Finally, china trip!

Finally got my desktop fixed and can now update my blog. Taking the comp to the shop was a drag for me to do alone, gotta unplugged the cables then carry it to the car and then find a parking lot after which i hv to carry it to the shop. TOUGH WORK!! Luckily for me, wai kit offered to send me there.

My trip to China was a boring one albeit getting to take in all the sights and....sounds? Whatever. Anyway, i've been to this incentive trip for 3 years and the ppl on this trip are mostly the same. All businessmen sometimes with their family. All serious when it comes to work but can go crazy when they play. -_-

First destination, Lijang then to Dali and finally a bus trip to Kun ming. Not much to talk about really... these towns are dead by 9. Exception for kunming since it's kind a big city.

Lijang airport. Cold breeze greeting once we unloaded off the plane.

In the bus heading to Lijang TOWN <---- town, not city!

My parent's hotel room's bathroom. Twice my size.

Their room. twice my size too.

During the nite, they whisked us to OLD TOWN OF LIJANG. Which is actually a place concentrated for vendors and bars. It's rather beautiful at nite and friggishly cold. But since im a macho man, u wont see it in my face! Nthg exceptionally spectacular bout the place just that it is beautiful.

Some archway in the town. Non-comprende` mandarin, non know what it is.

It was such a brief visit that nite that they decided to bring us there during the DAY, to... uh... see the difference. Not much really. But the early morning chills + the winds was killing all of us cept for those well prepared. My dad which has a layer of LARD about him felt the chills nonetheless and was shivering. Since macho man here, no show how he suffers. This old town of lijang consist of many streams and walkways. They hv a saying in mandarin, which i forgot but it means, " Go in with the flow of the water, come out with the flow of the water" Hahaha.

Group picture.

My mom and dad. Behind em is the walls of the old town.

Scriptures of the lijang's ppl language. Forgot what they call it, but it doesnt consist of words. No strokes, just pictures depicting things and they can explain what it means. Bummer.

Lemme try to recall a story. They made this the highest point on the town. To the right of it is actually a market and markets are naturally dirty. So the ancients made this pool to fill up and then to overflow thus washing away all the rubbish and dirt. Kinda smart.

This cute dog came up to me when i was scurrying around the town myself. He had a friend with him, but he was a lil too shy.

My mom, backdrop-glaciers peak.

On the cable car towards glaciers peak. Too bad we couldnt reach the peak for the winds were too strong that morning. @#@$

This is another part of the mountain.

My mom and dad. See that fat on his stomach? Didnt help him with the chill!! Wahahah!

"LAWN NO TRAMPLE!!" Need i say more?

Some temple. I went in and....... I think it's a yak temple? -_-

I hv no idea what this is. I forgot to rotate it, apologies. But i think this is some yak monument.

Yes, i SAW YAK SHIT! But not a single yak to be found.

The three peaks. Thats what they call it, very *ahem* creative i would say.

Just a view.

Just a view.

This is also just a view.

Also just a view.

This is ashido's mask!

Name. unknown... those who can read chinese, scroll down.

Man made.

READ!!!!!

Me n mom.

Just a view

Yes, we had a trip to a local sch. Well one thing bout it is that NONE of the children was wearing specs. Really.. i dunno what the heck they got in their diet but they dont need specs.

And classes are held in unison. No wait, b4 u wanna bang me, i hv my reason. Everyone uses the same textbook and the read the pages designated ALOUD. Yes, they all read ALOUD, TOGETHER! Wanna find that in KL? Go to kindergaten, u might just get lucky. Furthermore, the students there are proactive, they dont shy away from questions posed by the teacher, they race to answer it.

After that, was the 5 hour bus ride to Dali town. Bummer. Sleep n ipod taking turns.

We were brought to a home of a dali family. Very feng shui oriented. This wall is facing the west which means the sun rises behind it eh. =) It usage is to block out the wind and to block/direct sunlight to the quarters. Whichever applies at whichever hours.

View.

This is the place especially built for the 'tin loong pat pou' series. No idea what show, dont ask me! But a place especially built for a tv series? Sounds like Tourism gimmick to me.

That guy was so good-looking i just had to steal a picture of him. Those dressed up guards and the gates to the city were just extras.

The *ahem* king and queen of the city. Wonder how much they get paid to play dressed up.

Holding a bamboo pole with his fingers. Wonder if i could do it. Hmmm

Outside the "palace".

"The palace. "

Palace grounds

Another pic, same pose, same angle. =)



Parents infront of a shop selling accesories.

View.

A big orb of.....?

Parents.. This is a square for the ppl to dance in the evening? Wth i just woke up.



Was given another bus ride, this time to kunming. It was faster this time. Only 4 hours on the friggin bus!

Arriving at kunming, it was already late in the evening so we were sent to a restaurant for dinner. Lo` behold it was a surprise xmas party! Special guest performace by one the winner of the HERO, reality tv show in china. He did three things, tear a metal basin, yes he tore it into half, blow into a rubber glove till it burst and.. wait for it... expand a balloon using his BELLY BUTTON. No, u're not blurry eyed. He did it and... well, i saw it.

There was so much food to go around that we couldnt manage to finish it. Well, those uncles and aunties were going crazy while i was busy filling up my stomach. Alas, i am but a small eater!!

They too invited 2 'artist' i think i can call em that? Well, one can shape out an animal with honey and by the looks of it, it takes some skill. I think it's delicious too but i didnt get to try it. Others were stampeding for it. The other one well is like a photographer without a camera. He just cuts paper into the side profile of us.

It was free and easy the next morning before lunch for we'll be leaving for home in the afternoon. I decided to venture on my own and discover the city. Well i bought my souvenirs at this time after walking about. I just havent given them out yet like the ones i bought from hong kong where my mom still nags me to give it out to my friends.

I walked and walked till i lost track of where i was. I stumbled upon their market and say what the local produce were. Strawberry's bright red looking very tempting and brinjal's twice the length of the ones u can find here.

Lost and wandering around aimlessly, i came to this park where there was various statues built. First guess was that it was to honour those who died and their profession. This is well, firemen!

Getting lost in a foreign city is an experience which i would undertake again given i dont hv to rush to return to the hotel. All were to be back by 12 and stealing a look at my watch shows 11.30. FUCK, im lost and im gonna be late! So i started running and coming into a big shopping complex i thought i'll try my luck and ask for directions.

I went to the front desk to try my luck and..:

me: Uhhhh, zhi dao *brandishes room card* new era hotel zhai na ni ma?

clerk: *perks ears*....?
me: *shoves card to her face*
clerk: Uhhh.... *blur look* and *pointing to the guard outside* ni wen ta ba.

Phew.. so she understood me afterall!!

Asking the guard was of much use and he pointed me to the right direction. I ran to the hotel, cried when i reach the lobby and hugged my mummy screaming, " Mummy!! mummy!"

The key of kunming city, the dual arches. There's a similar one bout a few hundred metres away.

Hmmm, didnt really feel much for this trip except for the surprise dinner where i was forced to sing to the whole group. They had cherokee going on and somehow they wanted me to sing. I should thank my dad for instigating them too.

Trip wasnt fun, wasnt exciting but i think i'll be back for next year's incentive trip if i hv the chance. Next year i heard, will be to Henan province. Gotta brush up my mandarin!!!

Start to a New Year!

nice? noi?

HAPPY NEW YEAR !!!

To be able to usher in the new year will ppl u like is an opportunity that shouldnt be missed. A new year, a new beginning. A new role to play and to a better start to things. 2008 we come with hopes up high and will ride the storms that r u to come like waves to surfers. Happy New year to all.

Just got back from China about a day or 2 ago. Visited Lijang, Dali then Kunming. It wasnt very fun but the sights were pretty breathtaking. Rising mountains with winding rivers, Clouds blanketing the hills or seemingly to scurry down the mountainside.

Another xmas spent somewhere other than where i want to be. Oh wells, will upload the pics soon as soon as i can get my ass off to get the comp fixed.

Out of Boredom

Today this so extremely boring and uneventful. Work was boring and dull, minus the fact that i was happy in the morning with my hopes of going home early today raised by the con my parents played on me by saying we will go home early today. We did actually.. by half n hour!


Will be leaving for the airport in bout 5-6 hrs for the flight to some remote area of China. As boring as i expect it to be, im still exhilarated by the views it will bring me. The terrain of remote china with it's winding rivers n mountainous peaks. I dont know what to expect since i dont even know where im heading but becoz im in the dark, the anticipation is strong. I just hope i dont get disappointed!!


The boredom is getting to me and im going crazier by the minute plus the fact that im being made to wait, not only now but the whole day today. The wait is getting on my nerves and i dont know why it is.

Sigh, another xmas not spent here. Hopefully this xmas will be a memorable one. Merry Xmas to all!!

Virtue

Patience is a virtue that not many possess. To be able to control your thoughts and remain patient while you couldnt wait much longer is a skill which i try hard to acquire.
Acquiring a certain skill requires much time and devotion to fully master it. Like a sportsman trains daily to achieve optimum performance, patience is smth which there is no training regime for one to follow. Thus, is it safe to say that patience is only had by the best man?
To be impetous in a situation is non necessarily fool-hardy but rushing into a certain situation without much preparation is akin to rushing into battle without any armour and equipment. Defeat is a certainty.
Nevertheless, once a decision is made, it is detrimental for one to follow up with actions to supplement that decision and to achieve the best results as circumstances permit.
A wise man will sit and wait to get a clearer picture, but delay might actually distraught his plans. A brave man who is also wise will chance upon that opportunity and act according to circumstance. Defeat is only a PROBABILITY but so is victory. As the saying goes, "The greater the risk, the greater the rewards."
Alas, i hv tried to be patient. I can be very patient if that virtue lies with me. But alas, i am devoid of it sometimes and i often act without thinking much. I do not lament my situation but i just want to say i did try to be patient alas, failed miserably in trying to suppressing it.

Against All Odds

Herodotus once said "It's better to have a stout heart always and face your share of evils, than to be always fearing what would happen."

I believe that even against the odds that one should keep on going. Things might seem to be overwhelming but things will work out if you want it to. Strategist plans and the general executes. Nevertheless, at times of war, deception and cunning are omnipresent and a wise general prepares for the unseen and thinks the unthinkable.

When he loses a battle, he loses not only men but also his pride. A man without pride is like a lion without teeth. He has to regain he pride he lost in the battlefield. His flanks are exposed and his reinforcements nowhere to be seen, what does one do when outnumbered 10 to 1 and defeat an almost certainty?

Your adversary does not care how low u hv succumbed or how distraught u are. He cares only for himself and with victory almost at hand he is beaming with arrogance. I swallow what little pride left and spat it out together with my heart. I could not bring myself to look at my adversary in the eye. The very sight disheartens me and i cannot let my morale dissipate. I need to and i will fight till my adversary retreats, i will fight even when my spear is blunted and my shield broken. Perhaps then i could win you over.

Tale

Everyone wants a fairtytale ending. How do you wants yours to be?

Light at the end of the tunnel eh?

Currently solving a problem and it will be solved now. However it turn out, it definitely will be better

Move Forth!

Things that are meant to happen will happen no matter how much effort we pour into avoiding it. That is to say if you believe in things cosmic and celestial, we will call it destiny. However, altho i believe in those, i believe too that ones life lies in ones hand and how it's shaped is how you mould it.
You hv the power to bring forth changes to your life. A beggar will certainly always be begging for he has neither ambition or is he willing to put a stop to his current 'job' and alleviate his distress.
Consigned to faith. Im not saying it's bullshit or horseshit. But like i stated early, ever man wields the power to his life. Ever heard of the phrase, "Be controlled, or be in control." Who else should be driver driving the car of life but you?
When faced with hardship and despair, would you just say im in deep shit and do nthg bout it or would you say im fucked but you try your best to find your way out of the quagmire? Im in one now and im doing the latter.
I always believe that one cannot lose a war without going into battle and that if you fought with your heart you will win the war. As i told my friend, that if he were to go into war thinking that he'll lose, he has already lost half the war. Be strong my friend and with hope nthg is impossible. The highest mountain will be scaled and the deepest secret discovered. Will zeal and courage, Move Forth and never give up!

Rivalry

=S

Im a mess! What needs to be done? What should be done?

Quixotic

When everyone's expecting it, it's time to wonder "Should it be done?"

Captiva

Maybe in a little while eh?

Strong

Strong Lyrics

Sigh

Hv i already lost?

Play & Feed a hungry person!!

If you have tons of time which im sure u will in a few weeks why not do smth to help those who are less fortunate? As i was surfing through bbc.co.uk(which is linked), i stumbled across a website called freerice.


It's actually a website providing vocabulary game where u r tested on the meaning of the word given. A correct answer will donate 10 grains of rice to the UN WFP(World Food Program). A wrong answer, well makes ur next guess easier. As i was playing, in came a meme n i thought whaddaheck, i should, no, NEED to share this with all of you. Try to play it when u're free. World hunger is prominient if u read the news; esp in war torn countries and we should help out whenever we can. Besides, u get to broaden ur vocab while doing it! Astounding aint it? FreeRice


I've also linked it my blog n u can find it in the sidebar. Have fun!

Words... Where art thou'?

i am lousy, no... very lousy with words. Maybe it's becoz i am not used to it or im just not that into those grand big words. Nevertheless, as wide as my vocab may be, i still cant find the words to deliver what i want to say. Lol, words... they seem to disappear when i need them the most. Sigh!

Distance..

From the afar it's clear, as it drew near it became blurry.

Filial piety?

........

Or if he changes his mind from being a doctor to being a businessman then...

Transition metals

scandium - sons

Titanium - take

Vanadium - value

Chromium - concerning

Manganese - matters

Iron - in

Cobalt - chemistry

Nickel - n

Copper - country

Zinc - zest

Just created this bout 5 mins ago and i've managed to remember these stupid transition metals. Hopefully u ppl can make use of this. The last 2 seems to be a lil out of sync but i cant think of anything else.

After blogging that piece i cant help but think that i deviated from what i intended to write. And i hv not re-read what i wrote and will not do so now becoz i need my sleep. Comments are encouraged. =D

Religion

Religion is only an escape for the mind from the cruel realities of life. By believing in the existence of a greater power, we hope that things will change for the better and being armed with this believe, armed with hope, changes do come.

But is the change brought by a higher being or becoz we believed in the existence of God, and with that believe comes hope and when there's hope, we try our best to lift ourselves out of the bleakest moment. Am i doubting the existence of God? No, merely im just giving a diff point of argument.

There are things in which our minds will never be able to comprehend. Religion is one which the brightest scientist or the cleverest minds is unable to decipher. It is easy to disprove of the very existence of God but certain events seems to be so unexplainable that a higher force is no doubt in action. Luck maybe? But what defines luck? How does luck come about?

Is it possible that the monks, priest and books all lied and are just part of a conspiracy to segregrate the human population into groups? Or is religion a thing created by man for mankind? A creation to allow man to hv smth to fall back on when things are in the shitters.

The existence of God is as real as our minds let it to be. There is no scientific proof of It's existence and God dwells only in the minds of it's believers and It's presence felt by those who embrace It. What about atheist(s)? If God is said to be all loving and kind as preached by all religions then shouldnt It's presence be felt by the ones who doubt it's existence hence making them followers of a faith as well? But we dont see that do we?

Nevertheless, religion is for those who believe and believers hv faith. With faith comes hope and with hope, everything is possible.

If i can fall 2 storeys into a drain with my ass landing first, either im really lucky or my bone's tougher than steel. But i chose to believe that i am not on wheelchair today becoz my fall was broken not only by the hands of my 2 brothers but also becoz of a higher being.

Armed with hope, i believe nthg is impossible.

THANK YOU

Today was s'pose to be as uneventful as how the last few has been. Except for tuition, there aint no other plans than to TRY to study and play dota which i hv done as frequently as my back could allow me to for the pass week.

Talk about time wasting and i should prolly congratulate myself. I know im running short of time and blardy hell need all the time i can get to study but im not doing it. For the past week i've done nothing but play dota and indulge myself into the world of terrorism n counter-terrorism( No it's not fucking cs). I view myself with disgust and i hate myself for gaming but i didnt stop. I couldnt! I hv no fucking idea why everytime i sit and ready myself to study, i vanish as quickly as i came.

Anyway, tuition today was s'pose to be mundane..... I chose not to bring a bag instead carried my file, pencil box, ipod and phone. Tucked my wallet into my sole pocket and went to zemei's house. I didnt notice anything was amiss so i was happily waiting for time to fly pass.

Out of the blue came shouts from the outside and Mr Chee k.k. went to check it out. A group of 4-5 malay guys were out there and he 'coolly' walked away and called ze mei who in turn called me. Wtf? i dont hv any malay friends man.. why call me?

Apparently some asshole left his car keys in the keyhole of his red car which was parked a street away next to someone's house and these guys saw it, did not steal the asshole's car nor take anything that belongs to that asshole. I think that asshole's friggin lucky. Aint a group of malay guys normal mean trouble? ( i aint no racist but....)

So yea, as u would've guess that asshole is me! Seriously i wanted to belanja those guys mamak or smth coz under normal circumstances i think my car's already in thailand now. But that didnt come into my mind when i retrieved my key from them. I was so relieved that i stopped thinking for that 10 secs. I think i should've given them cash to go get themselves a drink. Heck, im fucking surprised and glad at the same time. I really should've expressed my gratitude but hey, if they were waiting for some form of token of appreciation from me then they wouldnt be that kind in the 1st place rite?

Im really happy that they were good kids and returned my car keys. Heck i think they would've went to a few houses before coming over to zemei's house since i dont think they know the red car belonged to an asshole who doesnt live in cheras and is only there becoz he has chem tuition in his friend's house. So yea.. anyway i hv to say THANK YOU, and i really appreciate what they did altho i did a blardy bad job of showing it to them.

If this were to happen again i think my car will seriously either be in thailand or already chopped up in some run down factory. Damn.

Once again, THANK YOU to that group of guys altho i dont think they'll ever be reading this....

Manifestation

Was it ever this hard? I...dont remember. I always thought that if it's true and if i take it to be real then it will be as i see it to be. The problem is getting to see it the same light, the same phase, the same picture. I guess that's harder than it seems coz to be able to convince another person take's alot of facts and truth and a whole lot of persuasion... n i aint those persuasive kind.
I might be getting it all wrong, and it might all backfire and burn me in my ass altho i hv to say, there is but a slim chance for that to happen. Nevertheless, smth might happen even if there's a low probability of it- the law of the unexpected happens-.
Things arent going the way i want it to go and im fizzling out faster than a flare. The only thing keeping me in would be...woud be...... what? Hahaha, i dont even fucking know what's keeping me in!! Damn.


Somehow, another part of me is saying that it's all in my head and the problem is non-existant. With conflicting conscience telling u 2 very different pov's is down right pissing off to say the least unless u're clear-headed enough to know that one's a fucker who's pulling your leg and the other ass-stabber is just filling u up with fake hopes n believe.

I think the problem is manifesting by itself...... crap

Fei por kai

This just came in

Mom : Let's go.
ME : Go where
Mom : fei por kai

............ It's a chicken rice shop k.

A fool

Weeee...... a Fool!

Bigger guns!

If this was my gun...


As i said i would, i went in guns ablazing alrite. But to my horror the enemy had bigger guns and shot me down like a lame-duck-bush wading in open waters. I had expected the battle to be tough but my preparations were weak altho i had much vigour. I think it's time for retrospect and to review what went wrong.

Tmrw will be the hardest battle yet and i go in with a weary heart. I do not expect to win this battle or even to force a draw but in the end, i might learn smth from this loss.

And ode i made, and that ode i will keep..... but an ode to what?


This was theirs... =S

'Hot' Feeling

Hmmmm, i wasnt feeling alrite after school but i thought it'll be gone when my dreams appear. Alas, my dreams would not even come to me. My mind wouldnt stop working and i couldnt get any sleep. My head begins to ache n i know this is gonna be bad. I dont hv headaches!

Hahaha... i tried to shrug it off but the pain is undismissable. I opted to just lay flat on my bed till it gets better but it wouldn't abet. Then came a sudden feeling. A rather weird one which i cant quite explain. It's like a sudden heighten of senses, minus the adrenaline.

After 4 and 1\2 eff-ing hours my stomach realised that it doesnt approve of of the packet of nasi lemak i took in the morning. If it was to come out through the lower hole im cool with it, even if it leaves a 'hot' feelng around the region i'll accept it but to exit through the same hole it went in is rather pissing off. It's like shoving ur finger up someone's ass then... eh wait, isnt that exiting thru the same hole it went in too? Crap, the headache's messing with me!

Headache, headache and im changing myself to stand alone in your eyes. Sigh, Physics, physics.... more headache!!!!

A joke

It was a joke taken seriously by both that by the time they realized it. It had all but turned sour. It was not meant be this way he admittely sadly, a gamble he took which did not turn out the way he meant it be. His 'act'.. he cannot put it up much longer i think. Every minute that passes strikes a blow so hard that he's unable to fend it off. I think it might come undone... his 'act' might be undone. And when it does, what will be of him? I wonder.....

It was never meant to turn out this way. He says he regrets his, but to turn back now... he cant. He cant bring himself to becoz.... i dont know why he cant. It's just that he cant, or maybe he cant bring himself to.
Sigh, how foolish.... how dumb. But maybe something good will come from it. I hope it does, i hope for him and i hope for them both that it does!

Gung-ho

Trials are well.. in about 8 hours and seriously im not fully prepared for it. Altho my mind has ways of deceiving myself that i am prepared for it. It's like i seem to know most of the stuff but when i wield the thing-stronger-than-the-sword those things just escapes my mind leaving it......BLANK!!!

Anyway, i hv to admit i've put in quite an amount of effort to study lately and altho i'll most prolly screw up my trials i am looking forward to the results. It would be a good ruler to examine my position and decide how much the urge to succeed is within me and how much more effort i can put in to achieve the desired results.

It might be hard... no eff-ing joke... but im going in guns ablazing this time!!

lazy

Today is one of those days where i just want to do nothing but be lazy. Hahaha

I know i cant afford that but oh well.. just 5 more mins!

Anzeigen!! ANZEIGEN!!

Blog Updated!


Blog Anzeigen? Anyone knows what that means?

More balls and...

I always listen to my ipod in sch, esp in btw classes or while walking to the lab. On a recent day, while we were walking to the lab, i had my earphones plugged in. Walking down the stairs was our maths maestro, Mr thum! He approached me and the next conversation took place;

He : Take off ur earphones?
Me : Huh?
He : Take it off, what is that anyway?

*earphones out*
Me : Uhh, ipod?
He : Take it out, lemme see!

*oblige obediently*
He : Wah, how much?
Me : hesistates.... bout a thousand.
He : So expensive! Where u get the money from?
Me : *under my breath - drop from the sky*

~i said it albeit softly, more balls and i would've said it louder! XD~ He prolly heard me say smth coz..

He : WHAT ??
Me : oh, from my parents!
He : Oh, why ur parents so rich?
Me : Uhh, the kena lottery so bought me this.
He : So lucky? Never see i kena also
Me : * under breath - coz u're not lucky-*
He : Dont use this again..
Me : patronizingly agrees and we both walk off.

XD

In a lighter vain... or was it on? hmmmm

It's 0813 hours and i was due to be awake about 20 mins from now! Alas, my stomach was having a mini war within so i had to disperse off the dead corpse piling up. I want my sleep! But then, i aint all the sleepy no more nor do i require lots of sleep lately. It could be some underlying health problem... like depression from what i read in a passage in the muet test yesterday.

So maybe i should start acting all negative and shit.. and maybe be so extremely introvert that ppl will avoid me. That will definitely escalate the depressive disorder rite?

But then again, can depression be ever associated with me? No eff-ing A!!!!!

I think im gonna go have breakfast.. on the own since Miss lim dont wanna go out for lunch with me later!
It's just a street away and they serve delicious prawn mee.. RAWR! I only hope it's opened....

Byebye! Oh, and why im awake at this hour? extra classes that will superbly magnificiently incredibly increase my chance of getting good results.

~The End~

wtf?

I pop-ed open my friendster account after some inactivity and found... nthg new. As i was going to click log out after spending 10 secs scrolling down then up the page again, i clicked on the NEW Horoscope.

"You hv great patience, but someone attractive will put it to the test today. "

Fuck.