JOURNEY

Genting trip with coursemates

2008-11-29T20:24:00.012+08:00

We have decided to go for a 1 day trip at Genting after our final exam!!! There v r:

Lang Tengah

2008-08-07T19:12:00.031+08:00

22 of us went for an island trip at Lang Tengah in June.... There v go...... let photos speak!!!

My 22nd Birthday

2008-05-27T14:53:00.014+08:00

Opss.... time flies..... its another year again..... wuwaaaaaa.....so fast, n m 22 adi..... sobsob....
Erm.... nth much special tis yr... same as usual... bought frens dinner n they bought me presents n gifts.... thx a lot, frens!! i like all the gifts, presents, sms, msg, wishes, greetings, n angpao so much... muacks!!!! WY, JY, KC, BH, HL, TK, thx the sun glasses....hehe..., Ivan, thx 4 the jewellery, HC,WC, SC, SK2, thx 4 the sponsorship for nike shoes, my adorable nieces, thx 4 the perfume.... n to the others who sent me sms, sorry la, cant list out the name 1 by 1, but i remember who u guys r!!! thx

KC n me in Market Place

WY n me in Market Place

JY n me at Market Place

TK n me at Market Place

Cheers!!!

Went to Market Place, KL after dinner to hav a drink... Its a cozy place to chill out.... u can hav dinner or just hav a few drinks ter.... the environment is nice and cozy...

Yummy!!! At Izzi Pizza KL... They were offering half prize on all food menu!!!

The food is quite ok.... consider wonderful for 50% discount....haha

Tokyo trip

2008-05-18T17:21:00.062+08:00

Yo, finally i hav came to Japan. After "1-2 yrs" of family planning, finally v got the chance to hav a family trip to Tokyo, Japan. There v r: Shinjuko, Osaka, Kyoto, Hamamatzu, Disneyland, Universal Studio, Kansai.... ter v r

Universal Studio

Bullet train s coming!!!

Bullet train station

Disney Land

Universal studio

Water world show

so cute!!! i luv tis so much!!! but the lousy photographer.... the pic is so blur!!!

Sis in law n me

Our nice hotel room

C, v hav big LCD in hotel room!!

i really like the design of tis hotel...not too big but with good interior design ...modern n romantic

from the 39th floor of the hotel room

Disneyland, only got the chance of spending half a day ter, so rush!!! N it was raining a little tat day.... 1 funny scenerio in japan, gas r even dressed up well, in heels, make up, dress to disneyland!!!

A small small world in Disneyland

I wonder how much they spent on building Disneyland.

3D shows....very nteresting n exciting.... better 3D shows in Universal Studio as compared to Disneyland

The busy night at Tokyo, this road is also called "hong deng qu" (red light area) with quite many underground shops with stripe shows, all 18 n above.... shud hav gone to watch.... but too tiring tat night, n all like decent family trip... so without much doubt, every 1 ended up restign in hotel.

A lot of big branded shops here.... hoho, v bought cheap Burberry here.... Blue Labour s a manufacturing line in Japan, u will nvr get such a low price buying Burberry bags in Msia....

Again, i gained so much weight during tis trip... eating non stop...n by looking at our dishes, so much...its just too much 4 us to finish up everythg....

Egg cooked in sulfur... Its tasted nice, even its normal... as its just good to eat some warm stuff while v were shivering

At Osaka busy shopping.... rushing like mad be4 all the shops closed...

At temple

Kawai de su ne

In bullet train..... 300km/hr... but its so quiet n steady....

Our tour guide n me....Chris, she s a Malaysian too.... a very funny character.....

My sis n me quickly grabbed a photo with bullet train..... he passed by so quickly!!!

In case din manage to take photo with bullet train... take with the railway also shuang la....haha

Nice greens in Ping Wo Garden

Look at their epression!!!!

nice modelling post huh??? haha

I really cant stop laughing each time i c this photos..... Dun act la.... haha

Sulfur here.... near Mt Fuji.....

Sakura..... not many left.....

Due to bad weather, v only managed to drive up to 1st level.... supposingly v shud be able to get up to level 5...... sad sad

3 38 poh in Yukata

At hot spring water hotel ---- tis is the restaurant

All the tour members!!!

After this photography session, My sis, sis in law, bro n i planned to go 4 the hot spring water bath..... so when v reached ter.... v saw the real situation..... Ter was a few tape at the side 4 ppl to shower themselves be4 stepping into the pool which is onli a few steps away..... The pool look shallow, CLEAR, which is totally not v hav expected..... v thought it would be like.... wat v usually c in the tv.... some rocks at the pool, with some stim.... which is not so clear.....
Then v saw a few aunty n fat gals washing themselves ter.... v looked at 1 another n hav the doubtful expression..... finally v changed our mind n went back to the hotel room.... my bro was surpised tat v r done so fast when he is back... so v explained the whole scenerio, n he made a conclusion..... its too clear n u guys r embarrased to look naked in the hot spring water....haha

At Universal Studio

At Tokyo Dome hotel

Look at tis!!!

At Shinjuko Temple

Erm.... will update if i get any more interesting pictures taken by my sis-in-law n other tour members.... Hope u guys enjoy the pics.... Its a great trip afterall....althought its quite tiring..... got to know a few tour members who r very friendly n nice.... N thx papa 4 sponsoring the trip...wahaha..... yo, got to on diet after tis.....grrrrrr

Perak trip

2008-05-17T21:29:00.020+08:00

A few days after my Uni final exams, a few of my coursemates n I went 4 a 5 days trip at their hometown in Perak... Visiting n staying at their houses at Batu Gajah, Taiping, Ipoh, Sg Siput..... etc....
V went to Gua Tempurung.... it was so dark n u got to walked in the shallow water, with a lot of rocks underneath, the cave sometimes is very low, tat v got to squat down while moving.... climbing.....so tiring.... luckily i go to gym quite frequently... so my muscle still can stand...wahah.... felt so happy being able to jump around the next few days while seeing my frens complaining tat their muscles r aching.....
V also went to Sungkai hot spring water.... while playing the big slide over ter.... v hav different post while sliding down.... up side down, from the side, standing up, squating.... being challenged by my guy frens.... i stood up n slide down.... n *BANG* i fell n knocked my head so badly!! Sui yan MH n YS.... y asked me to stand up!!!!grrrr..... a bungalow was built so quickly on my head!!!! damn painful ler!!!!!!
Erm.... hav been eating a lot these few days!!! grrrr.......gaining weight like mad again!!!!
V also went to the nite Safari at Taiping zoo.... overall it was quite fun la.....i think shud be better than Zoo Negara!!! Erm.... yea, v went to Bukit merah water park as well.... every1 got so dark after tat.... under a few hr of hot sun exposure.... every1 turned so red..... n i hav mutiple skin tone color now!!!! n my skin on arms r peeling till now!!!!!!! huh......... now ---> fat dark uneven roasted pig!!!!
Went 4 go-kart as well!!! fun!!!!!
Oh ya, thx a lot, my frens, thx 4 the tot of buying me the birthday cake, althougth its a bit too early.(every yr around tis period is out uni break, every 1 at hometown, so v hardly hav chance to celebrate my birthday in May... so I blew my 1st cake tis yr end of April....) muacks!!!!! Thx a lot!!!!! So here r some photos:

At Bukit Merah Water Park

Taiping Zoo

At Taiping lake

Go-kart

Perak Tong

Egg tart n siew pao!! Yummy!!

At Perak tong

Port Dickson

2008-04-10T00:09:00.006+08:00

Since my friend had staff promotion price for Avillion, Port Dickson, until the end of March, v decided to book a room there and spend a relaxing weekend there. V stayed in Water challet which normally costs about rm400, bu v got it at rm190... so divided among 4 of us, yeah..... i chosed to skip my monday class in uni n spent a night at Avillion to forget all the unhappiness, to let go of my gloomy mood..... haha..... Here v r, pics taken from the lobby

The concept of the restroom is unique..... there is a bathtub, and an open-air shower, both seperated with a bamboo curtain. If u look up at the shower, u can c the blue sky......wau, bathing under the sky..... so romantic.....
Em, since v have nothing to do in the afternoon, v went 4 "high tea" -- curry chicken bread
Picture taken from our challet balcony.... our challet in built just above the water.... tats y its called water challet....u can hear the wave, feel the breeze, n look at the beach, look at the blue sky from the balcony.... its so relaxing here.....

The swimming pool.... there are sauna and steam bath next to it....

Looking at the sunset, just outside our room....
After swimming....... it's how water challet looks like from outside
The night came, n....hoho..... do v look like alcoholics???? Different types of beer are sold there which u cant find in KL.... wau, beer with 12% of alcohol.... yeaks.... very bitter!!!!! v brought a bottle of wine, a bottle of Bacardi, n v bought a few cans of beer there...... i know they wanted to get me drunk n burst out like mad..... but of course non of us did, v brought back 50% of these back.... but hey, not bad man, the 4 of us finished up 50% of these..... mixing this n tat.... crazy man!!! every1 got a bit tipsy n fell asleep n had a nice dream!!!!
The room is so sweet!!! the beds are just romantic with the beutiful mosquito net.....

WY n I
JY n I at Marina Club

nice???? romantic??? sweet???

Another swimming pool (adult only)....

V left PD after having out 'brunch' the next day, oh ya, v had Bat Kut Teh in Lukut....ermm...not bad not bad...... Since the day is still early, v drove to Seremban and bought some Seremban Siew Bao, n went to Jusco 4 window shopping.....overall, it was a relaxing and great trip.... If u would like to spend a relaxing or romantic time over the short weekend with ur luvs 1, or a few friends, i think it will be a great place.....

TAG...

2008-03-29T02:01:00.004+08:00

Since there has been long time that i haven posted anything, and coincidently Lien Ghee tagged me, so i would just obey the rules n answer all the questions!

遊戲規則A. 被點到名字的要在自己的blog裡寫下自己的答案, 然後去掉一個你最不喜歡的問題再加上一個你的問題, 仍然組成20個問題, 傳給其他8個人, 列出其他8個需要回答問題的人的名字, 還要到這8個人的blog裡留言通知對方-- 你被點名了, 被點名者不得拒絕回答問題, 完成遊戲的人將會永遠得到大家的祝福.

B. 這8個人要在自己的blog裡註明是從哪裡接到的, 並且再傳給其他8個人, 讓遊戲繼續下去, 不得回傳. 被點到名字的人將會得到大家的祝福, 并且所有美好的愿望都会在不久的将来实现.

1. 每年出國旅遊期望次數?
4, 如果没有其他约束的话

2. 最近最鬱悶的事?
怎样寻找最完美的人生

3. 現在當下你最想念的一個人?
不应该再想念他的他。。

4. 最想珍惜的人/ 事是什麼?
珍惜我的人。。

5. 如果你是1億元彩頭的得主?
拿来投资，拿来请朋友和家人吃好的，拿来旅遊，拿来买东西，拿来做慈善

6. 你現在最想擁有的是什麼?
快乐幸福的日子

7. 你最想学的外语?
不知道

8. 過去十年你最開心的時刻?
感受到真正被疼爱的時刻

9. 戀人/ 老公/ 老婆/ 最好的朋友, 讓你最欣賞的優點是什麼?
体谅，忠恳，protective, 有远志，有恒心（太多了）

10. 如果時光能倒流10年, 你能改變一件事情, 你會做什麼?
不让自己在胖下去，哈哈

11. 你最喜歡自己哪一個部位?
眼睛

12. 十年以後, 你想過什麼樣的生活? 你打算如何實現呢?
吃得好，睡得好，快乐幸福没烦恼。不知道

13. 接下來最想去旅行的國家或城市, 為什麼?
欧洲。。想到天气舒舍的地方，而且环境幽静浪漫的地方的街上走走

14. 如果可以自由選擇, 你最想居住在哪個國家/ 城市?
欧洲？纽西兰？优美而且人民友好的国家。。

15. 如果可以, 在無壓力的情況之下你想生幾個孩子?
2-3

16. 如果有個很想他/ 她消失的人, 那個人會是誰?
坏人。。哈哈

17. 對於現在的環境, 最不滿意的是..
不知道自己想干嘛的脑袋，知道又没有实际行动的行为

18. 想祝福的人。(自己的问题）
家人，朋友，他，和所有好人，应该得到祝福的人。。

19 最想得到却得不了的事物？
太多了，最想得到的是幸福快乐没烦恼，可是人总会面对悲欢离合与烦恼。。

8个幸运儿：Shengcui, Wen Ching, Hui Chien, Khai Chee, Ivan, Chin Ling, Danny, Ah Tham。

BEWARE!!! robbery!!!

2007-11-30T15:24:00.000+08:00

It has been long time that i haven posted anythg here.... but tis time i just wanna create some awareness on the safety out there... as the our safety nowadays is no more secured.... v got to be extra super careful when u r outside! even at ur house gate!!!

The story is like this, this morning at about 8am, my sis was on her way to work, but while she was driving, she realized she left something at home, so she returned home to get her thing.. so she just parked her car at the house gate n walked in then walked out again after getting her thg, then she walked to her car boot to check something.

After that, while she is walking back to her car door, there was a car -vois, black, drove very fastly n stopped next to my sis's car, luckily my sis is very alert, she suspected something was wrong, then some1, looks like an indonessian, got down from the car, holding a parang.. once my sis saw it, before the robber stepped both his legs out of his car, my sis turned n ran like mad, n shouted 4 help....

At the same time, my sis realized that she was holding her car key, so she quickly lock her car using the remote control while she was still running.... then luckily there s a house about 10 houses away from mine, is under renovation. The gate is open n there are a few construction workers ter, so my sis quickly ran in n asked 4 help. Then she borrowed a hp n called police.... then the car left n made n 2nd turning back to our house.... n the maid next door saw it n shouted, kereta tu , kereta tu ( its the car), but my sis was too afraid to walked out n look at the car plat!!

Luckily my sis is aler enough n she goes to gym quite often, tats y she could react so fastly n ran so fastly!!! haha... really GOD blessed!!! so frens, pls becareful!!! normally v will drive our car into the car porch then close the gate then v onli get out off the car.... n just 1 careless mistake may lead to unfortunate incident to happen... so imagine how bad the safety n security is nowadays!!!

So frens, beware!!! make sure tat u r always alert!!! make sure u look around when u wanna enter/ getting out from ur car/ house. react fast when u sense danger n dun hesitant to run 4 ur safety!!! Lodge a police report to create more awareness, ask 4 more polices to patrol around the housing areas where many robberies occur.

Erm, ya, since i am talking bout tis, let me share another case with u guys.. it happened to a fren of Mr. D.... This fren was driving in a alley in KL, somewhere around Chow Kit Road, after eating Bat Kutt Teh at night, he was driving a Mes C class, n he was stopped by 2 polices. So he unwind his window n asked wat is the problem. Then the "police" suddenly took out a knife n point at his throat, then forced him to get off his car n then the 2 of them drove his car away.....
=_=" so , next time if u r stopped by police at some doggy place, pls dun open ur car door, or roll down ur window all the way, just roll down a little enough 4 u to talk to the "police" n hand out ur license or watsoever....

Another case happened to Mr D be4, there was a couple, an indian guy n indian lady on the motorbike, they approched Mr D n asked 4 direction, so he think tis couple looks like husband n wife so he din tend to be defendsive... so while he was giving them direction, 1 of them took out a knife n point at his neck, n snatched his necklace n robbed him..... so frens, next time when ppl ask u 4 direction, distance urself, ask them to talk physically away from u..... sometimes v just got to be not friendly to protect ourself.... wat to do.... the world is not safe anymore.....

Fren, remember, safety comes 1st, if so unlucky that ur robbed, just giv them all the properties with u, dun risk ur life 4 material or properties... some robbers may just get mad chop off ur hands or hurt u......
So, Take care ter, frens!!!

The most wonderful wedding --- to my family

2007-05-28T23:08:00.000+08:00

26th June, its a big day to my family,especially to my brother, it was his wedding!!! He has ended his bachelor life....he is now a married man..... haha........

All of us were so excited waiting 4 the day to come.....
Every1 was so busy for all the preparation, cleaning the house, arranging relatives n friendsaccording to table no, get all the name lists done, getting clothes n accessories 4 the morning ceremony n dinner...etc.... huh, my sis n i spent alot of $$ on our tailored made clothes..... everythg seems a little too rush tat v onli get our dinner gown tat day, n my brother onli told me 2 days be4 his wedding that i was going to play the wedding march: bridal chorus n midsummers nite dream, during his wedding ceremony.... i onli got the time to practised hardlyin the last 2 days midnites.... grrrr..... n i was going to play all the big chords on a KEYBAORD... i knew i am goin to bang a few wrong notes as the keybaord touch is too soft to play big chords, n i did.... a few wrong notes.... huh......

V had open house the day be4 his wedding, v asked my brother how he got to know his wife, n his story was so funny...... but i am not going to tell u guys here..... he seems to make some cold jokes recently, n r acted more actively, my sis n i always teased him that he was having the melancholy syndrom be4 marriage. haha....
So finally, the day came, early in the morning, v woke, got dressed up, my sis n i followed my bro n his "brothers" to "pick up" the bride. Just being busybody to look at how my brother would be "fooled" by the "ji mui"....haha, funny part came, got to eat sandwich with wasabi la, got to wear lady's disposable panties, ( but all were done by the heng dai, not my brother....) =_=", but my brother were asked to list 10 good personalities of his wife, he said: leng , jieng, kind, freindly, hav great initiative....(so bad la, my bro)...etc..... he was asked to sing love songs la.... compose own lyrics la.....bla bla bla...... but this gang of groom n brothers really gentlemen la, even the door is open also dunn0 how to rush in, still negotiating there...

Then after everythg, finally, yamcha session, n my time to get angpau from them
too.. heheAt bout 12 sth, they left n they were rushing back to their own house
n having open house there, some of their friends who could not make it 4 the
dinner were invited to hav lunch there.At the same time , my sis n i were waiting 4 our gown to arrived. After shower, v rushed to the hair salon, get our hair done then rushed home, got dressed up n our make up done by our own, then got to rush to the hotel by 4sth, cos they were having a churh-like ceremony at the hotel at 5pm be4 the dinner start, as my ah sou is a christian.

Here i played the wedding march 4 the ceremony as the bride n groom marched in n
out. Here they said, " I WILL".

After the ceremony, after having a cocktail, my sis n i started to get busy 4 the registration job. N my parents n a few close relatives were busy as ursheres. At 830pm sharp, the event started, when my parents, n the bride parents marched in, n finally followed by the bride n groom. After a while, my sis n i walked in, my cousins expected to c us walking in elegantly, who knows v were carrying big pack n small packs (some angpau n gift) into the ballroom.
The dinner is served then. A chef on the stage, n a waiter came in by a beca... our master table is so big that v needed some handsigns to communicate with the person across if v din want to shout ,n its nicely decorated with some flower.The table was places higher than the other tables, which is like on a small stage, n v r at the middle of attention when the spotlight shined on us.

The dinner was great, grand n wonderful. Everythg seems elegant, with a live band playing soft music, with a little prayers from priest, some jokes from the MC, some slideshow of pics taken in the morning, n a slideshow of pics taken when my bro n ah sou were still babies, until now they start their new family. Then both the families went up the stage 4 toasting. After that, my sis, a few cousins n i were busy counting angpau n settle the payment to the hotel at a room in the the ballroom.

After the dinner was over, then onli v got our chance to really take pics n wish them.Its the 1st time that i c my brother hug my parents so hardly 4 so long, he thx my parents, n my parents said: "tai go cai, manage ur own family well." Finally v could not control out tears from falling, including my ah sou. Then i hugged my ah sou n welcomed her to join our family. After taking some photos, my sis n i hugged my bro be4 leaving. Its the 1st time i hug him, n v tried to hug each other with all our strength, wishing him the very best with all my heart. Again, my wholefamily started sobbing again, feeling very happy 4 him. Finally v made our move to leave the hotel.

After reaching home, my sis n i went crazy again, busy taking photos. After that, v realize i missed a packet of angpau unopened. Then v started counting $$ again. haha..... thats the end of the day, huh, it was so tiring, but its such a wonderful n great day in our life....

For me, its the most wonderful wedding, n i can really feel how touching n happy i am seeing some1 flowing the some blood as me starting his own family.

I got the gold key

2007-05-22T00:35:00.000+08:00

Erm...... actually it dun seems reaching 21 yr old is a very special occasion to me. I treat it as my normal birthday... nth so special on my "21st" birthday.... However, i did enjoy with my friends even though they were very simple celebrations.

On sat evening, my gang n i had dinner at TGI Friday... Oh my god, wat an embarrasing action i got to ---- standing on the chair n flying like a bird??.. then onli i got to know that this is TGI culture 4 birthday gal/boy. Then followd by some cheering n greetings by the TGI waiters n waitress. Almost every1 was looking at me... =_+"...... Cake was hold so far away that i needed to take 5-6 times to blow it... (i was still standing on the chair, n flying like a bird)....so pai seh....

On Sun evening, my secondary scul gang n i had dinner at porridge steamboat restaurant....

Thx 4 all the greetings, wishes, n presents... thx 4 remembering n time, money spent.... thx... muackssssssss!!!!!!!!!!!!

Next day after graduation night

2007-03-28T12:26:00.000+08:00

After a tiring and amazing night, v checked out the next morning at 12noon n some of us were going to the theme park.

It was a happy trip afterall!! got to get closer with my friends after this event!!!

4th yr graduation night at Genting

2007-03-27T19:44:00.000+08:00

16th March, few 1st yr accounting students in charged to organizing a graduation night for the 4th yr seniors in 1st World Convention Centre, Genting. A few months preparation were done n the day had come!!!
I am in charge of all music n special effect of the night.... with the title "music director".... was crazy searching 4 songs with my teammates--- songs n music 4 all time!!!! registration, opening ceremony, dinner, games, lucky draw, when ppl go up n down the stage, down the memory land, singing session, dancing session, closing ceremony, when ppl leaving...etc......... Would like to grab this chance to thx my teammates, SH n Jeremy cos they hav helped me a lot!!!!

In the cable car to Genting!!

During the rehearsal and final preparation be4 the event starts.

Our theme!

Registration

Opening ceremony by 1st yr n 4th yr course kings n queens.

Fighting 4 fish????

Cynthia n me

Game session

Here the supporters r 4 those singing on the stage!!!

Some 4th yr seniors with the organizing team (us)...

Mei Shan ( the female MC) n me.

Li Shan n me

Yee Chuin n me

Singing together.... lalalallalalalla

Me handling the video cam during songs session...

U can c boys n gals dancing around!!!

Every1 's on the dance floor!!!! All of us (especially the ladies) complained that our legs were so soar after jumping up n down n running here n ter, shaking left n right after the dancing session.... " ...oh baby when u talk like tat, u make the women go mad....."..."its my life...."...N romantic slow dance followed....

Our prom king n queen!!!

Singing together again.... "graduation...."

I1 every1 here???? post urself!!!!

Here v r!!! The 1sr yr organizing committee members!!! Tonight was considered a success 4 us!!!

Is my brain functioning well???

2007-03-26T01:48:00.000+08:00

Y am I being so stupid???? haiz........ God also wanna main me?????? haizzzzzzzzzzzz..........

1st: i hav prob in paying fees to my uni... I tot i hav paid the full amount, but actually i hav not!!!! Our uni requires us to settle our payment tru CIMBclicks if v do not get ptptn.....n now i realized my CIMB acc has not enuf $ 4 my scul fees. N now onli i realize i cant register 4 the next sem course if our payment to uni is not settled. "otak babi" tat i am having!!!!

So i rushed to public bank ATM to get my cash, rushing to CIMB to bank in the $... who noes the cash deposit machine's service is not available, rush to another branch, same thing happening, without giving up, another branch, no cash deposit machine??? OMG, wat the heck r all these happening??? Gav up n reached home, trying to access the CIMBclicks website (use to make payment) wat???? service not available again?? that day in uni also like tat, now still like that??? What is happening to CIMB???

Uni frens r calling n smsing me asking me to help them to register....... Dear, i myself am in deep trouble, driving like mad person rushing to all branches, my mind goin mad, while the phone kept ringing!!!

Gav up, hoping to settle everything the next morning....on9 n checked the quota of the courses, OMG, a class is adi full, the onli time left is fri!!! fluwawa........... my schedule is mess up!!!! i will be having classes from mon to fri!!!! Frens r all registered... n i will be separated!!!

Feel like crying d!!! but no tears coming out!!! no 1 to be blamed!!! except myself!!!!

Meng Foo farewell at Redbox....

2007-03-23T19:33:00.000+08:00

Be4 Meng foo left to Australia to further his study, v had a farewell party at Redbox... Celebrating CNY as well....haha.........

Me n WY

From the left, TK, KC, WY, YJ, JY, me, MF, n BH

Me n Jun Yi

Wan Yin, Me, Yi Jia n Jun Yi

being brave towards money sucker n domineering fellow

2006-12-09T16:24:00.000+08:00

Dear friends,
Most of u know what is my occupation besides being a student, right? ya, i am working as a piano teacher.... n i think most of you know most of the time i am teaching in P******c music centre, right?

OK, let me start with what was happening since the last few months, our music centre is trying to switch some of the lower grade students to another examination board syllabus----ANCZA (an Australlian syllabus), the school is trying to persuade all teacher to switch to this syllabus but did not get a good feedback from the teachers. Becos its quite new in Msia, so maybe it takes a longer time 4 ppl to accept the new examination baords. But u know what approach tat the school took to "encourage" the teachers to teach that syllabus?

They wanted to make compulsory 4 all teachers to attend courses on this syllabus, which probably takes 9 month time to complete, fees - each teacher must pay about rm200+ every month!!! Reasonable??? Shudn't the school subsidise?? to upgrade the staff? Teachers must pay RM200 every month 4 the course??? So of course most of the teacher disagree la... somemore many of us r part time teachers there, so the schedule can't fit ours.... The argument went on 4 bout 1-2 months.... so finally, no 1 attented.

N today, something special! The clerk passed me a set of photocopied ANCZA Aural book n a receipt, telling me that its compulsory 4 all teachers to buy this. 40 pages, n it costs RM15!!!! My 1st reaction was : Y is it compulsory 4 me to buy this? 2nd was: huh? u thought i dunno how much does photocopying cost? 40 cents a page? The clerk saw my facial expression, continued n said: the other teachers hav bought it, so u got to buy it too. Not to put the clerk in trouble, i said nth n promised to pay her.

Then i asked a few teachers bout this, they did buy it!! I was like: huh, u guys just bought this without any argument? without requesting 4 a reasonable purpose? U din feel that u r being cheated? Come on, be a smart employee!!! Is it really 4 the education purpose? to upgrade the teachers? to upgrade the musicianship among students? or to find another chance to make profit??? even from the EMPLOYEES?

The other teachers told me that they dare not voice out or disobey to her instruction. Ok, i understand that, cos most of them r quite new here, i am consider as the most senior 1 besides the 3 senior teachers (boss herself, her sis in law, n another teacher). So, fine. I would talk to her!

"Miss *********, i would like to talk u about this book. I think that its not reasonable that the school make it compulsory for all teachers to buy this book"

Boss: Y do u say so?

"1st, its necessary 4 us to get this? our students who r sitting 4 this exam hav a copy of this book, so v can use their book n test them on Aural, y do i need to hav another copy? Since v r starting the syllabus from a lower grade, i dun think the teachers need to have a copy themselves learning how to clap the rhythm or singing the melody for the gr 1 level.
( the school compiled all the sight reading, scales n aural of each grade into a book. becos the original 1 consist different section from gr1-8, so 4 a student who is sitting 4 gr1 exam, would need to buy all the 4 books which is meant 4 4 gr1-8 in order to cover all the different sections, n all the books r very expensive. So the school photocopied each section n compiled all the gr1 stuff into a book n sell it to the students at RN30 for about 40pages as well.)

Boss: Do all ur students hav the book? Its not only 4 students who r taking the ANCZA exam. Its 4 u to use in ur daily teaching. Its a very good teaching material!

"I think to improve on aural n listening skills, its not barely base on the few examples in the books. Its through the approach when teaching piano pieces or other repertoires. V can always clap the rhythm of the song, singing the melodic line, analyse the piece, look 4 cadence point n listen to the chords, modulations etc be4 playing a piece. I think its a more practical way."

Boss: With the book, u will hav a better idea of the approach of applying the aural n listening skills in ur teaching. C, u all young teachers always think that u guys know everythg, u guys r not prepared to learn more. R u sure that u know everythg in this book? Do u think that this is book is not good enuf? Let me test u wat is the difference between beginner n gr1 syllabus.

"Music learning is not about beginner students must learn till here, n Gr 1 student must learn till ter. It really depends on how the students progress n of course at the same time maintain the certain standard of each level."
"N v all know that the photocopied set will definitely not more than RM4, but now u r selling this to ur employees at RM15. So besides 4 upgrading purpose, y r u making profit from the teachers?"

Boss: Oh, u shud not say so. U think v r trying to make profit by doin that? If V were, V would make each of u to but the original book, and also force u guys to get the technique (syllabus 4 scales) as well. I think u r too calculative to say so! At 1st v thought of selling this at the price of RM30. The original book cost RM60 u know? N the school bought it n make photocopy 4 u guys. V r trying to cut down the cost 4 u guys! (.... yah right...u think i dunno maths or accountings ya...)

"Actually its not bout the RM15, i hav paid it eventhough i know that it exceeds the cost. The point that i wanna argue here is, y make it compulsory 4 all the teachers to buy the books 4 RM15 but it onli cost RM4 or less?"

Boss: U r not even willing to spend RM15 4 ur teaching tools, do u know that tis is ur teaching tool?

"Alright. U can make it compulsory 4 us to gain the knowledge, of to get the teaching tool, but its our freedom on how v get it. V can always buy 1 n photocopy among ourselves, v can share the cost!!"

Boss: thats wat i dun 1! I dun 1 that 1 r 2 teachers bought the book, then others wanna borrow n photocopy. Its unfair 4 the 1-2 teachers who bought it. N i dun wanna messy stuff happening in my school. Thats y i make it compulsory 4 all teachers to buy from the schools. So there is not unfair thg happening here. (......oh ya...unfair 4 the other teachers??? v rather share the cost instead of being cheated like tat!!!)

"I knew the other teachers paid 4 it, thats y i paid. cos i wanna be fair to the others as well. But i am just trying to let u know wat the teachers r thinking here. I was just trying to voice out our opinion. I want u to know our feedback, n hopefully v can get a favourable feedback too. I really dun think its gonna to help teaching by forcing us to buy the book."

Boss: No, v r going to hav seminar to guide u guys how to apply knowledge in the book in ur daily teaching. V din mean that u just buy the book n just use it to test ur students, its the application!

"Alright, if there is a better purpose in using the book, n there s useful seminar conducted, then v may feel worthly. Hopefully v can really gain more from the BOOK." (was just trying to end the argument, knowing that the argument will bring to no where.) (But normally those seminar conducted was onli promoting the ANCZA syllabus, i had been 4 3 times, all 3 times were talking on how good the syllabus is, how great the speaker is, bla bla bla....)

ITS NOT ABOUT THE RM15!!! ITS ABOUT WHETHER ITS ETHICAL TO EARN $ FROM UR EMPLOYEES OR NOT!!! N THE APPROACH OF MAKING BOOKS COMPULSORY TO TEACHERS!!!

Mid Autumn Festival

2006-10-13T01:04:00.000+08:00

In UPM!!! with uni frens!!! was a fun nite!!

WYin's 20th birthday!!!

2006-10-13T00:29:00.000+08:00

It supposed to be a surprise 4 her.... v pretended that all of us were not free to celebrate with her.... n left her with her darling onli!!! n v planned everything: contact every1, prepared 4 presents, asked her darling to bring her to chillis in Mid valley, then v go ter n giv her a surprise....who knows she saw us in Mid valley when they were on their to Chilli!!! Busted!!!!

N another failure!!! Chillis was too full, hav to wait 4 1 hr on waiting list!! so v ended up in Kim Gary... Gav her the sweet 4 present, bluffed that that was the only present... then after dinner, v went to citrus park, planning to Halo cafe....again, no table 4 10 of us... so swicthed venue to Karaoke in Carrefour (Endah Parade). Gav her the "real" present, some Bodyshop product n a Momo bag. The Carmen n LW reached n brought in the birthday cake at 12am!!! then photogarphy session, bla bla lbla....... enjoyed till 2.45am. Even some plans were fail, but i think v still enjoy the celebration!!! HAPPY BIRTHDAY looooooo, My less luver!!!!!Muackssssss... Accept the fact la!!! 20 yr old adi la....wahaha

Course night

2006-09-03T19:38:00.000+08:00

The course night was held last monday at Bukit Jalil Golf Club at 7.30pm. It's quite disappointing actually because the program was not interesting at all!!! There were talks, a song guessing game ( recordings of small kids singing n v r supposed to guess what songs r those) 1 intereting part is ppl who r successfully guess a song have the opportunity to ask some 1 else to sing a song.... n i got the chance to ask a gal n a guy to sing a duet.... n they were... Cxxxxxx n Kxxx. haha..... after that, course reps, king n queen were chosen.....n its the end of the function..... OMG, thats it!!! v din have any chance to mix around.... din get to know any seniors, din get to talk to friends.... n it ended!!!! 1 lengcai also dun hav....thats another sad thg....haha....( 4 those guys went to the course nite, i am just joking, k? hehe)

Course reps, kings n queens...

Life in UPM

2006-09-03T19:12:00.000+08:00

Okok, let me start with Uni's oreintation 1st.... time passed so slowly....... woke up in 6am everyday, rushed like mad 4 breakfast, lunch n dinner....... seminars, talks, boring activities 4 the whole day, then everyday 2 hr of sports under the sun...... talks till 12am soemtimes 1am ++.... slept at 2am....... thats orientation...but atleast our facilitors n seniors din bully us...haha

UPM's main hall!

Friends that i made during orientation!!

My room.... i wrapped the post with blanket, cos i might bang my head onto it...haha.....new design ya??haha

Ough..... tests, assignments, n presentation r coming continuosly.... tests every month.... UPM----no wonder called UPM---- Universiti Peperiksaan Malaysia.... there r some students r really bright... can score full marks de..... many hardworking students here.....ermmmmm.....great competition ler......

Could not get use to the Uni lifestyle at 1st, cos could not really get use to the way lecturers conduct lessons, but now i think everythg seems to settle down ..... i think i just hav to accept that, tak faham, sendiri baca!!! haha.... still dun undertand, ask fren. No 1 can ans? then leave it la.... sama sama mati....haha

Anyway, i still wish to hear from my other secondary scul friends bout their Uni's life.... contact me if u r free!!!!

Tagged again...perfect luv...

2006-06-22T01:10:00.002+08:00

- The tagged victim has to come up with 8 different points about his/her perfect lover.
- Have to mention the gender of his/her perfect lover.
- Tag eight other victims to join this game and leave a comment on their blog.
- If you are tagged the second time.There is NO need to do this again.
- Lastly, most importantly, HAVE FUN DOING IT.

Hey, pls dun tag me next time la!!!! was tagged for 3 times adi 4 the same thg la!!!! =_="

My perfect luver ah?
come up with 8 points only rite? there is no need 4 explanation rite? okok....perfect luver rite??? dun hav to to be too realistic rite???? okok
1. Knowledgeble n smart
2. Understanding n caring
3. Kind, good hearted, helpful ( but must know who n when n what to help, must not help blindly)
4. Reliable n responsible
5. Good looks? as long as i think plastic surgeory is not necessary 4 him, then shud be alrite, but must be taller then me...cos i am short enough.....anyway, of course i hope that he is macho enough, charming to me....haha
6. Mature (both physically n mentally---but mentally is more important)
7. Financially stable (atleast i dun have to worry if he has enough $ to pay 4 the roti canai that v order)
8. Ambitious n independent
Hey, 1 more atleast!!! LUV ME 4 WHO I AM!!!

Of course my perfect luver must be a MALE!!!

Alrite, now is my turn to tag my 8 victims!!! Hey, u guys r the lucky ones!!!
1. Wen Ching
2. Shengcui
3. Boon Han
4. Hui Chien
5. Yan Yoong
6. Danny
7. Lai Luan
8. Khai Chee

Ok, i am done!!! Wish u guys having fun doing it.... dun curse me or scold me, ok? i am just a victim of the others.... u shud understand how i feel...cos i was just like u guys....wahaha

UPM accountancy

2006-06-20T14:33:00.000+08:00

This is what i got:

TAHNIAH! Anda telah berjaya ditawarkan program seperti di bawah :
KOD : PE02
NAMA PROGRAM : BACELOR PERAKAUNAN
IPTA : UNIVERSITI PUTRA MALAYSIA (UPM)

Quite happy 4 a while, but a little dissappointment after that 4 a while....eh, my 1st choice s UM...but...however, it s good enough that i am not offered by those Uni from other states.... I will stay in KL---Serdang!!!!

source: http://www.thestar.com.my/news/story.asp?file=/2006/6/20/nation/14588910&sec=nation

This is what i found in the UPM website-

PERATURAN PAKAIAN:
Peraturan Pakaian Mahasiswa Universiti Putra Malaysia bertujuan untuk meningkatkan imej dan penampilan diri mahasiswa yang kemas. Oleh itu:
Mahasiswa tidak boleh berpakaian Baju T yang tidak berkolar dan mana-mana baju yang tidak berlengan, baju yang menampakkan perut atau pusat, jeans atau seluar yang lusuh, skirt yang terlalu pendek, selipar dan sandal (bagi mahasiswa lelaki) di tempat berikut: o Dewan Kuliah o Bilik Makmal o Bangunan Pentadbiran o Fakulti dan Pusat Pengajian o Perpustakaan o Pusat Kesihatan Mahasiswa
Mahasiswa hendaklah mempamerkan Kad Mahasiswa dengan jelas ketika di dalam kampus. Mahasiswa juga diwajibkan memakai tali leher tiga (3) hari dalam seminggu.

OMG, pls tell me that wearing tie is onli 4 males!!! N... wat to wear if no jeans allowed??? =_="

Orientation will be held from 2 July till 8th July. Have to stay in th hostel 4 a week.... erm...wish myself all the best in my new study environment....all the best in my 4-year accountancy degree programme...

Mountain Hiking 2

2006-06-11T21:16:00.000+08:00

Went to the 2nd mountain hiking after 2 days....my friends must be saying that i am a bit crazy....haha....this time, went to the hill next to Genting highland... 7 hours++ climbing n walking....included 30 minute rest along the way!!! But v failed to reach the submit...cos v failed to find out the correct way.....erm.... there were so many leeches ter!!! i got alomost 20 leech bites!! omg.... rashes on arms... i think its because my skin is allergy to grass n mud... Din fall down along the way, until the last part....KP praised me that my balancing n skill of climbing has improved... wahaha...praised again....n before he finished the sentence...."pik plak" i fell down.... sitting on the ground.... 2nd time of falling followed soon...=_="....exhausted... can u imagine i hug a log so tightly like hugging my husband??? wanna climb up no strength, wanna climb down, legs could not grip the ground properly....stucked...paiseh....KP said he doubt i would hug my husband so tightly as compare to i hug those tress n logs....ermmm...guess so...wahaha...body ached the next day...aiks... ermmmm....overall its still fun la.... but if less leeches n no skin irritation it would be so much better.....wahaha....

non stop walking!!!!!

exhausted!!!1

i soaked my clothes into 6 pails of water...the water is still brownish in

-->My feet...crease...n bitten by leeches...
<--BH's feet

Hill Climbing

2006-06-08T12:05:00.000+08:00

Wau, its my 1st experience 4 mountain...or shud i say hill... climbing...planned to watch sunrise there...but....another 2 ppl slept till so late....6am only woke up, the sun is already rising.... Went to Bukit Tabur near Gombak at 640am. 2 girls n a guy---- jy, kp n me...reached there about 7am. Started climbing..... 4 me, its really climbing, u know?? not walking!!! But 4 Mr KP, he was like a monkey, so damn fast, n mostly walked up only.....but me....used up whole body, hands, legs, knees, ass..........
Took bout 40 minutes to climb up.... realised that my legs r really too short....needed to use so much strength to climb....legs too short to reach another rock or place to hook on....haha...paiseh!!!! Thx KP 4 pulling me up sometimes n thx Jy 4 telling me which place to step on....i am stupid at mountain climbing....hehe.....Hurray, finally reached the peak. Can c the whole view...seems like Twin towers n KL tower r lower then us...wuahaha......rest 4 20-30 miutes...
At the peak, enjoyed the scenery, the view!!! Then took more then bout 1 n a half hour to climb down... cos v nearly lose our direction....planning to return to the peak n climb down using the route v climb up, but both of us(gals) disagreed, cos... u noe how i climb down? some parts i needed to sit down n moved downwards slowly... how to climb up again?=_=" ... so v kept on going....... along the way, i Pk 4 2 times....held whatever trees n plants while going down... wahha...paiseh...thx KP 4 warning me not to touch those thorny plants...haha.... yo!!! Could c some white paper on the trees, some trademarks made by the others... n could hear the noise of the highway adi, n the crowing of cocks....shoud be nearer to our destination.....Should be correct.... just that v had taken a longer n tougher path....hurray!!! v made it...haha....yo, walked back to our car....it was already 1020am...
Went home n took bath, realised that my toe was bitten by leach, saw so much blood on my sock, a small leach sticking on my sock....haha......yeaks.... Mum complained that my shoes n clothes r so dirty....haha....Went 4 lunch after that.....
N now my whole body ache a little.... erm...still thinking whether wanna climb genting hill with them tomorrow ....ermmm.....worry i have not enough stamina to climb....But actually its quite fun!!!! A great epxerience afterall.... Not too bad at all, atleast i came down safely without any major injury...wahaha

Famine camp

2006-05-30T03:34:00.000+08:00

JY, BH, KP n me, and some of my secondary schoolmates-->kaka, CW, SY, Ros, Camellia, KY, KK., had decided to take part in the famine camp, organized by World Vision, Sin Chew Daily n Guang Meng daily, sponsored by Nesh, which requires all participants to fast for 30 hours. All participants have to collect a donation of atleast RM100 in order to take part in the camp. It was held in Stadium Juara from 27th May, 12noon, till 28th May, 6pm.

V had dim sum as breakfast be4 v head to the stadium. Reached the stadium at 11.25am. Our group had 17 members and most of us got along quite well. The slogan of the camp was “Hug knowledge, stay away from poverty” (direct translation from Mandarin). Had some talks, games, documentary, movie, and singing sessions by some Malaysian singers and cafes’ singers.

There were 10 reasons being told that y v should fight against poverty.
1. There r more then 1,000,000,000 people in the world are living with less then USD1dollar a day.
2. There are 50% human in the world (2,800,000,000) survive with less then USD2dollars per day.
3. Since year 1992, problem of lacking of food has increased more then 100%.
4. There are 300,000,000 children starving.
5. There are 29,000 children under the age of 5, die due to lack of nutrient, everyday.
6. Among 1,900,000,000 children in developed countries:
640,000,000 don’t have a place to stay in. (1 out of 3)
400,000,000 don’t have clean water to drink (1 out of 5)
270,000,000 don’t have medical treatment. (1 out of 7)
7. There are 122,100,000 children don’t attend formal education.
8. There are 40,000,000 HIV carrier/ AIDS patients in the world.
9. There are 15,000,000 children become orphans due to the affect of AIDS.
10.Since 1990, 90% of the common people die in wars. (80% are women and kids)
(source from world vision)

Overall, it was not too bad…n v din actually feel very hungry, as the stomach immunes to it after the few hours, n the programs which divert our attention. I realized that the camp brought us a message which reminds us that, we are so lucky to own what a beautiful lifestyle, n we should appreciate what we have in our life. Share our love especially to those who r not as lucky as us, n try our best helping them, giving them a bigger chance for their brighter future.

Our theme song à Life cannot wait (direct translation)
生命不能等待

词: 马玉玲
曲: 新西兰世界宣明会

当我们迎接憧憬的未来,
在遥远的大地没有明天的小孩

1. 你曾经的期待是一片空白
我能够了解你无声的心痛

2.我能够感受同样的心痛
触摸你的叹息,给你我的爱

生命不能等待
生命不能等待
让你拥有我的爱
让生命因我喝彩

Kindly visit world vision website if you are interested to know more about World vision's program, or you r interested in child sponsorship, docations, or to get involved. http://www.worldvision.org/worldvision/master.nsf/home/

"用爱心浇灌的小朋友,即使处于贫困苦难,会因这爱心的感受,而有向善发展的趋力."
-全国成,台湾世界展望会工处处长
"金钱不在多寡,只要大家有钱出钱,有力出力,彼此互相扶持,必能创造更好的世界."
- 张艾嘉,世界宣明会儿童助养人及永久爱心大使

My 20th birthday

2006-05-30T01:31:00.000+08:00

My friends had been planning 4 the celebration 4 atleast a week, thank you very much....so happy n contented to hav u guys in my circle of friends. V went to BBQ king in serdang(steamboat n frying) 4 dinner on 20th. There were altogether 8 ppl, TK, WY, JY, BH, MF, KP, 1+ n me. The food did not taste very nice, 50% due to our cooking skill, haha, but v still enjoyed our meal there... made a lot of noise....on any stupid topic...omg, JY gav me a present--shared by almost every1, which is a T-pack....orange in colour, with a picture of some sort of carton with eyes on it... i was like... huh.... n i was told that it cost RM60....i was like more....huh...omg, i rather u giv me nothing, but save it in your bank.( but actually it was only rm3.90) However, i am still happy to receive it as it will be a great memory 4 me, althougt i will definitely not wearing it. When it was time to go, I saw WY taking out her purse, knowing that they were going to pay for the meal, but as the birthday girl, i had decided to spend 4 the meal, so i rushed out with my beg, n got ready to make payment if WY move towards the counter...but her reaction was like...eh?wat happen? where r u going... pretending innocently, so i act as nth happen as well, n said, haha...just wanna get some fruits.....Finally found out that i was being cheated as the waiter told me that they had paid when i asked 4 the bill....they purposely diverted my attention n made the payment...ermmmmm...........thank you!!!
After the dinner, v went to Redbox in Sungai Wang Plaza. Karaoke session from 12am to 4am...there were 6 of us, as MF n 1+ could not make it in the midnight. Having some great time there, JY was damn high, choosing a lot of songs, but ended up WY n I sang most of the part as she did not remember the lyrics...haha, KP was singing the songs filling with his own lyrics----dunno wat--cha siew pao has cha siew...etc.... BH fell into sleep, as he has golden mouth (dun sing at all), TK sang a few songs, while WY n I busy with dedicating songs 4 them as only both of us know Chinese. JY took out a gift box, passing it to me, saying that that was the "real " present 4 me....wau, surprise!!! They r a pants n a skirt---which i mentioned that i like when i went shopping with JY....wau, really like that....(n they fit me quite well). Then 2 cakes (KP bought 1, n redbod package included 1) was brought in by the waiter, sang birthday song, n made wish....normal birthday routine...yeaks, played till hair also got cream....haha....received a few calls n sms from friends, thanks! This time finally grabbed the chance successfully to make the payment..haha...oh ya, must thx WF too, 4 the present...haha

The next day, 21st, received LG's call, a friend studying in Japan ....wau....so surprise to received her call, thx!! Then i had dinner in Wong Kok restaurant in Citrus Park with CW, kaka, SC, SK2, n HC. HC, CL, SC n CW bought me a CD--Rachmaninov piano concerto by Lang Lang while SK2 n kaka bought me a tiramisu cake...wau, 3rd cake...haha....Thx every1 4 the presents. The restaurant served us a super big size hong kong style nai cha, as a birthday gift, it was so big, but 50% was filled with ice cubes...haha....oh ya, received another call from a good friend studying in UK, WC, thx very much !!!ermm, i spent 4 the dinner, n went home after that. Thx to my family members too, 4 the gifts n also cash...haha.....
Thank you once again to my friends n family members.

Sorry.

2006-05-30T01:27:00.000+08:00

Copied a post from another blogger----the snake, without linking the add properly has made him mad at me... i am here to apologize.

DIPLOMA or DEGREE?

2006-05-10T02:16:00.000+08:00

DIPLOMA or DEGREE?
Since many people asked me bout the difference between diploma or degree in music course, n many think that v can only do a degree after diploma in music course, i decided to copy this blog from "theimperialsnake"-----> " www.theimperialsnake.blogspot.com." ermmm....hope he wont sue 4 infringing his copyright ....haha....
Pls note that Italid words are added by myself.

"I have been explaining this to most of my advanced students on the difference between a diploma and a degree in music. And I think I want to explain it (again) here in my blog to those who are interested about music education,whether you are a parent, a music student, or just a general music lover.Diploma is offered by music colleges, music conservatoires, music academy while degree is offered by universities. If you ambition is to become an excellent performer, or you just love performing and would like to challenge yourself to perform a very advanced repertoire, then take the diploma because diploma examinations major in practical more than theory. A degree, however, is for those who wants to have a qualification in music but do not have strong command in playing the instrument (not necessary, a degree holder can play a instrument well too, but they do focus a lot on the history, theory n general knowledge or different culture, a 2nd instrument....etc ---my own opinion) or maybe you just want to become a lecturer or a teacher. I have a friend, who is a degree holder, Bachelor in Music, she tried to take the DipABRSM examination and failed very badly. "

"I have heard many stories from students, parents, and music teachers where music teachers with degree lack in the skill of teaching but I'm not saying it refers to all degree holders.In a diploma examination, you have to play up to at least 40 minutes of Classical music on a grand piano with 2 examiners (one specialist and one generalist), your whole examination is live recorded for future review, you have to prepare and present 2 copies of programme notes for the examiner's reading, then you'll be tested on your Sight-Reading and lastly, Viva Voce. Sight-Reading is a test where the examiner will place a new piece of music that you have not seen before, mostly a very rare piece and you're expected to play on the spot as perfectly as you can as a performer. Viva Voce is a question-and-answering session where you'll be asked about the history of the instrument you play, the composer's life, the pieces you performed earlier and the technique you used."(4 diploma---there divided a few programme---recital or performance, teaching, composing, conducting. Normally ppl take recital or performance.....the above explanation n process of exam refers to recital or performance.)

"In degree examination, you have to prepare thesis, do assignments, take a written test in a big hall with all the other candidates and perform a recital in the university's hall. That's it!(there r many subjects offered in music degree...some r electives....eg: essembles, orchestra, vocal, hormonasation, composing, conducting, history, cultural studies, music therapy, phycology, teaching, etc----depends on which university) Please remember this: The university is a place where all kinds of subjects are taught and music is just one of the subjects. Universities do not major in performing but more to academic. Music conservatoires, music academy are truly established solely for the purpose of music education in performing and teaching. The academy or conservatoire have no other subject, only music. Every classroom, teacher, lecturer are only teaching music.Other academic subjects like accountancy, medicine, science, etc...will require students to get the diploma and then advance to degree."
(I would advise u to take both diploma n degree programme at the same time if u are a full time music student. Normally lecturers n teachers in some universities are willing to teach both programme, n they will prepare you 4 both examinations. ------my opinion)

" So, to many people out there, they thought a diploma music is just below a degree in music. Let me tell you this. In music, it is different. Diploma and degree is two separate bodies. If you know a music teacher who is a diploma holder, you'll know now that he/she is majoring in performing on stage as a professional performer. So do not look down on teachers with diploma qualifications. In fact, I'm proud to say that we, the diploma graduates are professional artists."(it depends actually, but it's true that diploma holder is not necessary not as good as a degree holder especially in performing an instrument, sometimes it depends on which examination board(diploma) n which university(degree) ----my own opinion)

Taiwan KMT gathering in KL

2006-05-02T15:43:00.000+08:00

30/4:
Have been waiting 4 the day to come, goin to meet friends whom i have not met 4 few months since coming back from my trip to Taiwan. After teaching at 2pm, i practised piano in center 4 an hour before i left to KL, cos mon would be my piano lesson. (my teacher promised to come although it's a publid holiday) Then i drove to KL, huh....traffic jam...park my car at Low Yat Plaza.... walked to Sg Wang to met them at McD. wau....so happy to c them.....there were Hsu Zhen, Pecky, Yu Ting, Yong Yi, Sze Wei, Jambu, Harry, Penny, Hui Li, Jian Quan....then Ah Bing, Bang zhu n Bobo reached....made some noise there..... then by the time leaving mcD, met Shen Hong at the mcD entrance.... woot, he was with a girl....wahaha...... (doing nth) haha......took few photos together....v look like tourists....aikssss......paiseh
Went to Federal Hotel, met Li Yun at the entrance.... wau .....photography session.....

After a while, Jambu had to leave..... v sent him to the entrance, watched him got into his car, n left us... then v waited 4 the dinner to start, Su Hong reached then......saw Cheng Kiat there...... OMG, my name was not in the registration list.... but....i was not alone, bangzhu, Yong Yi, Pecky's names were not there too..... soooo....... got to wait 4 another 1 hour.....(waiting list)....aiksssss.........finally, tour leader allowed us to go in.....but... no more seats....aiks... left 1 seat here, another there....so,v planned to squeeze all the 14 of us at 1 dinning table....although it was a bit to cramp, but v feel so warm.....wahaha.....after a little while, the restaurant captain said: cannot! too many ppl s not allowed, max 11! haiz....got to find solution again..... Luckily, 1 table reserved 4 VIP was almost empty, only KMT leader, Cheng Kiat... so 5 guys from our tabble shifted there....huh, settled!!!
After a few main dishes, v started with our photography session again.... Ah Bing---my taiwan fu dao yuen.....oh....gonna miss u so much what r they doing??? bangzhu n harry... My lenglui group leader...becoming the MC of the dinner

Oh, sot of crazy....started to made a lot of noise.....going high.....haha.....then around 10.30, v left Federal, Hsu zhen, Yu ting n pecky sent Sze Wei n Jian Quan home, while I as the KL tour guide, brought them to Bintang Walk....Opsss, ppl who knows me well should know tat i have no sense of direction...aiks....dunno where to bring them to....after walking 4 a while, Hui Li n i decided to bring them to Jalan Aloh...haha....v ordered some ice blended... then chit chat till 1pm....then went home....

1/5: hardly climbed up from the bed at 10am, planning to practise piano 4 a while be4 lesson starts...brushed teeth, got everything settle...then...received piano teacher's sms, saying: haha, hardly having a public holiday, i think i wanna hav a day rest, so i am not coming la.....GRRR.... gek sei!!!!! wanted to go back to sleep, but could not fall asleep....so on9 4 a while, then went to fetch Hui Li n Bangzhu at 1pm....reached Low yat Redboz at 2pm, had fun there till 7pm....

What r the 2 guys doing? setting trap to catch Hui Li??

Then went to SS2 to have dinner at Jalan Selera.....oh ya...bought Yu Ting a cake 4 his belated birthday..... after dinner, went to Honey Bee Cafe....made a lot of noise there....until the waiters n waitress used some strange facial expression starring at us.....v did not really bother...wahaha....v played some stupid games...eg. Dai di, sheep blanket, no.7, bla bla bla....oh no...loser has to drink the mixture of redbean, sweat potatoes, honeydew, cherry, cream, n CHILLY SOURCE....yeakssss.....felt like vomitting......the taste was really awesome......but really had a lot of fun there..... yeaks.... do u still feel like eating after looking at this?
How could v put this into our mouth???? yeaksss
Bangzhu mix it n she got to drink it...wahaha

Having fear drinking it???haha

What r these 2 chimapanzees doing in the restaurant? haha

At last, photography session again.....ah bing n yoyo were going to leave us..... going back to taiwan the next day.....oh....feel so uneasy to leave them.... Yoyo's expression while taking photo.... =_=" Act sympathetic....... =_=" Got regret that u cant stay longer in KL right??? Then must come again!!!! K??? bring Yi Fang along too.....

Erm....thats is the end of our gathering.....really hope that ah bing, yoyo, yi fang n pei ru can come together next time....maybe get all of us together then v can travel around malaysia together....maybe island, hill n sabah sarawak..... keeping my fingers cross.... hoping this will happen soon.

Kean Chee "21st" birthday

2006-04-10T16:10:00.000+08:00

Went 4 KJ birthday dinner at Hoi Tien restaurant at serdang......

2nd round---Went to Summit 4 a movie -- Water spirit.....while waiting 4 the movie to start.... the guys played snuker.... v made a lot of laughters there... as some of them r not very good in playing....haha

Q n A

2006-03-30T22:21:00.000+08:00

Hmm... Since Lien Ghee n Wen Ching passed the baton to me, here goes... although i am quite lazy to answer....haha

My earliest memory...
i fell down n cried horribly while my grandma was placating me not to cry....

At school I...
used to be quite active in all sorts of activities... every1 would know that i was the very fierce prefect, n my friends would know that i am a crazy person sometimes...

My first relationship...
waiting patiently.....hoping will be a great 1

I wish I had never worn...
any clothes that I don't feel comfortable in, look fat n short in....

My mother and father always tell me...
not to sleep with the light on, not to speak too loudly through the phone, concentrate in my studies, .....etc...

I wish I had...
grabbed all the opportunities in my life.

I wish I hadn't....
worried too much but to strive 4 what my heart desired to do.

At home I cook...
instant noodles n fried eggs.

When I was a child, I wanted to...
grow up n be a successful person.

The book that changed my life is...
Erm, I seldom read. hehe....

If only I would...
get into a desired university, graduate successfully from the university and get a good job or have my own business, have a wonderful happy family, live n experience every process in life without any major obstacles n die peacefully...

Friends say that I am...
crazy, 38, smart, fat, short, friendly, sporting, mature (dunno good or not good), ...... i leave the list to u guys..

What I don't find amusing is...
being accused, opportunities slip away when i realized i should have grapped them, there is no1 to approach when i need help.

I often wonder...
how my future would be. married happily? die early? work like a cow? work n get a lot of $? stay healthy? how my friends n family members r doing.....

I'm passing the baton to...
Hui Chien, Linges, Khai Chee, Shengcui, BoonHan, Yann Yoong, Vivian, Lai Luan....... basically anyone who read this post, especially those ppl in my "link" list. just copy and paste the questions to your blog.

Have a nice day!! ^^

Trip to Pulau Perhentian, Bubu

2006-03-29T00:02:00.000+08:00

23/3:
Started packing in the morning. Went out 4 lunch with TK n WY in Serdang. Ate Tomyam. Then went to Carrefour to buy some junk food 4 the trip.... A dozen of instant noodles, a pack of 3in1 Milo, twisties, ......etc.... then went back n continue with packing, omg, rush like mad. Had to teach tuition at 530pm then had to ruch straight to LRT station. Too rush, forgot to wear formal pants to the tuition centrel, accidentally wore jeans there.... haha...thats y i had to quickly ran up to the tutorial room when i c my boss downstair, hoping she dun realize what i was wearing...haha..luckily she did not... went to LRT station, gek sei, no 1 was there yet!!!! all late!!!!!!! stood there like sohpoh n ate my roti n drank my dutch lady milk while waiting 4 them....reached the bus station n ride on the bus.... not bad... slept n awake along the way...

24/3:
Reached Kuala Besut at 5am...had breakfast at a lousy stall....haha...got onto the speedboat to Bubu beach at 8am. BH fell asleep on KP's shoulder, since then, KP is always warning BH not to sleep near him....wahaha...Went 4 the 1st snorkling today.... quite fun. JY was too excited. she swam too far when every1 was returning to the beach. I found KP was swimming so quickly chasing JY... The guide asked me if they r my friends... i told him i think the guy was chasing the gal back.... damn funny.... yea, KP brought a Hennesy there... at nite, v played Tai Di...lose adi hav to drink.... all faces started to turn red... Be4 falling asleep, KP spread all his stories to mr n JY, while BH was already snoring like a pig...

25/3:
Went for 2 snorklings today. Almost got a sun burn today. There was a fire dance at night after having BBQ 4 dinner. KP n LW had became the "guest performers" too....damn funny... After taking photos of our stupid acts, v went back to room n had IQ session.... went to sleep....cos... KP was already asleep....

26/3:
Woke up at 640am, n packed our laguage, had breakfast n started our journey back to KL. Reached KL at 630pm, then v went to pizza hut 4 dinner.... yea, had fun with u guys...haha

Finally.... thx....

2006-03-17T00:12:00.002+08:00

Finally it was out..... i was not very nervous be4 tat, so i did not really feel the excitement too.... maybe because my friends had sms me to infrom me bout it, or maybe it does not worth so much excitement.... but..anyway, i am quite contented.... just feel a little not worthly with the only 1.... but overall---- happy.....

Really need to thx my teachers 4 putting so much efforts on us, special thxs to Pn Chung, Pn Koay, Pn Lim n Mr Wong. N my classmates who had helped a lot in my studies --- Lai Luan, Chee Mun, Vanessa, Shengcui, Chee Wei, Elaine, Pei Wah Fook Weng.....etc..... Thx a lot 4 ur helps n supports....

Plan to meet the school counselors next monday to consult on the application of universities n courses... wondering if i will be the lucky 1 to get into UM Accountancy, i think the chances r very very low, unless i got 4.0... but i will happy enough if i get into UPM accs..... wondering if i wanna go to USM if i am offered Accs there.... i know that USM is good but...i just dun feel like leaving KL.....ermmmm.... have to depend on faith sometimes.....

Congratulations to those who has score well...but 4 those who r not satisfied with ur results, pls do not feel too upset or give up.... its not the end of your life..... Plan well n aim 4 a better success in the future.... Ganbate, every1!!!!!!

STPM n piano performance

2006-03-15T02:10:00.000+08:00

Went 4 teaching this morning. Miss Lee, a senior teacher in my music centre asked me about the piano road show in Sunway Pyramid....but i had no idea bout it....."har?? u din know bout? aiyooooo..... eh, v r having a performance session... y dun u play there??? since i hav not enuf performer...." " oh, no!!! i am not ready to play anythg...." " can la can la....no worries.....later i will call u then u come to my house, then i will fetch u there together"...... (My music school is promoting the Wends n Lung piano in Sunway Pyramid 4 a week)

Went home n practise my pieces like mad after decided what piano works to play.... omg, 2 more hours to get ready.... Chopin Etude Op10 No3, n Mozard Sonata in Cmajor.....total is a 20- minute playing.....but i think shud not be a big problem, cos i hav been practising my Sonata all the while, althought its not up to the standard of performing.... while the etude, i performed in be4 in Sept last year, although i hav never practised it since Oct 2005.... =_ ="

eh, the clock struck 4pm, y din she call me?? the peroformance shud be beginning at 430pm... but i din care.... cos i must appreciate my every second with practising my piano pieces....waited 4 another 15 minutes, 4.15 pm now!!!! called her..... " omg, i hav forgotten to fetch u!!! can u pls come by urself??? sorry......"

Aiksssss.... nth can be done besides driving there....2 minutes after reaching there, my turn....omg, i started to be nervous, perform after a 2 HOUR...omg..... i got so nervous when playing my piano sonata 1st movement.....i am suppose to play without looking at the book, but since the book is in front of me...(cos i am not ready to play the 2nd n 3rd movement by memory), i tend to look at the book, it caused to be more panic.... i was a bit lost, but trying to go on with some small slips..... bad!!!! but not the worst!!! the worst thg is..... my etude!!! omg!!!! luckily the audience there dunno who i am!!!! cos the chordal passage in the middle.....i played like shit!!!! wrong notes nvr mind.... but broke down!!! bang all the wrong chords!!! omg.....i could not believe tat i played so much better last year....

aikssssss...... must ganbate.....must practise piano more.....

wahhhh, another scary day is coming ...... stpm results is comin gout on thurs....May God bless me.... but actually i haven felt nervous yet.... maybe i can only feel my heart beating like drum on thurs..... but its kind like hopeless 4 me.... i have no confidence at all this time.... i set no target....cos i dun want to dissapoint myself too badly.... n i know tat it has become fact.... v can do nth to change it....so its uselss to think so much bout it....ermmmmm..... what i can do now is, do nth but to wait 4 the arrival of my results slip....haha..... anyway.... wish all my frens n of course myself will be satisfied with our results....

Picture Post

2006-03-13T14:15:00.000+08:00

Just feel like sharing somes pictures with U guys!!!! All lengcai n lenglui ohh........

Trip to Penang!!!

2006-02-18T02:36:00.000+08:00

Wauuuuu, Taiwan KTM team 9 gathering at Penang...16 of us altogether, Lets c: 6 in Penang: Kok keong, Tsu ching, Penny, zhuang Lin, Wei ying n Su Hong. 1 from Johor- Pecky. 2 from Malacca: Si min , Harry. 2 from Sp: Yong yi n Shen hong, 5 from KL: Yu ting, Hsu zhen, Jian quan, Bangzhu n me.

The 1st day, went toTing's house at 10.15am, then fetched all the KL ppl, had McD as brunch, then drove all the way to Bidor n had lunch, reached Penang at 6pm. yaya.... along the way, everybody was so worry!!!! cos.... runing out of petrol!!! could not find petrol station by the high way...OMG, tried to switch offthe aircond to save petrol....it was like having sauna in the car... so happy to see a few petrol sations after that, but.... they were not by the high way.... they were in the taman by the high way. V could not find the way in.....haizz.....means, can c cannot touch....so the only thg tat v could do is, the 2 guys crossed the big drain n bought the petrol, then filled in ourselves.....Met Tsu Ching then followed her to her house. Had dinner at Seoul steamboot buffet, nice!!! Mahjung session at Tsu ching's house... i tried to sleep at 3am...but.........

Our driver

no petrol...haiz.....

magee mee goreng....haha

mahjung session

The 2nd day, woke up at 1o sth, could not sleep the whole night, due to the mahjung noise, handphones' ringtones, the freezing room...etc..., went to the Gurney Plaza n had lunch, followed by karaoke session. Then went to Bukit Genting to have dinner.... nice food n fresh air, although v had been waiting 4 the waiters to clean the tables n serve us 4 about 1.5 hours. Went to the beach after tat, having lots of fun there.... played crazy games ter.... i carried u...u carried me.....truth or dare la.... kissing here n there......yeauskkksss.....but fun laaaaaa..... slept at 6am after bath n few rounds of mahjung.

The 3rd day, woke up at 12pm, went to eat laksa at 3pm, Had our seafood dinner at Tampok....wauuu, very delicious.... v ordered 11 dished, u know?? n v finished all of them....wahaha.....had to send Simin n Harry to the bus station after sending Penny home, it was suppose to take 30 minutes to the bus station, but...OMG, 15 minutes left, KK drove dangerously, rushing to the bus station, n the poor yting was following his car. Luckily, v were able to reaah the bus station in time....went to the beach again at nite, 7 ppl in a CRV, 2 at the boot....haha....the police passed by looking at our car....adventurous yer.... this time not as crazy as the nite be4, just sat n laid on the beach.... At 5am, v left the beach. Slept at 7am after bath, n a few rounds of mahjung....haha

seafood...nice!!!

The 4th day, woke up at 1pm sth...wahaha...... Shen Hong n Penny waited 4 us like mad...... nehhhh kk n yting did not wanna wake up loooooo......then went to Gurney plaza again to meet up with them..... had Sushi King as breakfast+lunch+dinner at 5pm sth.... At 6pm, v drove back to KL....Ting was so tired after a 4 hr drive....i offered to help, my 1st time driving Crv ler...hehe.....they were so worry at 1st.....wau, i speed up to 140per km...hehe..... after a while, they started to hav confidence with my driving skill.....reached home at bout 12am.

Special thanks to Tsu Ching n Kok Keong 4 opening your houses 4 us.... thanks to ur parents to....thz 4 ur hospitality....to Ting n kk again, thx 4 becoming our driver.... really enjoyed this trip a lot, hope to meet u guys again soon.

Taiwan KuanMooTuan

2005-12-30T16:58:00.000+08:00

almost every1 cried at the airport..... n i cried horribly the last 2 days..... so pai se..... will always miss u guys..... all of you r my best teamates!!!!! rememeber to keep in touch ya!!!!! quickly come to KL and have our 1st gathering....really looking forward to meet u guys!!!!!

on the flight going back to KL

hey, girls, say cheese!!!!!

a super funny guy who is so evil....haha no laaaaaa......he is so cute n funny.....he also cried terribly on the last night.....and i will always remember your "zi mo" show on the street.... i have recorded it....wahaha
Jacko!!!!! hey, cool guy!!!! he likes to act cool and always look at the mirror......
a very cute guy who cried terribly at the airport.....thx 4 lending me your jacket that day....haha

hey, brave guy.....haha, not shy ya......hahaha

Siao ke ai.... another very cute girl who can mix around with everybody
a girl who looks like Huang Siao Rou....haha.....and she always called me Lara....emmmmm, do i look like Lara? i doubt so....
our very cute fu dao yuen who always call herself "Lin Zhi Ling".... she always force us to praise her...... wahhh, pity us.....ahaha....
my very good buddy- moong ling.... our team leader always took special care of her...cos he worried she might be dreaming while crossing the road...haha.....she is very cute n also a bit blurrrrrrrr.....haha, keep in touch ya

he is a very very cute guy, our fu dao yuen...... a very kind n friendly guy..... he looks so innocent almost all the time..... n so cute
our fu dau yuen.....she look quite serious, innocent and soft at 1st....but actually she can be so funny, can always play play with us... and she treat us with magee mee
will always remember u guys..... miss u guys so much
Titanic was a success......hurray
wauuu...... romantic scene by Jacko n Rossie
ballroom dance followed by "cha sao bao"
a very funny guy whose voice is so suitable to sing"cha sao bao"....... dun be cheated by his innocent look, haha, actually he is not as innocent as you think
very good friends that i made in this trip

he looks so melancholy on the 1st day i met him, with his reddish eyes.... knowing that he is not feeling well.... thought that he is those quiet type..... BUT...I AM WRONG!!!! he is so active n funny..... and wicked....but still pretend to be innocent.... wei, your friends are important then your online games ok?

a very active girl in our group.....like to take many many funny photos.....she even took photos of the dustbin, trees, road..........

the 1st taiwanese i know....always like to open his eyes as big as he can when taking photos.....hey!!!! remember to show your teeth laaaa....but he s really a funny guy.....will never forget how "sung" his dance was.
a very cute girl who likes snoopy n mickey mouse a lot....actually she like any soft toys which s cute..... very hard to wake her up in the morning....have to call her 1000 times then only she will slowly climb up from the bed....
n she is super blur also, put coins into another washing machine instead of the 1 she wanna use. my very cute group leader

Christmas in Taiwan...... but v r not allowed to go out, only can stay in the hotel.....so v count down at the field in front of our hotel, n wish each others Merry christmas.....quite silly, syok ourselves..hahaa

imitating the statues......so stupid...wahaha

we r angels from taiwan.....

playing bubbles like small kids..haha...
wahaha, fell down together......so damn funny

Bus broke down..... helping each other to massage while waiting 4 the bus to be repaired....
the taiwanese guy who can sleep like a wiper in bus

make up till so "sung" to perform a "sung" dance.....but i will always remember tat dance....super funny.....its so unforgettable

Y the princess of the forest sleep like a dead body???haha

Taken from the plane...
Picture with "mei ren yu"

Sunset in Taiwan

U will never c this in KL My lovely teamates!!!!! At Zhong Zheng University
At Fo Guang Shan