good bye melbourne

It's about to close the chapter of Melbourne, several hours left to be on Kangaroo's land. First of all, I am glad i have completed my degree study with second honours 2A and looking forward for the new chapter. I am happy to see my family here to attend my graduation and we had a wonderful holiday although it was just about a week trip. We had been to Victoria Market, Mornington, Ballarat, Habour Town, Ethihad Stadium, Smith Street, etc. Unfortunately we could not make a trip to Great Ocean Road due to lack of time.

Once again, it's time to say good bye to all my beloved friends who entertained me for the past two years. Looking forward for the next meet up, i do hope this is not too far away and am trying to organize a gathering on next January.

Good bye RMIT, Punt Hill Apartment, South Kensington, Mesh Restaurant, QV, Melbourne Central, etc...

Good Bye Melbourne.

road to manchester

Finally, I got the offer from Salford University for next year February intake. I can't hide the happiness indeed but i will definitely miss Kch once again as i go back only for 4 weeks. That is kind of too fast and this will be the second year i can't celebrate Chinese New Year in Kch. Anyway, i hope the application for Visa to would not go into very complicated as i have not much time to deal with it. Once again, congratulation to myself. Road to Manchester is wide open now. Good Luck!

closing chapter

Time flies, i have graduated from RMIT as a degree holder of Construction Management. Unfortunately, i can't get the first class honour butt i am still satisfy with the overall result. Two more days, my parents and sister are coming from Malaysia, i haven't really plan where to bring them, there are only sovereign hill and mornington penisula in my mind so far, will figure out more places to go later. Anyway, i am glad to see them again and can't wait to go home : )

I have met a lots of great friends here and i find that leaving them is the saddest thing ever! Some of them are even just getting more close this year or final semester. Uni mates and futsal buddy from different states in Malaysia.... I will definitely miss thursday half price pizza in lygon street, Freddo's durian ice cream and every saturday futsal game in south kensington. Other than that, i enjoyed working in Mesh Restaurant and my supervisors and colleagues are all treated me nicely. I am heading back for a dinner buffet with my family on this coming saturday.

I am the luckiest one as i don't have to begin my job career after this, i am going to further my studies for master in United Kingdom. I appreciate that. Hope the application goes smoothly so that i could land myself in Manchester next year.

My chapter in Melbourne is coming to an end, although the desire that draw me to United Kingdom is far beyond to stay in Melbourne but i will definitely gonna miss this place so much. Once again, i appreciate that i got the options to choose. There are another ten more days left and lead me to the new chapter of my life.

discomfort

I have the feeling of being tired and slightly headache since Monday. It could probably be jet lag or the popular disease that has been attacking around the world, H1N1? I got now idea. It is not a severe headache but it always come with slightly pain which is annoying me nowadays. I have reset my biological clock into the behavior of healthy life. Are all that the symptoms of H1N1, or they are just the excuses of allowing myself continue slacking on the assignments or the presence of laziness to go to work?

mid sem break

I am leaving to Melbourne tomorrow. How fast is that? I have been enjoying my life in Kuching no doubt. The stupid test on this coming Tuesday does not allow me to stay much more longer in kch. But i have not prepare for the test yet and i am planning to have my revision in the 8 hours flight to Melbourne. The schedule for the progress of my assignment is largely fell behind as there is too many activites i can hang around in kch. I am expecting myself to struggle hard in the upcoming days and get everything done before meeting my supervisor, that is definitely a big task for me. Anyway, i have enjoyed my holidays to the max and makes me feel like not going back to melb. Kch is still a better place for that i can hang around with friends and my family indeed. I will definitely miss my new home and gucci. Can't wait to come back again in dec but i know time flies, so don't worries. I am looking forward to for the next return : ) Good Night.

final semester

Time flies, winter break has ended and the final semester has just started today. Everything seems like just happening yesterday. Well, i have a perfect timetable for this semester, i just have to attend classes for tuesday and wednesday. Pretty good ya? It's like what we normally called as honeymoon period. Hehe. Therefore, i get back my work shift on saturday night. I am still thinking whether to apply for another job since i got so much free time.

I am going to graduate soon. Hope everything is going fine and smoothly. This is definitely another stage of our life to make decision. I am the lucky one indeed as i can still have two options to choose if to study or work. Actually i already have a plan since long ago and i am starting working on it. Anyway, i hope that my plan is going well : )

winter break

Finally, all the assignments and exam are out of my mind now! But, i am worrying about 13 July, the date of release the result. I did not do quite well in my exam indeed so what i have to do now is keep praying hard for a pass for those subjects which are on the edge to the pass grade. Po bi Po bi. Since the day after my last paper, i feel so empty and nothing to do. My passion to games no longer to be determined but it seems like i am getting them back slowly. What to do, holiday what! Besides that, H1N1 is attacking Melbourne badly and it is definitely an annoying issue as i am going to Sydney soon. Hope everything is fine. So how am i going to spend for my holidays? No idea, can't really go anyway at the moment as H1N1 is spreading too strong and fast. Quarantine myself at home for movies and games? This is definitely not a good idea but it seem like nothing else can be done better than this.

Good Luck Alvin ^^,

short jokes

1. Losing all your friends

Man comes home, find his wife with his friend in bed.
He shoots his friend and kills him.
Wife says: "If you behave like this, you will lose ALL your friends"

2. Brother wanted

A small boy wrote to Santa Claus, "Send me a brother" ...
Santa replied, "SEND ME YOUR MOTHER" ...

3. Importance of a period

Teacher: "Do you know the importance of a period?"
Kid: "Yeah, once my sister said she has missed one, my mom fainted, dad got a heart attack and the driver ran away."

4. Confident vs. confidential

A young boy ask his his Dad, "What is the difference between confident and confidential?"
Dad says, "You are my son, I'm confident about that. Your friend over there, is also my son, that's confidential!"

5. Anger management

Husband: "When i get mad at you, you never fight back. How do you control your anger?"
Wife: "I clean the toilet."
Husband: "How does that help?"
Wife: "I use your toothbrush."

lack of motivation

Why do people only can concentrate on the work in the very last minute? Where is the motivation? Assignments were given out since the first two weeks, and now it's already week 7. I feel like did nothing for the past 49 days, but only a few tutorials. Sometimes, you study for the whole afternoon, it does not mean that the hours you have spent for doing revision are equals with the outcome. For me, the outcome is always can't reach my expectation. I am always progressing very slowly unless it is a very last minute work. People always get excuses like they will get distracted if they are studying at home but how about go to the library? I can only say it could be a little bit better but everything still go slowly. I just can't get fully concentration on my studies but day dreaming instead. What i understand is, if you really concentrate on it, you will pick up easily and install the knowledge into your brain. If you can't focus on it, you will never pick up although you sit in the library for the whole day. Anyway, no more slacking at this moment and i have to complete all those that are supposed to be done immediately. Keep it up! Cheers : )

irish college entrance exam

a capricious autumn

Autumn is the season when the leaves fall from the trees. It supposed to be cooled by the autumn breeze with comfortable weather but the condition in Melbourne is totally upside down. In fact, the leaves still drop from the trees but the temperature is not decreasing. It is getting hotter and hotter. Obviously, you would never predict how the weather could be. It can be a super hot day for today but it might rain tomorrow. The changeable temperature can easily cause a person to fall into sickness, that's why i am still have a bad cough now. 32 Celsius degree is not looking good for an autumn, that is no different with the weather in Malaysia!

shoo shoo virus

I have been being sick for almost a week but it looks like never has the sign of recover. At first, it was only sore throat but i went for horse riding during the freezing and windy weather last Sunday, without any jacket some more. That's why i keep coughing non stop until now. For the past three days, i can't fall asleep because of the non-stop coughing and this made me stay up until 6am in the morning. In fact, i went into my bed at 130am but i got up from the bed at the end.

I always think that after taking a good rest, sleep earlier or drink tons of water will enough for be to get better in the next day but i am totally wrong this time. I have tried honey and salt water but these only got a little effect for my sore throat. At last, i went to pharmacy yesterday and bought a medicine for dry coughs that cost me $18.

One thing that i remain unsure is, I will be not coughing so hardly whenever i am concentrate on playing games or watching movies. No distract at all. Anyway, i have to get well soon. I am sick of coughing 24 hours non-stop and all those chips, tim tam, juices are stand by-ing there for quite a long time.

lovely weekend

I love weekend so much now because i don't need to work. But, anyway i think i am going to work next week. Week 3 is gone and another new week is approaching. Don't know why i just feel like to stay at home and not going anyway today. I just want to enjoy my weekend. Generally, i am full of laziness especially in weekend. I just want to play, relax and enjoy since we study in weekdays! But, we all know what this is an excuse.

get ready for the start

I am currently in the second week of my university life but i haven't really up for my studies yet as I am still in holiday mood. No way! There is lots of assignments to deal with, especially the property development is killing me. You can't stop to do reading once you step in the course of property development. I hate to do reading as it takes time for me to find out the meaning of the words. What to do? No choice. Well, i have forced myself to spend at least 30 min per day to do reading on PD.

Yesterday, I spoke with the members of BQSM who came all the way from Malaysia. They were here to understand our syllabus and the subjects that we have done and on going ones. Anyway, I am glad that i got the chance to speak with them and i think it benefits a lots to me after the talk. It made me got more confident with the course that i am doing right now.

Imagine that we got only roughly 13 weeks for one semester and the 3rd week is coming next so that i have to get ready and start doing my works. Cut down the time for gaming immediately! Seriously, i gonna be well prepared for this semester.

my new samsung lcd

Few years ago, i bought a 17' LCD monitor and it cost me around RM950. But, now i got this 22' LCD monitor only for $275. Well, can I get a 32' LCD only for $275 after a few years? hehe. I love my new LCD especially with the logo of the Manchester United, it looks awesome! I was walking around 40 min in the city to find the computer store as someone gave me the wrong direction. Although my table looks a bit messy but i don't care. : )

zMek is down

I got sick badly . I should have listened to the advice from my mum.

Friday: Table Tennis
Saturday: Futsal
Sunday: Table Tennis
Monday: Volley Ball + Badminton
Tuesday: Futsal
Wednesday: Table Tennis
Thursday Volley Ball

I should not have played so many sports while got a few hours sleep only for these few days. And i am suffering the sickness right now. Fever + headache + diarrhoea + Fa Leng. Hope i can get better soon before i am flying back to Melbourne on this coming Friday.

new year, old ambition

I have found out one thing. I will only post something here when i am alone at home and listen to the music, especially in the peaceful night. Only at this time, there is full of thought and thinking in my brain.

New year has started and 51 days gone. I am going to have my last two semesters and hopefully my name can be on the graduation list on this coming mid of December. I am 23 years old now, not too old but also not young. And i am thinking of doing master in UK instead of looking for a job in Melbourne. But of course i have to get better result to reach the certain requirement to do master. I know it's not easy but i will try my best as there is only one ambition in my heart at this moment, go to UK. And i miss my friends in UK badly.

I really appreciate that i can further my studies at oversea. Because it is really costly and not everyone can afford to do it. So, i am the lucky one. I got better chance than a lot of people to further my academic career. Therefore, i need to do pretty well and the with good result is the only thing that i can show to my parents.

With the age of 23 years old, i would like to find a girl friend. This is a fact that cannot been denied. I am seriously looking for someone that can accompany me and someone that can can call to when i am bored. I hate hanging out with bunch of guys in valentine day. I want to give out roses and of course special gift to my love one. I can't to be too choosy.

what makes a malaysian a malaysian

• You can name most of the players from English Premier League but you can't even name one of the football player from Malaysia.

• When toll price increases, you complain. When petrol price increases, you complain. But when you go Starbucks pay RM10++ for a cup of coffee, NO COMPLAINT.

• When you cannot find parking in a shopping mall and you have to walk very far, you complain. But when you enter into the shopping mall and there's sale, run from one end of One Utama to the another, NO COMPLAINT.

• You're always late and the excuse is always either: traffic jam, no transport or cannot find parking.

• Your parent force you to take science stream in high school and do engineering course in university. But end up after you graduate, they ask you to do commerce.

• You complain against the government in "kopitiam", you talk loud loud. Leave anonymous comments on blogs, you also talk loud loud. When there is a protest activity ask you to join, you don't want because scare later get caught by ISA.

• When you pay RM10 for something that cost RM1, you blame Chinese.

• When a government service is too slow, you blame Malays.

• When a building collapsed , you blame Indians.

• Normally Chinese call Malay as "huana tuuuu"

• Normally Malay call Chinese as "cina babi"

• And Indian is considered as " si kei leng na"

• When a Chinese won a scholarship, you say: Wah! So Clever hor! But when a Malay won a scholarship, you will say: Aiya, of course la, he Malay ma!

• When a "mat salleh" stranger kiss you on the cheek to say hello, you very happy. When a Malaysian guy stranger kiss you on the cheek to say hello, you slap him.
  

cristiano ronaldo

The five FIFA World Player Nominees. From the left, Xavi, Fernando Torres, Cristiano Ronaldo, Lionel Messi and Kaka.

Cristiano Ronaldo won the FIFA World Player of the Year award 2008.

At the age of eight he joined his first team, an amateur club named Andorinha. He attracted the attention of Madeira's top two clubs, CS Martimo and CD Nacional by the time his age hit double figures. He joined the latter one in 1995.

He was signed by Sporting Lisbon for an undisclosed fee in 1997 and he became the one player in Sporting's history to play for the Under-16, Under-17, Under-18, B Team and First Team within a season.

In the summer of 2003, he joined Red Devils for £12.24 million. The initial choice of Cristiano Ronaldo was No.28 but Alex Ferguson gave him an opportunity to follow in the footsteps of legends - No:7

By scoring 42 goals in 2008, this is more than enough for him to be crowned as the FIFA World Player award.

Meanwhile, the rumour that linking to Real Marid has never stopped before. We'll see and i am always ready to see him walk out the Theatre of Dreams. He is good indeed but is not the kind of player that i really respect. I would rather turn to professional players like Steven Gerarrd, Zidane, Kaka or David Beckham.

Love him or Hate him?

CR7: Your love makes me strong, Your hate makes me unstoppable.

Have your say.

liverpool is under investigation

From the analysis, we know that they didn't even got one shot to the opponent goal and they didn't take up the corner kick directly but they did short pass instead. Free kick, No direct shot of course and they did short pass. Can Mascherano take long shot? I don't think so but why Stevie Gerarrd passed to him. No Robbie, No Torres(came in on 60 min but did nothing), No Agger, No Insua, No Alonso, Lucas sucks. Benitez, what are you doing? Agger, Gerarrd and Torres got 3 pts total for me this week. Not even got one shoot on target, can you imagine that? Even if Leeds United played against Stoke City, they would get plenty of shots i bet. From the previous few games, we can see liverpool growing stronger and stronger. Thefore, i bet RM10 for this game. But i watched until i fell asleep. RM10 gone. Added, Manchester United will be different tonight. We will see.

brand new life

I slept at 1230am last night and woke up at 640am this morning. I had my breakfast at 7am. When i take a deep deep breath, i can feel the fresh air. This is a positive sign for a brand new year indeed.

I have been taking care of my grandma since two weeks ago or more. She is 94 years old and can't listen clearly anymore. Therefore, we have to shout to her for a normal conversation. In fact, she is very troublesome on the behavior as what when people grow older will act. But we can't complain because when we grow to that age, we will also do the same thing.

I got back to table tennis last Sunday after stopping for years. It's interesting for me as i stop playing for such a long time and i will definitely go again this coming Sunday. I think i should pick up my racket once again in Melbourne to continue my table tennis session.

I am suffering foot injury but there are still plenty of games to play. I can't stop. The passion of football does not allow me to do so.

Good Morning Ah Yang.