Help Us!

It's been a while since my last post...I haven't blogged for ages coz I was sooo damn busy with work, relocation, fam problem... but I guess I still want to keep this blog alive :)

So many natural disasters lately in Indonesia...not only natural disaster but also terrorism :(
Thank God, things seem to get better in our effort to catch all terrorists...but a few days ago, Indonesia was shocked again by a big earthquake in West Sumatra (Padang). So many victims, mostly killed by collapsing buildings and houses.. TV reported 1,100 victims killed thus far and I really hope it ends now...



My heart is in pain when I watch those programs that shows the condition up there...
The electricity was cut and we need more decent equipments to save those who are trapped in the ruin of buildings... Only a few could be saved... and may the rest is in peace right now...



I can't help much from here and I do worry myself, when will this kind of things end? Are we reaching the end of the world? I can only pray and I hope (and be certain) that our prayer would be heard :)

Hospital Angel Caught on CCTV

This news was taken from Nine News.

Chelsea Banton, 14, was fighting for her life after a bout of pneumonia, a collapsed lung and subsequent infections saw her breathing with the aid of a ventilator at Charlotte Presbyterian Hospital.

As her family gathered to say their final goodbyes and mother Colleen faced the decision on removing her life support, hospital staff noticed a mysterious bright light outside her room.

"On the monitor, there was this bright light," the Daily Mail reported Mrs Banton as saying.

"And I looked at it and I said, 'Oh my goodness! It looks like an angel!''

When nurses then took off her oxygen mask, Chelsea's vitals returned to normal.

A fortnight later, she returned home in time for her 15th birthday.

"The nurse practitioner who saw the image in the monitor said, 'I've worked here 15 years, and I've never seen anything like it'," Mrs Banton said.

Chelsea's mother captured the baffling light on the CCTV monitor with a digital camera.

"If [people] doubt it, that's fine ... but I know what I saw, and the picture's untouched," Mrs Banton said.

"I didn't make it up.

'I look at things differently than I used to, because I know God is in control."

Amazingly, it wasn't the first time Chelsea had escaped a brush with death.

Doctors reportedly gave her 36 hours to live after she was born five weeks prematurely, but she recovered to lead a relatively normal childhood.

"I'm learning that every day she's alive is a miracle," Mrs Banton said.

Pay thousands and owe millions

This is what I'm afraid of when buying shares these days...
You can't just believe in a corporate offer anymore... like managed fund, they always try to hide the fees eventho they'll charge you an arm and a leg >,<

Read this article

In that article, the investors can buy large slabs of the company for small amounts of change. The investors can only pay 0.1 cent (yes, it is not a typo!) for a share. Doesn't it sound too good to be true? Maybe... but it turned out to be this kind of agreement:

For every security purchased for 0.1 cent, security holders still have to fund the next two $1 instalments in the company

Apart from the appearance of two retail shareholders with a collective 20 per cent stake worth about $80,000 with a further $160 million of obligations, BrisConnections has found itself with several highly distressed security holders on its register.

Man... I'd feel the same if I were them... I think it's a lesson for me too... coz I don't normally read the whole document when I bought shares >,<... should I call my self a risk-lover? or just a stupid investor? -___-

Anyway, that's something important to share with all of you...

God will always be with us until the finish line

This is a great article that was brought up during the last retreat...

- taken from http://sports.espn.go.com/espn/espn25/story?page=moments/94 -

Unlike Carl Lewis and Daley Thompson, Derek Redmond is not a name that conjures up memories of Olympic gold medals. But it is Redmond who defines the essence of the human spirit.

Redmond arrived at the 1992 Olympic Summer Games in Barcelona determined to win a medal in the 400. The color of the medal was meaningless; he just wanted to win one. Just one.

He had been forced to withdraw from the 400 at the 1988 Games in Seoul, only 10 minutes before the race, because of an Achilles tendon injury. He then underwent five surgeries over the next year. This was the same runner who had shattered the British 400-meter record at age 19. So when the 1992 Games arrived, this was his time, his moment, his stage, to show the world how good he was and who he was.

Derek's father Jim had accompanied him to Barcelona, just as he did for all world competitions. They were as close as a father and son could be. Inseparable, really. The best of friends. When Derek ran, it was as if his father were running right next to him.

THE MOMENT
The day of the race arrives. Father and son reminisce about what it took for Derek to get to this point. They talk about ignoring past heartbreaks, past failures. They agree that if anything bad happens, no matter what it is, Derek has to finish the race, period.

The top four finishers in each of the two semifinal heats qualify for the Olympic final. As race time approaches for the semifinal 400 heat, Jim heads up to his seat at the top of Olympic Stadium, not far from where the Olympic torch was lit just a few days earlier. He is wearing a T-shirt that reads, "Have you hugged your foot today?"

The stadium is packed with 65,000 fans, bracing themselves for one of sport's greatest and most exciting spectacles. The race begins and Redmond breaks from the pack and quickly seizes the lead. "Keep it up, keep it up," Jim says to himself.

Down the backstretch, only 175 meters away from finishing, Redmond is a shoo-in to make the finals. Suddenly, he hears a pop. In his right hamstring. He pulls up lame, as if he had been shot.

"Oh, no," Jim says to himself. His face pales. His leg quivering, Redmond begins hopping on one leg, then slows down and falls to the track. As he lays on the track, clutching his right hamstring, a medical personnel unit runs toward him. At the same time, Jim Redmond, seeing his son in trouble, races down from the top row of the stands, sidestepping people, bumping into others. He has no credential to be on the track, but all he thinks about is getting to his son, to help him up. "I wasn't going to be stopped by anyone," he later tells the media.

On the track, Redmond realizes his dream of an Olympic medal is gone. Tears run down his face. "All I could think was, 'I'm out of the Olympics -- again,'" he would say.

As the medical crew arrives with a stretcher, Redmond tells them, "No, there's no way I'm getting on that stretcher. I'm going to finish my race."

Then, in a moment that will live forever in the minds of millions, Redmond lifts himself to his feet, ever so slowly, and starts hobbling down the track. The other runners have finished the race, with Steve Lewis of the U.S. winning the contest in 44.50. Suddenly, everyone realizes that Redmond isn't dropping out of the race by hobbling off to the side of the track. No, he is actually continuing on one leg. He's going to attempt to hobble his way to the finish line. All by himself. All in the name of pride and heart.

Slowly, the crowd, in total disbelief, rises and begins to roar. The roar gets louder and louder. Through the searing pain, Redmond hears the cheers, but "I wasn't doing it for the crowd," he would later say. "I was doing it for me. Whether people thought I was an idiot or a hero, I wanted to finish the race. I'm the one who has to live with it."

One painful step at a time, each one a little slower and more painful than the one before, his face twisted with pain and tears, Redmond limps onward, and the crowd, many in tears, cheer him on.

Suddenly, Jim Redmond finally gets to the bottom of the stands, leaps over the railing, avoids a security guard, and runs out to his son, with two security people chasing after him. "That's my son out there," he yells back to security, "and I'm going to help him."

Finally, with Derek refusing to surrender and painfully limping along the track, Jim reaches his son at the final curve, about 120 meters from the finish, and wraps his arm around his waist.

"I'm here, son," Jim says softly, hugging his boy. "We'll finish together." Derek puts his arms around his father's shoulders and sobs.

Together, arm in arm, father and son, with 65,000 people cheering, clapping and crying, finish the race, just as they vowed they would. A couple steps from the finish line, and with the crowd in an absolute frenzy, Jim releases the grip he has on his son, so Derek could cross the finish line by himself. Then he throws his arms around Derek again, both crying, along with everyone in the stands and on TV.

"I'm the proudest father alive," he tells the press afterwards, tears in his eyes. "I'm prouder of him than I would have been if he had won the gold medal. It took a lot of guts for him to do what he did."

Sugar Hit @ the Shangri-La's Lobby Lounge

It's been a long day for me...but TGIF... :)

I went to have a drink after work with 12 other colleagues, went to Night Noodle Market @ Hyde Park and then ended by a nice desserts at the Shangri-La Hotel...
It was a good number ei hahaha I love it when a lot of people turned up to my event :P lol



There was a good food month deal where you can spend $20 to get 3 types of desserts and a glass of dessert wine/cognac..
I chose a dessert wine for sure.. it was soo good :) but it was too little to last :(

It was a happy ending but it really kills me... I wore high heels today and I walked soo far from Suncorp to Hyde Park and back to Shangri-La :( mannnnn
I organised this thing but I ended up being the last person to turn up :S sooo embarrassing hurhurhurhur... and if you look at my feet now, they look disgusting coz it's red everywhere :(

I hope everyone enjoyed it coz I did :)
Gnite peoples...

You will never walk alone

Along life's road
There will be sunshine and rain
Roses and thorns, laughter and pain
And 'cross the miles
You will face mountains so steep
Deserts so long and valleys so deep
Sometimes the Journey's gentle
Sometimes the cold winds blow
But I want you to remember
I want you to know

(Chorus)
(Chorus)
You will never walk alone
As long as you have faith
Jesus will be right beside you all the way
And you may feel you're far from home
But home is where He is
And He'll be there down every road
You will never walk alone

never, no never

The path will wind
And you will find wonders and fears
Labors of love and a few falling tears
Across the years
There will be some twists and turns
Mistakes to make and lessons to learn
Sometimes the journey's gentle
Sometimes the cold winds blow
But I want you to remember wherever you may go


(Repeat Chorus)

Jesus knows your joy, Jesus knows your need
He will go the distance with you faithfully

(Repeat Chorus)

Passion Concert 21.10.08

Hey all

I watched a great concert yesterday... it was by Chris Tomlin's Passion band whose aim is to make Jesus name famous in our generation...
and I really need to say this...he did his job really well :)

2 Corinthians 5:21
"God made Him (Jesus) who had no sin to be sin for us, so that in him we might become the righteousness of God"

check this out...




I love this song: How Great is Our God...

To give you a little background, that was my first praise & worship concert I've ever attended...
I came from a Catholic family background and I was baptised since I was really young...
I normally go to church every Sunday and I've always had my faith in God...
I just wasn't someone who likes to listen to gospel music and I'd probably go to church for the sake of fulfilling my duty being a good Catholic...

My life was pretty decent...so it's not that I came from a broken family that would put me into a really bad life... but I wasn't that happy before... I always felt that I'm lacking in something... like I haven't achieved anything... I always wanted more and more and I barely can say to myself "You've done a great job Deb!"

Just last year I was always touched when I listened to the songs sung in my local church... it made me want to be involved more in their local community... but I was never able to attend to one of their bible study or I wasn't brave enough to commit...
Yes, I was still with my x bf at that time... I also studied part time at uni and did full time work... it might actually scare me a little bit.. so I ignored that feeling...

After coming back from my 3mths holiday, I came to Sydney and I thought well I have no bf anymore (since we broke up last year) and I only have work to focus on...
I started to think that I needed to contribute back to my society or at least share the talents that God has given me with the people around me...

Then I met my friend who just migrated to Sydney and he told me I would always be welcome if I want to join this church community...
And since then, I tried to give more of my time for God and try to know Him better...
I tried to change the way I used to be and try to be the person He would like me to be...

Sorry if my story is a little off topic here but I'd like to share a bit of my life story...
I'm not a good story teller but what I'm trying to say is that God has changed me little by little...
I could see the difference between my old and new life...
I've been happier and appreciate my life more than before... I believe that He would give what I asked at the right time...

I still don't know what I wanna be in my life... but I know that I want to be happy and by appreciating every little gift in your life and being thankful for that little thing that happened in our life, we would feel happier in our lives...

That was my little background why I started to be involved more in a church community... hehe

Anyway...
I honestly still think I'm too far from being a good person...
But when I think God has given A LOT to me, I think I should always try hard to be a better person every day and try to please Him :)

Thank you Lord :)

Sharing Time - WYD

I got this message from one of my mailing lists...
I like it and that's why I want to share it with you guys...

So this sharing message came after WYD08 ended few weeks ago...
I'm sure we all can still feel the warmth and merriment of the event even until now :)

I don't want to copy and paste the whole message, I'll just copy some of his message that I like..
He said:
I enjoy and am proud to the fact that the Catholic faith embraces other faiths - as our leader shown in his attempt to unify religions and other Christian denominations. I can't quote him directly, but he said along the lines that "All religions have the power to be one. If they choose to do so."

Doesn't the world become a wonderful Utopia if all faiths are united in one? I experienced a very small part of Buddhism when I was in India, and also from my own family who some are still buddhist. I must say that the moral values taught and the dedication to their deity is very similar or fundamentally "equal" to our own Catholic faith. Obviously I only barely scratched the surface of an equally diverse and culturally rich religion (there are also many denominations in Buddhism) - and some Catholic and Buddhist theologians would probably have a contrasting opinion, but why are we always focusing on those differences between faiths instead of focusing on creating a society where there is mutual respect between faiths? From my somewhat limited experience of other religions, I always see a doctrine that perpetuates love, respect, kindness and abhors violence and evil acts. Why then, must we squabble over petty differences? As we move towards a society that respects different cultures, surely we can respect other faiths and their uniqueness?

I really agree with this person. From what I understand, many religions teach us the same or at least similar good deeds so yeah WHY do we have to focus on our differences? Why do we have to fight with each other? We're all human...why don't we respect each other? Just like a marriage...in order for a marriage to work (not that I've experienced this :p) a couple should strive to understand and respect each other... if two people need that respect and compromise to bring warmth into the family...a world of millions of people OBVIOUSLY need MORE respect and compromise to make this whole world a peaceful world for people to live right?

Another good message:

A God who severely punishes those who are born into a loving and devout family who believe in other non-Christian religions surely cannot be a loving and just God that we love so much?

Agree on this too. One of the seminar that I attended taught me that there are still salvations outside Catholic... so yeah I do believe that our God is a loving God that will always treasure good people :)

This post is not written to show how good my belief is... I just want to share my thoughts and feelings :)

Let's respect each other...I believe everyone in this world has good morale...let's treat each other with respect and caring so that we can walk hand in hand to make this world a better place :)

Why?

I don't know this lady very well...
I know her name and I know what she looks like...she's pretty and elegant :) She's nice and simple...
Only one thing I know about her for sure, she's able to make someone happy...

She's gonna leave soon...not that she's going to migrate or leave the country but she's gonna leave him... she's gonna go away from him, from her true love...
Why she's doing that? I can't tell you why coz she didn't even tell him why...

I really want to tell her to stop, I really want the world to stop moving for a while... I want them to be together even for few minutes...few seconds...I want them to feel the true happiness even for a while...

Why two people who are in love with each other can't be together?

Are they not being together is partly my fault? Is there karma for doing things?

Only if I have the power to make him happy...

A very cold night needs to be spent with very warm music

My neck really hurts today... hmmm I've applied some deep heat ointment but now my skin is just burnt, the pain is still there :(((

Anyway, I've been listening to some music in youtube so yeah just to share a bit of videos that I like to listen :)

This is one of my favorites... I find it peaceful everytime I listen to it :) nicee :)



This is nice as well... very calm :)

Lousy Friday

Heya! I haven't blogged for more than a month now :( Sorry if I'm slack :|

I've been busy though... I am serious, I was sooo busy with work, with World Youth Day in Sydney, and busy going out with my friends who came from overseas... some of them came to Syd to attend WYD08 but some of them just came for a holiday...
Yes I need to rest as I almost got sick again... :(
Considering I've taken 4 sick leaves since the mid Feb this year, I don't think I should or can take another sick leave for the time being... so yeah TAKE A REST DEB! -__-

Back to what I was gonna say in this post... I was going to talk about my experience in WYD08 but am still waiting for the pictures that my friends took during the week hehehe... I brought my camera along actually but I think it's a bit broken... like the quality wasn't that good anymore... hmmm I've got it since late 2004, it has done its job nicely hehe... so yeah will wait until I get all the pics and will post some of them as well here :)

ANYWAY... while I'm blogging this right now, one of my colleague just approached me and told me about some random videos that show mobile popcorn... it shows you that popcorns can be made using 4 mobiles...
You just need to place the corn in the middle of 4 mobile phones and ring all 4 of them... when all of them ring, the corns will start popping and you can start eating them hehe...
I watched those videos and didn't realise that my manager was right behind me :( he asked me what I am watching and he didn't seem happy :( My team leader then told everyone that we should know when my manager is around, we should be more careful of what we're doing 0_0 coz he has concerns over internet security etc... :( i feel really bad now :((((

Oh well, I can't do anything for now but I should be more careful next time :) cheer up deb!!!
I'm gonna go now and have a nice dinner with my friend from Indo... will share my experience in WYD08 soon!!! See you!

An update from debii zama

Been busy at work... been busy at home... been busy in the community....
NO, I don't make things up.... I am busy :P

Tomorrow is my friend's bday but I guess I can't give her a surprise party tonight @ 12 AM.... it'll be too late for me to go... I have a lot of work tomorrow so I don't think I can spare some time tonight :( I need to sleep :(
I do feel bad rejecting the idea though... man...

Anyway, I'm in the middle of preparing the upcoming SPJ birthday now... oh wells I don't think I've ever mentioned SPJ in my blog before...

SPJ stands for St. Peter Julian... it's a church's name in the city... and that's where I spend most of my time now...
When I first joined SPJ, people asked me if I just came from Indo or if I was active in other community and they were wondering why I joined them... hmm...unfortunately I had to say the truth... I've never joined such community before... I am a Catholic, I went to church most of the weekends but skipped some of them too...

I guess I am not a bad person or a person who had extreme experience in the past that really needs help from other people... so I won't see myself joining a church community to be something extraordinary...
I've been thinking of joining this kind of community for a while... I just couldn't allocate some time for this before...
I am still busy now, even if I weren't involved in this community... but I guess people can make some time once they've set their mind on it...
So yeah, I think the reason why I joined SPJ was because I wanted to return God's favour to me... He's been helping me since I was born til I am typing this blog now... so I think at least I should give something back to Him :) I guess meeting different types of people involved in that community also makes it more interesting... :)
That's the short story why I joined a church community now...

Anyway, I was just going to say that I am in the middle of the preparation and now am just in the middle of a discussion with my friend hehehe... I should've paid more attention on the discussion yet I'm blogging instead :P LOL...
Have a good night peoples!!!

Thank you :)

Just listening to a Korean song at the moment... then suddenly I feel like blogging...

I guess it's been a while I haven't blogged so why not share a bit of my experience recently...

I joined Praise & Worship session in my church yesterday... and they mentioned about how we can lose some of our friends if we can't manage our time well, between church community and our day-to-day lives...
Seems like everyone experienced it before...of course that means I did too :)

Well I guess I haven't played tennis for a month now coz I always got something to do on Friday night....
I'm not saying it's always for church but of course I can't just ignore my work life...e.g. friday night drinks, dinners, etc...

OK, what I was trying to say is that I just talked to one of my friends who like playing tennis with me on Friday night...
He sounded a bit disappointed coz I won't be able to play regularly on that day... I suppose they need more people to play coz it isn't nice just to play with 2-3 people... BUT, I was so glad when I found that he's so understanding and he said he would think of changing our Friday's game time... woohoo!!! Looking forward to it :D

Having said that, I've been thinking of what should I do to them.. like they've been understanding to me but why I haven't really done anything for them :|
When my brother went home, I was really lonely... but they always asked me to do things with them...
Oh wells, if the person reads my blog and knew who I was talking about... hope you do know how thankful I am for you :) and yeah if you guys need something from me, just shoot! and I'll be glad to help :)

So to summarise what I had in mind, I don't think we will lose anyone when we're busy and simply don't have time to have fun together, unless you declared a war with them :P...
Having fun together is important, especially when they think it's more fun when you're there!... but the more important thing is that when they need you badly, then you should be there for them...
Let them know how thankful you are that you have them and let them know that you'll be there when they really need your hands :)

Have a great weekend peoples!!!

Tennis Game with My Colleagues

It's been a fun weekend so far... keep it up! Only one day left :P

I spent my Saturday with a bunch of my work colleagues having BBQ and played tennis in my friend's apartment...
Nice if you stay in an apartment which does have tennis court...
The tennis court wasn't in a good condition but it's sufficient to make us having fun :)

I went there late coz I needed to go to my friend's place to get a parking pass... man, parking more than 2 hrs in the city is always giving you trouble... If you want to park in a security building then you have to spend at least $10 (weekend flat rate) but only for myself, I think $10 is a bit too much -____-!

So I went to Maroubra to borrow my friend's pass... lucky them who got a weekend car park in the city... it's just a pity that suncorp can't provide us with a free weekend parking :( but anyway... So yeah that made me late coming to my friend's place...
Once I reached their place, we went straight to the rooftop and had bbq... I felt bad to Nicole (my colleague's fiancee) who owns the apartment coz I didn't help her at all, yes I was really keen to play instead hehe...
We just played for fun.. I meant, some of them couldn't really play but as long as they can hit the ball back, who cares eh? the game continued until the ball flew over the roof :P hahaha... one of my friend hit the ball too high and it ended up falling down the street and he needed to go down and picked up the ball ahaha poor him :P

It WAS fun I would say... looking fwd to playing again with them soon...
Anyway, we finished at about 6 pm making my friends late attending their family's dinner hehe...
I went home straight after that and slept hehe too tired having fun :P

Have a good night everyone...

Oh yeah, another video that I like, you may not understand the lyrics but just listen to the melody... doesn't it sound nice?

Drama Queen

I just got back from my holiday...
There was just a long weekend here in Australia... we had 1 extra holiday on Friday for ANZAC day...

Me and my other 2 friend went to Melbourne just for a short vacation but there were problems... A LOT of problems I would say when we were there...

OK here is the story...

- Day 1 -

I went to Melbourne on Friday morning... what I would normally do is to do online check-in on the previous day for both going and going back from the trip but there was problem with the booking (since Jetstar rescheduled the confirm flight) so I couldn't do the online check-in for the trip going from Melbourne to Sydney...
So since I could only print 1 boarding pass, I haven't checked-in for the trip going back to Sydney and planned to check in at Melbourne Avalon airport...

The problem began when we arrived at Melbourne... I was sick when I reached Melbourne. I think it was because I didn't sleep well on Thursday night...the weather was pretty bad too, it was showering all day and we didn't realise that most shops would be closed on ANZAC day, so we had to change our plan.
We went to Sovereign Hill, Ballarat straight away after finding out that most of the shops are closed. We have changed our plan already...
We could just spend 2 hrs at Sovereign Hills while we actually need more time to explore the whole Sovereign Hill. Well I know, it was really a problem but I found that it wasn't easy for us going there either coz we went to the wrong direction so we had to spend another hour just to go back and go to the right one...

Day one hasn't finished yet. Going back from the Sovereign Hill, we decided to go back to the hotel first and then have dinner...
We planned like going to jazz bar, cafes, etc but we couldn't really do all that :(
OK, it was quite difficult to find out "serviced apartment", and once we found it, apparently we got the wrong place, the lady in the reception desk told us that we booked a motel and not a serviced apartment...
When I knew it, I really set my expectation low and I was quite disappointed since I thought I really got a good price for a serviced apartment... maybe I should come to my senses more eh hehe...

We then went to this place that was recommended by my friend, Rococo... the place was cozy, the food was alright and it was OK...no problem :)

- Day 2 -

Day 2 was the best among the 3 days I've spent in Melbourne... We went to Lygon St and had a really nice gelato :D durian and roche... what a brilliant combination hehehe... it wasn't really a combination, both of them just taste NICE and 1 cup has 2 flavours, that's where the brilliant combination comes from :)

We also spent the day in Chapel St, accompanying my friends doing boots hunting and I just spent my day there looking at good stuff... It was just unfortunate that I am not a money machine sigh...I just could look at them... and prolly touch them hahahaha...

We went to my fave Korean place in Carnegie, Kimchi Grandma... We ordered a little too much but it was nice... the kimchi cigae was a bit too spicy though hehehe...

After that, we went to Nam Loong to buy some buns and went to Casino...
It was really hard to find parking at the Casino coz we tried to get free parking spot and there was almost to space for us, especially when we didn't really know the area well...
I just forgot most of the street's name there... well not to blame myself, it's been 3 yrs since I left Melbourne...

We spent like 1 hr just to find parking...what a fool.. :|
Then we went to casino, met my uni friend and went home...
There was no major problem on day 2...

- Day 3 -

-DOCKLAND-

-SouthGate-

Here comes day 3, the real problematic day :((((
The day started with Dockland... I wanted to see dockland so we went there and took some pictures, we planned to have breakfast there but no cafe has opened yet... :((( So I asked my friends to go to cafes around southgate....

So we went to Southgate... but then my friend asked us to have yum cha...she said she had a nice yum cha in this restaurant called "Red Emperor" in Southgate so we went there...
We spent a lot of time there, like 1 hr or so in yum cha... we talked a lot and ate a lot and we didn't realise the clock kept ticking... until we paid the bill and realised that it was 1 o'clock :| DA** ITTTTTT our flight is at 13.30 :|||||
So we ran back to the car and I drove to Avalon at a constant 110% speed limit :| It was really hectic and panicking time...

We reached the airport at 13.30 but we were late...the plan has gone :((( I felt like crying at that point coz I thought OMG...I would have to buy another plane ticket :(
We checked all airlines' websites through the internet cafe but most flights were fully booked.
The ones that were available cost like $340-$400 ish... I thought it was a rip off so I then suggested "Let's drive back to Sydney" ... I felt silly now coz it was quite a crazy idea... for someone like me who has never driven out of town before... but in my mind, I had only 1 thing, I NEED TO GO BACK TO SYDNEY, I'VE GOT WORKS TO DO... SO we then decided to drive back to Sydney, coz going back by bus would also cost $300 and you will reach Sydney at 12 noon while we could go back to Sydney at around 3 am if we drive... so we picked the cheapest option, drive back to Sydney :|

My friend tried to hire the car back through the phone but Hertz said someone else has queued for that car...we've got Toyota Prius btw...
Then they allocated us a Toyota Corolla instead, we agreed to it and went back to the Hertz desk @ the airport... We told the guy and the guy said we could just use our car and we don't have to pay anything since we've paid for 3 days renting anyway, what they'll do is to change the return place for that car...so we were lucky to get the prius back considering it consumes less fuel :) and it's the best car to use for long distance trip...

We agreed to take turns driving back to Sydney so I think that is fine :)
Well I'll take this as a lesson learnt or just take this as an experience for myself... when else I would drive from Melbourne to Canberra and Canberra to Sydney NON STOP :)

*Me so tired already*

Anyway, this is my favorite noodle soup when I was in Melbourne

Graduation

Wow... haven't blogged for ages...
Been really busy these days...first I went to Tasmania for the Easter break, then a week after that I went to Brisbane for work and my parents just came for holiday and also to attend my graduation ceremony :-)


Been really happy with my parents companion here in Sydney..it was just a pity they couldn't stay longer than 10 days -___- well it's a lot better than they're not coming at all though :) yep, always need to see things from their brighter side :D


Some graduation pictures that we took...
I actually borrowed a tripod from my friend's friend but my dad didn't like it when I spent time to set it up...
It would still look better than when my dad took it hohoho :P
He tried to take a lot of them but some of them were badly taken -.- gomen... I just speak out the truth here hahahaha....
But my dad was so passionate taking a lot of pictures... so still like that idea :D



I miss them so much...
Will go back one day to Indo but don't know when yet... I want to find out what I really want to do there instead of going there and still confused what to do...
I guess while I'm thinking, it's good to earn some bucks here :-)

Today I was called by my friend...she said something about being envious to someone who got a better task than her and stuff...
Just thinking over our conversation...I think people would always envy others REGARDLESS how well they've been doing...
Then I suddenly remember my parents... I also realised that I always envy my friends, including the friend who called me earlier... but then when I think about my parents... I feel that I would never envy anyone in this world for having better parents than me...
They may be richer, younger, more generous to their kids but I don't think they would love me as much as my parents do :-)
Realising that actually did make me feel better hehe...
Anyway, I'll blog about my Tasmania trip next time...have a good night everyone :)

Ken Lee

Nice one!

Tagged by Tabs

Instructions:
Remove 1 question from below and add in your personal question, make it a total of 20 questions, then tag 8 people in your list, list them out at the end of this post.

1. What do you really really want right now?
I want to call my mom yet my calling card has run out of credit :(
My mom will call me back in about 30 mins tho... counting down...

2. If you can turn into anything, what do you wish you can turn into?
Since my friend who tagged me wanted to turn into a female, I think turning into a male would be good too! A male does not have to be pregnant to have a child, all he needs to do is sleep :P

3. How are you feeling now?
I feel I need more holidays >.<
Easter break has finished!!! I still want my holidayy :S

4. Where is the place that you want to go most?
Japan. I love the food, fashion, scenery, and its language... Nihon no ikimashoo!! (am i right?)

5. If you have one dream to come true, what would it be?
Firstly, I want to meet my ideal husband then I want to have my own house. I want to make it full of glasses. I want to build swimming pool and tennis court in it. Sounds good? Don't worry, I'll invite you to my housewarming party when it's all done!

6. Do you believe in seeing the rainbow after the rain?
Yeah, why not? I've seen it!
Ahh do you mean seeing the rainbow in your "life" after the rain? Hmmm... yeah, I'm quite optimistic person... we should believe one if we want one ;)

7. Do you think religion is redundant?
No.

8. What cheers you up for the rest of the day?
When I see my shares go up and I can trade them at the best prices.
That's one example. Basically any good news will cheer me up easily.

9. If you meet someone you love, would you confess to him/her?
I tend to react when someone confess his love to me, but if I really love him and I can't bear seeing him with another girl, I might confess one day...
Dignity is something that can't make me confess easily :S

10. List out three good things of the person who tagged you.
a) He listens to your problems
b) He tries his best to help his friends
c) He would love you as much as you love him

11. What are the requirements that you wish from your other half?
Love and faithfulness.
I'd also prefer my other half to be able to guide me to be a better person.

12. What type of person do you hate the most?
A person who always talks BIG but does little, manipulators and betrayers.

13. What would you do if you won a million dollars?
I'll buy 2 houses: one for my parents and one for myself. Then I'll invest the rest.

14. What is your ambition?
I want my own business one day and make it BIG with my own brain and sweats.

15. What would you wanna be after you're dead?
I want to go to Heaven and live with God and Jesus :)

16. If you have a chance, which part of your character would you like to change?
Perfectionist.

17. What would you most want to achieve right now?
I want my website to have steady income.

18. What do you think is the most important thing in your life?
God, family and true friends. I treasure them in my life.
They are the ones who would never leave you in whatever condition you are.
I put "true friends" here coz "friends" have a broader definition and not all friends are true friends :)

19. If there's one thing in your life you want to do but yet unable to, what would it be?
To see my grandpas and feel their warm hugs :(

20. What do you see yourself as in the next 10 years?
I will have a husband and 2 children. Hahaha I will also live in my big house like the one I described in question 5.

I will choose these people:

• Zenikko
• Monica
• DJ
• Natalia
  

Weekend

Today is a day off :)
Looking at the title itself, you'd probably know it's a day-off anyway hehe...

Today is kinda special nevertheless since this is my first weekend that I chose to stay at home since I got back from Indo...
Last week was a busy week for me so I feel that I need to rest a bit...
I don't know why but I feel that I got tired easier now hehe maybe I was influenced by other people that told me once you've reached 25 then you'd feel the difference :P

Anyway, it's not the point... I don't think I've aged a lot just by turning the age of 25... I honestly think that I've become much more positive now than a year ago...
I guess my best friends in Indo gave me so much motivation to be one :) Thanks girls!

I woke up a bit late this morning, watching 2 episodes of drama and now I'm trying to do some reading...
I hate reading so much back then but now I think it's not that bad afterall... but no, i'm not a bookworm yet :P and I still hate novels hehe so I think it's still a long way for me to be a bookworm :P

Today is a nice, sunny day. Actually I thought it'd be good if I just sit at the park beside a little lake and do a bit of reading... but I'm just too lazy to go now...
I am listening to some indo music now... let me share this with you...

Bunga Citra Lestari - Aku Tak Mau Sendiri



Bunga Citra Lestari - Sunny OST Cinta Pertama



Enjoy and have a great weekend!!!

Brisbane Trip

I went to Brisbane for a day yesterday...
It was a tiring day despite the fact that it was quite fun too!

I woke up at 6.25 am sharp yesterday coz I need to leave home at 7. My taxi came and the driver almost left me as he couldnt park his car in front of my building (I forgot it's clearway time!) but luckily I was only 3 mins late so I still could catch him back :P

I checked my bag again while I was in the taxi and suddenly I realised that I forgot my damn ticket! Man... the taxi needed to go back again :-(
It's good that my building is probably only 15 mins away from the airport so I could still make it and in fact, I've got there so early :-) no baggage... so it's very fast to check in.

There is another girl from other division who went to Brisbane with me. She's nice... and it is good to have someone go there with you, so if you get lost, you do it together... :)

The session was alright, better than I expected...
They had this door prize idea where people were encouraged to ask many questions so he/she could get more chances to win...
I asked quite many questions and I got like 5-6 chances to win compared to 2-3 who didn't ask many. But I still didn't win it -____-
But everyone went home with no empty-handed. We've got Suncorp umbrella. Does this sound pathetic? Hahaha... yeah Sydney's always raining recently and we've got a big umbrella which can protect us from rain and strong wind...
I heard only employees who have been in Suncorp for 10 years would get it. Hehe I guess I speed-up my employment to 3 weeks to get that! Nice... :-)

On the way back to Sydney, we had another guy joined us coz we caught the same plane and all of us held an umbrella each.
Being proud to get the umbrella before we reach 10 years of employment, we really wanted to bring them to Sydney and prolly show it off to other mates haha :P
But the umbrella has a sharp tip and it's a NONO to be placed in the cabin.
UMBRELLA NEEDS TO BE CHECKED IN. Sound ridiculous to do that? NO! We love our umbrellas... One of the officer from Qantas said "Just throw it away! They're just give aways..."
We said "No, we came all the way to Brisbane just for these umbrellas!" hahaha... that's true though :0 I like it :P hahaha (Man, I sound so cheap >.< )

Then we checked them in and guess what? They're OVERSIZE BAGGAGE hahahaha

Well oh well, in the end if you like it, then you gotta go for it! Don't listen to what people said :P

I'm so tireddddd.... Looking forward to meet other guys and girls in the choir team coz I didn't go there last night becoz of this trip. :-)
Have a great weekend guys!