, a friend (who hasn't been in contact for monthssss) called to share some good news, and asked if I wanna watch Transfomers?... I said yes and told him I have free tickets... so he suggested to watch at High Point's Cinemas cos it's just 5mins away from his place...

I went online to check the movie session times and found out that the cinema at High-Point is Hoyts, and I only have Village free tickets... There's Village Cinemas near his place but I remember he said he doesn't like the Village Cinemas at Sunshine because there's a lot of weird people there... so I SMS him a few movie sessions times and we decided to meet at 830pm at Hoyts... and I didn't bother telling him that we have to pay for the movies tonight... (and that's probably the start of near disaster)...

While I was doing my own things and enjoying my relaxed and quiet afternoon... my brother called up and said they wanna come over... I've always missed my brother since he moved out... and when he said he wanna come over, I actually wondered if I should call my friend to cancel our movie watching tonight... But it was nearly 6pm and I'd felt guilty for such short notice... So I told my brother that I wouldn't be at home... and so he decided to come over another time (unsure if this is another SIGN of not meant to go to movie tonight?!! =/...

Well, as usual I left home a little late and my friend has reached Hoyts at 750pm while I was still on my way... He sms me and said there's a long queue and he'll buy ticket first... and I thought that's a great idea to get our tickets first... Few minutes later he sms me again saying that he has bought HIS ticket... OMG!!! ...WHAT ABOUT MY TICKET??? ...He actually thought I have my free ticket and so he only bought his own?? ...What the!?! ...

So I quickly asked him to get a ticket for me... but he said he couldn't cos he was on the other long queue to get into the cinema (to get a good seat!!) and he kept asking me to HURRY cos ticket box's queue is really long too!!?... I was so close to YELL at him for that stupid reason... I nearly told him off and said, "EITHER you watch the damn Transformers with a good seat WITHOUT ME, or GET OFF the damn queue now to buy me the ticket before it sold out?!"... Ma Ma Miaaaaaa...

Seriously, if I were him, I wouldn't mind whether I'd get a good seat to watch the movie... I'd be more concerned if my friend couldn't get a ticket to watch the movie with me... Perhaps I over estimated myself huh!!! ...Cos obviously a good seat is MUCH MORE important than securing a seat for me!!! ...So go figure how I nearly made a U-turn and go home!! ...

Anyway, when I have finally found parking space and reached the cinema, I found my friend and he asked if I bought my ticket in a very sterned expression? ...I was really going to punch his ugly face... Dammit!!! ...

So I quickly queue up to get my ticket and thankfully 830pm session still hasn't sold out yet... Just as I joined the queue with my friend, the gate opened - just in time to get into the cinema without talking to each other much... I think both of us were pissed off with each other... hehehehe... We were probably at the "transition" moments at that time too... As we sat down, we started to talk like normal again and all the frustrated/unhappy feelings were gone... We both agreed that there's some mis-understanding and mis-communications and we were both very relief that at the end, things ironed out and timing were perfect... *phew*!!

Yeah... that's all the add-on wonderful Transformers movie watching experience... lolx

So, have you watched Transformers? ...I didn't watch the cartoon when I was little... I wasn't that into robotic/autobots cartoon at all... but this movie is quite entertaining and cool... "Bumblebee" is so cute and Optimus Prime is so macho and cool... =) ...Other than this two, I do not recognized any of the other autobots at all... hehehhe... They all look the same to me... =P

Now that they have made most of the cartoons into movies (like Transformers, Fantastic 4, Superman, Spider man, Incredible Hulk, X-men and etc)... I wonder if they were going to make movies of Smurfs, Thunder Cats, Silverhawks... hehehe... I used to watch Smurfs and Thunder Cats a lot when I was little... =P ...

So which other cartoons did you watch when you were little?!

Miss. Neat & Organized VS Miss. Messy & Lazy

[ 林俊杰 & 金莎 ] 被风吹过的夏天

What a happening and tiring week... and thank goodness it's finally weekend!!! ...I need to start learning meditation soon... to relax the body and mind!

Our company has been restructuring the past weeks and the renovation has completed during last weekend... We all came on Wednesday in casual comfy clothing because we had to move into our own Team... I am in "The Nitro" North Team... Hohohoo... I am quite happy to be in the North Team because those people that I found it hard to work with are in either South or West team... *Hiak Hiak Hiak*...

Anyway, I was busy cleaning up my South Jobs (that I have been working on for the past 6months) to have them ready to pass it on to South Team... In the mean time, I have to start follow up with the North Jobs which is yet to hand over to me next week... It's hard enough to take over jobs that I am not familiar with... and it is even more frustrating to find out that particular someone (who have been working on North jobs) is so unorganized and she doesn't journal things that she's done on the system (so I have no idea what she has done, and what she hasn't!!).... I get frustrated when I have to take over messy stuffs... #@$@$%...

Talking about messy... my only supporting admin (who will do all the paperworks) is a very very messy girl... Her desk is forever messy (papers can pile up here and there and I don't know how she could work in such a messy desk)... Anyway, the past few days I have picked up so many missing documents in the file that she's been doing... She has never improved the past 2yrs... and I find it hard to have her supporting me because I am such a neat and organized freak and when I told her nicely that some documents are not in the file (cos she forgot to photocopy them, or photocopy not enough copies), she'd become sooo damn defensive (she used to slam the files loudly on the desk and stormed off to photocopy more documents for me)... =/...

Seriously, to those people who always find short-cuts, who is not responsible, who is lazy and messy and not organized and ended up not able to perform their job well... Do they really not knowing they haven't done things correctly?? ...Doesn't conscience catching up with them at all? ...

Anyway, enough of that... Gotta relax and enjoy my weekend for not doing anything!!!!

Food Food Food...

[ howl j ] perhaps love

I think I'm craving for all the unhealthy food again... like KFC's crispy skin... Hungry Jack's juicy burger... rich creamy sauce pasta... pizza full of salty anchovy & olives... hot and spicy kimchi... tasty fries... chili lobsters or crabs... and everything that is very rich and tasty...

So far I'm still trying to be healthy conscious, but it's darn hard... Imagine a week of eating tasteless food or congee (due to haven't been feeling well for the past week)... Anything that's salty and spicy would excite me... The thought of those food already makes my drool now...

I don't think I could ever give up food just to lose a few kilos... It's terribly hard to give up food for health (but I'll TRY my best now... very very hard!!)...

Anyway, this morning I was looking forward to lunch time cos I felt like eating something else (other than my packed lunch)... and when I finally bought something from a take-away shop that I thought I might enjoy... it didn't taste ANY closer to what I had imagined it would taste like... Perhaps I expected too much and I craved too much for great food that I was so disappointed when it wasn't even that nice at all... URGH!!! ...

I can't tolerate food that is not nice... We shall only eat those food that we enjoy eating... especially having a meal now would only means that we have one less meal in this world to enjoy... heeeeeee...

[宮] 野蛮王妃

[ howl j ] perhaps love

I have just finished watching this Korean drama called "宮"...

All the background & deco are so beautiful... All the fancy dresses and outfits are so pretty... and of course, all the casts are so lovely and beautiful...

I wish the original casts would make a sequal...
Can't get enough of it... muahahahahhaha...

Mobile phone calls or SMS?

[ moulin rouge ost ] el tango de roxanne

Do you prefer phone call or sms?
I personally prefer SMS especially when there's nothing that urgent...

When there's nothing urgent... I guess an SMS would be more appropriate due to we'd never know if the other party were available to pick up your call or not... At least an SMS would seems more appropriate especially if you wanna respect their privacy... That's what I thought anyway...

Sometimes my phone would ring at the wrong time... and they would ring again an hour later when they didn't hear from me... Would it be that hard to even send me an SMS if it was that urgent which they had to call back an hour later? ...Am I obliged to return a phone call just because I had a missed call?

I guess I'm a little weird in some ways because I think constantly calling people's mobile phone and not leaving any SMS or msg was rude...

If you truly care, leave an SMS because there's time when I am not feeling too well to pick up the phone...

What Are You Allergic To?

[ gwen stefani ] wind it up

My god-son Brandon has just turned 1year old end of last month and he always had a bit of rashes every time I saw him... (*ahem*! ...I probably shouldn't be using "every time" cos I have only seen him twice actually... =( ...Hmmm... Would really love to fly to Sydney more often though... Will surely do so when I feel better =)) ...

Anyway, the parents took Little Brandon to see a specialist and they found out that he is allergic to cow's milk, high allergy towards egg white, mild allergy towards soy, fish and nuts... OMG!!! ... How many allergies a baby could have or take?? ...Poor Baby... Anyway, he is now drinking special milk formula and really strict diet... so that he could grow faster, grow stronger, become more cute and adorable when I see him the next time... =))

I'll have to give up eating Nuts before I see Brandon... cos according to the doctor, nuts particle might get to him and cause a reaction? ...I have always love Crunchy Peanuts and Peanut Butter... I could eat spoonsssss-ful of Peanut butter when I watch TV or when I feel like having a munch... Anyway, I'll make sure I give up peanuts before I fly to Sydney next time... heeeeee =)

So, what are you allergic to? ...Any?

I am allergic to people who winged and complains a lot...
I am allergic to people who is "popo-mama" and long-winded...

News That Came Early & Unexpected

[ 金莎 ] 不可思议

: : Tuesday : :

It was surprisingly peaceful in the office today... not as bad as I expected (as per my previous blog)... all of us felt a little weird because the tension was absolutely in the air, but there wasn't any cat & dog fights at all... the whole day was quiet and there wasn't anything to talk/gossip about (for us to kill some time?)... My manager had several talks in his office with my team leader but they didn't raise their voices (hence we couldn't hear anything that we could talk about) even the door wasn't closed (normally if anything serious, my manager will close the door)... hehe... no juicy gossips, no spicy fights, no banging doors, no nothing the whole day... Awkwardly peaceful...

During lunch time I received a phone call...
I stared at the monitor for hours due to the unexpected news...
I became very positive again only when I was on my way home...
Maybe there was still hope cos he said "possible"... it wasn't definite, yet...

: : Wednesday : :
Work, work and work... Work occupied my whole day and my mind...
Maybe I was actually in denial... I was going to make a few phone calls but works kept coming in and I didn't get the chance to use my manager's office to use his phone to make a few private phone calls...

Reached home and received a letter which they had booked me in for an appointment on coming Friday... Efficient... In a way, I felt better for I get to find out more pretty soon... On the other hand, having them booked me in for an appointment so soon seemed serious... Anyway, I didn't really worry too much cos there's no reason why I should be worried when I know nothing yet...

: : Thursday : :
My team leader emailed me to express how relief and how good she felt now that she has sorted things out with my manager... Well, that's a good thing... but there's still tension in our office as the other girls still alienated my team leader... It's funny because they were previously complained about my manager, and now they turned against my team leader when my manger is back...

This is the reason why I didn't like to get involved in any office politics nor any problems in the office... because I will never know how the wind blows or when the wave turns...

: : Friday : :
I waited for an hour before my name was called (the appointment)... He told me they wrongly booked me in... but I found out the "definite" result from him... I drove around in the city aimlessly wondering what I should I have for lunch... Subway? ...Salad? ...or shall I even call my manager and take the whole day off? ...What should I do if I don't go to work? ...

I decided to go back to work... I bought Chicken Caesar Salad for lunch... It was terribly busy at work because we had to prepare contract for the first time (due to the lady who usually prepared contract was away)...

I wasn't that happy with my colleague cos she asked me to sit for the Contract Training last time together because she wanted me to back her up if she missed out any details... and now she just dragged me and wanted me to prepare contract WITH her... I wasn't meant to do any Contract at all... Damn it!! ...

After work, met up with Andy, Kevin and Kelvin... Why on earth there's so many people like the name -- "Kevin" & "Kelvin"? ... I think I have met so many Kevin and Kelvin in my life it's not even funny at all... Anyway, we went to Jade Restaurant for dinner... and The Coffee House at Chapel Street for coffee... I was very worn out by the time I reached home at 11pm... Sooooooo tired...

It's probably a good thing that I was that tired... cos I slept well...
It's probably a good thing that I had a busy Friday after the definite news...

Back To War-Zone

[ 張學友 ] 但愿人长久

: : Saturday : :
Had steamboat at one of my ex-colleague's place... Having steamboat during cold winter is the best! ...Lotsa food, lotsa laughters and the night seemed quite short... Anyway, I was feeling quite tired and all I did was eat and eat and eat... hehehe...

: : Sunday : :
Brother and Winnie came by for dinner... Brother always had this impression about "Apocalypto" is similar to "Passion of Christ" (because they were both directed by Mel Gibson) and he refused to give it a try... So I took the chance and played that movie and sorta forced them to watch it... HAH!!! ...I think if it wasn't because it was getting late, they would probably stayed and watch the whole movie here... *muahahhaha*... Anyway, he took the movie home and I'll find out if he is Jaguar Paw's fan soon... =P

: : Monday : :
Spent the day watching a few Korean and Cantonese series (since today is Public Holiday - Queen's Birthday)... Time passes by so fast hey?! ...My long weekend has came to an end... and I'm stressed about going back to work tomorrow... Why? ...because my department is now a war-zone... There's so many things going on and it involves my manager, my team leader, and one of my colleague...

Well, to make things short, my manager had been away the past 5 weeks for Jury Duty... and my team leader probably crossed the line by trying to get higher managers to "warn" one of my colleague but things got a little ugly and my colleague is now leaving our Dept...

My manager came back to work on last Friday seeing our Dept has fallen apart and he was pretty upset to learn about what my team leader has done... and my team leader was sick on Friday (coincidently) and so was one of the higher managers... My manager was told by another higher manager that he is not allowed to talk to us on Friday regarding the matters until they came back on Tuesday... So it'll be quite a day tomorrow... =/

I hope I'd be able to stay out of all this... cos I know my manager wants to speak to me on Friday but I managed to sorta get away with it... Hmmm... Will I manage to escape tomorrow? ... =/

楊宗緯 VS 蕭敬騰

[ 萬芳 ] 新不了情

Lately I've been watching this Taiwanese program called "超級星光大道" religiously... and this is one of the best episode... I like both their versions of this beautiful song... I think 蕭敬騰 (1st singer) is great cos he made that song his very own version (and that's quite hard to do)...


A Taiwanese Program called "康熙來了" had 蕭敬騰 as their guest...

(Part2 :: Part3 :: Part4 :: Part5)

Yummy Doc

[ thirsty merc ] 20 good reasons

I'm not sure about other places, but I reckon in Melbourne, most of the anesthesia doctors are so darn handsome and cute and cool and oh-so-my-type!!! ...

Today I had bronchoscopy done... I wasn't too nervous about it actually... not until the anesthesia doctor brought me to a room to explain to me the anesthetic procedure...

OMG!! He is soooooooooooooooo good looking!!! ...He has this very cool surgery hat sorta covered his clean shaved head (hehehe... I always have a thing for guys who looks cool in shaved head)... anyway, most of the other nurses or doctors there were wearing the standard blue surgery hat, except my anesthesia doctor... his surgery hat looks quite simple yet stylish and colorful... (It tells me that he is not the nerdy type of doctor, nor overly funky too.)

Ok, so he made a few jokes and made me relaxed a little, and I told him I started to get a little nervous... He then assured me that after he injected the drug, he will hold my hand during the whole procedures to make sure that I'll be fine... (Owwww... So sweet neh!!!!)...

At that time I had already changed to the hospital gown (yup just stripped down to my own socks & undies and covered with the hospital gown)... He was so observant... cos he spotted my tattoo (which only exposed just 0.5cm off my socks cos I think I stupidly pulled my white socks up way too high off my ankle, and I surely look so nerdy and funny!!!)...

So when he excitedly asked about my tattoo, I smiled and looked down, and saw how daggy I looked in those white socks which being pulled so high up... and noticed that I didn't apply any lotions on my legs today and my dried skin were all exposed and I could see some HAIRS on my legs too!? ...OMG!!!! ... I was so embarrassed!!! ...cos if he could spot that tiny bit of tattoo which was 95% covered by the socks... he surely could see my HAIRS and dried skin... HOW EMBARRASSING!!!! ...*faint*

Anyway, when they finally call me in to the theater... He was still so attentive to me, and made a few jokes that made everyone laughed too... He cheekily asked if he could see my tattoo... So I let him and he asked a few questions about tattoos as if he was also interested to get one as well... hehehe... Ain't he lovely??? ...

Well, I wanted to think that he was there holding my hand when I passed out... hehehhe... but I didn't get to see him after I woke up... and that's my 3hrs "crush" on my anesthesia doctors today... *muahahahhaha*

A Dream

[ edith piaf ] la vie en rose

It's been 4 days or nearly 5 days...
It's such a long time living the days without knowing what's the meaning of "living"...

I dreamt of something beautiful today...
How I wished that dream would come true and exist...

There was bread shop next door, there was noodle shop next door, there was dessert shop next door, and there was this sticky rice stall and night market hawker food stalls two blocks away (just like how I remembered those stalls from KL)...

We had a great time and walked back all the way in the middle of the night... It was dark but I wasn't afraid... It was cold, but I wasn't shivering... There were many $5 on the road side (some hanging from trees and on the roadside) that people couldn't be bothered to stop aside and pick it up...

We were happy... There were trust and believes... There were smiles and happiness... There were love and warmth... The sense of security and the feeling of "knowing"... Knowing that is "it"...

I hope I'd remember that feeling and the background settings in that dream... I hope I'd still feel that way when I remember this dream someday.... cos it's really like a little paradise to me... I know as time goes by, I will forget about having this dream and being there feeling like this... but now I just wanna crawl back to my bed, and feel that dream again...

Travel Companion

[ 周杰伦 ] 红模仿

Woke up this morning... felt a bit like a deflated balloon... unwilling to get up... Started to think about things that would make me feel good...

Thinking about my traveling dreams... hehe... The thought of traveling making me feel much better and energetic... Yup! I hope to travel overseas next year... woohoo!!

While I was thinking about traveling... the thought of traveling companion came into my mind... I have very few travel companions that I actually enjoyed traveling with... I guess to me, travel companion is as equally important as the chosen destinations... After all, travel companions do have great impact to the outcome of the travel experiences...

My ideal travel companion:-
: : Not more than 3 people (included myself)... Bigger group means troubles!
: : Must be taller than 160cm... Too hard to find you in the crowd...
: : Must have similar outlook/attitude and knows when to give & take...
: : Must know how to respect each others' privacy and personal space...
: : Must not whinge, complain and bitch about everything non-stop...
: : Must not talk-non-stop... My ears will hurt listening to you day & night...
: : Must not rush me here&there... I enjoy seeing more with my own pace...
: : Must be a bit adventurous & spontaneous... Don't be a si-si or princess!
: : Must enjoy eating real food... Stop your diet (lose weight) while traveling!
: : Must be decisive on what you wanna buy to avoid shopping whole day!

Okidoki... I think that's about it for today's blog...
I shall watch another episode of "The Silk Road" now...

Little Things In My Life Lately...

[ 蘇打綠 ] 小宇宙

Let's see... what's been happening in my life lately... hmm...

: : No more Korean/Chinese dramas & TV series... Enough is enough!!!
: : No more Animes (except NANA)... I'm still the fan of NANA... =)
: : Haven't watched any movies lately... Someone should asking me out?
: : Watching "The Silk Road" again... Want to visit China very soon!!
: : Crazy about 小松 lately... (day dreaming about him now)... *^_^*
: : Dusted off the drawing pad & pen to experiment a few new areas...
: : Trying NOT to get involved in office politics... Turning blind eyes...
: : Trying to learn how to meditate without falling asleep... hehehe...
: : Keeping a list of things that I am grateful of... expressing gratitude!
: : Started to use Lavender Body Lotion... Love the scent of Lavender!
: : Listening to more Mandarin Songs... Love the beautiful lyrics...
: : Can't wait until mid July (you know why if you're my close buddy)
: : Still want a pair of black shoes, and stock up some winter clothes....

Hmmm... I shall blog more often hey!? ...
Sometimes there's many things that I wanted to blog when I am not in front of the computer... but they all evaporated when I finally sat myself down...

Sometimes I'm feeling very tired after a long day... especially lately...
Sometimes parallel thinking stop me from blogging something spicy...

Charming...

[ 蘇打綠 ] 小情歌

I'm totally smitten by 小松... and this is for him... *^__^*

Happy Birthday Brandon

[ mandy ] happy birthday to brandon

It's my god-son -- Brandon's 1 year old birthday today!!! ...

I couldn't fly to Sydney to celebrate his birthday this year... *sob*sob*...
I'll do it next year... =))

Here's all the pressies he received for his 1st birthday...
He's sooooooooo happy hey!!!

Spending More Trying To Save

[ eason chan ] 烟味

We went site visiting today and it was quite fun checking out the different stages of the house constructions... Anyway, I was hoping to see how slab was done but we had no luck due to the wet weather these few days...

Anyway, we had lunch at Roxy's Subway before heading back to office... Due to it was already 1.30pm by the time I reached city... I thought it's probably not worth parking in the car-park (which cost $16 whole day)... so I decided to park my car at the 2hrs parking area outside my office cos I could easily move my car 2hrs later, and it would save me a few dollars (comparing to parking in the car-park)?? ...

3 hours later... a AUD54 fine was sitting on my car's windscreen with an evil smile... URGH!!!! ...#$%^$#^...

#@$%$&#^# ~ !!!

[ 信乐团 ] 离歌

@%#$%#... is all i could express for now and how i felt the past few days...
no idea how did i get through it last time...
no idea how i did it this time neither...

all i could do is... keep listening to "The Secret"...

海 阔 天 空

[ 信乐团 ] 海阔天空

疯言疯语

[ 孙燕姿/蔡健雅 ] 原点

关心太少，会被说成无心或冷淡。
关心过量，会变成喋喋不休的唠叨。
关心得不适时，却是何等的多余。

喜欢沉默，因为沉默能让人听见很多很多声音。
喜欢沉思，因为沉思默想的过滤让人思绪更清晰。
喜欢将自己抽离现实，去反省和客观的琢磨现实的细节和人生百态。

不想多言，但并不带表不懂。
不想表达，因为没必要让人认同。
每个人的人生观，人生阶段，和人生经历都不同；
亲身经历和体验而继以领悟，不更加巨有说服力吗？

Red Shoes

[ 陈奕迅 ] 烟味

I didn't buy these shoes when I first saw them weeks ago, cos I couldn't decide which one shall I get... I love both of them!! ...And I was going to get a pair of black and a pair of red.

I finally have time to shop this weekend, and these red shoes are half the price of the black ones... And being a cheapskate like myself, I would not pay $45 extra just for the black color in same style! ...(Well, looks like I still have to shop for a black pair of shoes, because I do need a pair of black ones for work.)

Anyway, choosing the colors wasn't the highlight for today at all... and just so you know, my right foot is actually half size bigger than my left foot... So I actually had to try on size 8 and size 8.5 for both styles to see which sizes were more comfortable before I get them...

Due to there's many people in the shop browsing and trying on shoes, and there were only two sales persons... I took the chance without thinking twice (I still don't really know where did I get the courage to do this)... I put a size 8.5 (right) and a size 8 (left) into the boxes...

I have never done this before and I just thought if I get caught by the sales person, I'd just pretend that I placed the wrong size's shoes in the boxes then - no big deal... After all, I'd tried on so many of them and it's quite easy to get all mixed up!? ...

Anyway, I pretended to be cool when I paid for them at the cashier... and they didn't even bother checking if those shoes were both in the same sizes in those boxes...

For once in my life time, I actually get to wear the RIGHT sizes of shoes on both my left and right feet comfortably (without having my left foot always compromising my right foot)!! ...hohoho...

The Things My Ex Said To Me...

[ guns n roses ] november rain

Well... Last week my ex in Miri dropped me a message requested for my brother's email... (Why he wants it? ...No idea... I didn't try to find out.) Anyway, I sent an email to get my brother's consent before giving out his email to my ex... but bro didn't reply me regarding that... and we have totally forgotten about that too when we went out during the Easter weekend...

Today, my ex kindly asked for my brother's email again... I told him I have already sent an email to my brother but he hasn't replied... and my ex was surprised that I emailed my brother... So, I told him that it's not an urgent or important matter, hence I emailed my brother instead of calling him straight away? ...and then the below conversation started...

[my ex] says:
How come you have become like this, ooki?
[ m ] says:
...dont understand ur question...
[my ex] says:
never mind....
[ m ] says:
like wat? ...i'm just being direct... hehe... that's the truth as well...
[my ex] says:
when you were with me... and when I had problems in marriage... you tell me you know why my wife feels like that... cos I'm like this and like that right?... well I accept the problem in me... I guess what u felt was wat my wife felt abt my attitude....
[my ex] says:
Now... let me tell you this as a friend k
[my ex] says:
I know why guys tend to break with you... I noticed it last time... but i never said anything... cos I did love you once...
[my ex] says:
To me you'll always be that special girl...one i loved... but you can be quite stubborn with your opinion... and kinda hard to understand tat...
[my ex] says:
but it's ok now... we have our own problems...
[my ex] says:
nobody is perfect
[my ex] says:
I know it's "not important" for you to call your bro... but by the mere fact that you said "not important" shows me something
[ m ] says:
thanks for the ...erm... what do you call those? ...lolx
[my ex] says:
thanks for nothing perhaps?
[my ex] says:
but anyway... as long as you're happy with yourself... that's fine
[ m ] says:
anyway, u seemed surprised that we emailed each other... hence i explained... lolx... cos i dont call my brother if there's nothing urgent... usually we'd email during working hours cos we're all busy...
[my ex] says:
dont worry or care abt what others feel...just be yourself
[ m ] says:
exactly... =)) ...
[my ex] says:
it's fine...

Easter Saturday

[ elton john ] your song

Such a beautiful day...
I was invited to go out by the warm and cloudless day... =)

I went to Officeworks nearby to get printer ink, yet there's no stock... so I went all the way to High-Point to hunt for my printer inks... Man, they are not cheap... but at least I could now print out the songs I wanna learn... =)

I saw a pair of nice boots!!!!
I saw a pair of pretty red shoes!!!
I saw a beautiful black shoes!!!

I think I need a new pair of shoes now!!! ... =)
And I need more winter clothes too!!! ...
And I want to watch "300" soon...

(Ahhh... I love "Your Song" so much... let's see if I could find the scores and play that!)

Good Friday

[ yuna ito ] endless story

Long waited Easter break has finally arrived, yet there wasn't any big plans...

Oh yeah, my car (the old bomb) has finally broken down due to old age... I noticed last week that it was noisier than usual... It sounded exactly like those modified sports car - very loud, yet POWERLESS... hehehe... Oh well, the exhaust pipe sorta broke, hence the noise... Funny how it had chosen to break down at the right time, cos dad has just bought a brand new sedan, and I'm now inherited his previous car... *grin*... Anyway, I had been spending the afternoon cleaning the car and transfer stuff from the old bomb... (So what shall I name this car?? ...Hmm...)

Later in the evening, we dine at Jade Restaurant at Chinatown... Luckily brother made reservations a day earlier because that place was quite full and many walk-in was turned down due to they didn't make reservations earlier... Anyway, the tea was yummy, the food was GREAT... We all felt so content walking out with full big tummy... Ahhhh... This is what we called great food... =)

I started to doodle some stuff on my sketchbook again...
I have also found some piano scores too, but yet to replace the printer ink so that I could print them out... =/

In Love with NANA

[ yuna ito ] endless story

Few months ago, I came across this brief intro of an anime called "NANA"... For some reason, I thought to myself that I will like this anime...

Last month, I walked past a shop in Chinatown with a friend (normally I wouldn't care to check out this shop because it looks dodgy?)... But for whatever reason, we walked past that shop that day, and I actually stopped and turned around to check out the DVDs in that shop (for the 1st time)... And just as I was about to finish browsing the last shelf, the movie version (aka live-action) of "NANA" presents itself in front of me... and I bought it... and I watched it... and I love it...

I have now started watching the anime version of "NANA"... Absolutely in love the beautiful drawings and the in-depth emotions of the characters in NANA... It's much better than the movie version of course... and I love all the songs in both Movie and Anime!!! ...

Well, NANA is an anime about friendships, punk rock bands, and romance... Hence there's lotsa nice songs in it... And Black Stone / Blast (Nana's Band) and their rival Trapnest plays beautiful songs in both the Movie and Anime... Couldn't help myself but to share with you all...

[ Yuna Ito ] Endless Story
Movie version of NANA


[ Black Stone / Blast ] Kuroi Namida
Anime version of NANA


[ Trapnest ] A Little Pain
Anime version of NANA

Promise Has Finally Realized...

[ mika nakashima ] glamorous sky

My dearest friend Doki is coming to Melb in mid April!! ...
I'm so excited...
The promise has finally realized after 15yrs...
How would things be without any promises in the future, I wonder...

Doki, you can be the one who shave my head... =)

Hustler N'ever

[ anna tsuchiya ] kuroi namida

Haven't played snooker at Hustler for probably just 5 weeks or 6 weeks? ...but it felt like I haven't played for ages... Even that part of the memories seemed so far away already (a sign of moving on? ...lolx!) ...Anyway, I was back to playing Snooker tonight and it's the first time we played 3 games in one night (a great sign of improvements... heeee!!!)

I figured a person's personality or character easily be revealed from playing Snooker (or any other games)... Just like those who plays Poker or Mahjong... I couldn't believe I saw so many flaws in him tonight... and I don't think I like him anymore... AH-HAHAHHAA!! ...(I'm serious ...I don't anymore!!)...

Well, I know nobody is perfect... but I personally couldn't tolerate someone who enjoy showing off and then have this proud and "oh-i-am-so-good-kinda-look" stamped on their face... For example, he was aiming at this pink ball and said, "usually it is really hard to get this ball into this pocket" and then he confidently hit that bloody pink ball into the pocket!! ...and then that "oh-i-am-so-good-kinda-look" would shows on his face while he walked around the table to have his next shot... Of course, the whole night I have told him off about his showing off character...

Another thing that I found it weird, was that he was so damn calculative... I mean, he really wouldn't give in any points at all... Even the guy who was playing at the next table looked at me and gave me this amusing smiled of what he over heard...

What happened was I accidentally hit a white ball straight into the pocket... and we forgot to add those points into his total and we played on until he suddenly remembered, and despite already had higher points than me by milesssssss, he still insisted to add that extra 4 points onto his total without waiving it off... (I honestly believe any other GENTLEMAN would have waived that 4 points when they play with any female or weaker opponent)... =/

Anyway, I think I have improved, that's why he felt threatened... AH-HAHAHAHA!! (yeah right!)

Clarity...

[ muse ] unintended

I've just realised that... I have mistaken "understand and accepting" as "positive"... No wonder I always felt that there's missing pieces somewhere or things just couldn't make sense...

This morning I woke up and thought things through slowly, about my approach of "being positive" and trying to find out what went wrong... and I smiled... as with the help of the "Law of Attraction" and "The Buddha, Geof and Me"... I finally understand that, I am actually killing myself with the way I used to think...

There's a sense of clarity within me now... as the more I understand... the more I liked the way how everything just so make sense...

I am happy today, as I found the light... the clarity... the answer... and the meaning... =)

Melb Food & Wine Fest - Cafe Di Stasio

[ nat king cole ] l.o.v.e

It's Melbourne Food & Wine Festival... Many restaurants offer special menu for bargaining price... Absolutely a great chance to eat great food... hehe...

We went to Cafe Di Stasio at Fitzroy Street, St Kilda for 2 course meal ($30) today... It has this Tuscany type of decorations (the wall and the wall lamp status) and the waiters all stand very straight and extremely professional... Though it is not a very spacious restaurant, the dim atmosphere gives us a very comfy and classy feelings...

Once be seated, every table will be given a bottle of imported water (which you'll find out it's been added onto your bill end of the meal... hehe... *evil smile*)... Well, we all decided to have Entree + Main Meal... so that we could go somewhere else for Dessert... hehe... Smart yeah?! ...*wink*...

Hmm... The food was not too bad and it's small portion (but we still came out feeling full)... Not a "wow" factor kinda food, but we don't have any complains neither...

Anyway, the only eye-popping thing was the bill that shows the 2 bottles of water were almost $10 EACH!! ...!@#@#$%... No wonder the waiter kept asking us if we still want more water all the times... hmmmph!!

After that we went to The Old Paper Shop Deli at South Melbourne for a cuppa and desserts before shopping around at South Melbourne Market... and visit the Chinese Temple at South Melb before we went home...

Kiroro - 長い間

[ kiroro ] 長い間

This is one of my all time favorite Japanese song "長い間" by Kiroro... Kiroro may not have a very outstanding appearance, but her beautiful and unique voice captured my heart...

Anyway, this beautiful song was "copied" by a Taiwanese singer and made it into Mandarin version... I heard my brother told me the other day, that Kiroro sang the Mandarin Version in one of her mini concert in Taiwan, and she still beat the Taiwanese singer by 100 miles!!! ...

To those who have heard the Mandarin version by the Taiwanese singer... Here's Kiroro's Mandarin version of this song! ... =)



(Note: Does anyone has the original piano sheet for this song? ...I wanna learn how to play this song toooooooooooo!!)

Skinny Dipping

[ 孙燕姿 / 蔡健雅 ] 原点

I wasn't feeling too well yesterday because mind was so worried over 2nd May... The memory was haunting me... the taste of it, the journey of it made me felt like vomit yesterday...

Today, I'm feeling great... I guess knowing what I need to do next is good... much better than not knowing...

Anyway, suddenly remember a friend told me about how they spent the bucks night last Saturday... It was so creative and so thrilled... They made the groom wear female dress and put on make-up and stood at the corner of Lonsdale and Russell Street holding a big sign requesting for free hug from female... CUTE! ...Then they went to St.Kilda Beach for skinny dipping!!! ...ARRGH!!!! ...Sound so fun!!!

Rabbit... I regret not going Skinny Dipping while we were at Great Ocean Road... Do you think you would do something like that spontaneously? ...I wonder who would join me if I suddenly strip myself bare and skinny dipping... hehehe... Anybody?! ... =P

Sometimes it's cool to do something crazy...

Piggy in your palm...

[ akon ] i wanna love you

It's not even a month since... our communication has dropped drastically...
We don't email like we used to... We don't sms like we used to...
We don't joke like we used to...
We don't see each other much like we used to...

You still sms me at night (except Fri/Sat) to remind me to sleep early...
You still shoot me extremely short email to say "HI" every morning...
You still burn me DVDs when there's some good movies/animes...
You still request me to make you Honey Lemon Tea occasionally...
You remember to send me the Origami I asked for a few weeks ago...
You always tell me you are holding the cute little piggy in your palm...

I have been so occupied with my own problems...
I probably have distance myself from you...
I probably have restrained myself from initiate to sms/email you...
But I have never failed to reply your email if you send me one...

Anyway, I know you miss me sometimes... so am I...
But the timing is just not right...
Sorry...

Expecting the expected...

[ mika nakashima ] glamorous sky

Sometimes when there's uncountable uncertainties... When we don't know our current condition or status... It is absolutely hard to make any decision based on all the unknown, isn't it?

Most of the times, we spend too much time trying to figure out what we want, and what's the best for us, and yet still couldn't come up with an answer... Well, instead of trying to figure out what we want or what's best... perhaps it's easier to work backwards - to find out what we don't want and slowly work out what's the best for us or what we want? ...

I don't want to regret one day for not doing enough... Regrets is not want I want... Hence, I have chosen to go down that path again... thinking about it already making me feel sick to the stomach and wanna vomit... It's not going to be easy, I know... and it takes a lot to be strong mentally...

I shall be fine... I will be fine... 3 months passes by quick... I hope...
It's only 4 times, this time round... I'll be fine...

Back To Deep End... Again!

[ mika nakashima ] hitoiro

Not feeling well today... Absolutely pissed off with everything...
This is the 2nd scan... and I know it's not going to work again...

My patience has been put to test and I have reached the point where I just feel so damn helpless... I have hit the point and I just hate the fact that I have to wait longer... I just don't know what to do...

Wait...Wait... Wait ...
How long will I have wait in order to get the damn answer in order to move on? ...

Endless deep end...

Almost Perfect Guys

[ edith piaf ] la vie en rose

Ever experience a number of good things happening to you that you actually couldn't believe that you were so lucky at that time? ...Ever experience bad things followed by one after another that you kept asking, "why me?"...Ever came across so many "almost perfect guys" within just a few days, that makes you wonder if your Mr.Right will appear soon? ...hahahha...

Lately, I noticed there's quite a numbers of "almost-perfect-guys" around me... They all suddenly crossed path with me this weekend... Actually they are all my close friends whom we don't often meet up (hence, "Almost-Perfect")... hehehe...

Anyway, I categorized them into great partner, great companion and great hubby type according to their personality and character... Unfortunately, they are just "almost perfect" to me... cos there's absolutely no sparks nor chemistry between us... =/

Perhaps it's never easy to move out from the so called "friend zone"...
Perhaps being friends and known each other for too long = No Sparks!?
Perhaps I am not even interested in moving out from my comfort zone... =)

Bluntness Friday

[ system of a down ] chop suey

Woke up so damn early in the morning and drove all the way to find out my scan appointment is actually on Monday!?! ...My doctor has been telling me it's on Friday Friday Friday... and I received the appointment confirmation letter, yet I didn't check if it was truly on Friday... AIKS!! ...Thankfully I didn't missed my appointment after all the mixing up!! ... *phew*!!!

I had a bit of time on my hand after work and I went shopping... Bought two working pants at REVIEW and my bank account hurts indeed... but when it comes to pants, I'm willing to spend cos I hardly find a perfectly fitted pants at all...

By the way, it's my mum's birthday but we didn't celebrate at all... We have arranged to go out for luncheon next weekend instead... =)

Anyway, I still feel the pain over "Bokura Ga Ita"s ending... *get over it, silly!!*

End of "Bokura Ga Ita"

[ gary jules ] mad world

Finally finished watching "Bokura Ga Ita" - the Japanese Anime that I am so fond of... It is such a beautiful Anime (artwork and story wise)... I like the fact that it is so simple and so beautiful and the narrations were so close to heart...

But but but but but... the ending... Arghhhhhhhh!!!! ...I have been raging over and over again to my friend (who recommended this Anime to me)... I don't understand why would the writer wanted to end it that way... Perhaps they wanted to make a mind blowing and heart wrenching to all the viewers so that we all will forever remember this piece of work hey!? ...

I haven't watched an Anime that made me feel this way...
I actually cried over the ending... It was so... so real...

"Bokura Ga Ita" - He and She were 15yo...
I can't wait for the story about them when they turned 21yo to be released in July...
I can't wait... I can't wait... I need something else to divert my attention from this... URGH!!

Sydney Trip (10-13Mar)

[ 温岚 ] 爱回温

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Sydney - Day 1 (March 10) :-
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Arrived at Sydney airport at 8.45am and wait for Kelvin before we went to my friend's place... Happy Brandon still look pretty much the same as I last visited (6 months ago)? ...Brandon is now 9months old and he craws and he smiles!!! ...So cuteeeeeeeeeeeeeee....

We went to Fish Market for fresh oyster, and prawns and seafood platters to indulge ourselves... The last oyster I had was a bit off, but overall the food is good and the atmosphere was great!! ...Sydney's Fish Market located right at the Bay and watching over the boats and sea and the ANZ bridge and of course the beautiful day with lotsa sunlight was the bonus!! ...

We then went separate ways as the Yoon Family needs to take some rest... and they dropped us off at Pitt Street & QVB (Queen Victoria Building) where we could do some window shopping! ...We then walked to Chinatown before catching the train back to Paramatta to get changed and ready for dinner at friend's place for dinner...

After dinner, we went to have the beautiful pie and hot dog at Harry's Cafe de Wheels at Cowper Wharf Roadway, Woolloomooloo... I think they have the best Pies and Hot Dog in the world... hehehe... This is one of the MUST GO and MUST TRY on my list if you ever visit Sydney... =) ...Anyway, it was nearly 2am by the time we got home and went to bed... Such a full on 1st day for all of us... =)

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Sydney - Day 2 (March 11) :-
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Everyone woke up late... and went to Marigold at Chinatown for YumCha... I thought I wouldn't enjoy YumCha (cos too much of it the previous months?) but I actually enjoyed it very much!! ...Great food there and some that we don't have in Melb at all... very interesting indeed!

We then took the Monorail and sat in there for one full round just to sight seeing before we got off at Central Station near Pitt Street to walk to The Rock from there...

There's Sunday Market at The Rock and I love it there and I can never get sick of that place... I didn't walk with my friends because I just wanted to enjoy the experience by myself... slowly browsing and taking my own time... I bought a big ring that made of shell... I wanted to get the wooden ring too but I guess I forgot to make my way back to the stall after browsing around... =/ ...next time shall go back and get more funky stuff!!

Anyway, the water front and the wharf at the back and the view of Sydney Opera House, and the view of Harbour Bridge is just so beautiful... We took the Ferry to Darling Harbour and again, I separated myself from the group to sit on the upper deck to enjoy some quiet moment and let the wind blows my troubles away... I enjoyed the Ferry trip soooooooooo much... peaceful and zen moment... hehehehe... of course the scenery is great... Shall do another Ferry trip next time I visit Sydney... =)

We got off at Darling Harbour where we had our yummy cakes and chocolate drinks at Lindt Chocolat Cafe! ...First in Sydney and I wonder when will they have one in Melb!? Walked around Darling Harbour and took some funny photos... =) ...Baby Brandon is cute, ain't he?! ...

Well, after all that, we went to Pancakes At The Rock (at Northmead)

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Sydney - Day 3 (March 12) :-
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I spent the day running in and out from the bedroom and the bathroom... DIARRHEA!! ...

I was feeling very worn out too after the full on and late nights the previous two days... Meant to meet up with another 2 friends today for dinner, but I couldn't make it... Felt terrible as I was actually looking forward to meet up with them... Alas!! ...I guess there's always next time, yeah? ... =/ ...

Anyway, I couldn't remember much about what I did that day as mostly spent indoor... kekekeke... and the HIGHLIGHT of the day was dinner... Brandon's dad made great porridge!!! ...I normally don't refill porridge but I had 2.5 bowl that night!! ...YumYum... Next time shall request him to make yummy Porridge for supper next trip... muahahahhaha!!!

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Sydney - Day 4 (March 13) :-
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Woke up early and started to pack up cos we had a flight to chase... The long weekend went by so quick... It doesn't felt like it's the 4th day at all... Hmmm... Definitely will come back again to visit Baby Brandon... =)

After we left Sydney... I heard Baby Brandon cried so hard...
I guess he missed us already... =P

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Final Note:
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I haven't visited all those places for ages... So many young couples (students) walking around... Reminds me of those days when I used to live in Sydney... Walked down all the roads and buildings... Old memories and feelings started to emerge... The buildings still standing tall, but we are so different now...

Sydney - A city where my love and hate collides...

Bokura Ga Ita @ We Were There...

[ system of a down ] aerials

I have just started watching a Japanese Anime called "Bakura Ga Ita"... It's such a beautiful anime and I enjoyed it so much that I actually wished that I didn't have to fly to Sydney for the long weekend (so that I could continue to watch the whole 26 episodes during the weekend? ...How sad huh!! ...haha) ...

Anyway, I stayed up until 1.30am and reluctantly went to bed, because I have a morning flight to catch at 7.15am!!! ...ARGHHHH... =/

Disappointment + Deep End

[ my chemical romance ] welcome to the black parade

I've been waiting for today for the past 3 weeks as today was meant to be the judgment day...

It is essential to stay relax and calm in order to get the body scan done... I walked in feeling quite relaxed, until the nurse using the baby needle to find my vein without any success... Well, try imagine having someone to poke the needle a few times and see if you could still remain calm and relax!?! ...Anyway, she ended up getting the Doctor to come in and help her out...

The rest was normal and not worth mentioning... and I went to work as usual with butterflies in my tummy as I know I'd be able to find out the result as soon as late afternoon... Patiently worked through the day in the office, and went for my late afternoon appointment to get the result...

As the Doctor called my name... I walked in and he slowly closed the door behind him and said to me, "Your scan result has came out but the scan result wasn't too good"...My heart sunk when I heard that because THAT sound pretty bad. As my eyes was about to produce some liquid... I heard him saying, "Don't get me wrong... the scan result actually wasn't clear enough for us to analyse because you wasn't relaxed enough... it's not that your result is bad at all"... (I nearly fell down from the chair!!)... I'm back to SQUARE ONE!! ...

Oh well... another scan to be arranged in the near future, and that only means - waiting waiting waiting again... I don't like to wait... I am frustrated as I couldn't plan ahead since I know nothing at all... I just want to deal with it so that I could move on... ahhh...

I guess the only positive thing come out of this is that I could probably enjoy my Sydney Trip coming weekend... I guess?

Déjà Vu

[ Kouya Ruten ] Bakumatsu Kikansetsu Irohanihohento

Spent almost the most day watching Animes (Bakumatsu Kikansetsu Irohanihohento (BKI), Nodame Cantabile, Death Note) and practicing Canon-D again and again (finishing Page 2, finally!!!)...

While I was watching BKI, I thought the theme song sound very very familiar... I have heard it before but I couldn't remember where or when... It's such a strange feelings... Déjà Vu... I thought...

And guess what? ...Around late afternoon, friend called to see if I wanna go out and watch movie... We checked through the list of movies and decided to watch Déjà Vu... What a coincidence hey?! ...(but coincidence is just an effect where we can't see the connecting cause... I think... as they only happens because of cause and effects... blah blah)...

Anyway, I must say of all the time travel movies (Butterfly Effects and etc), Déjà Vu seems to work for me... lolx... It's quite entertaining, though a little slow at the beginning... I guess it's just because we're all too used to those fast pace actions movie nowadays and we are becoming a little impatience to wait for the movie to build up the story slowly...

Attached George Winston (who re-arranged Pachelbel's original "Canon-D") who's playing his variation of the "Canon-D"... the piece which actually inspired me to buy the digital piano after more than 14yrs of not playing piano... I am still practicing (up to 01:48 fluently and still practicing up to 02:40 as many finger works there that I still trying to find the right fingers at right notes to move faster)...

Feeling So Worn Out

[ cake ] i will survive

Such a busy week... I am feeling so worn out physically and mentally...

My treatment has started since last Wed, and leaving work at 330pm everyday only means that I have less time to deal with my workloads... I was so stressed up at work due to it was end of February and we worked very hard to achieve the target... End of the month is forever like that...

Monday
- monday bluessss as usual... Came home and burn some CDs (Animes) for my toyboy...

Tuesday
- saw my oncologist and I think he was so honest that it didn't leave me much positive thoughts to go home with... Though he did say some positive stuff, but I think I had selective hearing that day, as only negative ones registered in my mind... =(
- came home after work and treatment, and rushed out to meet up with Rabbit's friend who came from perth for dinner... Brought her to Sozai & Stoker, the places which Rabbit missed out on during her last visit...

Wednesday
- had two appointments today and I had to wait so long for both due to the nurses was taking their time!!!! ...so upset with the 5 West @ Melb Hospital!! ...Anyway, spent my night practicing Canon-D, and started to work on the handmade A3 size card for my colleague as it's her birthday on Friday... It's been a while since I last made a card so big, and by the time I finished designing and sticked those paper cutout onto it, it was already way passed midnight...

Thursday
- I made my toyboy a big mug of HOT Lemon Honey tea to make up for not able to reply emails this week... I left a cute little handmade clay piggy for him too, which I bought it on Sunday @ St Kilda... Was meant to meet up with Rabbit's friend tonight, but I couldn't make it cos I was too tired after so many late nights...

Friday
- Tulla freeway was closed due to accident... Pascoe Vale Rd's traffic was so bad as we were still there at 845am (an hour!)... We decided to go to Niddrie to park the car at my colleague's sister's place, and took the tram to Essendon train station, and take the train to city instead... And by the time we reached office, it was 10am!!!!! ...To top it up, I had to carry the Black Forrest Cake for my colleague's birthday!! ...I only started to dig into work at 11pm because of morning tea and birthday celebration... 330pm rushed out from office for my treatment and I forgot to pass something to IT guy... What a day?!!

Ahhhhh... this week hasn't been that smooth and that relax to me at all... This weekend definitely need to rest rest rest and not doing anything... because next weekend, I'll be flying to Sydney to meet up my beloved Brandon for the loooooooooooooooong weekend!!! ...