Life is Never Miserable When You Have A Goal

To solve some of your confusion, I officially announce that I am coming back to Taylor’s to study for my final year of Bachelor of Applied Finance.

This might sound absolutely astounding, ridiculous, irrational or whatever you call it, but it is my decision and I believe that I will be better off back in Malaysia.

Yes, I am an MACC Scholarship recipient and I have a contract which binds me to study there for 2 years. But I have appealed to University of South Australia and I am very grateful, till today, that they understand my reasons and approved my appeal.

No, I did not fail my subjects nor did I do badly in my exams throughout the whole year of studies in Adelaide. In fact, I got High Distinctions for most of my courses; and that may make you wonder more why I chose to come back.

I won’t be telling my reasons so soon, and I don’t want to answer to these sort of questions in the meantime. So please don’t bother asking me! But I promise that you will know everything about it once I’m ready. That is the Goal that I’m working towards now.

This video says it all, especially the chorus:

Back From An Adelaide Dream

It’s been awhile since I last blog, which was before the exams when I started thrusting all I have to reach out for the best grades. And now I did it! I am really amazed with how miracles work sometimes, and I am deeply grateful with the blessing from God.

I THANK GOD FOR REWARDING MY HARD EFFORT WITHOUT FAIL EVERY TIME!

It really is worthwhile going through all the pain when others were enjoying, as the end result is always pleasant for those who are hardworking.

Being the less than 1% of students to score in HD’s in most of the subjects I’m taking does indeed give me some sense of achievement.

Kangaroo Island
After exams, I went to KI at South Australia with my friends, namely Shu Yi, Vernon, Nai Loong, Victor, Chi Hui, Kel Li and Jennifer. It was one of the best trips I ever had because I really let go all my despair and misery throughout the 4 days 3 nights retreat over there.

Jennifer, you are really a hilarious person which awakened the cheerful personality within myself. That was the first time I actually let go everything without any control, and I did played and laughed all I wanted to without feeling embarrassed or retarded. I will always remember you so that I can look things at a more positive and cheerful perspective.

Shu Yi, I am amazed with your dual personality as you can be serious at times when handling problems, but you do also have your crazy side as well. You have all these while been a very helpful friend, and I know that is what you do best. Your kindness and potential will surely be blessed. I promise that I will meet up with you whenever we have the chance because you are as good as a sister to me. I really thanked you for accompanying me in going through all the difficult times in Adelaide.

Escort to Airport
I have to really thank all those who came along with me to the airport before I depart to Kuala Lumpur. I really appreciate Vernon, Vincent (Vernon’s younger brother), Nai Loong and Shu Yi.

Vernon, you are another guy that I will never be able to forget. A lamester is what you can be known as, alongside your younger brother, Vincent. Both of you have really many similar personalities. I really enjoyed my time spent with both of you. When there’s the V’s, there’s no such thing as “boredom” anymore. Life is awesome with you around seriously.

Nai Loong, of all people in Adelaide, you were the one who helped me the most. Most of the cooking has been done by you when we were all busy preparing for exams. You were the one who helped me packed my stuff and carried on with the things I need to leave in Adelaide. You were also the one who took me to the Royal Adelaide Hospital when I was in severe condition; you waited for that whole day till I was discharged from the hospital. You were the one who expressed loads of concern with my mood and health, though it might have become excessive in my opinion which I sometimes don’t really enjoy. I cannot deny that I do owe you due to your immense helpfulness. You will always be my close friend.

Farewell Adelaide
Memories of the people who expressed much concern and helped me will always remain in my heart. Su Ling, Jeffrey, Eric, Michelle Chin, and all my friends, thanks for being a friend to me and lightened my loneliness. We might never be able to meet again but all of you have already became part of my heart.

I dare say that Your appearance in my life is significant to me!

No More Facebook For Me!

Probably this is the page that you will visit next after you find out my disappearance in Facebook.

Yes, I have deactivated my Facebook account so that I can fully concentrate on my final exams.

My discipline level is extremely low and I have poor concentration span on studies. I will need to boost it up and give in all I can to secure my ultimate goal of this semester – 2 High Distinctions and 2 Distinctions.

Though it may be difficult to achieve, I will fully utilise the time and ability I have to put a smile on my face on 11th December.

I’ll be back to Malaysia on 9th December 9pm if you would want to know.

See ya!

Exam Fever

Looks like everyone is busy with their studies now, with the exception of PMR students. High school friends are having their final examination, and SPM friends are waiting impatiently for their biggest exams after their trials. In my case, I have only 27 days left before my finals commence.

Ever since I fell sick during the mid-semester break, I haven’t been able to catch up with my studies. I haven’t been so unprepared before throughout my whole tertiary studies. I will definitely need to put in ten times the effort compared to last semester due to all the tough subjects that I am taking.

However, I can’t believe that I am going down the hill as the war draws in nearer. I am becoming lazier and less discipline compared to ever before. I even left my Companies and Partnership Law assignment to be dealt completely on the due date. I rather sit down chit-chatting with friends on the night before the due date till 3am than starting my 1,500 words case analysis.

Now, I am even further tempted by the Play Station emulator that I have recently downloaded onto my laptop. I started playing back all my old games like Chocobo Racing, Digimon Rumble Arena, Digimon Card Battle, etc all on my laptop. This really delays my attempt to catch up with my studies.

Hence, now I have come to a resolution to resist all temptations. I really need to commit myself if I want to succeed. It is me and myself who should realise what is the meaning of time is drawing to an end.

I hereby wish everyone who will be having their major and end of year exams all the best, and may everyone win!

 

DJ Got Us Falling Sick Again

Is it just me or what? Why do I always fall sick when the holidays start?

Stupid me for shouting my throat out during the karaoke session on Monday. I didn’t know 6 hours of back-to-back singing aka shouting can have such disastrous effects. I just wanted it to be worth the money. Is that too much to ask for?

5 days have passed and I have not touched a single book related to studies. I feel so unproductive, lying on the bed or staring in front of my beloved laptop from day to night. I just have no energy to do anything. I can even barely walk on the streets without my body shivering vigorously.

Just when I’m mentally strong, I become physically weak. When will I only be able to focus completely on my well left-behind studies?

Young Again

Recently, I have been stressed up with the immense workload targeting me from all directions. The main thing is my studies which I have failed to cope up with ever since I had been tested with completing 4 assignments in 5 days. It was quite long ago, but I didn’t get the chance to chase all the tutorial works that I missed out till now.

And then just a week ago, I have been appointed as the Vice President of  UniSA Division of Business Taylor’s Student Group (TSG) after an official procedures of submitting a resume and going for an interview by Kelvin and Vernon. The past week was full of meetings because the new committee was still under the probationary period and every department is required to organise meetings so that they can come up with their proposals. By attending those meetings, I admit that I have lost touch with plenty of my tutorials and readings.

Finally what I have been waiting for has come, the holidays! Thank God we UniSA students have 2 weeks of study break compared to the 1 week break when I was still in Taylor’s.

And most of all, I managed to release a whole load of stress by making a move in solving a personal matter which have troubled me all these while. I am really proud of myself for gathering up the courage to face this matter where an average person would find it extremely difficult to do so. Although my problem is not completely solved, I have at least let go some of my suicidal concerns.

Just a few days ago, I have been telling Su Ling and Michelle Chin Yoke Peng (my new friend who shares the same name with my 5th aunt and also the facial appearance) that I realised myself looking older by 10 years after having a stare at the mirror. It was all those stress that was causing this. But today, I see myself young again probably because of the optimism filled within me.

A big change has just happened to me, and I’m glad that it did. I promise myself to keep my spirits high and push myself beyond the current limit!

Stuck in the Toilet Cubicle

After more than a month of pause from updating my blog, I finally get to write something “interesting”. For the first time in my life, I got locked up in a toilet cubicle at the University of South Australia City West Campus Hawke Building.

It started with me entering into a cubicle and realising that the door lock was not working too well. I thought to myself that it doesn’t matter because after all, I never experienced climbing out of a cubicle before like in the action movies. So I just twitched the lock and locked the door. After finishing what I needed to do, I turned back and tried to unlock the door.

As expected, it didn’t work! Oh like a dream come true. I know I was insane to celebrate locking myself in the cubicle. (I am out of my mind these days because of personal matters haunting me day and night.) Then I called my friend, Victor Lam to help me out by passing my school bag and jacket to him. After that, I started climbing by pushing myself up and jumping into the next cubicle while other people started staring at me.

Okay, story ended after I finished imitating Evelyn Salt! So much for trying to direct a movie named Smoke in relation to Salt.

The End of My Birth-Month

Since the Japanese buffet till the last day I was in Malaysia, my life had never been so hectic before. And the worst thing is that it is not hectic because of work, but because of too busy enjoying fun.

From my Facebook photo album – The Inception of Wynn’s 19th Birth-Month, it is obvious that I have been maximising every single second I have in my hometown with most of my friends.

Birthday Eve Party (14/7)

The best of all was still the birthday eve party organised by Alex Loh and attended by most of my Business Foundation classmates and some of my UniSA friends. Special thanks to all who spent their precious time crazing with me at my house. I shall name out all your honourable names – Alex Loh, Shan Lung, Brian Chong, Teong Jin, Nicole Chua, Shu Wen, Wei Qi (who drove for 2 hours just to get to my party), Kar Mun, Tien Jiun, Billy Ooi, Ching Yee, Vandy Ho, Nai Loong, Jocelyn Teo, and Shao Xian.

Once again, thank you all 15 of you! You really gave me the best birthday in my life!! Sorry if I wasn’t a really good host on that day. And I wasn’t moody on that day, if that’s what some of you were thinking. I was just too busy answering phone calls and trying to help everyone as much as possible which made me over-occupied.

Actual Birthday Nightmare (15/7)

It started of with lunch at SS15 Uncle Seng together with Victor Lam. After that, I spent the afternoon with Teong Jin, Brian Chong, Shan Lung, Benjamin Michael and Alex Loh at the SS14 curry chicken rice shop and JS cyber cafe playing Left For Dead 2. Evening was well spent at Brian’s house. It was really a pleasure to go to his home, and I seriously hope he stops feeling inferior about it. At night was when nightmare began to approach me. It was still alright when I went out with Brian to SS2 night market along with Nai Loong, the non-stop talkative Vandy, and Jenn Shyang (not related to the JS cyber cafe). Brian had to leave after that, and we went on with Mong Kok for dinner and KTS for dessert nearby. It was not really all that fun as Jenn Shyang wasn’t really into himself that night and Vandy just practically made me real exhausted with all the arguing. And the worst finally came when I got back to my car parked at SS15. The bird shits all over the car was nothing new to me, but the tar that stuck on my shoe really gave me a hell as it is not removable. That really gave my beloved sport shoes a long-term scar. And I have to beg Nai Loong and Vandy to stop laughing about it.

Post-Birthday Celebration (16/7)

I went over to my high school, SMK Kota Kemuning during the morning. Surprisingly, it was the teachers who wished me happy birthday instead of my friends. I collected my 1119 certificate which was 3 years old by now. Unfortunately, I only got to see few friends there as their recess time was over when I finished my stuff. But I’m still glad to  meet my old pal, Yang Siong, and introduced myself to Wen Kiat who was so excited, as well as Shine Shawne.

Friday night was when I spent time with two of my besties, Boon Kuang and Chun Yeen. To be honest, I did sense some changes within both of them. And that’s what happens commonly among teenagers who just left high school and enter college. It’s a bit pity that we had so little time to chit chat compared to the old days where we can talk forever. I admit that it is my fault for being so busy and having so little time back home. But I promised I will spend more time with you all again. So we did at least went to watch Predator which is such a predictable movie. I shall skip the awkward side-clubbing part. And then, we went for foosball at Asia Cafe till 3am plus. This just made my parents even upset after all the parties and hang-outs.

Full Day Post-Birthday Celebration with Taylorians (17/7)

So this was my first karaoke session outside home after being back from Australia. The singing gang included Billy, Yee Von and Jenn Shyang. We all made full use of all the time we had before Inception. Singing with Yee Von did bring me back a lot of memories of those times we sang when we were still in Business Foundation. An example is my high-pitch voice of singing F.I.R’s 月牙湾 (Yue Ya Wan) and funky songs like DA Mouth’s 国王皇后 (King and Queen).

Inception is the best movie I’ve ever  watched so far this year! It extended my ideas of our creativity can go beyond reality. Besides them, Shao Xian, Vandy and Nai Loong also joined in for the movie.

After that, I met Sharon Tan at the toilet corridor. It really was nice seeing her again after so long. Then, we went to Bon Odori which I personally didn’t really enjoy it due to the excessively crowded place. Jocelyn joined us for that, and I did see some familiar faces around there. We then ended up in Asia Cafe for supper as most of us did not ate anything throughout the night. Billy and Yee Von were the popular ones as if the whole Asia Cafe customers are theirs friends. Since we didn’t really get to talk much throughout the day, I ended up with a long telephone conversation with Jenn Shyang which broke another record of the longest telephone conversation.

Birthday Celebration with Family/Relatives (18/7)

In the morning, I got a call from Mei San and she said that she would be staying in Subang for another day till the next morning. But sadly, I am still not able to meet up with her for this holiday due to my packed schedule of fun.

In the afternoon, I had another birthday celebration with my Kota Kemuning friends organised by Cassandra Leow. I have to thank those who came to the Pizza Hut lunch who included Cassandra, Samantha, Jonathan, Lai Yenn, Jing Yi, Pui Quan, Wen Ting, Wen Han, Amanda Leou, and my sister. The after party was even fun when we headed over to Herbaline for photo-shooting session at the dance studio in front of the big mirror and on the beautiful bed. After that, some of us managed to have some final fun by playing Elefun and Cluedo at Cassie’s house.

 

Night time was spent with my relatives as we had our dinner at home. I got to spent some good time with my uncle, aunts and cousins, as well as my family who I have been neglecting for quite some time.

Not Much of A Birthday at HSBC Puchong (19/7)

It’s such a nice feeling to see all my ex-colleagues again together with Teoh Jacson. Some people are not there anymore and new faces are seen. I really love that place as they all are really friendly and kind. I ended up not spending a single cent as they treated me for all the food even if it’s eating lunch twice with two gangs. I really missed all of you!

Birthday Karaoke Session (21/7)

After lunch, I took Elsa Lam and Meng Jiun over to Sunway Pyramid for karaoke! The last time with Yee Von was at Amp Square and it was good. This time was at Red Box. I met Elsa’s friend, Kelly Khoo who was so excited with singing her songs. We took well a lot of videos of each other singing. And I’m surprised that Meng Jiun has a professional DSLR camera. It’s one of the best singing sessions with all the latest Chinese songs and some English songs at the end of it. We went over to Kim Gary after that for light dinner. My friendship with these 2 would last long despite not much common topics, I’m pretty sure.

Birthday Work Around Subang Jaya (22/7)

After cutting my hair again, I went for pork noodles at SS15 with Alex, Siew Fen, Sher Li, Yang Shiuan, Billy, Jacson, Teong Jin and Lye Kuan. It felt so awesome to see all of them once again. They are well-known as the elite team in Taylor’s of my batch, and probably now among all the educational institutions around Malaysia. Who knows what they will be in the future? Well, they are fun to hang out with although I didn’t get to do it last time.

Work has to be done, and I bought my textbook at UBS Bookstore, completed the Clearance Form at Taylor’s Lakeside Campus, bought a speaker from my dad’s supplier at USJ 1, and went home before cooking started.

Final Day of Birthday Fun (23/7)

For lunch, I went over to HSBC at Damansara Heights with Jacson to meet up with our internship mentor, Norman Chuah who is now managing there. He treated us Pizza Hut and he is still as friendly as last time. I believe his potential would lead him far into the bright future.

After thanking Jacson for the ride all the way there and back to Subang, I headed over to Sunway Pyramid to meet up with Vandy and Jocelyn for one last time since they missed me so much, oops! We snapped many “SS” pictures as there wouldn’t be much chance after that anymore.

Back to Reality (24/7)

This is the day I went back to Adelaide. It is tough saying goodbye to all my friends and families once again. But not as tough as the first time I left them. Well, and this was how my birth-month ended.

Guess what, problems eventuate again after fun ended as expected. This is how I live in Adelaide. But this time, I will try to make things different!

Haunted by the Malaysian-ness

Throughout the week, I got so “fortunate” to experience those things that I have been missing for the past 5 months.

The first one was getting stuck in a traffic jam surrounded by big trucks and lorries on a road under construction. The second one was getting a chewing gum stuck under my shoe, and I only realised it after I got home when there were so many stones sticking onto it. The third one wasn’t that bad, but it’s getting my head stuck with the same few songs that were repeatedly playing in every radio stations. Surprisingly, all the Malaysian-ness just loved sticking so much.

These songs are slightly out of the mind:

1. Travie McCoy – Billionaire featuring Bruno Mars (if you’re so desperate to be a billionaire, why don’t you just fly over to Zimbabwe and automatically you will be a billionaire, no problem at all)
2. Justin Bieber – Somebody to Love featuring Usher (don’t you have your parents to love, unless you are so pathetic to not have any)

This weekend was great!

• Friday – spent the whole day with Vandy Ho, Jocelyn Teo and Nai Loong, and occasionally with Nicholas Yong, Brian Chong, Shin Yi, Teong Jin, Lye Kuan, Sim Ee and her new boyfriend, Ian. We continuously travelled all around our areas from Fish Head Noodles at Kuchai Lama, to Bah Kut Teh (Teluk Pulai) at Klang, Aeon Bukit Tinggi, Botanic Garden, Amanda Leou’s house, Red Bread Basket at Kota Kemuning, and Kota Permai Golf Country Club. I have never been to so many places in one day in my life before.
• Saturday – spent the afternoon with Jamie Tang and Ming Soon playing Soul Caliber 3 in my house, and the night celebrating Wen Han’s surprise birthday party at his house. I’m so glad to see the gang again although it wasn’t complete with only Cassandra Leou, Samantha Leou, Jonathan Leou, Lai Yenn, Jing Yi, Kok Ming and Pui Quan. I’m also real glad to see Peik Shyuan after some time, and meet the Joshua’s in town. We really had some great fun playing iPhone games that night.
• Sunday – spent the whole afternoon with my family and relatives (Wei Yan and Wei Li, and their parents) at Midori, Marriott Hotel, Putrajaya having a non-stop Japanese lunch for about 3 hours. Oh how I love the sashimi!! And I immediately put on 3 kg after that (Okay, I have been continuously putting on plenty of weight since I came back :). Finally, I get to visit Sunway Pyramid for the first time ever since I got back and managed to do a great deal of shopping to stock up my empty closet in Malaysia.

Let’s just hope I get to settle some serious stuff while enjoying my stay at Malaysia. It would be a busy week, I can say.

Home Sweet Home

I can’t stress how much I loved my home, although there are many things which are different now. I finally get to sleep in my bedroom I longed for, the one where I will immediately feel sleepy once I enter it.

I also get to finally touch my beloved PS2 which I didn’t even have a chance to see it for almost half a year. I got to finish some games for the sake of accomplishment before I leave it again.

And my cute white Myvi too. I thought I would have forgotten how to drive after walking for so long in Adelaide. I only got the chance to sit in a car twice in Adelaide so far, and I wasn’t even the one driving. It’s really good to be carrying myself wherever I like to go again. I can’t believe how fast my memories just sip into my brain again, and in a few seconds, all my good and bad habits of driving came back again.

Lastly but the best of all, I get to eat some real Malaysian food. I am sure that is the thing I missed the most when I was away. Things can’t get any better with such nice food whether it’s at home or outside! I’m just glad to be back. I even put on 2kg in one day after I got back!!

On the other hand, I have to stop myself from being so greedy. I shouldn’t miss my life in Adelaide. It is obvious that I cannot be in two places at once, I got to remind myself of the meaning of opportunity cost. I have to forgo the moments I can spend with my dearest friends in Adelaide so that I can enjoy my part here. I hope it would really be worthwhile coming back over for such a short period.