s i o n g y i n . h u i w e n: February 2006

Tuesday, February 28, 2006

There are some things woman can't do..

Will be on www.froliconyour.com soon. . .

The Optimist Creed

the optimist creed

to be so strong that nothing can disturb your peace of mind.

to talk health, happiness and prosperity to every person you meet.

to make all your friends/loved ones feel that there is something in them.

to look at the sunny side of everything and make your optimism come true.

to think only of the best, to work only for the best and to expect only the best.

to be just as enthusiastic about the success of others as you are about your own.

to forget the mistakes of the past and press on to the greater achievements of the future.

to wear a cheerful countenance at all times and give every single living creature you meet a smile.

to give so much time to the improvement of yourself that you have no time to criticise others.

to be too large for worry, too noble for anger, too strong for fear, and too happy to permit the presence of trouble.

got this off a bookmark that i bought ages ago. i never actually followed because... it simply is IMPOSSIBLE. sounds like a saint if u asked me...
but i guess its something we shud at least work towards ... ? for self improvement n to be a 'better person'. find peace with yourself. u get the picture..

btw the lyrics below (same side of the moon), i saw them in a fren's blog. she would know how it feels to have a ldr.. tho it din work out for her, i hope and believe she will find what she truly wants someday. patience and faith does it..

anyways i jus hope siongyin will feel better. it can only go upwards from here, am i not right? =D

Monday, February 27, 2006

things can't get any worse than this

things can't get any worse than this

It's like i never learnt my lesson. Came back to Melbourne without any accomodation. And had to harass Ronny as im bumming at his place for the time being until i get my accomodation. This is just embarassing. Well, things just got out of hand since the start of the day. I called up SHA yesterday and i talked to a guy about an apartment which i wanted to get (i shud have confirmed with him yesterday). as i was fickle-minded, thinking that i could get a better place other than campus walk 2, i held back my confirmation and told him that i would call today. So i called. this bitch picked up the phone, and i asked abt the accomodation again. i told her my name and i guess she checked it against their database, which probably states' dun lease out any apartment to this fucker anymore' and guess what, she said that i left the apartment in a bad condition the last time, and she said she had to go all the way down to dunno which fuckin place to get my bond.. wtf man.. But here's the deal: the one that left the apartment in a bad condition was my ex-housemate which moved out 6 months ago. He left bottles of expired sauces in the cupboard and it leaked, leaving stains all over the cupboard. Now, tell me, how do expect me to clean that shit up? I have tried when he moved out and i tried again before i left.. I was devastated when i realised i couldnt rent from SHA anymore, because they offer pretty good accomodation even though their service sucks. I told darl abt it, and lucky she was there for me to dump all my frustrations. It really meant alot to me this mornin, because i have so many things which are unsettled.

I have not settle my accomodation and right now, even if i have money, SHA wouldnt even wanna do my business.

I have not cancel my fixed home line (which is at campus walk2) and my broadband service.

Because i traded in my Nokia and got a Motorola L7, i couldnt use my 3G network anymore, so i basically 'un-contactable' (which is a big deal especially when ure living alone and even more important when ure bumming at someone's place and u need to confirm wit the person that he's home and then u can go home..) *good thing now is that i have a temp number, prepaid card. At least i was contactable now or i can contact people if i wanted to* the flipside again: i couldnt gain access to all my phone number cos 3G had sim lock. so it's all fucked up no matter what.

I still have things at Kheng's (friend of mine who stayed in campus walk 2 and was kind enough to let me put my things there for the time being). I have some stuffs over at ronny's as well, which is like disrupting his daily life.

(there's more...)

there was 1 good thing that happened today. I met Note in my lecture, well, at least i had company for something so dreadful and especially when im already not in the mood for anything at all. I borrowed his bicycle to check out a place which i wanted to rent. It's pretty far from sch, but i still wanna wait till i see the interior until i make a decision. I was thinking if i rent that place, i would probably get a bicycle and cycle to sch everyday. At the same time, i can exercise and lose weight (which is one of my resolution this year).

When i got back to ronny's place, he said something good as well, 'siong, u know wat the good thing is? it's that when u hit rock bottom, things will just get better and better, cos like u said, it cant get any worse than where u are now' It's comforting and at the same time, i was thinking whether he cant wait for me to get the hell out of his apartment.

things are disorganised now and im in a total complete utter mess.. I hope things will get better.

and baby.. i miss u alot..

Sunday, February 26, 2006

same side of the moon

corrinne may

I'm looking out the window
Where we sat to watch the stars
There's a chill within the air
It makes my heart long for your touch

You may be miles away
But as I kneel to pray
I see the same side of the moon
That we'll be looking on when the world turns blue
And know that time and space can't come between me and you
We share the same side of the moon

And though you'll never see all my tears shine
know I can't be that far from you
If we're both looking on the same side of the moon.

I picture you across the oceans
In your corner of the world
I pray the wind will blow my voice
And gently whisper in your ear

Your night may be my day
And though the seasons change
It's still the same side of the moon

It's still the same side of the moon
That we'll be looking on when the world turns blue
And know that time and space can't come between me and you
We share the same side of the moon

And though you'll never see all my tears shine through
I know I can't be that far from you
If we're both looking on the same side of the moon
I know I can't be that far from you
If we're both looking on the same side of the moon

Saturday, February 25, 2006

i miss you so much!

Thursday, February 23, 2006

so much to do, so little time

haven posted for some time.. been busy. have been spending quite some time with siongyin, but somehow it jus never seems enough. he's leaving tmr night... one day before my QM test. =s
dats not a v gd thing..

listening to james blunt jus makes me feel so depressed. the music jus sounds so........ melancholic. ah wells. everything jus sounds sad and depressing when the listener is in that mood eh. well to quote dearie, "think in the long run". i shud stop being so upset abt him leaving. but thats hard. n 'goodbye my lover' just started to play on my song list! on man....

in a dilemma now cos i have alot of work due next week.... but i do wanna go for the camp. shud i? oh well i cant possibly say no now i guess... i feel v vexed now. cant think properly. feel v rushed. no time. argh... goodbye my lover.. goodbye my friend. my mind is so full of random thoughts now la, damn irritating. gonna be seeing him later but somehow i dun feel happy. geez. i dun even know what i wan..

on a lighter note, we went to Desaru on tues. i went over to msia in the morning... baby picked me up from city square. ate kuay tiao kia at the place near pelangi. its quite a hidden place.. but the stuff's there sure aint poor! =D den we headed straight to desaru.... second time driving there with him alone. heh. we went to park at one of the resorts, n walked right into their premises n straight onto their beach! it was totally isolated since it was a weekday.. great eh. but the waves were too choppy so we could only slack at the water's edge. but it was fun anyways. we got BURNT damn badly! cos we were lying flat on our tummies while letting the waves wash us ard.. the water cooled us down so we din realise that the sun was actually scorching... n tah dah. result was two red-as-lobsters silly goons (mind u, silly because only our backs were burnt while we were still rather 'white' on our fronts!!! gahhh)

well after washing up (in the resort again), we headed off to pengarang (not sure of the spelling) for some fooooood! it was another 30km of driving b4 the 2 starving goons had any food. but the drive was worth it. forgot to take any pics of the food, dammit! pics r with dearie..

went to a 'fruit farm' that din have to much fruit to showcase. after that it was time to head back.... both of us were sooo tired, but poor dear still had to drive back. if only i knew how to drive huh... den i can take over for awhile. but we made it back, safe n sound. =) not to mention tired and burnt.

watched a movie last fri as well... derailed. was a gd movie.. only one we haven got to watch is firewall. but there isnt much time left... so many more good movies coming up... but cant watch em' with him la. bahz. ok i shud jus stop rambling.. this has been a v disorganised post. boo.

Saturday, February 18, 2006

Valentine's Day

It was an extremely hot day.. That wasn't the best beginning for a special day for two people. Why? Because we were both very snappy as the weather adds on to any small tension between us. The posts which i made on Feb 14 (below) was when she was having her lessons in school. I was waiting for her to end lessons then we head on to msia for the celebration. We were planning to go to msia right after her lessons ends. So she was 'supposed' to bring all her clothes and stuffs with her. But guess what? the typical moomoocow forgot her dress! So I, being the nice one..had to go all the back to her place, just to get her skirt..(keep in mind the weather on that day..)

Not everything went our way after her lessons ended. I made reservations at 730pm, and by the time we got to msia custom, it was already 645pm. Actually, i 'met' my brother at msia custom (without knowing that he already saw us at singapore custom -make sense?-). Well, we took a cab together back home, and guess what? Of all timing, it had to be the best time for a jam.. Brother was nice..he called mum to ask for the number for the phone directory. After that call, he made a call to Mutiara Hotel so that i could call and delay my reservation. All thanks to him that i made my reservation to 8pm.

Reached my place, shower as quickly as possible..Dad drove the mercs out (which has the 'P' sign - means still under probation *probation ends on 24th Feb 06). So i drove his Honda out..which wasnt according to my plan. But it felt safer as we'll be going for a midnight movie after dinner. There was still ample time before we leave for Capri..

When we reached there, we were presented with this hearty menu.. Well, i expected they will have the normal menu so that i could let her try one of the rib eye with pasta and we could still ordered the broccoli soup which was yummy.

Just one question: Have you guys ever been to places where once u stepped into the restaurant, they will only ask u: beef or fish? Well, this was it.. There were actually only two choices. It was a 5-course dinner. RM199++ per couple. Considering that it was sort of a 'farewell' dinner for me as well, it was worth the money.

The appetizer. Everything on it was marvelous..

What was left of the trios..

Work of huiwen using the deco (rose petals) to make a heart on the table while waiting for food..

Sorbet.. This actually tasted quite nice. This was before main course. and guess what.. We were too impatient on attacking the main course that we forgot to save a picture of the main course..argh..

Poached pear with strawberry cake. 6/10. Not as good as i though.

The lady (huiwen) was presented with a box of chocolate during tead/coffee. The box was actually made out of sugar (and huiwen went to taste it. yuck...I wonder who are the people who manufactured the box! what if they dig their nose or wipe their mucus and got it onto the box as well)

After dinner, we head on to city sq to buy tickets.. Decided to watch The Descent. There was still alot of time before the movie started so we went to Danga Bay for a walk. At the same time, to digest our food.

The Descent wasn't exactly a very good choice. It wasn't a bad movie but it was freaky. There were still alot of people even though it was a midnight movie (guess more and more malaysian have higher spending power nowadays). Whole show was freaky throughout, and it ended quite abruptly without telling u what exactly happened.

Seems like there wasn't enough excitement yet until we got home. I forgot my keys! damn it.. it was already 3am and everyone was asleep. I had to drive out to find a public phone and called home to wake my dad up. Felt so bad. But i enjoyed my day alot.. love u baby..

Wednesday, February 15, 2006

Our Valentine's Day Song

L-O-V-E by Nat King Cole

L is for the way you look at me
O is for the only one i see
V is very, very extraordinary
E is even more than anyone that you adore and

Love is all that i can give to you
Love is more than just a game for two
Two in love can make it
Take my heart and please don't break it

Love was made for me and you

L is for the way you look at me
O is for the only one i see
V is very, very extraordinary
E is even more than anyone that you adore can

Love is all that i can give to you
Love is more than just a game for two
Two in love can make it
Take my heart and please don't break it
Love was made for me and you
Love was made for me and you
Love was made for me and you

Tuesday, February 14, 2006

vday

Happy Valentine's Day to everyone!

hey baby... happy vday to you as well! im really glad that we can spend this day together.. even though ure leaving in abe a week plus time. =(

i know this day has always been over rated, but really. if u were back in melbourne already, leaving me to spend vdae alone... it would really suck. im sure its the same for u... so yeah, its 'just any normal day', but im sure most pple out there would like to spend it with loved ones (other half/frens, etc)

and thanx for planning out what we're gonna do for the day! hee. deciding the 'itinery' for the day has always been a source of quarrels for us. ha. can imagine how the argument sounds like in my head now... today is also sorta a farewell dinner for u huh. i hope these 3 months pass soon so i can go over to visit u! hehe. so so lookin forward to it.

k my lesson is ending in an hour's time. ethics lesson is darn useless n boring.. yawn*. oh, baby came to skool with me but had to go all the way back to my home because i left my dress n cardigan there! so sorry baby... thanx for going back to get them. i feel a tad bit bad. ah wells. thats all for the day la. have fun everyone!! =)

Kissing Is Healthy?

Sure, everyone loves a good smooch or two. But, did you know that kissing can actually be good for your health?

One survey has recently found that kissing is, in fact, good for you. And, women seem to prefer kissing to having sex.The study conducted of more than 500 men and women between the ages of 16 and 91, most of the men stated that they felt kissing to be "more of a duty and obligation."

However, 56 percent of the women surveyed said that they "enjoyed kissing and willingly kissed," while an astounding 60 percent actually said that they felt kissing to be better than having sex!

Another aspect revealed in the survey are kissing's health benefits. It was found that a long kiss can help to lower your blood pressure and cholesterol levels.

Valentine Myths Debunked

There have been some common misconceptions about Valentine's Day.

First things first, it's not ok to skip Valentine's Day. Even if you both feel it's too commercialized, it is probably still very important to her. Just keep the day low key and do whatever it is you want without having to participate in the norm. Spending time together will mean a lot to her.

Valentine's Day doesn't have to be celebrated on February 14th. Plan a day when you both want to go out. Restaurants will be less crowded, flowers will be less expensive, and doing your own thing will be something special that only the two of you share.

Lingerie is not considered a good Valentine's gift, at least not on it's own. Every woman knows that it's really more for you than for her, so if you plan to buy her something sexy to wear, make sure you also give her something personal that's just for her.

Regardless of the length of your relationship, or the stage you are in, you should still celebrate Valentine's Day. Even if the "L" word hasn't yet been said, you can plan a non-romantic activity such as a concert or comedy show.

Lastly, a woman really doesn't care about the amount of money spent on her gift. It's all about the meaning behind the gift. Really, it's true.

Happy Valentine's Day to my baby!

to be continued. . .

Sunday, February 12, 2006

Sabah Trip Part II

Sabah Trip Part II

Apologies for the delay of part II of the Sabah update. After our last meal at Laban Rata:

which was actually not as bad as it looks. Just normal fried noodles with pan-fried eggs. I remembered drinking 4 cups of teas, cos of dehydration and also i was still feeling cold from the peak. After breakfast, we continue a 6km hike back to our starting point. Took 3.5 hours. And we head to. . .

Le Meridien hotel! Finally from 0-star to 5-star. Well, actually the accomodation all that on Mount K wasn't as bad as i thought. Could have been worse. But was glad to come to this hotel cos it was time for some undisturbed rest. Room was big, bed was big, and toilet was big too!

And since when did hotels use plasma tv's in normal standard deluxe rooms?!

After everyone took their LONGGGGgggg shower, we went to a nearby seafood restaurant for FOOD!

-slurps- Where's my food???

crab attack! Candid shot (taken by mum). Plates were swiped clean.. And then came the next morning:

Breakfast! (Sorry, food again). We were greeted by at least 3 waitresses at the entrance and were directed to so-called 'VIP' breakfast area for our breakfast. Reason: my dad's a Le Meredien member. I realised later on that i was extremely lucky to be seated in the special area. In the other area (which i will call normal area) is flooded with china people. They speak louder than they can shout. They take more food than they can eat. They expect 10-star service when they actually paid for 1-star. So i couldn't imagine how bad it would be if i had to eat my breakfast in the same area as them. After breakfast, we were all still sore from climbing. So we all decided to go back to our rooms to chill and play some blackjack before heading out. High stakes (IC and credit card included):

That was showhand before we head out to explore the handicraft center.

Brother with some coin pouches made out of real frog skins! Who uses that kind of shit?

Voodoo statues. They're freaky and damn ugly. But i was impressed by the carving of their facial expressions. Looks real after staring at it for a long time.

Mum bought one of these. Try guessing..

It's a wooden basket, without using any nails. It's carved from the center in cricles out. Brillant..

Mum lookin good with some gi-normous shark fins! Seafood in Sabah is freaking cheap!

Coconut drink with shredded coconut meat! Refreshing..It was time for dinner again..so more food...(heh)

Australian fresh oysters!

Fried Kung Pao mussels!

Cheese fried lobster! 10/10!! Even saved a spoonful of it with loads of sauce..yum..

Black pepper prawns..

Swiped clean with piles and piles of shells. the one with the most tissue was mine! heh..After lunch, it was time for a stroll for our bloated stomach. There was a street beside our hotel that sells loads of fakies!

LV, Gucci, Christian Dior, Chanel, u name it, they have it.

Spastic brother with a pair of pink chanel shades.. jackass! ok, he's not spastic.

More fakies!

Pasar malam starting early. we were supposed to go for dinner. but mum and dad couldnt resist buying..

And finally dinner (seafood):

Lobsters!!

cooked in thickened stock! yummy.. ordered other dishes as well. No offense but at the end of the trip, we were all quite sick of seafood. 3 meals of hardcore seafood in 1.5 days. Heh..

Anyone wanna go Sabah?

Wednesday, February 08, 2006

Test Driving Audi Coupe Turbo

This was before i went for the Mt K trip. Went shopping with baby. Bought a pair of jeans at Jusco Tebrau City. Came back and happened to see my uncle's new Audi Coupe Turbo parked outside my house. I was thinking. . . (heh. . came back just in time to test drive the car). I asked him whether i could take a look inside. he passed me the key and said, 'Go drive one round la'. I was stoned! New car, strong car, and he let me drive. My mum opposed to that idea in the beggining. Before she could say anything further, i started the engine and asked my baby to hop on!

Baby too a picture with that car before the ride. And oh dear, how powerful was that car. It has 3 modes: Standard, Manual and Sports (auto). I was using standard and i only had to accelerate abit more, i felt that the car was going to fly (as compared to the Mercs behind, my dad's honda is more powerful than the Mercs, but this Audi...) Imagine it being in the Sports mode or the manual mode. Felt damn priveledged to have driven such an exotic car, heh! +1 to the list of cars I have driven! This has gotta be the top!

The front.

and the back. I'm so looking forward to having my own car and that will be . . . (drums rolling)

Peugeot 206cc (my uncle's car). going to buy 2nd hand from him, heh! Hope he reserves it for me, even though i've reminded him alot of times that im going to buy from him. Scare he changed his mind and wanna trade in for a new car.

dream dream dream. . .

another random post. =)

another random post. =)

when i'm with you, i wish time would stop.
i wish for every beautiful moment to freeze
no, i even wish for the ugly dark moments to remain
as that would mean i still have you around

well. when we're apart, things get tricky.
i wish, i wish, i wish
for time to speed by so i can see you again
weird isn't it.
how things, how this world works in such paradoxes.
i can't live, with or without you.
i love you yet you taught me hatred and jealousy.
i am so full when i'm with you yet you showed me loneliness.
showed me what longing and missing is.

ah crap~ back to IE. n no more sprouting anything other than.... tariffs, quotas, comparative advantage and free market!

BLEH!!!

Tuesday, February 07, 2006

::random thoughts::

can you like, not go back to melbourne?
fat cow. stupid pig.
whos gonna sip yuan yang with me, while dipping polo bao in it to savour?

oh wells. jus graduate soon k.
....ok so that's out of your control.. just do damn bloody well k!

meanwhile before you leave..
lets:

have a ktv session, just you and me
hang out.
hang out.
motivate us both to prepare our pockets for my trip in mid june.
settle all your shit.
meet up with some of your friends here?
hang out.
movie(s)
road trip?
a nice meal some where.
finish up the rose wine with chips!
watch DH S2
more dotA

not much time left before you leave, so i think all this is enough... right??
hopefully we can achieve most of it...

(i can't help but think 'what if' i was rich and i was there studying with you? i guess that would mean fortnightly trips to St. Kilda to SHOP, i love the shops there! and slack at the quaint little cake shops and cafes, eat our yummilicious fish & chips, go wild at luna park, WALK BY THE BEACH! and so much more. i'm in love with the beach. of course, there's so much more to do together there.. like study, cook, eat, party, surf, snowboard, road trips, the list goes on... you get what i mean. but. it hasn't happened and it won't. so i have to slog my arse off and fly it there to melbourne. heh. not that i mind. its fun and liberating to be away from home, just for a month, no more no less so i won't miss my family and friends too much.)

geez i should stop dreaming and get back to work. maybe we can both continue our post graduate studies after working for a couple of years? that'll be cool. oooh sometimes i can't wait to graduate.
but sometimes, most of the times, i wish i was still sweet 16.

hey boo... i can't wait for june! to get my confirmation of air tickets.... lalala~~
but next year, you get YOUR ass back and i'll go do my internship. bahz.

Monday, February 06, 2006

(Note: '$' signs on the cert is to prevent fraud. heh..but mine's not)

As you would have realised by now (colourful certificate for reaching the peak),I've reached Low's Peak, the highest point of Mount Kinabalu. Given the curent status of my 'fitness', i would say i was proud i made it to the top. i'm so unfit right now, to the point that im getting really fat. It's unhealthy. So new year resolution: Get back to 'Fit' mode.

Embarked on the journey on the 1st day of Chinese New Year. Dad, mum, brother and me scaled to Laban Rata (6km hike). It was definitely a test of endurance and patience more than anything else. It was extremely tough. Me and brother took about 4 hours to reach the resthouse while my parents took 6 hours. I even went down to look for them cos i started ti get worried when they havent appeared after so long. They took almost an hr for the last 500 metres. But i was proud of them when they arrived.

me and my bro halfway there.

This is the ranking board at the start of the hike. It shows the time taken to go up to Laban Rata and back down. freaks..

Shame on you, siongyin. u actually need a porter to carry your luggage? Diana is our porter's name. strong! We paid her RM$90 only to get a 10KG luggage up a 6km hike. She's 42 and i'm only 21 this year. See the vast difference. And the best part of all, she's ranked number 7 or 8 in the ranking charts. If only the chart shows top 10.

Finally reached Laban Rata resthouse. Mum and dad finally made it after a long time. heh...

0.5 star bunk bed in Laban Rata. Walls are made of wood. can hear almost everything that's happening in the resthouse.

Took a freezing cold shower cos the heater couldn't heat up the water fast enough. But felt damn refreshed. Clouds were flying past every now and then. rocks.

This was dinner. Loads of carbo, ready to scale to Low's Peak at 2am in the morning the next day. Surprisingly, food tasted not bad (or maybe it's just that i was too hungry)

Full and above the clouds. air's damn refreshin.

Ready to scale that shit in a matter of hours.

Finally reached the peak. Was freezing up there. I would say the temperature was about 1 or 2 deg? It was the wind man. The brochures mentioned that winds can go up to 120km/h. i know...wtf.

It was a very tough journey along the way. Me and bro had to carry a torch in one hand and climbed. Terrain was much worse than wat we did from starting point to Laban Rata. It was about 10times worse. And at that altitude, breathing wasn't easy. (for people who scale it with ease, congrats and respect u. as i said, i'm gettin damn unfit and fat) When i reached the top, really felt damn satisfied that i actually made it to the top. View was breath-taking.

Another nice view on the way down. Amazin ehy?

Sun-rise! this was taken on the way down. as u can see from the picture that my hair is blown to one side, u can imagine how strong the wind was.

Full blown hair again. See the sharp peak behind me? I was there like 30 mins ago. Going downhill was damn fast as i could breathe much more easily.

8 KM away from starting point. 2KM more to reach Laban Rata resthouse. Ready steady go!

Me and bro and. . person behind (that's out guide -all well-prepared). Basically, he was climbing like he was strolling. Look at the drop behind. Steep shit.

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