Woa…I can’t believe I will (have to) be able answer all these (past year) questions in two weeks time. I never even seen some of the stuff asked:
(Warning: the following section may cause side effects such as fainting, stressing out, bewilderment and shock. Mental preparation and parental guidance advised)
What is the pH of 375 mL of solution containing 0.150 mol of propenoic acid (HA) and 0.250 mol of sodium propenoate (NaA)? (Ka for propenoic acid is 5.52 × 10-5.)
Draw a detailed diagram of the bell stage of tooth development and label the cells that will eventually form: enamel, dentine, cementum, PDL and pulp.
Discuss, with the aid of a diagram, the process of skeletal muscle contraction. Include the following: chemical synaptic transmission at the neuromuscular junction at the skeletal muscle, generation of action potential in the muscle, and mechanism of contraction after receiving the signal.
Write brief description notes on mechanism of breakdown of a metal in oral cavity by differential aeration cell and suggest which dental alloys might be most susceptible and why?
Name a key tissue or organ system derived from the following mesodermal component: i) paraxial mesoderm, ii) intermediate mesoderm, and iii) lateral plate mesoderm.
Contrast the anatomical form of the lower 1st permanent molar with that of the lower 2nd deciduous molar.
Microscope slide of intestine. Draw it and name the layers.
Write brief description notes on eutectic alloys and their shortcoming.
Discuss some of the challenges faced by pathogens in exploiting the potentials of the human body, the sorts of strategies used to meet these challenges, and the sort of counter-strategies which may be employed by humans keen to preserve those resources to further their own fitness.
@.@..
Ok..need to study now. Wont be posting anything until after exam I suppose. Study hard (and dont waste your time reading ppl's blog)!
Wednesday, May 30, 2007
Tuesday, May 15, 2007
drink, drank, drunk
Tonight i went to the engineering award presentation thingy as invited by Kelvin (yes Kelvin, not you lionel...). Anyway, saw lionel and andrew there too getting the award. It's sad though, all i got was only a few crappy photos of the whole event. That wasnt the main point, this blog is abt me...duh. After that, we went to the university club which is supposed to a very high-classed place, but now flooded by cheap ppl jus waiting for the food as refreshments. Being a typical asian, i went for all the food that i can put my hands on- and of course the drinks. And this was when the disaster happened...lol.
I got white wine, and i find it not really nice. So subconsciously i was trying to finish it real quick so that i wont be wasting it. That sort of explained what happened next. I started to feel weird. it's as if all my sensory nerves started not to function (i wont go into how achohol acts as an inhibitor or sth sth which sort of affects the action potential generated along the nerves and not enough electrical signals to stimulate the brain...simply because i dont know anything abt it...). I got to point when i cant even feel myself touching my cheeks. I thought i am just too tired or sth. Then only then it struck me that i was drunk...lol
I started to drink juice(two glasses), water(one glass), soda(one glass) thinking i can dilute the achohol. But i suppose it's too late. So, what happened? Nothing much. I didnt go around punching people or swearing, killing people or puking all over the place. I maintained my cool just sitting there. My face glowing red, my pulse increasing to over 150 per minute, my balance lost, my brain in sleeping mode. That's pretty much.
So, the lesson is:
-dont drink alchohol
-dont drink alchohol at one go
-dont drink alchohol...i cant stress that enough
-i m not a lousy drinker ok...i just drank too fast
-dont be greedy
Ok i'll end here. I need to sleep now. I'll update if i have hangover tomoro...hehe
I got white wine, and i find it not really nice. So subconsciously i was trying to finish it real quick so that i wont be wasting it. That sort of explained what happened next. I started to feel weird. it's as if all my sensory nerves started not to function (i wont go into how achohol acts as an inhibitor or sth sth which sort of affects the action potential generated along the nerves and not enough electrical signals to stimulate the brain...simply because i dont know anything abt it...). I got to point when i cant even feel myself touching my cheeks. I thought i am just too tired or sth. Then only then it struck me that i was drunk...lol
I started to drink juice(two glasses), water(one glass), soda(one glass) thinking i can dilute the achohol. But i suppose it's too late. So, what happened? Nothing much. I didnt go around punching people or swearing, killing people or puking all over the place. I maintained my cool just sitting there. My face glowing red, my pulse increasing to over 150 per minute, my balance lost, my brain in sleeping mode. That's pretty much.
So, the lesson is:
-dont drink alchohol
-dont drink alchohol at one go
-dont drink alchohol...i cant stress that enough
-i m not a lousy drinker ok...i just drank too fast
-dont be greedy
Ok i'll end here. I need to sleep now. I'll update if i have hangover tomoro...hehe
Thursday, May 10, 2007
mi mama
Yesterday I read someone’s blog. He was talking about his mom (who died 50 days ago) and reminiscing what his mother had done for him all her life. Really touching. Made me so the sad the other night and made me miss my mom also.
>>百善孝为先>>
My mom’s from KL. She lived quite a poor life. I remember she used to tell us how hard her life was. Every morning she had to wake up super early to go out to my grandma’s stall to sell food- porridge, noodle…(To tell you the truth I really don’t know much about her life when she was young, I guess I am just too ignorant or maybe I just never really cared)
>>哀哀父母为我拘劳>>
Fast forwarding to now, as in after I was born. Well, as I spent most of the time at home (call me boring or lifeless..watever), I really grew close to my mum especially when I was in Form 1 and 2 (which were in the evening session). When I am bored I would go to the kitchen (when she is in the kitchen obviously), to look at her cooking (I guess that’s why I can cook quite well now…hehe) and talk to her. Talk about what? I don’t know, just anything, can’t really remember. We used to subscribe Reader’s Digest and when she read a very funny joke she would share with me (and even though I finished reading the whole book a few weeks ago when it just arrived, I would just laugh). Sometimes, when I finished my tuition (yes, I also went to tuition) in the morning at around 10am, she would pick me up and go out for breakfast. I know that’s nothing much but I sort of started to miss it ever since I started form 3 which is in morning.
>>慈母手中线，游子身上衣。
临行密密缝，意恐迟迟归。
谁言寸草心，报得三春晖。- 游子吟>>
Last year, I came to Perth. First time without her (for a really long length of time) was quite ok though- she taught me almost everything before I came, I would also ask her if I had any big unsolvable problems. But doing everything on my own was hard work. I think you all know what I mean. I even tried cooking for a whole bunch of people (which stopped after a week I think?). I felt really tired and helpless (and annoyed by the amount of work that I had to do myself). Imagine her doing it everyday without fail for five of us in the family who never really offered a lot of help (I did sometimes when I was talking to her) and still maintaining the high-standard and healthy home-cooked meals without complain or grudge.
>>树欲静而风不止，子欲养而亲不在 >>
Reading someone’s blog really made me thinking. I really can’t afford to lose her. Especially not before I can repay what she had done all these years for me. I don’t even dare what will happen if I were to lose her (choi choi choi)…anyways, I will just end my post with how I would normally start every call I made every week…
“halo?”
“halo”
“我啊..”(me ah-again)
“你啊..”(you ah-smiling)
“嗯..”(yea)
“怎样? Ok吗?”(how’s things?ok?)
“差不多啦…”(so-so la..)
“…”
and this weekend I am going to add this:
“Happy Mother’s Day”
and God bless her..
>>百善孝为先>>
My mom’s from KL. She lived quite a poor life. I remember she used to tell us how hard her life was. Every morning she had to wake up super early to go out to my grandma’s stall to sell food- porridge, noodle…(To tell you the truth I really don’t know much about her life when she was young, I guess I am just too ignorant or maybe I just never really cared)
>>哀哀父母为我拘劳>>
Fast forwarding to now, as in after I was born. Well, as I spent most of the time at home (call me boring or lifeless..watever), I really grew close to my mum especially when I was in Form 1 and 2 (which were in the evening session). When I am bored I would go to the kitchen (when she is in the kitchen obviously), to look at her cooking (I guess that’s why I can cook quite well now…hehe) and talk to her. Talk about what? I don’t know, just anything, can’t really remember. We used to subscribe Reader’s Digest and when she read a very funny joke she would share with me (and even though I finished reading the whole book a few weeks ago when it just arrived, I would just laugh). Sometimes, when I finished my tuition (yes, I also went to tuition) in the morning at around 10am, she would pick me up and go out for breakfast. I know that’s nothing much but I sort of started to miss it ever since I started form 3 which is in morning.
>>慈母手中线，游子身上衣。
临行密密缝，意恐迟迟归。
谁言寸草心，报得三春晖。- 游子吟>>
Last year, I came to Perth. First time without her (for a really long length of time) was quite ok though- she taught me almost everything before I came, I would also ask her if I had any big unsolvable problems. But doing everything on my own was hard work. I think you all know what I mean. I even tried cooking for a whole bunch of people (which stopped after a week I think?). I felt really tired and helpless (and annoyed by the amount of work that I had to do myself). Imagine her doing it everyday without fail for five of us in the family who never really offered a lot of help (I did sometimes when I was talking to her) and still maintaining the high-standard and healthy home-cooked meals without complain or grudge.
>>树欲静而风不止，子欲养而亲不在 >>
Reading someone’s blog really made me thinking. I really can’t afford to lose her. Especially not before I can repay what she had done all these years for me. I don’t even dare what will happen if I were to lose her (choi choi choi)…anyways, I will just end my post with how I would normally start every call I made every week…
“halo?”
“halo”
“我啊..”(me ah-again)
“你啊..”(you ah-smiling)
“嗯..”(yea)
“怎样? Ok吗?”(how’s things?ok?)
“差不多啦…”(so-so la..)
“…”
and this weekend I am going to add this:
“Happy Mother’s Day”
and God bless her..
Friday, April 27, 2007
All roads lead to Rome
All roads lead to Rome. There’s hundreds of them going to Rome. Why does it have to be like that? Why can’t there be just one road or maybe a predestined one instead of us choosing one?
I have been preparing for this race for the past few years of my teenage life. A race to see who can reach Rome as fast as possible and as safe as possible. The rule? You cannot turn back and start again. I have been trying hard to choose which road to follow in order to win this race. Others seemed to have chosen the route of their own long time ago. But why haven’t I? I tried to look as far down the road as I possible as I could but I can only look that far. I did all the research to help me decide but is it enough? Should I cut through the desert and risk dehydration? Or maybe through the sea and risk drowning? Too much choices but just which one is for me? All roads lead to Rome. There’s hundreds of them. Why does it have to be like that? Why can’t there be just one road or maybe a predestined one? Why do we have to give ourselves a hard time being spoilt for choices? Isn’t it just easier if there is a straight lane without any turns or junctions, built specially for every one of us, just waiting for us to use it when the time is right?
A lot of considerations but still no decision yet.
I have been preparing for this race for the past few years of my teenage life. A race to see who can reach Rome as fast as possible and as safe as possible. The rule? You cannot turn back and start again. I have been trying hard to choose which road to follow in order to win this race. Others seemed to have chosen the route of their own long time ago. But why haven’t I? I tried to look as far down the road as I possible as I could but I can only look that far. I did all the research to help me decide but is it enough? Should I cut through the desert and risk dehydration? Or maybe through the sea and risk drowning? Too much choices but just which one is for me? All roads lead to Rome. There’s hundreds of them. Why does it have to be like that? Why can’t there be just one road or maybe a predestined one? Why do we have to give ourselves a hard time being spoilt for choices? Isn’t it just easier if there is a straight lane without any turns or junctions, built specially for every one of us, just waiting for us to use it when the time is right?
A lot of considerations but still no decision yet.
"takdalah, mana saya pergi rome?"Time is really running short. Everyone in the race has gotten ready on their road just waiting for the time to come. But I am still deciding. Maybe I should just take the plane. Yes…but what airline? Departing from? Transiting in? Is it safe? What about the service? More stuff that needs to be considered.
The night before the race something popped into my mind. All roads lead to Rome. Yes…ALL roads lead to Rome. No matter what road I take I will still get to Rome. Maybe I shouldn’t be focusing on winning but on the journey itself. It is impossible to plan my road and hope that it will go according as planned. What if a bridge on the way collapsed? Or maybe an earthquake tore the road apart? Maybe that is what turns and junctions are for. For you to change your plans if anything goes wrong. Perhaps if everything is prearranged, no miracles would happen. Roads would not have intersected as all the roads will just be parallel, just like racing tracks. If there’s an obstacle ahead, you can’t cut into other people’s lane and if you can’t overcome the obstacle, you’re doomed.
Maybe I shouldn’t treat it as a race to Rome but small races to Bangkok, then to New Delhi, and Dubai and finally to Rome. Maybe I just don’t dare to make a choice for the fear that I will regret. I’ll just have to make it memorable instead of regrettable. It’s up to me to decide how I should think about this race. Worrying is inevitable but there are other participants too in the race. They will help me if I am in trouble, hopefully. So, so what if I have chosen the worst road to go to Rome? It’s up to me to change it or maybe just be more prepared for it. All I can do is just pray for the best and stay strong.
I am ready for my race now. Are you?
this doesnt go to rome..
p/s I wrote this long time ago before finally deciding to study dentistry...yup, i was under pressure...even now too (from studies)...haih
Wednesday, April 18, 2007
1630-1815
今天很开心。只需要上一个钟头的课。可是，老天好像就是不爽我，结果我在lecture hall里跌倒，还扭到脚（还好是上完课了）。*$%#!! 原本还想到city逛街的我，只好取消念头。在家里温习了一点功课后（我没那么勤劳，要不是有考试，才懒得呢），真的是不tahan了。犹豫很久后，就决定到city买groceries(我的天啊。。我的华文)。4.30pm 到楼下的巴士站搭了巴士到city。
到了city，就‘拐’到woolworths。顿时发现周围好多东亚人（华人，日本人，韩国人），心想鬼佬看了会不会不爽（还是我自己有种族歧视？）。在woolworths绕了几圈后，就无可奈何的走到从店头排到店尾的长龙的后面。今天，像前几次一样，看到那位lady。还记得，有一次曾和她在woolworths一样排对。虽然等了老半天，甚至还给人投诉插队（明明是另一个人插队，他说他等了很久－白痴，想插队就讲一声，还骂人），脸上还带着甜蜜的笑容（有点恐怖）。这次，她在柜台后收钱。
买完东西后，就找吃的。本来，想吃taka的，可是路途中看到一间lebanese的店，就走进去看一看（谁说只有女人善变？哈哈）。看菜单看了老半天后，点了一盘kafta in tray（有饭、茄汁肉丸加番薯和沙拉）。（进入写描写文mode…）在坐着等的当儿，环视了周围，发现那间店铺的设计带有浓厚中东风格。墙壁是粗糙的，就像中东的土房子。墙上也挂着一些古文明的画。看着图中繁忙的码头，衬托着在背景著名的蓝顶回教堂，令我赞叹古中东人的智慧，更欣赏古代回教文明的昌盛（也令我想起死不无聊的回教历史）。店里播放的（应该是）阿拉伯文的歌曲，更增添了那种中东神秘的气氛，真叫人仿佛身在古时的中东。这时，店里唯一的待应生把我点的食物端到桌上。低头一闻，没味道（哈哈…），可是吃起来还真不错。在嘴里咬嚼着热腾腾的茄汁肉丸，真叫人过瘾不过。吃的当儿，抬头看出门外，看到路人匆忙的来来往往，各自赶着回巢，与店里冷清slow-pace的气氛成对比。吃完后，走到柜台欲付钱，但视线却被一些不明食物吸引，看了真是垂涎三尺。问了价钱后（吓了一跳），不惜买下了baklava(honey+cashew饼)。付钱后，便缓慢的走回座位。不愿离开的我，就在当时吃了baklava。吃下baklava，我第一个想起的东西是peanut kuih(忘了叫什么－是不是kuih kochi还是apam balik?)。味道真是笔墨难以形容。松脆的饼皮中带有蜜糖和花生酱，吃下去，嘴里尽是甜丝丝的感觉，令人回味无穷。有点像花生饼/糖，可是没那么干。吃完后，我便依依不舍的离开，带着所有的groceries，搭6.15pm的巴士回家。
现在脚还是隐隐作痛…
这篇好像长了一点…
小弟并不想班门弄斧，更不想炫自己的华文，只想磨炼一下。如果有用词不当或任何错误，请多多指教。：）
到了city，就‘拐’到woolworths。顿时发现周围好多东亚人（华人，日本人，韩国人），心想鬼佬看了会不会不爽（还是我自己有种族歧视？）。在woolworths绕了几圈后，就无可奈何的走到从店头排到店尾的长龙的后面。今天，像前几次一样，看到那位lady。还记得，有一次曾和她在woolworths一样排对。虽然等了老半天，甚至还给人投诉插队（明明是另一个人插队，他说他等了很久－白痴，想插队就讲一声，还骂人），脸上还带着甜蜜的笑容（有点恐怖）。这次，她在柜台后收钱。
买完东西后，就找吃的。本来，想吃taka的，可是路途中看到一间lebanese的店，就走进去看一看（谁说只有女人善变？哈哈）。看菜单看了老半天后，点了一盘kafta in tray（有饭、茄汁肉丸加番薯和沙拉）。（进入写描写文mode…）在坐着等的当儿，环视了周围，发现那间店铺的设计带有浓厚中东风格。墙壁是粗糙的，就像中东的土房子。墙上也挂着一些古文明的画。看着图中繁忙的码头，衬托着在背景著名的蓝顶回教堂，令我赞叹古中东人的智慧，更欣赏古代回教文明的昌盛（也令我想起死不无聊的回教历史）。店里播放的（应该是）阿拉伯文的歌曲，更增添了那种中东神秘的气氛，真叫人仿佛身在古时的中东。这时，店里唯一的待应生把我点的食物端到桌上。低头一闻，没味道（哈哈…），可是吃起来还真不错。在嘴里咬嚼着热腾腾的茄汁肉丸，真叫人过瘾不过。吃的当儿，抬头看出门外，看到路人匆忙的来来往往，各自赶着回巢，与店里冷清slow-pace的气氛成对比。吃完后，走到柜台欲付钱，但视线却被一些不明食物吸引，看了真是垂涎三尺。问了价钱后（吓了一跳），不惜买下了baklava(honey+cashew饼)。付钱后，便缓慢的走回座位。不愿离开的我，就在当时吃了baklava。吃下baklava，我第一个想起的东西是peanut kuih(忘了叫什么－是不是kuih kochi还是apam balik?)。味道真是笔墨难以形容。松脆的饼皮中带有蜜糖和花生酱，吃下去，嘴里尽是甜丝丝的感觉，令人回味无穷。有点像花生饼/糖，可是没那么干。吃完后，我便依依不舍的离开，带着所有的groceries，搭6.15pm的巴士回家。
现在脚还是隐隐作痛…
这篇好像长了一点…
小弟并不想班门弄斧，更不想炫自己的华文，只想磨炼一下。如果有用词不当或任何错误，请多多指教。：）
Saturday, April 14, 2007
Of holiday, pachelbel and cats
Holidayed for one week and it’s nearly over now. Not really productive I think, well not in my studies anyway. So what did I do, let’s see:
- changed room and my room is currently in a ‘war-torn’ status
- paid the telephone bill
- did my first aid course and got a certificate... quite enjoyed it (but i m still wondering why would you want to lie down a person with injured eye...shouldn't it be elevated?)
- was going to apply for tax file number and working permit but failed
- had some fun with (housemate’s) Wii and Heroes(not the tv series) but seriously distracted me from my work
- got my textbooks from s’pore and my handphone (I lost mine…yes again…this time really lost it) from my dad’s fren from Btu
- tried to study but jus no mood
- resuscitated my blog..hehe
(Uni's starting...jus sick of it..)
Pachelbel's canon in D. Was just reading someone's blog and saw all these pachelbel video clips. I guess everyone would have heard it before but shouldn't we be sick of it now? Go youtube 'pachelbel rant' and you'll notice there's a lot of songs which uses the same chord. I am already sick of guang liang's tong hua but not pachelbel's canon..weird huh? ok maybe just not time yet...
(that was random...)
Cats were my pets. Had two very cute ones. They play with each other, running around, and did other stuff. One's purple and the other one was blue. One thing i hated was their 'jealousness'. Whenever i feed one of them, the other one would be staring and growling at the cat which i was feeding. I mean, wth, you'll still be fed even though you are not the first one. So what if you are not the first to know or do in everything? You'll still get the same result- get fed by me. Next time they do it, i'll just starve them...muahahaha
(Ok, i didn't have a cat...but it will nice to havetwo one)
- changed room and my room is currently in a ‘war-torn’ status
- paid the telephone bill
- did my first aid course and got a certificate... quite enjoyed it (but i m still wondering why would you want to lie down a person with injured eye...shouldn't it be elevated?)
- was going to apply for tax file number and working permit but failed
- had some fun with (housemate’s) Wii and Heroes(not the tv series) but seriously distracted me from my work
- got my textbooks from s’pore and my handphone (I lost mine…yes again…this time really lost it) from my dad’s fren from Btu
- tried to study but jus no mood
- resuscitated my blog..hehe
(Uni's starting...jus sick of it..)
Pachelbel's canon in D. Was just reading someone's blog and saw all these pachelbel video clips. I guess everyone would have heard it before but shouldn't we be sick of it now? Go youtube 'pachelbel rant' and you'll notice there's a lot of songs which uses the same chord. I am already sick of guang liang's tong hua but not pachelbel's canon..weird huh? ok maybe just not time yet...
(that was random...)
Cats were my pets. Had two very cute ones. They play with each other, running around, and did other stuff. One's purple and the other one was blue. One thing i hated was their 'jealousness'. Whenever i feed one of them, the other one would be staring and growling at the cat which i was feeding. I mean, wth, you'll still be fed even though you are not the first one. So what if you are not the first to know or do in everything? You'll still get the same result- get fed by me. Next time they do it, i'll just starve them...muahahaha
(Ok, i didn't have a cat...but it will nice to have
Tuesday, April 10, 2007
Blog Resurrection..
OK, i'm back now...finally..phew...actually i wanted to wait until 1st May and officially start blogging, but that would be too stupid for me to do. Anyways, yup due to high demands i'm resurrecting my blog (reminds me of my first-aid course) and hopefully keep it going...lol
Monday, January 01, 2007
Happy New Year!!
This year so sad..not much fireworks to see…used to be SO MUCH until everyone cannot sleep
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Ok, ok. I have been neglecting my blog, mainly because of the fact that my internet is slow (as in REALLY slow, compared to the internet in the Canning College library) and I am kind of busy with my future -uni stuff. And as they say, 休息是为了走更长远的路(literally translated to ‘to rest is to walk a longer road’), so I should be resting…lol. Ok, fine. I am just plain lazy to blog. Actually I have all the idea ready in my mind but just, u know, lazy.
So, since today is the first day of 2007, I’ve made a certain amount of (read:big) effort to blog. First thing first, my life after I came back from Perth? Not really interesting. Sleep until quite late, watch some tv series, eat, occasionally going out with frens, organizing my laptop (still)…boring huh? But no cleaning, cooking, washing ...i dont mind being bored..
Well, it has been really busy for me for the past few weeks, waiting and worrying about the letters of offer which arrive REALLY late (two weeks later than other ppl). Made me worry like hell. I am also debating with myself which course to take next, i mean, this year. I just can't understand why other people decide just like that *pluck fingers* and I am still deciding after all this while...I guess I just think too much..haih
I also won’t be blogging for at least two weeks because I will be going to Perth for an interview. Yups I’m going back to Perth where most of my friends will NOT be at and I got an interview for medicine and dentistry. Woohoo!! ..=.='''...Second reason is that I would have to wait until my laptop is repaired. The stupid USB port burnt a few days before I came back when I tried to connect the camera to transfer some photos…L…
So, meanwhile I’ll writing my post on my com and post it whenever I have the chance. There will be interesting posts coming up very soon, including: a fashion show, a sequel to my post on working and the long delayed (and delayed) PWH music awards coverage…and later today I will be going to see a procession in the town centre. Hopefully I’ll get some good photos ;)
Happy New Year !!
and may God bless you with wonders in this new year!!
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Ok, ok. I have been neglecting my blog, mainly because of the fact that my internet is slow (as in REALLY slow, compared to the internet in the Canning College library) and I am kind of busy with my future -uni stuff. And as they say, 休息是为了走更长远的路(literally translated to ‘to rest is to walk a longer road’), so I should be resting…lol. Ok, fine. I am just plain lazy to blog. Actually I have all the idea ready in my mind but just, u know, lazy.
So, since today is the first day of 2007, I’ve made a certain amount of (read:big) effort to blog. First thing first, my life after I came back from Perth? Not really interesting. Sleep until quite late, watch some tv series, eat, occasionally going out with frens, organizing my laptop (still)…boring huh? But no cleaning, cooking, washing ...i dont mind being bored..
Well, it has been really busy for me for the past few weeks, waiting and worrying about the letters of offer which arrive REALLY late (two weeks later than other ppl). Made me worry like hell. I am also debating with myself which course to take next, i mean, this year. I just can't understand why other people decide just like that *pluck fingers* and I am still deciding after all this while...I guess I just think too much..haih
I also won’t be blogging for at least two weeks because I will be going to Perth for an interview. Yups I’m going back to Perth where most of my friends will NOT be at and I got an interview for medicine and dentistry. Woohoo!! ..=.='''...Second reason is that I would have to wait until my laptop is repaired. The stupid USB port burnt a few days before I came back when I tried to connect the camera to transfer some photos…L…
So, meanwhile I’ll writing my post on my com and post it whenever I have the chance. There will be interesting posts coming up very soon, including: a fashion show, a sequel to my post on working and the long delayed (and delayed) PWH music awards coverage…and later today I will be going to see a procession in the town centre. Hopefully I’ll get some good photos ;)
Here's me, wishing you all
Happy New Year !!
and may God bless you with wonders in this new year!!
Tuesday, December 12, 2006
Merry Christmas (cont.)
I was out in the city doing last minute shopping and being someone who has never really seen a true Christmas celebration or even 'smelt' christmas in the air (pardon the lousy english), it was an eye-opener for me.
More photos from the city...
dunno wat to say...
More photos from the city...
Christmas shopping in Crazy Clarks
in Myers
part of the decos
in Forrest Chase
in front of the post office
THE christmas tree
old bank in the day
same bank at night
dunno wat to say...Due to lack of time, this post is a bit boring, messy...
Thursday, December 07, 2006
Merry Christmas!!
For those who were lucky unlucky enough to go back to thier own home country so early, look what you have missed!!
Christmas decorations!!...ok i know it's no big deal but just play along ok?
In Canning College library...
In Canning College library...
At the entrance on the right 
on your left...
also on your left...
the welcome desk...
blurr...the warm and friendly librarians...
mistletoe?..correct me if i am wrong
mini-sized christmas tree...
more decors yet to be put up...
the trolley...
More in the city....
the clock tower...
same spot, another direction...
Hay street...
in Northbridge...Monkey brass
Regret going back?...I guess not...-.-
Tuesday, December 05, 2006
Friends
Due to the fact that i am too bored and have nothing better to do, i decided to polish up my English. I decided to start from the basics so i picked some easy words to learn and apply.
Urban dictionary, being an up-to-date, user friendly online dictionary and providing different meanings and examples on how to use the word, was my source of reference. This was what i learnt today.
FRIENDS:
People who are aware of how retarded you are and still manage to be seen in public with you. people who make you laugh till you pee your pants. people who cry for you when one of your special items disappear. when you dont have enough money to get a ice cream, they chip in. knows all of your internet passwords. who would never make you cry just to be mean.
I think I have a lot of friends that would fit this perfectly.
Friends are peeps you can trust and take advice from.
its ok im here for you dont cry
this is a long one...
Friends are those who are continously there for support when it is needed... ones that will even though dislike you significant, will sit there and talk to them juss for the sake of pleasing you and making you happy due to seeing them both in the same room... also people that will drive across the island after a long day of work cause you called them crying hysterically cause you found out your other half was cheating... and also the ones that will no matter what they've told you in the past about you current and you didnt believe they will never say I TOLD YOU SO when you find out, although its itching to come out... the ones that will take the blame that you needed to put on sum one beside yourself and your half, for you depression and suicidal modes that you tend to go through... basically friends are juss a phone call away, and are more like family...
juss ask and i'll pull through, cause isnt that what friends are all about?
weird ones starts to come up
The TV show which started a billion different hair style trends
"Can I have the same hair style as that girl in Friends?"
"Which one?"
"Um, I think she's called Rachel."
"No, I meant which style?"
Word used as a gentle attempt to either turn someone down, or break up with a current relationship. As in these famous examples:
"I just wanna be friends"
"I like you as a friend"
"Could we still be friends?"
v1. To dump someone's ass casually.
v2. To give someone the friends
Evan: So, how's it going with her?
Karl: Ohh, she gave me the friends last night.
Evan: Shit, sorry to hear that.
Like fiend without the r
read the definition ^
The bastards that cause peer pressure
aw f*** its my friends that made me eat that dam burrito
A category of definition on urbandictionary.com. When you try to define a word, it asks you to pick a category, and one of the categories is 'friends'. Logically, you would think this would be the place to talk about your friends. However, just about every entry like that is deleted by someone who says 'urbandictionary is not a personal message board'. If it's not a personal message board, then why does this category even exist!?!?!?!
I think I'll talk about Chris under 'friends'. WHat, it's been deleted!? Damn you, urbandictionary, and your deceptive ways!!!!!
Friends are ppl who dont go off with members of the opposite sex and forget u exist......
Gal 1- "ooh hes fit....byee"
Gal 2- (says nothin because her 'friend'has already ran off)
Will only disappoint and let you down.
After you ask your friend for help, he makes some bs excuse not too, you shake your head, shrug your shoulders and mumble, "friends"...... ..
Man, english is hard!!! Just one word but so many meanings...
And i miss my friends ...(not theTV show, not those who will dissapoint you nor the bastard who causes peer pressure and not the fiend with the 'r')
Urban dictionary, being an up-to-date, user friendly online dictionary and providing different meanings and examples on how to use the word, was my source of reference. This was what i learnt today.
FRIENDS:
People who are aware of how retarded you are and still manage to be seen in public with you. people who make you laugh till you pee your pants. people who cry for you when one of your special items disappear. when you dont have enough money to get a ice cream, they chip in. knows all of your internet passwords. who would never make you cry just to be mean.
I think I have a lot of friends that would fit this perfectly.
Friends are peeps you can trust and take advice from.
its ok im here for you dont cry
this is a long one...
Friends are those who are continously there for support when it is needed... ones that will even though dislike you significant, will sit there and talk to them juss for the sake of pleasing you and making you happy due to seeing them both in the same room... also people that will drive across the island after a long day of work cause you called them crying hysterically cause you found out your other half was cheating... and also the ones that will no matter what they've told you in the past about you current and you didnt believe they will never say I TOLD YOU SO when you find out, although its itching to come out... the ones that will take the blame that you needed to put on sum one beside yourself and your half, for you depression and suicidal modes that you tend to go through... basically friends are juss a phone call away, and are more like family...
juss ask and i'll pull through, cause isnt that what friends are all about?
weird ones starts to come up
The TV show which started a billion different hair style trends
"Can I have the same hair style as that girl in Friends?"
"Which one?"
"Um, I think she's called Rachel."
"No, I meant which style?"
Word used as a gentle attempt to either turn someone down, or break up with a current relationship. As in these famous examples:
"I just wanna be friends"
"I like you as a friend"
"Could we still be friends?"
v1. To dump someone's ass casually.
v2. To give someone the friends
Evan: So, how's it going with her?
Karl: Ohh, she gave me the friends last night.
Evan: Shit, sorry to hear that.
Like fiend without the r
read the definition ^
The bastards that cause peer pressure
aw f*** its my friends that made me eat that dam burrito
A category of definition on urbandictionary.com. When you try to define a word, it asks you to pick a category, and one of the categories is 'friends'. Logically, you would think this would be the place to talk about your friends. However, just about every entry like that is deleted by someone who says 'urbandictionary is not a personal message board'. If it's not a personal message board, then why does this category even exist!?!?!?!
I think I'll talk about Chris under 'friends'. WHat, it's been deleted!? Damn you, urbandictionary, and your deceptive ways!!!!!
Friends are ppl who dont go off with members of the opposite sex and forget u exist......
Gal 1- "ooh hes fit....byee"
Gal 2- (says nothin because her 'friend'has already ran off)
Will only disappoint and let you down.
After you ask your friend for help, he makes some bs excuse not too, you shake your head, shrug your shoulders and mumble, "friends"...... ..
Man, english is hard!!! Just one word but so many meanings...
And i miss my friends ...(not theTV show, not those who will dissapoint you nor the bastard who causes peer pressure and not the fiend with the 'r')
Monday, December 04, 2006
time travellin'
For those who manage to stay away from TVs, radios, newspaper or hv no internet connections or any media watsoever for the past few months (like me) read this :
A few of the public members have been asked to comment on this issue and these are their views:
Have you heard of daylight savings? What do you think about it?
"I don't knoi anything about this. Where can I save them? What is the interest rate?"-anonymous businessman
"F*** off"- anonymous gangster
"Yes, i've heard about it. I think it's a smart way in improve our current economic state"- anonymous economist
"Yes, I heard of it. But I'm totally against it because that would mean that my kid would have to study longer in school and worse still, my curtains would be faded because of the sunlight. My husband would have to work longer hours because he would have to start at 8.00am which is the original 7.00am until 5.00pm (editor: which the original 4.00pm, so no increase). But thank God they pay him by hour."-anonymous housewife
"Really?Oh yeah, i think i heard of it. They shift your time one hour ahead everyday, which means that you have 23 hours in a day. Wait, then that's unfair because you lose one hour everyday. No, is it gain or lose? Yeah it's lose. So everyday you lose (mumble to herself: 24 minus 23...) one hour. So one month you lose 50 hours (editor's note: should be around 30). That means you grow older faster. I don't want that!!"- anonymous blondie
"Ya... I know it. But i dont like it loh...cos u know ahh...is very confusing u know? Haf to change eveliting...like my watch loh, my computer loh, my handfon loh, my PDA loh...very mahuan (troublesome) ahh...aiyo, soli ahh, i m late liao becos of this sunlight saving thing loh... daylight saving ahh...paiseh (loosely translated to 'so embarrassing') ahh...make me one hour behind...so i haf to go now... thang you ahh... my name is XXX (protected)....remember my name ahh... i will buy your newspaper one... "-anonymous tourist
Just like ten years ago when daylight savings was introduced in WA, there were mixed reactions towards this issue. There were some who supported it, some who didn't and most of them had no idea what it is about. Let's hope that the next time when daylight savings is re-introduced, most of them would have a better and brighter idea on what it is about.
Daylight savings
WA, following the eastern states of Australia, has now shifted its time one hour ahead due to daylight savings. This change will be (has been) effective from 2:00am (WA) 3rd Dec 2006 indefinitely.A few of the public members have been asked to comment on this issue and these are their views:
Have you heard of daylight savings? What do you think about it?
"I don't knoi anything about this. Where can I save them? What is the interest rate?"-anonymous businessman
"F*** off"- anonymous gangster
"Yes, i've heard about it. I think it's a smart way in improve our current economic state"- anonymous economist
"Yes, I heard of it. But I'm totally against it because that would mean that my kid would have to study longer in school and worse still, my curtains would be faded because of the sunlight. My husband would have to work longer hours because he would have to start at 8.00am which is the original 7.00am until 5.00pm (editor: which the original 4.00pm, so no increase). But thank God they pay him by hour."-anonymous housewife
"Really?Oh yeah, i think i heard of it. They shift your time one hour ahead everyday, which means that you have 23 hours in a day. Wait, then that's unfair because you lose one hour everyday. No, is it gain or lose? Yeah it's lose. So everyday you lose (mumble to herself: 24 minus 23...) one hour. So one month you lose 50 hours (editor's note: should be around 30). That means you grow older faster. I don't want that!!"- anonymous blondie
"Ya... I know it. But i dont like it loh...cos u know ahh...is very confusing u know? Haf to change eveliting...like my watch loh, my computer loh, my handfon loh, my PDA loh...very mahuan (troublesome) ahh...aiyo, soli ahh, i m late liao becos of this sunlight saving thing loh... daylight saving ahh...paiseh (loosely translated to 'so embarrassing') ahh...make me one hour behind...so i haf to go now... thang you ahh... my name is XXX (protected)....remember my name ahh... i will buy your newspaper one... "-anonymous tourist
Just like ten years ago when daylight savings was introduced in WA, there were mixed reactions towards this issue. There were some who supported it, some who didn't and most of them had no idea what it is about. Let's hope that the next time when daylight savings is re-introduced, most of them would have a better and brighter idea on what it is about.
Thursday, November 30, 2006
Wednesday, November 29, 2006
working
Man, working is really exhausting. Physically, mentally and emotionally. I never knew working would be SO hard, well maybe just my job. I mean, I know it’s hard but I didn’t know it’s that hard. How did I even get myself into this mess?
(and the hour hand on the clock turns …round and round…back to the past)
It all started on Thursday. Brandon and I went to Northbridge to look for my work. So kind of him. So we walk around and saw a few notices. But sadly, THEY WERE ALL CLOSED!!! Well most of them anyway. I didn’t know restaurants are closed on Thursday before. So, on Friday, I went to Northbridge alone for walk-in interviews. I left my name and phone numbers in quite a few restaurants, like Oriental, James St. Kitchen, some weird chicken rice shop (I was desperate). I went to Jade restaurant（皇朝）, you know, the high-class, grand-looking restaurant. I told what I wanted and they immediately asked me to come the next day for training. This proves two things:
i) they are really short of manpower
ii) they are smart enough to not lose someone like me to some other restaurants
(and the hour hand on the clock turns …round and round…back to the past)
It all started on Thursday. Brandon and I went to Northbridge to look for my work. So kind of him. So we walk around and saw a few notices. But sadly, THEY WERE ALL CLOSED!!! Well most of them anyway. I didn’t know restaurants are closed on Thursday before. So, on Friday, I went to Northbridge alone for walk-in interviews. I left my name and phone numbers in quite a few restaurants, like Oriental, James St. Kitchen, some weird chicken rice shop (I was desperate). I went to Jade restaurant（皇朝）, you know, the high-class, grand-looking restaurant. I told what I wanted and they immediately asked me to come the next day for training. This proves two things:
i) they are really short of manpower
ii) they are smart enough to not lose someone like me to some other restaurants
The unnoticed notice - 'Hiring waitRESS only' and i went in
Anyway, that evening around 5 something, I received a call asking me to tryout at 5.45pm. I was like, ‘what the hell, I am 10kms away from the city centre (I was at Cottlesloe)’. But since I need a job real bad, I told her I would go. But, in the end I still called her and said I can’t make it. Thank god I still can go try out on Saturday.
Sunset in Cottlesloe
Saturday morning. I was late for my first work. I was a few minutes late and end up having to wait more than 20 minutes for the next bus. Bad start. I got there at around 11 (suppose to be there at 10.30) and starting learning all sort of stuff. Some of the stuff are:
i) how to hold four plates with bowl, teacup and saucepan on each plate on one hand and look fancy
ii) how to stack eights plates, bowls, saucepans, teacups along one arm and walk around and look professional
iii) how set a proper table for four, six and eight people even though no-one really care if the cross on the table cloth is pointing towards the door or not
James St. Kitchen
One interesting things I learnt was how to set the table for a Vietnamese wedding dinner. They put the settings on one table, put another piece of round wooden planks and put on the settings. They would stack up quite a few layers and when it’s time, they would ‘fly’ the table tops together with the settings to individual tables, and you will get a table for ten people. Cool huh?
After eating crappy food as lunch at around 4pm, I went to the state library. Not to study, you dumb. I cleaned up refreshed myself and went to the first floor to sleep.
Sofa where i rested
At 5.45pm, I went to James St. Kitchen（红屋小厨）I had my dinner at around 6pm. I didn’t eat much coz it was a bit too early and I just ate my lunch. The working environment here was better. The workers and the boss was better than those in Jade. I guess in Jade everyone’s too busy working and pressured. The first day in james, I got to eat fish, tofu and some other thing which I forgot. I also got a glass of iced milk tea. There so much stuff I had to learn:
i) Check on the prawns, crabs and fish and how to catch them.
ii) How to set the table (same-a lot of bunga-bunga)
iii) What to prepare when customer eat fried dimsum, steamed dimsum or soup as dimsum
iv) what to prepare when customers eat crab or prawn (finger bowl-to wash hands, plates to put the shell, a spatula kind of thing- to korek our the meat, a nut craker-or in this case a crab/prawn cracker)
v) how to scoop rice, noodle, or other expensive food (so my ‘si zay’-a very experienced lady says) using spoon and fork as thongs in one hand
vi) how to clean the table and stuff every plate, bowl, cup on one big plate and bring it away at one go even though you can do it separately
Bad demo- needs more practising
There was one thing I learnt, well not really, just that I never realize it was that important. Try to do as much as possible at one go. Get as much stuff as possible out (as in out from the counter) at one go (dishes, plates…), do as much stuff as possible before you come back (ask anything-refill teapot, change plates) bring as much stuff back as possible (empty plates, teapots, dirty tablecloth…).
Jade dynasty
Working in Chinese restaurants are quite fun. You call the chefs ‘sifu’ or ‘X go’ (Brother X). You call any lady in the kitchen ‘X zay’ (sister X). They call me all sort of name coz they still haven’t really know my name: ‘Ah zai’ (boy), ‘leng zai’ (handsome boy- a bit skeptical about that), or ah long (my name), david (my working name) for those who know me better.
All in all it was a pleasant experience undergoing training in these two restaurants even though I don’t get paid at all during training and when I start working, I will still get low pay. Well at least next year I can say I have working experience. Oklah. I guess I stop here. Will definitely blog more about my nightmare jobs.
Monday, November 20, 2006
多余的想法
后悔死了，早知道不要去，搞到现在心情糟透了。也不知道为什么心情无端端有这180度转变。前几天明明还好的，还在那儿赞颂上帝大发慈悲，让我可以摆脱已缠我数月的忧郁。岂知，一考完试就旧病复发。心里又开始充满憎恨、妒嫉。虽然已尽力克服它但还是无能为力。
跟他们一起，就不知道为什么有种陌生的感觉。是合不来，抑或是不想与他们合得来？就是讨厌自己想太多，下了一大堆伤害自己的结论。人家不跟我讲秘密，我就认为他们不当我是朋友。人家不以"外号"叫我，我也吃醋。真的不明白自己到底在想什么？
现在感觉到好象与他越飘越远。他依然与他的朋友玩。就是看不爽，讨厌他。年初他是我很好的知己。现在他和别人一起，我就对他超冷漠。看到也就纯粹点头问好，二话不多说。现在越离越远，自己的心又有被刺伤的感觉。就只能怪自己啦。当初是自己要这样的，现在只好自食其果。想起HC以前换时间表后与SE特别要好，自己心里也是酸溜溜的。可见我占据感很强。自己得不到，别人就不可以有。真是自私。现在不怎么讨厌（也不是讨厌啦，只是不爽）HC，因为SE也是我朋友，与两方都有来往，所以不怎么有遗失。可是。。。他。。。现在明白WR整天愁眉苦脸的原因。想起来，我好象更惨。暗恋，明明是很痛苦的；我，不是苦上加苦吗？短短三个星期就要离开珀斯了，不懂应该与他如何相处，到古晋又不知如何，明年又会怎么样？真的好怕明年又遇到同样的问题。问题在于我，应改变自我，但俗语说得好‘江山易改，本性难移’,叫我怎么改啊？
有时我在怀疑这一切是否只是暂时性的。可能是自己在还未了解自己的情况下盲目的下了这一个结论。可是，感情的事，自己不清楚，还有谁会清楚？
好困哦，明天还要起来找工，应该早睡了。剩下的来日再写。
(待续。)
跟他们一起，就不知道为什么有种陌生的感觉。是合不来，抑或是不想与他们合得来？就是讨厌自己想太多，下了一大堆伤害自己的结论。人家不跟我讲秘密，我就认为他们不当我是朋友。人家不以"外号"叫我，我也吃醋。真的不明白自己到底在想什么？
现在感觉到好象与他越飘越远。他依然与他的朋友玩。就是看不爽，讨厌他。年初他是我很好的知己。现在他和别人一起，我就对他超冷漠。看到也就纯粹点头问好，二话不多说。现在越离越远，自己的心又有被刺伤的感觉。就只能怪自己啦。当初是自己要这样的，现在只好自食其果。想起HC以前换时间表后与SE特别要好，自己心里也是酸溜溜的。可见我占据感很强。自己得不到，别人就不可以有。真是自私。现在不怎么讨厌（也不是讨厌啦，只是不爽）HC，因为SE也是我朋友，与两方都有来往，所以不怎么有遗失。可是。。。他。。。现在明白WR整天愁眉苦脸的原因。想起来，我好象更惨。暗恋，明明是很痛苦的；我，不是苦上加苦吗？短短三个星期就要离开珀斯了，不懂应该与他如何相处，到古晋又不知如何，明年又会怎么样？真的好怕明年又遇到同样的问题。问题在于我，应改变自我，但俗语说得好‘江山易改，本性难移’,叫我怎么改啊？
有时我在怀疑这一切是否只是暂时性的。可能是自己在还未了解自己的情况下盲目的下了这一个结论。可是，感情的事，自己不清楚，还有谁会清楚？
好困哦，明天还要起来找工，应该早睡了。剩下的来日再写。
(待续。)
Saturday, November 11, 2006
my second post
Woohoo…my second post…well, this blog is a present given by someone special in my heart- myself…lol…I meant to give/receive this present on my birthday, but due to certain complications (read-exams), I can only start it a week later…so, ya, my blog…I always wanted to blog (sort of)…but just plain lazy to start one…
I am still thinking whether to tell the whole world about my blog…or just remain anonymous and let strangers to just stumble upon my blog and hope that they would continue reading it…
Actually why do ppl want to blog…it’s just a diary on the internet for public viewing…why let everyone know about your secrets or what you have been doing during the last 24 hours...are we in that much need of attention?...i guess when you blog you hope ppl would know more about you and this would, like one of my frens puts it ‘fill in the gap between you and your fren’ …well, who cares, it’s a source of entertainment for me (notice how boring I am)…and it’s good reading material…
So, I hereby end my second post and happy one week belated birthday to me!!
I am still thinking whether to tell the whole world about my blog…or just remain anonymous and let strangers to just stumble upon my blog and hope that they would continue reading it…
Actually why do ppl want to blog…it’s just a diary on the internet for public viewing…why let everyone know about your secrets or what you have been doing during the last 24 hours...are we in that much need of attention?...i guess when you blog you hope ppl would know more about you and this would, like one of my frens puts it ‘fill in the gap between you and your fren’ …well, who cares, it’s a source of entertainment for me (notice how boring I am)…and it’s good reading material…
So, I hereby end my second post and happy one week belated birthday to me!!
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