50 reasons

Aki the tiger gave me a new question.

'What are you living for?'

When I was still studying in INTEC, my usual answer was the one and only: 'to bring joy and laughter to people.'

But now, I have a list of answers to this.

1. to taste all kinds of food - Japanese, Italian, French, Korean, Mexican...
2. to learn what it all takes to be a medical student, and a doctor in future.
3. to meet all kinds of people (duh!)
4. to be a role model for my sisters..haha..
5. to be a good listener.
6. to lend a helping hand to people.
7. to give encouragement and support to my friends.
8. to conquer the world of video games..no la just kidding, I don't play sports games and violent games..
9. to create news in the papers =P
10. to play music for my family.
11. to praise my mom's cooking.
12. to be amazed by my youngest sister's creative art talent.
13. to learn to be as hardworking as my other sister.
14. to see pretty, handsome and famous people on TV.
15. to let my friends feel appreciated coz I love them. =)
16. to know that angels exist, just that you don't see them.
17. to read my friends' blogs so that they know that there's someone who will drop comment!
18. to be addicted to chocolates and ice cream. (Not yet, luckily)
19. to see the world!
20. to let people know my name..haha..

The following will be more specific:

21. to be a know-it-all girl for Cheah Yen.
22. to care for Siew Ting.
23. to tease Conney the leopard.
24. to be a good mui mui to Siaw Tze.
25. to learn how to take own picture from Yeu Sheng.
26. to learn cold jokes from Wei Yong.
27. to learn how to be SS like Chien.
28. to learn how to shop like Christine.
29. to tell everyone that Angelene is an angel.
30. to be as cute as Chui Shen the polar.
31. to let Amelene to have something to mumble when she was bored in Akasia last time. (She used to call my name over and over again)
32. to let Chean Ying satisfy her soul of wanting to tie people's hair..hehe..
33. to keep Nooi Hoay's blog alive.
34. to learn 人生道理from Yu Wan and help her to wash dishes.
35. to be as cool as Hsiu Li.
36. to kacau Ling Weng.
37. to be Justina's classmate.
38. to learn how to drink alcoholic drinks from Ryan.
39. to tell Chau Wang not to be so 冲动.
40. to listen to Cheng Khoon if no one's listening to him. (See I so kind)
41. to be as studious as Yun Ying and admire her singing.
42. to think that bacteria can be as big as Shea Chuen but don't call him bacteria. (Again, I am kind)
43. to admire Calvin's badminton skills.
44. to be a funny 'child' like Poh Xuan...hehe..
45. to let Jen Yun miss me.
46. to crap with Yee Fang when she has nothing to do.
47. to let Yie Min kill boredom in MSN.
48. to teach Josephine to be more SS and optimistic.
49. to be as brave as Kia Miang.

And last but not least, most importantly..

50. to bring joy and laughter to people!

拇指的重要性

手指对我们很重要，但最重要的是拇指。

我今天打羽球时左拇指因默察过度而脱皮，隐隐作痛。本来以为只是件小事，没什么大不了，但后来发觉无论做什么芝麻小事我也觉得痛。比如说，写字、开水瓶盖、开highlighter的盖、转水龙头、削苹果。。乍看之下是有点夸张，但我无法避免连做这些事情所感觉到的痛。所以我就尽量少用拇指，但能做的事情法反而更少，不然就是比平时慢点办完事。从来没想过拇指是这么重要，重要到会影响我做事情的速度。我突然想到柯南漫画里有的情节，有一次他必须找出有可能会留下拇指指纹的地方以证明那个人是凶手。他选择了煤气的开关。想想，就连开煤气也会用到拇指！

弄伤了拇指，才发觉到它的重要性；人是不是这样，失去了一样东西，才会发觉到它的宝贵？平时有朋友在身边为你打气加油，伤心时有肩膀可以依靠，等到分离了之后才发觉朋友很重要；步上一个旅程，以为少拍几张照片没关系，等到没能和一起旅行的友伴常常见面后才想到当时应该拍多点照片；同样的，不见了一个锁匙圈，或是一件衣服，才发觉它们存在时没好好利用它们。。

好好珍惜现在的一切吧！不要到失去了才来后悔。。。

big sis said..

Faith@aki says:
u miss me

Faith@aki says:
and i miss u too

Faith@aki says:
haha.. long time din see ur constipation facial look lo

Faith@aki says:
and long time din get punched by u

Faith@aki says:
long time din go cafeteria buy lunch together lo

Faith@aki says:
and long time din look at ur sleepy and yet don wanna sleep facial expression lo

Faith@aki says:
and long time din eat ur mashed potato

Faith@aki says:
long time din eat the food u cook

Faith@aki says:
and long time din listen and sing with u

Faith@aki says:
and long time din sit in the bus with u

Faith@aki says:
and long time din squeeze bus with u

Faith@aki says:
and long time din tease u

Faith@aki says:
and long time din see u dy!!!

*JeSSica* says:
haha

*JeSSica* says:
now only know my importance ya??

Faith@aki says:
haha.. always know one la

Faith@aki says:
just din say it out only ma


Hmmm...seems like she misses me more...haha!!!

k a r a O K e

Just now we planned to discuss about choosing the locations for our rural placement in Yeu Sheng's room, but we ended up singing karaoke!! (We did discuss about the important stuff and transfer photos la of course) We sang a lot of songs...from the oldies by Teressa Teng, Jacky Cheung, some songs which are famous but I don't know who sang them, some Cantonese songs and some Jay's songs. We probably got so excited that we sang too loud, even Cheng Khoon said that he could hear our voice from his room (was he exaggerating?)...it's been a waaaaay long time since I last sang songs with friends, and I miss the times when we went to sing karaoke in KL...

Tomorrow is Anzac Day and it's a public holiday, so no classes. Today was a tiring day - we had classes from 8am to 6pm! First it was two-hour lecture in the morning, then I went for a library class till 12pm, then rushed for my injecting tutorial (yay we learnt how to inject people!!) till 1.30pm, then walked back to campus centre to have my lunch...and another tutorial called Health Enhancement Program from 3 to 5pm, and a replacement lecture from 5 to 6pm. Such a hectic day! I did relax myself during the HEP tutorial when our tutor asked us to close our eyes as she guided us through the muscle tension and relaxation process...we were asked to focus on our breathing, tensed our muscles and then relaxed them, visualised ourselves in a nice place such as by the river. I like this class coz we can close our eyes and relax ourselves...luckily didn't fall asleep, haha..

By the way, I read Siew Ting's blog...did I really repeat that 880908 so many times when I barely knew her that day two years ago?? Hmmm...interesting...hehe..

stabbed by Chien!

Bold the statements that are true to you.
Italise the statements that you WISH are true.
Leave the fibs alone.
Then, stab 3 people to do the same test:

I miss somebody right now. (I miss a lot of people le..)
I do not watch tv these days.
I wear glasses or contact lenses.
I love to play video games.
I have tried marijuana.
I have been in a threesome.
I believe honesty is usually the best policy.
I have changed mentally over the last year. (for good..)
I carry my knife/razor everywhere with me.
I curse.
I’m totally smart.
I’ve broken someone’s bones.
I’m paranoid sometimes.
I would get plastic surgery if it were 100% safe, free of cost, and scar-free.
I need money right now.
I love sushi.
I talk really, really fast. (almost everybody have told me that!)
I have long hair.
I have lost money in Las Vegas.
I have at least one sibling.
I have worn fake hair/fingernails/eyelashes in the past.
I couldn’t survive without Caller ID.
I like the way I look. (be optimistic =P)
I am usually pessimistic.
I have a lot of mood swings.
I have a hidden talent. (which I have just discovered - cooking!)
I’m always hyper no matter how much sugar I have.
I have a lot of friends. (and proud of them!)
I am currently single.
I have pecked someone of the same sex.
I enjoy talking on the phone.
I practically live in sweatpants or PJ pants.
I love to shop.
Enjoy window shopping.
I would rather shop than eat.
I don’t hate anyone.
I'm a pretty good dancer.
I’m completely embarrassed to be seen with my mother.
I have a cell phone. (currently two..hehe)
I believe in God.
I watch MTV on a daily basis.
I have passed out drunk in the past 6 months.
I’ve rejected someone before.
I want to have children in the future.
I have changed a diaper before.
I’ve called the cops on a friend before.
I’m not allergic to anything.
I have a lot to learn.
I’m shy around members of the opposite sex.
I have made a move on a friend’s significant other or crush in the past.
I have tried alcohol before. (a sip of beer..haha)
I own the South Park movie.
I would die for my best friend. (depends on situation...)
I think that Pizza Hut has the best pizza.
I have used my sexuality to advance my career.
I love Michael Jackson, scandals and all.
Halloween is awesome because you get free candy.
I watch Spongebob Squarepants and I like it.
I am happy at this moment!
I’m obsessed with girls. (muahahaha =P)
I tie my shoelaces differently from anyone I’ve ever met.
I study for tests most of the time.
I am comfortable with who I am right now.
I have more than just my ears pierced.
I walk barefoot wherever I can.
I love sea turtles.
I spend ridiculous money on makeup.
Plan on achieving a major goal/dream.
I'm proficient in an musical instrument. (my playing piano skills is just so-so..)
I worked at McDonald’s restaurant.
I hate office jobs.
I love sci-fi movie.
I think water rules.
I went college out of state.
I like sausages.
I love kisses. (who doesn't?!)
I fall for the worst people.
I adore bright colours.
I can’t live without black eyeliner.
I don’t know why the hell I just did this stupid thing.
I usually like covers better than originals.
I can pick up things with my toes. (not too big things la of course)
I can whistle.
I can move my tongue in waves, much like a snake's slither.
I have ridden/owned a horse.
I still have every journal I’ve written in.
I can’t stick to a diet.
I talk in my sleep.
I try to forget things by drowning them out with loads of distractions.
I have jazz in my blood.
Climbing trees is a brilliant past-time.
I wear a toe ring.
I can’t stand at LEAST one person that I work with.
I am a caffeine junkie.
I cosplay or know what cosplaying is.
I have been to over 15 conventions.
I will collect anything, and the more nonsensical the better.
I’m an artist.
I only clean my room when necessary.
I like a person of the same sex. (I love my friends la can?)
I love being happy.
I am an adrenaline junkie.

And I 'stab' Ling Weng, Ryan, Yie Min! Hahaha..

boy boy & girl girl...

Yesterday 8 of us went shopping at Knox City shopping centre. Someone commented that our Mid Valley is bigger, haha..

Anyway this is what Chean Ying and I bought..

85 cm doggies! Left: Boy boy (Chean Ying's), right: Girl girl (mine)

So cute right? Especially their eyes, and they are so fluffy! Hope that $20 is not too expensive since the original price was $40, hehe..

Now my room is more lively!

eXam's oVer!

We celebrated Calvin's birthday last Friday night. Initially we planned to 'sabotage' him but we failed as he knew of our plans. He and Yu Wan followed the church to Deakin University for some function that night and the rest of us waited at the 'jetty' at 10.30pm. We merely chatted and played our childhood games since there wasn't anything we could do except to wait for them to come back.

Few minutes before 12 they came back, Daniel Lee and Christina joined in the celebration too. All of us sat down at the jetty in a circle with Calvin and his cake in the middle. Chau Wang brought down that jelly-surface cheese cake Yu Wan bought and we counted down to 12am. 'Five..Four...Three..Two...One!' Just then Yu Wan said, 'STOP!! What are we supposed to do?' We laughed out loud while Cheng Khoon said, 'Sing birthday song la!!!' Aiyo...our princess was so innocent.. =.=

As usual, we sang song, took pictures, Calvin cut the cake and distributed to everyone..and the last part was the same as Ryan's birthday celebration - the 'meeting' part. Each of us had to ask Calvin a question and he had to answer it truthfully. First was Yu Wan's question. 'What makes you think it's beautiful of the stars when you look at them in the sky?' There were some other general questions such as 'What do you want to know/learn during this 20th year of your life?' and 'Is the cake nice??' and 'Do you think it's cold?' etc...and one 'geng' one asked by our 大姐, 'Why do you love Siaw Tze?' WOW WOW WOW~~!!! We immediately said, 'Wait, stop, don't say anything yet...we want to record this down...' hahaha! Then he began to say...with many pauses in between...(sorry Aki I don't feel like writing them here, hehe..)

It's about 1am when we were about to go back as Shea Chuen came up with another 'surprise'. He lost his keys! We searched everywhere possible where his keys might have dropped..Calvin went back to his room to get a torchlight while Chau Wang used his Motorola handphone which had a bright light, and we shone those lights down to the lake between the planks of the jetty...while the others kept looking around the grass only with the aid of the moonlight and the lampost yellow light. Just then, Shea Chuen said, 'I found it!!' We quickly asked, 'WHERE??' And we realised that the keys really dropped to the water below the jetty. Luckily the water wasn't deep, and now we had another problem - how to get it out from the planks. Daniel suggested wire, hanger and short branches or twigs to hook the keys out. So he searched for some twigs while Yu Wan took a hanger from her room. With much effort and patience, the keys were finally hooked out! Voila~ This is what I called 'Team Work'!

In the process of hooking the keys up..

Tada!! The keys~

Great job, everyone!

my other interest besides drawing & poster colouring..

It's till I came to Australia that I realise I have the cooking talent in me. I'm not saying that I'm good in cooking coz I'm still a beginner...what I mean is that I enjoy cooking. A lot. Easier than studying anyway. Just grab any vegie or meat or egg or whatever edible, cut them into pieces, heat up the oil, add garlics or onions and stir-fry them with salt and sauce! Any idea that you have may turn up to be a good and delicious dish, haha~ but I don't have any new ideas right now. Anyone have any ideas?

Last week I helped and taught Yu Wan to fry kangkung. Maybe you would think, fry?! It's a vegie! But yes, it's frying the vegie...with corn flour of course. I got the idea from the Thai restaurant in KB which I used to go with my family. Fried kangkung is a famous dish there, besides tom yam, 'chicken on fire' etc... (geez, I'm hungry now) =P Anyway Yu Wan and me fried some of the kangkung (due to time constrain we stir-fry the rest of teh vegie) and she brought the food to her Care group. Later that night she came back and 'reported' to me, 'They said that your kangkung is nice!' Wahaha...I was so glad to hear that coz it's my first time frying kangkung...luckily kangkung is available in Clayton; we have been searching for it for a very long time.

Next thing I'm going to learn - frying fish! In the more complicated way like my mom used to cook la...

I love that video..

Few days ago I was so happy when I saw this...

It's rare to see her online in MSN nowadays.

Anyway, Siew Ting sent Conney and me the link of the video she made which she uploaded on YouTube. Watching it made me miss those unforgettable and fun moments we shared during our life in Akasia. (Click here for the link) And she even said that the purpose of the video is to make us miss her more....haha!

I felt that we didn't learn much this week coz we missed a few lectures. Due to the blackout in uni on Monday, and that power was not restored to mostly our faculty buildings on Tuesday and Wednesday, classes were cancelled. Though it seemed 'favourable' that we were able to get more time off to study for the mid sem exam (which we had just now), it actually meant that we would have to replace those lectures next week (and perhaps the week after)! Two workers even got injured while checking the electricity problem, I felt sorry for them. Just hope that it's nothing too serious and that they recover soon. The consequences of not having lectures for this week were obvious; most of us were just merely wasting time during Syndicate (2 hours of Syndicate and we spent one and a half hours talking). I heard that many didn't attend tutorials too. Everybody got tensed up studying for exam, but I just felt that I didn't have the 干劲 to study. Cramming all those sociology and HEP stuff into my mind is not a good idea since I don't have the interest in them. But we have to study those...

1st time blackout!

Today is the first time uni got blackout! First in the morning the air cond was not working in the R1 lecture theatre, and when we had our PCL in the CMHSE building I thought that the air cond there would be working fine but turned out it didn't. The projector in the lecture theatre was not working either. After lunch, we had our stakeholder tute in the S lecture theatres...then suddenly the lights went off, and everyone had class outside - yes, on the grass or the concrete road. This is the only day you can see students sitting in group on the grass listening to what the stakeholder has to say while enjoying the breeze of the cold wind..brrr!

It was then announced that uni was closed for the day....and the lecture in the afternoon was canceled. Hooray!

Luckily we have electricity at Roberts Hall. Later the Deakin people and the Horrer (pronounced Horror = Farrer + Howitt) people would be coming to our Roberts Kitchen to cook dinner, since they don't have electricity at their halls..haha~

Moral: Electricity is so important in our lives, so we should not waste it...turn off lights whenever possible, use a clothes horse instead of dryer..bla bla bla...this is what the notices around the halls say..

开学。。。

常常读宇声的部落格，就有想写华文的念头。两年多没读华文了，是时候修补一下。我每次读宇声的部落格，必定暴笑无疑，因为她所写的都像是直接从她口中说出来的话（当然包括冷笑话）。就好像那次她写我房间很像'把家里的房间搬了过来那样'。。我看了就笑出来，因为我从来没想过我房间是这么'完美'。。（不过，我是处女座的，'完美'配'完美主义者'吧！）。。哈哈！还有，镇方方土这个名字是她开始写的，叫倩颍aunty的也是她（怪了，明明自己大姐比人家老却叫人家aunty），所以我读她的部落格时，觉得句句都很真实（太好笑了，还好我还没中招，不过在这里赞她的部落格好看，应该不会讲我噢〕～

今天开学咯。我最讨厌星期四了，因为我不喜欢上home tute。我问过很多人喜不喜欢上home tute，90％的人说'不喜欢'（剩下10％是Daniel说他喜欢home tute因为可以debate =.=）。加上星期四Group B 的人得早起（应强调特别早起），因为Syndicate是八点半。。Group A 的人就好咯，可以迟点起床。。。整天上的课都是tutorial，我闷得荒。。至少星期五的课很多lecture，只有一个PCL，我想在lecture theatre睡就睡，没人管。。呵呵。。（因为我发觉到有一些lecturer讲课速度较慢，我睡之前看到的slide和我睡醒来看到的slide是一样的。。*冷汗*）

对了，CC又有免费的东西拿，当然不是那个Don't Lose Your Standards的黑色东东啦，是橙色的磁铁长尺！好开心，有很多手信给大马的朋友了。。

是时候看最后一集的医龙咯。。'十份之一吃菜的肉食动物'，我懂你看完了（我说过会写你肉食动物，哈哈）！不要tut我！

This is so my dad.

Part of the email I received from my dad:

''I found out that the Aussies call papaya "pawpaw". You should eat more pawpaw. According to a book I borrowed from the library, pawpaw is a miracle fruit. In fact it is more nutritious to eat it when it is still green and about to turn yellow. Can eat as salad. Better to eat with the skin, if possible as the skin contains some very special enzymes. The leaves also can be eaten as they also contain some special enzyme to help digestion of protein and prevent constipation. The seeds also should be ground and eaten.''

Anyway, today started off with a surprise from Chien. First, before both of us came to Australia, she told me that she would come to Melbourne in April (with her senior or friend sth like that). Then last week she said that she could not make it, and I saw from the chatbox at her blog that Janet would be going to Adelaide to meet her during this Easter break instead. AND, yesterday I was chatting with Chien and she told me Janet was back in Melbourne already...halfway through chatting Janet called me to ask something. I asked her about Adelaide and somehow she said she just got back yesterday. THEN...this morning Janet called me again saying she's at the MRS operation office and asked me where I was. Since the office is just near to my room, I went downstairs to meet her. Suddenly Chien appeared! I was speechless...she flew from Adelaide?! I just couldn't believe my eyes...

good Friday

Zhi Han and Ling Sing came to visit us yesterday. They were staying overnight at Chean Ying and Yeu Sheng's room. They arrived at Deakin Hall in the afternoon and we brought them upstairs to put their bags and have a chat before we decided on our plans. Ryan came and Nooi Hoay brought down two packets of snacks. We then decided to head to the pond to see the ducks and then to uni to show them the place. As we walked downstairs of Deakin Hall, Chau Wang who was downstairs shook hands with Zhi Han and Ling Sing while saying, 'Welcome to Clayton.' OMG...that made us laugh coz he sounded like an ambassador!

So, yeah, we fed the ducks with some of the snacks...it's fun to feel the duck's beak poking the small bit of snack from your hand. We took some pictures then walked to the Monash Sports Centre before heading to uni. There were a lot of Pakistani-like people at the big field, it seemed that some sports event was going on. As expected, there were not one person sighted at campus coz it's Good Friday. We showed them our lecture theatres, the Robert Menzies building which has rumours that it would shake when the wind blows strongly, the campus centre, Engineering Precinct and our CMHSE - that stands for Centre for Medical & Health Sciences Education, it's where we have our tutorials and PCL classes.

Evening came and we decided to have dinner outside. The 11 of us (including Justina, Shea Chuen and Yun Ying) walked to a Chinese restaurant not far from our halls. It was cold at night and most of us were clutching tightly to our jackets. After that we went back and 'inspect' each of our rooms...starting from Farrer Hall, Howitt Hall and then to Roberts Hall. Yun Ying said my room 'looks like a room'...hehe..I took that as a compliment~

By the way, happy belated to my dear friend Jen Yun! You owe me a treat =P (that's what you said yesterday!)

梦

最近我们和Deakin的人常讨论的话题是梦。每次开始问的是镇方方土（对不起啦，打不出你的kun），第一句就是：“倩颍姐，昨晚做什么梦？”倩颍就说：“忘记了咯。。”“你做么每次忘记。。”“不过还是没有梦到你哦！”这时，镇方方土就会说：“哎哟。。。”（因为听说倩颍梦过每个人除了他，呵呵）

上次讨论的时候，宇声和妮蕙说了她们的梦境。宇声说，她梦见我和她在Deakin的走廊。。。打羽毛球！哈哈，不错嘛。。。妮蕙的更好笑，她说一句，我和宇声一起不停地笑了几分钟，然后妮蕙接下去说一句，我们笑得更厉害了。。（要由她本人讲才好笑！）

刚才妮蕙洗碗时，我在厨房陪她讲话，就题到了关于'梦'这个话题。我说，我相信我没对人家说的梦，有些会在相似的情况下实现，好像那梦是一个比喻于将来会发生的事。如果梦说出来了，就不会实现。（很怪吧？）所以叻，上一次在某个post里我提到我做了个梦，但是我不想说出来，因为我想，两位当事人必定要那件事发生吧！如果我说出来了，我怕不会实现叻。。呵呵（充满神秘感）

妮蕙问我：“酱如果你做恶梦没讲出来叻？”“我很少做恶梦，这么久以来，在我记得的梦当中，只有一两个恶梦。。。”我真的要谢天谢地了，少给我发恶梦，要不然我睡不好，醒来时也会觉得战战兢兢。。。

哦，我突然间想起，我曾经梦见我因为某某人而哭，梦到一半我醒来，发觉脸颊湿湿的，是泪水！我清楚知道那人是谁，而且，这梦里出现的人物，都有在我那个post提的梦里出现。。。令我想起，很多事情的发生。。一切都是回忆。。不应再想起！

=)=)=)=)=)

I was reading through my study guide on tomorrow's Ethics tutorial....and I came across this sentence:

'...within friendships, we often accept that we must care for friends in times of adversity, even if we have not made some kind of contract to do so.' (pg 17, Week 6A & 6B Study Guide)

Yes, friends care....and friends share. I care when my friend is sick. I care when my friend is sad. I care when my friend has a problem in studies. I care when my friend has lost something which he or she values a lot. And I share the joyful moments with my friends. I enjoy being together with them. I hope they feel the same way as I do. =)

This is what friends are for~

i N d e p e N d e N c e

Today marks the day that Yu Wan, Chau Wang and me gained independence. Haha! That's the word that Cheng Khoon started to use anyway, 'independence'....saying that we are free to cook in our common kitchen from tomorrow onwards. Finally our locker problem settled. So, no more 'Chean Ying, come down and open the door for me', no more 'today we all cook or you all cook?', no more 'oh I don't have enough rice', no more hearing Yeu Sheng saying 'yeah, it's eating apple time!', and most importantly (to Deakin people), no Yu Wan to wash the plates for them...hehe!

Easter break starts at 10am tomorrow. Wheee~!! BUT....we have our mid semester exam after the break! That means we have to study study and study....sigh..

happY April's Fool!

Today's April Fool. But nobody got fooled...and I didn't fool anybody. Well apart from the joke those Deakin people made about the ice cream though...poor Nooi Hoay (or Chau Wang?) Just didn't know that who got fooled...and Nooi Hoay said that it's not fun at all, coz it's not really surprising...haiz..what a day..

I actually laughed out reading Jia Huei's blog when I saw the pictures of my friends making ghost faces..haha...couldn't stand it...

I'm looking forward to the Easter break next week...we'll have one week break, haha! So envy that those at Perth have 2 weeks break >.<>

We have a mock exam next Tuesday, and I heard some people saying that most of the questions would cover sociology, culture and stuff like that...sigh...if all exams are going to be like this, then cham lo...