LAND OF OZZZ

2006-12-15T23:59:00.000-08:00

Haven't been updating my blog for this week. Well, nothing really interesting has happened...ha ha! Been a lazy week. Just trying to keep up with the running and diet plan of not eating too much while I still can. Next week, will be Christmas and stuff and I can just imagine all the feasting that will be going on. Anyway, Marian got me a one off job today. She's working at an events company and wanted my help to be a mime artist. It's a company's dinner and dance at the Hyatt Hotel. So I said I'll do it. So yeah, my first employment since I got back. The pay is not too bad for an hour's work. I'm supposed to paint my face white and go around during the cocktail pre-dinner and do funny actions and disturb and irritate the guest as well as take pictures with them...ha ha! Never did this kinda stuff before. But it worked out all right. Did it and hanged in there for an hour taking photos and doing funny actions...ha ha! At least I'm hiding behind a painted face so people won't know my identity...ha ha! It helps lah...ha ha!

After that, went down to Bishan to meet up with the church youths for BBQ. Can't join them earlier for their event so can only join them for the BBQ part. Does ok for me as I was really hungry...ha ha! Just a normal Singaporean BBQ. Sausages, prawns, sotong (squid) balls, bee hoon, satay. But yeah, was really full after that...ha ha! Good to see everyone again!!!

2006-12-10T23:59:00.000-08:00

After church today, met up with Weijie and Huiqian today for lunch. Gabriel came along as well. The coffee buddies unite...ha ha! FYI... coffee buddies is Weijie, Gabriel, Joel. Anyway, had lunch at Din Tai Feng in Paragon. Yeah... Din Tai Feng again, it was good. The Xiao Long Bao is still exceptional. I had Fried Rice, it wasn't too bad but I still would say go for the noodles there. After this, I must go to Crystal Jade already. Start to miss the noodles and porridge from there. It's really good as well...ha ha! After that, met up with my mum and we shopped around Orchard to find a Christmas tree. But alas, the one that we want (4 feet ones) are all sold out. So we will just have to put up the old one for 1 more year and change a new one next year round...ha ha! Orchard Road is just so packed with people now. I call it the December crowd. Now, no matter weekday or weekend, morning, noon or night or midnight, Orchard is just filled with people to the brim. From Lucky Plaza to Takashimaya, everywhere is filled with people soaking in the Christmas atmosphere and doing Christmas shopping. There are 4 million people in Singapore, and currently there are 2 million people in Orchard Road, 1 million people in the City Hall area and 1 million people in Vivo City...ha ha!

Met up with dad in the evening and we headed away from the crowded Orcahard road to Marina Square for dinner. Went to Secret Recipe to have Ceasar Salad, Tom Yum spaghetti, Cordon Bleu Chicken and Oxtail stew. Very yummy. Oxtail, Lamb shanks and all forms of stew are my favourite. Don't forget the bread to go along with it as well...ha ha!

2006-12-09T23:59:00.000-08:00

Went down to church today to have a look at Children's Camp...ha ha! Wow... it just brought back some nostalgic feeling of last year's Children's camp. I remember going down to see them the next day after I got back from ozzie...ha ha! Anyway, they always seem to be doing the same thing everytime I go. That is art an craft...ha ha! Well, I guess is one of the things you can't leave out of a children's camp...ha ha! They were painting picture frames and making magnets out of pebbles (I thought they were better off being paper weights)...ha ha! I was invited to be like the judge for their final product as well...ha ha! The kids were adorable. A pity I wasn't with them from the start to know them better...ha ha! They even have a parents' night where they show off their talent. I wasn't there to watch it though. Had to go home for dinner.

Late at night, met up with Moses, Cynthia, Jacob with my brother at our favourite hang out... Lorong 5...ha ha! Caught up with them while Jacob fills us in with all the funny stuff that happened in his Army Life...ha ha! The way he speaks is still the same...ha ha! Makes people laugh no matter how bad his situation may be. Anyway, I'm proud to say he is in Officer Cadet School. Tranining hard and looking really good. I'm saying a good bod and fine muscles...ha ha ha!

2006-12-07T23:59:00.000-08:00

Today is another lazy day. Been going out a bit the past few days so thought that I should stay home today. Woke up late but at least got my enrolment done for next sem. Next sem will be exciting although looking at the units I'll be a really busy. Clifford... we have to team up again next sem man...ha ha! My mum cooked curry for dinner, it was just so good lah! We cooked together so now at least I have some tips on cooking a better curry when I return to Ozzz...ha ha! Coming back, my mum's food is still really good. After eating all the hawker food, the most delicious and healthiest stuff is still what my mum cook. Although there are no MSG, not an overdose of salt, yet it still tastes so good. All the real flavours...ha ha! Definitely to eat more of mum goodies when I'm back...ha ha! Nothing much happen today but at least there is something that made me glad...ha ha! Hope tomorrow will bring more pleasant surprises!!!

2006-12-06T23:59:00.000-08:00

Just came back from Orchard Swensen's...ha ha! First time eating Swensen's since I got back. Was supposed to meet up with the church peeps to farewell Xiang (cos he's going NS), alas, it ended earlier than expected. In the end, Ian, Suzanne, my bro (Matthew) and me ended up in Orchard's Swensen's. Since we're out, we should make the most of it...ha ha! Also, called Huiqian out as well. Although it was last minute, yet she was a real sport to come...ha ha! Anyway, she's my housemate in Perth. Every time we talking, she always talks about Swensen's at Crown Prince Hotel. I called it her favourite hang out place...ha ha! So remembered her and gave her call. We shared Swensen's famous US Hot Fries with dips as well as the Giant Earthquake...ha ha! Out of all the flavours, my favourite is still the Sticky Chewy Chocolate...ha ha! That is really good... yeah!

I always like having suppers...ha ha! Although it is like the most unhealthy thing to do... eating before sleeping. Well, believe me or not, supper is never about the food. You can't really eat eat food unless you skipped dinner altogether...ha ha! That's a different story altogether. Supper for me is just a time to relax and chill out with friends. You get to talk to each other about the day or anything. The night that is coming into the midnight holds just a different mood from dinner. Dinner time still seems to have the rushing crowd and heavy traffic. Supper is just so different, the world around you seems to slow down. Everyone around you is relax. Especially in a place like Swensen's. Al Fresco dining, Orchard road all lit up with the Christmas mood. Little traffic, people slow down their footsteps, soft music in the background with the cooling night weather (even in Singapore), it's just great to have a coffee or a drink with some friends and just hang out a little. Don't you agree? If there was a live jazz band, that would definitely be the cherry on the Sundae...ha ha!

2006-12-05T23:59:00.000-08:00

Weijie (Ian) and me met up with our favourite pilot and friend Andy and his wife, Siew Kuan. We all had dinner at Rice Table, Indonesian Food. The food wasn't too bad. Buffet ala carte style (see been eating too much, gotta go run tomorrow), great to have some nice rendang, chili and curry related food...ha ha! Never thought I miss Tahu Goreng so much. Tahu Goreng is a Malay dish. Basically it is Beancurd and egg mixed together and deep fried. The ones from the hawker centres are best. Golden brown and crispy on the outside, Tender on the inside.

Anyway, had a good catch up with Andy and he gave me and Ian lots of insights into our future career path. He is 100% behind Ian on him doing law as he feels that it will benefit him next time. Having both Econs and Law degree will make him more competative in the market next time. He being a pilot really makes me envy sometimes. Being able to fly from country to country on a regular basis! Man.. this is what I so wanna do. I was telling my friend the other day, if I wasn't so fortunate, I would have become an Air Steward and travel the world. Now, my parents have spent so much money sending me to Ozz to study, I guess I must have greater dreams now...ha ha! I would have become an over qualified air steward(from an academic point of view)...ha ha! But, that will always be at the back of my head. I guess coming back to Singapore this time has led me to realise that I'm a traveller or a nomad. I love travelling and changes in surroundings. I yearn for adventures! I yearn to see the world. I yearn for a jet set life! Let me have breakfast in Singapore and dinner in paris. Let me see the Taj Mahal at sunrise and shop at Hollywood Boulevard in the evening! A bowl of La Mian in Beijing and Fish and Chips in London! Ha ha ha... That will be what I call an exciting life. I'm not sure if I'll ever get tired of it. But at least now still at my youthful age, let me fly..... fly........ fly!

"Ladies and gentlemen, this is your captain speaking, we will be crusing at 30,000 ft at 800km/h. We hope you will sit back, relax and enjoy your flight!"

2006-12-04T23:59:00.000-08:00

Just came back from Marian's place. Went there with Clarence. Met up with them and Nona for a late night drink (Clarence had chicken rice for supper) before ending up at Marian's house playing with her dogs. She has four dogs and they are the cutest and funniest bunch of dogs I seen. They are called Muffin, Munchkin, Panda and Tigger. All of them are mongrels which she adopted. Anyway, she doesn't believe in buying pure breeds and these mixed breeds does well for her. Muffin is an old folk (10 years old) and she seem to be the only normal one. Panda, is super active and is always running around. While munchkin is this little cute dog that I like to carry...ha ha! She is just so cute and adorable. I should abduct it and bring it home...ha ha! The weirdest one is the one called Tigger. I guess is because of her tiger-like stripes that she got her name. Anyway, she is this dog that is actually so shy and scared of people. She would like stand behind a wall like a little kid and peep and spy on us at the living room. Marian had to carry her to come see us. Marian had to hold her and when we were looking at her, she was just super still with her big almost teary eyes looking at us. She just looked really cute and funny at the same time. When you tell her to "Paw", she would lift up her front paw and give you a hand shake... really cute...ha ha! Next time, think I'm gonna keep a dog myself...ha ha! Hmm.. what is a good dog name? Anyone?

Before that, had dinner with my parents, my bro and Suzanne(bro's gf) at Kuishin Bo. This Jap Gourmet buffet that lives up to its name. With Alaskan Snow crab and slipper lobster on the buffet menu, it was really good. It was not a sushi buffet but every other Jap dish you can think about. From Tempuras to the Japanese Paper Steamboat, they have it all. All complete with a Jap dessert spread not forgetting the Green Tea ice cream and cotton candy. Anyway, FYI, I once told a Jap friend about this place called "Kuishin Bo" and she told me it means "People Who Like To Eat". What a good name for a restaurant like this...ha ha!

Went for a jog with Jingyi and Huiyu in the afternoon. We jogged around the stadium 7 rounds under the afternoon scorching sun. Wow... it was totally unberable for me. The sun was so hot and never have I sweat so much in such a long time. Hot and humid, feels like you are steaming lah. Was a good run, I need it, but next time I'll still choose to run around the estate where there are trees around so I won't be exposed totally to the Singapore Sun!

2006-12-03T23:59:00.000-08:00

Went to church today for the second time and got to meet more people whom I missed last week...ha ha! Anyway, after church, went to have lunch with the usual gang. We shared a roast meat combination with rice together with some other dishes. Kang Kong seems to be the favourite and my most missed vegetable...ha ha! Kang Kong and chili sambal is the best...ha ha! had it at this eatery at Toa Payoh which is supposed to be a trusted brand from Chinatown. It was good, what was even better was that we met Gabriel's parents there and they treated all of us to the meal. Thank you uncle!!! After that, caught with Huimin and Melissa. So much stuff to catch after missing from Singapore for the past year...ha ha! Hopefully to get to catch up with more friends as well. In the evening, went Christmas Tree shopping with my parents. Went to concourse to check out the trees. But was unsuccessful in getting one as they were all out of the 4 feet ones. Mum wants a small Christmas tree as she thought that ours is too big. After that, had dinner at Din Tai Feng. For those that don't know, it is a Chinese restaurant that is supposed to be one of the top restaurants in the world. I would say the food isn't too bad but a special mention to the Xiao Long Bao! They are seriously good. Skin isn't too thick, just right with lots of soup inside. Be sure to eat it gently and not breaking the skin. Put it in your mouth and it just melts succulently in your mouth. The best I've eaten so far. Another misconception, many people think Din Tai Feng is expensive, the truth is, it is more or less like Crystal Jade. So for the Xiao Long Bao, it's worth a try.

2006-12-02T10:09:00.000-08:00

Alright guys... I'm back again faithfully blogging my entry and keeping this thing as updated as possible. Ha ha... my 2ns Saturday back in Singapore. Today, I went down to church to see the Youth group having their "after-exams" water bomb games...ha ha! Looking them play let me think of my younger days where water bombs were the in things man (and they still are). Ha ha.... Just get a group of friends and have fun throwing water bomb at each other. Of course, it is not just throwing around lah. It is always an organised event. Like today, there were 3 teams each eith their own base. In their own base, they have sort of a stick structure which they will have to protect. While on the other hand, they have to use water bombs to topple their opponent group's structure. I can see all of them were very wet but were having so much fun...ha ha! Church is fun lah...ha ha! For me, had a chance to catch up with some of my friends which I have not really seen since I got back. Wow... so many of the youths have like grown up since like I last saw them... amazing. But yeah, it was fun catching up with all of them.

Then in the evening, met up with Cynthia, Jian Li and Moses for dinner. We were contemplating what to eat and I told them I feel like western today. So we went to this Seah Street Deli at Raffles Hotel. It was a really comfy and nice American Cafe...ha ha! Although in Raffles Hotel, the food was quite affordable. I had the Elvis Burger, Jian Li had a fried steak and Moese and Cynthia shared a huge Texas burger. We all shared Nachos. I must say the food was really good. A place I would recommend. Good burgers and they are quite filling too. A nice place to just hang out with friends...ha ha! Then, we went Rochor road to grab the famous beeancurd and the egg tarts were so great lah...ha ha! Talking to Moses make me wanna get a Digital SLR camera lah. He's always promoting to me to get one...ha ha! And I'm just that close to getting one. Ha ha.. like what he said, " A day not buying the camera is a day loss of a good shot".

The night was not over yet. Joined Ian, Tommie, Jingyi, Huiyu, Gina and Xiang at Chomp Chomp for some good old Singapore hawker food supper. Didn't really eat a lot but just some here and there. Been eating quite a bit today liao...ha ha! Anyway, we had carrot cake (black and superb), Hokkien Mee, Rojak, Kang Kong and Sting Ray(for Steve Irwin). I have to control and not eat too much when i'm back man. And have to go running too.

2006-12-02T01:02:00.000-08:00

Tuesday, August 22, 2006. The date that some have kept reminding me. The day I put in my last entry for this blog. Man oh man, to think about it, was really sometime ago. And now, I'm into 2 December 2006 and I finally managed to pull myself together to put in another entry for my blog. Sorry guys and gals, for all those that have been checking in and out, thanks for you effort and support. Ha ha... it has been sometime and so many stuff have happened. But no worries, this time I won't bore you guys will all the day to day details from August. It would be a bore right? Let me start over again and see if I can keep this blog entry going... ha ha! Land Of Ozz and I'm currently back in Singapore, so nothing Ozzie to report but maybe I would just fill you all in with my daily happening and some of my thoughts througout this period of time as well. Hmm... maybe I'll just throw in some pictures too to brighten up this place.

Anyway, lots of stuff has happened over the past 3 or so months. Happy and sad, time passes and Wow... somehow I'm glad that I'm in December. Another year has almost gone by. Just remembering the times me running around school rushing projects and finishing assignments, it feels really good and relaxed now just sitting and typing out my blog. Yeah... results will be out soon and I hope everything will be well as well...ha ha!

Back in Singapore now, got some personal accomplishments to do. Hopefully can get a job to fill me in for the summer holidays. Be looking forward to meeting up with all my friends that I have yet to meet up with. So if you're free do give me a buzz and we can arrange for a coffee or something...ha ha! And hopefully, there will be some really REALLY pleasant surprises that will drop into my life this summer and exciting things to fill my time as well...ha ha! Feeling a little lost every morning I wake up...ha ha! In the meantime, you guys take care and I'll be watching my "Return of the Condor Heroes" which my dad just bought...ha ha! Cheers!

2006-08-22T23:59:00.000-07:00

Today I walked into my flat and was surprised that I had a yellow slip requesting me to get a parcel from the admin office. I was thinking to myself... Hmm... who will be sending me parcel? I can't really think of anyone, also, I'm not expecting any parcel from home as well. Ha ha... I never received any parcel since I got here a year ago. So all these seem very exciting to me. So with much enthusiasm, I went down to the admin office expecting a surprise. And sure did I get a surprise. Up came a parcel box reading "United States Postal Service Par Avion Airmail". Wow.. a parcel from the USA and I have guessed it coming from my previous flatmate Sana! What a pleasant surprise....ha ha! I got back to my room and opened up the parcel to see what other surprises I got.

And it was a belated birthday present from my American friend!!! How sweet of her! Ha ha... And here is what I uncovered. It was like an American hamper...ha ha!

*1 Hubba Bubba Bubble Tape (6 feet of Bubble Gum)
*1 Bubblicious Bubblegum- Carnical Cotton Candy flavour
*1 Bubblicious Bubblegum- Lebron's Lightning Lemonade flavour
*2 Reese's Peanut Butter Cups... Yummy!!!
*1 Pop Tart... Love those especially for a quick breakfast
*1 Indians Chief Wahoo Milk Chocolate Crispie Bar
*1 Giant Slim Spicy Smoked Snack.... Beef Jerky
*1 pack of Kool-Aid-Tropical Punch flavour... Just mix with water for instant fruit juice...How cool is that!
*1 God Bless America pin up CD... Told ya is American....
*1 August edition of People magazine... Brad Pitt's on the cover
*1 2007 American Monument calendar... to take me past next year!

Ha ha... Wow... there's really quite a bit of goodies here! Gonna slowly feat and enjoy all of them. Ha ha... Thank you so much Sana! This post is for you! Lots of **HUGS!!!** from down under!!

2006-08-20T23:59:00.000-07:00

Hey all... this is one of my artwork. Ha ha... Trying to make my blog more interesting and also putting in some of my artistic instinct to good use...ha ha! Well, it's art so up to you to interprete it. Enjoy this first one!!!

2006-08-13T23:59:00.000-07:00

Today after church, got a lift from Jean (Thanks Jean) to the city to meet Weijie and Rachel. Ha ha... she an air stewardess so she's only here for a day. Remeber the cake Weijie made yersterday? Yeah well, supposed to celebrate her birthday today. Anyway, while we were walking down NOrthbridge, guess who we saw!!! Sharon Au!!!! I saw her and thought she looked very familiar. Should have gone up and asked her for a picture...ha ha! Weijie had this whole plot of acting as Sharon Au fanatics...ha ha!

We had dinner at Hogs Breath before the Hogs Breath Stuff sang happy birthday after knowing it wa Rache's birthday. It was a good time just catching up with her. Been a while since I last saw her. We had burgers and steak. A good meal nonetheless with good company. Hang out at her Sheraton hotel room watch Australian Idol. Before we go, Weijie actually insisted taking the hotel's pillow with him and charging the bill to Rachel...ha ha! It was so funny, but the pillow was really comfy though. Of course Rachel stopped him...ha ha! She said cannot throw SIA's face...ha ha! Well, here are some photos for you all to enjoy! Cheers!

2006-08-12T23:59:00.000-07:00

Just came back from a night out in the city. What I thought will be a quiet night turned out to be quite big...ha ha! Huiqian came back from shopping and asked that we should have dinner out. So I suggested to try a new place down at East Perth. Ha ha... It is a kind of a romantic upmarket place. A good place to bring your loved ones there actually. Complements to my flatmate, Jeremy, for recommending this place. Really nice place set along a river of some sort. Imagine Clark Quay without the humidity. It's quite an upmarket place though. But a really nice place to hang out. Settled for this restaurant where most of us had some nice lamb shanks. Think my first time trying it proper and I absolutely loved it. It was great. After dinner, we decided to go to Moon Cafe to chill a little. Had some desserts and hot chocolate.

The night was not over yet. After that, dropped by Weijie's place to help him decorate his cheesecake (which he baked) for Rachel tomorrow. So got back quite late. And yeah... East Perth has my thumbs up.

2006-08-09T23:59:00.002-07:00

The 9th of August. Singapore's 41st National Day. My second National Day away from home actually...ha ha! Well, last year's National Day in Perth wasn't at all exciting. So come this year, a bunch of friends came together and thought we should have a celebration for our National Day. Bring as many Singaporeans together and had a ball of a time. This idea actually came just 6 days ago and preparation went straight underway. We had our tavern booked and all the equipment and stuff prepared. We went all the way out of even organising a quiz along with snack prizes. Initially, we even wanted to have them serve the Singapore Sling. However, due to the fact that not all ingredients are available, they actually made us a variation and we named it the "Singapore Swing"....ha ha! Well, it wasn't too bad. If it ever get's famous, you know it started from the Murdoch Tavern.

Anyway, we were all super excited about tonight and it finally came. I tell you, we had more people coming than we expected. This event actually just by word or mouth actually spreded far and wide. It was a potluck and tonight we were far from shortage of food. In fact, the leftovers we had were so much. Also, we had the live webcast of the National Day Parade being screened too. Yeah... it was great. The quiz had everyone on their feet screaming and jumping just to answer the question. Also, Jith made a really good and nostalgic presentation about Singapore that just made all of us miss home. The night ended a a high and all of us just sat round to chat and drink. We had seriously so much fun and looking forward to doing something similar again...ha ha! Happy Birthday Singapore!

This post is dedicated to the Sunny Island!

2006-08-02T23:59:00.000-07:00

Think I have some thanks which I would like to honour on my blog. Well, my birthday was about a month away but last Saturday my bunch of friends who went back to Singapore during the break decided to to celebrate for me! Well, it was a surprise alright, although it was not totally a surprise surprise, but I must say that I am very surprised by their effort and their motive of celebrating my belated birthday for me. Thank you guys and gals so much. I got a really nice NIKE jacket which I will be wearing it quite often as well as a griller. I must say, it is a really solid looking one. Apparently it wasn't that cheap at all. So yeah, gonna use it soon. Maybe will get some steak and have a grill party or something...ha ha! Not sure what to do yet but I'm definitely gonna make full use of it. Had dinner at Sizzler and really had a great time just catching up with all of them at the start of the sem.

Thanks to my Sydney/Gold Coast Roadtrip buddies too who celebrated my birthday at Surfer's Paradise. Ha ha... went to a Chinese buffet place. It was alright but they still surprised me with a tub of Baskin Robbins ice cream 'cake'...ha ha! It did fine for all of us. They got me a pair of SpongeBob Boxers and a Movie World Clap Board...ha ha! Exactly what I was thinking of getting. Then the night was followed by some free drinks at the clubs cos all my friends just publicised that it was my birthday...ha ha! I tell you, the Ozzie people here are really very hospitable. The boss of a club actually came and wished me Happy Birthday personally and told me to order absolutely anything from the bar. Ha ha.... I went for a martini. Sweet! Had a great time. Just missed those holidays at the East Coast.

Well, back to reality and back to Uni. Gonna work harder on my readings...ha ha! Cheers!

2006-07-31T23:59:00.000-07:00

The start of week 2. Think like my dear flatmate, Huiqian, said, seems very sian. Not like bored or what just sian. Ha ha... Think is the holiday blues. After a really good holiday it's time to kick back into the semester mood. 1 week down and 12 more to go before Christmas knocks on the door. Started doing reading tonight after watching the Finale of Big Brother...ha ha! Well, this sem I feel really excited about my units but these few days feels exactly like the Ozzie, Perth weather. Rainy and cold...Haiz... must kick up to gear soon. Now, only in gear 3. Gotta hit 4 and start cruising at 5 soon.

Anyway, yesterday played Captain's Ball with the church's youth. Arrived late and soccer started so decided to play Captain's Ball. Ha ha... anyway, it's a sport I'm much better at than soccer. Had fun. But I must tell you the weather was so good. It's like playing sport in an air-con room but with the open sky and fresh air. Ozzie weather that Singapore will never have. It's just so confortable...ha ha! After the game, you can just lie or sit down on the soft grass of the field. Once again, the ozzie field aren't like its Singapore counterpart. No insects will crawl up your leg, no wet muddy feeling and you won't feel itchy and start scratching yourself all over. Shiok is how you describe it...ha ha! Yesterday night had dinner at Jiyoung place. Waited so long for her Kimchi (She's Korean.. of course). Her kimchi is just fantastic. Spicy enough and we just can't get enough of it...ha ha! Brought some of Karen's sticky date pudding for them to try as well. I tell you, everyone fell in love with it. LOVE AT FIRST BITE...ha ha ha! Think I'm gonna steal the recipe off her. Blessings!

2006-07-28T23:59:00.000-07:00

School has started here in Ozzieland and so has winter kicked into full blast. This time, complete with the rain. The weather has been so erractic the past few days. Rain then stops, rain then stops. This is Ozzieland for you. Anyway, this sem gonna be exciting. Doing 2 units that I am actually looking forward too! Digital Studios and Sound. Very hands on units which I am just waiting to get some practical knowledge too! The lecturers are really good too!

Anyway, went into my first class on Monday and thought that what was written in my unit guide was quite amusing. Just let me reference for you. Under "Resources for the unit".

"There are no required textbooks for the unit, though the following texts are in the Murdoch library and are very useful."

Then it continues to say

"The following movies on DVD have extremely helpful bonus tracks"
"There are many more DVDs that have great bonus tracks - watch as many as you can."

Ha ha... So I went down the next day to Blockbuster and got a membership to rent DVDs...ha ha! Anyway, if you all are wondering, it's this unit called Digital Studios where we learn about special effects that is used in film making and stuff.

Got back from church just now. Had our Friday Night Live and brought Joey and Raine down to have a look. Today happened to be Arthur's birthday as well. We planned a surprise for him after church and I must say everything went really well. It's really a convoy of cars that went. He's really happy and I'm glad that it worked out. All of us had a wonderful time.

Well, that's all for now. Have to wake up early tomorrow, like 6.45am early to go to Canning Vale market with some friends to get groceries...ha ha! Well, take it easy guys and gals!

2006-07-19T23:59:00.000-07:00

School is starting soon. The semester will begin all over again. The past few days was still quite busy. Well, over the weekend had our church camp down in Busselton. It was quite good getting to know alot more people in church and got a chance to talk to them. But there are still some people which I am still very keen to talk to...ha ha! Well, too many new friends and new faces. But I reckon it be good to know more people don't you think? Think I'm quite a social animal...ha ha! Just like collecting friends and getting to know people. Each and every one of them have their own unique story. Just like opening a treasure chest when you get to know someone new. Who knows, the treasure chest may just give you a surprise or you may find something you have been looking for. Anyway, back from church camp on Sunday night and this week has been doing all the admin stuff like checking up timetables and signing up for tutorials so that I am able to get my preferred slot...ha ha!

This afternoon met up with Weijie for lunch before going to the licensing centre to get our Ozzie driving license done. Thank God we didn't have to wait too long. It was much shorter than we expected...ha ha! Hopefully will get my license soon. Tomorrow will be having the garage sale at the Student Village. Hopefully will get to know some freshies in the process...ha ha! And yeah... thanks Huiqian for calling me all the way from Singapore today...ha ha! A few more days and people will start to fly back to Perth like birds migrating. Then, the new semester will start. Wonder what Winter 2006 will hold. It's exactly 1 year and 2 days since I first stepped in Ozzieland. Hope it'll be a really cool (not too cold...ha ha!), wonderful sem coming up! I'm expecting some really, really present surprises coming up ahead as well. Be well! =)

2006-07-11T23:59:00.000-07:00

Finally and sadly, I'm back in Perth. 11 days of non-stop fun, adventure, joy and new experiences on the East Coast of Ozzieland and I enjoyed every single second of it. Now I'm back in Perth and fully understands why Perth is called "THE MOST ISOLATED CITY IN THE WORLD"! After seeing Sydney and Gold Coast, the Darling Harbour, the Opera House and the Harbour Bridge... AHHHH........ I WANNA GO BACK THERE AGAIN!!!! It doesn't help returning back to a flat that is empty...ha ha! It's good and bad lah. Anyway, been resting for the past few days. Re-energising from the trip. Doing laundry and catching up on sleep...ha ha!

But not many days of rest anyway. Today went back to church and re-joined the apprentice program. Joined only in the last week but the first day already getting into doing all the stuff...ha ha! Woke up to a freezing morning and got to church at 8am. Did devotions then rush off to Willeton Senior High to do some gardening before going to Rossmoun (hope spelling is correct) high to scrape windows and painting. Wow... scraping was sure hard work. Think will be having some really good workout for the rest of the week. After that, had a really good lunch. Lunch was good, all our very kind church aunties cooked up a storm. There was chicken curry and Muah Chee. And they taste authentic like those back home. Yum Yum! Afternoon we had a session on Romans and Bible study class before going home.

Gotta thank Amelia, Rachel and Melanie for dinner. Thanks Amelia for your chicken soup, Rachel for your fetuccini (Mee Pok)...ha ha and Mel for your sticky date pudding. It was good. Then went off to watch Superman Returns with a couple of them. Think it was quite a good show for me. Had some classic Superman shots, the story was alright and everyone agrees that Superman is really plastic...ha ha! Anyway, it's an enjoyable 2.5 hour film. Catch it if you can!

2006-07-02T23:42:00.000-07:00

Hey you guys.... yeah! It's been a long time since I last updated my blog. Not that I'm lazy or anything, it's just that I've been busy with all my holidays activities...ha ha ha! One of my very good friend from Singapore ca,me to visit so has been showing him around Perth. He's Yan Chang actually. So today, here I am sitting in a cyber cafe (full story up ahead) typing a general entry to keep my fellow loyal visitors updated. From the 22 of June to the 28 of June, Yan Chang came from Singapore to visit both me and Ian. It was very nice of him. So of course we naturally became his tour guide for Perth. Brought him to so many places and maximised his 7 day tour here in Perth.

The day he arrived, we brought him down to Freo to have some of our famous Cicerello's fish and Chips, then went to have some dessert at Cold Rock. A really special Ice Cream aplour where you can add all sorts of different chocolates, sweets and stuff into the ice cream itself.

The next day, brought him to Mathilda's Bay to have an Ozzie outdoor BBQ complete with mushrooms, onions and BBQ sauce and not forgetting the hot dogs and stuff. It was a surprise party for Meisi and Raine too. Ian baked them a cake, boy were they surprised and Ian's cake was real good too! Success again. The night was followed by late night shopping in the city and all of us picked up some good bargain from Harbourtown itself. After that, we sent Amelia to the airport (who went home to Singapore for the winter break) before heading down to Burswood. Showed Yan Chang around the Casino. Didn't played anything but went there for some real cheap supper....ha ha!

Saturday was a full day for us as well. After sending Huiqian to the airport, we immediately left for Swan Valley where we drove round the wine district for some winte tasting and bought some fruits as well as visited the Chocolate factory as well. Then, went to Caversham Wildlife Park for the Ozzie experience. Yeah... got to feed and see the Kangaroos, the Tasmanian Devil, Kookabaru, the Dingos and other Ozzie animals...ha ha! It was fun I must say. Then, we ended our day with the famous Little Caesar's Pizza. The pizza was great and even bought back another one for supper while we watched World Cup.

After Church on Sunday, brought him around Murdoch Uni to have a look before heading down to the Fremantle market to soak into the local scene and also to get some of Perth's local products.

Monday and Tuesday, we took a road trip down South to show him around Perth's Country side. Went down to Margaret River for some serious wine tasting and also for the beautiful scenery of the countryside and the beautiful beaches.

Then, on Tuesday night, I left for the Eastern States. So I was in Sydney for the past few days. Basically from Wednesday morning to Saturday. On Saturday morning, drove for about 12 hours up to Queensland, Gold Coast. Now, I'm in a Cyber Cafe at Surfer's Paradise writing to you guys this entry. Sydney was real fun seeing the Opera House, the Harbour Bridge, walking around the city and Darling Harbour. I'm starting to miss it already. Met up with my cousin Angela for dinner at this Pancake place. Sad that we can only meet for a while. So see you back in Singapore in December!

Today, I'm at Gold Coast. Just spent a day in Dreamworld going for all the rides. I tell you, I tried all the most thrilling rides already. Nothing can stop me now. Tomorrow will be going to Sea World. There is still Movie World and Went n Wild to go! So here I come. And all you folks hang in there! I may not be able to blog for the next few days but no worries, will keep you all updated as soon as I can. Be well!

--------This entry is posted live from Gold Coast, Australia-------

2006-06-21T23:59:00.000-07:00

Birthdays! Birthdays! Birthdays! Today is my sister's birthday....ha ha! My Ozzie Singapore sister...ha ha! Seems complicated right... no lah! She is a very nice, sweet, uncomplicated girl but COOL at the same time! Ha ha... Anyway, HAPPY 21st BIRTHDAY to Meisi. Yeah... we all got her speakers and subwoofer for her birthday present. She was so excited lah! She keep saying "Boom Boom! Boom Boom!"(referring to the sound a subwoofer would make) She super cute lah...ha ha! Then in the evening we had a little celebration with an ice cream cake. YEah... I know, it's bad to have an exam on your 21st birthday. Worst still she have another paper tomorrow, so all the celebration will be put on hold for a while. But no worries Meisi. Surprises are just starting to come only....ha ha!

Had no dinner today cos got a meeting in church! But special thanks to Monica for making me Ba Chor Mee (Pork Minced noodles), Taiwanese style, for supper. I tell you, Monica's Ba Chor Mee is the best. And oh, she made some dumplings as well, Taiwanese style, really delicious too! Thanks Monica!

2006-06-20T23:59:00.000-07:00

Jith's surprise birthday party was today. Woke up early to go with Arthur to get our share of meat for thr BYP BBQ at Bibra Lake. The weather wasn't looking too good in the morning but Thanks to the good Lord that gave us really fine weather today. Though there was a few times that the sky seemed to be like giving way but the rain never fell. It was even sunny at time. But better, it was a cool afternoon without the scorching sun in our eyes...ha ha! Think the the whole surprise party thing worked well today. Wow.... just so many birthdays coming up. Wanna shout out to wish Raine a HAPPT 20th BIRTHDAY today too! Hope you liked the present we got you. I know you still have exams tomorrow so just hang on alright? All the fun will be coming your way when your exams are over...ha ha!

Then, went to watch "Take The Lead" tonight. I must say it is a really good film. The dance and everything was just great. The story was inspiring, choreography was colourful and the girls are hot....ha ha ha! Yeah... it was movie about teaching a few school rejects who dances hip hop to take up Ballroom dancing. I love the film. It was so good that we went to Sara's place to watch another dancing film called "You got served". This one is about Hip Hop dancing though. But I kinda like "Take the Lead" more. It has an edge I guess with the hybrid of hip hop with Ballroom. Yeah... it just intrigues me that two opposites and different dance genres can come together in such a way. 5 popcorns for "Take The Lead"! Go grab your tix for it!!!

2006-06-19T23:59:00.000-07:00

Yes!!!! Finally got the call from McDonald's for a job interview...ha ha! After all these time of job hunting finally got a job interivew. And this is the job I really want too! The pay is good, and the work place just 5 mins away by bus... coolness! Went down to McDonald's and had a chat with the manager. She was a really nice lady and she even said it was fine for her to hold the job for me as I'll be going for a holiday come next week. No guarantee thoughbut was the best she could do. Yeah... be praying that when I come back the job will still be available.

Must thank my daughter, Sara, for lunch today...ha ha! And also thank her for helping me with some stuff. Dropped by her place and had some potatoes, oni oni (yam paste) and those Japanese rice in beancurd skin kinda sushi thing. I was inspired and decided to try and make that for dinner too...ha ha! Went to the Oriental shop to get the ingredients. But, had a hard time just peeling the fragile and thin beancurd skin open to stuff the rice in. Haiz... I didn't know it wa so difficult. Maybe first time make so no skill, if not the is porbably that pack of beancurd skin was trying to be hard on me.... Haiz! Thank God it was only 12. Broke a few but the rest was still alright! Ha ha... So had Jap dinner with my flatmates! Yeah!

2006-06-18T23:59:00.000-07:00

Another friend is gonna leave again!!!! Haiz... think it is the time of the year where you have to say goodbyes. It's a sad time but yet happy to see your friends have compeleted their studies and moving on to their next stage of life. You feel sad but kinda excited for them at the same time as well. Today was a celebration and a farewell at the same time actually. Sarah-Jane's birthday was yesterday so we had to have a belated birthday for her cos it was only today that all of us can meet up. It is also her last week in Perth as she will be leaving for North Carolina in the free world for her exchange next sem. Ha ha.... so excitiing!!!! Me thinking of going for exchange too...ha ha! Anyway, we went to a buffet Korean BBQ today. Yeah... for those from Singapore, it's like Seoul Garden without the soup and the quality is much better. Some Korean veges, cooked dishes, thinly sliced meat and some seafood are on the menu. It's Hana Korean BBQ at Apple Cross. Price is a little steep but the food is good! The beef is superb and the Korean Tang Hoon (glass noodles) is just to die for....ha ha! Had fun just cooking and fellowshipping together...ha ha! There are those nice little cup jellies and cakes for dessert too...ha ha!

Anyway, dinner was not the end of it yet. The crazy bunch of us decided to to go Baskin's and grab a huge tub of ice cream before heading down to Heathcote in this cold winter night. It was dark and we all just sat near the jetty with the breeze and the cold winter night of say 10 to 12 degrees and eating ice cream...ha ha! We finally did the "eat ice cream in the winter nght without your jackets" challenge...ha ha! But seriously, the more ice cream you eat, you do feel warmer in the process as well. Probably is the sugar and the metabolism that is keeping you warm. So yeah, ice cream is still good for winter. Just remember it is NOT popsicles....ha ha! Besides ice cream Sarah-Jane had her leftover guitar-shaped chocolate cake too....ha ha! Wow... it was dessert and sugar overload for me. Ate till so full lah! But yeah, had lots of fun just catching up, sharing jokes and suaning each other....ha ha ha! Sarah-Jane, this post is for you! Wishing you all the best for your studies in America.

For the game between Brazil and Australia tonight, I was seriously shouting my lungs off...ha ha! Exciting match! I went for the underdogs and hoping Australia can have a miracle win or at least a draw. But alas, still Brazil won 2-0. Australia stood strong but proved not good enough for the Brazilians. They are really good! Their foot work with the ball is just amazing. I always picture them like dancers dribbling and handling the ball with nothing short of perfection!

2006-06-17T23:59:00.000-07:00

Cooked curry for the first time in my life today...ha ha! Was in Freo the other day and was at Kakulas Sister and decided to get some "hot Indian Curry" powder...ha ha! Missed curry and those bottled ones at the supermarket aren't exactly the real thing. So i bought about 500g of curry powder and found out that it was just too much. Wow... I actually cooked curry for about 8 people today and all it took was 4 table spoon of curry powder...ha ha! And I mean this made the curry really thick and spicy. So I got way too much curry powder now stored in a bottle. So if any of you wanna grab some curry powder off me, just shout out to me and I'll gladly pass you some of it. Curry powder, coconut milk, some ginger and garlic, chicken and you are off to making some good curry....ha ha! Had to search the net for a curry recipe as I have next to no idea how to make curry....ha ha! But I have to say tonight's curry did turn out well. We had curry, roti prata, some fried Indian snacks, pork, egg and vege. Cooked up a storm today. It was all good! Cheers!

2006-06-16T23:59:00.000-07:00

Had a long day out today. Not that I'm complaning or anything but feel kinda tired right now...ha ha! Anyway, went down to Freo with some friends today. Wanted to look for a birthday present but didn't get to see anything really nice though. Since I got to Perth, this is somehow the first time I actually went round Freo to shop and walk walk...ha ha! not just the main strip of cafes but most parts of it. Freo is actually more than just the cafes and Cicerellos. They actually have lots of funky and bohemian stuff around. Even really cool and nice cafes located away from Freo centre. Huiqian is going back to Singapore next week and today was like her pre-departure shopping spree. She actaully bought like $100 plus worth of chocolates and Tim Tams ready to go back to Sunny Singapore to spoil her family and friends...ha ha! You should have seen the whole trolley filled with Cocoa infested snacks and cookies....ha ha!

In the evening went down to City Garden with Ben Thomas and our cellies. Had a farewell dinner for him who wil be graduating and leaving Perth for good is about 1 or 2 weeks time. So many people are leaving. It's kinda sad to think about it. I'll still have 2 whole years here. Yeah... hoping to meet more new friends here every semester. Then went to Moon Cafe to hang out and chit chat. Had their chocolate pizza, Bacardi Cheesecake and some Clalmari. But the chocolate pizza at Little Caesar's is definitely much much better. And Clifford if you're reading this, we had fried intestine today at City Garden...ha ha ha!

2006-06-15T23:59:00.000-07:00

Another World Cup update. Think all of us are hooking up on the game and fever man! Even during the exam period it is now....ha ha! Lucky I have ended my semester. Was over at Jiyoung's flat watching England battling out Trinidad & Tobago along with Connie and Derek. AS again, all the action and goals came at the end. The last 7 minutes that England finally squeezed out 2 goals. And I said squeezed.... England had as many Shots on target and near misses as the number of Tim Tams that you would have gobbled up while watching the match. Trinidad & Tobago again put up a really good fight for England though! Go underdogs! Like the NIke commercial... Stuff history!!!! Give the world something to scream about!!!! Final score was 2-1 to England! Expecting much more from them!!! Come on! Come on!!!!

Anyway, today cooked Hokkien Mee in the all Singapore Style....ha ha! First time I cooked Hokkien mee and it turned out not too bad. Yeah... another proven recipe which I will definitely do it again. Well, when you are in Ozzieland and start to miss some Singapore food, all you can do is try to cook up something yourself...ha ha! You can't just run down and buy a Hokkien mee for just $5 you know. Ha ha... I remember making Wanton for the first time here last sem. Ha ha... the thing is I was never taught to make Wanton or Hokkien Mee. All I got was will power and inspiration...ha ha! OK ok... and some creative ideas from those ready made packages. You just buy one time, learn what is inside and next time you can try to replicate it yourself. More to come! More to come! Stay warm!

2006-06-14T23:59:00.000-07:00

Today finally have the chance to meet up with my Army friends. Yeah... I got Army friends even here in Perth. We were in the same camp some more and ORD roughly the same time. How cool is that...ha ha! Anyway, all of us had been busy and today it was high time we met up and talk about the World Cup...ha ha ha! Anyway, went to this place called Durty Nelly's, an Irish pub in the city, for a good T-Bone Dinner. *Thanks Clarence!* He told me of this place. Apparently they have specials every week nights. Today, Wednesdays, is the best. A T-Bone dinner for just $13.90 instead of $24. So yeah... was quite a good place as well. An Irish pub witht eh Irish experience. Actually they have 3 diffeent sections with 3 different settings, so if you ever wanna go, you can choose which are you wanna sit in....ha ha!

Yeah... after dinner ended up in Layton's house to watch Spain vs Ukraine. It was quite one sided game. Well, it's the World Cup man! Unexpected things SHOULD happen. I mean Australia beat Japan 3-1 in the last 6 minutes. Yeah... that's World Cup. I love to see the underdogs win! Good on you socceroos!

2006-06-12T23:59:00.000-07:00

1 week of holidays has passed for me. Packed my room, did some admin stuff, work out etc. Some of the stuff I did over the past week. Been desperately looking for a job but still no results. Tomorrow gonna give McDonald’s a call and hope it will be good news. Cos be going for a holiday so many are reluctant to employ. Anyway, I’m praying for the best. Just been talking to Ian and told him that I’ll wanna make my holiday time fruitful as well. So yeah, will be doing some special postings on the blog. Watch this space!

For all my friends who are reading this and having their exams, ALL THE BEST! May the Good Lord Bless you! Study Smart and stay cool!

2006-06-05T23:59:00.000-07:00

Finally, the day has come. Just handed in take home exam! What a relief. Summer 2006 has ended for me. It is time to enjoy the winter holidays...ha ha! I must say, it was back to back for me for the past few weeks. This sem was much busier than last sem. What a relief that it is all over. Hope I have worked hard enough and praying for good results too...ha ha!

Tonight, the gang went out to Ogden’s for our dear Zen’s farewell. She’s going back already. Her graduating year as well and we are really gonna miss her when she’s gone back. Credit to Meisi for making such a lovely décor farewell card for Zen as well. Can’t believe after a really full meal we actually went down to Freo for milkshakes and pancakes at Fast Eddy’s. Really eat till we wanna burst lah! Enjoy the pics! Zen, this post is dedicated to you!

2006-06-03T23:59:00.000-07:00

Guys night tonight! Arthur organised a guys only BBQ at his place. Some sort like a end of sem party. Went with him to the market this morning to get all the stuff. Absence of vegetables and lots of meat. We had Char Siew Chicken, Steak, Pork ribs, lamb, chicken curry, sausages. Of course not forgetting the onions, mushrooms and beer, the Ozzie style. Had a good time just hanging out with all the guys, sharing jokes and army stories...ha ha! Discovered some surprising relationships and links too! An interesting night I must say...ha ha! Played some mahjong before calling it a night!

2006-06-02T23:59:00.000-07:00

Clarence stayed over at my place for his last night in Perth. He’s homeless for a night...ha ha! Anyway, woke up early today to send him to the airport. Wish you all the best bro. See you back her for convo if not catch you in Singapore at the end of the year! God Bless!

2006-06-01T23:59:00.000-07:00

The Official Day of Winter here in the Southern Hemisphere has finally arrived again. The nights are getting cold but the days are still alright. Anyway, the last day of week 13; for me all is done except for 1 more take home exam due on Monday. Clifford is leaving back to Singapore tonight... so rush lah! But he’s going back to see his girlfriend so is forgiven... ha ha! Also, Clarence will be going back for good tomorrow. So we decided to throw a dinner gathering for them. Haiz... Clarence ah, you should have stayed a week longer and it won’t be so runsh for everyone…ha ha! Anyway, after that we went down to Mei’en’s place to give her a birthday surprise. She too, flying back to Singapore for her friend's wedding. The surprise went really well... ha ha! Seems that so many people are flying back to Singapore. Makes me miss home. Be staying in Ozzieland during the winter break. But anyway, be looking forward to my Eastern trip at the end of the month.

2006-05-30T23:59:00.000-07:00

Just had my Digital Media test today. Wasn't too bad. 2 more days to go and my last test for Mass Comm and all will be well. Tonight, took a breather and went down to Bateman with some friends for dinner. We all said we wanted to have the Bateman's famous fish head noodle... ha ha! Wow...we really ordered too much. I didn’t do the order this time but think they over ordered. It was so much food sia! But I think all the pressure and exams really made all of our stomach work harder as well and we finished everything in the end nonetheless...ha ha!

2 more days to 80% of freedom!

2006-05-25T23:59:00.000-07:00

This week I have been working on my final radio project. Anyway, we are supposed to do a 5 minute interview story on any topic. Our tutor will have to give us the green light before we can actually go ahead and do it. For me actually, during tutorial, I still have not really thought about any topic. So I just said I’ll do about the World's Best Pizza in Perth. If you read my previous entry, you will know that I went up to Little Caesars some time back. Thank God I went and now I have a story. Anyway, I also found out another Pizza chef from this restaurant at Northbridge called Il Padrinos. These 2 chefs have won in international competitons to be recognized as the World's best pizza makers. However, both were unique. Little Caesars' Theo does contemporary pizzas while Nunzio of Il Padrinos does really traditional Italian pizza. So I caught up with them for a chat and interview earlier today. Then in the evening, a bunch of us drove all the way up to Mundaring to Little Caesars cos I need to get some interview and decided to go there for dinner as well. It turned out, all of us had a really great time. The food was great, the company was great. The pizzas were really very different and unique. The cherry on the cake, there are also dessert pizzas. I mean sweet pizzas from Chocolate to Caramel to Ice cream served on the pizza. In all, all of us gulped down about 10 pizzas tonight. And, it wasn’t enough but we reach a point where we have to stop...ha ha! We definitely will be back.

While driving back down from the hills enjoying the Perth City Skyline, something happened. Not really sure what happened but Huiqian’s car tyres exploded along Roe Highway. Wow... we discovered after feeling that the car was shaking too much. I mean look at the picture. It literally exploded!!! Lucky all the guys decided to sit in her car. Imagine if Meisi and Joey were with her. The worst thing is that after stopping by the roadside, Huiqian did not have the right screws for us to change to tyres. Had to called Clifford back (who was almost home) BUT he too don't have the right size screw. Thank God for Jonathan who came to our rescue and gave us all a relief. Cherrios to you Boss! Despite this incident, we were all in very high spirits! The weather was cold and all the guys were out in the cold changing the tyres and the girls were busily taking advantage of the situation taking picture(what were they thinking???). Well, it was an experience. Was fun but those fun stuff that needs to happen only once in your lifetime...ha ha!

2006-05-23T23:59:00.000-07:00

Semester is ending real soon. This is crunch time for me. Essays after essays to do. Got so much essays to do this sem, who says Media students are slack. Anyway, got some time to celebrate Sarah's birthday tonight. Went out to have dinner at this place along Canning Highway (near Garden City) called Ipoh Garden. You must have guessed, this place is famous for its Ipoh Hor Fun... very good. But what is better is the Hainanese Chicken Rice. Tried it and I can safely say it's the best I've tasted in Perth... ha ha! Well, it was a surprise for Sarah and she really got a shock when she saw all of us waiting for her in the restaurant...ha ha! Good work to all the people working behind the scene. After dinner, most of them went to watch Da Vinci Code. It Tuesday man, but I rather come back and finish up my essay! Will save all the movies for after week 13...ha ha! Anyone for movies?

2006-05-20T23:59:00.000-07:00

Here I am again, writing about my food escapades. Actually, you guys should know my blogging style by now. I record and immortalize all the pictures and events that happen in me and my friend’s life. Well, at least for all of you that are honourably featured on my blog, as long as blogger is always in existence, the World Wide Web is alive, all our memories are kept in cyber space. Come back here in 20 years time and show your kids what you did in Perth when you were in Uni having fun...ha ha!

Anyway, moving on, today went down to Fremantle with the gang. Felt like Little Creatures' beer and dessert. Had dinner before moving on to Little Creatures which was just packed with the weekend crowd. For your information, if you feel like Little Creatures too, may I recommend dinner in any of the really nice restaurants in Freo before adjourning to Little Creatures for some beer and dessert. Anyway, you have to order (of course the beer) but the desserts are seriously good. Highly recommended is the Tiramisu, this is the real stuff with coffee liquor soaked sponge cake and layers of cream and sponge cake. Very nice, eat it layer by layer. Not forgetting as well, the Chocolate mudcake. Definitely for the Chocoholics with a scoop of Vanilla ice cream to complete your beautiful day. See, all of us had such a good time! Cheers!

2006-05-15T23:59:00.000-07:00

Monday evening after the first day of the week it was so good to have a sumptuous dinner. Hmm… people keep saying this is a food blog. I think it is seriously becoming one. Well, what’s so bad about it! Ha ha... I have a passion for food anyway. What is your interest? What is your passion? Food is not just food alright... ha ha! It is more than just filling your stomach. Well, anyway, such a good thing for Ian’s parents to come down to Perth and so today we all went to a friend’s place for dinner. Uncle Shi’s house was the place and his wife is just the best cook in Perth…ha ha! She whips up a good meal not even Taurus can beat. Everything from the table were home-made. And I mean home-made down to the every meaning of it. The vegetables were grown from their garden, the fish were caught by Uncle Shi himself, well, except only the prawns and meat were bought. Wow... it was a feast. You should just check out the pictures. We had fresh seafood, fresh vegetables and stuff. The best and weirdest thing of all was cactus. Auntie Shi actually cooked cactus, weird it may sound but I assure you it tasted really good and the first taste isn’t like what is that but rather, "I want more”... ha ha! Besides the food, we had a good time catching up with each other.

2006-05-13T23:59:00.000-07:00

Arrrgh……… I missed going to the KTV here! Haiz… got too much assignments to do. Cramping to finish them, so in the end, chose to stay home and finish up some work and giving Karaoke a miss. But nonetheless, went down to Hog’s Breath in the evening for dinner with the gang. Hog’s Breath never fails to deliver some party mood. Walking into the place is like walking into a birthday party with streamers and stuff…ha ha! After having a satisfying steak dinner (I'll return for the burger the next time), went back for some ice cream and just hang out with the gang.

2006-05-07T23:59:00.000-07:00

Sunday again today, went to church before heading down to lunch at Tuarus with Weijie's family. Then, went to Weijie's house for some coffee and tea. Didn't expect today to be so long. But it was good though. Came back to take a bath before rushing to Vic park's Makan Makan to have the celebration party for Tiger Pass Gate. The play closed yesterday after 5 successful performance. Had a good time getting to know the cast and crew more today. Yeah! I must say they are all really interesting people. Will look forward to working with all of them again.

2006-05-07T00:58:00.000-07:00

Ianz rocks.

2006-05-06T23:59:00.000-07:00

Today was a stress day for me trying to squeeze my brain juice to write this Mass Comm essay that is worth 40%. Sharks! Still did not get much out, progressing very slowly though. Then, had to cook a simple and quick dinner cos Meisi, Raine, Joey and Weijie are coming over to have dinner before going for the play, Tiger pass gate, later on. Cooked Korean Curry chicken and Tom Yum Soup. It was simple but surprisingly everyone thought that it was good. Good then, together with Weijie's fried been hoon and drumsticks...ha ha! Yeah!

Then went for the play when everyone enjoyed and had a good laugh at. Headed off to Fast Eddy's for supper before returning back home and crashing on bed.

PS. If you find that some blogs you read are similar,well they are. There's a particular blog which may cover the same events but all is just "friend" here and "friend" there. Well, over at my blog, you can see who these "friends" are. I spell their names out...ha ha!

2006-05-04T23:59:00.000-07:00

It's been such a busy week with late nights and stuff. Helping out at Su's play as well. Really fun but tiring as well. Today, was a breather after a presentation that finally ended in Tuesday. Had my last lecture of the week before joining Weijie and my bunch of friends at Sir Walter's for some much needed Capuccino and Wedges. Recently I just really start to appreciate the capuccino. Just using the spoon and slowly sip up the frothe with the chocolate powder on it. Really good, no sugar needed at all. Drink it straight...ha ha!

Anyway, in the evening, went to Weijie's place for dinner. His parents and relatives are here to visit and so we had a good Chicken and roast meat dinner with some chilli mussels as well. Well, don't need to elaborate. A good dinner. Also a good time to catch up with all of them. Got to know a new friend, Judy, as well. Weekend is finally here!

2006-04-29T23:59:00.000-07:00

Felt boredtoday but thank God for Arthur, Alvin and Daisy. They asked me to join them for dinner at the place that serves the world's best pizza. Ha ha ha.... but I must tell you, this entire day I ate nothing but pizza. Apparently, it was the great Australian weekend and Eagle boys had pizzas going for only $3.59.... How cheap is that. So in the afternoon, Jeremy, Rebecca, Huiqian and I decided to have pizza. It turned out that competition was so strong that Dominos also sold their pizza at $3.59. So we had Domino's in the afternoon.

Then, at night, pizza galore again at Little Caesar's. It was a small but cozy restaurant along the Great Eastern Highway. We drove for about 45 minutes up onto Perth Hills, but it was woth the drive. If you guys wanna get there. Hop on the car, hit Roe Highway and drive all the way till you hit Great Eastern highway then go all the way till the Shire of Manduring...ha ha! There, you will find the world's greatest pizza. It was good. I must say that they have really unique flavours. Bought back one familty size for my friends to try as well. Cheers!

2006-04-28T23:59:00.000-07:00

Today was FCC's 13:30 retro night. It was so much fun. Getting everyone to wear their daddys' and mummys' clothes. Looking so 60s or 70s or 80s....ha ha! The whole church was also decorated very appropriately for the occasion. Like the "Growing Up" set. And yeah, I joined in the fun and wore the most retro stuff I had. Combed my hair back and even wore my spare (Army) specs...ha ha! Haiz... people say I look like the father in the "Growing Up" series. But I have to admit that I do look like really old with the specs. Well, it's just all part of the fun of dressing up I guess...ha ha! Had a really good celebration worship as well. Anyway, the whole retro thing is about a course that the people in the 60s live by. Like at the time when people lived for peace. They have a course. So same as for us. We must have a course in our life. Isn't this what life is all about? To have a course for what we are living for. To live so that everything we do does not go to waste. Yep, for I know that living in Christ is a life that is lived for eternity. Enjoy the pictures.

2006-04-22T23:59:00.000-07:00

Today’s Daisy’s birthday. It was so sweet and nice of her to invite us and cook for us a great meal. We had sushi, gado gado, chicken wings and she even made spring rolls, samosa and cream puffs herself. I say, she’s really good! Besides that, Jackson did a roast beef and Adriel contributed a very nice cheesy baked pasta. It was another night of feasting for me. Good thing I saved my stomach for it…ha ha! Her birthday cake was a delicious ice cream cake from Baskin Robbins. But the fun had not start yet, after watching Gladiator on tv, we all decided to play drinking games. It was so funny lah the games. Good thing that we did not use any alcohol but substitued it with Ribena instead. We played so many lame games lah. Never knew drinking games were so funny and actually requires lots of concentration as well. Ha ha… never laughed so much in one night before. Well, I had a good time tonight! Happy Birthday Daisy!

2006-04-21T23:59:00.000-07:00

Good day everyone. So happy to be launching the first issue of “OZZZ MAG” today. This is the online magazine where not only will you be able to read about my adventures, but get some cool info as well. This is the magazine where you can be part of the “land of ozzz” experience. This is the part where I will fill you in completely with what is going on. So you just gotta keep a look out for more exciting issue coming your way.

For this first issue. I am bringing you guys to THE MOON – LATE NIGHT CAFÉ. I saw this place when I walked pass it the other time. Anyone that walks pass it will definitely be captured by the retro interior of this café. Imagine a typical American café complete with the bar stools and bar tops. So I decided to check this place out with my friends Melissa, Marian and Kershia. Located at North Bridge, just walking distance from the Brass Monket Bar and Grill. This café serves American and Western food from burgers to pastas. The portion is very generous and the price range is between $13 to $20. For a place like Perth, it is quite reasonable. My recommendation, go for the Moon burger, which is a huge chunk of beef in between perfectly toasted Turkish bun. It is served with the mountain of fries as well. Also, go for the nachos which is a huge portion as well. Enough to go around the table.

Besides food, you can go there for a nice drink with a range of cocktail and some of their specialty drinks. On selected nights, they have also live Jazz Bands at the café itself. The best part of it all, it is a LATE NIGHT Café. So, if you feel hungry in the late nights, or wanna grab a coffee or catch up with a friend or just to catch the live band, The Moon will be a nice place to go. Driving there is not a problem as well. There is free parking just down the road.

The Moon – Late night Café
Mon- Tues : 6pm – Late
Wed- Sun : 11am – Late
Fully Licenced & BYO
Shop 2/323 William Street NORTHBRIDGE

The next place, we’ll take a drive down from Northbridge to the nice beach of Cottesloe. The Blue Duck is a café restaurant set right on the beach of Cottesloe. It has a great view of the beach and the sea beyond that just spell serenity. This restaurant is a little more on the expensive side. A fine restaurant however, you can still go with just your beach wear. They are not picky about it. The restaurant servers a fusion of Western and Asian cuisine. Their menus includes a list of their daily special with a price range of about $16 to $40. However, if you feel that you are a little tight, may I suggest you pop by there for an afternoon tea instead. The best time to go is around 4pm where the sun is not too scorching and the weather is just nice and cool. Blue Duck is famous for their cakes which is just packed with flavour guaranteed to entice your taste buds. Cakes are just going for $5.50 a slice. You can get a cake, a cup of coffee, request for the patio seats facing the blue sea and just watch the sunset on a lazy afternoon. Great place to go to relax and also a great place to go if you wanna have a quiet place to study. The restaurant is usually crowded during meal times but during late afternoons are fairly empty. You can go for dinner as well, but be sure to call up to make a booking. Dinner times are usually very crowded at the Blue Duck.

2006-04-19T23:59:00.000-07:00

Hey people, this is Joel here, editor of land of ozzz! My apologies for a long absence from blogging. Been busy with lots of stuff and finally had some time over the Easter break to give this blog a major face lift. Special Thanks to my flatmate, Mike, for helping me with some HTML coding so that I can bring you guys this all new land of ozzz. Hope all of you like it. Will be doing more blogging now…ha ha! Anyway, wanna introduce the all new “OZZZ MAG”! It is a new segment for my blog where I will be bringing you all a wide range of topics. Yeah, something new so that you can know some of the places that I have went or some new ideas I have…ha ha! Well, just watch out for the “OZZZ MAG” banner at this space alright. There will be new issues every now and then. Cheers!

2006-04-18T23:59:00.000-07:00

Tuesday is movie day here is Perth where tickets are $8.50 only as compared to $9 or $10 or more on other days. Met up with Sarah-Jane, Shirley, Irene and Mark for a movie at Freo. We watched this one called Inside Man by Jodie Foster and Denzel Washington. The story plot is really ingenious and smart, although the show is a little draggy. Also, is has this bangrah (Indian) music as it’s main soundtrack. All of us found it really funny and weird. Does not seem to connect to the film in any sense at all…ha ha!

After that, we went and had dinner at Little Creatures. Well, Sarah-Jane was craving for Tiramisu. So we went there specially for the dessert only actually….ha ha! Had pizza and chilli mussels before we jumped eagerly into dessert. If you are reading this, Little Creature’s Tiramisu and Mud cake is not to be missed.

2006-04-17T23:59:00.000-07:00

Just came back from Flat 9. Had a dessert night there and again, ate quite a bit of all the sweet and sinful stuff. I made fried ice cream by popular demand and there were many other stuff there as well. Let’s see, there are muffins, apple pies, Oneh Oneh, cookies etc. After that, I learnt this new game called SPOON. Well, if you wanna know how this is played, you gotta come and ask me. What I can tell you is it is violent and you will definitely laugh your guts out!

2006-04-16T23:59:00.000-07:00

Easter Sunday! The day of resurrection, victory and new life. After coming back from church, I started to prepare for the Easter feast tonight. I love the kitchen at Weijie’s Villa. It’s so big and stocked up with all the stuff I need. Spent about 3 hours preparing all the food. We had roast beef, fried fish, chips, lots of chips, salad, mushroom soup and broccoli and cauliflower with cheese. The dinner was just great. We had way too much food and finally a time where all 8 of us can come together again to have a good meal together. Shared a lot of funny and lame jokes over the dinner table as well. Had a fantastic time! Check out the pictures.

2006-04-15T23:59:00.000-07:00

Tml we are gonna have a big Easter feast at Weijie’s Villa with my clique of friends so today went down to Coles to get all the stuff ready for tml. Then, in the evening joined Weijie’s sister, Michelle they all for a BBQ at the villa. Yeah, had fun with the bunch of people and good to catch up with all of them again.

2006-04-14T23:59:00.000-07:00

The Easter weekend and break is upon us. Met up again with Weijie, Meisi and Joey to do some Easter shopping at Carousel….ha ha! Well, basically, I went and bought 2 boxes of Easter eggs. For those who are reading this outside of Ozzieland, Easter here is such a huge thig. I like to say is like Christmas just that this time is Easter eggs and bunnies rather than presents and Santa Claus. There is just so much different kinds of Easter eggs here. From Wrestling ones, to Simpsons, Spongebob ones, Disney cartoon characters, you name them, they have them in the form of Easter eggs. So many of them, unbelievable. I bought a box of Cadbury crunchy and another Cadbury milk chocolate eggs to give out during Easter. Just to soak into the whole Easter thing too…ha ha! Well, I’m waiting for after Easter maybe I can go and get those leftovers on sale too…ha ha!

After that, went down to Ogden’s bar and grill where we had some good BBQ yourself dinner. There was this guy who sang retro songs there the whole night…ha ha! Well, I must say he was good and the songs really got me grooving as well…ha ha! Will wanna go back there again soon!

2006-04-08T23:59:00.000-07:00

Weijie has to house sit for a friend so he somehow had the house to himself. I must say is a really cosy big house. It is great with a big kitches, computer, wireless connection, a huge plasma tv and the all so comfortable sofas that are nothing short of a first class seat on a plane. To top it all off, there is these two fun loving dogs there as well, Potter and Fluff. Today, Joey, Meisi, Raine and me went with Weijie to Taurus to have dinner before we headed to his “villa” to have a look. I like the place…ha ha! We played with the dogs, ate ice cream and watched Moulin Rouge and a Robbie Williams concert before leaving the house reluctantly at the wee hours of the morning.

2006-04-06T23:59:00.000-07:00

Another surprise party today. This time planned by me and Amelia…ha ha! It is my Huiqian’s birthday today. She is like disappointed that there is nothing special on her birthday today. So you guessed it, our surprise party was a roaring success. She was fooled down to the last minute when we finally revealed everything to her…ha ha! It was a good one. In the morning, Amelia, Joey, Allen and me went to buy all the stuff for the party. We had steamboat and pizza as the mains. Then I went to pick up a cake from simply divine. It was a great time just having everyone together at the Recreation room. Great company, great party, not to forget all the presents she received. Well, it was her first birthday party in Perth. I’m sure she enjoyed it! Take a look at the pics too!

2006-04-01T23:59:00.000-08:00

Took a half hour drive down Roe Highway to Swan Valley. My first time at the valley full of vineyard, grapes, cheese and nice juices. I must say we went there at the right time of the year. Just check out the pictures and see all those big juicy grapes. You just drive along the road and the vineyards left and right of you are just filled with grapes. So much of them! I bought a bunch back and Huiqian said it was the best grapes she ever tasted. Very sweet without a pinch of sourness. I also bought some non alcoholic grape juice from this vineyard. It is just like a taste of heaven. No added sugar yet it was sweet as ever. Stopped by Lancaster to pick up some of their dessert wine as well. Not forgetting the chocolate factory where we tasted some chocolates and coffee.

The day is not over yet. You will never believe it. After coming back from Swan Valley, went down to church because I was supposed to help do some filming for the coming church camp. Well, we travelled 2 hours down South to the wonderful town of Busseltton. Went down to this place called Geographe Bay resort and did some filming to promote the July church family camp. I say, the place is really nice and you can relax 101%. So yeah, very impressed. The day ended with a 2 hour drive back and had Domino’s pizza for dinner. So much traveling for just a day; tired but I love it! Adventure come knock on my door!!!

2006-03-31T23:59:00.000-08:00

The last day of the month and is finally our brother, Clarence’s birthday. Good thing his girlfriend, Rowena, is in Perth as well. Ben organized the activities tonight. Firstly, we stopped by South Street Ale House where we had a really nice seafood dinner. It was seafood night so all the seafood stuff are for a standard price of $19. The food and ambience was good although we may be the only young Asian people there…ha ha! Then after that, drove down to Fremantle to the infamous Little Creatures. There, we had the best mud cake and Tiramisu. Seriously sinful! Yeah, had a great time tonight and got Clarence a pair Birkenstock as well. Cheers!

2006-03-25T23:59:00.000-08:00

A sunny Saturday and we all went down to Heathcote for a nice afternoon barbeque. Been there twice and thought I should bring Weijie and my bunch of friends there. Went down to Canning Vale market in the morning to get all the BBQ supply before heading down to Heathcote in the afternoon. The weather is just perfect. Thank God it is not too crowded either. Yeah, guess everyone enjoyed themselves there. Had lots of food, stuffed ourselves, even had to play the number game to finish the food. We wrapped up the afternoon by getting some icy cold ice popsicles from the nearby café!

2006-03-23T23:59:00.000-08:00

Today was a study day. But what made it interesting was where! Jon, Jennifer, Clarence, Sarah and me went down to Cottesloe beach for a good brunch at this place called Blue Duck. Well, it’s a restaurant which I will not describe it as cheap but the environment is just superb. The restaurant is set right on the shores over looking the beach. You can sit at the balcony and look out at the undisturbed horizon. Here, totally different from Singapore where the sea are just infested with big ships and tankers. Here, it is just the dark blue sea meeting light blue sky at the perfect horizon in harmony. The food tastes good but may not be that filling. But the cakes are good though. Had lunch and sat at the picturesque and studied till about sundown before we head home.

2006-03-22T23:59:00.000-08:00

We had a surprise birthday party today at Adrian’s house. Today is his birthday and after much persuasion for the pass few days, finally got him to come home in time for us to surprise him…ha ha! Clarence planned this whole thing with his housemates. One of our friend who is a cook whipped up a good Chinese meal for all of us too. We had chicken wings, rending beef and roast duck soup! Sumptous! All of us enjoyed followed by the birthday cake of course…ha ha! Happy Birthday Adrian!

2006-03-21T23:59:00.000-08:00

Today was the day for my first radio desktest. Well, basically for my radio unit, we have to go into the studios and record a 15 minute radio show live. I’ve been practicing for the past few nights. You not only have to know what to say but gotta know how to work the controls as well. Lots of coordination with buttons to press while entertaining listeners at the same time. Not easy but thought I did ok today! Yeah, I did a dedication show with many inspirations coming from my days of listening to Perfect 10 and Power 98…ha ha!

In the evening Huiqian, Clarence, Ben, Dwijin and me went all the way down to Midlands to collect Huiqian’s new car. A stunning white Mazda, hatchback, sports look complete with pop up headlights! Very impressive all going for just $3000. The place where we have to go is actually quite a deserted part of Midlands. Nothing much there, is like an industrial estate with only a few street lights. However, the lady we bought the car from was a really kind lady and she actually invited us into their house. You guys just have to check out the photos I posted! Took it with my phone camera. Her house is a antique museum. A true antique museum. You will not find any part of empty walls but all filled with beer ads of all sorts from around the world. Her boyfriend is a collector and they actually went to pubs in Bali to buy some of the stuff. They have keychains, Cocacola ads, Harley bike models and even a coffin…ha ha! It is just amazing. Never in my life have I seen a residential house as interesting as this. They truly spend their whole lives collecting all these stuff. I’m sure it be worth quite a bit after some time. Yeah, although we were a bunch of foreign Asian kids, she was really nice and sweet to all of us. Talked to us like we were friends and her hospitality was incredible, showing us around the house and stuff! Kinda miss the whole experience thinking about it now…ha ha!

Anyway, Huiqian happily drove away the car (which I must add have really authentic retro rims too) into the city where she treated us all to some nice Chinese food at City Garden!

2006-03-11T23:59:00.000-08:00

Today was such a busy Saturday for me. In the morning was marketing time. Went down to Coles with Huiqian, Chris, Dwi Jen, Meisi, Lydia and Joey. Stayed about 2 hours there to do grocery shopping. Here, we have to buy enough supples to last us for the next 7 days or so. Sometimes you are just spoilt for choice or just don' t know what to cook for the coming week. For me, I usually look out for different stuff so that with my time here, I'll be able to try out all the different stuff they have and hopefully some Ozzie meals as well. I should tell you, I finally cooked a Kangaroo steak the other night. It is really yummy actually. For those out there who thinks it tastes weird, just to tell you if you don't know, it don't taste that much different from beef. And for the weight cautions, it is healthier than beef. So, there you go.

In the afternoon went to church to attend Ps Benny's seminar for the study of the Book of Joel. I must say he is really a good teacher of the Word. Got lots of insights and encouragement from this session. Made me excited for doing ministry as well.

In the evening, went with my old flatmate Mark to Emily's house warming. My first time going to a caucasian party. There's like only 2 Chinese people there I think. I am happy to have met friends like Mark and Emily. People usually say that it's hard for the Asians to mix with the Ozzie and stuff and you tend to stick in your own group of people. But I have found really good Ozzie friends as well. Met another guy called Alex there as well who wants to take me go fishing sometime. Hmm.... fishing sounds like a lot of fun actually. Anyway, had a good time at the party. Had BBQ food and a bath tub full of Beer and stuff.

I found a difference between Asian and Caucasian parties. In Asian culture, it seems that the food we eat at a party is more important while the Caucasians cared more for their drinks. For their drinks mean alcohol and stuff. It's like the important thing in a party something CANNOT to be missed....ha ha! Had a really good time there getting to know more people. Cool!

After that, came back and joined Weijie, Meisi, Zen and Joey for another round of horror movie. But the night's still not done. Don't know why they all suddenly say wanna go for a night run. So was dragged along as well. It's a cool night but we still did it anyway. Ran about half of the uni. It wasn't too bad. But have to keep cheering Meisi on. Meisi, you gotta Ganbatte!!!!

2006-03-10T23:59:00.000-08:00

Today went down with Meisi and Lydia to UWA, the University of Western Australia. The 2 girls said they never seen UWA before so they wanted to go down to have a look at the UNi. Well, UWA is really nice. Nothing like Murdoch University. UWA is more of the traditional kind of architecture dor a university. People actually go there to take wedding pictures. So you can just imagine the roman pillars and cathedral buildings.

Met Danny when I was there. It was like the 1st time I met him in Ozzieland actually. He's looking good. Not forgetting my old JC classmate Lim Lee too! Really good to finally have met them. Weijie brought us around the school and we took so much pictures lah. But the best part of the school I like is the outdoor cinema they have. It's really cool and the seats are so comfortable. It's like watching a movie in the middle of the forest. 5 stars for that.

After that, went to the city to walk around and settled for dinner at the Japanese restaurant called Nagoya. I would say that it is still quite a decent Jap restaurant, not too expensive too. Wanted to go to Taka but can't seem to find the place actually. Well, there are always other opportunities....ha ha!

2006-03-04T23:59:00.000-08:00

Just came back from a fun but disappointing crabbing experience. We had 5 cars who went down together to Mandurah hoping to get some crabs before they all disappear into the autumn season. Some of my friends who went last said it was quite a good catch. We were all high in hopes of having a fantastic crab meal tonight. Joshua, Monica, Cheryl and Me even went to the supermarket early this moring to get ingredients for chilli and pepper crab.

Mandurah is such a nice place. The weather was good as well. We were there in the evening time and it isn't too hot. Just really nice. Went to this place called the Peel Inlet to try out luck at scooping up some crabs. You will not believe how shallow the peel inlet is. Anyway, the Peel Inlet is kinda like a lake that is very near to the mouth of the river which then leads to the India Ocean. We actually waded in the water at about 1km away from the shore, and the water level is only up to our waist. It is especially nice when the night falls and you are practically surrounded with water and looking up in the sky, you see nothing but stars. But I thought the sunset was the best. The water all around you suddenly turns gold in colour. Really cool.

But alas, the season seems dry. In the end we only caught 2 crabs. And all caught by me...ha ha ha! So very sad but I must tell you that the satisfaction of scooping up the crab is trememdous. Disappointed but I'm definitely going back again when the season comes again.

In the end, we had to settle for some Italian food and chilli mussels from Concas. Still all of us had fun together. That's still the most important.

Cheers!

2006-03-01T10:13:00.000-08:00

The second week of Uni is almost coming to an end. My week has been quite pleasant. Timetable's not too bad. Had quite a spreaded timetalbe this semester this year, except for a killer Tuesday with no breaks from 9.30am to 3.30pm. But after alst tuesday, it didn't went too bad. Radio tut was fun, really fun. Many people that did radio has told me that it was a really fun unit and I can't agree more. Got into the studio and with so much buttons to play with. Booked myself a slot to go in an try out all the buttons and stuff. Yeah... looks exciting. Then, have another tut for Digital studios where we get to play around with Photoshop and Flash. It'll be good if more time can be spent on Flash though...ha ha!

Today, had only 1 tut so it wasn't too bad. Good thing that the weather seems to be cooling down. More cloud cover over the skies of Perth will do good for everyone. Got pursuaded by Meisi to attend her courtyard's BBQ....ha ha! Got to meet some friends there though the food wasn't enough(as usual). Then, went to Arthur's place to have a night of Mahjong session....ha ha! Playing with them really made me stress as all of them seems so pro. Well, hope in time I can brush up on my skills too....ha ha! Alright, that's all for now. Will try to keep up and update you guys on what's happening on Perth. Take care peeps!

2006-02-23T09:44:00.000-08:00

Hey Hey Guys and Gals,
I'm back at Ozzieland. Apologies for the very out dated blog. Kinda only feel like blogging when I'm back in Ozzieland. Probably it's just the kind of life in Singapore and Ozzieland. Back in Singapore, you seem to be busy everyday. There's always something to do or sonewhere to go. Coming back to Ozzieland has really slowed down the pace of life a little. Not that life has become slacker just that you seem to have more time for everything. You have time to just breathe and smell the fresh air. Go for an evening jog, chat with friends or just make yourself some delicious Mango smoothie (Thanks Josh & Mon) in a warm summer's night.

Coming back to Perth and seeing al the familiar stuff after a long summer break seems so weird. It is just kina weird to be back here again. Just difficult to describe the feeling, like living at 2 different countries constantly. Somehow, it's great to be back. Just feel so happy to see all my friends again. Especially those that are not from Singapore. Got to know even more new friends and got closer to others.

Spent the first few days back here packing and just doing all the admin stuff before school actually starts. Thank God that my time-table this semester is not too bad, except that I have a lecture on a Thursday afternoon that I find just really out of place. Other than that, it's good.

Hoping to be able to get a job this semester as well. Not much preference though I have a feeling that it'll probably be some restaurant job....ha ha! Just came back from the tavern. It was just crowded but not as wild as I thought it will be. Got to see some familiar faces and caught up with some old friends.

Today's weather is good. Good for a summer day. Hopefully it will carry on till tomorrow. It'll be our FCC BBQ day out tomorrow. I'm in charge of games and hope that it'll really be a fun time then. Well, will update you guys again. Along with some pictures the next time round. Hang in there people! Cheers!

2005-12-20T09:24:00.000-08:00

Wow..... Wow.... Wow..... it's really been ages since I was here writing a an entry. My deepest apology for my fellow faithful friends that checks in here once in a while. so much has happened since my last entry of "Intensive Study" period. Definitely I've completed my exams... Cleared out my little room from Studentvillage... Sent all my stuff to be stored at Ian's place... got through a really urgh flat inspection.... helped with Jon with his moving out... driven down to Margaret River for the long awaited Down South trip... had some adventures.... more adventures.... instant noodles... fish & chips.... steak.... Barbeque... wine.... more wine.... dolphins.... driven back up to Perth... Did final shopping... bunk over at Adrian's place for a DVD marathon... had lunch with Adrian and Hazel.... airport with Cherly and Jennifer.... Board the plane... arrived back in Singapore... went to have "ba chor" mee for my first meal/supper back here... Ian's sister's church wedding... Christmas tree... Meet friends... Christmas shopping... meet friends... meet more friends.... eat... sakae sushi... dim sum buffet at Peninsula Excelsior Hotel... writing blog again finally!

How was that little summary? Well, more of a timeline I guess. And yeah... 5 more days to Christmas and how are all of you guys doing. Back in Singapore, met up with so many of my friends and there are some more which I am hoping to meet up really soon. Coming back from Perth was such a weird feeling. I know I have been away for 4 months and 15 days... but it seemed that I never left Singapore. It was exactly just like what Arthur had told me. Weird isn't it. Anyway, it is great to be back. No more flies and scorching sun. But say hello to humidity...ha ha!

Tell you a little about the Down South trip, it was great. had so much fun and my first real road trip. Enjoyed every single moment of it. Was a wonderful time just spending time with my friends. The 6 of us that went. Hope we can do that again. Also, bought some really cool wines like those that are made from mango and honey... really special! Margaret river is great! You guys must go visit that place.

Well, this week will be mostly spent with my family and preparing for the Christmas. Meeting up with friends and my church event on Sunday. Gonna be great! It's the most wonderful time of the year! Cheers!

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2005-11-21T23:59:00.000-08:00

Today commences my day of intense study for my Life & Universe exam on Thursday. Seeing the title think all of you already have guessed is some chim unit right. Well, it’s sorta in the sense that we have to remember science facts, read science fiction, know some geography. Basically, we gotta understand science, geography, human behaviour, imagination and philosophy all jumbled into one. Well, it’s really fun to study and I’m really interested in this kinda stuff. Especially we learn a lot about space traveling, space, planets, galaxies, universe. Yeah…I just love it and you can just start to imagine how amazing God is to create everything. Just hope the paper on Thursday can be as enjoyable as well.

Went to Tiffany’s place for dinner tonight. Tiff and Wenjie decided to cook for us, very nice of them. THANKS guys! And as usual, Jennifer just can’t let loose of her books and just sit there for dinner. For those who don’t know Jennifer (she calls herself ‘nifer’), she studies veterinary science (to be a vet). Her exam is like Wednesday and the whole dinner she is just thinking which part of the animal did her meat she’s eating come from…ha ha! A little exaggerated lah, butthey have to know like where does the T-Bone or Topside beef comes from. Tested her a little after dinner, then saved her by finding out ‘TOPSIDE BEEF”, the one she forgot…ha ha! You owe me a treat Jen…ha ha! ;-)

Today was also the Grand Finale of the Australian Idol, well, didn’t really follow it. I just watch the front parts will all the funny auditions then watch the end. They had it at the Sydney Opera House. The whole event is such a big thing, like American Idol, as compared to Singapore, the standard is much higher as well I think. Kate won if you guys don’t know.

2005-11-20T23:59:00.000-08:00

Church seems to be empty today as so many students are slowly heading back home. At first I thought the sanctuary was quite empty but actually it was still alright. But next week onwards gonna be much less people I guess.

Tonight, I promised to cook dinner for Meisi they all during their exams. So today did my Swedish Chicken for them along with some wedges. Had to pack it for Meisi cos she just refused to come down to have dinner with us. Anyway, know she’s working really hard. You will do well Meisi, don’t worry! =)

2005-11-19T23:59:00.000-08:00

Today was just a long day to run some errands and do some souvenir shopping as I guess next week will be quite pack for me to do any shopping. Me and Sara went down to Koorong, a super big Christian bookshop. On our way there, there was a huge jam on the Kwinana freeway that we almost died under the heat of the summer sun and the slow traffic. We were stuck for like half an hour and we were both so grateful when we finally reached the air condition Koorong bookshop. Was there for quite a while looking for books and stuff. Promised my big sis, Cynthia, to get her some books from here. Then, we walked around the city to find a camera shop to check on my video cam. We found it along this mall called London street, a really cool street, exactly like the street out of a Harry Potter movie. But alas, here is Ozzieland and so the shop is closed on Satrurday. So we had to lugged ourselves back under the scorching sun.

In the afternoon, went down to Fremantle with Lydia. She going back on Monday so she idid some last minute shopping to buy some fruits for her granny back home. For me, I bought some coffee for my parents. The coffee here is shiok. More variety than Starbucks and Coffee Bean put together. They have a range of coffee beans from Chocolate Macadamia, Jack Daniels to Blue Mountain. The aroma was just fantastic. Bought some nougats as well. Hoping to buy fruits but don’t think will have the chance to as it’s best to buy just before you board the plane. They’re just so cheap here. Bought like 2 big bunches of Strawberries for only $3!!! Lydia bought a box of peaches for $20. Yeah, peaches and mangos are in season now. After a long day, good thing Lydia volunteered to cook mee sua for dinner.

2005-11-18T23:59:00.000-08:00

Studied for the whole day today and then the bunch of us went out for late night supper. Brought the girls to Fast Eddys down at Fremantle, never had the chance to bring them to supper during the semester and so taking advantage of the semester endings to go for some late night munching. At the same time, a little break from all the exam and study stress that is going on. We ordered quite a bit of food, Chili Bowl chips, wedges and pork ribs to go round the table. The girls also ordered the American Milkshake which just knocked them off their seats. As usual, took lots of pictures and we actually spent quite some time to get the right shots….ha ha!

2005-11-17T23:59:00.000-08:00

Ian finished his last paper today. He is going back to Singapore tomorrow (you see, another one leaving), met up with him to buy some Ozzie souvenirs back. Spent a whole afternoon walking around the super huge Westfield Carousel Shopping centre, bought lots of chocolates, Tim Tams and other Ozzie snacks. Looked at some Christmas stuff as well, the Christmas deco have so much more variety than back in Singapore. They look so much nicer and may even be cheaper. At night, went to Gosnell’s again for out BBQ steak. Our last Ozzie meal for this year, then be bracing ourselves for all the cheap and yummy hawker food again….ha ha!

2005-11-16T23:59:00.000-08:00

Yesterday sent Geraldine off and today sent Arthur off. Had lunch with Arthur and Javier at subway before Arthur bid his farewell to us. The pass few days have people leaving back for home and I am foreseeing that it will continue to happen for the next few days. And for me, still stuck here and worst, I still have not even started my exams. That’s sad, but having only 1 exam to take and have to wait till the 2nd last day of exams to do it is depressing. Happy to see my friends going back for the holidays, well, it’ll be my tunr in 2 weeks. See you all lovely people back in Singapore soon. Cheers!

2005-11-14T23:59:00.000-08:00

Geraldine is leaving for Singapore tml, so me and Louisa was helping her move stuff to Arthur’s house for the summer. I must say, she does really have lots of stuff with her. I think about 4 to 6 boxes, and those were boxes alone along with all the other stuff. She was a little stress having to pack all her stuff 1 night before she flies off. Anyway, good thing we moved most of her things to Arthur’s house already. But think she still have some more which will have to leave it till tomorrow morning.

Then went out for a late night supper with Meisi, Raine and Lydia and brought them to Concas because they are all just craving for some chili mussels. I did not really have a full dinner so was quite hungry as well. Today’s chili mussels weren’t very hot, but kinda more of the sour type. Then, we also ordered a combination plate of some pasta and meat balls. Not too bad, had a good time. Not really a lot chance can bring them out for late night suppers. But definitely, cannot do it too often, if you know what I mean. Cheers!

2005-11-13T23:59:00.000-08:00

I only have one paper to sit and it just too bad I have to wait till the 24 of November to take it. Really sucks though. But anyway, on the bright side think at least wil have time to study and do some fun stuff on the way as well. So today was robed in by Su to help out at Nina’s play. Called the “Interpreter of Maladies”, I must say is a brilliant piece of work that Nina has crafted. It was just a three persons play who brought out the story through a story teller and two dancers. It was Indian dance, and I thought the dancers were amazing as well. Especially that they blended in well with the colourful lightings and the minimalist stage. I was helping them to video the play for documentation and helped to paint the stage yesterday as well. After all the hard work, all of us came together for a good dinner, Nina’s mother had made like 3 kinds of curry along with some bread. Yes, just what I needed, some hot curry. Nina’s from Singapore, so her mum’s curry is standard, hot and good. She even had sweet potatoes in one of her curry, never knew sweet poatoes went with curry. Absolutely amazing!

2005-11-12T23:59:00.001-08:00

Church was special today. We had a baptism service today. And yeah, among those getting dipped into water are both my very good friends Hazel and Jeremy. Yeah, both of them getting baptized on a very joyous note, had service as usual today before moving on to the baptism service. Here, at FCC, Baptism is done by immersing fully in water. The stage of the church actually as has a trap door that opens up to reveal a pool below. It was really cool, this was my first time witnessing immersion in water as well. The service itself was so much fun. IT was not at all boring but it kinda feel that the church is just one whole big family. After every single person was baptized, it will be followed by loud cheers from the congregation. All of us are just thrilled to see our brothers and sisters in Christ go through the baptism and confirming their faith. The whole ceremony was kinda personal as well, as before each went down the water, the pastor will read their favourite verse and an encouragement note unique to each of them. The whole service was really heart warming and I see too the people in the congregation being encouraged as well. Congratulations to Jeremy and Hazel again!

2005-11-12T23:59:00.000-08:00

Today was a full day of eating. Went to Rising Sun to have their famous Dim Sum buffet with Meisi, Lydia and Ian. We had the usual stuff and I still find it really good. Well, though some might say it is not the best place to get Dim Sum, but I thought it is really value for money. Actually, the food is not that bad after all, the variety is quite good as well with desserts to go along in the end. All for $11, it’s worth trying. Then, at night, Maryann suggested to meet up for dinner before she flies home tomorrow. So Maryann, Geraldine, Arthur, Ian, Tat, K and me went down to Freo to have dinner. Actually wanted to have dinner at this nice place recommended by Geraldine, Roma, to have dinner, but it was just too crowded. They server pasta and the price is very reasonable and the portion is quite generous, but it was too crowded for out hungry stomachs to wait. So we walked around and found that most places are actually full, so we finally settled for kebabs. Then, went to Gelato Company and had a medium tub to share around. The gelato is really good and yeah 100% fat free. That’s the difference between ice cream and gelato. Gelato is much tastier than ice cream without the fats, how good is that. The girl serving us was a really pretty Italian girl too…ha ha! Then, went to meet up with Tat and K and we headed to Little Creatures for some beer and fries. Little Creatures is just amazing, it is like a pub in a big factory. It is inside this big wooden warehouse. On top of that, the brewery is inside the bar itself. Half of the place is the brewery and the other half is the bar and restaurant. So you get truly fresh beer, heard that the place was previously a crocodile farm. And they are really smooth. I recommend them if you like smooth beer. Before waiting to be seated, they give you party hats to wear with funny names on them. Ian also took that chance to show off some of his magic tricks. From his psychic powers to his penetrating rubber bands, he just made everyone crazy. He even showed the rubber band trick to the waitress there, you should have seen her face. Well, it was a day of feasting but also a day to meet up together before the summer holidays come and we all fly home.

2005-11-11T23:59:00.000-08:00

Cell was really fun today. Had our pot bless, the last cell where all of us gather for a good meal before we start our exams or fly back home for the summer. We had it at Tiffany’s cozy and warm little house. There were like heaps and heaps of food. There were Geraldine’s curry vegetable (very yummy), Melanie’s nachos, Su’s roasted chicken, Elizabeth’s cottage pie and lasagna, Maryann’s salad, Arthur’s Chilli Mussels, Tasha’s fried wanton, Tiffany’s been hoon and the rest just filled in with another table full of dessert. There were ice cream, cakes, jellies and stuff. Wow… lots of food and we all truly had a good meal. Then Maryann decided to have a role playing game where we’ll go around telling stories and some of us will act out. It started with a guy spotting a beautiful girl until another guy ending up marrying the beautiful girl. This is because the other guy’s mother bribed the matchmaker to put them together. I know is complicated but it seems that there isn’t any simpler method to explain this. Well, we had lots of fun and laughing through the night. A really wonderful fellowship we had. Hey guys and gals, all the best for all your exams. Hope we’ll be able to meet up in Singapore too. God bless!

2005-11-10T23:59:00.000-08:00

Just came back from Sara’s house, was there preparing for tomorrow’s Pot bless. Gonna do fried ice cream cos it seems to be everyone’s favourite dessert. Well, for it to work, it’s simple to do but a bit of work though. Bought the ingredients and went to Sara’s house. Good thing, that Sara’s mum is willing to lend me her freezer cos the one at my flat is always too full to put anything else. Fried ice cream is quite tedious to do, you gotta juggle with time and do it fast enough so that the ice cream do not melt. It always seems that it will not work out but it takes about a night for everything to freeze and look good the day after. Well, I’m done for the night. Hopefully it’ll freeze over to become cute little fried ice cream buns tomorrow.

Anyway, went with my army friends, Layton and Paul, to this Ipoh Café to have some Ipoh Hor Fun. Well, though is a little expensive but good nonetheless. Think is a quite a famous one as the place was quite full when we went there. The place is at Applecross, just around the corner from Garden City. Another nice eatery discovered…ha ha!

2005-11-09T23:59:00.000-08:00

Kayaking is the theme for today, went with Mary-Ann, Louisa, Tiffany, Wenjie and Joshua! It was much more fun than I thought. We rented the kayaks and had to roll them for about 10 minutes to the launch site. It was really fun kayaking down the Swan River. The air was cool and so is the water. It was just so comfortable and the water so very calm. It is like we had the whole river to ourselves. Though we only had about less than an hour to Kayak (cos we went late), we still got the kick out of it… yeah!
Then, in the evening went to Tiff’s house for dinner. Well, Jennifer sorta invited me cos she needed me to drive Louisa there…hem hem…ha ha! Anyway, was very nice they asked me along. Tiffany and Wenjie whipped up a very nice home cooked meal. We had a big bowl of chicken and mushrooms, egg tofu and broccoli, followed by Ice cream and jellies. It was really nice. Then we studied but as usual, Jennifer and Sara both were laughing so hard now and then on some jokes. They were just so gigglish today…ha ha!

2005-11-08T23:59:00.000-08:00

After my editing yesterday, wasn’t feeling too well. Was sneezing away, maybe is that been busy editing and so fall sick. But this morning after a good sleep is much better already. Tonight, went over to Arthur’s place, the few of us had a movie night. We had fish and chips and pizza. Yes, a good meal at last after 2 days. We watched LOTR: Return Of The King for the full 3 hours. Was a long film, but was a good film. All the more, it’s just different watching and eating so much chips and stuff. Also, watching with a bunch of good friends, it’s just different. We talked and shared jokes throughout….ha ha! Yeah, one of the best ways to pass an eveing, lots of food, a good movie and a bunch of good friends! Shaken, not stirred!

2005-11-07T23:59:00.000-08:00

Finally, am done with my film. Once again, think about 9 hours in the editing suite and the masterpiece is finally done. We spent about 16 hours at least JUST on editing, and a few days on filming. And the final product is only 4 minutes. But when you watch the finish film, you just feel so much satisfaction…..ha ha! So people, this Friday, come support me if can….ha ha! And oh, today is my coffee buddy, Gabriel’s, birthday. Though he is in BMT doing his SIT test now, most Shiong part and stuck in the jungle for 3 days. All the best pal. And HAPPY BIRTHDAY nonetheless!

2005-11-05T23:59:00.000-08:00

I spent virtually the whole day in the editing studio today just editing my film. It’s the alst one we gotta do and screening will be next week. Was so tired though. Anyway, those who will want to watch it, please do ask me for details. Friday, 11 November 2005, 4pm – 7pm. Come support me K…ha ha!

2005-11-04T23:59:00.000-08:00

Just had our last official cell tonight, we were planning a surprise for everyone. Something Sara, MaryAnn and me had been working hard at. MaryAnn came up with the idea of giving little awards to every cell member like a gift and token of appreciation. So we bought long glass bottles and fill it up with stuff related to what each person is called. Like we had Miss “with the cherry on top” for Geraldine (cos is her favourite phrase) and so had little red cherries for her. While for Arthur we had Mr Moisturizer, because he was known a the guy who goes around asking for moisturizer…ha ha! We had blue and clear pebbles to signify water for him. Well, there are still quite a lot of them. You can go ask them to show it to you….ha ha! Then, celebrated Tiffany’s birthday as well, another surprise for her. Cell is just so fun. Next week be having a pot bless… be looking forward to that! Cheers!

2005-11-03T12:59:00.000-08:00

It was Melanie’s and Felice’s birthday today. Both of them are flat mates sharing exactly the same birthdates, meaning they were born exactly on the same day and year. How cool is that! Remember the Heathcote a few weeks ago? Melanie loved that place so much that it inspired her for her birthday celebration. And so, today all of us headed down again to the beautiful water front of Heathcote. This time, there were more people, more food and the weather was so much nicer. Last time, was a hot and dry sunny day. Today, it was warm and breezy. Perfect weather! Melanie, Jith and gang really came up with lots of food. This time, we had beef steak, beef kebabs, lamb kebabs, the all time favourite Char Siew chicken, hot dogs, salad and been hoon. Really a lot of food, I thought it was more of a high tea than a BBQ. Ate like the whole time there….ha ha! Was there from like 2pm to 7pm. A wonderful time right after the tests! Then, both of them each had a birthday cake. Both cakes were seriously rich and yummy. Melanie has some sort of a Chocolate fudge cake and Felice had a fruit cheesecake. Absolutely delicious! Before we ended the day, the few crazy people, us, made use of the huge ship like play ground to play catching. Ha ha… just like in Primary school. Whole bunch of Uni students some more. But it was fun and really gave us some work out after a day of feasting! Enjoy the photos!

2005-11-02T23:59:00.000-08:00

The day after the tests and I’m ready to have a relaxing week up ahead. I’m almost done for the semester. Went for an afternoon jog today (stopped jogging for a while), the sun was really hot but the run was good. Then after that, Sara and me went down to Bunnings and Gone Bazaar to do some shopping. We saw quite a lots of really nice stuff. Lots of the Christmas decoratives and Christmas lights. Really nice and not expensive either. Gonna get some back home so won’t need to spend a bomb getting Christmas stuff from Takashimaya…ha ha! Saw a really nice fondue set going for $9.95. Yeah, got my eyes on that and I’m definitely going for that the next time round I visit Gone Bazaar.

After that, went down to Fremantle with Jonathan, Jennifer, Debbie, Cheryl and Joshua for some after tea (or coffee). Went to this place called Merchant coffee (I think), really chick coffee house. Not like Starbucks but more like DOME or Coffee Club. I ordered a Frapuccino cos the day was just absolutely hot. “The Sun was at its full glory!” I said…ha ha! The place have a very wooden English settings. The ceilings above they have those traditional straw fans fanning back and forth by some kind of machine. Really unique and nice.

In the evening, the whole bunch of us went down to Sizzler’s to celebrate Melanie’s and Tiffany’s birthday. Melanie’s birthday is tomorrow and Tiffany’s birthday is on Friday. Was supposed to be a surprise party, well, it was an almost surprise for them I suppose. Acutally, planned to blow and put up some balloons around the place before they arrive. But there was a long queue and Sizzler’s don’t take any reservations. So we just had to come earlier and wait in line. Though we came earlier but not early enough and had only time to put up the “HAPPY BIRTHDAY” banner. But anyway, it was still a success, everyone enjoyed themselves and really had a fun time tonight. Ian was there too and of course entertained everyone there with his magic tricks and all so funny jokes and impersonations. Had a really fun and busy day. Well, looking ahead to tomorrow again. Another fun day coming ahead. Well, Spring will be Spring….ha ha!

2005-11-01T23:59:00.000-08:00

YES! YES! YES! Today marks the end of my first 2 units in University life. Got my final tests for both my units for Writing for the Media and Introduction to Screen Studies. Was mugging and studying for the past few days. Got 2 papers back to back starting 9.30am this morning is not my idea of fun. But finally now it’s all over. I’m so relieved. Can concentrate on finishing my film and just worry for my foundation paper. Sadly, my one and only exam paper for that unit is on 24 December. Looking on the bright side, means that I have more time to prepare and study for it. But at least for now, gonna relax a little. Went with Arthur, Tasha and Geraldine to harboutown aftermy paper to shop. Arthur just got his new license and is just craving to drive as much as he can. So we drove down to harbourtown and spent about 2 hours shopping. The girls did more (of course), while me and Arthur enjoyed some afternoon waffles and ice cream. Today’s Tuesday and Gelare had like half price on their Waffles… so was really a good offer. After that, we went to look around and I bought a pair of board shorts for just $10. Harbourtown is THE place to buy clothes. You can get really nice shirt (NOT t-shirt) for like $10 to $20. Yeah, I’m definitely saving up money to go there and get some more nice clothes before I go home….ha ha!

In the evening, Ian came over my place to study. I went to help out at Su’s play at the University’s drama centre, Nexus. Me and Louisa were supposed to sell wine and drinks at the bar before the show starts. Was quite a neat job and besides, we got to watch the play for free. Called, Love of the Nightingale, the play’s really good. I really liked the plays settings and lights. The story’s good too…. Funny at times but was one of those tragic plays. I like happy endings better….ha ha! Well, endings might not always be happy. But I believe the FINAL ENDING is definitely a HAPPY one! Cheers!

2005-10-27T23:59:00.000-07:00

Today finally finished filming my film project. Well, left only 1 scene to shoot on Sunday night. Did it at Kings Park again and I must say that today we had a much pleasant experience than last week. Lesser people, lesser crowds and found a really good spot for some nice shots. Then went to the city as well to get some shots. Basically our film is about this homeless man leading a really sad life finding paradise again. It’s called EDEN. So when it’s complete can ask me to show you guys. Yeah! Gonna go study now for the upcoming tests for Tuesday.

2005-10-26T23:59:00.000-07:00

Arrived in Perth on the 17 of July and today is the 26 of October already. How time flies. Here I am in Australia, not a kangaroo or koala in sight and a semester just whizzed past me. Today, I ended week 12. Basically it can count that I have ended all of my lectures and tutorials. Next week is week 13, nothing much except for two lecture and two tutorials. But will be having two tests next week on the same day sia, one for Writing for the Media and one for Screen Studies. My first semester here in Murdoch has been more than a pleasant experience. Had a really good timetable and good lecturers, along with that, all my tutors are really cool too. Love my tutors and lecturers. My tutorial groups are really nice too. Get to meet and make some really good friends. Of course, all the cute and pretty girls as well…..ha ha! I’m sure gonna miss them….ha ha!

Anyway, will be studying and mugging hard for the next few days. Oh, and some good news for those in Singapore. If you are looking for a really good and cheap holiday, SINGAPORE AIRLINES is offering return flights to BALI for $98. There are no gimmicks, just need to purchase your tickets online and travel in the month of November. Go to http://www.singaporeair.com/saa/en_UK/index.jsp for more information.

Take it from me, I know the Bali bombings happened again. But think about it, I don’t think it will be bombed again. It will be just too lame for it to be bombed again. JUST TOO LAME! Bali is still a beautiful place and it is up to us to build it up to a beach paradise again. We should not let the terrorist win and instill fear in us.

PS- Will reveal the Japanese entry soon. Watch this space!

2005-10-24T23:59:00.000-07:00

そうさ悲しみをやさしさに
自分らしさを力に
迷いながらでもいい歩き出して
もう一回もう一回

誰かの期待にずっと応え
誉められるのが好きなのですか
なりたい自分を摺り替えても
笑顔はいつでも素敵ですか

始まりだけ夢見て起きる
その先ならいつか自分の腕で

そうだ大事な物はいつも
形のないものだけ
手に入れてもなくしても
気付かぬまま

そうさ悲しみをやさしさに
自分らしさを力に
迷いながらでもいい歩き出して
もう一回もう一回

ずるい大人は出逢うたび
頭ごなしな説教だけ
自分を素直に出せなくなって
傷つけながらすぐに尖って

新しい風味方につけて
探していいんだいつか青い鳥を

そうだ大事な物はいつも
形のないものだけ
手に入れてもなくしても
気付かぬまま

そうさ悲しみをやさしさに
自分らしさを力に
迷いながらでもいい歩き出して

涙の後はなぜか吹っ切れてた
空に虹が出るように自然なこと
雨は上がった

だから大事な物はいつも
形のないものだけ
手に入れてもなくしても
気付かぬまま

そうさ悲しみをやさしさに
自分らしさを力に
君ならきっとやれる信じていて
もう一回もう一回
もう一回もういいかい?

Hungry Jack's & Macdonald's

2005-10-23T23:59:00.001-07:00

Went to church today for a really good worship and sermon. Today, we looked into Revelation and I must say the speaker does give us practical lessons from Revelation. After church, we went to Hungry Jack’s for lunch. For those not in Ozzieland, here, Burger King is Hungry Jack’s. Everything is the same just that the name is different. Had a double whopper meal but I still think that Singapore’s Burger King has much more variety than over in Ozzz. They don’t even have Mushroom Swiss here, can you believe that? But here, there’s a selection of deli burgers which is not available in Singapore. They are the healthier kind of burgers, similar to what you get a Subway but much smaller. After lunch, did some grocery shopping with Sara and Tiffany before coming back for a Project meeting. I have a presentation for my foundation unit tomorrow.

In the evening, cooked chicken rice for dinner. Meisi and Lydia came over for dinner. Then, later tonight, borrowed car from Louisa and drove down to Leach highway because the girls were just craving for ice cream. The only Macdonald’s that has a 24 hour drive through really had a long queue. When it was finally our turn, we had changed from ice cream to Milkshake. We initially ordered 2 chocolate milkshake and 1 strawberry milkshake. But guess what, in the end, they could only give us 2 chocolate milkshake as they were running low. So, in the end, we had a full refund and 2 free milkshakes. Not too bad if you ask me….ha ha!

2005-10-22T23:59:00.000-07:00

The weekend’s here and I’m still deep in lots of filming to do. Today, was a long day at Kings park doing my filming again. The weather is warming up, that’s good, but that also means that the flies are all coming out. The flies here are really disgusting! Though, they seem to fly slower than their counterparts back in Singapore (you can actually kill a fly easily here), there is just too much of them. They are not shy and come right up to your face. They circle your ear making the most irritating buzzing sound. They will fly right in front of you, go in between your eyes and your glasses…. AARRGH!!!! Really cannot stand. Besides that, we set up out set for filming just to feel raindrops falling from the sky! Great, just great, had to move all our props and food (they are props) into the shade and wait for the rain to stop. Glad that the day is finally over and we got some nice footages. Hope it all pays off!

2005-10-21T23:59:00.000-07:00

Today started my filming for my final film project for Screen Production I. Went to a tattered andburn down house along Victoria Park. Perfect location for a homeless man scene. My friend, Abdul, found the place. Filming is always enjoyable but tiring at the same time. It is a fun thing to do but something you gotta be really serious in. What you have visualize is not as easy to carry out. A 3 minute short film can be at least 30 hours of work. SUPER HARD WORK! No exaggeration at all. Had a long day filming and no thanks to the rainy weather which made up change our filming plans.

In the late afternoon, rushed down my Jeremy to Southlands to get a cake for tonight’s cell. This place called Divine Delights or something. A good place recommended by Maryann, I think is her super good recommendation. The cakes looks as good as it tastes. We saw one that is like just topped with huge cream puffs and many other really delicious designs but gone for the Tiramisu instead. The price is really reasonable too. A 1 kg cake can be just $20.
So tonight at cell, we celebrated Geraldine’s, Jean’s and Jennifer’s birthday all at one shot. One Tiramisu, Chilli Con Carn Nacho Dips and a Chocolate topped with people from both Kardy and Murdoch cell. Mix together and you have a great birthday party and fellowship. As usual, lots of laughter were shared and smiles were given to 133 camera shots on my camera alone in just under 1 hour.

After that, we went down to Famosa to grab some midnight bubble tea….ha ha! Really missed the BUBBLES in the BUBBLE tea! Ha ha… I had Lemon red tea with BUBBLES. Good!

2005-10-20T23:59:00.000-07:00

Nothing much happened today. Had no lessons but spent the whole day dong up my storyboard for my final short film for this semester. Going into production tomorrow and so gonna be a busy weekend. The storyboard is just a plan of how the shoot is goona be like and how the final plan might look like.

Went jogging with Sara today cos I promised her will bring her jogging….ha ha! Anyway, she says she jog very slow but that’s not true. She’s not bad, not fast but just normal jogging speed. So don’t believe her if she says she runs super slow K…ha ha! She’s quite good actually. Keep up the good work. And yes, think she will be speeding up soon…ha ha! The weather’s been really good lately. The afternoon’s really nice and warm with cool breezes. The sun’s out and the flowers are blooming. Spring is definitely here. Even the evening are just cool and not cold.

Tonight went out with Layton and Paul, my army buddies. We went down to Fremantle for dinner. Tried out this buffet pizza place Geraldine recommended. It’s called Pizza On High. A really humble little Italian restaurant located at a little corner of Fremantle. It’s not too bad, $12 and all you can eat pasta and pizza. There are like 9 different pastas and about 15 different kinds of pizzas to choose from. So there is quite a few varieties but in a la carte style. There is dessert and soup too. But I recommend that you go in a group of at least 5 is the best unless you are all really hungry people. Cos you guys know pasta and pizza are really filling stuff so in order to eat a bigger variety go in groups are better. But this restaurant is good as they don’t serve you too much as well. Like today we had 3 people so they serve us like 3 to 4 pieces for each pizza. The slices are quite huge though. Anyway, another nice place to check it out guys. The place is just along The Notre Dame University. Cheers!

2005-10-19T23:59:00.000-07:00

Woke up extra early today at about 8.10am. Geraldine’s birthday today so Tiffany, Tasha and I are supposed to give her a surprise. Tiffany bought Geraldine a flashing tiara (Ger’s favourite thing) and we are to give her at the start of the day so she can wear it the whole day. We waited along the walkway to school for about 10 minutes before Geraldine strolled towards us. Tiffany made up an excuse that she’s gonna pass her some sushi but actually she was getting something more. She was not really surprised to see us but surprised that we got a tiara for her. We dared her to wear it the whole day but of course she declined the challenge. Apparently she had a guest lecture today and wearing a tiara to class will spoil her image in broadcast journalism. Still, she was happy to get her first surprise today.

In the evening, we had another “surprise” for her but in the end she found out anyway. We gathered down at her flat waiting to sing HAPPY BIRTHDAY to her from the ground floor but she took too long choosing a bag and in the end the gang got too cold outside and just went straight in. Ally and Louisa baked Geraldine a Chocolate Fudge cake, a really chocolatey one. After singing her the birthday song, she made a wish, blew out the candle and we headed for Baskin Robbins at O’Connors. I treated her to a tub of Baskin’s ice- cream. There are 3 flavours in a tub equivalent to more than 10 scoops of ice- cream. The rest of us got a big tub and shared it around. Had lots of people showing up tonight, more than I expected and of course Geraldine was really glad that her birthday wasn’t forgotten. How will we forget right….ha ha! May you continue to burn for God and continue to grow in His love in this coming new year. HAPPY BIRTHDAY GERALDINE!

2005-10-16T11:59:00.000-07:00

Today is James’ and Iris’ wedding. Got to know this lovely couple through Wendi when I came to Perth. They had a wedding in a church near the King’s Park area. My 2nd wedding here and I’m here barely 3 months; very nice of them to invite me. It was a simple wedding with their family and friends. I helped them to do some video recording during the ceremony. It’s my forte anyway….ha ha! After that, we had a little high tea session. It was special as all the guest was told to bring something for the high tea and so we had a mix of all these amazing food. From cheese with crackers, to chicken to sushi to Indian pastry, it was all there and boy were they good. There were also these two fruit pies that were just amazing. One was with Strawberry and preach and the other just grapes. But the pies were just loaded with fruits. Loaded I tell you! Along with that, we had a range or wine and beer to go along as well. Then, we went down to UWA (University of Western Australia) to take some wedding pictures. You guys might think why go to a Uni to take Wedding pictures, well UWA does really have a beautiful architecture to their building and a lovely scenery. Imagine the Uni’s building is just like an art museum right out of Europe, complete with Roman style pillars. Really nice.

In the evening, James and Iris treated all of us to dinner to thank us for helping them out during their wedding. Went to this Chinese restaurant called Happy Meals and the food really reflect the name of is restaurant. The food’s good. We had beef brisket, roast duck, fried fish, blachang (real blachang!) vege. The restaurant had BYO as well so we had some sparkling wine as well.

For those outside of Ozzieland, here some restaurants have this sign called BYO, meaning Bring Your Own, when you see this you can bring your own bottles of wine to the restaurant. Which means, you will not need to get expensive wine from the restaurant and can bring your own. On top of that, the restaurant will also chill the wine for you and give you glasses. That’s what I call service.

Anyway, after dinner, the whole gang of us went down to James’ and Iris’ house to sing Karaoke. And I’m the one forced to sing…ha ha! But we all had a lot of fun just hanging out, drinking beer and singing together. James has a room just for Karaoke and his collection of songs is comprehensive. I really missed Karaoke and after the first song you just wanna sing some more. Another one….. another one….

2005-10-15T23:59:00.000-07:00

BBQ! BBQ! BBQ! That’s the theme for today. The weather here is Perth has never been better than today. The sun is up. No sign of rain that all and the chills seems to have disappear. A really warm day with the sun burning high above and I had to put on sun block to prevent myself from getting burnt. Though hot here, it seems that it is still bearable here than in Singapore. The one thing missing here is humidity, the temperature here can be 30 degrees and you will only have droplets of sweat. You DON’T feel sticky at all. And so, the weather is just perfect for a day out at the beach and for some BBQ. That’s the results of praying for days for good weather today….ha ha!

Today was my cell’s BBQ party at Heathcote. This beautiful place at Applecross where the blue skies’ above and the cool waters below. IT is really beautiful, Heathcote is actually a little park on a cliff just beside the coast. Just below is a river or lake with a mix of salt and freshwater. Over the horizon, you can actually see the skyline of Perth City. The view is spectacular. Standing at the park, you can see the many sail boasts sailing in unison in the waters and some people jet skiing at the other side.

This morning, woke up very early at 8am to go down to Canning Vale market with Arthur and Jeremy to get the Stuff for BBQ. Canning Vale market is famous for its very cheap stuff. We got like 20 plus pieces of beef steak for only $38. About 50 sausages for $5 and some chicken too. The chicken we marinated with Char Siew Sauce and make Satay Kebabs out of it. Along with that, we also had some lamp chops, buns and onions. Also, there is watermelon and salad too.

One good thing about BBQ in Ozzie is that it is so much more convenient, cheaper and cleaner than doing it in Singapore. Just imagine at East Coast Park, you gotta rent a BBQ pit in advance. Then you gotta buy charcoal, set up fire and you hope that the grills are clean enough to use (They are never clean). At the end, things are bound to be messy. Here, instead of a grill, BBQ pits are just a metal plate. Like a Teppanyaki. There is no need to book and free for you to use. Do you need Charcoal? The answer is NO! All you have to do is press a button and the BBQ pit will heat up. How cool and clean is that! Then, you either wash the metal surface a little or just place an aluminium foil on it. You are ready to cook and all in less than five minutes. At this point of time, your hands are still clean and you are not sweating from trying to start the fire with charcoal. No strenuous fanning with paper plate is needed. There is constant heat from the electronic heater down below. All you need to do is lay your food and you’ll be set for a great Ozzie BBQ experience. In Ozzie, I also found a great invention. Particularly good for BBQ, here you can buy cooking oil in spray canisters. So convenient, it is packaged like a spray can for your regular air freshner except that it reads ‘canola oil’ or something (please don’t buy the wrong one). So, again, no mess and getting your hand all oily and stuff; just spray oil across your surface and food to get and even covering. COOL!

Besides the BBQ, we also went down to the cool waters down below. It was ah hot day today and the water is just perfect to cool you off. We took lots of crazy pictures and Jith, Jeremy and me actually climbed a tree…ha ha! Maryann brought a Frisbee, we played and relaxed under the warmth of the sun after a really cold winter. SPRING IS FINALLY AT OUR DOORSTEP!

And, I’m not done with BBQ yet. Tonight, went over to Ian’s house. Ian, his sister, Michelle, his Brother-in-Law, Wendi, and me went to this really wonderful place called OGDEN’S. It is located at Gosnell’s Railway Market. This place is superb. Ian’s rating is 4 out of 5 stars. And I must agree to that. It is actually a bar and grill. But a family place nonetheless. When you enter the place, there is a really nice bar followed by a dance floor playing like mambo music. Then, there’s the grills (and I mean REAL grills) as well as the restaurant pat as well. Though there is a bar, kids are allowed to enter when accompanied by their parents. There is this lady walking around making balloon twists for each table. It is somehow a theme restaurant as well. Inside has a very western concept with wooden furniture and an old train right smack in the centre of the restaurant. You can have your meal in that train as well… really cool.

Here comes the food. The special thing about this place is that there is a REAL grill. The menu comes in 2 sections. One is the cooked food where you order and they come ready to be eaten. The 2nd section is that you buy uncooked meat. Whether is it, beef, lamb or chicken Schnitzel buy it raw and cook it yourself on the grills. The portion is really huge. And I mean HUGE! Me and Ian shared a T Bone. I saw another guys steak that is about 4cm thick!!! Anyway, there is a hot plate or a grill there complete with all the sauces, spices and condiments to go along to make your dinner more yummy. I’m not done yet, next, there is this free flow buffet. They offer you a selection of ready made salads. There is even, prawns, mussels and squids FREE-FLOW at the salad bar. Potatoes and vegetables are definitely present. We got onions and mushrooms and fried them on the hot plate with BBQ sauce. Guys, this is the Ozzie BBQ. You must never miss out Onions and mushroom fried with BBQ sauce. Amazing! The price is quite good as 2 person can share a meal and help yourselves to the salad buffet. This is a place NOT TO BE MISS! Food’s good, entertainment’s good, music’s good, ambience good!

So if you are in Perth, there are 2 ways to enjoy some good Ozzie BBQ. Under the bright warm sunny over looking the sea or a BBQ with good music, no frills and under a restaurant environment. You take your pick.

2005-10-14T23:49:00.000-07:00

Just came back from church and supper again…ha ha! Had a seminar in church today instead of cell group. There was a guest speaker by the name of Rev. (Dr) Irvin Rutherford. A really inspiring speaker who talks about our inheritance in Christ Jesus and what God has given to each of us. This seminar has really led me to be more passionate and fired up for God. He has a plan for me and I have a mantle that I have to pick it up and go out to do His work. I can claim my inheritance in God.

After that, then went down to Carousel to have supper with the usual gang. Went to Fast Eddy’s to have some seafood delight. Good thing Mark had a 2 for 1 Fast Eddy’s vouchers….ha ha! Those UWA people who don’t want the voucher can please pass to me K…ha ha! Thanks!

2005-10-12T23:59:00.000-07:00

School started 3 days already and the past few days wasn’t too bad. Realised only have 4 weeks of teaching weeks left before the exam starts. Good that I have only 1 exam at a very late date (not really happy about it) so there is no pressure about it yet. But got 2 exams on the last week before school ends and lots of stuff to do. Currently, have a presentation for week 12 and also will be going into filming next weekend. So be quite busy and just can’t wait for these 4 weeks to end…ha ha! Filming will be fun though.

Anyway, to break something I haven’t put on my blog, today ended my 6 lessons of hip hop classes here….ha ha! It was one of the guild programs in the uni and thought be good to go for some hip hop dnace lessons. Wow… it was really fun and learned some really cool moves. Down side is that is only for an hour a week. Wish that I can do more and get into it more. Really enjoyed every lesson. Felt a little weird and funny at the first lesson though. But now, I’m cool…ha ha! Not expert yet but having fun dancing definitely. We were taught to do some basic isolations as well as dance steps to this song “Lean Back”. After watching Honeyz really inspired me to dance Hip Hop….ha ha! Though not really good at it but like what my pretty instructor said, you just gotta feel it. Get the grooves into your bones….ha ha! Hopefully can get it on more seriously though. Maybe next sem or something. Good thing now they have lessons every week as a regular thing. Be going again next week….Yeah!