notes to self

Lavardin IT - Integrated amp - beauty
price: est GBP 5 000

different look of the amp

Lavardin IS Reference - cheaper than the IT amp
price : GBP 2400

Accidentally came across of the brand Lavardin yesterday from the what hi fi website. It gave it 5 stars and I researched this brand a bit. I have not heard of this brand at all. It is French haha. No wonder. I suppose British magazines will review more of their own british things, so brands like Chord, ATC, Naim, Cyrus are the usual big names that you hear. then the other brands like Marantz, Denon, Yamaha, Audiolab, Plinius (NZ manufacturer), Leema Antilla are the other brands that you also hear often. ( then the list of loudspeakers manufacturers goes.. like ATC, Naim, Proac, Tannoy, Dynaudio, Harberths, NEAT, Rega, PMC etc etc too many and long)

Lavardin? who? was my first response. after much research, this seems to be a fantastic manufacturer. and it is particularly good for jazz and classical music. well, others are good, but the difficult music like the likes of classical music, seems to be handled VERY well by the lavardin amp. I am now DREAMING of owning one. well.. that will be five years time i suppose haha. as it is not cheap at all. I rather spend big on good items and spend once. once and for all rather than keep on upgrading. so.. save i will! hehe... good thing singapore has a distributor for Lavardin!

but i guess i will be going for the NaimUniti first.. for the house first.

and on another note, i should not need to remind myself a lot, but I will always treasure her happiness first than mine. =) and she is so mine. haha... so happy, to have her back in my life, listening to me, helping me, and supporting me and spending time with each other. wonderful. you already know this too well haha - you are so mine, Sherry Chong Jai Wei aka kawui. =p

Where to start?!

pictures do the talking

walk around salcombe

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walk around salcombe

night view stokenham

sunset view stokenham

salcombe

salcombe

its been about 3 months not updating my blog...

so much has happened. from 'borrowing' internet from my landlord's wireless for 4 weeks, to sorting out the place I live, to adjusting into the transitional phase of student to dentist. it has been stressful, and still is.

all i can say is I am not really enjoying work. hmmm.... few of my friend are on the same boat with me. i guess we are just inundated by the amount of work we have to do + time pressure.
i haven't been performing well really, and I still am not happy with my performance at times. too many to reflect, too many other work to do for this foundation training, and also the visa issue that needs sorting out very soon.

one thing to note. there is an OBVIOUS difference between people from the north and south. people from the south generally are a bit wealthier, BUT FAR MORE NOT FRIENDLY. I also do not like some of their manners. however the local friends (nurses, landlord and my neighbour and his gf) has been friendly and kind.

pictures of the places I have been. some at stokenham, some at a walk close to salcombe. haven't been doing a lot of walks as planned, mainly because of haha I rather do something else with someone. =) she's too important for me now... hehe.

gotta have a rest now... bye!!

devon, here i come!

After a graduation celebrated with the heaviest down pour of rain this year... and sending off my parents at Manchester International Airport, the time has come for me to go to Devon.

I will be going on wednesday, just waiting for one last confirmation of B&B by my trainer.

So, the time has finally come. My comfy times of just hanging around Flat 22 is coming to an end. Havent really done much. watching world cup, reading manga, reading a book which I somehow didn't finish in the 6 weeks time i have and chatting on msn. I wonder whether I have wasted my time? Not spending too much was a priority.. hmmmmm...

On the other hand, I got my driving license, been to london for 2 days, got a car, graduated and sent a friend off. not bad i guess.

time to move on... and Devon is now calling. It's going to be a change, and I hope I adapt to it well.

what will I miss?

in order to distract myself from thinking too much of d driving test tmr... i blog. LOL.

Have been asking myself what I will miss Liverpool after I left.

I guess it's beyond my ability to put into words what I will miss. The train station that I have walked past at least a thousand times, the tesco I visit every saturday without a miss mostly and the staff there that I see (esp some cashiers!). I will definitely miss the Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra, their chief conductor and their performances. I guess I will be deprived of live concerts down in Devon unless I go to see the LSO in London. That will be in a way bad as that makes me forgot the real sound of orchestras, and the excitement of a live performance. D'oh.

What else? Not really sure... people? well, I will miss my bunch of good friends surely. Daf, Colin, Dan, Yaz, Nik, Will, Sarah and Fleur. The lectures where we have mostly sat together, lunch together, work together, gone for movies together. Everything is coming to an end after graduation. Daf will work in Wales, Colin n Dan at the Mersey, Nik at the South West but far from my place, Yaz at Oxfordshire, Will at the far North East of Newcastle, Fleur at Cambridge and finally, Sarah at the Dental Hospital doing her final year. I really wish all of them the best...

Feelings have been good lately... due to a certain person. I hope this leads to more better things to come... (=

goodbye, liverpool?

listening to a good recording of Brahm's Symphony 4. sweet.. it is. Just how I wish I have a proper & well assembled Hi-fi to enjoy the music. hmm... maybe hire an orchestra to play it is better :p



anyway... back to the title.

I do wonder whether I will come back to Liverpool next year. No is the answer for now. I guess after 5 years of Liverpool and a bit of the North West (mainly Manchester), I want a fresh challenge, I want to see different things at a different place now.

Hence... I better bid farewell to everyone I meet during graduation day, and to friends' of mine in Liverpool. This farewell, maybe a farewell forever, where I will not see most of them for the rest of my life.

So prepare... I will be.

Au'revoir, Liverpool... in 4 weeks time.

lows

just when things r going alright, i failed my driving test. haha. i was feeling quite bad yesterday, is better now as I can start to laugh at my mistake, which is a good sign i suppose. Still thinking how good it will be if I have passed the driving test tho. At least I can travel or sort out car things. Now is back to square one. Frustrating. What opportunities does this open to me???

My mind too started swaying yesteday. couldn't think right. What were they? Did i made the right decision to work there? Isn't it easier just to go home??

Course not. I need and want the VT experience, the Max Fax experience, and gain a MFDS.

But somehow, i seem not to be as tough as I expect myself to be. I wonder what happened? too isolated these days? lack of human contact? What the heck... be strong and just manage watever comes.

yes, i need to be like that.

MaxFax post

whoOoopp! after attending interview yesterday i successfully got the maxfax SHO post around the mersey region! good news haha.

during the interview i was asked about wat i think i will do in 10 years time.

bizarrely (for the later) i said I should b working towards specialisation/organising to get a Dental School in Sabah. OH WHAT. it's something i think n dream... but getting that done really is a huge task. need the people, need the resources (money, a place, etc etc) and A LOT of determination.

somehow i do hope i got that done. establishing a dental school in UMS. that would be.... an achievement out of the world!

Bachelor of Dental Surgery

I was the witness for my friend for her contract signing of her flat to two students a few days ago.

There was an address and occupation of the witness section. For the very first time, i wrote it (occupation) down as Dentist. How satisfying was that. (well, will be writing that down for yearsssss to come)

Got the results on 3/6 4.15pm. I am happy with my BDS. that's all that is needed. hehe...

Now... greatness awaits me.

watched House MD last night, and finally... I know one of the definitions of an idiot. Haha... better be honest with your feelings than thinking of excuses for it.

OSCE

Finished my exam yesterday. It was OSCE stations, also known as Objective Structure Clinical Examination, used widely by the medics and our year is the first to use this format. It was the most intense exam I ever sat. The pressure was immense, and I couldn't really settle down well on all the 21 stations.

Bit worried about the result. Will it be what I aimed and expect? Will I pass? I guess most of my friends were also asking themselves and everyone else the same question. Intense.

Cant really feel fully relaxed. Still worry, but worrying it isn't a good way to use the free time I got finally. Better plan something to do...

I better pass the exams.

just for laugh

funny.. haha. n he's better than me!



music played: Stravinsky's rite of spring. A piece i am unfamiliar with.

taken from: http://www.youtube.com/user/conductorlarryloh#p/a/u/0/xrRtx67yPzE

Tchaikovsky symphony no 6- 4th movement

got a bit bored in library... and i wanted to listen to this particularly piece.

Tchaikovsky's Symphony 6 is also know as 'pathetique', as it is a VERY emotional piece (not pathetic, I thought that myself too). This symphony moves from sheer happiness mood to sadness in a flick of a coin. however, the movements, is written beautifully, softly, conveys a lot of emotion in it.

It is also Tchaivkovsky's last piece of work before he died (loads of conspiracy in there). Also to me, I think this is the best piece of symphony he wrote out of all the 6. The way the strings interact, the way the movements are unfold. it is a beauty. enjoy...



it is played by the japanese orchestra, the NHK under the direction of charles dutoit (du-tua).

hi fi?

think I am pretty much decided about my hi fi set up. just need to listen to the various components when i got the cash haha.

1st set up, hopefully i can get them by Christmas or just after New Year, is the ADM AVI9.1 + Marantz CD6003 cd player.

the next higher end one... when I am home in KK prolly... is the one I aim to enjoy for many years to come.

Cyrus CD player + benchmark DAC1-HDR + ATC SCM20sl AT. Will be using a Macmini as my music hub i would think!

just ignore this post if u don't understand any of it... I am just dreaming about getting these, and the joy they can give to me to my massive interest on music, classical, mainly, of course. ( I do listen to others! I have an open mind you know)

band of brothers

was revising... n the radio played the soundtrack of band of brothers.

The miniseries is still one of my favourites, it still inspires me. It was watching it one night, tat led me to always pursue excellence in what i do.

Major Dick Winters is truly someone who inspires. He always told his men to do their best, keeping them together, to hang tough. To hang tough, he means, is doing your best, everyday.

In episode 7, when the Easy Company men were holding the line at Bastogne, 1st Lieutenant Norman Dike (who joined them for that campaign) asked 1st Sergeant Carwood Lipton (who joined the Paratroopers during their inception b4 WWII) this:

Dike: why did u join the paratroopers, Lip?
Lipton: I want to fight with the best, Sir.

inspiring.
Easy company trained very hardly (and very unfairly) for 2 years under their first Company officer before the war begun. I guess that hardened them too during the various campaigns they fought.

The reward? Heading to Hitler's Eagle Nest, the crown jewel of all.

I guess, to be the best, you are expected to face more difficulties/challenges, more things to do, to help. (Easy company was always 'dumped' doing things other companies would normally retreat/pull back). The reward, would be big, too. recognition, at least for the men in Easy Company. Immortalised by this mini series. What they did, why they do it, what happened to them, what they got out from it.

i hope, this longish post... gives u some kind of inspiration.

or at least remember, peace is not granted. it is fought.

Fast Forward

hm... my mind somehow fast forwarded to a few months after May.

"Have a good life" ... I guess that is what I will be saying to most peoples on graduation day. I think that really, I wont be seeing most of them after this, apart from a handful few of them.

Driving along the rural areas where I work. To get this, must pass the driving test and get a car...

Relearn music? hmm... we shall see. when I finally realize I do have the time. and money.

cake? maybe learn to make some haha.

back to reality now.

finally

after losing contact with khoo for 8 months... (no contact whatsoever)

finally... reestablished contact with him today! hooray!

even though it was a brief few mins chat, but glad to hear his voice, that's he's doing alright with work, and having dinner with his gf. ha... sweet. And at least now he also knows that I found a job in UK, starting work in Aug.. and sitting for the rather daunting finals exam in about 2 weeks time.

hmmm... actually, i am now tempted to work in Singapore after I call my time working in the UK, pending on where my friends are. even for a year, that should be a good experience? seeing my friends ( many couples tho!? i meh hard 2 see them?! ) and eating with the company of khoo and talking all the things we wanted to, that would just be splendid. and who knows... maybe I meet my gf-to-be there? <- dream only.

studyyyyy time... TTFN.

one to another

gotta type this quick.

after embarking a total of 14 hours of train journey to the South West, I found myself getting 3 job offers from the 3 interviews I went. Not bad at all. The B&B owners congratulated me heartily which I will never forget. How weird when i told my mum about tat she only said: Oh.
I have been thru so much and yet my mum said oh. alas, oh well... don't know what to say.

anyway.. i accepted the job offer at Salcombe, Devon. A fantastic and once in a lifetime offer in my opinion. so how could i turn it down? Now.. the challenge will be to get a UK driving license and a car. One leads to another now. I didn't even really have the time to feel the joy of getting a job. Also, i didn't even feel the joy when my orthodontist told me I will have by braces off on the 12/7/. guess that will sink in when i really have it taken off. just in time before my graduation!

Now is for the revision. Revision lectures are in a way stressing me out. There is also more things to think about. how to move things etc. but these are not way up in the priority list just yet. Finals, will be what I focus on for the 3 weeks now.

Things doesn't seem to be going well for a few of my friends at home. felt a bit helpless, but then again i suppose i couldn't do much if I were there. But it is in my mind...

anyway.. enough said. back to study. take care you all...

夢

近來壓力增加了許多，連發夢都是噩夢。 我想我心臟也很壓力，心跳都快了點，緊張嘛。也可以覺得胸偶爾會疼，哇，壓力也真大。

是否有工做，今天揭曉了。有工作的人都會被電話聯絡。我呢今天電話沒響，所以就是沒有工做，得另外去找了。

我發的夢，就剛剛好相反，是電話響了，找到工作了。哈，真是好笑。

也有一晚，我夢到被女孩子吻。 太搞笑了，現在怎麼可能呀。

工，還要繼續找下去。又得花時間，錢，來找工了。

這段時候，日子真的過得不是很好。也不得不挨下去了. 自己的生活，自己的路，要自己來處理。祝我好運，好快點找到工作。

uncertainties...

embrace uncertainties... tat was written in the book " How to think like Leonardo Da Vinci"

yes, there's always uncertainties in life, in work (sci, lab works, economy, how's your cooking going to taste like when it's your first try) in general. But i find it hard to embrace for this moment in my life.

Being comfortable for being a student for 4 and half years, all these uncertainties surrounding me is uneasy and unsettling. When will I get a job? where am I going to end up working? where am I going to stay? will I need to get a driving license? how are the exams going to be like?? SOooO many questions I ask myself which I couldn't answer.

Because I don't even know where am I going to stay in June and July and many more I can't really promise my friends about joining their trips. trip 2 2 countries and trip ard UK. ARGHHH.

I guess bcoz I like things to be in control and when things are out of my control I get frustrated.
annoying...

Facebook Deactivate-d

Now... I DID deactivate it on Wednesday. It was however reactivated on Friday night. The reason? I just want to stay connected to my friends in M'sia, S'pore and Aus! I just couldn't live without knowing how they are doing. It doesn't matter whether I commented. Reading their status and other posts is very satisfying for me. At least I know what they have been up to or are planning to do.

This was particularly felt when I was in Manchester for 2 days (a day trip became an overnight stay ha). met a lot of people and it was great to see them and catch up with things. That's y I think I couldn't bear not knowing how my dear friends are doing on the other side of the world haha.

HmmM... pics. silly me forgotten 2 bring my camera! now have to wait for my frens 2 upload them. stay tune for the pictures!

day

while i was in town today, i met 3 people. meeting one is rare enough, so meeting 3 was like a once in a lifetime event.

i first met Rory, my fren a year above me so now is working as a foundation dentist. Then i met Miss Theil, our head of personal tutor, then i met another tutor, this time is the pretty Miss Molyneux with her bf. lolz.

weird day. Coz b4 that, I was thinking to myself, I dont seem to see people i know in town. wonders of the mind and universe.

better revise. seriously. revise, eddy.

Elgar's Nimrod from Enigma Variations

The London Symphony Orchestra (LSO) directed by Sir Colin Davis on Elgar's Nimrod.

Went to see the RLPO performed just now. In all the hurriedness I didn't check what's the pieces to be performed except Vaughn William's Lark Asecending.

To my surprise, I knew all four pieces performed.

N Elgar's Nimrod was played so beautifully. so beautifully that I had tears in my eyes. Absolute beauty...

programme was as follows,
Tippett Suite in D
Grieg Piano Concerto
Vaughan Williams The Lark Ascending
Elgar Enigma Variations

Vasily Petrenko conductor
Jean-Yves Thibaudet piano
James Clark violin

THoughtSSs

as the radio plays beethoven's Coriolan Overture, I am relaxing a bit after my clinical sessions for the day.

So what's in my thoughts for the moment?

I am quite looking forward to receiving my first red bomb for Carrie and her fiance Patrick. Their wedding will be in 1.10.10 in HK. I really am eager to attend that wedding and pay HK a visit. Havent been there for sooo long and doing some shopping there would be great (cameras, pc stuffs). Might be able to go home too for a few days if I really make it 2 HK assuming I work in UK. If I work in KK i suppose I can go 2 HK as well haha. But I would think I will be working over here. that is my aim anyway.

Yes, now let's talk about work a bit. The plan is to stay here. how long I don't know. few years I suppose. but the first year is a definite. I want to gain more experience and be better so doing a VT (vocational training) as a Foundation Dentist 1 (FD1) would be good. If I do get a job here then the plan for the second year would be to do a SHO (senior house officer) in one of the General Hospitals ( Liverpool would be preferable, but i don't mind going to Manchester, Leeds or Sheffield).

I do hope to do the SHO in liverpool as I know the staffs there and would very much learn from them again. After that? well, y not plan a bit further I ask myself. Yes maybe a year more in UK doing a Maxillo Facial SHO in Aintree hospital. It is a good hospital (trauma, orthodontics surgery, oncology) but it is quite daunting doing maxfax there. but I however m confident i will benefit from it and will just go for it. probably do that for 6 months then another 6 months at the famous European children's hospital - Alder Hey to see some very different and weird cases.

** Maxillo Facial is a highly specialized department. U need to do medicine AND dentistry. followed by getting into the various Surgical Specialist register, then into Specialist Registar then into a Consultant (highest level u can reach in ALL fields of medicine and dentistry), so u will be around 40++ years old when u really r considered to be a MaxFax surgeon. MaxFax people really is the top top people as they know both medicine, dentistry and surgery, and obviously is regarded as cosmetic surgeons as well for obvious reasons as they work around the head and neck. **

The original plan was to stay in UK for 2 years. but there seems to be a change. but all is not set in stone. The future is unpredictable. But I would think I would stay for a while gaining more experience in patient management especially the emergencies, trauma and oncology side of things around the head and neck.

We shall see.

The politics in malaysia of course plays a factor. I have to admit I dont think I have great chance of doing a specialist course (government sponsored) if I do go back. but i will apply for it if I do go back. It is annoying as opportunities tend to be VERY limited. But working in private is quite good financially. the matter with that is i just find working in a private practice a bit lonely, a bit more demanding. I would really like to specialize. Also, working at home with my friends around in KK, i would think it wud be good (then again they will start to have their own family and socialize less!)

Sometimes I do come to think about it, will Sabah and Sarawak govern themselves better if we were not in Malaysia? Where there is no quota, no limitations. Like Brunei, like Singapore. Or worst off? where there is more fighting, more corruption? What really matters? what is really the problem?

ah... if only I have a crystal ball to see into the future...

Bristol n Hi Fi Show

bristol shopping centre - cabot circus

the beast - plinius systems

Cyrus

more cyrus ^^

another beast. not many can acquire that

rainbow on way back to birmingham

was in Bristol on Saturday to see the Bristol Show about hi fi and home cinema stuff.

Bristol is similar 2 liverpool in many ways minus the scouse accent and dirtiness. And minus the friendliness of liverpool just by a bit.

i tot it was a very old place. of course because i ventured into the OLD CITY first where it was quiet, where people seems to be taking the same route to another place like ants and not to other places. Then i discovered CABOT CITY which was soo vibrant. and i LOVED the shopping centre. brick and wood as its exterior and it oozed real comfort. similar 2 liverpool one in some aspects but i think it's roof really pips Liverpool One off a bit as you can shop outdoor without being wet and damp.

The Show was absolutely gem. It was my first and I loved it. Yun Sin couldnt come so I was visiting all the stalls in Marriot Hotel. didnt really know whether he will enjoy it or not if he was here. Bumped into Plinius, the FINEST hi fi set i come into with a beyond my reach price. £14, 000 ++ for the system ONLY. could own a decent car with that cash. with that price of course you expect brilliant music. n yes, it was. it got to. the detail, the richness. you can really point out where the musicians were playing. that is how good it is, and how it should be at this price tag. least i understand that now.

Visited my long admired Cyrus. It is FAB. I am impressed by the music it produced. of course that's not the system i am wanting for but it tells me how good cryus is. This is the brand i am getting in the years to come.

and for the rest... let the pictures do the talking. This show really showed me what is around for hi fi and beyond. Watched 3D tv too... i m not a big fan of 3D i have to say. not yet, maybe.

the bris modern shopping centre

bris cathedral

council house

tim

Camera + Pictures

Sarah's farewell and pan cake party

Colin made it for Sarah.

Some of the coursemates at the party

St Andrews Gardens

A bit of snow

My camera kit. Battery and camera pouch. N the Canon S90 box.

This is how my camera looks like.

Got this camera after reading some reviews. Compact enough to bring around anywhere and I can fiddle around with the options of manual control - i.e. Aperture, ISO and Shutter Speed. Time to learn a bit about photography. If I get it (takes..sometime), then I should be able to get good resutls. And then, a DSLR will be in my plan.

For the time being, will be enjoying taking pictures. I wonder whether i should get a 16GB SDHC card. lolz.

Picture do the talking - let's Kung Flew Fighting!

Warm up is important!! Stretch wings and beak!

FIGHT!!

Kung Flew Kick... waa chaa!!

RAAWWRRRR. Victory! poor birdie

P/S: the defeated bird was unharmed. After losing the battle, it dusted itself and flew off.
Do you know something? In the animal kingdom, rarely does the animal kills its opponent. Dogs, Lions, and even the birds here. On the other hand, human beings do. hm, food for thought.

PPS: You can read the news at by clicking here. Pictures are from there too.

Bleach 死神

Bleach Battle Poll results.

How much I miss Ulquiorra Cifer, the one in green suite (click picture to enlarge). His coolness, calmness and ability. To me, he is always the No. 1 espada. How much I ached when he died after the battle with Ichigo. Who is your favourite character? Hitsugaya? Byakuya? Grimmjow? Rukia?

N bleach is now having an interesting twist. the long awaited battle between Aizen, Gin against the Captains n Ichigo. Aizen is just soooooo strong and powerful. Aizen 藍染的鏡花水月實在是很恐怖. I guess Ichigo's dad will appear somewhere and help.

CNY is just around the corner. 新年快樂啦。祝大家虎虎生威，虎年好運！

倒楣

不知近來幹什麼，做什麼東西都不是很順利。

拔牙根（總共三個），兩個拔了剩下一個把拔不到。還被教授嘮叨了幾次。要我常過來練習。

辛苦安排的預約，病人盡然生病了沒來。

昨晚幫忙朋友們的表演，把外套放在更衣室，忙完後回來盡然找不到。又得花一筆買個sale的。

書包和衣服拿去洗，竟然發現有隻筆，TMD 我的一些衣服沾了ink。 TMD呀。我的一個常穿的衣服不能穿了。

去圖書館，盡然忘了學生卡，白跑一趟。

這楣氣，請快點離開我吧。我日子過的有點辛苦呀。讓我好過點吧。

skiiiiiiiiiiiiii

was reading a blog about this newspaper writer who has gone to Switzerland to do a skiing instructor course.

how that made me miss skiiing! and how I would love to improve my own skiing technique.

Me and some of my close friends had a discussion about going skiing sometime after we work. really hope that comes to plan and we get things booked... can't wait.

this was the blog i was reading about the ski:

Link

A lot of them were taking a gap year after their A-level study or after they finished their degree. How I wish I had done something more exciting during my 9 months break b4 coming to liverpool. I would:
1) join the raleigh expedition in Sabah for 12 weeks
2) yes... GO AND LEARN SKIING for another 12 weeks.
would have been fabulous.

I should plan better for things in the future! what i really want to do, and what i can achieve!

p/s: more snowing today! good thing it's not accumulating. quite cold tho!

let's play a psychology test

挺有意思的的這心理測驗。let's play!

PLAY 后請在主持人說完了那五隻動物就 PAUSE - at 1.03. 選好後請再ＰＬＡＹ

你的選擇是什麽？

dinner n yearbook

had 2 fish fillets (fried, by myself) and a steam chicken thigh with rice for dinner today.

massive, isn't it? m eating more now, after being consistently given the stick that I am too skinny (2years+?). one particular stick from Sheau Ting was enough to let me decide i really need to eat more (since she has not seen me for many many years, then it really means that i m skinny). SO, more meat, more rice for about 3 weeks now.

well, at least I hope I can grow some muscle. if not, then there's a belly! pillow for someone then.

Got a yearbook to complete. yes. yearbook. 1 question was what would I be if I wasn't doing dentistry. Answer for that question no doubt is- Aircraft maintenance engineer.

2nd question. What would I buy when I get my first paycheck. depends on where I work i guess! (UK or KK) still no idea tho.

stupid verruca

after cryo.. now my right foot is forming a nice blister

the only problem is its painful. ha.. throbbing pain n sometimes added with a sharp pain.

argh, annoying. x walk properly, so i cant run. cant lift weights too because of it. annoying!!!

fast fast go away u damn human papilloma virus.. number 8 9 10, watever.

snow, the aftermath

this winter is officially the winter with the most snow i ever experienced. i love snow. the only problem is, after tat, under freezing conditions, it turns into ice.

ice. ice skating rink. slippery!

i remember slipping once when i was skiing in france, where i hit an ice spot.

n for the past week i have been using my hiking boots to walk around town. believe it or not it was last worn when i was in france haha. it is the more reliable shoes i had compared to my leather shoes which the soles are quite worn. Oh yes, i did slip once when walking back 2 my place with the leather shoes.

Now, the ice has all thawed. after the white, it's good to welcome some green. it's good to see the green of the the grass. so pleasing to the eyes, i realised.

p/s: my forecast for this winter is after a bit of respite, things will turn freezing again, around mid-feb to march, with some snow. Then, in mid march, a lot of snow. and things will turn better after that in easter.

the pope and the jew - it's clean!

Several centuries ago, the Pope decided that all the Jews had to leave the Vatican. Naturally there was a big uproar from the Jewish community. So the Pope made a deal. He would have a religious debate with a member of the Jewish community. If the Jew won, the Jews could stay. If the Pope won, the Jews would leave. The Jews realized that they had no choice. So they picked an elderly aged man named Moishe to represent them. Rabbi Moishe's Latin wasn't very good - in fact, he knew very little--but he was a man of great faith and well respected in the Jewish community. So he wanted a silent debate with the Pope. The pope agreed. What could be easier than a silent debate?

The day of the great debate came. Moishe and the Pope sat opposite each other for a full minute before the Pope raised his hand and showed three fingers. Moishe looked back at him and raised one finger. The Pope waved his fingers in a circle around his head. Moishe pointed to the ground where he sat. The Pope pulled out a wafer and a glass of wine. Moishe pulled out an apple. The Pope stood up and said, "I give up. This man is too good. The Jews can stay."

An hour later, the cardinals were all around the Pope asking him what happened. The Pope said: "First I held up three fingers to represent the Trinity. He responded by holding up one finger to remind me that there was still one God common to both our religions. Then I waved my finger around me to show him that God was all around us. He responded by pointing to the ground and showing that God was also right here with us. I pulled out the wine and the wafer to show that God absolves us from our sins. He pulled out an apple to remind me of original sin. He had an answer for everything. What could I do?"

Meanwhile, the Jewish community had crowded around Moishe. "What happened?" they asked. "Well," said Moishe, "First he said to me that the Jews had three days to get out of here. I told him that not one of us was leaving. Then he told me that this whole city would be cleared of Jews. I let him know that we were staying right here." "And then?" asked a woman. "I don't know," said Moishe. "He took out his lunch and I took out mine."

why so serious

joke, 開玩笑。

不知道是不是在這裡一個人呆的太久了，現在很像很不會講話。

兩個世界的笑話（東方西方），我很像聽不懂了。糟糕。

why so serious?

i better read some joke book... n get it. so then i can crack some jokes too.

AVATAR

5 stars out of 5

our version of avatar connection
tham: eh? y cannot control u?
eddy: failed connection! need more hair
tham: hand hair cannot connect meh? your hair too short bah
eddy: u don hav the tail bah
(above is eddy's version.)

i didn't hear about avatar until that night going out with tham & co... and went to watch it only just last night. ha! a bit late isn't it?

was really glad i watched it. I was totally immersed into the Avatar world. excellent it is. everything was very well thought out of, very detail. I liked the spaceship n helicopter design especially.

how i wish i live in tat kind of world. and not this kind of world where greed and money dominates human beings.

It talked about the energy of the planet. I firmly believe similar energy exists is in this universe. What you cant see or measure, does not mean it does not exist.

It somehow also reminded me of the american indians. Where they used to live in balance and harmony with nature, until the English migrated into the new found land and interrupted that balance and established the country now called USA.

It is so good that i am craving to watch it again. thinking of going to manchester's odeon IMAX. the best place to watch it again!

n by the way... i was aching when i saw the tree got blasted down. I ache for every tree around the world if it got chopped down. I love trees. They are just amazing. When i see rainforests being cleared for palm oil plantations, my heart really aches. We are so greed powered. one day, this greed will pay for the destruction we caused to mother nature, to the environment. How i wish i could be like them, the Na'vi, scowling to protect the rainforest against those that destroys it.

Oh n.. what i like to be in the avatar world? To fly. To fly those amazing creatures (wat r they called?) I really like flying, to feel free. and what about you?

S.N.O.W.

amazing, in my humble opinion

this is the most snow i ever experienced in liverpool.

liverpool is literally covered in snow. this is very unusual, being a coastal city, snow doesn't really accumulate to such levels. It reminded me of France, when I first went to ski there. felt quite peaceful, felt i was in mainland europe because of the amount of snow. It is nowhere near like canada or USA's. but it is significant.

so significant that my dental hospital is closed for the remainder of the week. extra week of holiday haha!

weather gone a bit upside down. this trend is called negative Arctic Oscillation (AO) where high pressure is at the polar region and low pressure in mid-latitudes. hence the cold blast of air towards most of europe, china, america from the north pole. Refer this BBC blog for more info. usually it is the opposite, or so called positive AO.

weather, it is interesting isn't it?

blessed

After i left UK in mid dec, snow caused chaos to the air and road transportation. delayed and cancelled flights and train. my flight, was delayed but i still flew back 2 KL, arriving there only 20 minutes late. wat mattered, was I got back home as planned.

When I got back to liverpool, there was no disruption too. The flight and train, were just a bit late in arrival. Weather was sunny! very cold though. Nice to experience a cold london in the early morning. N what a good start, to a sunny UK on the first day i got back.

And the second day i got back, snow welcomed me. It's not thick, probably 1-3 cm only. However, it is good enough to make me feel blessed throughout these past weeks. The love and care from my family and friends. The blessing of weather from the Almighty. The blessing of God. Thank you, thank you and thank you.

輕鬆做人

我想，結都打開了。人，也覺得鬆了。現在的我，把準備考試放在第一位，也要把技巧練得更熟。其他的，真的，順其自然了。感情上之前不是很順利，但我想，從中學習，得到經驗，就可以了。勉強是不會開心的，對吧。

從拿篤回亞庇之前，我為外婆上香。很多話說，我眼也不知不覺濕了。看到外公上香，我也感觸良多。以後呀，還是要比未來老婆活得久。因為，我真的覺得，剩下的那一個伴，活的會有點寂寞辛苦。我寧願被剩下的那一個是我。 現在的我，知道外婆不會要我們難過，她要我們都過得好好的，快快樂樂的過日子。所以，日子就應該繼續好好的過下去。

輕鬆做人吧！把每一天，都活得充實！我們都會犯錯跌倒遇到挫折遇到瓶頸，不要灰心害怕! 從錯誤中學習，咬緊牙根，鼓起勇氣，我們一起為我們愛的人，為我們更美好的前途，加油衝刺！

Back to SCOUSEland

taken at Tg Aru beach. with Kawui n Mitchi

Mitchi, Kawui n Tham

after juz over 2 weeks of being in Sabah, I am now back in Liverpool.

feeling quite tired. most things are settled now after i got back here. food, water and domestic stuffs. Feeling a bit dizzy too, i guess the slightly bumpy ride from KL - Heathrow is still inside my brain. I still feel up and down haaha.

will keep my blog in this dark theme till 31/1 in remembrance of my beloved grandmother.

it was good to see my friends back at home, however it wasn't enough. so many friends, especially karen, whom i wanted to talk and consult so much on, we only managed to meet for just more than an hour. On the other hand, it was good to hang around with my friends: ket bing, wivinia, tham, mitchi, fang fang, suki and nikko. didn't take pics actually, these were from my fren's mobile fon camera. This lead me to ask myself, which friends will be left in my core friends in the future? for now, i try to mingle around friends who are in kk.

time to reorganized and move. I really 1 2 pick up a bur, and do something on tooth. it's been a while. oh, n how much i missed my harman kardon speakers. It was great to hear them again. It was heavenly when they were playing the music. shud get a pair of them for my home in KK.