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Pacific Advance..

2008-10-02T08:16:00.000-07:00

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2) Must own a bank or credit union account, with your name preprinted on the checks ( savings accounts accepted as well)

3)at least 18 years of age, with income of minimum $1000 per month, or $800 per month in social security or any other benefits.

4) Not a residence of Colorado, Kansas or Georgia,West Virginia or Nevada.

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Get started on your journey to achieve your Wildest dreams!

Coming Soon!

2008-08-06T22:08:00.000-07:00

Just got my photos....

Sneak Preview~!

Photo editing by Adobe Photoshop Elements 6.0

Limpek + Ee Ling ( Part 3 )

2008-08-02T14:47:00.000-07:00

- Day 2 -

Queen Victoria Market

Groceries, clothes, souvenirs etc.. ANYTHING are sold here. Groceries are relatively cheaper at noon-3pm on Saturdays ( and still fresh ) as they try to sell everything off before Sunday (normally leftovers). I love buying bananas here as sometimes it goes for 50 cents a kilo ~ especially when they've turned slightly darker.

These two again. Spicy salted chicken ribs (left) and Szechuan pork on rice ( right )

Rose Garden

Bourke st, on our way to Smith Street, where you find the branded sports wear, Nike, Adidas, New Balance, etc at factory outlet prices.

More to come!

Counter Strike!

2008-07-30T19:11:00.001-07:00

I never thought CS would be so fun. Thanks to Wei Xiong, its in my comp now! Ruwan, WX and I played till 6 am last night. lolz. Chill.. its only 1st week of the semester... hopefully this wont go on.... *prays hard* ;)

Fast Cash Online!!

2008-07-30T12:59:00.000-07:00

I really liked how this website put up their 'convincing' quotes.

Fast cash loans online, where Customer Service is an Attitude not a Department!

A Straight Talk No Bull Web Site

Frankly speaking, I have come across many Customer Service 'officers' who show an attitude with straight talking of 'cock and Bull' stories to get out of any situation. I'm sure you've seen and heard them before. Typical lines include, 'we'll get it done ASAP in 2 working days ( or the ambitious would say in 24 horus)', When asked why wasnt it done, typical answers include ' The technician hasn't got back to us / your application has just been sent / system failure / etc etc. After a week of waiting, you start to get frustrated, and ask to speak to the Supervisor. ' Supervisor's not around/Supervisor will look into it later/ Supervisor is on another line' etc. NEXT STEP! Speak to the MANAGER! He calls you back! WOW! but he reluctantly listens to your problem and forces you away by 'GUARANTEEing' it to be done by the next working day! Does it happen? you tell me!

However, let's give 'fastcashonline.com' the benefit of the doubt. They could be practising what they preach! All you need to have is

1) an active bank account

2) employed or have a verifiable income

3) 18 years old or older

ALL the same procedures. I'm interested to find out if they all have the same outcomes!

So if you're interested in Payday loans, try it out, and do drop me a note about it!

Overnight Cash Advance

2008-07-30T12:37:00.000-07:00

Have you ever needed cash in an emergency? Well not in the case of putting down a down-payment for a house, BUT in the cases of paying your monthly rent, paying for exam fees, or even a small gift for someone special? Pacific Advance guarantees cash advance of amounts up to $2500 overnight! To be eligible, you have to fulfill certain criteria as usual, i.e.

1) You need to be currently employed, or earning a steady recurring income

2) Must be at least 18 years of age

3) Earning a gross income of at least $1000 monthly, or minimum of $800 per month in Social Security or other benefits

4 )Not a resident of Colorado, Kansas or Georgia, W. Virginia or Nevada. All else, valid.

If you think you've fulfilled these criteria, don't wait, and apply straight away.

Before you sign off, I urge all of you to PLEASE read carefully the Terms and Conditions. Thats all I ask of you =)

as there's not a free lunch anywhere in the world!!

Cheers!

CMG - What-binds-us

2008-07-29T04:04:00.000-07:00

Hello again,

CMG will be having their chinese musical production (What-Binds-Us) between 21st - 23rd August 2008. I'm in violin I division this time, and honestly speaking, its quite scary! Cuz there're only 2 of us, and most of the time, my desk partner(music student) isn't free for rehearsals! So I'll be playing the solo parts. It has been quite OKAY so far, but I can see the challenge already. SO MANY HIGH NOTES + weird timings ( modern music )! They're really nice though, you can have a look from here. I try to practise before rehearsals, just to know what the notes sound like! ANd these are all original music, so nobody has heard it before, even the conductor! Its really cool though, as we put our own interpretations whenever we feel like it. Well, at least not until the conductor corrects you, you're doing fine! If only the music can be written this way..

Composed by ......
Arr. by .....
Lyrics by ....
Interpreted by ...TSE HAN..ahhaha. nah..

There are 4 sessions available.all tix are 12 dollars if bought from me ( I give discounts!~)

21st - 7pm Union Theater

22nd - 7pm "

23rd - 2 pm "

23rd - 7 pm "

PLease come and support us, or at least ME! =)

Limpek + Ee Ling (Part 2)

2008-07-23T23:04:00.000-07:00

I used the computer in Uni today, thats how I got all the pics uploaded. And they had Adobe Photoshop CS2 in it as well, so i tried some captions. Oh, the photos were really bad. I think I made some manual settings to the camera and didn't change it back.. Thats why the pics were so blur. It looked Awesome on the camera screen tho.. mana tau...

First stop, Docklands...

Ee Ling filled us in with her sense of humour throughout the trip, especially those 'potato falling down' kinda jokes if you remember~! *internal joke*

Supposed to be the next 'harbour view' of Australia, after Sydney. But some people says that the area is still a glut; overpriced and unpopular. That is why they reached out to Msians and Singaporeans for Investment in their properties. People speculate that the area should develop in 5 years.

This is the view from Crown Casino, facing Yarra River. And the person in the picture is ME~! YES, I was touring as well.

Another Picture together. It was so bright as the flames just 'burst out??' from the tiang?. haha. i'm lost for words. please correct this. its embarrassing! It only occurs every hour for about 2 minutes.

Look at these two pictures. Aww. they both have the same signature pose. They'll look so cute together. lolz. *please dun kill me*

Calm and collected me. Intersection of Flinders and Swanston. Opposite Federation Square.

Steps at Federation Square. Taken by Ee Ling.

Grin of the devil. He wanted it that way...

Using Colour filter on my Canon IXUS 860 while waiting to catch a tram back home. Freddo's was closed by 11pm that night so went back instead.

Thats the end of their first day. More coming on day 2~!

STAY TUNED.

Melbourne and Around - Limpek + Eeling (Part 1)

2008-07-22T09:33:00.000-07:00

2nd July 08 -

2 friends from the neighbouring states, Limpek ( Canberra ,ACT ) and Ee Ling ( Adelaide, SA ) arrived here at my place. Me being me, I always liked to make full use of the tram tix I validate. So the night before, I planned routes around Melbourne CBD, including those that I have NEVER been before(outskirts), killing 3 birds with one stone! There was an issue, these two obviously didnt know each other since they were from different high schools and colleges. So how?

Dun care. More importantly I save money. muahhhaha.

Thank God for the world being so small! These two jokers were formerly Primary classmates in Puay Chai! All issues seized!! Woohoo..and then starts the tour..

Crown Casino facing Yarra River

To be continued...

sorry! uploading pics damn slow la.

Weird Random posts...

2008-07-22T09:18:00.001-07:00

Hello people,

You guys must be wondering why are there weird posts on Probate loans etc. Truth is, I get paid US$5 dollars for doing each post. I just got paid today. woohoo.. small amount i know. but its just writing anyway. now I can start planning on my shopping list! XD

Chinese Music Group (CMG), University of Melbourne

2008-07-19T10:48:00.000-07:00

Hi guys,

I'll be playing in the orchestra for this coming Production ' What-Binds-us ', written and produced originally by CMG. This group comprises enthusiastic students of various educational backgrounds who sit together to produce something so intricate and professional; all derived purely from talent and passion! I have to say that I'm extremely inspired by them, even though I haven't seen or had any rehearsals with them yet *smacks on the forehead* (LOL), but trust me, THEY ARE DAMN GOOD!

Honestly speaking, I have no idea how good their musicals were and auditioned for experience sake initially. But ever since I visited their website, and heard their previous soundtracks, I have a totally different perspective to the group now. I feel really honored being part of them. Quick click and stream their OST of Tails on their website, and you'll be mesmerized by how talented these students are. Remember, its a student production! I really like the song 'rest in peace' for its composition. The other songs are really good too, it shows diversity in their compositions.

Anyway, semester 2 is going to start on the 28th of July, and I can already see how busy I will be, playing in 3 orchestra ( might be 4 , subject to availability ). I'm still in the midst of choosing my subjects which is typically super hard for me. But for once, I'm proud to say, I CANT WAIT FOR UNI TO RESUME!

=)

'Lien'...

2008-07-19T09:41:00.000-07:00

My mom was once working with TTDI development, and it was then that I heard of many contractors 'running' away with their customers' money. It was getting so rampant that most Projects had to suffer delays, or worse put to a complete halt. One of it still exists till now, this Old+semi complete building sitting right next to TTDI Hills, eye sore to many, but A retreat for some adventurous friends of mine, who brave their way up just for a better view of Fireworks.

I have never heard of any legal rights/actions pertaining to such mishaps till recently when I came across this website, while browsing for the jargon 'Lien'. (Lien is a law jargon which actually means The right to take and hold or sell the property of a debtor as security or payment for a debt or duty extracted from Dictionary.com). Only difference is, this company (''Prolien' on the website) represents the contractors! I guess time has changed. Contractors are protected against clients who arent in the position to pay.

When do you need Prolien? in a nutshell.

>contractors built your house

>they put hard work and effort into it

>physical and mental labour involved

>most of the time under less-than-ideal conditions (not in Aussie tho, LOL)

>and so they deserve to be paid fairly

>and not taken advantage of

>If the above is not met, that's when Prolein steps in, within 20 days notice.

I'm not studying law btw, just curious! =)

Probate Loans

2008-07-18T08:58:00.000-07:00

I was wondering if this is really true?

This company ' Inheritance Funding Company ' which specializes in Probate inheritance can actually advance money between 5,000 - 100,000 without any application fees or interests. Sure looks too good to be true ain't it. It claims to provide fast inheritance cash in which I believe acts as a transition to provide monetary funds to those who needed money but couldn't wait until they receive their inheritance. It says ' IFC advances you inheritance money today in exchange for a set amount further down the road.'

Are we eligible to apply only when we're notified of our Inheritance value? If so, how do they make money? whats their purpose of giving out loans? CAn anyone shed some light here? lolz

I guess this will help those who're seriously in debts, well I wonder if the killings might increase! Being a student now, I probably need this facility for my tuition fees! If only...

Am I that consistent?

2008-07-18T08:56:00.000-07:00

Wow, I'm just amazed at how consistent I am, look at the number of posts per month. XD

Probate Attorney

2008-07-18T08:06:00.000-07:00

I came across this word recently and googled it. Probate actually means the process of legally transferring one's property upon his/her death such as that written in a will.

Interestingly, in the Probate administration today, the probate process may be contested or uncontested. Just like what we used to see on those television dramas (typically HK TVB dramas), some heirs who wished to have more share than what is given, will come up with arguments to express their dissatisfaction. Apparently there're several ways that could deem the decedent's will improper.

Just to name a few :-

1) the decedent may have been improperly influenced in making gifts

2) the decedent did not know what they were doing (insufficient mental capacity) at the time the will was executed

3) the decedent did not follow the necessary legal formalities in drafting his or her will.

Don't you think these scenarios looked familiar? As seen on TV? lolz.

Anyway guys, why do you need a will?? Is it just a simple way of setting your wishes before you die? Are we too young to write a will? I think we should all be aware of these when we start earning an income, or as soon as we have ownership to some degree of 'valuable properties'. Be it a house, a musical instrument, an artifact, antic etc etc.

My last words, consult orange county probate lawyer.

THink about it guys. Have fun =)

Pre*Post Performance Review - Melba Hall, University of Melbourne

2008-06-14T10:21:00.001-07:00

Blogging once again at the weirdest hour; 3:30am it is, in the midst of exams.

Think thats weird? Try this, bathing at 2:00 am!

Nothing new, i suppose.

How about this, Cutting hair at 2:30 am! Yes, for whatever reasons, I don't know! But it happened to me.

I've figured thats the disadvantage of knowing the contours of your hair too well. You can't keep your hands away longer than how long the shape of your hair lasts. I for one has too much hair! Gee! Oh, and I was discussing with a friend about what exams do to us and how it affects our nocturnal activities - I started googling for my friends, he started naming his children, she started writing song lyrics; all in the wee hours of the morning. If this goes on, I might just start making Sambal someday! HAHA! Exams should definitely be abolished.

Anyway,

It was the night before a performance with 'The Melbourne Sinfonia' - affiliated to the Royal Children Hospital, at Melba Hall, Melbourne University; when the scissors started snipping away; when my hsemate had to hold his pee ( sorry! that wasnt intentional, noticed your lights were out, haha! ), and my desire to look better struck. verdict - NO regrets. I look awesome =) *aussie style*

It turned out that I was the youngest player that night. The people there are, Seasoned ( not old ), though I was pretty amused by their age. Juliette, who sits next to the Concert Master, looks just like an ordinary grandmother, but when she plays the violin, it just blows you away. She is a retiree 'concert master' of the Melbourne Symphony Orchestra (MSO) equivalent of MPO in Malaysia. Not only her, there're many others who play just as well despite their age. You should definitely consider this as your retirement hobby!

The performance went just fine for Brahms Piano Concerto no. 2 (but Tim Young - pianist - was excellent), as I was obviously not well prepared for this, since I hadnt heard of it enough coupled with all the frequent key changes + synchopations throughout. I made some really embarrassing mistakes! haha, eg, having played an extra chord when everybody else were at 'rest'. LOL, I could still remember vividly how my desk partner tried to warn me about the double rest ( instead of 1), but it was all too late. Thank god I was in second violin div, well hidden from everybody else.

On the other hand, I know I played Beethoven Symphony no. 5 well, our second piece. A piece almost overly used today, till it might have become a phobia to some; I was bored of that piece initially, but after going through it (playing it) with Conductor Joannes Roose, it blew me by how beautifully this piece is organised. It was definitely the blast of the night. Listening and playing to it, is DIFFERENT! I for one thoroughly enjoyed the excitement of playing it. I couldnt have enough of it!

GOsh, I have tried uploading the pics like A million times and its always an error. Sorry for another wordy post.

I shall stop here..

B for BRAVO!!!

2008-05-05T06:13:00.001-07:00

Dear loyal readers,

I'll be performing in an orchestra this weekend (10th of May 2008)! Finally, my BIG dream came true. I'll be playing under the violin 1 division, which is pretty hard for a start for me. Furthermore, we don't have fixed desk partners. So yeah, I have to make sure I get the one on the left, so I play the lower notes at 'div' - meaning divide. I dun mind turning the pages too. lolz.

These are the details (those in aussie, those not in Aussie sorry yeah )

That means, I will need to practise my parts too....gosh, the concert's this sat, and we're not fully prepared yet. lolz. I hope it will turn out well....

Work has begun, papers all over my wall, neighbors will have no peace, justin (my hsemate) will scream have ear plugs, lolz.

Yeah, somebody complained one day when i was playing till 10 pm. lolz..

Thats all, please come and support my concert =)

P/s, tell me if you're coming, I can brief you about some orchestral ethics first, you dun want to embarrass yourself do you ;)

You guys just keep me going!

2008-04-18T08:37:00.000-07:00

Hello people,

Yes, I know this is one Long overdue post. I've lost touch with blogging ( as if i've got a hold of it before...yeah i know what all of you're thinking ) but you guys just keep me going!

All the comments and replies (the few) just proves something about my blog. It is not willing to accept its demise.

More often than not, I always get a lot of inspiration from reading your blogs, and would pledge to revive my own blog. But every time I tried, there seemed a million excuses to forsake it. I guess its just not my cup of tea.

However, let me share with you my current Position as an Undergrad at Uni Melb.

I'm currently doing a Bachelor of Science (new melbourne model) degree, juggling 4 core subjects for the first semester, namely Biology, Chemistry, Engineering Systems Design (ESD), and Advanced Maths (totally unnecessary). The three core subjects will enable me to do Life Sciences for the following years. For the sake of diversity, I widened my major options to the engineering fields as well ( as they receive more PR points ) and took up the unnecessary Advanced Maths subject. Yes, it is really REALLY unnecessary.

Advanced maths is sucking up my life; my energy; my freedom; my EVERYTHING. LOLz.

Every chapter is brand new (to me), and lectures move on week by week at the speed of light! Yup, thats University life, but hard work itself will definitely not pull me through this subject. Certain topics are not even listed in the text book! To resolve this, I have borrowed 8 MATHS books from the library and read them. Problem is, I still don't seem to understand certain things. Sigh.is.all.i.can.say.

BUT, when I actually got to do some questions, the feeling was overwhelming. 1 question in 2 hours, with self study and research, all I can say is pure satisfaction. It got even better when I taught someone who taught me instead the week before. WOW! And I felt more motivated to do more, as though I saw the light at the end of the tunnel.

Then ALL the confidence fell hard, when the lecturer started a new chapter. It was like a new beginning of struggle once again, Dejavu some may call it. I climbed the steps again struggling the steepness of each step. And I was found to be seeking help from the person whom I helped before. LOlz, Its good, and its what tutorials are for, but I wish I could learn it myself.

SO what i need to pass this subject is, PERSEVERANCE !

ESD has been really challenging too, but I'm liking it. We have 3-hour workshops every week, which practically drains your brains empty. They're designed to depict the real-world engineering work field, where you work in teams to solve problems. Of course we don't work on problems straight away, we were first trained to develop problem solving skills. Eg. mind mapping, brain storming, problem identifying, sourcing for information etc. All they do is give us a problem, and we solve them using a computer in front of us. Each session is assessed, and work must be submitted at the end of the workshop. Imagine researching on stuff not heard before, yeah, now you can see how brain draining it is. But you'd feel really great at the end of each work shop, at least i did. I LOVE IT!

Thats about all that is new in the subjects I'm doing.

Recently I have been hanging out with a lot of christian friends, attending church and cell groups. I really love the cell group meets, as it teaches real good lessons in life (just like sunday schools), and ultimately, motivates everybody to accept their challenges in life.

Oh, and some of them are fasting before camp, to make their purpose more significant ( i think ). They can fast on anything that they feel, they cant live without. So there are some who fast lunches, fast from going out, fast from 'not' watching TV. lolz. I was just thinking, if I were to fast, that would be fast from cooking.Lolz

Yes, I really REALLY enjoy cooking and eating as well. I'm good at it. HAHA. So far, I've cooked Bak Kut Teh, different types of Curry, lotus root soup, ABC soup, ginger onion chicken, black pepper beef, red beancurd pork, fried chicken, scallop broccoli, chicken groundnut porridge etc.

More food has been even planned in my mind too, like muscles,radish soup, typical carbonara, lolz. yeah. I cant live without cooking. that would be a really good fast isnt it? hehe.

Oh well, I have said enough. I shd be back completing my assignment on researching the lecturers' research field. Yeah, really weird assignments they have.

Till my next post soon, or next century! Dont bother waiting!

2008-03-26T09:48:00.000-07:00

i am the best i am the best i am the best i am the best i rock i rock i rock i rock i'm hot i'm hot i'm hot i'm hot...

wei xiong is the best

2008-02-28T19:22:00.001-08:00

hi everyone. this is my first post since forever..

I'm so sorry, i owe you all a drink.. i'll fedex everyone gifts from melbourne, just tag me at my chatterbox tell me ANYTHING you want..

anyway, just wanted to tell you all that i'm safe and sound here.. and i'm like, SOOO hot.. like not the weather you noe, ME!! wei xiong rocks too, he's like, SOO COOL MAN!! he's the best la i tell you.. visit his blog here..

Breaking News!

2007-09-06T07:27:00.001-07:00

-Picture taken from TIME

Luciano Pavarotti, a classical operatic legend, dies at age 71 today (6th of September 2007) from Pancreatic Cancer at ~0500 hours local time.

'Luciano Pavarotti was born in Modena, Italy, on October 12, 1935. As a young boy, soccer was his favorite pastime and he became known locally as a member of his town's team. His mother, Adele, who worked in a tobacco factory, and father, Fernando, a baker, instilled a love for music and singing in young Luciano. Fernando was himself a talented amateur tenor, and brought his son along to sing in Modena's Corale Rossi. Pavarotti's enthusiasm shifted from football to opera when the chorus took first prize in an international competition in Wales.

Luciano Pavarotti is a giant in the world of opera and classical music. His international fame has helped these forms of music reach a much wider and diverse audience then it ever had before. Even people who've never listened to a single aria, let alone sat through an entire opera, recognize the tenor's name and famous bearded face.

Pavarotti's recordings, which include collections of arias and recitals, anthologies of Italian songs and performances with the other two tenors -- Placido Domingo and Jose Carreras -- have sold in the tens of millions. He also makes the occasional television appearance, whether in performance from New York's famed Metropolitan Opera House, or as a guest on talk shows. Pavarotti has even tried his hand at acting in the movies, playing a famous tenor in 1982's Yes, Giorgio.'

- Quoted from AskMen.com

I really like this quote...

' Audience members at the Metropolitan Opera looked at one another in amazement. Did we just hear what we thought we heard? Onstage, the strapping young Italian tenor singing opposite Joan Sutherland in The Daughter of the Regiment had just trumpeted a ringing high C, then another, and another. He was singing an aria that most tenors transpose down a step, in order to get by on B-flats (tough enough). But this fellow tossed off every high C in the aria with astonishing ease and brilliance — nine in all. The effect was electrifying. Within a day the Met box office was besieged, and Manhattan's media mills swung into action. That was in 1972'

- Quoted from TIME

Its just half a pitch apart, and was already tough enough; yet he could pull it through without much difficulty. Is it talent or hardwork? I'm not sure, but people describe it as God's touch. Magnificent!

I received this slideshow through emails circulation; an inspiring story. Although its nothing much to do with Pavarotti ( about Placido Domingo and Jose Carreras), but everyone should at least watch it ONCE. Its just 6 pages, but its enough to blow you away. I wished I could put it up like a video or something, but I do not know how to, so please download it.

The Two Tenors.

Though the late Luciano Pavarotti is no longer around physically, his voice shall remain alive to eternity!

Dance with me !

2007-08-27T11:54:00.000-07:00

Somehow I'm in the mood to blog again. I've just written a short post on Primordial Dwarfism, and realised I hadn't updated much on myself.

You know, sometimes I dare not even visit my own blog, its like oh gosh, when am I going to update it again?? And looking at those stats of people visiting my blog, I feel really bad for those who clicks and clicks and clicks, just to find out that he hasnt updated. LOL!

People talk about peer pressure, nowadays I believe its BLOGer pressure.. haha

Truth is, I'm still dancing a lot everyday. Its almost a regular routine already. Currently I'm learning the Paso Doble, and Rumba.

This is a simple Rumba Gold routine (i think) which I feel was executed very sharply and clearly. Note all the hip action! If you think its easy, come and try it out! Free Trial classes at my house................ just kidding =D

Simple Rumba ( Gold also i think ) Beatiful foot work and hip action!

And now for my favourite Paso Dance Performance by Mario Lopex and Karina Smirnoff on Dancing with the Stars ; Karina the professional dancer, and Mario the Star.

Another Incredible performance.

Thats all for now.

Channel 77

2007-08-27T10:51:00.000-07:00

I just watched a programme on Channel 77 (ASTRO) which featured a little girl called Kenadie, who has a rare dwarfism condition, which is believed to be linked to 'Majewski Osteodysplatic Primordial Dwarfism (MOPD) Type II' after being confirmed by a senior geneticist.

Primordial Dwarfism is a category of disorders with many subtypes. Its definition is vague but basically means that these children are profoundly growth delayed for their gestational age before birth and at birth.

-Quoted from PrimordialDwarfism.com

Being incredibly small as she is, a lot more care and attention is needed when it comes to raising her. Her parents will have to consistently send her for medical checks such as MRI scans over the years, to check for any potential threats to her condition. And with her fragile body, I believe she will have to be extra careful during activities indoor and outdoor.

The Programme is called 'Incredibly small : Kenadie's story' if i'm not mistaken. I was deeply touched by that programme as everyone else would be. Not only was it educational, but very inspiring at the same time. It was really difficult to wrap your minds around the reality of the images at first, but after awhile, you'd notice what natural sense of humor and charm she has. Indeed, she's a gift to Brianne and Court Jourdin Bromley of Ontario, Canada. I feel that everyone should watch it at least once, and be grateful for who we are today. I pray that she'll continue to live life as spiritedly as she was (on television) in the years to come. Thanks for sharing your story :)

For further reading and pictures of her, please click here.

The Power of Mass Communication..

2007-07-31T09:30:00.000-07:00

Since taking up the role as the Vice President Public Relations of HELP's toastmasters club in July, I have been unconsciously applying mass communication to publicise our club. I used to think mass comm is just a term related to languages, communication, event management, meeting-with/working-for the press, etc. Until recently, I finally took note of the word 'MASS' in this widely used 'career jargon'.

First let me share with you how I came to notice this word.

I started off by creating a database for our club. Business cards and contact details were all that I cared for during meetings. Each time, I made sure every member/guest that visits our club will have my business card and vice versa. Then you have events like Club Officers' training. You meet HUNDREDS of new faces coming to HELP, how're you going to network with SO many people at once?

I was really shy and just stuck myself with the HELP gang.

However, there seemed to be another part of me telling me THIS IS THE BEST CHANCE to expand our database. Its D-chance to make our club successful! But then again, I thought, how am I going to start the conversation with the auditor from KPMG? Come to our meeting every Saturday and exchange business cards? Nah... doesnt sound sincere... Get feedback about the venue from the bank manager of HSBC then exchange business card? Doesnt sound very convincing either... Then I thought....ahhhh, I will ask about how did they get themselves here, was it difficult? Then exchange cards so that they can call me when they get lost!

I've found the PERFECT trigger for my conversation without sounding insincere or pretentious.
You must be thinking, is that the end of the conversation already? Probably, since I didn't prepare much. True enough, the next problem arose, what to say next? "The sky is blue today, dont you think? " Speak that, and they would probably look into your eyes with the 'OMG' kinda face and just walk away. Its just TOO bad don't you think?

NO! of course I didnt say that. Most commonly, you'll get interrupted by somebody else, and you just move away. Or sometimes, just say that you wouldnt want to take away their precious tea break time and then make a move. Afterall you only wanted to receive as many cards as possible, right?

What did I do next with ALL these cards?

Data entry. It was then that I realised how important data entry was. I virtually took my sleeping time just to key it into our HELP's gmail account. Its really tedious, but its the outcome that was in suspense... I told the other Exco to do the same thing whenever they're free.

The time is Perfecto! Its time to prepare my email.

Objectives :-
1. Publicise the club blog
2. Invite them to your meeting
3. Make known to them that they're attending a President's Distinguished Club.
4. Make it clear what is the purpose of their attendance

After that, it's time to put them in words. This was the hardest part as i had to strike a balance between making the write up interesting yet professional at the same time. It was not an easy task. What I did about the club blog is that I told them details about out Club Dinner, but not entirely. I created a link just so the HAVE to visit our club blog.

I was shocked to look at the number of unique visitors to our blog (31st July, one day after I sent the mass emails). It was only about 2 weeks old, and there it is. Obviously thats not the actual number of readers daily. They probably really wanted to know about our dinner, or could have clicked it by accident! LOL. Yup that was when I thought, mass emails, is it like Mass Comm??

Mass communication is the term used to describe the academic study of various means by which individuals and entities relay information to large segments of the population all at once through mass media.

- Quoted by Wikipedia

Then I noticed that the number of readers declined. Sigh.. what to do?

I just continued sending them those mass emails, about our club, and kept updating our blog with Shoes. NOt daily yet, just once a week.

Today, we even have visitors all the way from US, Japan, Spain, Brazil, Australia, Singapore, Italy..etc WOW!

Not only that, I found out that our blog is actually worth $1,129.08 . I'm still wondering how is it calculated. This blog is still worth $00.00 . LOL

Anyway, still learning how to make successful blogs! Care to shed any lights from you readers?

=)

Perhentian...

2007-07-29T03:33:00.001-07:00

7+ hours of bus ride + 3 hours of relaxing + 45 minutes of Speedboat ride = Pulau Besar Perhentian

Our bus left at 10:30 pm sharp and lead us on a hideously bumpy ride. Though there were several spot checks by policemen, we sailed smoothly past ALL of them. You must be thinking, weren't the bus driver speeding? Of course he did, but lets spare the details behind the scenes so as to support our 50th anniversary of Merdeka. Yeah.. We're only Malaysians =]

The night-ride was filled with laughters as a result from lame and failed ghost stories told by Fong Wen. You see, when you you're listening to a ghost story, you'd expect people to scream for their lives telling the teller to STOP. That was not the case for FW, as her stories ended like "the sound you heard was from my dad's fart!" uhuh

or rather,

"There was this passenger in the taxi who was wearing very dirty looking clothes. But after a while, the taxi driver noticed that he's clothes had been cleaned. The taxi driver was very anxious over his encounter as previously there was a stench, but now its only fresh sweet smelling frangipani. So the driver asked the passenger what had happened to him? Was he using somekind of black magic?"

Then FW stopped the story to tell us about how she would face some consequences if she told us the secret of behind what had happened to him. Cliche-d i know, but we continued to bug her about it and finally she gave us the answer.

"USE FAB "

A moment of silence. DOT DOT DOT was on everyones' minds. Now I see you rolling your eyes!

However, she's definitely one hell of a joker who kept the bus ride alive of course. Great one FW! At 4 am, we stopped around Gua Tempurung for food.

Another 4 hours of bus ride ended with panda eyes for all of us. We hardly slept due to those chatty voices from EVERYONE.

At 0530 hours, we were stranded at Terengganu as our speedboat would only arrive at 0830. The long-wait was not that painstaking afterall as we caught a glimpse of sunrise. Then, came the speedboat ride to the big island which was awesome!

I won't go into details of the happenings on all 4 days, but i'll share the gist with you.

Activities
1> Typical aimless volleyball games by us rookies whereby pain+direction was the failing-factor.
2> Snorkelling (RM35/pax) at 4 major sites - the coral reeves, giant turtles, sharks, colder water coral reeves, and final stop was at a freezing fresh water stream.
3> Jungle Trekking cum island hopping by foot. Island hopping was not intended, but at the end of the trek, we were at another side of the island. So we hopped around 4 beaches, 2 more treks and 2 staircases, and one dip into the sea (it was high tide, so the stairs were halfway covered in sea water).
4> BBQ Party organised by Flora Bay Resort..
5> Kayaking + snorkelling on our own
6> Team building games...
7> Joanne's infamous birthday celebration.. you'll know why soon. READ ON!

FLORA BAY RESORT, Perhentian - "The scorching sunlight was quickly shadowed by gloomy clouds; wind hit hard against coconut trees depicting its mood swings. Soon after, the unforgiving whether took a toll on the beach by wiping out the white sand with rain water, closing every possible crab hole. The devillish vampires too were caught red handed, leaving only a small number of them cheating death. These mosquitoes were huge; i'm guessing it needs trice as much blood as the ones here. They were not so lucky afterall as next they had to battle against the fumes released by BBQ. It was Friday the 13th, the night of the living 'blithe procastinator' JOANNE TAN! "

Extracted from The Hanky Minute

Our fellow brilliant classmate Yuhhui came up with the impossible dare for her Birthday.

1. To enquire about condoms at the reception. DURATION: 5 minutes of conversation.

Storyline :

Girl: Bang, sini ada condom tak? *looks at him hornily*
Guy: er, ada! Ada beberapa jenis - untuk malam, untuk pagi, untuk... *continues to smoke*
Girl: Boleh tunjuk ar? *interrupting his sentence*
Guy: Er perlu ke? *shy face*
Girl: MESTILAH! * continues stare*

Guy shyly picks up 3 condom boxes, and left it on the table. While his left hand continues to bring the cigarette to mouth, only this time, at a faster pace. He was actually blushing.

Girl: Berapa satu kotak?
Guy: RM7.80 sekotak.
Girl: WAH, mahalnyer, KL baru RM5 lebih.
Guy: *stares at her, shocked*
Girl: Eh bang, mana lebih bagus?
Guy: Tak tau lah, I tak guna pun. *looks down, giggling to himself *
Girl: Bang mana tak guna? Mesti guna punya... *speaking with persuasion*
Guy: . . . *speechless*

You should have seen the look on his face. At this point, everyone was already chocking themselves with their own laughters. Thank God Yuhhui indicated the time-out sign.

2. To give a flying kiss to a caucasian at the resort.

Storyline :

Girl stares at this young lad with 6 packs. He was eating on the opposite table, while girl just sat and looked at him for a long long time. The moment came when he finally looked up to take a peek at who's watching him. Girl immediately took chances. First, she gave him a seductive-one-eye-lashed wink. He got so shy. He quickly looked down.

Then another chance came and this time, she gave him a flying kiss. He immediately blushed. It was RED as blood! I wonder what his parents might think about her. They must be thinking, WOW! Malaysia's got young hookers who's interested in my 15 year old son! Yes, he is very young. HAHAHAHA

We all had a great laugh.

3. Kiss a guy on his cheeks.

THis one very common la...so nothing special

4. Wear her red panties outside her pants like superman, and knock on every chalet door to say hello.

THis was going to be the best dare ever. Imagine her knocking on to that young lad's door, this time with red panties. LOL. Before this, they wanted her to sing at every chalet the birthday song dedicating it to herself...LOL.

Unfortunately, it was kinda late already, so this dare was eliminated.

THis friend of mine really had so much guts to do all these; she's really funny and spontaneous as well.

*TO BE CONTINUED. Up Next, 'the three man cell' and pictures

The drive of life..

2007-07-24T10:00:00.000-07:00

Whats your drive in life?

Do you live by..
Heartfelt inspirations?
Guilt and remorse?
Lifetime lessons?
expenssive dreams?
indulging passions?
Forced oscillations?

Watch this and feel the drive of life. =D

My life-line is missing..

2007-07-19T08:27:00.000-07:00

Seriously, I felt like I have been cut off from all resources.

I've lost my phone. Though I still have one last chance to find out tomorrow whether I've left it in my dance teacher's studio; suspending my phone-line is the best solution now. Thank god they have forgone the RM 50 replacement fee. However, there would be a RM10 processing fee.

*phew*

I have been very busy dancing since Perhentian. Trainings were vigorous, and mind exhausting. Its not like studying for an exam where you just have to understand/memorise concepts which requires a little critical thinking. Its more like observing, and practising coordinations and techniques, and finally getting a little scoldings here and there just for encouragement. (btw, we had to learn 3 dances in 2 days)

The studio is located at Sri Petaling, about 30-40 minutes drive away. Thank God I have Seok (dance partner) to send me there for lessons. Really, THANK YOU SO MUCH.

No matter how good you are, you'll still need initial guidance with the dance steps. Its true that you can learn it from tapes/DVDs; however, learning it from a teacher is totally different. Thats why there's a hole in my pocket now. Private lessons are NOT cheap at all. Uncle William was generous enough to give us student discounts, and of course extra teaching hours too. He may seem to be very commercialise, but to be honest, he's not like other dance teachers I have seen and heard so far. If you want to start dancing, you may want to consider William and Louisa Danceworld. ( He's dance choreographies are very up to date too )

Competition is this Sunday (22/7), so lets hope for the best. Right Seok?

I have so much more to blog about, ie Perhentian trip, the birth of twins from my guinea pig, dancing, Toastmasters...etc... It will be soon.

I will be updating the Help Blogspot now.

Quote of the day : Patience is a virtue. Seriously, things would've gone bonkers without it.

btw, i just found out i need RM400K to go to Melbourne Uni. Thats so exp.

Copied and Pasted...

2007-07-10T02:37:00.000-07:00

If you think copying and pasting is a piece of cake, think again. Well, probably word to word files are easy, but word to Blog? You try it out.

I have been copying and pasting for the past few days, it's all about TM stuff. And everytime you modify something in Words, what you get in your post is TOTALLY DIFF. You spend hours and hours just trying to change here and there. Finally its done. It looks great.

Then you click 'preview'....

ITS DIFFERENT AGAIN...

another few more hours wasted just to change that defect. Finally, you realised, isnt it better to just retype the entire thing? And there it is, a new post in just 5 minutes or so...

The above statement is highly exagerrated, while only half is true the other half are purely rants..

Off to perhentian.

First blog picture...

2007-07-06T09:57:00.000-07:00

'He's ancient. Infamous yet reputable - yes, a direct contradiction. Frictions of his strings have made some cry emotionally; roar angrily; laugh incessantly; stoned unintentionally; and even slept peacefully. The magical sounds produced by him left jaws of people dropping, as if they were trying to prove Newton's Law of gravitation. Magnifique! '

Extracted from, The Hanky Minute

Tadaa...

Birth of 'frictions'

Thats my brother's Viola actually. Its the violin's brother. Sounds are pitched lower than the violin, but much more variety in tones compared to violins.

Picture taken by my brother's new Nikon professional camera. Dunno whats the model. But I would love to own one in the future too. Reminds me of Jeff's Canon cam... COOL!

Frictions. COMING SOON!

Food Hunt in Penang!

2007-07-05T10:46:00.000-07:00

This trip to Penang was so unexpected.

It was planned in such a rush that I had to leave home at 10pm (Friday) with my cousin. My grandmother had been hospitalised due to Lungs Infections on Wednesday night, and many of them thought she might go anytime. She's 81 this year. Thank god, her condition stabilised after the 3rd day in the hospital.

I have never been to a General Hospital before this. But now I have seen, heard, and smelled what is it like being in a general hospital. Honestly, it wasn't that bad IMO. My grandmother was put in a wad which had almost 50-60 beds that were divided into male and female sections, and almost everybed was occupied with patients. Though the toilets werent in the best conditions, the floors were sterilised everyday (at least from what i'd seen).

Patients there were of various age group and backgrounds - the teens ( 15 year old swallowed 20 aspirins to attempt suicide ), the middle-income ( unfortunate accident cases, kidney failures), the olds (old age,lungs infection,food poisoning), the criminals ( they were escorted by policemen, apparently they had a fight) etc.

Whats most intriguing to me was the doctor:nurse:patients ratio. There were hardly enough qualified doctors/nurses on duty; yet they still managed to keep the patients alive. That is why GH is the best place for future student doctors to learn i guess, as there was never a time where they had enough docs. ( btw I saw PMC students there everyday, taking notes, doing some practical works and learning the skills required by a doctor; and that was the time i started thinking about becoming a doctor..hmmmm..)

Everytime a patient leaves the bed ie death/discharge, a new patient comes in. And if you stood at the emergency entrance, you would see patients coming at the rate of 1 every ~30 minutes. Thats scary!

Ok, I have diverted too much from my topic.

Anyway, the hectic time of standing by my grandmother's side (no chair) for few hours had been replaced by Penang's delicacies.

Frankly, Penang has become Extremely commercialised. You can never find the good 'ol o-chien (fried oyster with egg) or Asam Laksa or Curry mee at Gurney Drive or tourist attractions. You can still get them there, but they are not as nice as before. Thank god I had my cousins to bring me into smaller town areas to taste the original recipies. I HAD 5 FREAKIN' MEALS EVERYDAY!!! FELT LIKE HEAVEN !! =)

Typical meals :

Breakfast with family - biscuits, roasted pork(not everyday of course), curry mee

Branch with family(so fast?..YUP) - Rice, home cooked food

Lunch with cousin (yes its that quick) - Indian Mee Goreng, Sar-hor-fun, Assam Laksa

Tea with cousin ( once more ) - Ice kacang, Mua Chi, Hokkien mee

Dinner with family ( 2 hours break Thank GOd) - Loads of food.

Supper with cousin ( Still going...yum) - O-chien, Yee min, Sate, Chee Cheong fun

Thats 6 meals already!!!

Trust me, you think you've had enough, but when the food comes, you start to pinch, and eventually own it. Furthermore, food there are not THAT expenssive. Its almost like 'Eat all you want!' kind of concept. BUt then again, it depends on where it is.

Looks like i have to resume jogging REALLY soon now.

I wonder what my dance teacher will say when he sees me...

"you've put on weight!!!"

Quote of the day : BUY INSURANCE!! You wouldnt want to go to GH in the future!

Exco Meeting

2007-06-28T09:20:00.001-07:00

Discussion with Joyce, Shoes, Ernest and Hui Ven at Starbucks just now was really deep. It was as though they were speaking in another language. This is how much I have missed from Toastmasters since exams. Now I have LOADS to do for HUCTMC.

1> Create a blog for HUCTMC
2> Monthly newsletters
3> Personal HUCTMC G-mail account
4> Spread the news about the club
5> New notice board
6> Visit as many clubs as possible
7> CC and CL titles (aiks)

I hardly even updated my own blog, and now i have to constantly keep that blog updated...

This will be a challenge for me.

Incoming VPPR 2007,
Tse Han Tai
012-3882711

Sounds so cool already, but wait till you see our business cards, even better! However, big title comes great responsibilities. I will live up to it. Hopefully.

I'm Back!

2007-06-27T06:49:00.000-07:00

Its been exactly one year since I last blog...

and finally, I'm back. Once again.

Bet my readers (if any) had been tired over clicking this link. *sorry*

Anyhow, I will make it up to you guys. Since I have just completed my A levels on Monday, I have plans for my semi gap year holidays. Care to join me?

1> Blogging...
2> Read 'In Mendel's Footnotes'
3> Back to UM with my internship starting July
4> Dancing Competitions
5> SAT/SAT II ( still considering)
6> Help University College Toastmasters Club (major dedication needed here)
7> Violin/Piano lessons ( to earn money for my new violin)
8> Science and Maths tuitions
9> Full medical checkup
10> Fishing (I'm coming ray...)
11> Hopefully Perhentian Island
11> Buy laptop
12> Buy camera
13> Jogging

Big dreams, i know. Really hope it will all be accomplished, though I have deep feelings that it will not reach even half of it.

P/s If you guys were thinking what happened to my links, here's what happened. I was trying out some new blog templates, without saving my old. Hence, they all went missing, and I have lost the html' text to it. Sigh, will be getting tutorials soon....

Au revoir Malaisie!!

2006-06-27T02:05:00.000-07:00

It means, Bye Malaysia.

I will be flying to England tomorrow for my brother's convocation at Cambridge University. Did you know, it costs 32 pounds/pax to travel from Heathrow Airport to Drummer street,CB ? and the journey alone takes 3 hours by coach! Whoa! Thats really tiring. Fortunately, my mom wanted to arrive earlier, so we booked a taxi which costs about 100 pounds for all of us, and it only takes 1+hours.

Paris Disneyland is part of our Itinerary. I have waited all my life to visit Disneyland. Now its finally here. Yay. Well, see you guys in 10 days time from tomorrow.

Ciao!

'Friendship gatherings instill a certain degree of happiness, but family reunion peaks at the tip'

This will be our first family reunion of the year.

Career options! 'Hanky-job'

2006-06-26T11:12:00.000-07:00

After a long halt from blogging, I finally decided to return and share my latest updates about my life and interests. A number of you might know, I 'have' and 'had' many (and I meant MANY) interests and hobbies which in time became part of me as my career option.

Well, this is a Chronology of my career choice.

1993 (5 years old) - Song writer/singer (my mom got shocked when she saw my lyrics. She went 'wow, thats really meaningful' ...... little did she know that i had them copied from the karaoke tapes which i paused on tv....)

1995 (7 years old) - Policeman, Lawyer, Doctor (well, that was the few job options I knew of that time...Policeman for bravery, Lawyer for arguments, Doctor for wealth...and it lasted for a few years...not bad for a kid)

1999 (11 years old) - Pilot, Scientist, Farmer (Pilot for travelling, Scientist for fame, and Farmer? WTH? I told my teacher I liked planting cacti, and that was what she translated for me!)

2001 (13 years old) - Botanist (I started to know more about science and I still liked cacti)

2004 (16 years old) - Psychologist (Learning some tricks on mind reading....in addition to my cousin's influence....she studied Psychology at Help U College)

2005 (17 years old) - Pilot ( Remember the movie Triumph in the Skies??? It was really inspiring...I believed that I became a pilot too....until...)

Meanwhile, I fell in love with Ivy League Universities. Thanks to Elizabeth Wong's (Yale U.) talk in the counselling room.

2005 ( after SPM ) - Fashion Design/Graphics Design/Interior Design/Landscape Designer ( I swore I will never touch the Sciences again as I was all along good in arts craft and designing)

2005 ( more time ) - Horticulturist ( After DEEP research. Thanks to Doctor job. I found this uncommon choice, which in deed is what i'm looking for. Botanists just study TOO much about plants. This option teaches you both about plants and business acumens. However you can only find this course in the US. And Cornell is one of them. BIOLOGY was the COMPULSORY subject. How i really hated Biology....goodness..)

A levels was the best choice to gain entrance to Ivy League Universities. I tried many combinations of subject like Bio, Chem, Maths, Accounting/Computing/English Literature.....
and finally I chose Physics. What? I thought I was never going to touch the sciences again. In the end, I chose all three again....sigh

2006 (18 years old) - Horticulturist, Veterinary Medicine, Biotech, Biologist ( With that combination of subjects, I have broaden my knowledge into Medicine eventhough I never once thought of it as an option before. Well I love animals. Biologist, for Genetic purposes, in which i can invent and control the lifespan of living things.)

Well, Biology(apart from Maths) is my Favourite subject now. Somehow, I understand better.

2006 (very recent) - Violin making, Musician ( This is the BEST course I have ever seen. It is my dream come true to study that. It looks rather far apart from what i'm studying now, but did you know that violin making combines the arts, crafts, science and maths? Thats how complicating it is. Currenly, I'm eyeing Cremona International Violin Making School, but I doubt I will be able to make it as lectures are conducted in Italian. And I have to pass their language profficiency test.)

Well, these are a few interesting sites about violin making.
http://www.scuoladiliuteria.com/
http://s11.invisionfree.com/Stringed_Instruments/index.php?showtopic=20

Thats roughly what I see in me.....right now, horticulture, biotech, violinmaking, business, and biology is what i'm thinking of.

Headlines

2006-03-03T09:56:00.000-08:00

College life has instantaneously taken up most of my time hence making this blog look boring and plain. Well, this happens when you're forking up ~RM25K for an 'international edu-passport' (something you shd know if you hadnt realised it).

Sunday Night,JW Mariott - A blast, was all they have said. An experienced-talented pianist with a semi-pro violinist ended the wedding function with full magnitude. Though not entirely perfect, still unbelievable. Just a few hours flashback before the performance, the violinist himself had a relentless desire to make it work! All he thought of was Chambers Music. Thank God, the hosts were generous enough to rent a full-size keyboard (RM200/3 hours) with touch-keys to give it a grandpiano effect. It was indeed an unforgettable evening for both the guests and the musicians themselves!

Extracted from, The Hanky Minute

Btw, we were told that people born in the year of the Dragon should not be involved in that function (based on some feng shui calculations). Well, nobody told us about it until we ended. *grin*

My encounter with the awesome Quartet.

2006-02-24T03:32:00.000-08:00

Since this blog was created, i hadn't found enough spare time to jot down my 'mood-of-the-day' or 'experience-of-the-day' like everyone else does. And I'm still very busy btw. But something held me back from keeping this to myself. I have to say that i've met some extremely cool people on Wednesday namely Zee Kin, Sandra, Wei En and Kai Yin. Despite their hectic lectures, homeworks, and activities, they showed so much enthusiasm in music. They came all the way from Subang, just to help me out with one of my friend's wedding performance. The worst part for me was when I had to tell them that we might not get paid...WHO ON EARTH WOULD DO THINGS FOR FREE???.....yet they showed no despair at all. Instead, they said they would play for fun. It was indeed a blessing meeting them that day. Their endless support and willingness to sacrifice their time for this performance was just remarkable.

Music connects the human soul, to the human heart. Can we live without music??

NEVER!!!!

A new beginning

2006-02-14T08:24:00.000-08:00

Blogging was never my cup of tea - Viewing every angle of your life in public just feels awkward. Then came this time when I realised how people's life had an impact on me. It just made me envious to own my own. 'My Hankerchief' - will be with me for a very long time from now. By then, hoping it to be with many others too. I believe this is the best place to keep in touch with everyone. So feel free to drop me comments and add me to your blog.

Every ending has a new beginning ; so lets get the ball rolling.