Singing

Recently I had found a new hobby, or should I call it a habit. I can't stop myself from singing when I am alone in my room. Haha.

I just love to sing, any song will do, particularly Cantonese songs. Just want to further improve my Cantonese. It is so relaxing, so fun and so enjoyable.

The End.

Award Ceremony

Before I start this article, I must stress that the purpose that I write this article is not to boast myself or contains any other means to say that I am good. I am writing this just to share my feeling about the ceremony. If you feel otherwise, please refrain from reading the following article. Thanks.

The Name Tag

I am indeed surprised and honoured to be invited to receive the Dean's Award for the Faculty of Engineering this year. Come on, people who know me well for the past year know what kind of person I am. I watch movie, drama series and sleep a lot. In lecture, I don't seems to be paying a lot of attention also. Falling asleep is like my second job while in lecture. Therefore, when I received the mail inviting me to this award presentation, I was totally stunned. There are so many more smart people out there, why me?

Inside the National Institute of Dramatic Arts (NIDA) before the ceremony

Yesterday the ceremony was finally held. It is the first western style formal ceremony that I ever attended. Needless to say, I was very impressed by the way the ceremony going. It is so smooth and without glitches. It is indeed a wonderful experience shared together with one of my best friends in Sydney, Leon who is also receiving the Dean's Award. It is such a wonderful feeling to share this happiness together.

Leon and me after the presentation ceremony

After the ceremony, it was followed by the light refreshment. Finally, the scene that I only get to watch in movie is presented well in front of me. Champagne, red and white wine, juices and waiter serving food around the foyer. People chatting around, taking photos and making interaction with different people. There is no separation of classes. The VIP can easily interact with students without any barrier in between. There is no special zone separated for the VIP, I kinda love this kind of idea.

Leon and me with the Head of School of Mechanical and Manufacturing Engineering

Maybe some of you out there will think this is nothing, you have been through this for countless of time. But for me, it is something big and new. I will treat this as an experience of a lifetime, as I would never aim for this kind of award again next year. Just pure luck.

A group photo with my JPA's Seniors whom I met for the first time and together with our advisor, Pn Haslina.

Maroubra Beach Experience

Today I went to Maroubra Beach. Had a weird experience.

I was pointing my camera towards the sea. A woman (quite old) being too sensitive, thought that my friend and I are trying to take her photo. And she starts to scream at us, "DON'T TAKE MY PHOTO!" for several times. Actually I was just shooting the sea and the sky, not even having the sand in my camera.

To avoid any unhappy incident, we decided to move away from that woman. She just keep on shouting and shouting even as we walked away and already a very far distance from her. Interestingly, although they are quite a lot of people at the beach, no one seems to be attracted by her screams. She continues to scream hysterically until we are out of sights from her. -.-|||

That's it, apart from this, it's a nice day at the beach with all the strong winds blowing... :-)

物质的追求

一个人对物质的追求是永无止境的。 最近在看《亲爱的安德烈》， 里面有一篇文章是谈论时下年轻人对物质的追求， 看了令我陷入沉思。

我不否认我是一个对物质的追求者。 我会追求名牌， 我会享受， 我会要旅行，等等。 我很清楚知道，自己是少数的幸运儿。 只要我把眼光放广，不要把视线放在周围都是幸运的朋友，我就可以发现自己，已是多么幸运。 可以顺利得到政府的奖学金，出国深造，还可以好好地享受在外国读书的日子。 但，试问，我又可曾满足过？ 不！我依然贪得无厌，我要更多。

我想，这是人的本性。 人是永远都不会满足的。 我清楚的知道，全球有多少人在挨饿，但我不会因此而只吃面包充饥。 我也知道身上穿的许多名牌都是在贫穷国家里，这些大公司剥削廉价劳工的利益而制造出来的，但我也不会因此而不穿名牌。 虽然我清楚了解许多事情，但我却不会亲身去做。 有时真的觉得自己很坏。

尤其是最近，因为想满足自己的兴趣，决定买了它。 更觉得自己在花钱在自己的层次上，不理他人。 但，我又能够做什么呢？

但愿有一天，我可以找到平衡。

Sing K

Today I went out to City to sing karaoke with my Hong Kong friends. It is such a nice experience. In there, I challenge myself to sing Cantonese songs, something that I would not do one year ago.

Everyone changes over time, I believe I should too. I should not let something that I don't know become an obstacle for me to try it. This time, I really throw everything I know instead of keeping them deep inside my heart. In this way, one can train their confidence as well as acquire a new skill, for my case, a dialect.

I wondering, why I never try to learn to speak Cantonese while I was younger. Come on, I am from Kuala Lumpur, a place where majority of the Chinese speak Cantonese as the main dialect apart from Mandarin. It is a shame that I could not even complete a sentence before that. Nevertheless, it's always not too late to start learning.

So people, let's learn something that we always wanted to, don't waste the opportunity. It is never too late to start learning new things!