Complexity

At certain times, things would jst go to an edge. The feeling of being suffocated by someone you love dearly. No extra space to breathe at all. No choice, but to say I'm feeling it deeply right now. At this moment, all you need is a friend who is willing to spend their time listening to you patiently, sit right beside you, hold tight to your hand to assure you that, 'Yes, I'm listening.'

When I finished reading Gen's blog, I realised I'm actually missing this friend very much. And really, I mean very much!!! Duno why, but this strong feeling jst rush out all of a sudden. Or should I say it's been there, jst needed something to trigger it. Been quite long ago since we last met. Now I can count the number of times we met each other since we left school. But still, she's the only one who chatted with me most online and that is where we shared most of our secrets, complaining abt our annoying bf, girls talk, and of coz comforting each other at the same time.

Yes! I really want to go on a trip with you, Gen!!! Definitely!!! Especially whn both of us shared the same amount of interest towards the place and maybe the same taste whn it comes to shopping!!! Who knows maybe in 2-3 years time you'll be my housemate??!! :) Hey, just want to tell you, now you're really blogging for yrself and not for others. Can see it through the way you blog. Just want to let you know... 'I miss you very much!!!' (You might be on the bus whn reading this huh!!??) Take care yah!!!

Hong Kong (Part 2)

Day 8- Mong Kok
A day @ Mong Kok. The streets: Tung Choi Street, Fa Yuen Street, Sports Shoe Street, Kam Yu Street and more. Event for today is SHOPPING!!! The shops and things selling in Mong Kok are lower in price as compared to the others. Two shops in New Century complex already took us around two hours to shop and try on the clothings. And of coz, we did buy a lot as reward. Tung Choi a.k.a Lui Yan Gai is something like Petaling Street. They have more goods to sell and surprisingly, I bought a lot from there. It's cheap, fun, and nice!!! The fun of bargaining with the people is just so challenging. It is necessary for every woman to master the art of bargaining!!! I guess pumpkin and I were pushing the people too hard till they rather to let us pin their head on to the wall...ahahahhahahahha...They even recognised us the next day we went back.

I bet media does play an important role in our daily life. I bought a few street names of Hong Kong this trip. Eg: Mong Kok, Lan Kwai Fong...etc...I feel cool abt it for some reasons. But then i'll nvr feel cool abt the street names in KL. Eg: Jalan Sultan Ismail, Jalan Tan Cheng Lock...etc...Maybe I'll feel cool abt Jalan Alor. ^^ Guess sometimes we watched too much of the HK films and their influence are strong in some ways. I was darn excited when I saw all the street names selling in Mong Kok.

Day 9- Lan Kwai Fong
Went back to Mong Kok again to do our last shopping @ Mong Kok. I contributed most of my cash to this place. But who cares, i'm lovin the things I bought and admiring them right in front of me now...HAHAHAHHAHAHAHA...pssstttt!!! I thought I don't need to but guess what?!?! I called my mum to asked for more cash. Totally out of my expectation and budget...!!! Actually we were all tired after so many days of shopping and bargain war. No one realised it until we were brought to see some sight seeings and when we finally get to take some rest. Woman!!!Woman!!! But anyway, we went to Lan Kwai Fong at night to meet with Katie and some of her friends. It was soooooo crowded and it does feels different. We started the night in a bar to warm up, then proceeded to an underground club for some dance. Guess I was too tired. Dance for a while and find myself strengthless to stay at the dance floor further. It was a good experience though coz finally I got the chance to see how happening is Lan Kwai Fong and experience the Hongkie way of clubbing. Fun!!!

Day 10- Memoirs of Geisha
Slept for less than five hours and we were off to Kowloon Bay to yumcha with Franco's aunty- Aunty Peggy. Our first yumcha since we arrived in Hong Kong. Not too much difference with KL. I guess they have more varieties when it comes to dimsum. Then, we went to TST to buy the ferry tickets to Macau. I was quite surprised to know tht the pier is just located under the complex. Everything is about budgeting and getting the cheapest fare now coz cash is limited and cash aid from mum has not yet arrive. After tht, we went to Vim@ Silvercord to look for some t-shirts. Apparently it was one of the most happening complex now. Hohoho~~~

Memoirs of Geisha was the hightlight for today!!! The first movie for year 2006!!! We have been anticipating for this movie since last year. As promised and planned, we finally watched it in Hong Kong!!! Together with Franco's mum, Franco, and Herman. To me, I think it was a really good movie. They narrated the movie well and 80% of it was similar to the novel. The music adds credit to the movie. But I think Mameha's role really should have been played by Maggie Cheung instead. But overall, my verdict is 9/10 for this movie.

TBC...

Hong Kong (Part 1)

I'm back!!! Back to the reality!!!

Give me one more month in Hong Kong, I"ll tell you it's never gonna be enough!!! A country with the best shopping spot and truly a busy place. The city of lights, life, and food!!!Yes, I'm currently suffering from serious holiday blues and damn it, I miss Hong Kong very much!!! Miss the people, the culture, the food, and simply Hong Kong itself...I have adjust and adapted myself to the lifestyle there. So you can imagine how much I'm missing the place and how fast one can fall in love with the place!!!

Been away for two weeks. Not too long but it's more than enough to reveal many things. One of it is my inner shopping devil. Believe me, I just recently discovered tht I'm just another typical woman with huge interest whn it comes to shopping. I 'thought' I was not one of them. ^^ The feeling was different when I came 12 years ago. So much difference!!! Also, sometimes it's the people you are going with. It does matter a lot. Thanks ya!!! *wink*

Anyway, whether you'll read it or not, I'm gonna spell out each and every detail thing I came across in Hong Kong through this entry. So beware!!! This is a long entry!!! Stretch your body and prepare to strain your eyes...Here goes:

Duration: 05/01/06 - 19/01/06
My Hong Kong fever with the gang namely: Richie, Irene, Valene.
Welcoming us from Hong Kong were: Franco & his family members, Cookie and the rest of the gang in HK.

Day 1 - The arrival
Arrived in Hong Kong International Airport @ 6pm sharp. Took us only around 15 minutes to come out. I was wondering whether there will be any stars around. The feeling was rather funny and new when I arrived. Instantly love it when I stepped out of the plane coz this is the trip we have been planning for almost a year, and now, we are here!!! Waited for Franco's mum to pick us up. She looks exactly like Franco, just shorter. Brought our luggage along and proceeded to Franco's house @ Shatin. We took the double decker bus to his house. Believe me, the night view in Hong Kong is superb! The houses, or should I call them condos just appear roll after roll. Non-stop! Aunty was quite comfortable with seeing us for the first time, well at least we did not leave any bad impression upon first meeting. Another feeling struck me when I arrived @ Shatin. Though the houses in HK are small but I love the environment and the concept of living in a small community within an area.

WoohOO! Checked our luggage in and excitedly tried our rooms. Also, patiently anticipate Franco home. Was so happy to see him after two long months. He was still the same except tht I think he's getting more handsome with his own charisma. Hahahahahha...Headed straight for dinner @ First City Complex just round the corner. Oh ya, one thing I love about Hk are the street names. All in chinese and sounds very nice. After dinner, we headed to a supermarket nearby to buy some snacks and then proceeded to 7-Eleven for Vita Soy. Franco told us it's a must for every schooling people to drink it. 7-Eleven in HK is so different from the ones in Malaysia and Australia. It's like a mini supermarket itself with lots of things to see and eat. Love it! Then, we further proceed to the curry fishball, just next door. This was one of our must do list. To eat curry fishball at a roadside stall...^^

Day 2- Twins Concert
Woke up nice and shine in e morn, kickstarted the day to New City Plaza @ Shatin. Before tht, we all bought the Octopus transport card so tht we can take the MTR/KCR conveniently. Walk around the complex and came back to Franco's house to put down some stuff before we head to Hung Hom Collisuem for Twins Concert!!! Had dinner at The King of Steak House but the food was below average. AHAHHAHAHAHA...

The concert venue was so so so big and impressing. It was the crowd and amount of people tht makes the effect. So different from watching a concert back home and of coz through vcd. The atmosphere and the people. The crowd and the settings. Well of coz Twins Concert was one of events which I look forward the most to. Was my second time seeing them and this time, in their home country iteslf. They rox!!! After the concert, we headed to Tsim Tsa Tsui a.k.a TST for dessert. Quite a tired day though. One thing I like abt HK was the amount of people you can see at late nights. It's almost similar to day time. You can walk on the street during late nights and to me I think it's pretty safe. Taxis everywhere and people walking on and off the street.

Twins concert was one of the highlights for the night. Another highlight was meeting our new friend- Herman. ^^ He is Franco's friend and I think he's funny. Looking at the way he talks and treat people. Funny in his own way with his own charm.

Day 3- The Peak
Before we head to The Peak to catch a good view of Hong Kong city, Franco brought us to Causeway Bay (Tung Loh Wan) to walk around. Franco's house belongs to the New Territory area, block by a mountain. By crossing two tunnels, it will lead us to the other side of Hong Kong. Which is the Hong Kong area. Comprises of Central, Causeway Bay, Amiralty and more. Had our lunch along a small alleyway. Filled with its own taste and culture. Took the smaller kind of bus we used to see in all the hk series, 'Siu Ba' to The Peak. Reached there around 3 in the afternoon.

Took a ride on the cable car right up to the peak and thanks to our very handsome guide, Herman, he lead us to walked an one hour trail to admire the city of pearl from a breathtaking spot. It was nice and by the time we finished the walk, it was night time. The lights, the buildings, and the people makes Hong Kong a truly beautiful Asia country. Just right before that, we insisted on trying the Ice Cream Fondue in Haagen Daz under the less than 10 degree weather. WoooooWW!!! Syok!!! Today, we had four people sleeping on two bunk beds. That is what I call slumber parties!!! Having the most favorite person sleeping right beside you, it's just hard to describe the feeling. *wink* You know who you are...!!! Bu Ke Yi !!!

Day 4- Causeway Bay
Sunday!!! A day out with Franco's mum, Franco, and Herman to Causeway Bay. Full packed with people and crowd. Aunty took us to this something like food exhibition where you can get the cheapest price for different goods. More towards new year stuff. Again, I experienced the crowd, lucky to have a cooling weather, orelse I'll be going crazy!!! By the fourth day, I have alraedy spent almost 2500 HKD on food and shopping. My every night must do task was to calculate my expenses for the day and admire my goods.

Day 5- Hong Kong Disneyland
Woke up early in the morning to start our journey to Disneyland. Met up with the rest in MTR station and headed straight there. Arrivedat around 10am in the morning and our very lovely Katie was already standing there waiting for us. Katie is one of our classmates from RMIT. Sweet and pretty as usual. She is currently working for Disneyland Hong Kong for a year, will be going back in Feb. Guess what?!!She's one of the princesses of Disney. Therefore we had the privilege to take photo with her as long as we want and the privilege to know where the other princesses were located in order to avoid the crowd. The best thing was we don't have to pay a single cent to enter Disneyland!!!

Disneyland itself was not very big, but we were able to spend almost 12 hours there. WAtched all the performance and almost all the rides. The best part was the fireworks outside the castle at night. Superbly nice and romantic. Very different from the fireworks I normally see. Another highlight of the day was our dinner @ Lin Heong Lau in Central. It was one of the oldest restaurants in Hong Kong with its own heritage. Some of the gangster scenes where all the tai lo fight was shoot here. The dishes were darn nice and new. Love the bacon with pork and duck liver. Yes!A very fattening dish. But, I'm lovin' it!!!

Day 6- Shopping @ TST
The real shopping spree begins today. Finally, we came to TST for some real shopping where you can see all the darn cool and pretty salesgirl around the shop in their coolest outfit. Also, one of our must go place for today is Low B Club @ Lei Si. Which is Ar Sa's boutique. In comparison with the other shops in Lei Si, her shop was really the least trendy and nice, which of coz was a dissapointment. Managed to find something I like there but was too expensive. The sales people in Hong Kong has a few characteristics. One, they are very friendly. Two, very trendy. Three, most are quite pretty. I was intimidated whenever I enter a shop, fearing tht I might look too outdate and kampung. ahahahahahahahaha...but I got used to it after a while.

Lei Si is not a big shopping complex like KLCC or Mid Valley, it looks older than the Low Yat building. But the fashion and things selling inside are unique and darn in. Poor Richie have to walk with us for hours and helped us to carry our stuff. Imagine there are six floors in Lei Si, and it took us two hours just to finish the first floor!! Reduction is the magic word which pushed us to buy so much.

After almost a day @ TST, it was time to head back to Franco's house for dinner. Todays dinner was prepared by Franco's Mum a.k.a Aunty Susan...^^ There were all together eight dishes I think, all was more than enough to pamper my taste bud. Poor aunty started cooking from 12 noon till eight at night. But her hard work was repaid by our big appetite. We finished almost everything, putting two thumbs up!!!

Day 7- APM
We went to the Hong Kong Musuem of History to know more abt the transformation of Hong Kong from a small fishing village to one of the most important cities in the world now. Was good to backdate ourself to the past, understanding the different stages and cultures of Hong Kong. Then, we proceeded to TST for Wanton noodle. The prawn wanton is bigger than a ping pong ball. Yum!!! Then, Franco brought us to The Avenue of Stars. It does felt like a star when we were walking on every hand prints of the stars. Managed to catch an overview of the Hong Kong buildings from one side of the sea. My favorite structure is the exhibition centre of Hong Kong.

Franco left us for work and we headed to APM @ Kwun Tong. One of the most recent and coolest gathering spot and shopping complex in Hong Kong now. Most of the movie promotions were held there. After this trip, eating dessedt have become one of my favorite things to do. Their desserts are darn nice!!! For dinner, Cookie was the host tonight. We went to her house for Poon Choy. A traditional dish where you have many things in one pot. Namely scallops, chicken, prawns, duck, mushrooms, cuttlefish, lotus and more. Personally thinks it taste normal but was interesting to try it since I always sees it on tv.


I think this entry is long enough to keep your eyes tired. This is only the first week in Hong Kong. I'll put part two up soon...

TBC...

One more day

Just one more day...One more day I'll be heading off to Hong Kong!!! YAY!!!

Can't believe the trip tht we have planned for almost a year has finally arrive and it's actually happening!!! A trip which all of us seriously looking forward to. There's so much to expect. Eg: Twins Concert 06!!!, Food!!!, Fashion!!!, Lifestyle!!!, The Place Itself!!!, and most importantly...My beloved Hee Hee a.k.a Franco...!!! Been missing his handsome face for long...and now, here we come!!!

Looking forward to the moment we board the plane while jumping like a bunch of small kid going on our first holiday outing. Franco's parents will fetch us from the airport. Still remember a year ago all of us spoke to Franco's mum in Gold Coast, telling her tht we will all come to disturb her in 06. And now, the time has come!!!

I'm sure this trip will be another memorable trip. Will make the best out of it and survey my future working place thoroughly!!!wahahahahhahahahaha...Will be away for 2 weeks, a full entry about our HK trip will be seen here in 2 weeks time. Promise not to leave out a single detail about it...WOoooooHOOOOOOO...~~~

Take care all!!!

The 2006

New year. New beginning. New phenomena. New faces. New encounter.

Things will start from scratch when the year stepped into 01/01/2006. I guess it's a must to have at least a few new year resolutions to kick start the year. My resolution for this year is a lil' different from the previous years. Here goes...

Resolutions:

1. Complete my current degree by June
2. Hunt for prospective jobs
3. Hopefully get employed once I return to KL!!
4. Eat more!
5. Save up to go to Japan
6. Get to know more people in the industry
7. Hopefully a visit to UK
8. Join grooming class ;p

This year marks the end of my 3.5 years in Melbourne. Comes to think of it, 3.5 years was pretty fast. It will be a big turning point of my life and I'm already feeling the difference. I will lead a whole new life after June. The end of my 17 years of student life. No more semester break or long term holiday. Instead, I'll be looking at annual leave in the working world. I'll miss the people, the place, and the experiences which shaped me into a different person now.

Currently thinking about my future in the industry I'm interested in. Will work extra hard and hope that I'll be heading to HK to work in a few years time. Watched an award yesterday, the impact was so strong until I can feel my passion in the industry is burning hot!!! I have so much to look forward to...Knows perfectly well tht once I start work, I'll be running hard to look for the finish point. Which of coz I'm not looking forward to the finishing line so fast. There are still so much to learn. It's only the beginning of a new life. Pass Stage 1 and stepping into Stage 2 of my life.


So here goes my 2006 counting from...........NOW!!!