My Endless Stories....

Life in Asia.....

2006-10-11T14:37:00.000+01:00

Thanks Miss Morales for leaving that constructive comment! hehehe....

YES, I have been slacking off. I havent done much since I got back to Asia, thats the reason why I dont update my blog. Life here is very different from overseas. Everything is expected and normal to me. Thats why I dont find anything interesting to share. At the moment, I spend most of my time at home since I have no income and have not yet found friends who share the same interest.

As I mentioned in my personal email that I have found a job and am curently waiting for work permit. I think I should get it at the end of this week or the beginning of next. Finger crossed!

Oh, I nearly forgot, YES, I did do stuff. Last week, I celebrated Mooncake Festival with my friends and family in Malaysia and attended a close friend's wedding. Moon Cake Festival: A Mid-Autumn Festival (Chung Chiu), the third major festival of the Chinese calendar, is celebrated on the 15th day of the eighth month. This festival corresponds to harvest festival s observed by Western cultures (in Hong Kong, it is held in conjunction with the annual Lantern Festival). This festival is also known as the Moon Cake Festival because a special kind of sweet cake (yueh ping) prepared in the shape of the moon and filled with sesame seeds, ground lotus seeds and duck eggs is served as a traditional Chung Chiu delicacy. If you want more information, please check out the link below: http://www.regit.com/hongkong/festival/mooncake.htm

Geography

2006-06-27T12:03:00.000+01:00

THE GEOGRAPHY OF A WOMAN

Between 18 and 20 a woman is like Africa, half discovered, half wild, naturally beautiful with fertile deltas.

Between 21 and 30 a woman is like America, well developed and open to trade especially for someone with cash.

Between 31 and 35 she is like India, very hot, relaxed and convinced of her own beauty.

Between 36 and 40 a woman is like France. Gently going but still a warm and desirable place to visit.

Between 41 and 50 she is like Yugoslavia, lost the war - haunted by past mistakes. Massive reconstruction is now necessary.

Between 51 and 60, she is like Russia, very wide and borders are unpatrolled. The frigid climate keeps people away.

Between 61 and 70, a woman is like Mongolia, with a glorious and all conquering past but alas, no future.

After 70, they become Afghanistan. Most everyone knows where it is, but no one wants to go there.

THE GEOGRAPHY OF A MAN

Between 15 and 70 a man is like Iraq- ruled by a dick.

What does your handwriting say about YOU?

2006-06-23T08:43:00.000+01:00

The results of mine analysis say:

You plan ahead, and are interested in beauty, design, outward appearance, and symmetry.
You are a shy, idealistic person who does not find it easy to have relationships, especially intimate ones.
You are affectionate, passionate, expressive, and future-oriented.
You are not very reserved, impatient, self-confident and fond of action.
You are self-confident and like to bring attention to yourself.

Malaysia in talks for Disney theme park-in my hometown

2006-06-01T12:19:00.000+01:00

Malaysia hopes to persuade Walt Disney to build a theme park in southern Johor state as it competes for tourists with neighbouring Singapore, which unveiled a large casino project last week.

Effendi Norwawi, the economic planning minister, said the government had been discussing the project with the US leisure and entertainment group and Oriental Land, the Japanese operator of Tokyo Disneyland.

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WOW-Johor State is my hometown....having a Disneyland there...hhmm....interesting!

If A Man Wants You

2006-05-16T17:42:00.000+01:00

If a man wants you, nothing can keep him away.

If he doesn't want you, nothing can make him stay.

Stop making excuses for a man and his behavior.

Allow your intuition (or spirit) to save you from heartache.

Stop trying to change yourselves for a relationship that's not meant to be.

Slower is better.

Never live your life for a man before you find what makes you truly happy.

If a relationship ends because the man was not treating you as you deserve then heck no, you can't "be friends." A friend wouldn't mistreat a friend.

Don't settle. If you feel like he is stringing you along, then he probably is.

Don't stay because you think "it will get better." You'll be mad at yourself a year later for staying when things are not better.

The only person you can control in a relationship is you.

Avoid men who've got a bunch of children by a bunch of different women.

He didn't marry them when he got them pregnant, Why would he treat you any differently?

Always have your own set of friends separate from his.

Maintain boundaries in how a guy treats you.If something bothers you, speak up.

Never let a man know everything. He will use it against you later.

You cannot change a man's behavior. Change comes from within.

Don't EVER make him feel he is more important than you are...even if he has more education or in a better job.

Do not make him into a quasi-god. He is a man, nothing more nothing less.

Never let a man define who you are.

Never borrow someone else's man.Oh Lord! If he cheated with you, he'll cheat on you.

A man will only treat you the way you ALLOW him to treat you.

All men are NOT dogs.

You should not be the one doing all the bending...compromise is a two-way street.

You need time to heal between relationships...there is nothing cuteabout baggage... deal with your issues before pursuing a new relationship.

You should never look for someone to COMPLETE you...a relationship consists of two WHOLE individuals...look for someonecomplimentary...not supplementary.

Dating is fun...even if he doesn't turn out to be Mr. Right.

Make him miss you sometimes...when a man always know where you are, and your always readily available to him- he takes it for granted.

Don't fully commit to a man who doesn't give you everything that you need.

Keep him in your radar but get to know others.

Share this with other ladies..... You'll make someone SMILE, another RETHINK her choices, and another woman PREPARE.

They say it takes a minute to find a special person, an hour to appreciate them, a day to love them and an entire lifetime to forgetthem.

BY THE WAY, THIS WAS WRITTEN BY A MAN, SO TAKE A HINT..............

What-lah is this all about? (Strictly Malaysian)

2006-05-09T12:14:00.000+01:00

Many of my friends do not understand why we (Proud Malaysians :)) use 'la' so much and now lemme share this with you:

WHEN you speak to a Malaysian you will notice the suffix "lah" frequently occurs in conversation. What's all this, then?

"Lah" is a suffix in Bahasa Malaysia that is meant to add emphasis to a word or phrase. "Just do it" for example, would roughly translate into "Buat sahaja" but more forcefulness would be obtained by adding the suffix, e.g. "Buatlah sahaja".

If someone knocks at the door and you invite them in, the polite way to say that would be "Sila masuk", or "please come in". If, however, you've said it once and the person is still knocking, you just say "Masuklah" for emphasis and to tell the blur case (see our upcoming lexicon of Malaysian slang) that you heard him in the first place. There are thousands of other examples but we hope you get the drift.

Anyway, the suffix has been absorbed into English in the local vernacular, more commonly in the peninsula than over in Sabah and Sarawak, and is used millions of times a day throughout the country - sometimes purposefully, sometimes for no reason at all.

When you fail to show up for work on time and the boss chews you out, a typical defence might be "Sorry boss, tired-lah."

If someone is getting a little too uptight about something, the appropriate caution to him would be "relax-lah" or "steady-lah", which urges the person to chill out, calm down, stay frosty, cool off. See? Everybody needs slang.

While purists continue to mourn the so-called "dilution" of spoken English with such colloquialisms, it is part and parcel of Malaysian life and nothing seems able to dislodge it. Stuck-lah!

Some of the many applications of "lah"

Coaxing----- Come on-lah; don't be like that-lah; please-lah
Forceful----- Shut up-lah; get out-lah; go to hell-lah
Apologetic----- Sorry-lah
Fed up----- Enough-lah, Really fed up****-lah
Definite----- Of course-lah; sure-lah
Generous----- Take some more-lah
Unyielding----- Cannot-lah
Dumbfounded----- What-lah
Reluctant----- Dowan-lah! (A contraction of "don't want-lah")
Suggestive----- Try-lah
Agreeable----- Okay-lah
Disagreeable----- Your head-lah

Which country should you REALLY be living in?

2006-05-09T11:24:00.000+01:00

Here comes MY country:

Australia

G'day Mate! You're a yokker. A true Aussie. You love the beach and barbies, as well as sport and sex. Life couldn't get any simpler, and thats the way it should be. C'mon Aussie, C'mon!

And you?

http://www.youthink.com/quiz.asp?action=take&quiz_id=1435

Bloody Londoners!

2006-05-09T11:20:00.000+01:00

A Londoner parks his brand new Porsche in front of the Broad Quay office to show it off to his colleagues.

As he's getting out of the car, a lorry comes speeding along too close to the curb and takes off the door before zooming off.

More than a little distraught, the Londoner grabs his mobile and calls the police.

Five minutes later, the police arrive.

Before the policeman has a chance to ask any questions, the man starts screaming hysterically: "My Porsche, my beautiful midnight blue Porsche is ruined. No matter how long it's at the panel beaters it'll simply never be the same again!"

After the man finally finishes his rant, the policeman shakes his head in disgust.

I can't believe how materialistic you bloody Londoners are," he says. "You lot are so focused on your possessions that you don't notice anything else in your life."

How can you say such a thing at a time like this?" sobs Lee the Porsche owner.

The policeman replies, "Didn't you realize that your left arm was torn off when the truck hit you."

The Londoner looks down in horror ."F***ING HELL !" he screams........

Where's my Rolex??..."

Banana, Happy Belated Bday!

2006-05-09T00:10:00.000+01:00

I would like wish my best friend from Colombia Happy Belated Bday and the best of all in the years to come!!!

I wish....

2006-05-08T22:48:00.000+01:00

I thought that I could get over it...
but it is way too hard...

I really like him...
I wish he had time for me...
I wish he could be here with me...
I wish I would see him again...
I wish...
I have too many wishes...
I wish they will all come true...

Burglary in toy store

2006-05-08T11:16:00.000+01:00

I had an awful weekend.......
There was burglary in the toy store where I work as a part-timer yesterday and I was being locked in the store room. Here is what happened:

I was in the store by myself and I went to the bathroom at around 4pm. There were many people walking on the street and second after I entered the bathroom, I heard the main room being locked. I knew right away that someone broke in to steal money. I banged on the door, shouted and hoped that someone would hear me but no one did :(

I was traumautised. There was no emergency exit in the basement except for that door where it was locked. There was nothing I could do but kept banging on the door until it broke. I called the owner and the police. Police called the ambulance and took me to the hospital. I hurt my wrist :(

I still cant believe what had happened to me but I have definitely learnt alot from this unpleasant experience. Police told my boss that they couldnt believe what I had done to the door with this body size. I literally broke the damn door. I never knew that I am this strong.

My life is really exciting, isnt it?? GEEEEZZZ......

Hows yours?

Hope all is well....
Evon

Love of my life.......Travelling

2006-05-03T12:14:00.000+01:00

Wow....this is kew.....

Below are the countries which I have been and soon will be visiting....

create your own visited country map
or check our Venice travel guide

Visited:
Australia-Perth, Sydney
China-Hong Kong
France-Paris
Malaysia
Puerto Rico
Singapore
Taiwan
United States-Washington D.C., Boston, St Louis, Chicago, Michigan, New York, Miami, Orlando, etc...
United Kingdom-London, Birmingham, Nottingham, Brighton, Scotland-Aberdeen

Will Visit:
The Netherlands-Amsterdam
Hungary-Budapest
Norway-Oslo
Sweden-Gothenburg
United Arab Emirates-Dubai

Brits vs Yankees

2006-05-03T11:51:00.000+01:00

Study shows British enjoy healthier lives than Americans

Compared with the British, white, middle-aged Americans are substantially less healthy, according to a study published today in the Journal of the American Medical Association.

Pick the disease _ diabetes, heart disease, stroke, cancer, lung disease, high blood pressure _ and Americans are much more likely to have it than their counterparts on the other side of the pond.

"Americans are much sicker than the English," the study concluded.

Adding insult to injury, Americans pay more than twice as much for their medical care as the Brits, $5,274 a year per person in the United States vs. $2,164 in England, the study notes.

Doctors not associated with the study say it is the latest evidence of befuddling health disparities in the United States compared with other industrialized countries. It also dispels the often-cited erroneous claim that America has the best health care in the world, doctors said.

"In some cases, the wealthiest Americans were sicker than England's poorest," said Julie Mitchell, an assistant professor of medicine at the Medical College of Wisconsin who practices at Froedtert Memorial Lutheran Hospital. "That's crazy."

Indeed, when the researchers divided people from the two countries by both education and income levels, Americans with higher incomes and who were more educated often had higher rates of ailments such as diabetes, cancer and heart disease than English who were in the bottom strata.

The study looked at health data and self-reported disease rates among 4,386 Americans aged 55 to 64 and 3,681 Brits in the same age range. To eliminate the confounding issue of race and health status, only non-Hispanic whites were included in the analysis.

The data came from government-funded health surveys in the two countries. The study was sponsored by the governments of the two countries.

Overall, the diabetes rate was 6.1 percent in England vs. 12.5 percent in the United States. The cancer rate was 5.5 percent in England, compared with 9.5 percent in the United States. The heart disease rate was 9.6 percent in England, compared with 15.1 percent in the United States.

http://www.tmcnet.com/usubmit/2006/05/02/1634635.htm

You Gotta Watch This

2006-04-18T17:37:00.000+01:00

Asian Guys Get Less Chick

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Check out my new hairdo!!!

2006-04-07T15:10:00.000+01:00

Which one you like better?????

Before.......

After.......

The Male Rules

2006-04-07T14:56:00.000+01:00

My male friend said:

At last a guy has taken the time to write this all this down finally – the guy’s side of the story…

I must admit, it’s pretty darn accurate. We always hear “The Rules” from the female side. Now here are the rules from the male side…

These are our rules! Please note… these are all numbered “1” ON PURPOSE!

1. Men are not mind readers
1. Learn to work the toilet seat. You’re a big girl. If it’s up, put it down. We need it up, you need it down. You don’t hear us complaining about you leaving it down
1. Sunday sports. It’s like the full moon or the changing of the tides. Let it be
1. Shopping is not a sport. And no, we are never going to think of it that way
1. Crying is blackmail
1. Ask for what you want. Let us be clear on this one: Subtle hints do not work! Strong hints do not work! Obvious hints do not work! Just say it!
1. Yes and No are perfectly acceptable answers to almost every question
1. Come to us with a problem only if you want help solving it. That’s what we do. Sympathy is what your girlfriends are for.
1. A headache that lasts for 17 months is a problem. See a doctor
1. Anything we said 6 months ago is inadmissible in an argument. In fact, all comments become null and void after 7 days.
1. If you won’t dress like Victoria’s Secret girls, don’t expect us to act like soap opera guys.
1. If you think you are fat, you probably are. Don’t ask us.
1. If something we said can be interpreted two ways and one of the ways makes you sad or angry, we meant the other one.
1. You can either ask us to do something or tell us how you want it done. Not both. If you already know the best how to do it, just do it yourself
1. Whenever possible, please say whatever you have to say during commercials.
1. Christopher Columbus did NOT need directions and neither do we.
1. All men see in only 16 colors, like Windows default settings. Peach, for example, is a fruit, not a color. Pumpkin is also a fruit. We have no idea what mauve is.
1. If we ask what is wrong and you say “nothing,” We will act like nothing is wrong. We know you are lying, but it is just not worth the hassle
1. If you ask a question you don’t want an answer to, expect an answer you don’t want to hear
1. When we have to go somewhere, absolutely anything you wear is fine…really.
1. Don’t ask us what we’re thinking about unless you are prepared to discuss such topics as baseball, the shotgun formation, or golf.
1. You have enough clothes
1. You have too many shoes
1. I am in shape. Round is a shape!
1. Thank you for reading this. Yes, I know, I have to sleep on the couch tonight; But did you know men really don’t mind that? It’s like camping

Shisha

2006-04-04T14:39:00.000+01:00

As some of you know that Karin, my Romanian friend, came to visit me here in London last weekend.

I took a day off on Friday, showed her around London, went to all the MUST SEE places....at nite, we went to Tiger Tiger-pub+club+restaurant! great place and great fun! the next day, she went to musuems while I was working. We then met up and went to Yanga's pre-bday dinner. And after that, we went to a Moroccan pub to meet up with some friends. And I for the first time tried SHISHA!

Elma, it reminded me so much of you! Do you still have that equipment at your place?

At one point, Karin was sucking the pipe for a good 5 mins, Bigue couldnt help it but stopped her and asked her to take a breath! bwahahahahaha..........I burst out laughing and Karin chocked herself......it was so funny! I dont know if Bigue did it on purpose or she did it out of concern, but to tell you the truth, Karin is a pro, check out the pics below and you will be able to tell ;p

If you wanna see some pics, please go to: http://public.fotki.com/wongy80/life_in_the_united/occassions/karin_in_london/

So that was that, and I would like to let you know that I am moving home for good in July. I think this time I will stay in either Singapore or Malaysia for a bit longer before I move again. I do like London but I really dont enjoy the weather here. I have been depressed for the past 6 months. The grey and cold weather really isnt for me. But I will do a bit of travelling in the next few months. I will be going to Aberdeen-Scotland, Amsterdam, Hungary-Budapest, Norway-Oslo and Sweden-Gotherburg. I will spend some weekends in the first 3 cities and Oslo for 3 weeks, staying with my Norwegian friend whom I met in Australia and will spend a weekend in Gotheberg-Sweden. I will then come back to London and leave for Dubai on the 25th August, stay in Dubai for 2 nights on the way back to Singapore.

I send out more pics when I come back from my trips.

Norwegian Wonder

2006-03-13T22:58:00.000Z

(Picture Source: Veronica's Blog)

Does Scandanavian Hotdog look like that?

The Oldest Pub in England

2006-03-12T23:21:00.000Z

Boys and girls!

I am back again! More sunlight, more anergy!
I have been busy for the past months...

Apart from work, I go out once a week to check out cool places in London. Place like restaurant+lounge+bar has been on top of our list. Just the past Friday, we went to a place called Ruby Blue in Leceister Square just to take a look, but because of the nice atmosphere in there, we ended up having a drink at the restaurant where there was someone playing piano and singing (how romantic!) and we went to the lounge area to dance the night away....

The next place we are gonna check out is called Tiger Tiger (WILD!). It was discovered by my dear colleague....Tiger Tiger is also situated in Leceister Square and it looks very fancy and modern! If you are in the area, please feel free to join us ;p

And today, spontaneously I took half day off to go to Becons Field with Emma to meet up with her parents and her aunt from LA! She booked a table in this OLDEST pub in England named The Royal Standard of England! Cool eh? Here is a little story to share with you: I was looking for signs written with toilets but couldnt find it but eventually I was instructed to walk into this corridor where they have WC (Water Closet) written on the wall. As I walked in there, there were 2 doors, one has Damsels and the other has Squires written on top of them, and I was like....hhhmm...

Maybe I am just not as knowledgeable as how everyone thinks, I really didnt know what they mean ;p Without looking up the dictionary, could you please tell me which one you shall get in??!?!?? If you get it right, do expect to receive a little pressie from me :O)

Anyway, Becons Field is about 40 minutes by train from London. You shall check it out if you get a chance!

P/S: I have uploaded pics taken on Julia's last day in London and also pics of The Royal Standard of England. Check them out!

Adventure in Paris

2006-01-31T00:08:00.000Z

It has been a while.....

I am back again! Well, now I have got stories to tell.....

As most of you know that I went to Paris the previous weekend, it was awesome! I fell deeply in love with the city- it is so romantic, so calm and so beautiful!

Yanga and I got there on Friday morning, checked in the hotel, dropped off our stuff and started exploring Paris! Our hotel is located in Porte De Champerret-Zone 2-like in London. It takes about 20 mins to get to city centre by train. We first went to The Eiffel Tower, weather was rather nice in arvo but then it started raining when we were getting tickets. We didnt go to the top because it was closed for a month due to bad weather condition. Anyway, it was still nice to see Paris from the tower.

Arc De Triomphe and Champs Elysee were our next destinations, the street is huge and with lots of branded stores like LV. That was where we ended our night.

The next day morning, we tried to get up early but didn’t make it. We only just made it to the breakfast. Oh my...the croissant in the hotel was really good! I couldnt help but to have big breakfast every morning. After stuffing ourselves, we started the day by going to the Museum-Musee d'Orsay. We thought it was rather close to the Arc De Triomphe, so we decided to walk there. After a good 10 mins of walking, we saw this museum looking building so we went in there to check. Hmmm...there was a banner printed with some French words and Musee d'Orsay on it. So, I personally thought that that is it. We lined up as everyone else did, waiting in the cold. I was FREEEEZING. It was SOOOOOO COLD. After waiting for a good 3 hours, we finally got in there. Hmm....the paintings are rather nice but we didn’t really know who those artists are. We finished it in about an hour.

Since we still had some time left, we then decided to go to The Louvre Museum. We decided to walk again since it looks rather close on the map. On the way there, we saw another museum looking building where it has got this big board with Musee d'Orsay written on it. Hang on a min, didn’t we just get in there? YOU GOTTA BE KIDDING ME! I first refused to ask people there but....AAAARRGGHHH!!!!!! OK, let’s find out (I reckon I am a pretty smart girl!). Finger crossed! I went up to a couple who just got out from there and you should know what they said!

BLOODY HELL!!X£$%^*!?^&*?&*%$£$?!^%%$£*

Seriously, get over it and move on! That’s all I could do…..But still…..

Anyway, that’s that. I bet you must be laughing your tits off by now! I was sooooo mad! Lesson one-Not all old and massive looking buildings are museums-LEARNT!

We went on a boat tour on the same night. It was beautiful.

The next day, I went to see Moulin Rouge and then walked up to Montmatre-where the artists live. I love it. Sacre-Couer Church was on the top of the hill, and the view from there was just absolutely divine! It is a good place to have brunch on beautiful Sundays.

Last but not least, I would love to go there again but hopefully it will be with my special one.

http://public.fotki.com/wongy80/trips_in_europe/france-paris/

Happy 2006!

2006-01-03T14:58:00.000Z

Back to work.....boooooring.....

I hope you all had a great time! Like I said, I was invited to a British friend, Emma's house to experience traditional British Xmas in this 200-year-old cottage up north (the only thing thats missing was the snow, otherwise it would be exactly like it is described in the story book!). I went to Banbury on the 24th, arriving there in the morning, went for more shopping :O) Emma came to the mall to find me.

When I got to her place, omg! I was fascinated by the Xmas decoration in the house, the Xmas tree and of course all the presents sitting underneath the tree...hehe...it was like a dream to me cause I personally love Xmas even tho I had never had a proper one (but there is one unforgettable one with Ana B when she woke me up to have this nice shrimp with her in STL in year 2004, that was lovely!)

Anyway, at nite, we had some nice dinner before going out to the pubs. Hopping from pubs to pubs, meeting with Emma's old friends and flames from home ;p it was great! I didnt get drunk because I wanted to go to the midnight mass....I went once when I was in Australia, it was ages ago.

The most exciting time was on Xmas day itself. We got up quite early, and I expected to have a shower before we all got togethert, but that wasnt the case. Everyone woke up in their pyjamas, cleaned themselves and went downstairs to open presents. They said that thats the first thing to do....GREAT! I got lots of presents from her family....sooo nice la! After opening presents, we went to Emma's aunt house to visit. Her whole family all came at noon to have big feast. Emma's mom is a good cook! She made so much food, turkey, ham, Xmas pudding, Xmas cake, fruit puddings etc. SOOOOOOO GOOD!!!!! I have some pics on my photo album....enjoy!

http://public.fotki.com/wongy80/life_in_the_united/occassions/xmas__emmas/

oh well, enough of the good time, I shall get back to work now :O(

Merry Xmas and Happy New Year!

2005-12-20T17:21:00.000Z

As most of you know that I have got my cell phone stolen in the past weekend but I have got a new one yesterday. Now I am back in the air and you can reach me at the same number. Thanks to Vodafone.

One cant be unfortunate the whole time. I have just booked myself a ticket to Paris with Yanga on the 21st Jan. I am very excited! This is gonna be my first trip in Europe out of the UK :O) More travelling will be coming up soon!! I cant wait!

I'll be absent from work for the next whole week and back again on the 3rd Jan 2006!

I would like to wish you all a fab year ahead and have lots of fun
Merry Xmas and Happy new Year! All the best!

Holidays

2005-12-02T16:52:00.000Z

Weather has been nasty recently......

Anyway, I still managed to do some Xmas shopping and am planning on my trip for the upcoming holidays! I am invited to Norway, Budapest and a British friend's house for Xmas.... It might be a bit late to get a ticket now but I am looking....

Many of my friends are getting ready to go on a long vacation either home or a sunny country....so nice la! And you??? What have you planned for this holiday???

To My High School Fellows

2005-11-30T10:42:00.000Z

My High School Biology Teacher

教育是精神事業
updated:2005-11-11 16:43:58 MYT

退休3年了，在獨中32年的教學生涯，可說無怨無悔；雖然現在兩袖清風，但在精神上卻感覺到很 “富貴”。我在北馬、中馬和南馬都執教過，甚至回到同一間學校；該校的校長挖苦道：“好的教師，應該是從一而終。”，同事也譏笑道：“好馬不吃回頭草！”，我只能抱著：“難行能行，難忍能忍，難捨能捨。”的心理；一直教到60歲才自動宣佈“退休”，後5年是我的養老金。

在我能行、能看、能聽的情況下，我該享受一下“黃金年華”呀！乘搭火車有特別的優惠，心情好時，我一鎮又一鎮去溜躂，欣賞鄉鎮的山河景色。過一個“自在與自我”的人生；我沒機會去過陶淵明的“悠然見南山”的田園生活，也沒能力去效法李白的“莫使金樽空對月”的瀟洒過一生；在獨中執教，除了奉獻一切外，仍然要為華教“犧牲”再“犧牲”。

在這3年的旅途上，卻出現了許許多多的奇遇：在小販中心進餐，時常會遇到有人替我付錢，想要向他們道謝一聲也沒有機會；有一次留宿在一家旅店，第二天想付房租時，管理員說：“有人給你付了！”這人是誰？我一點也沒有頭緒；在旅途上遇到一點風寒，向一家私人藥房求診，拿藥的小組說：“醫生說免費”，這醫生到底在那間獨中我教過？在候車亭等巴士，時有在面前停下一輛私家車，車主伸出頭說：“老師要去哪裡？我載你去。”這一切的一切都是別人不能感受的喜悅。

我最喜歡在淡季時，乘旅遊巴士上雲頂，在雲霧中“打坐”，感受生命，欣賞生命和享受生命；去餵“老虎”機，也是一種“養生之道”，20元的金盾是最大的 “布施”，一粒一粒去餵，每吐一次，就發出歡悅的聲音，聽了心情特別開朗，總是餵多吐少，最終面對著“老虎”機在發呆；有一次在旁觀玩的陌生人，送我一杯金盾說：“老師！送給您去玩。”想要看清楚是誰？他走了。

只要你認為教育是一份良心工作，你才能發覺到：“教育是一種精神事業！”

星洲日報／副刊‧文：韓金井‧2005/11/11

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Congratulations to Jenny, my dearest cousin!!!!

2005-11-29T20:39:00.000Z

Its time to say HI again :O)
I havent been doing much as I have mentioned earlier because of the weather...its so cold la.....I miss Malaysia...sniff...sniff...

Well, I went to Samba dancing class, had some really nice Brazilian BBQ (Justin, see what you have got me into???!!!!???), went to the cinema and watched 2 movies in a roll...they were Wedding Crashers and In her shoes.....very good! Wedding Crashers was hillarious, American sense of humor and In her shoes was very sentimental but nice :O)

Unfortunately, I wont be going home this year for Chinese New Year because I am waiting to get my work permit. I am planning to go in June as one of my cousins, Jenny, is getting married and I am asked to be the bridesmaid. I cant believe she is getting married and I am still....hhmm.....We are at the same and she is rather shy and introvert. She has been going out with her fiance for almost 3 years now....She will be the first bride among the few of us. I am really happy for her and I cant wait to see her in a beautiful wedding dress and carrying baby in the near future ;p

I wish her the best of all and to be the happiest bride and wife in the world!!!!

By the way, I have uploaded all pics which were taken when Tan's family were here. Please click on the link below...

http://public.fotki.com/wongy80/life_in_the_united/occassions/em_jack_and_ed_visi/

Dear D1....Here I am again :O)

2005-11-19T11:50:00.000Z

D1- Thank you for all your support and I do hope you enjoyed reading my blog!

I have just sent Tan's Family off this morning back to Malaysia....they are my Malaysian friends whom I met in St Louis.....now I am all by myself again :O( I am already missing them!

Weather is so freezing cold here and we didnt feel like being out for too long when they were here....now is 3 celcius and it has been like this since last week.....sniff....sniff....I miss Malaysia! I just hope that this weather wont freeze me to death! Oh, I chatted with Mark 2 days ago and he said he is now in Malaysia, KL. My god, he is there more often that I do....geeeez....it is like his home country.....i think he shall change his aussie passport ;p

Anyway, D1, I have a good news and a bad one for you! good news is that I have achieved my Nov mission and will send some pictures for your review, but the bad news is it didnt come out as good as I expected :( I have finally decided to start making a new one. I have bought a different color and have already started making it! I will send some pics of this as well!

I will post all pics on Monday which were taken in the past few days and hope you have a nice weekend!

Wongy

Malaysia

2005-11-10T10:45:00.000Z

hey hey hey....finally I found a very resourceful website about Malaysia. For those who will be travelling there will find this very useful. Please find the link below.

http://allmalaysia.info/

And for others, I would highly recommend few links below because I always come across the same questions and people never understand that I am a freaking Chinese but not Malay :O) I hope all this information will help in understanding and knowing more about ME ME ME Evon Mong ;p

Ethnicity and Religion
http://allmalaysia.info/msiaknow/ethnicity/chinese_ethnicity.asp

Festival and Celebration
http://allmalaysia.info/msiaknow/festivals/cny.asp

Malaysiana
http://allmalaysia.info/msiaknow/malaysiana/

Peace out!

The cows....

2005-11-08T12:30:00.000Z

DEMOCRATIC
You have two cows.
Your neighbor has none.
You feel guilty for being successful.
Barbara Streisand sings for you.

REPUBLICANISM
You have two cows.
Your neighbor has none.
So?

SOCIALIST
You have two cows.
The government takes one and gives it to your neighbor.
You form a cooperative to tell him how to manage his cow.

COMMUNIST
You have two cows.
The government seizes both and provides you with milk.
You wait in line for hours to get it.
It is expensive and sour.

CAPITALISM, AMERICAN STYLE
You have two cows.
You sell one, buy a bull, and build a herd of cows.

BUREAUCRACY, AMERICAN STYLE
You have two cows.
Under the new farm program the government pays you to shoot one, milk the
other, and then pours the milk down the drain.

AMERICAN CORPORATION
You have two cows.
You sell one, lease it back to yourself and do an IPO on the 2nd one.
You force the two cows to produce the milk of four cows. You are surprised
when one cow drops dead. You spin an announcement to the analysts stating
you have downsized and are reducing expenses.
Your stock goes up.

FRENCH CORPORATION
You have two cows.
You go on strike because you want three cows.
You go to lunch and drink wine.
Life is good.

JAPANESE CORPORATION
You have two cows.
You redesign them so they are one-tenth the size of an ordinary cow and
produce twenty times the milk.
They learn to travel on unbelievably crowded trains.
Most are at the top of their class at cow school.

GERMAN CORPORATION
You have two cows.
You engineer them so they are all blond, drink lots of beer, give excellent
quality milk, and run a hundred miles an hour.
Unfortunately they also demand 13 weeks of vacation per year.

ITALIAN CORPORATION
You have two cows but you don't know where they are.
While ambling around, you see a beautiful woman.
You break for lunch.
Life is good.

RUSSIAN CORPORATION
You have two cows.
You have some vodka.
You count them and learn you have five cows.
You have some more vodka.
You count them again and learn you have 42 cows.
The Mafia shows up and takes over however many cows you really have.

TALIBAN CORPORATION
You have all the cows in Afghanistan, which are two.
You don't milk them because you cannot touch any creature's private parts.
You get a $40 million grant from the US government to find alternatives to
milk production but use the money to buy weapons.

IRAQI CORPORATION
You have two cows.
They go into hiding.
They send radio tapes of their mooing.

POLISH CORPORATION
You have two bulls.
Employees are regularly maimed and killed attempting to milk them.

BELGIAN CORPORATION
You have one cow.
The cow is schizophrenic.
Sometimes the cow thinks he's French, other times he's Flemish.
The Flemish cow won't share with the French cow.
The French cow wants control of the Flemish cow's milk.
The cow asks permission to be cut in half.
The cow dies happy.

FLORIDA CORPORATION
You have a black cow and a brown cow.
Everyone votes for the best looking one.
Some of the people who actually like the brown one best accidentally vote
for the black one.
Some people vote for both.
Some people vote for neither.
Some people can't figure out how to vote at all.
Finally, a bunch of guys from out-of-state tell you which one you think is
the best-looking cow.

CALIFORNIA CORPORATION
You have millions of cows.
They make real California cheese.
Only five speak English.
Most are illegals.
Arnold likes the ones with the big udders.

What Would You Do?

2005-11-03T11:30:00.000Z

You are driving along in your new BMW X5 on a rainy, stormy night. You pass by a bus stop, and you see three people waiting for the bus:

1. An old lady who looks as if she is about to die.
2. An old friend who once saved your life.
3. The perfect man/woman you have been dreaming about.

Which one would you choose to offer a ride to, knowing that there could only be one passenger in your car.
Think before you continue reading. This is a moral/ethical dilemma that was once actually used as part of a job application.

You could pick up the old lady, because she is going to die, and thus you should save her first; or you could take the old friend because he once saved your life, and this would be the perfect chance to pay him back.

However, you may never be able to find your perfect dream lover again.

The candidate who was hired (out of 200 applicants) had no trouble coming up with her answer. I love this, I may actually use it sometime for an interview situation.

WHAT DID SHE SAY?
She simply answered:
"I would give the car keys to my old friend, and let him take the lady to the hospital. I would stay behind and wait for the bus with the man of my dreams."

Wanna have a cup of Coffee with me?

2005-11-01T10:11:00.000Z

To the people that mean a lot to me.

When things in your life seem almost too much to handle, when 24hours in a day are not enough, remember the mayonnaise jar and the 2 cups of coffee. A professor stood before his philosophy class and had some items in front of him. When the class began, he wordlessly picked up a very large and empty mayonnaise jar and proceeded to fill it with golf balls. He then asked the students if the jar was full. They agreed that it was. The professor then picked up a box of pebbles and poured them into the jar. He shook the jar lightly. The pebbles rolled into the open areas between the golf balls.

He then asked the students again if the was jar was full. They agreed it was. The professor next picked up a box of sand and poured it into the jar.Of course, the sand filled up everything else. He asked once more if the jar was full. The students responded with an unanimousYes. The professor then produced two cups of coffee from under the table and poured the entire contents into the jar effectively filling the empty space between the sand. The students laughed."Now," said the professor as the laughter subsided, "I want you to recognize that this jar represents your life.

The golf balls are the important things--- God, your family, your children, your health, your friends, and your favorite passions--- and if everything else was lost and only they remained, your life would still be full. The pebbles are the other things that matter-- your job, your house, and your car. The sand is everything else--- the small stuff. "If you put the sand into the jar first," he continued, "there is no room for the pebbles or the golf balls. The same goes for life. If you spend all your time and energy on the small stuff you will never have room for the things that are important to you."Pay attention to the things that are critical to your happiness. Play with your children. Take time to get medical checkups. Take your spouse out to dinner. Play another 18. There will always time to clean the house and fix the disposal. Take care of the golf balls first---the things that really matter.

Set your priorities. The rest is just sand. One of the students raised her hand and inquired what the coffee represented. The professor smiled. "I'm glad you asked. It just goes to show you that no matter how full your life may seem, there's always room for a couple of cups of coffee with a friend.

Happy Halloween everyone!

2005-10-30T10:10:00.000Z

I went to a Halloween party last nite and it was fun! Emma's friend held this party at her place and people dressed up in sexy and funny costumes! I dressed up as a baby ghost (not eactly it cause i didnt want to scare people on the street!)I hope you have a good one too!

http://public.fotki.com/wongy80/life_in_the_united/parties_in_london-1/halloween_party_2005/

Good time in Australia

2005-10-22T15:48:00.000+01:00

As I was chatting with Michigan Dave this morning, we were talking about the good time we spent together in Australia, and he sent those pictures we took together in Perth....aaawww....they brought back all the sweet old memories! I know I havent shown too many pics from Oz cause I only have them in hard copy and they are all 'sleeping' in Malaysia ;p and so far I have got some from Dave and lemme introduce you to my life in Oz....

The pic on the left was taken while Tracie was there....(front row: Dave-USA, Levi-Aussie; back row: Me, Thomas-Aussie and Tracie-USA) We had the best time and in the pic you can see how my bed was like the whole time! I used to stay with 3 aussie boys, Tom, Levi and Drew, and an aussie girl-Yvette, Americans-Tracie, Dave, and Welsh-Ainsley. They moved in and out at different time. Apart from studying, we drank, party, went camping and did stupid things....Boys always messed up my room and they loved to see my grumpy face!

Sigh....I got too much to say about that part of my life....
If you would like, I have more pics on my photo albums, check them out! More are on their way....

http://public.fotki.com/wongy80/life_in_australia/studio_54/

Peace out!

London Eye-Westminster

2005-10-17T18:16:00.000+01:00

Over the past weekend, I went on London Eye and it was absolutely beautiful...to see the Big Bend, the Parliament, and the whole London...Now they have got deal of 2 for 1....thats why we went on there....hehe...After the ride, we were planning on going to TGI Fridays for dinner but the waiting time was toooooo long....we didnt end up going :O( I miss American food!

I hope you had a nice weekend!

More pics, please check the link below :O)
http://public.fotki.com/wongy80/life_in_the_united/interesting_places/wesminster-london_eye/

My Scarred Forehead

2005-10-09T21:36:00.000+01:00

I was dumb enough to hit myself to the cupboard in the kitchen this evening! Can you believe that? I am feeling a little dizzy now :O(
So simple la! I hope that tomorrow morning, after I get up, I will still remember everyone of you :\
Please dont mind me if I happen to forget you ;p You shall then realise how important you were to me...hehehe...

Anyway, in general, I had a nice week cause I finally managed to catch up with some friends, got myself a latest Samsung cell phone (D600), and got an iPod from Jack all the way from St Louis (as a present I believe...hehe...isnt he a sweetheart???) I am now busy with all these gadgets and it keeps me busy from thinking of someone special! He is far away from me but he is always on my mind....I just hope that everything is going well for him and he will be back to London soon! I miss him!

I am now at home and have just got internet access, that means I will be online 24/7 and if you need to reach me, anytime, by all means! You name them, I have them! from EMAILing, BLOGging, MSNing, AOLing to SKYPEing. So you have no excuse not to be in touch with me ;p

A new start of another week....BORING....

Jack Nabe Tan in London

2005-10-06T18:11:00.000+01:00

Hi all,

Now is time for me to update my life again after being 'invaded' by 'some' people......I have to say I really enjoyed the invasion ;p

Part I JACK NABE TAN!

Nabe, never called to arrange meet up time and place and I was worrying about him, getting lost and crying on the street (as you know how easy he can cry right??? even when he saw the Cinderella show in Disney!!!!ahahahahahaha!!!!!!!).....fortunately he has got a very good friend who actually missed the flight (no comment on that...heheh), who couldnt meet up with him on time finally text me and told me where they were supposed to meet.....10am.....11am....still not calling! Damn! so I had made up my mind and let him sleep on London Bridge since he couldnt care less :-( Piss me off la....As you all know that I am the sweetest, cutest, kindest MONG on earth, I asked Eddy to go and try his luck at Victoria Station....

finally......

Here comes the bald! My god, so ugly la.....hehehe.....
Anyway, we went around London and did some mature stuff like sitting in a pub to drink and chat, not like how we used to be :O( party like crazy at Morgan.....and of course we didnt miss the nice Malaysian dinner (again..hehe..).....since he was only here for 2 days, we could only do so much.....But do not worry, next invasion will be here next month! Wait for my updates......

P/S: We did meet up with Jorge Bento and his gang, nice la! Looking forward to have more gathering in Nov! and Mr Noodle, hopefully you will be here by then!

Goodbye STL

2005-09-27T17:14:00.000+01:00

STL
Originally uploaded by wongy80.

I haven't been doing much these days, but chatting alot with the 'leftover' interns from STL like Jack and AnaB :O(

I have been reading all the blogs written by Em, Jack and Andrea, so sad la...... But seriously, I cant really imagine and picture the sadness anymore...I think I have finally got used to it or I do know for sure that we will be seeing each other again :O)

I do hope all of us will end up moving to Europe in the next year or two so we can all go travelling together!

.........

My Home Town

2005-09-21T18:02:00.000+01:00

I dont think I have ever introduced my hometown, but today I have come across some information about my sweet home Kluang, Johor and hopefully (to the MONGs) this will give you an idea how the TOWN (not village) looks like :O)

Kluang
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.
Kluang is a town and district located roughly in the middle of the state of Johor in Malaysia. Kluang lies about 110km north of Johor Bahru, east-southeast of Batu Pahat, west of Mersing and south of Segamat. The population of Kluang district now exceeds 250,000 residents and the town itself has over 140,000 residents.

History
The name Kluang derives from the Malay word 'keluang' which means a type of flying fox or rather a type of fruit bat. These used to be plentiful in the district decades ago. They have almost completely disappeared due to the combination of hunting and destruction of their natural habitat (deforestation).

Kluang was founded in 1915 as the administrative capital for central Johor[1]. The main railway line linking north to south Malaya was built passing through Kluang and this helped in its growth. Roads were built to link Kluang to Johor Bahru towards the south, to Batu Pahat towards the north-west and to Mersing towards the east.

During World War II, the town of Kluang was captured relatively uncontested by Japanese forces advancing southwards as it was abandoned by Allied forces retreating towards Singapore. General Yamashita moved his headquartes forward from Kuala Lumpur to Kluang on the 27th of January, 1942 as he advanced southwards. [2] The Japanese later used the airbase in Kluang to launch air attacks on targets ranging from Singapore to Sumatra.

Agriculture
Kluang initially grew as a rubber planting district. Rubber planting has, however, since then taken a back seat to other types of crops. Kluang now boasts large tracts of oil palm plantations as well as pineapple and tea plantations.

Industry and commerce
From its early days as an entirely agricultural economy, Kluang has developed various industries including paper, textiles, ceramics and electrical products. Most of Malaysia's major banks have branches in Kluang. In the last few years, several stock brokerages have opened shop in Kluang.

Infrastructure
Kluang is served by a district hospital, a district police station and fire station. It has numerous primary schools, several secondary schools and a public library.

Tourism
It is said that the small coffee shops in Kluang, including, in particular, the coffee shop in the railway station, serve some of the best local coffee in Malaysia.

Gunung Belumut and Gunung Lambak are popular with jungle trekkers. The area of Machap (on the road between Simpang Rengam and Air Hitam) is well known for its pottery and porcelain.

Also noteworthy is an authentic coffee shop located in no. 56, Jalan Lambak by the name of Tong Fong Cafe (a.k.a. Eastern Cafe) which was very popular with the British soldiers during the heydays when Malaya was still under British rule. The operator is the 2nd generation of the owner and the coffee shop has been in business since 1954. Good coffee amidst nostalgic environment where orders are still being shouted from patrons to the back of the shop where each cup of beverage is being concocted the old traditional way, retaining the original flavours. Coffee can still be 'doggie-bagged' via used milk tins with a raffia string as loop for the dainty finger. Worth a visit for visitors and regulars.

Malaysian Dinner

2005-09-20T16:33:00.000+01:00

As per request, I have decided to write more often...hehe...
The past week has been great as Julia and Eddie (Emily's brother) have been cleaning and cooking for me...They are mega nice and sweet! Well, the only thing is, Emily, you gotta watch out, cause Eddie is no longer the Eddie you know after hanging out with Julia for only a week...I am really really sorry to tell you this and I did try my best to save him but...sigh...You will see when you get here I dont want to worry you more while your enjoying your time there in the 'GUTEN TAG' land....hehe...

We havent done much cause I needed to work during the week but we did go to Portobello Market on Saturday, we went to buy some ingredients to cook Malaysian Curry on Saturday nite and Yong Tau Foo on Sunday....Julia and Eddie have been great help in preparing the dinner....We had a good time! I will attached those pics later...

And today is Tuesday so I am back in the office and working hard again :O)
I think I do need to call up my portugese gang and hang out with them since I havent seen them since I came back from Boston, I feel bad :O(

I shall see you soon, friends.....

Reunion of the extended B's Family

2005-09-13T12:00:00.000+01:00

I had a really fab weekend as 2 of my close friends were here in London with me.....We all met in the US, the beautiful town St Louis, has brought us all together! I miss the old sweet time we have had, the Barbies, the flat parties at mine, Morgan Street, Kriegers, Hooters, Fast Eddies and many many more!!!!!!!!! I still cant believe that MC traineeship has come to an end and everyone has packed their memories and gone now :O(

Oh well, life goes on......All the best to you, my dearest friends......I will see you again, I am sure!

Lots of love,
Wongy

BREAKING NEWS:- My new look!!!!

2005-09-05T15:09:00.000+01:00

I have just got back from Birmingham and Nottingham last nite. The trip was rather relaxing and I only went to the city centre of Birmingham as I got told that there is not much to see except for shopping...hehe...

And dont you guys dare to laugh at me that I didnt go to the musuems....I was thinking of going.....but.....we didnt have enough time ;p
(For the Bs & Extended Bs family)--And of course I thought they wouldnt have McDonalds in the museum like the one in the US).....so.....I decided not to go...hehe....

I went to Nottingham again just to visit my other best friend(from HK)-Julia...and she 'painted' my beatiful hair :O) BIG thanks to her!
Apart from that, we had lunch on Sunday arvo in this american restaurant by the canal....It was very nice la.....That reminded me of you 'folks'(=MONGs) in STL :O(

http://public.fotki.com/wongy80/life_in_the_united/trips_in_uk/birmingham__nonttingham/

Thinking of someone.....

2005-09-02T13:16:00.000+01:00

I am happy today but am wondering how my friend is.....
I will be going to Birmingham and Notthingham tomorrow. I am very looking forward to have a nice and relaxing weekend......

Next week this time, I will be having 2 friends in London partying with me......I am sorry Jack, Emily will be mine for that weekend...hehe....and baby Justin, dont be jealous, I am await your visit. Please let me know if you are really coming even though Celso is not gonna be staying with me ;p

And Julia, I cant wait to catch up with you again and have some nice dinner :O)

Life is beautiful.......

2005-09-01T10:31:00.000+01:00

I am at work now but I cant concentrate.....I am missing and thinking of someone......I feel very happy, very excited, very shy, very......hhmmm......Its a mixed feeling.....I havent felt this way in such a long time, or I might not have felt this way before!!???!!!! I feel like someone has given me everything I have always wanted in my life!

This is amazing!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Nottinghill Carnival

2005-08-30T12:29:00.000+01:00

Boring.....I am back to work now :O(
I think I shall not complain as I have had a blast this weekend! Lots of food and drinks and dancing (havent done that in a while, I am glad that my party mood is back!)...hehe...
I didnt do much on Saturday after Friday nite drinking but I went out on Sunday with Emma...Finally, I got the chance to explore the beautiful Camden town! We ate alot and had some coffee while walking along the canal with the beautiful weather :O)

On Sunday, I went to the Nottinghill Carnival with Yanga since my ex-roommate, Jorge has to work :O(
Anyway, I had alot of food AGAIN and of course some drinks......I love carribean food....jerk chicken/beef, their rice (dont know what thats called) and many more....The BBC Radio station was there and they played hip hop and everyone was dancing on the street...soooooo nice! And of course, the parade.....all those beatiful costume...I have taken lots of fun pics.....

http://public.fotki.com/wongy80/life_in_the_united/occassions/nottinghill_carnival/

Enjoy!
Wong the MONG ;p

Bid farewell......

2005-08-26T22:07:00.000+01:00

Today is my first day writing this and it is not a good day as one of my colleagues, Jonas is leaving our company :O(

We had just had lunch with him at Ultimate Burger and later tonite we will be going out for a drink with him to say goodbye. Anyway, I wish him the best of luck in his career and future.

Of course, I have got some good news too. Julia, one of my best friend is moving to London in Sept and Emily, another best friend is coming to visit in Sept too.....I cant wait to have them here and party together again in another continent! We all met in STL, thanks to America :O)

BTW, today is a sunny day here in London. Weather has been changing a lot. I guess summer is almost over :O(

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