Sir/Madam, do you need size S or M ? LOL! Ok that is not my future job!
After more than 30 job application, 3 face-to-face interview, 1 rejected before even interviewed, 2 phone interview, I finally got a job after 3 months mencari merata tempat ke hulu ke hilir. Whereabouts? RSH in Bandar Sunway.
My working hours would be Monday to Thursday 8.30-6.30, Friday 8.30-5.30. So with these work hours, I hope to slot in some workout session. This time around, I am really committed to improve my body/weight through workout, after being motivated by so so many pictures in Facebook and Instagram. Even nowadays, I am doing some light workout everyday. Doing pull-ups using the staircase (say what yes, its not a proper pull-up though), some ab pillow exercise, etc. In addition to workout session, I also hope to get my driving license soon. There is no more room for further failure,its only creating more monetary pain as well as psychological pain! Last but not least, next year I hope to take my CPA.
Accounts Assistant, RSH is not my dream job, its a far cry from a job as EY Tax Associate. However, since I am a fresh grad, I should ''start low''. There is a quote by someone that said that:As a fresh grad, we are ''fresh meat'', if you get a high starting salary, it is an invesment made by the company,hoping that you would contribute more in the future. You only start ''earning'' your salary when you have some experience.
What would be future like? Moving from corporate to big4 after I have obtained by CPA in a few years time? Staying at RSH, and slowly climb up the ladder to the top? Staying at RSH temporarily maybe 1-2 year,then find a greener pasture in other company? However, it could also be other way around i.e. I am often being scolded for being ''slow'', thus cant even pass the probation period? All these scenarios are possible depending on the environment!
Doing things at the very last minute is very very bad. I need to find a place to stay in these couple of days, staying at a cheap hotel for extended period is not a recommended option, as its not cost-effective and maybe not comfortable!
Till the next posting, I hope I enjoy my whatever analysis and preparation of tax,vouchers,etc. Later days,see you later!
Tuesday, October 22, 2013
Saturday, October 19, 2013
Students in Melbourne:How to save?
This is a long ''overdue'' posting, I apologise for my erratic, irregular blogging timing. As promised in my previous blogpost, I am going to share my ''love'' and ''craving'' for cards is not without a reason.Why on earth would I fatten my wallet and almost break it for no apparent reason? Read on to find out more.
As students, we have ''limited allowance'' (thank god I have side incomes, otherwise how on earth would I finance my impulse shopping as well as ''donating'' to Crown once in a blue moon!). Some people are so lucky that with their ''limited allowance'', they manage to eat out almost everyday, go clubbing every week, and enjoy Melbourne's breakie cafe culture again almost every week. On the other hand, some people are barely scraping through, surviving on Macca's loose change, cheap eat at you can chinese buffet, instant noodles like Indomie or Korean brand instant noodles (note:Maggie is not so popular in Aussie)
Living in Australia is indeed not cheap,nor its crazily expensive supposingly you know how, or in Australian terms learn how to Ozbargained! Today I am going to share with you a few tips/cards that would be helpful to help you save/some of it you might not know about it! Even though, there is a Study in Australia thread in lowyat forum, there is no mention about such discount cards. Oh BTW, my friend gave me an ''additional degree'', ''Bachelor of Discounts'', LOL!
1. Student Edge card go check their official website at Student Edge
You can get discount/freebies at many places including Dell,Macca,Hoyts.
I often flashed my card at Macca's when I purchase a minimum of $3 to get a free drink. Take note though,sometimes it might not work with Loose Change menu
2. Your Student ID
your student ID can be very useful,in some places they dont publicly advertise they have student discounts. Sometime it pays to ask if they do student discounts! For example, in Macca's Clayton, if you flash your Monash ID you get 10% off.20% if you are a MSA Card member but that card costs $20/yr,so you decide whether the benefits outweights the cost!
3. Unidays
Go google em out and get registered. You would get 10% off Asos, and many other brands.Sometimes there is a student promo for 20% off Asos.Its FREE to register
4.Loyalty cards/Membership cards/Clubs
Grocery: Coles is Flybuys, which you can earn points at lots of other places like kmart,target,
not much of discounts but with 2000 points, you can redeem $10 Flybuys $ which you can use to offset your spending at Coles,etc (easily achievable if you also do the monthly Coles survey at tellcoles.com.au, make sure keep at least 1 of your Coles receipt every month to do this)
Woolies is Everyday Rewards. The points system is bad,you can only earn points when you spend min $30. However, look out for the orange tags in Woolies, as those as EDR Special discounts for members. Personally, sometimes I go ''mad'' when I saw those orange tags and bought more than I can stomach! However, sometimes even with these EDR specials/weekly specials, pricing in Woolies for some items seems to be higher than Coles!
Love IKEA meatballs? then you must have the IKEA Family card, which the most important benefit is free hot drink (think its maximum of 2 per card) Monday to Friday.In addition,sometimes there are member special for the restaurant section $4.99 instead of $7.99 for a main course. And of course IKE Family prices on selected items in IKEA store. Your birthday? IKEA gives you a free slice of cake!
Its your birthday? Happy birthday,here is a free this and that for you,assuming you take the time to register for this and that,LOL! Register for Subway Eat Fresh Club, and get a free Sub+ coke on your birthday. Not enough? As a member of Crown Signature Club, get 500 points/$5 + if you celebrate your birthday at Crown, you would get a free cake. Need a bubble tea? With Chatime card, you get a free bubble tea on your birthday! Love Esprit? As your birthday gift, they would give you an extra 100 e-points with any purchase within 4 weeks of your birthday! Would not be complete without a dessert, so register for Club31 Baskin Robbins and get a free ice-cream! Birthday is more rewarding nowadays
I know there is too many cafes around in Melbourne, with most of them having excellente coffee. However, if you need a chain store coffee, join VIP club card of Coffee club and get b1f1 deal on your drinks!
Last but not least, Melbourne is a fashion mecca so if Myer is your store?join the MYERone and shop,collect points and redeem. Err,Myer too expensive? Prefer to buy online from Asos,The Iconic or Macy's? Well introducing cashback websites cashrewards.com.au, starthere.com.au and also ebates.com
Just need to make an additional click, to get the cashback! Isnt it fun someone paying you to shop!
For more updated discounts/offers,refer to Ozbargain website
On that note, hope that bit of tips can help you to enjoy your undergraduate life in Melbourne to the fullest, and be a ''smart shopper/consumer''. Those little bits of hardwork could save you lots in the future,you never know! See you later (as aussie's like to say), any questions about these tips you can buzz me on my twitter @mingteo91!
As students, we have ''limited allowance'' (thank god I have side incomes, otherwise how on earth would I finance my impulse shopping as well as
Living in Australia is indeed not cheap,nor its crazily expensive supposingly you know how, or in Australian terms learn how to Ozbargained! Today I am going to share with you a few tips/cards that would be helpful to help you save/some of it you might not know about it! Even though, there is a Study in Australia thread in lowyat forum, there is no mention about such discount cards. Oh BTW, my friend gave me an ''additional degree'', ''Bachelor of Discounts'', LOL!
1. Student Edge card go check their official website at Student Edge
You can get discount/freebies at many places including Dell,Macca,Hoyts.
I often flashed my card at Macca's when I purchase a minimum of $3 to get a free drink. Take note though,sometimes it might not work with Loose Change menu
2. Your Student ID
your student ID can be very useful,in some places they dont publicly advertise they have student discounts. Sometime it pays to ask if they do student discounts! For example, in Macca's Clayton, if you flash your Monash ID you get 10% off.20% if you are a MSA Card member but that card costs $20/yr,so you decide whether the benefits outweights the cost!
3. Unidays
Go google em out and get registered. You would get 10% off Asos, and many other brands.Sometimes there is a student promo for 20% off Asos.Its FREE to register
4.Loyalty cards/Membership cards/Clubs
Grocery: Coles is Flybuys, which you can earn points at lots of other places like kmart,target,
not much of discounts but with 2000 points, you can redeem $10 Flybuys $ which you can use to offset your spending at Coles,etc (easily achievable if you also do the monthly Coles survey at tellcoles.com.au, make sure keep at least 1 of your Coles receipt every month to do this)
Woolies is Everyday Rewards. The points system is bad,you can only earn points when you spend min $30. However, look out for the orange tags in Woolies, as those as EDR Special discounts for members. Personally, sometimes I go ''mad'' when I saw those orange tags and bought more than I can stomach! However, sometimes even with these EDR specials/weekly specials, pricing in Woolies for some items seems to be higher than Coles!
Love IKEA meatballs? then you must have the IKEA Family card, which the most important benefit is free hot drink (think its maximum of 2 per card) Monday to Friday.In addition,sometimes there are member special for the restaurant section $4.99 instead of $7.99 for a main course. And of course IKE Family prices on selected items in IKEA store. Your birthday? IKEA gives you a free slice of cake!
Its your birthday? Happy birthday,here is a free this and that for you,assuming you take the time to register for this and that,LOL! Register for Subway Eat Fresh Club, and get a free Sub+ coke on your birthday. Not enough? As a member of Crown Signature Club, get 500 points/$5 + if you celebrate your birthday at Crown, you would get a free cake. Need a bubble tea? With Chatime card, you get a free bubble tea on your birthday! Love Esprit? As your birthday gift, they would give you an extra 100 e-points with any purchase within 4 weeks of your birthday! Would not be complete without a dessert, so register for Club31 Baskin Robbins and get a free ice-cream! Birthday is more rewarding nowadays
I know there is too many cafes around in Melbourne, with most of them having excellente coffee. However, if you need a chain store coffee, join VIP club card of Coffee club and get b1f1 deal on your drinks!
Last but not least, Melbourne is a fashion mecca so if Myer is your store?join the MYERone and shop,collect points and redeem. Err,Myer too expensive? Prefer to buy online from Asos,The Iconic or Macy's? Well introducing cashback websites cashrewards.com.au, starthere.com.au and also ebates.com
Just need to make an additional click, to get the cashback! Isnt it fun someone paying you to shop!
For more updated discounts/offers,refer to Ozbargain website
On that note, hope that bit of tips can help you to enjoy your undergraduate life in Melbourne to the fullest, and be a ''smart shopper/consumer''. Those little bits of hardwork could save you lots in the future,you never know! See you later (as aussie's like to say), any questions about these tips you can buzz me on my twitter @mingteo91!
Saturday, October 5, 2013
CN Blue Blue Moon World Tour Melbourne 2013
Clap clap, love love love! ok wait this posting is way overdue but anyways I will just tell my experience of attending my 1st ever Kpop concert!
For pictures you can refer to my facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ryan24591/media_set?set=a.10201492248935127.1073741826.1443312389&type=3
On a Friday 1st June 2013, I set off from my place of residence in Clayton for a rocking nite as one of the many 'BOICE', or CN Blue fans as we are known as who attended the concert at Festival Hall.
I got lost finding my way there from Southern Cross station but eventually made it there.I reach there around 4pm and some BOICE were already waiting. There is also a counter which sells the official merchandise of Tshirt at around AUD30+. As time passes, the queue and more BOICE appears. The Aussieboice also distributed a blue banner which the boys of CNblue also got it & took a picture with it and posted on their official social media channels.
The gate was open at around 6pm, but the concert did not start until about 7.30pm.A very interesting starting montage was played as the concert started, with the theme of blue moon. The concert hall was packed to the max and I was pleasantly surprised how near I am to the stage. JK Entertainment, as the organiser made good their promise of 'an intimate concert' that brings us closer to CNBlue even though its the cheapest ticket AUD99. Kudos to them
Initially, the security was open to lettting us take as many pictures n videos as possible but after a few songs,the guards started to show signal of no video/no photos. However, as seen from Facebook posting many especially those who were in front or away from the guaRDs eagled eyes managed to snap snap snAP!
The song setlist was the same as other Blue Moon concert. According to some reports, CNBlue were surprised at how well we managed to singalong to ''CNBlue hit song of 2013'', Im Sorry. Oh oh back to me im sorry now, ok back to posting!
CnBlue talked a bit during the concert.Self intro,what they like about Melbourne:STEAK! At the end of the concert, they did a thank you bow and it was a picture perfect opportunity to snap snap some picts! And chief entertainer, Yong Hwa did some dance move even though CNBlue is no ''dance'' group.
In my opinion, its was a 2h+ concert that really rocked the nite,and I really enjoyed myself.The fun was spoiled by the very heavy rain,and very paboya(stupid/idiot) me forget to bring the umbrella and had to run & get soaked in the rain until I reach Coles to get an umbrella! Some lucky fans who waited & braved the rain,got quite ''exclusive'' pictures of CNlbue as they were leaving from the venue at the back of the hall. They waved to the fans who were waiting in the rain!
I am proud to be a BOICE.I am a BOICE since their 1st Korean song debut,Love and will be hopefully for many more years to come.
Till the next posting, which would delve on why on earth I have so many discount cards even in Australia.Its quite helpful to Malaysian/other country students who are studying in Melbourne & wants to save a bit of $$$$
Go and listen to some Cnblue Im sure some of you will be converted into a BOICE haha Bye
For pictures you can refer to my facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ryan24591/media_set?set=a.10201492248935127.1073741826.1443312389&type=3
On a Friday 1st June 2013, I set off from my place of residence in Clayton for a rocking nite as one of the many 'BOICE', or CN Blue fans as we are known as who attended the concert at Festival Hall.
I got lost finding my way there from Southern Cross station but eventually made it there.I reach there around 4pm and some BOICE were already waiting. There is also a counter which sells the official merchandise of Tshirt at around AUD30+. As time passes, the queue and more BOICE appears. The Aussieboice also distributed a blue banner which the boys of CNblue also got it & took a picture with it and posted on their official social media channels.
The gate was open at around 6pm, but the concert did not start until about 7.30pm.A very interesting starting montage was played as the concert started, with the theme of blue moon. The concert hall was packed to the max and I was pleasantly surprised how near I am to the stage. JK Entertainment, as the organiser made good their promise of 'an intimate concert' that brings us closer to CNBlue even though its the cheapest ticket AUD99. Kudos to them
Initially, the security was open to lettting us take as many pictures n videos as possible but after a few songs,the guards started to show signal of no video/no photos. However, as seen from Facebook posting many especially those who were in front or away from the guaRDs eagled eyes managed to snap snap snAP!
The song setlist was the same as other Blue Moon concert. According to some reports, CNBlue were surprised at how well we managed to singalong to ''CNBlue hit song of 2013'', Im Sorry. Oh oh back to me im sorry now, ok back to posting!
CnBlue talked a bit during the concert.Self intro,what they like about Melbourne:STEAK! At the end of the concert, they did a thank you bow and it was a picture perfect opportunity to snap snap some picts! And chief entertainer, Yong Hwa did some dance move even though CNBlue is no ''dance'' group.
In my opinion, its was a 2h+ concert that really rocked the nite,and I really enjoyed myself.The fun was spoiled by the very heavy rain,and very paboya(stupid/idiot) me forget to bring the umbrella and had to run & get soaked in the rain until I reach Coles to get an umbrella! Some lucky fans who waited & braved the rain,got quite ''exclusive'' pictures of CNlbue as they were leaving from the venue at the back of the hall. They waved to the fans who were waiting in the rain!
I am proud to be a BOICE.I am a BOICE since their 1st Korean song debut,Love and will be hopefully for many more years to come.
Till the next posting, which would delve on why on earth I have so many discount cards even in Australia.Its quite helpful to Malaysian/other country students who are studying in Melbourne & wants to save a bit of $$$$
Go and listen to some Cnblue Im sure some of you will be converted into a BOICE haha Bye
Thursday, September 5, 2013
7 months
Hello everyone, its hard for me to start writing/typing again after neglecting this blog for almost 7 months.However, as hard as it seems here I am to bore you with my point of view on events as well as a quick recap on my life past 7 months!
To sum up my life the past 7 months, I can described as 'in a despair,frustration,and very sien(bored)'.Everything that happens started from a chain of events. I started the last sem of my university life with a very respectable WAM of 74.25 and GPA of 3.25. Somehow, getting too much pre-occupied with online surveys had taken its toll it seems,as seen from my results. Short-term gain has become long term pains, as my WAM dropped to 68.667 with a very bad GPA of 2.625. With such a drastic drop, I have only received a few job interview with 1 screwed it up(KPMG Singapore),2 still pending (EY KL,KK). I have no idea what the future looks like for me. I am cautiously optimistic that something will be 'knocking at my door if I am patient'. From investment point of view,it seems that my ROI is very very LOW!
Changing the subject to something on a lighter note, this is the 2nd time that I have stepped my foot into Istana Nurul Iman for HM Sultan of Brunei Hari Raya open house. I am impressed with the changes for the better in the dining areas(food & drink included), and now there is even free wifi by DST (which I think is the fastest wifi in Brunei at 10mbps)!. Feel honoured able to get so close and shake hands with the members of Brunei Royal family. I do not see anything like this outside Brunei,so I hope that the future Brunei royalty will continue this unique tradition.
Moving on to the next thing, the PRU13 sees less than half of Malaysians saying 'Lain kalilah',while a little more than half said 'UBAH'. The BN is back in power with its worst showing ever, and started its another term as Malaysia govt with this:Apa lagi Cina mahu? This is what I think, election is over. With the current economic & global situation, there is a need to stop all these very insulting and not very helpful in nation-building statement, focus on the main issue of high cost of living,high national debt,corruption.Instead of harping on this/that politician wrong-doing. The media need to understand this as well,stop giving coverage/so much airtime for political matters.Give more airtime/coverage on corruption,high national debt,high crime,high cost of living. Constructive criticism is ok,but personal attack/hitting under the belt will backfire. Its time everyone in the country,play our part in strengthening our nation economically & socially.
Last but not least,since we are in the Merdeka mood, a bit POV on it. The Minister in charge noted that merdeka spirit is low, and thus proposes a Negaraku singing in cinema. Yes, I know that Thailand do that. This would not instill nationalism & patriotism if the people have too many doubts about the country. Malaysia might be far far away from being a perfect nation, however this is our country. Its our task as Malaysian to work together hand-in-hand with the government as well as the opposition, to make Malaysia a better place to live,as well as a better future for our next generation. Merdeka! 50 tahun Jubli Emas penubuhan Malaysia
This blogger thinks that 20 sen increase in petrol, make no sense to increase price of mee goreng or mee sup or teh tarik by 20-50sen.10sen is more than sufficient.How many litres of petrol do you use in teh tarik,mee sup,mee goreng I wonder?
To sum up my life the past 7 months, I can described as 'in a despair,frustration,and very sien(bored)'.Everything that happens started from a chain of events. I started the last sem of my university life with a very respectable WAM of 74.25 and GPA of 3.25. Somehow, getting too much pre-occupied with online surveys had taken its toll it seems,as seen from my results. Short-term gain has become long term pains, as my WAM dropped to 68.667 with a very bad GPA of 2.625. With such a drastic drop, I have only received a few job interview with 1 screwed it up(KPMG Singapore),2 still pending (EY KL,KK). I have no idea what the future looks like for me. I am cautiously optimistic that something will be 'knocking at my door if I am patient'. From investment point of view,it seems that my ROI is very very LOW!
Changing the subject to something on a lighter note, this is the 2nd time that I have stepped my foot into Istana Nurul Iman for HM Sultan of Brunei Hari Raya open house. I am impressed with the changes for the better in the dining areas(food & drink included), and now there is even free wifi by DST (which I think is the fastest wifi in Brunei at 10mbps)!. Feel honoured able to get so close and shake hands with the members of Brunei Royal family. I do not see anything like this outside Brunei,so I hope that the future Brunei royalty will continue this unique tradition.
Moving on to the next thing, the PRU13 sees less than half of Malaysians saying 'Lain kalilah',while a little more than half said 'UBAH'. The BN is back in power with its worst showing ever, and started its another term as Malaysia govt with this:Apa lagi Cina mahu? This is what I think, election is over. With the current economic & global situation, there is a need to stop all these very insulting and not very helpful in nation-building statement, focus on the main issue of high cost of living,high national debt,corruption.Instead of harping on this/that politician wrong-doing. The media need to understand this as well,stop giving coverage/so much airtime for political matters.Give more airtime/coverage on corruption,high national debt,high crime,high cost of living. Constructive criticism is ok,but personal attack/hitting under the belt will backfire. Its time everyone in the country,play our part in strengthening our nation economically & socially.
Last but not least,since we are in the Merdeka mood, a bit POV on it. The Minister in charge noted that merdeka spirit is low, and thus proposes a Negaraku singing in cinema. Yes, I know that Thailand do that. This would not instill nationalism & patriotism if the people have too many doubts about the country. Malaysia might be far far away from being a perfect nation, however this is our country. Its our task as Malaysian to work together hand-in-hand with the government as well as the opposition, to make Malaysia a better place to live,as well as a better future for our next generation. Merdeka! 50 tahun Jubli Emas penubuhan Malaysia
This blogger thinks that 20 sen increase in petrol, make no sense to increase price of mee goreng or mee sup or teh tarik by 20-50sen.10sen is more than sufficient.How many litres of petrol do you use in teh tarik,mee sup,mee goreng I wonder?
Friday, February 22, 2013
Selamat Hari Kebangsaan Brunei
1 hari lagi kita akan menyambut Hari Kebangsaan Brunei ke 29, dengan tema sambutan Negaraku Brunei Darussalam. Sempena hari yang penting ini, saya ingin berkongsi pendapat mengenai Brunei.
Seiring dengan status Brunei sebagai negara Melayu Islam Beraja, pada tahun 2012, beberapa inisiatif telah diperkenalkan. Yang paling diperkatakan oleh orang ramai ialah penutupan sementara premis-premis perniagaan sewaktu sembahyang Jumaat. Pelbagai pendapat telah diutarakan oleh orang ramai, namun perkara ini jangan dianggap sebagai 'menyusahkan'. Jika pandai mengatur, perkara ini tidak akan memberi implikasi apa-apa sekali pun
Beberapa bulan ini,saya telah membaca pelbagai pendapat yang disiarkan dalam akhbar harian tempatan, Brunei Times & Borneo Bulletin. Ada yang mempersoalkan mengapa BSP tidak menyumbang banyak kepada Brunei, seperti Petronas kepada Malaysia. Ada pula yang mempertahankan BSP,bahawa mereka telah menyumbang banyak kepada negara. Pada pendapat saya, adakah perlu bangunan ikonik seperti Menara Berkembar Petronas di bumi Brunei? Rasanya tidak ada keperluan tersebut. Pada pemerhatian saya sejak menetap di Seria semenjak 1997,banyak perubahan yang telah berlaku di Seria hasil sumbangan BSP. Mengambil contoh OGDC,Pusat Insani,pusat bowling dan pawagam 3D.
Kerajan KDYMM telah memperuntukkan sejumlah wang untuk projek FTTH. Baru-baru ini Telbru telah melancarkan FTTH. Diharap dengan pengenalan FTTH di Brunei, tiada lagi masalah seperti 'internet lag' akan kedengaran lagi. Tambahan pula, pihak DST dijangka akan melancarkan 4g LTE bagi mengatasi masalah capaian internet mudah alih dan menawarkan kelajuan internet yang lebih tinggi kepada pengguna telefon mudah alih terutamanya telefon pintar. Walaupun kemajuan teknologi di Brunei agak perlahan berbanding negara jiran, ia tetap dialu-alukan!
Akhir kata, saya bangga menjadi salah seorang dari penduduk di bumi bertuah Brunei ini! Walaupun saya bukan rakyat Brunei, saya dididik mengikut acuan negara ini. Brunei akan mendapat tempat di hati saya, jika boleh saya ingin berkerjaya di negara ini, tetapi apa kan daya saya bukan orang Brunei dan bidang pekerjaan yang saya ingin ceburi menurut undang-undang yang saya ketahui orang Brunei sahaja yang boleh diambil bekerja/keutamaan diberikan
SELAMAT HARI KEBANGSAAN KE 29 BRUNEI
Seiring dengan status Brunei sebagai negara Melayu Islam Beraja, pada tahun 2012, beberapa inisiatif telah diperkenalkan. Yang paling diperkatakan oleh orang ramai ialah penutupan sementara premis-premis perniagaan sewaktu sembahyang Jumaat. Pelbagai pendapat telah diutarakan oleh orang ramai, namun perkara ini jangan dianggap sebagai 'menyusahkan'. Jika pandai mengatur, perkara ini tidak akan memberi implikasi apa-apa sekali pun
Beberapa bulan ini,saya telah membaca pelbagai pendapat yang disiarkan dalam akhbar harian tempatan, Brunei Times & Borneo Bulletin. Ada yang mempersoalkan mengapa BSP tidak menyumbang banyak kepada Brunei, seperti Petronas kepada Malaysia. Ada pula yang mempertahankan BSP,bahawa mereka telah menyumbang banyak kepada negara. Pada pendapat saya, adakah perlu bangunan ikonik seperti Menara Berkembar Petronas di bumi Brunei? Rasanya tidak ada keperluan tersebut. Pada pemerhatian saya sejak menetap di Seria semenjak 1997,banyak perubahan yang telah berlaku di Seria hasil sumbangan BSP. Mengambil contoh OGDC,Pusat Insani,pusat bowling dan pawagam 3D.
Kerajan KDYMM telah memperuntukkan sejumlah wang untuk projek FTTH. Baru-baru ini Telbru telah melancarkan FTTH. Diharap dengan pengenalan FTTH di Brunei, tiada lagi masalah seperti 'internet lag' akan kedengaran lagi. Tambahan pula, pihak DST dijangka akan melancarkan 4g LTE bagi mengatasi masalah capaian internet mudah alih dan menawarkan kelajuan internet yang lebih tinggi kepada pengguna telefon mudah alih terutamanya telefon pintar. Walaupun kemajuan teknologi di Brunei agak perlahan berbanding negara jiran, ia tetap dialu-alukan!
Akhir kata, saya bangga menjadi salah seorang dari penduduk di bumi bertuah Brunei ini! Walaupun saya bukan rakyat Brunei, saya dididik mengikut acuan negara ini. Brunei akan mendapat tempat di hati saya, jika boleh saya ingin berkerjaya di negara ini, tetapi apa kan daya saya bukan orang Brunei dan bidang pekerjaan yang saya ingin ceburi menurut undang-undang yang saya ketahui orang Brunei sahaja yang boleh diambil bekerja/keutamaan diberikan
SELAMAT HARI KEBANGSAAN KE 29 BRUNEI
Thursday, February 21, 2013
10day CNY holiday
Its 12day into the Lunar new year of water snake,another 3 more day and it will be Chap Goh Mei. My zodiac prediction for this 'Water Snake' year is not very good. Master So,a famous HK fengshui master describe it as 'Yat Lap Kat Sing Dou Mou' (1 lucky star also dont have). Some other predictions says that I should not try to get/expect 'quick gains' from gambling or investment (I am assuming CFD those kind of investment). I am also prone to easily 'fire up', so I must control my anger! This year not much luck for me,only hard work will do! Jiayou Fighting!
Let me just quickly sum up my 10day holiday
7 Feb-depart Brunei to Singapore on a RB 9.15am flight.arrived at efficient Changi Airport,only to be greeted by traffic jam on PIE/CTE otw to Holiday Inn Orchard City Centre.Had lunch at The Basement by Kopitiam,in Centrepoint. Went to the 'usual place' Ngee Ann, OG, Robinson's,Paragon. I went to branded boutiques AX,CK Jeans,GUESS but the prices were .... (I guess I should stick to buying these in Australia during Chadstone sale).Anyway managed to buy 1 T-shirt & shorts from GAP,not exactly cheap but since its 'sponsored by parents' who cares LOL! Evening went to Chinatown. After Chinatown, went to Singapore Flyer. Wow, what an experience!
8 Feb-as usual every morning I went for my Orchard Road morning walk to buy newspaper & get free newspaper. And this time, I stopped by any free wifi hotspots to check on the latest update on the housing issue (glad to note its settled). After breakfast & a quick shop at 313@Somerset,depart to JB. Similar like last year, it rained heavily! Halfway to my 'kampung' in Batu Pahat, dad asked if I wanted to go JPO. I rejected it,thinking that I would be brought there few days later but apparently I was WRONG!
9 Feb-CNY eve,nothing much to say. In the afternoon, meetup with one of my friends from Monash Sunway, Tommy. Nice to catchup with what they are doing
10 Feb-Happy CNY,nothing much to talk about just temple visiting for 'pai pai'. At night, had a CNY feast in Restoran SY
11 Feb-Went for kirin fish touching.As usual didnt manage to touch the fish
12 Feb-This is going to be the longest journey in this trip,err more than 12 hours no thanks to traffic jams! After breakfast,went to Kluang to pickup my cousin,Peter who will join us to Penang. The jam at PLUS highway was terrible, luckily we manage to shave off some jam time by detouring to GCE somewhere in Selangor. But still, we reached our hotel,Holiday Inn Resort Penang in Batu Ferringhi at 12am
13 Feb-After breakfast, went to Fort Cornwallis. Next up,Penang Hill train/tram ride up Bukit Bendera. Had lunch up there,char kway teow! After the hill,went back to rest,but me and my cousin decide to walk around Batu Ferringhi up til Hard Rock hotel.Dinner was at Guan Guan Cafe, an eatery which obtain '4 star+' trip advisor rating.
14 Feb-Breakfast at New World Park. After breakfast, went to the Wat in Lorong Burma. Got a 'chiam' from there,not very good one. Next up, Queensbay Mall. Had lunch at Kim Gary, looked around at branded boutiques like FCUK,but the price ...... (I should stick to Chadstone sale). Instead went inside AEON to renew my AEON card andbuy Renoma underwear(which might be a wrong decision,as when I return to Singapore learnt that BHG sells the more upmarket 2xist 2 for $35). When we are about to leave,it rained heavily so end up having a drink in Starbucks and luckily Starbucks had a buy 1 free 1 promo for Hojicha latte. At night went to nearby Tesco Seri Tanjung Pinang for dinner n some shopping in Tesco
15feb-Depart from Penang after breakfast in Mcd, send my cousin back to Kampar. Arrived in Subang Jaya/Sunway, went to Monash to buy my textbooks. After that, had some cendol at the famous cendol rojak stall. Stayed at Empire Hotel Subang. There, I manage to have a look at Superdry prices in Tangs. Turns out its about the same,if there is no discount,but if there is either Malaysia or Australia is cheaper. Pretty huge collection also! Dinner at Din Tai Fung, which is famous for its xiao long bao. After dinner, went to Thean hou temple
16 feb-Depart for JB after breakfast in Asia Cafe.Stayed in Inter Continental singapore in Singapore. I must say its a very good value for the price that my dad pays,with free internet n nice room! went to marina bay sands after lunch at food junction.no luck at all,but manage to walk around the shoppes at MBS. After that, went to Chinatown to buy the 'famous' Lim Chee Guan bak kwa. At night, I went for last minute shopping at EDC Bugis
17 feb-Back to Brunei,weather was not very good.The flight was bumpy almost all of the times! BTW, a friendly info:If you spend $100 in a store in Singapore,dont forget to ask for GST refund form. Now the process is simplified by using eTRS kiosk. Previously I often get scolded by Custom officers for what reason that I dont know,now no more scolding,easier GST refunding!
I guess that's about it for now.Next up my National Day posting
Let me just quickly sum up my 10day holiday
7 Feb-depart Brunei to Singapore on a RB 9.15am flight.arrived at efficient Changi Airport,only to be greeted by traffic jam on PIE/CTE otw to Holiday Inn Orchard City Centre.Had lunch at The Basement by Kopitiam,in Centrepoint. Went to the 'usual place' Ngee Ann, OG, Robinson's,Paragon. I went to branded boutiques AX,CK Jeans,GUESS but the prices were .... (I guess I should stick to buying these in Australia during Chadstone sale).Anyway managed to buy 1 T-shirt & shorts from GAP,not exactly cheap but since its 'sponsored by parents' who cares LOL! Evening went to Chinatown. After Chinatown, went to Singapore Flyer. Wow, what an experience!
8 Feb-as usual every morning I went for my Orchard Road morning walk to buy newspaper & get free newspaper. And this time, I stopped by any free wifi hotspots to check on the latest update on the housing issue (glad to note its settled). After breakfast & a quick shop at 313@Somerset,depart to JB. Similar like last year, it rained heavily! Halfway to my 'kampung' in Batu Pahat, dad asked if I wanted to go JPO. I rejected it,thinking that I would be brought there few days later but apparently I was WRONG!
9 Feb-CNY eve,nothing much to say. In the afternoon, meetup with one of my friends from Monash Sunway, Tommy. Nice to catchup with what they are doing
10 Feb-Happy CNY,nothing much to talk about just temple visiting for 'pai pai'. At night, had a CNY feast in Restoran SY
11 Feb-Went for kirin fish touching.As usual didnt manage to touch the fish
12 Feb-This is going to be the longest journey in this trip,err more than 12 hours no thanks to traffic jams! After breakfast,went to Kluang to pickup my cousin,Peter who will join us to Penang. The jam at PLUS highway was terrible, luckily we manage to shave off some jam time by detouring to GCE somewhere in Selangor. But still, we reached our hotel,Holiday Inn Resort Penang in Batu Ferringhi at 12am
13 Feb-After breakfast, went to Fort Cornwallis. Next up,Penang Hill train/tram ride up Bukit Bendera. Had lunch up there,char kway teow! After the hill,went back to rest,but me and my cousin decide to walk around Batu Ferringhi up til Hard Rock hotel.Dinner was at Guan Guan Cafe, an eatery which obtain '4 star+' trip advisor rating.
14 Feb-Breakfast at New World Park. After breakfast, went to the Wat in Lorong Burma. Got a 'chiam' from there,not very good one. Next up, Queensbay Mall. Had lunch at Kim Gary, looked around at branded boutiques like FCUK,but the price ...... (I should stick to Chadstone sale). Instead went inside AEON to renew my AEON card and
15feb-Depart from Penang after breakfast in Mcd, send my cousin back to Kampar. Arrived in Subang Jaya/Sunway, went to Monash to buy my textbooks. After that, had some cendol at the famous cendol rojak stall. Stayed at Empire Hotel Subang. There, I manage to have a look at Superdry prices in Tangs. Turns out its about the same,if there is no discount,but if there is either Malaysia or Australia is cheaper. Pretty huge collection also! Dinner at Din Tai Fung, which is famous for its xiao long bao. After dinner, went to Thean hou temple
16 feb-Depart for JB after breakfast in Asia Cafe.Stayed in Inter Continental singapore in Singapore. I must say its a very good value for the price that my dad pays,with free internet n nice room! went to marina bay sands after lunch at food junction.no luck at all,but manage to walk around the shoppes at MBS. After that, went to Chinatown to buy the 'famous' Lim Chee Guan bak kwa. At night, I went for last minute shopping at EDC Bugis
17 feb-Back to Brunei,weather was not very good.The flight was bumpy almost all of the times! BTW, a friendly info:If you spend $100 in a store in Singapore,dont forget to ask for GST refund form. Now the process is simplified by using eTRS kiosk. Previously I often get scolded by Custom officers for what reason that I dont know,now no more scolding,easier GST refunding!
I guess that's about it for now.Next up my National Day posting
Tuesday, February 5, 2013
Pre CNy posting
Before CNY
It’s
been almost a month since I last blogged. I still can’t contemplate to have
regular blog timing, and is amazed how some people can blog daily.
The
Lunar New Year of ‘Water Snake’ approach and the Year of Dragon comes to a
fiery end on Saturday nite/Sunday. Let’s wish everyone celebrating Chinese New
Year and people I know, Gong Xi FaCai Xing NienKuai Le. May The Year of The
Snake Brings Everyone Good Health,Good Life and Prosperity.
Speaking
about CNY, this year marks the breaking of the CNY tradition that I called ‘1
Sabah,1 Johor’ (no I am not pledging allegiance to a certain political party)
as in 1 year, our family will go back Sabah and another year Johor for CNY. No,
we are not going for a CNY holiday, as its too costly and certainly not in our
current financial situation. For the record, we went back to Johor for CNY last
year, and surprisingly or not, we are going back to Johor again, due to
‘certain pressures’!
The
good news is I get to go to Singapore for some ‘Orchard Road shopping’ and
maybe try my luck in MBS. In Johor, we might visit Johor Premium Outlet or the
much talked about, Legoland. For our ‘Cuti-cuti 1Malaysia’, we would be going
to Penang. Before going back to Singapore, we would spend a nite in Subang
Jaya. I hope that some of my friends are already back from their CNY break in
their hometown, so we could meet up. More on my CNY holiday after I return from
my trip. Lets get to a few things that I would like to blog!
Crazy
CFD Losses:Pause & Reflect
If
you remembered I have blogged about the huge losses that I suffered from CFD!
Unfortunately, the $150 has also turned into ashes, pushing me further into
red. Currently, I am taking a break from this ‘risky game’ to recoup some of my
losses through survey work. At the same time,before I get back into the ‘game’
again, I have to reflect on my decisions carefully,so that I am not pushed
further into losses! Again, I shall advice newbies, don’t dabble in these kind
of things unless you are sure and not powered by greed!
Move
House: Another Long Story
Things
are not looking any better since I first blogged about the ‘lease problem’, as
of now there are still NO confirmation on where I will be staying the next sem.
Hopefully, over this week and next week, they would have settled it,and provide
some certainty. Otherwise, I am left on a ‘cliffhanger’.
Seria
has been my ‘home’ since 1997, Labuan which is my real hometown seems ‘foreign’.
The prospect of moving out of Seria, saddens me. However, as this is not my
decision as its related to where my dad will work in the near future,amid the
end of a huge contract. This might be a logistical nightmare, as I would have
to update my Bursa’s correspondence address as well as moving stuffs!
Fruits
of Previous Investment
Its
been a while, since I last blogged about my share portfolio. My share portfolio
value is facing a ‘roller-coaster’ ride, as the Malaysian market faces
uncertainty over the upcoming PRU13. Let me share with you, some of the current
quarter’s dividend distribution and
updates of my portfolio!
My Australian portfolio:CFX is expected to
announce its distribution on 21 Feb, however based on previous release to ASX,
they are estimating 6.8cents/share
From YTlGroup:I have just received
1sen/share from YTL.Starhill REIT has declared 3.58sen/share. Starhill Global
REIT declares 1.13cents, however due to broker admin charges, I am not going to
get the full amount
Interestingly, Sunway REIT which declares
more than 3 sen (including advance distribution), is asking for a trading halt
pending an announcement. Let’s see whether its good or bad!
Pavilion REIT declares 3.51sen
KrisAssets which would be delisted, upon
the completion of all the corporate exercise, has provided me quite a windfall
of $2.60 cash distribution. Its offspring, IGB REIT has also declared 1.83sen
CMMT declares 4.24sen
Last but not least, I have added KLCCP to
my portfolio and I am wondering if it’s a correcr decision. In addition, DiGi
will declare its result on Wednesday, I am anticipating 4-7 sen dividend
Saturday, December 29, 2012
2012 Recap and Update
Achoo (bless me), ok this is weird but when Im in Melbourne the temperature was around few degrees to tens of degrees I didnt even sneeze but back home in Brunei when its 20+ degrees I sneeze like there is no tomorrow(endless sneezing) LOL!
Ok that wasnt a good opening!2 more days and its fast approaching 2013, of which it will be an important year for me! Few things to cover in this posting,
1. Crazy CFD losses in just few days
As of today, I have lost AUD650 in my CFD trading!And still on the line is a further AUD150 still in play which is very much prone to become 'white paper' due to the current uncertainty on fiscal cliff.I practically dig out every $ from my BIBD n my Commbank account to 'play' but apparently more than once its a wrong decision! Im hoping for the best, while preparing for the worst!
My advice:Never thread the unknown waters! to those wanting fast gains
2.Biggest pokies losses and wins
Over the holidays, I went to Crown almost everyday.Somedays I lose big,but somedays I win big!The biggest win that I ever got was $130 and biggest lost was $150! Sometimes I get overexcited when I won some $ and end up losing BIG! I need to exercise more restraint to control myself from getting too excited LOL!
3.Very surprised result
What do you know, my exam result came in as a pleasant surprise!Very unexpected HD from auditing,and a rather predicted 3Ds from the other 3 subjects. Moving forward, its going to be a daunting task to maintain these kind of result in my last sem!
4. Move House again
Due to certain 'lease disagreement issues' with the house that I am supposed to stay next sem,we are left on a 'cliffhanger' to find another house to move into next sem by mid of Feb.I suppose its not an easy task as we need a 5 room house that is nearby bus loop! This should not be a big problem,maybe the biggest problem is shifting the things that I have accumulated over 6 months LOL!
5. An 'interesting' 2012
To recap 2012 in a nutshell, I lost a lot of unexpected $$$$,found a lot of unexpected $$$,finding a new taste for 'affordable luxury' brand,havent got my lesen,got 2 new phone,met a few new friends who could potentially be future business partners, most importantly STILL SINGLE LOL!
Worldwise, we witness 'December 21 end of world' that didnt materialise, and made some people laughing all the way to the bank,Obama back at White House for another term and in Malaysia the usual non-stop political squabble continues. In Brunei, the most important issue was the Friday 2hr temporary closure for 'sembahyang jumaat', the Royal Wedding and the helicopter crash
Moving forward,January is going to be an interesting month,as I am send 'packing my bags' to go back kampung for 1 month due to 'immigration issues'
With that I raise my case and see you next year bye!
Ok that wasnt a good opening!2 more days and its fast approaching 2013, of which it will be an important year for me! Few things to cover in this posting,
1. Crazy CFD losses in just few days
As of today, I have lost AUD650 in my CFD trading!And still on the line is a further AUD150 still in play which is very much prone to become 'white paper' due to the current uncertainty on fiscal cliff.I practically dig out every $ from my BIBD n my Commbank account to 'play' but apparently more than once its a wrong decision! Im hoping for the best, while preparing for the worst!
My advice:Never thread the unknown waters! to those wanting fast gains
2.Biggest pokies losses and wins
Over the holidays, I went to Crown almost everyday.Somedays I lose big,but somedays I win big!The biggest win that I ever got was $130 and biggest lost was $150! Sometimes I get overexcited when I won some $ and end up losing BIG! I need to exercise more restraint to control myself from getting too excited LOL!
3.Very surprised result
What do you know, my exam result came in as a pleasant surprise!Very unexpected HD from auditing,and a rather predicted 3Ds from the other 3 subjects. Moving forward, its going to be a daunting task to maintain these kind of result in my last sem!
4. Move House again
Due to certain 'lease disagreement issues' with the house that I am supposed to stay next sem,we are left on a 'cliffhanger' to find another house to move into next sem by mid of Feb.I suppose its not an easy task as we need a 5 room house that is nearby bus loop! This should not be a big problem,maybe the biggest problem is shifting the things that I have accumulated over 6 months LOL!
5. An 'interesting' 2012
To recap 2012 in a nutshell, I lost a lot of unexpected $$$$,found a lot of unexpected $$$,finding a new taste for 'affordable luxury' brand,havent got my lesen,got 2 new phone,met a few new friends who could potentially be future business partners, most importantly STILL SINGLE LOL!
Worldwise, we witness 'December 21 end of world' that didnt materialise, and made some people laughing all the way to the bank,Obama back at White House for another term and in Malaysia the usual non-stop political squabble continues. In Brunei, the most important issue was the Friday 2hr temporary closure for 'sembahyang jumaat', the Royal Wedding and the helicopter crash
Moving forward,January is going to be an interesting month,as I am send 'packing my bags' to go back kampung for 1 month due to 'immigration issues'
With that I raise my case and see you next year bye!
Tuesday, November 6, 2012
After Exam
Hows it going people, hoping that you all are doing well. I do notice that most people are currently in 'exam stress' mode so good luck with it, I have just passed through that stage so I understand your feelings haha! Moving on, a short preview of what Im gonna blog:
1. Rockpool
Few weeks ago went to Rockpool to celebrate's Ryan's birthday. All of us 'belanja' him dinner, as whoever birthday all of us would have to treat that person dinner. Rockpool was one of the 'atas' restaurant in Melbourne owned by Neil Perry, one of Australia's top chef! Of course, the price is pretty 'atas' too! And the bill came up to $400+ or was it $500+, since 1 serving of steak costs about $70+! The restaurant was pretty dark, dont know what concept they are trying to practice here, however there is an open kitchen concept!
2. Lucky Days,Unlucky Wrong decisions due to greed
As I write this blogpost, I am pondering whether did I make a right decision, since the current market situation is way much worser than last night peak's, and my profits were reduced severely from last night peak of $100 (after capital of $250 and prior losses of $110) to a mere $5! When you are trading, your worst enemy is emotions, as when you see that its rising you would think that it will continue to rise and rise and rise, without thinking that it could fall in 1 straight line slump!I have succumbed to my emotions a few times during my CFD trading and its not good. The key to succeed in this trading I think is not to be greedy, and dont make wrong decisions.Perhaps luck plays a role too! Anyway I will continue to monitor the prices and profit and make rational decisions, so that history wont repeat itself!
Moving on, last few I picked up another $50 on the street (In your mind you will be thinking WTF!). What happen that day was after consultation with lecturer, there were still sometime left so I went to TAb for pokies (Disclaimer:Im not a crazy gambler). Tried my luck with my last $20 in my wallet! Lady luck apparently wasnt on my side, unsatisfied I wanted another go so went to Commbank ATm to withdraw some $.On my way, before I cross the road, I saw something that looks like a $50 note lying near someone's car, it was a bit drenched n I picked it up to confirm its a $50 note! Feeling lucky, I took the $50 for another round of pokies, at 1st there wasnt much luck but when I was about to cashout, I hit the bonus game not once but twice for a total of 50 free bonus games which turns the situation around to a total gain of $7, so in total I earned $37 after deducting the lost $20 earlier!
Earlier this month, went to Crown n tried my luck, quite lucky won my 2nd biggest win $55! This rarely happens though, as usually I lost due to greed or break-even or at best win $5-$10! Pokies are fun, but if you cant control yourself the machine will control your life!
3. Exam update
This sem, I must say Im pretty surprised! At 1st I was complaining and freaking out about Auditing, but it turns out to be pretty good, so Im expected a high C to a low D. Since its the subject that I scared the most, I put the most effort here!
Next up, Corplaw. I think I underestimated the level of difficulty of this paper! However, I think I did get all the principles correct, so my hope is for a low C to high C!
The last paper is Tax law, I think I did ok with it. Hoping for a low C to low D!
In conclusion, this sem average WAM is expected to go up or at least maintain at the 70 level! Since next sem is my last sem, Im predicting its not a walk in the park so its better that I firm up this sem WAM,in the unlikely event of a very terrible results next sem! I have done what I need to do, now its up to the lecturers and tutors to decide if my answers deserved the grade that I wanted!
4. Whats up soon
I will continue this part, when I returned from my workout session. Have been missing workout throughout the exam season, so I have to catch up with my workout. It seems that my weight is gradually increasing although at very slow rate, Im thankful that it didnt drop!
Going forward as my graduation is looming, I have to plan for my future. I have planned to continue studying not Masters/Honours (I hate research/present papers,etc) but my ACCA or CPA. Then its time to search for work!
On a lighter note, I am going to enjoy this LONG holiday,but no idea how! LOL
See ya real soon, bye.
1. Rockpool
Few weeks ago went to Rockpool to celebrate's Ryan's birthday. All of us 'belanja' him dinner, as whoever birthday all of us would have to treat that person dinner. Rockpool was one of the 'atas' restaurant in Melbourne owned by Neil Perry, one of Australia's top chef! Of course, the price is pretty 'atas' too! And the bill came up to $400+ or was it $500+, since 1 serving of steak costs about $70+! The restaurant was pretty dark, dont know what concept they are trying to practice here, however there is an open kitchen concept!
2. Lucky Days,Unlucky Wrong decisions due to greed
As I write this blogpost, I am pondering whether did I make a right decision, since the current market situation is way much worser than last night peak's, and my profits were reduced severely from last night peak of $100 (after capital of $250 and prior losses of $110) to a mere $5! When you are trading, your worst enemy is emotions, as when you see that its rising you would think that it will continue to rise and rise and rise, without thinking that it could fall in 1 straight line slump!I have succumbed to my emotions a few times during my CFD trading and its not good. The key to succeed in this trading I think is not to be greedy, and dont make wrong decisions.Perhaps luck plays a role too! Anyway I will continue to monitor the prices and profit and make rational decisions, so that history wont repeat itself!
Moving on, last few I picked up another $50 on the street (In your mind you will be thinking WTF!). What happen that day was after consultation with lecturer, there were still sometime left so I went to TAb for pokies (Disclaimer:Im not a crazy gambler). Tried my luck with my last $20 in my wallet! Lady luck apparently wasnt on my side, unsatisfied I wanted another go so went to Commbank ATm to withdraw some $.On my way, before I cross the road, I saw something that looks like a $50 note lying near someone's car, it was a bit drenched n I picked it up to confirm its a $50 note! Feeling lucky, I took the $50 for another round of pokies, at 1st there wasnt much luck but when I was about to cashout, I hit the bonus game not once but twice for a total of 50 free bonus games which turns the situation around to a total gain of $7, so in total I earned $37 after deducting the lost $20 earlier!
Earlier this month, went to Crown n tried my luck, quite lucky won my 2nd biggest win $55! This rarely happens though, as usually I lost due to greed or break-even or at best win $5-$10! Pokies are fun, but if you cant control yourself the machine will control your life!
3. Exam update
This sem, I must say Im pretty surprised! At 1st I was complaining and freaking out about Auditing, but it turns out to be pretty good, so Im expected a high C to a low D. Since its the subject that I scared the most, I put the most effort here!
Next up, Corplaw. I think I underestimated the level of difficulty of this paper! However, I think I did get all the principles correct, so my hope is for a low C to high C!
The last paper is Tax law, I think I did ok with it. Hoping for a low C to low D!
In conclusion, this sem average WAM is expected to go up or at least maintain at the 70 level! Since next sem is my last sem, Im predicting its not a walk in the park so its better that I firm up this sem WAM,in the unlikely event of a very terrible results next sem! I have done what I need to do, now its up to the lecturers and tutors to decide if my answers deserved the grade that I wanted!
4. Whats up soon
Going forward as my graduation is looming, I have to plan for my future. I have planned to continue studying not Masters/Honours (I hate research/present papers,etc) but my ACCA or CPA. Then its time to search for work!
On a lighter note, I am going to enjoy this LONG holiday,but no idea how! LOL
See ya real soon, bye.
Sunday, September 23, 2012
Money and Life
When you have money,everything is within reach. (Well not everything but almost everything)
I usually DONT BUY any branded goods or if those marketer prefer to use the term 'affordable luxury'! However, since Club21 clearance sale I have slowly 'upgrading' my wardrobe. Gone are the days of Diesel, BUM, Cheetah LOL! Now its FCUK,Quiksilver,AX,Superdry
2 weeks ago, Chadstone vip sale which was very much anticipated as it brings about huge discounts on almost all stores in Chadstone. I spend almost $400 that day the good that I buy are:
2 Guess T-shirt for $40 (after 50% disc), and trust me the q was long,but luckily went i went there,the q was bearable
1 Superdry hoodie and T (after 30% disc) for $112. Superdry T-shirt in Malaysia are retailed at a ridiculous rm$180 each, and I just got em after conversion of 3.3 at rm$116. More costly than what a T-shirt should cost!Even the non sale price of $165 is still slightly cheaper than Msia
1 FCUK short pants for $47. I have trouble finding pants to fit my small waist LOL!But luckily I spotted this!
1 Armani Exchange T for $35. I just buy for the sake of the brand LOL!
1 pair of laceless Onitsuka Tiger Mexico for $104
Freaking long shopping receipt right? I can afford to spend this much thanks to a few factors. I found $50 in campus centre,nobody came to claim it and I can claim it! Won $80 from Crown playing pokies (my biggest win ever). If i didnt earn this much xtra $ I wouldnt have spend this much
Few days ago I rewarded myself for earning a big bucks from CFD trading (risky but rewarding) by buying a CK slingbag for $140 (after 60% disc). My earnings was around 300+, I think it was a risky move but the market decided to move in favour of me! So far I have earned $400+ from CFD,despite suffering several huge losses in some of my trades!
Oh and did I say that I just changed my phone to HTC One X thanks to a good upgrade deal from my telco Vodafone!
You might think that my spending are crazy but wait till you listen to some of my other friends buys and excursions around the world. They can afford that since they are sons/daughter of a businessman, while Im just a son of a 6-6 worker!
As a chinese saying 'same people different fate/luck'. With this I end my posting, Selamat Hari Guru to my teachers in Brunei who have taught me since Primary 1 up till Pre U level. Thanks cikgu semua
Cheers have a great time ahead!
I usually DONT BUY any branded goods or if those marketer prefer to use the term 'affordable luxury'! However, since Club21 clearance sale I have slowly 'upgrading' my wardrobe. Gone are the days of Diesel, BUM, Cheetah LOL! Now its FCUK,Quiksilver,AX,Superdry
2 weeks ago, Chadstone vip sale which was very much anticipated as it brings about huge discounts on almost all stores in Chadstone. I spend almost $400 that day the good that I buy are:
2 Guess T-shirt for $40 (after 50% disc), and trust me the q was long,but luckily went i went there,the q was bearable
1 Superdry hoodie and T (after 30% disc) for $112. Superdry T-shirt in Malaysia are retailed at a ridiculous rm$180 each, and I just got em after conversion of 3.3 at rm$116. More costly than what a T-shirt should cost!Even the non sale price of $165 is still slightly cheaper than Msia
1 FCUK short pants for $47. I have trouble finding pants to fit my small waist LOL!But luckily I spotted this!
1 Armani Exchange T for $35. I just buy for the sake of the brand LOL!
1 pair of laceless Onitsuka Tiger Mexico for $104
Freaking long shopping receipt right? I can afford to spend this much thanks to a few factors. I found $50 in campus centre,nobody came to claim it and I can claim it! Won $80 from Crown playing pokies (my biggest win ever). If i didnt earn this much xtra $ I wouldnt have spend this much
Few days ago I rewarded myself for earning a big bucks from CFD trading (risky but rewarding) by buying a CK slingbag for $140 (after 60% disc). My earnings was around 300+, I think it was a risky move but the market decided to move in favour of me! So far I have earned $400+ from CFD,despite suffering several huge losses in some of my trades!
Oh and did I say that I just changed my phone to HTC One X thanks to a good upgrade deal from my telco Vodafone!
You might think that my spending are crazy but wait till you listen to some of my other friends buys and excursions around the world. They can afford that since they are sons/daughter of a businessman, while Im just a son of a 6-6 worker!
As a chinese saying 'same people different fate/luck'. With this I end my posting, Selamat Hari Guru to my teachers in Brunei who have taught me since Primary 1 up till Pre U level. Thanks cikgu semua
Cheers have a great time ahead!
Adding up weight
Hey hows it going,hi people. Its been rather busy months and weeks and finally I got some 'breathing space' to blog a bit.
Dont know if its amazing or not to you,but I think that its an amazing thing that I finally hit the 50kg threshold!. The last time I breach the 50kg threshold was way back in 2010, when Im on a cruising trip with 5 meals a day LOL, it went up to 52kg! Lets hope that I can maintain this momentum of gradual weight increase to an ideal level, with more eating and constant working out in gym!
Right let me get on the main point, more eateries that I have visited and my comments on it
Went to Springvale with friends for dim sum yesterday at Goldleaf. This restaurant got quite a few branches so google em out if you want to try em. The bill came up to $184 for 7 people with char siao bao,sharkfin gao,hargao,siew mai,meatballs,roast duck,mixed charsiew siewyok,fried calamari,eggtart,tripe,chicken feet, err and what else I forget the list is too long! I personally think the portions are huge and the eggtarts are nice
Dollar for dollar comparison its quite reasonable.I dont think you can eat this much of stuff in Msia with $185 for 7 people!
On Friday nite, went to Bistro Vue to celebrate Tyler birthday. Its a French inspired 'finedining restaurant'. Ordered veal and sadly it doesnt taste like veal, more like schitnzels!I thot it would taste like ginger venison but i was wrong!
Some other eateries that I have tried are
Claypot King - normal chinese style food.1st claypot meal in melbourne and a proper watercress soup!
Petaling Street - ate the whole fish with rice
Papparich - Papparich in Ausssie is doing roaring biz.sometimes need to q for 30min just to get a place!
Shark fin house - one of better chinese restaurant around.went for dimsum, fare slightly worst off than goldleaf
Sichuan house - freaking spicy but luckily still tolerable for me!
Auction room - breaky place.tried Halamari tea,quite special taste.ate bacon with toast and egg
Ping's dumpling - normal chinese food.recommended in Student guidebook.portions huge, but bad luck for me the seafood chow mein only got fishcake,prawns,fishball (not a single sight of sotong or fish!)
Stalactites - Greek restaurant. pita bread, roast chicken
Yami Yami Korean Restuarant - korean food, bulgogi was so so!
Birdman - breaky place
Seng Hing - normal chinese food in caulfield
Proud Mary -breakie place, the list of tea was wow!
Noodle Kingdom - another dumpling and noodle place
San Churro- famous for churros and chocolate. the chocolate was very kaw.around $13+
Pacific BBQ - charsiew siewyok roast chicken
Monga Sweet Cafe - hk style cafe
Menya Ramen - eel fried rice
Nasi Lemak House - finally found a more proper pan mien than Jalan alor one.a bit far near melbourne uni! comes with a bowl of soup, that way I like it(but no sayur manis lol)
Hudadak Korean BBQ - fried chicken
Most of these eateries are considered 'Cheap Eats', with exception of the dimsum joint:Sharkfin and Goldleaf! A meal less than $20 or around $15 is considered reasonable!
I have to thank my friends for bringing me to taste so many types of food in different restaurant, and intro me to breaky!
In my next blogposting, Im going to blog about some of the happenings and some of the 'luxuries' that I started to buy LOL!
See ya,and have a nice day!
Dont know if its amazing or not to you,but I think that its an amazing thing that I finally hit the 50kg threshold!. The last time I breach the 50kg threshold was way back in 2010, when Im on a cruising trip with 5 meals a day LOL, it went up to 52kg! Lets hope that I can maintain this momentum of gradual weight increase to an ideal level, with more eating and constant working out in gym!
Right let me get on the main point, more eateries that I have visited and my comments on it
Went to Springvale with friends for dim sum yesterday at Goldleaf. This restaurant got quite a few branches so google em out if you want to try em. The bill came up to $184 for 7 people with char siao bao,sharkfin gao,hargao,siew mai,meatballs,roast duck,mixed charsiew siewyok,fried calamari,eggtart,tripe,chicken feet, err and what else I forget the list is too long! I personally think the portions are huge and the eggtarts are nice
Dollar for dollar comparison its quite reasonable.I dont think you can eat this much of stuff in Msia with $185 for 7 people!
On Friday nite, went to Bistro Vue to celebrate Tyler birthday. Its a French inspired 'finedining restaurant'. Ordered veal and sadly it doesnt taste like veal, more like schitnzels!I thot it would taste like ginger venison but i was wrong!
Some other eateries that I have tried are
Claypot King - normal chinese style food.1st claypot meal in melbourne and a proper watercress soup!
Petaling Street - ate the whole fish with rice
Papparich - Papparich in Ausssie is doing roaring biz.sometimes need to q for 30min just to get a place!
Shark fin house - one of better chinese restaurant around.went for dimsum, fare slightly worst off than goldleaf
Sichuan house - freaking spicy but luckily still tolerable for me!
Auction room - breaky place.tried Halamari tea,quite special taste.ate bacon with toast and egg
Ping's dumpling - normal chinese food.recommended in Student guidebook.portions huge, but bad luck for me the seafood chow mein only got fishcake,prawns,fishball (not a single sight of sotong or fish!)
Stalactites - Greek restaurant. pita bread, roast chicken
Yami Yami Korean Restuarant - korean food, bulgogi was so so!
Birdman - breaky place
Seng Hing - normal chinese food in caulfield
Proud Mary -breakie place, the list of tea was wow!
Noodle Kingdom - another dumpling and noodle place
San Churro- famous for churros and chocolate. the chocolate was very kaw.around $13+
Pacific BBQ - charsiew siewyok roast chicken
Monga Sweet Cafe - hk style cafe
Menya Ramen - eel fried rice
Nasi Lemak House - finally found a more proper pan mien than Jalan alor one.a bit far near melbourne uni! comes with a bowl of soup, that way I like it(but no sayur manis lol)
Hudadak Korean BBQ - fried chicken
Most of these eateries are considered 'Cheap Eats', with exception of the dimsum joint:Sharkfin and Goldleaf! A meal less than $20 or around $15 is considered reasonable!
I have to thank my friends for bringing me to taste so many types of food in different restaurant, and intro me to breaky!
In my next blogposting, Im going to blog about some of the happenings and some of the 'luxuries' that I started to buy LOL!
See ya,and have a nice day!
Friday, July 20, 2012
Melbourne so far
Hey hows it going? (This is Melbourne/Australia way to say hi/helo/how are you). For this posting Im just going to put up a spoiler on what to expect (not in the mood to blog but feel like typing something)
Looking at the list of eateries that I had gone to in only about 2wk of my time in Melbourne, it is going to create a 'dent in my pocket' as well as adding up much required body weight! So I shall talk a bit about each eateries. BTW all of this are rated as 'Cheap Eats'
1. Manchester Press - Its located at some sort of small lorong/alleyway in city. And mind you that you have to wait quite a while out in the cold for your turn to go inside,as the place is quite small. I had the smoked salmon served on poppy seed bread ($13), pretty generous with the salmon pieces!
2. Kokoro Ramen - This is a ramen shop, and I had the pork belly miso ramen ($15.50). Taste pretty good
3. Hardware society - This is located near Manchester Press. Had the chix breast with err something white (perhaps mashed potato with garlic blend?) ($18)
4. Crazy Wings - $2 per stick of chix wings with different flavours, if you can handle the 'hotness', try 'Crazy Wings' flavour. Other BBQ sticks such as pork belly,chix part,scallops also available
5. Jalan Alor melbourne (dont worry KL jalan alor havent moved yet lol) - After googling for some time, finally found some place that sells pan mee, my favourite mee when i was living in KL. Very pricy by Malaysian standard, but ok by Melbourne standard $10! Taste erm, ok but would be nicer if they had a bowl of soup
6. Rose Garden - 1 of the more popular Malaysian/Chinese food restaurants. Only try the top 10, as sources said the other menus was only ok!
7. IKEA Restaurant - About 40min walk from Monash Clayton, or a 10min bus ride + some walk, is IKEA Springvale. As usual meatball served with mashed (not fries like in Malaysia) $4.25 for 10 meatballs, and you can get free hot drink if you had IKEA Family card which is FREE to apply! Also, 1 of the cheapest makan place around if you dont mind the 40min walk!
Last but not least, if you want Starbucks in Melbourne sadly there are only 3 outlets as there are tons of other cafes selling Italian premium coffees!
Later days folks, this sem is going to be crazey!
p.S. I also wish to convey the message 'Selamat berpuasa,selamat menunaikan ibadah puasa dalam bulan ramadan to all Muslims especially to my friends n people that I know' Semoga ibadat anda semua diterima oleh Allah SWT!
Looking at the list of eateries that I had gone to in only about 2wk of my time in Melbourne, it is going to create a 'dent in my pocket' as well as adding up much required body weight! So I shall talk a bit about each eateries. BTW all of this are rated as 'Cheap Eats'
1. Manchester Press - Its located at some sort of small lorong/alleyway in city. And mind you that you have to wait quite a while out in the cold for your turn to go inside,as the place is quite small. I had the smoked salmon served on poppy seed bread ($13), pretty generous with the salmon pieces!
2. Kokoro Ramen - This is a ramen shop, and I had the pork belly miso ramen ($15.50). Taste pretty good
3. Hardware society - This is located near Manchester Press. Had the chix breast with err something white (perhaps mashed potato with garlic blend?) ($18)
4. Crazy Wings - $2 per stick of chix wings with different flavours, if you can handle the 'hotness', try 'Crazy Wings' flavour. Other BBQ sticks such as pork belly,chix part,scallops also available
5. Jalan Alor melbourne (dont worry KL jalan alor havent moved yet lol) - After googling for some time, finally found some place that sells pan mee, my favourite mee when i was living in KL. Very pricy by Malaysian standard, but ok by Melbourne standard $10! Taste erm, ok but would be nicer if they had a bowl of soup
6. Rose Garden - 1 of the more popular Malaysian/Chinese food restaurants. Only try the top 10, as sources said the other menus was only ok!
7. IKEA Restaurant - About 40min walk from Monash Clayton, or a 10min bus ride + some walk, is IKEA Springvale. As usual meatball served with mashed (not fries like in Malaysia) $4.25 for 10 meatballs, and you can get free hot drink if you had IKEA Family card which is FREE to apply! Also, 1 of the cheapest makan place around if you dont mind the 40min walk!
Last but not least, if you want Starbucks in Melbourne sadly there are only 3 outlets as there are tons of other cafes selling Italian premium coffees!
Later days folks, this sem is going to be crazey!
p.S. I also wish to convey the message 'Selamat berpuasa,selamat menunaikan ibadah puasa dalam bulan ramadan to all Muslims especially to my friends n people that I know' Semoga ibadat anda semua diterima oleh Allah SWT!
Tuesday, July 10, 2012
2 RBA Flight Review: KL-Brunei,Brunei-Melbourne
While listening to my favourite radio show, 988 Night since I was living in Sunway 2 years ago, I shall continue to write another blogpost. Albeit the 2 hour time difference, I am still able to listen to the radio show since my 'body clock' is still not very adjusted to sleep according to Melbourne time!
I returned back to Brunei on 30th June, flying with Royal Brunei. The fare was just slightly above Air Asia fare, so it was a very obvious choice. A very quick review on the flight. It seems that cost-cutting is in progress or maybe not, maybe Im unlucky. All Borneo Bulletin copies are snapped up, so I had to settle with a copy of Brunei Times. The meal was pretty nice, Hainanese chix rice complete with the chilli n soya sauce condiments. Not as fragrant as SQ ones, since RBA have this concept of 'Food Fit to fly by' or in easier to understand terms healthy food with less salt. And surprisingly, metal cutlery is back!Oh BTW did I mention that my baggage was overweight by a staggering 17kg so I end up paying more than RM$200!
On the other hand, the flight to Melbourne was not what I had expected from RBA. Perhaps its an overlook due to full flight? I wrote a rather long email to RBA and got a even longer reply from them. The same thing happen again, with all Bulletin copies snapped up! However, the meal was a little less desirable. Luckily, the meal tray was larger with more contents (cheese and cracker). My meal was fried rice with beef was ok. The meal wasnt warm enough and surprisingly or maybe not plastic cutlery is being used. The cabin crew did many rounds to check on the passengers, but since I couldnt open my mouth as they pass, I pressed on the call button instead. Surprisingly, I had to press 2 times to get their attention. When its almost time to descend, some snacks of Oreo and peanut butter biscuits was being offered with a choice of drinks. Next up, the poor lady beside me had to endure with a broken PTV for the whole flight. Surprisingly, the PTV fired up during descend!
If travellers happen to read this RBA is not a bad airline. Its customer engagement thru social network such as Twitter is very good as far as Im concerned. I get many issues settled this way! The crews are attentive and sometimes they can be found always smiling throughout the flight. Lets hope that things would be better for RBA when they get their Dreamliner 787 soon!
I returned back to Brunei on 30th June, flying with Royal Brunei. The fare was just slightly above Air Asia fare, so it was a very obvious choice. A very quick review on the flight. It seems that cost-cutting is in progress or maybe not, maybe Im unlucky. All Borneo Bulletin copies are snapped up, so I had to settle with a copy of Brunei Times. The meal was pretty nice, Hainanese chix rice complete with the chilli n soya sauce condiments. Not as fragrant as SQ ones, since RBA have this concept of 'Food Fit to fly by' or in easier to understand terms healthy food with less salt. And surprisingly, metal cutlery is back!Oh BTW did I mention that my baggage was overweight by a staggering 17kg so I end up paying more than RM$200!
On the other hand, the flight to Melbourne was not what I had expected from RBA. Perhaps its an overlook due to full flight? I wrote a rather long email to RBA and got a even longer reply from them. The same thing happen again, with all Bulletin copies snapped up! However, the meal was a little less desirable. Luckily, the meal tray was larger with more contents (cheese and cracker). My meal was fried rice with beef was ok. The meal wasnt warm enough and surprisingly or maybe not plastic cutlery is being used. The cabin crew did many rounds to check on the passengers, but since I couldnt open my mouth as they pass, I pressed on the call button instead. Surprisingly, I had to press 2 times to get their attention. When its almost time to descend, some snacks of Oreo and peanut butter biscuits was being offered with a choice of drinks. Next up, the poor lady beside me had to endure with a broken PTV for the whole flight. Surprisingly, the PTV fired up during descend!
If travellers happen to read this RBA is not a bad airline. Its customer engagement thru social network such as Twitter is very good as far as Im concerned. I get many issues settled this way! The crews are attentive and sometimes they can be found always smiling throughout the flight. Lets hope that things would be better for RBA when they get their Dreamliner 787 soon!
Im still not up to the mark
Its 3 minutes past midnight in Melbourne, and here I am writing this blogpost, coz there are simply not much to do at night here.
As I have blogged in my last posting, that I had taken a driving test. The result as you can expect is I FAILED. However, I take it as a good learning experience. Failure will make me strive harder in achieving a reasonable standard to be able to get my P license and drive on the road.
The 1st part of the test is slope. Even before, starting, I already feels that something is 'tak kena'! Initially, I managed to go up the slope up till the required point. And the JPJ lady already give a go ahead to go down the slope. However,since I FORGET to apply the handbrakes when stopping, the car reverses a bit of the mark. And the end of my slope test
The next part was on the road. I did very miserably in this only managed to get the points for the 'pre-driving checks'. It seems that my reaction time is very slow, somemore the car used was a Viva, which I never practiced on before! The test stopped half-way, as the tester feels that I am driving quite dangerously! At the end, I could sense that there is some attempt to get some 'kopi money' from me, and the lady tester called someone who I assume was her boss,whether or not to ask for kopi!
Its still going to be a long journey for me, in my quest of obtaining a license to drive!
As I have blogged in my last posting, that I had taken a driving test. The result as you can expect is I FAILED. However, I take it as a good learning experience. Failure will make me strive harder in achieving a reasonable standard to be able to get my P license and drive on the road.
The 1st part of the test is slope. Even before, starting, I already feels that something is 'tak kena'! Initially, I managed to go up the slope up till the required point. And the JPJ lady already give a go ahead to go down the slope. However,since I FORGET to apply the handbrakes when stopping, the car reverses a bit of the mark. And the end of my slope test
The next part was on the road. I did very miserably in this only managed to get the points for the 'pre-driving checks'. It seems that my reaction time is very slow, somemore the car used was a Viva, which I never practiced on before! The test stopped half-way, as the tester feels that I am driving quite dangerously! At the end, I could sense that there is some attempt to get some 'kopi money' from me, and the lady tester called someone who I assume was her boss,whether or not to ask for kopi!
Its still going to be a long journey for me, in my quest of obtaining a license to drive!
Tuesday, June 19, 2012
Im finally going overseas!
From the post title, you might think that Im finally going overseas for the 1st time! Well no, coz I have been to Singapore,Thailand,Taiwan,China(Pearl River Delta area),hongkong,macau and Australia. The between the line here is I am finally going overseas to further my studies. Hip Hip Horray!
The bad news is just a tiny-weeny stumbling block, securing a student visa! I have been 'kicked' from 1 health centre to another coz DIAC thinks that being underweight (46.2kg) is 'something sinister'(this quote is used by the doctor). I have spend 4X than what Im supposed to pay(210), no thanks to further tests(echo,consultation with gastroentrologist, thyroid test),before my health is given clean bill of health by Australia embassy panel doctors but still have to wait for DIAC 'Commonwealth Doctors' to ok the report!
Since there is no way of buying an airticket before visa is issued, Im worried there wont be any seats left on the flight, as the wait for the visa continues airfare continues to shoot up in price but decrease in supply.
Next problem is how to stuff 'necessary things' into 35kg of check-in luggage, and not end up the things getting confiscated by Customs, as seen on Border's Security on Crime n Investigation Channel. I have been to Australia err 5 years ago,and my experience was pleasant with the Customs.
Next how to adapt to life in Melbourne without comparing prices lol.This n that etc etc
With that,I see you in next posting.2morrow is my 2nd last driving lesson.Wish me luck n bless me lol!
The bad news is just a tiny-weeny stumbling block, securing a student visa! I have been 'kicked' from 1 health centre to another coz DIAC thinks that being underweight (46.2kg) is 'something sinister'(this quote is used by the doctor). I have spend 4X than what Im supposed to pay(210), no thanks to further tests(echo,consultation with gastroentrologist, thyroid test),before my health is given clean bill of health by Australia embassy panel doctors but still have to wait for DIAC 'Commonwealth Doctors' to ok the report!
Since there is no way of buying an airticket before visa is issued, Im worried there wont be any seats left on the flight, as the wait for the visa continues airfare continues to shoot up in price but decrease in supply.
Next problem is how to stuff 'necessary things' into 35kg of check-in luggage, and not end up the things getting confiscated by Customs, as seen on Border's Security on Crime n Investigation Channel. I have been to Australia err 5 years ago,and my experience was pleasant with the Customs.
Next how to adapt to life in Melbourne without comparing prices lol.This n that etc etc
With that,I see you in next posting.2morrow is my 2nd last driving lesson.Wish me luck n bless me lol!
Monday, June 18, 2012
Im 21!
This will be a series of a few posting to update you,blog readers out there about my life for the past 2 months.
1st up, Im 21! Yes at a legal age to enter Genting casino without being chased away,enter club,visit certain websites (kirai kirai)
Im turning older (*bad news*)
This year birthday celebration as much as possible as I wanted it to be grand, happens to end up as a subdued event due to certain reasons, mainly exam and assignment is just around the corner (my birthday is end of May,exam starts early June)
Anyway wish to thank all of those who greeted me on Facebook and thanks for the delicious cake
FUN aside, the age of 21 is the starting point to start thinking about the future(job,family *that includes finding a girlfriend/risk assessment whether that girl or other girl is more suitable as life partner*)
A year older might not be a year wiser,a year older might means you are more excited to try new things (including sort ofillegal/risky, adventurous stuff)? This is the point that I and many others who are already 21 or turning 21 should ponder about.
Lastly, age of 21 is also minimum voting age.It means that you can have your voice heard through the 'pollbox' or rather the 'cross mark on a paper'. If you havent registered as voter (Yours Truly included), go do it ASAP.
1 vote could maybe change the entire nation and not only your life!
More posting coming up.Cheers good nite
1st up, Im 21! Yes at a legal age to enter Genting casino without being chased away,enter club,
Im turning older (*bad news*)
This year birthday celebration as much as possible as I wanted it to be grand, happens to end up as a subdued event due to certain reasons, mainly exam and assignment is just around the corner (my birthday is end of May,exam starts early June)
Anyway wish to thank all of those who greeted me on Facebook and thanks for the delicious cake
FUN aside, the age of 21 is the starting point to start thinking about the future(job,family *that includes finding a girlfriend/risk assessment whether that girl or other girl is more suitable as life partner*)
A year older might not be a year wiser,a year older might means you are more excited to try new things (including sort of
Lastly, age of 21 is also minimum voting age.It means that you can have your voice heard through the 'pollbox' or rather the 'cross mark on a paper'. If you havent registered as voter (Yours Truly included), go do it ASAP.
1 vote could maybe change the entire nation and not only your life!
More posting coming up.Cheers good nite
Friday, April 13, 2012
A lil update
Helo people Im just done shuffling n wiggling with LMFAO last Monday haha just kidding.On this 'rather auspicious or superstitious Friday the 13' let me bore you with stories of my life from yours truly the one n only LOL!
A quick update on what Im expecting in April: KL Bookfair at the end of the month,MUJI Malaysia opening due TOMORROW! The very much ANTICIPATED Club21 sale(IF ITS HAPPENING THAT IS) where Im gonna get Designer Wear at Normal Wear Price hahahaha! The very least anticipated Mid sem exam due next Thursday!
Watched a few movies: most recently Street Dance 2 n also We Are Not Naughty, A Simple Life. Soon to watch Battleship n some more new movies including The Avengers
Financially Im broke after 2 big belanja for my housemates at Atrium Cafe & Paradise Inn,to congratulate them for performing well in SPM 2011!
Lastly, let me quote some interesting words that will inspire you I hope
'We are always learning, we learn from mistakes,we learn from new experience,we learn from our past, if we ever fail, its not THE END but a key to leap to greater heights in the future'!
With that Have A Great april n good day people! Shuffling my way out to DOTA! LOL!
A quick update on what Im expecting in April: KL Bookfair at the end of the month,MUJI Malaysia opening due TOMORROW! The very much ANTICIPATED Club21 sale(IF ITS HAPPENING THAT IS) where Im gonna get Designer Wear at Normal Wear Price hahahaha! The very least anticipated Mid sem exam due next Thursday!
Watched a few movies: most recently Street Dance 2 n also We Are Not Naughty, A Simple Life. Soon to watch Battleship n some more new movies including The Avengers
Financially Im broke after 2 big belanja for my housemates at Atrium Cafe & Paradise Inn,to congratulate them for performing well in SPM 2011!
Lastly, let me quote some interesting words that will inspire you I hope
'We are always learning, we learn from mistakes,we learn from new experience,we learn from our past, if we ever fail, its not THE END but a key to leap to greater heights in the future'!
With that Have A Great april n good day people! Shuffling my way out to DOTA! LOL!
Monday, March 5, 2012
Days Ahead
I have not been blogging a lot, as a proof from January til today, there is ONLY ONE posting. Reason:AIS is too geekish LOL! And for this geekish subject I got a C, which effectively drags down my average by 1 points+. This sem I aim to push it up to 75! This is not going to be an easy route, as it would require more sacrifice and effort on my part.
In another update, my ISP yes4g had finally introduced Unlimited Super Postpaid, a year after it introduced Valuepack. I choose Super98 for $98/month for 6GB of data, and excess data is free but is at throttled speed of ???? which remains to be a mystery and the question in the mind of all the people. This is also a source of anger for most people! Sadly, all the existing minutes,SMSes and rebates cant be transferred to postpaid! Only my measly $2 credit can! Lets hope as users increases,speed wont suffer too much!
Lastly, a year of work had beared fruit with my investment of $500, gradually increased to current $2500,and a market value of about $3000, a good $500 gain! In addition, now I have diversified my porfolio from initial 3 REIT of CMMT,SUNREIT,STAREIT to current 2 blue chip YTL,DIGI, 3 REIT CMMT,SUNREIT,STAREIT & the latest addition a Singapore REIT Starhill Global. Predictions for the economy is 'very difficult environment', but I remain optimistic that my investment will still bear good returns and Im still planning to expand my REIT portfolio when opportunity arises, i.e. Pavilion REIT!
In another update, my ISP yes4g had finally introduced Unlimited Super Postpaid, a year after it introduced Valuepack. I choose Super98 for $98/month for 6GB of data, and excess data is free but is at throttled speed of ???? which remains to be a mystery and the question in the mind of all the people. This is also a source of anger for most people! Sadly, all the existing minutes,SMSes and rebates cant be transferred to postpaid! Only my measly $2 credit can! Lets hope as users increases,speed wont suffer too much!
Lastly, a year of work had beared fruit with my investment of $500, gradually increased to current $2500,and a market value of about $3000, a good $500 gain! In addition, now I have diversified my porfolio from initial 3 REIT of CMMT,SUNREIT,STAREIT to current 2 blue chip YTL,DIGI, 3 REIT CMMT,SUNREIT,STAREIT & the latest addition a Singapore REIT Starhill Global. Predictions for the economy is 'very difficult environment', but I remain optimistic that my investment will still bear good returns and Im still planning to expand my REIT portfolio when opportunity arises, i.e. Pavilion REIT!
Wednesday, February 15, 2012
February rants
Its been a month since I last posted something on my blog.Reason:Lazy,lack of time,no idea! However, on a quiet Monday nite accompanied with the streaming of 988 Night program in my ‘little warm temporary home in Seria’ that I had lived in since Form 3, I decided to blog something. Again the internet is not being co-operative and thus I have to pay a visit to GLO Cybercafe tomorrow to post this up in my blog!
1st of all over the span of 2 days, 2 shocking news have been shocking the music industry. At the western front, at the age of 48 Whitney Houston who sang ‘I Will Always Love You’ was found dead in the bath-tub of Beverly Hills Hilton, on the eve of the Grammy’s. The cause of death remains to be unknown. Her powerful voice will always be remembered and her songs will continue to be sung by participants of singing competition.
On the Asian front, on 3rd January this year, Fong Fei Fei who suffered from lung cancer died in Hongkong. However, this news remains to be kept secret until today afternoon, when the media reported about it. She will be remembered as the Taiwan’s Queen of Hats. May their souls Rest In Peace, however their songs will continued to be remembered forever.
Moving on from the sad news into some happier news, as we fired our way into the 1st few weeks of the Lunar Year of Water Dragon, its not too late to wish all of you. ‘May The Year of Water Dragon brings good health,prosperity,luck and love to all of you’ In a matter of minutes, we shall be advancing (at the time of this post was written 11.54pm 13 feb) into February 14, better known as Valentine’s Day, a day for florists to earn big bucks as lovers pampered their loved ones with flowers,gifts,dinner and of course lots of love. With due respect, this blog do not encourage nor condemn pre-marital sex. Its hope that if you are 18 years old and above, you have a clear and concise mind to think of the consequences and effects since you are mature enough. However if you are below 18 years old and only think about the FUN, its strongly suggested that you drop your 3 lettered plan for something else!
This BLOG wishes all lovers Happy Valentine’s Day, this is the day to shower your love to your loved ones. To all singles out there, perhaps this is the LAST year you will be celebrating Happy Alone Day or Happy Singleton/Singletine Day. Always believe that, next year its gonna be a celebration of 2 lovers and not an alone celebration!
If the old doesn’t go,the new wont come. Early this year and last week, I had a new batch of new housemates and roomate at my hostel in KL. Let me give a brief intro of them
Stanley is the name, comes from the city of KK in Land Below the Wind, Sabah. Taking A Level, thinks that he is being discriminated as he is from East Malaysia, aiming for a place in the Student’s Council to boost his uni application. Owns a full range of Apple products(iphone4,macbook pro,ipod touch)
Deng Huai is the name, comes from Ayer Tawar,Perak (don’t ask me its near where, IDK). Also taking A Level, loves sports, badly wanted to go to gym. Capable enough to talk to SIRI(ahem owns iphone4s) & owns a pair of Beat’s professional headset. Also aiming for a place in Student’s Council
Next up, my roommate Ong. Comes from Seberang Prai, Penang. Also taking A Level, very smart since he takes Further Maths. Is a vegetarian and also owns an iphone4(yikes a house with 3 iphone). Likes animanga
Ann yong ha sae yo, my name is Ping Hong (haha). Comes from Bukit Gambir, Johor, taking MUFY. Knows tae-kwan-do so don’t try to mess up with him. Always feels hungry and loves Jay Chou
Last but not least, Deng Huai’s roommate, Vincent who comes from Cheras. Previously studied in an international school and currently taking MUFY.Oh yeah,he got a Pikachu on his bed. And lastly, Ping Hong’s roommate, Shienrun from Klang. Also taking MUFY. He gave all of us a shock of our lives with his pet, a spider!
Saturday, December 31, 2011
2011 WOW!
2011 na xie nian na ge nian(those years,that years) has been an enjoyable year. Started 2011 with a rather 'bad' situation & ended 2011 on a rather good footing! Academically & socially, at the start of 2011 was a pretty bad times, however as the year passes by it slowly improves to what it is today. Anyway this post is not meant to be a long one so I shall just do a quick recap of what I did,achieve,lost,etc.
HAPPY NEW YEAR 2012 PEOPLE & HOPE YOUR 2012 is a better year than previous years!
What A Year For Me:
1. Went to club for the 1st time (MOS in April)
2. Got an new Dell laptop in Feb
3. Got a HTC Desire S in late June
4. Lost the said no.3 early October
5. Got an iPod Touch mid December
6. Won $300 from various contests
7. Still havent got my L upgraded to P as Im driving-NOOB LOOL!
8. Went to Hongkong,Macau & China for the 1st time (hope to go again,lots more to explore)
9. Still SINGLE(any takers haha)
10. Went to Casino de Genting for the 1st time & 'chased out' coz I tried to claim my winnings Yikes!
11. Make friends with JX,Tommy & Chris, others
12. Watched more movie than any other years(Best Movie of the Year:Na Xie Nian)
13. THANK GOD IM BLESSED WITH A GOOD YEAR
Thats All Folks Not A Lot Eh!
HAPPY NEW YEAR 2012 PEOPLE & HOPE YOUR 2012 is a better year than previous years!
What A Year For Me:
1. Went to club for the 1st time (MOS in April)
2. Got an new Dell laptop in Feb
3. Got a HTC Desire S in late June
4. Lost the said no.3 early October
5. Got an iPod Touch mid December
6. Won $300 from various contests
7. Still havent got my L upgraded to P as Im driving-NOOB LOOL!
8. Went to Hongkong,Macau & China for the 1st time (hope to go again,lots more to explore)
9. Still SINGLE(any takers haha)
10. Went to Casino de Genting for the 1st time & 'chased out' coz I tried to claim my winnings Yikes!
11. Make friends with JX,Tommy & Chris, others
12. Watched more movie than any other years(Best Movie of the Year:Na Xie Nian)
13. THANK GOD IM BLESSED WITH A GOOD YEAR
Thats All Folks Not A Lot Eh!
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