Free Time

I was holding a D-SLR camera posturing to take some nice scenery, adjusting the shutter speed and aperture to make sure the colour balances, and the results were fabulous, exactly like a pro. I was glad and contented, so out for more excitement, I lifted my hand close to my eyes and look through the camera for more shots. The next moment I open my eyes, I saw my hands sticking to my face, and I saw the ceiling of my room and yeah, exactly like a pro in my dream.

I know I misses my camera, I haven’t been taking pictures with my baby D-SLR for a while and the urge to play with it again reacted naturally while I'm asleep. As I haven’t got chance to organize outings, I decided to bring my baby along with me to a casual Karaoke session. It was a risk since I might wreck it or misplace it if I'm drunk! Well, it turn out okay, I got myself wasted that night, but my baby is still in one piece, I didn’t lose it but I lost the lens cover in the end!! Damn, when it comes to unexpected outcome!!!! Not very happy the next day even though I have an extra lens cover.

So, happily I’ve got some updated photos to share in here this time… It was Wilson’s birthday party in New Square Karaoke on last Saturday night, and I was encouraged to bring my baby along to freeze some happy moments. Since I’ve got free time, I edited some nice ones with Photoshop~

Anyway it's late now and got to get up early for work tomorrow again. So, I’m going to bed soon…

Once I got into the Karaoke room, I caught hold of Christine and took a few close-up so I can adjust the settings to suit the room lightings. I think it's just me, I'll try a few shots but the first one is always the best. Yeah, so happy Christine got another photo to add into her personal portrait album.

As usual when it comes to birthday party, a cake is an important complement to the birthday person. And when it comes to my blog space, it is vital to let you know that it's not that easy to capture a nice warm photo with candlelight lightings. Indirectly, I became an important complementary person as well!

Something that I realized after seeing this photo the next day, I can't remember the taste of this cake. After thinking it twice, I finally remember that the cake was divided equally among everyone but one piece sat on the table for sometime - I thought it was an extra one. Since no one claims it, it end up to be the most desperate cake at the end of the day.

After taking blardy heaps of shots of it, I totally forgotten that this piece was mine!! See what I mean? It's desperate - "EAT ME!!!!" and I really want to try it...

This scene is when my nightmare begins, I'm not going to explain the rules of this "Bing Bang" game since I drank like 5 glasses after people bang me.

And this is what happen, I've got too shy after drinking up all the alcohol in the room.

Below are some of the random nice photos I took throughout the party... Click 'on black' to enjoy the best effect~ ^ ^

Best Viewed large on Black.

Best Viewed large on Black.

Night~!

Not the Same

It’s the 5th month of 2009 and things haven’t been the same. I still remember I had this conversation with a friend during the beginning of 2009, he told me ‘Gimmo, I feel things will be different for me in 2009’ and what he meant was, he felt that 2009 will be a great year in comparison to the previous years he had. Although I have no idea how great 2009 will be for him and how bad was his past experience deep inside, I definitely feel the excitement gushing out of him over that time. In fact, not under his influence, I had this similar feeling even before he bring up the conversation. Something true about me is that I’m a dull person in nature and I’m not that kind of a person who look forward to a coming new year – the approach of Millennium years ago doesn’t excite me at all proves it.

Things haven’t been the same, I don’t wake up in the morning lazing on the bed no more, and I’ll wake up, look forward to the day sincerely, do what needs to be done, meet up friends and fully utilize each day.

Things haven’t been the same, I don’t look forward to weekend parties, and I feel contented catching up with some true friends and talk about simple stuffs.

Things haven’t been the same, not forgetting my plan, I devote myself into my job during work hours, learn everything I can learn and research on everything I need to know.

Things haven’t been the same, the takings of 2009 is unique, feels like a motivated kid trying to build the best sand castle on the beach out of his very own will to achieve satisfaction.

Things haven’t been the same, the fright of being alone when I’m sick has left me, I grew stronger, rather than thinking I need someone here to take care of me during the worst flu, I abandon that idea and accept the fact that I’m an independent patient, I do what I need to do.

Things haven’t been the same, 4 months had passed and I’m still going on with my best effort and time is not wasted, 4 months feels much longer than any other 4 months I had, the best thing is I’m feeling greater!

Things haven’t been the same, the sentence ‘action speaks louder than words’ finally got enlightened in my brain, a powerful mouth with a powerful brain without action brings vain at the end of the day. Life is not about how many times you success but how long you can maintain that particular success and how you improve on that success - I’m not talking about success, I’m still with the sentence ‘action speaks louder than words’.

But, some things are the same - today is Friday and still, TGIF because I’ve done all my work and I’ll be having a paid leave in office which mean I’m blardy free yet still have to sit in the office looking busy. So now, I’m doing some unimportant yet work related yet have to look as if it’s the most important task for the day. And I also have the concentrated and stressed frowning look as if I am extremely unapproachable and super hardworking. Life is tough!!

Self-Motivation

Some things that I’ve decided to do…

• Quit my job in July if everything goes smoothly according to my plan
• Devote myself totally into the job during work hours and learn what supposed to be learnt within this period of time before I quit
• Devote myself into the plan at the right time and work everything out consecutively
• Lesser updates/time spend on my blog but will try to do it once in a while
• Move to a new place near/within Melbourne City compound

I’ve did a lot of things since I came back to Melbourne, I can’t keep up with the updates as I’m not as hardworking with my photos nowadays. Apparently, the main highlights that I wanted to update are Jay’s Birthday which was last month, the twins C back to Melbourne for holiday last week, Nicholas back to Melbourne for holiday currently, Ting Ting Estelle a stewardess friend of mine dropped by Melbourne again yesterday and my trip to Bangkok and Kuala Lumpur when I had my 6 weeks holiday.

Just a quick update, Melbourne weather turned into ice temperature yesterday and I almost froze when I walk along Swanston Street, everyone on the road still seems very energetic towards the changes. People try to enjoy this moment - going steam boat for dinner, enjoying ice creams that won’t melt and boozing away to welcome the cold! I went steamboat last night and blardy China steamboat shop is so full of people and earning a lot of money that even the waiter is so full of crap attitudes. I can only remember asking them repeatedly the same question - where’s my balls fish balls that we ordered!?

I think I’m still an alcoholic inside out, I’m fine today but yesterday was terrible. I woke up with a bad headache so I called off half day work but still can’t recover after I rested, then I came into the office with the bad headache – suffered almost the whole day in the office until my momentum touches the golden liquid and then feel it down the throat, and I know I find paradise as my headache gone right away! Gosh, if only I can drink some alcohol during work, that’ll be the best! …

Okay probably not~

Midweek Joke

Something that my colleague forwarded to me and I thought it was quite hilarious when I read it – the title reads “Adult Questions and Answers just for Fun”. It's a long mail and most of the questions and answers read something like this…

Q: What goes in dry, comes out wet, and gives warm satisfaction?
A: A teabag.

Nothing too special but there’s one that I find interesting about -

The 7 qualities to be a perfect wife:
1. Beautiful
2. Responsible
3. Energetic
4. Adorable
5. Sweet
6. Truthful
7. Self Organized

And the 5 qualities to be a perfect husband:
1. Patience
2. Empathy
3. Nice
4. Intelligent
5. Secure

So in conclusion, a perfect match of partner will be a wife with good B.R.E.A.S.T.S and a husband with good P.E.N.I.S

Have a nice day !!!

Around JB Town

Johor Bahru, also spelled Johor Baharu, Johor Baru, ("Baru" means "new" in Malay) or Johore Bahru and abbreviated as JB, is the capital city of Johor and is a town where I’m born.

When I was in JB, I did many things - I had all my favourite food like Bak Kut Teh almost everyday, Kuey Tiao Kia, Wonton Mee, Kuey Tiao soup and Dry Noodles with Abalone in Soup! I decided not to take any picture of them after my friends said I look like a silly tourist after I took the best chicken rice in JB... Fine!

Give me a delicious meal, lovely soup and pass me the spoon!! And I’m a happy man. I’ll summarize some other things that I’ve did in JB -

Celebrated sneaky Guan Yu’s 5yo Birthday.

Finally met my nearly 2yo cheeky nephew for the first time.

Babysat the cry-baby.

Went Bangkok and bought a Thai dress for my cute little niece.

Went to my Uncle’s place and catch up with my cousins.

Fetched the primaries to school.

Catch up with the Feikaz~

Helped out at home.

Had dinners with Family.

Met up with primary school mates.

Went to Duan’s house warming.

Went to my uncle’s company to surveillance the workers.

Brought Jamie from Singapore to Eden JB for Coffee with Vincent and Eddie.

Proudly show off my Gorillapod (Camera Stand).

Brought Jamie to Breakers Bar the next day, met Gui Jie (one of the funniest Feika), took a picture with Poly and then got wasted for the night.

Went horse riding with Jamie and end up with all the lazy horses that can’t run! But get to know a new friend Mous - the owner of the stable.

Ate in Carabao Thai restaurant with Poly, Jamie, Zhi En, Liang and swallow the fish head at the end of the meal.

Lastly, met up with Xue En, Ya Fen, Anthrea aka 青小梅, new pretty young girl Eve and the whole of Breakers Bar Insanity Group – the well known for lameness and loyal ’ness’ breakers group!