Phantom of The Opera

Well.. Greetings everyone!

It's been a long time since I blog. So long until I need to recall my memory first before I started off with this post. Lol..

The Phantom of The Opera. Should be famillar to my Malaysian friends of my age and younger. Our literature component in Form 2. To be honest, if not because I have read the book before, I wouldn't bother to go watch this opera. Or even the movie that was released few years ago. Well then, now I felt luckily that was not the case. It is indeed an experience of a life time.

I had been watching opera before, The Merchant of Venice. I remember I fell asleep in that show. After that, I don't think I will like opera. But, the phantom's show changes my perspective. I joined my Malaysia Hall friends to Star City (Bit more about this place later) to watch this Phantom of The Opera. We were almost late. Typical Malaysian. When we enter the theatre, it was full..... Can you imagine how Sydneysiders love opera? I was in the cinema in Sydney before, but it is not full, unlike opera. You can find the opposite in Malaysia. Lol.. I guess this is somewhat related to their icon, Sydney Opera House. Haha..

Full House

The show's fantastic. I wonder why they never go to Malaysia. The ways the actors portray the characters in the book are themselves worth the price of the ticket. Not to mention the special effects that they put in place. Remember the falling chandelier? It actually falls. Amazing!

Throughout the play, we are regret with our choice. We bought the ticket for AUD $35 but get a side view which partially blocks our views of the left side of the stage. We shouldn't have saved the money. An AUD $60++ ticket will give us a centre seat which provides us magnificent view of the stage. Haiz.. I guess this is a lesson learned in a hard way. Next time, don't save money on something that is itself worth the price.

Poster...

Finally, one more thing that captures my attention is when the show ends, the audience gave a round of applause that lasted for I think 3-4 minutes. This is what I call appreciation. It is just so different from the show I watch in Malaysia. When the shows end, goodbye everyone, time to go back. The difference in mentality is another thing I learn that night.

Think I will end this post with a wish, now I hope the next opera I watch will be the one played in Sydney Opera House. Cheers

Me!!!

The group photo

UP And down

Hi ALL,

Tomorrow is my computing final exam, but yet I just feel like writing something. Reflecting what I have achieve since I got to Sydney, I realise I did not achieve much. Well, some of the things that I know I am slowly achieving are things like decision making, more independent (especially after I moved out) and become more Happy-Go-Lucky. How so? Now I am in Sydney, away from home, everyday I have to make a lot of decision, such as what to eat, where to go, what to do next, etc. Sometimes snap decisions have to be made. Sometimes the decision is correct, sometimes it is wrong. Sometimes I regret on my decision, sometimes I am happy that I made the decision. There are ups and downs in these decision making process. I just hope that with more experience, I will be able to make better decision from now on.

I wish I will be given a chance to start my life in Sydney all over again. In that way, I will be able to rectify the mistake I did since I got here. I wish I will get the chance to restart my pre-u life, so that I can be a more happy person (rather than be a slave of books). I wish I will get the chance to be in secondary school again, so that I can be a teenager again; teenager = youthful life. I spend my secondary school time mostly on books, now I wonder what I would have gain if I have a more outgoing lifestyle. I regret, but what can I do. Some of these are up to me, while some are not. The only thing I can hope now is to pass the exam, and then try to change myself after the exam. I really wish that I could be a more outgoing person. But, do I have the courage?


Well, this is life isn't it, ups and downs, it is just never perfect. Looking back at my decision to become an engineer, I wonder why I choose that too? Looking across all the careers, I remember at that time, I don't even know what I like and what I want to do. On reflection, I just realise this is largely due to the fact that I concentrate too much of my energy on examinations during secondary school. I didn't really give a serious thought on what my real interest is, what I really want to be. In the end, I simply choose engineering. But, in fact, I don't even know what I really want to be. Sigh... I have made many mistakes during my secondary school life, which indirectly lead to the current state I am in now. Now I just wish I will slowly fall in love with engineering and live with it for the rest of my life.

Well, there is one good thing though. I have found my new motto: Happy-Go-Lucky. It is time to embrace this kind of spirit. I want to be a happy person, I don't want to care what others might think of me (like insisting I should study hard), I just want to live my own life, and this is what I choose to be. At least for the next few years, I wonder can I continue this once I enter the work force. Lol..

Let's leave this for now. Kind of hungry. Time to catch some food. Haha.. Bye.. Take care everyone.

Exam Period!!!

Hey everyone, sorry for the long rest from blogging.. Haha.. It had been a busy time period for me. With the end of week 12, it is exam period now. In addition, I am getting myself a new house. Finally, I can have my own room, in a house closer to university and shops. Lol..

I wish to share my opinions on exam. Don't know why, but since I came to Australia, I am no longer the one I was. I become more relaxed with exam. If before this I can study until late night for just a small test, now I can even have rest (LOTS Of) during the preparation of exam. I guess I finally realise that exam is not the everything in life. There are so many things out there that you can't buy with a good result. From now on, my target for exam is just to pass with slightly above average mark. I will never make myself tired in pursuing the highest mark or distinction. This is just no longer true for uni life. There will always be people who are better than you, all rounder is a term that I cross out from my life. Lol..

Anyway, I just had my first paper today, Mathematics, never my favourite subject. Haha. With lower expectation, I can say I am satisfied with my result. It won't be the same case three years ago, I might be crying 3 years ago the moment I step out of the examination hall. Now, I learned that life is more than exam.

A little preview of what's coming up, discussion on The Phantom Of The Opera, real opera, not movie and my experience with it. Stay tuned.

That's all for now. Wish me luck (Still in exam period, with 2 more papers to kill). Haha. Cheers!

Week 11 is coming!!!

Wow.. Time flies. It is now week 11 out of the 12 weeks the university is practicing now. In a few more days, I will be in Sydney for a total of 3 months. 3 months passed, and I do achieve something. Try a lot of new things, but want to try lots more.. Haha..

After next 2 weeks, exam will start. As always, exam = study. The only thing I hope for extra this time is that I will be able to study and play at the same time, but don't get a disappointed result in the end. LOL. Is this possible?

Ok. This post is a bit short and empty. Haha. Let's wait for a better topic next time. Cheers.

New Day... New Haircut...

Today is a brand new day... For the first time, I go for my 'own' haircut, as this is the first time I have my own say on what I want to cut. This is the intermediate stage before I finally get the style I want for a long time already. LOL. Nothing much to say for this post, just some photos.

Have a great week ahead, everyone!!!

Before

After (Front)

After (Side)