Half of the holidays left... :)

Wow, holidays have gone by so fast... have been back for almost 2 weeks... and i have slightly more than 2 weeks left of hols! Hmm... what have I been up to? Mostly spending time with family, catching up with friends and visiting relatives. :) It's really been a good two weeks~! :) Holidays just seem too short ya? But it's also good that it's short as you will use the time well. :) Some days are just so packed that you end up rushing from here to there... but there are days that you reserve to spend fully at home... :) I enjoy staying at home as much as going out... because what I really miss most when I am away is the company... of family and friends... not so much the big shopping malls and food... but definately the people!

Am impressed that my mom is so tech savvy! Just taught her how to send free sms using www.sms.ac and on top of that, she knows how to use it to check her sharemarket, send e-mail, MSN chat and also voice-chat using skype! :) Wow~ i'm impressed~! :)

Chit chat... :)

It's lovely catching up with friends... really thankful for the chance to have these long talks. Sometimes I feel I haven't been as good a friend as I would have liked to be. When I hear of the struggles that my friends have gone through in the past half year that I was away, I feel bad for not being around to help them through. We do keep in touch... but somehow it's just not the same as when you're all nearby and can just call each other often or go out together. Even if I'm online often, I'm usually away from the computer... so my status on MSN/ICQ will usually be 'away'. Makes me think whether I've been an 'away' friend when I'm in Melbourne... and that I'm most available for my friends when I'm physically back.

It warms my heart when friends call and really take the effort to meet up when you're back... and the times of sharing is really something I feel is precious... it's as if we go through the whole half year in a super-long conversation... really summarized ya? :) Summarized... yet detailed at 'important' bits... hehe. :) I'm happy to hear about how things are going well for friends and how they've grown and matured in many ways. I'm glad to hear of how friends have overcome the struggles they faced bravely... and how they've become stronger and learned a lot through those situations. I'm happy to share about how the half year has been... the ups and downs. :)

We often say 'Friends forever' and 'Keep in touch always'... I think it's really special when we really keep to those words... and do indeed keep the friendship strong through the years~ it'll be fun to sit down with the same close friends you have now when we're all old and wrinkly... and start talking about "those days..." :) *smiles*

What's right?

Received this forward from linda:

> > A group of children were playing near two railway tracks, one still in
> > use while the other disused. Only one child played on the disused
> > track, the rest on the operational track.
> >
> > The train came, and you were just beside the track interchange. You
> > could make the train change its course to the disused track and saved
> > most of the
> > kids. However, that would also mean the lone child playing by the
> > disused
> > track would be sacrificed. Or would you rather let the train go its way?
> >
> > Let's take a pause to think what kind of decision we
> > could
> > make.............
> >
> > ..
> > ..
> > How do you decide?
> > ..
> > ..
> > No cheating...
> > ..
> > ..
> > ..
> > ..
> > What is your decision?
> > ..
> > ..
> > ..
> > Most people might choose to divert the course of the train,and
> > sacrifice only one child. You might think the same way, I guess.
> >
> > Exactly, I thought the same way initially because to save most of
> > the children at the expense of only one child was rational decision most
> > people would make, morally and emotionally. But, have you ever
> > thought that the child choosing to play on the disused track had in
> > fact made the right decision to play at a safe place? Evertheless,
> > he had to be sacrificed because of his ignorant friends who chose to
> > play where the danger was.
> >
> > This kind of dilemma happens around us everyday. In the office,
> > community, in politics and especially in a democratic society, the
> > minority is often sacrificed for the interest of the majority, no
> > matter how foolish or ignorant the majority are, and how
> > farsighted and knowledgeable the minority are. The child who
> > chose not to play with the rest on the operational track was
> > sidelined. And in the case he was sacrificed, no one would shed a tear
> > for him.
> >
> > The friend who forwarded me the story said he would not try to change
> > the
> > >course of the train because he believed that the kids playing on
> > >the
> > operational track should have known very well that track was still in
> > use
> > and that they should have run away if they heard the train's sirens.
> > If
> > the train was diverted, that lone child would definitely die because
> > he never thought the train could come over to that track!
> >
> > Moreover, that track was not in use probably because it was not safe.
> > If the train was diverted to the track, we could put the lives
> > of all passengers on board at stake! And in your attempt to save a
> > few kids by sacrificing one child, you might end up sacrificing
> > hundreds of people to save these few kids.
> >
> > While we are all aware that life is full of tough decisions that need to
> > be made,we may not realize that hasty decisions may not always be the
> > right one.

"Remember that what's right isn't always popular... and what's popular isn't always right."

Everybody makes mistakes, that's why they put erasers on pencils~ :)

haze...

dum de dum... feel quite lazy to blog today... :)

it's very hazy now in kl. passed many tourists on the way to klcc... and they were taking photos of buildings and scenery. i can't help but think that everything would look much better without the haze. miss fresh air and clear skies... hope it'll clear soon. :) i remember my parents buying us masks to wear when i was in primary... i also remember some of my classmates being forced by their parents to wear the masks to school... but they'd ofcourse remove them once they entered the school gates and were out of their parent's sight. that shows that even at such a young age we were already so vain... and were willing to... erm... sacrifice our lungs for our looks?? hehe... it wasn't just us gals... but the guys did too!! :)

Ooh... tried something weirdly yummy... erm... chendol with blended ice, santan and durian~ (i can imagine my housemate scrunching her nose in disgust...) :)

Bullseye~! :)

ooh... bullseye~! :)
*grins*
Felt quite happy to be able to get that on the 2nd shot... but let me honestly say that was really fluke!!! I'm terrible at archery... but that doesn't stop me from liking it~! :)
Often we like doing things that we are good in... and avoid things that we are bad in... but sometimes it's also good to make mistakes. As embarassing as it may be to be bad at something... that shouldn't cause us to avoid it... because the only way to improve is to continue trying rite? :)

Specially for Kat ~ :)

This pic is specially for Kat, my housemate in Melb~! :) Hi Kat~! :) sorry I can't bring over mangosteens for you... but I can capture it in a pic~ let me introduce a lovely mangosteen to you. :) Yups, I didn't know how to describe it to you properly... so a pic is much better ya? :) Next i'll take a pic of a durian for you... ;) Hope you're having a good holiday in Melbourne~! :)

The Present... :)

Finally got about to some proper reading today... and read this book called 'The Present' by Spencer Johnson. I highly recommend it! :) It doesn't take very long to read... yet it is such a meaningful book that you can really learn a lot from!

Okie... here's a little exerpt from the book:

The old man said, "Consider this: Even in the most difficult situations, when you focus on what is right in the present moment, it makes you happier, and gives you the needed energy and confidence to deal with what is wrong."
What the old man said surprised the young man. "So being in The Present means focusing on what is right now. And it also means focusing on what is right, now."
"Yes," the old man said.
The young man thought more about it. "You know that makes sense. When I'm in a bad situation, I usually focus on what's wrong and that gets me down and discouraged."
The old man said. "Many people do that. In reality, most situations are a mix of good and bad, right and wrong. It depends on how you look at them. The more you look at what is wrong, the less energy and confidence you have. That's why, when you find yourself in a 'bad' situation, it's important to look for what is right even if it is hard to find. Then appreciate it and build on it. The more you appreciate what is right at the moment, the happier you are..."

Learning some cooking skills... :)

Mmmm... learned how to cook curry chicken today~! :) Yups, stayed home for dinner and followed my mom here and there in the kitchen and out to the wet kitchen. :) Helped with cooking... though my mom warned me to stand far away when stirring cause it may splash all over me... :)

Happy Father's Day~! :)

tadaa~! :) welcome to a patch of floor in my room... i'm such a messy person ya? I have a nice big table to work on, but i like to do things on the floor. :P All that mess was when making a card for my dad... Happy Father's Day~! :)

Get well soon kelly~!

I hope and pray that kelly gets better soon...

Home sweet home ~ :)

It's nice to be back...

Coming back home always fills me with this 'warm fuzzy feeling'... nowhere can compare to home. :)

I have no complaints about Melbourne though. I like it lots there... really like the freedom I have there... and even the way I feel safer walking on the streets at night, the weather there (though the wind is often too strong and makes my umbrella flip~ which is quite embarassing!), the warm friendly people there... and even my apartment on Grattan Street... indeed it's a very liveable city with good public transport and a nice atmosphere. But though Malaysia may have dirtier streets that may not be so safe, and though the weather is very hot and humid and I can't just step out of the house and hop onto a tram to the city... I still like Malaysia... because that's where I'm from, and where I've always called home. :)

*grins*... am going to KLCC later... just got back and am already going shopping? Well... there's sale... and you know... all of us can't resist... and things here are so much cheaper than in Melb~! ;) Gotta go and get ready now... aaah... it's nice to be home... :)

5 sisters ~ :)

Hmmm... what can I say... they are like my family in Melbourne. :) Being so far away from home, it's great having close friends whom you can be who you are and feel comfortable with~! :) We attend the exact same lectures so we see each other nearly every day~!!!

Can't imagine how uni would be without them around. Let me introduce them to you~! :)
'Dai Kar Chea' = Wendy~! :)
'Yee Kar Chea' = Natasha~! :)
'Sam Kar Chea' = Michelle~! :)
'Sai Mui' = Gene~! :)

How did we meet? Met Wendy even before we both went to Melbourne... during a pre-departure briefing held by IDP... :) Then met Michelle and Natasha during the Downtown Tour in Melbourne~ and met Gene through Michelle~! :) I'm not sure how we became such good friends... but I remember that one of our first 'outings' together was when Wendy, Michelle and I spontaneously decided to go shopping at Richmond one sunny afternoon when we finished classes early... lol~! :)

I think we've seen each other in our best and worst times... through all the fun times we've had and all the stressful times, we've stuck with each other... and I'm truly thankful for such precious friends~! :) ThankÜ~! :)

Shadalacey ~ :)

Let me introduce you to 3 very special friends... Stacey, Sasha & Linda. :) We've been the best of friends since our college days... and I wouldn't trade them for anything or anyone else~! :) How did we get to know each other? Well... Stacey and I were both from Garden International School and we sat at the same cluster of tables during Literature classes... but somehow we never really clicked and never really talked... until we both discovered we were taking the same classes in Sunway College... then we really became best friends~! :) Sasha and Linda? Got to know them through an A-level's musical production that we took part in called "Love is a many spendoured thing" whereby we performed lots of oldies songs... it was really fun... but stressful too because we were all rushing to make it in time for the performance. :)

aaahhh... college days~! :) I loved every moment in college (except exam time... but I think no one really likes exams ya?) I'll always remember how we all would go to Pink Place or Corner Shop for lunch~ my favourite lunch was Toasted Ham Cheese Sandwich with one huge glass of watermelon juice~! And... chee cheong fun with all the delights at corner... :P mmmm... and not forgetting the $1 taufoo fah from the van along the road... yups... those were the days... and how can we ever forget how we'd spend our lunches at the shops behind Pink Place... where we played pool... then moved on to larger tables... to play snooker. :) lol~ always will remember when Linda said "the red one!" ;) It's okie... we all have our moments when we say silly things... but the best part is all laughing about it together and just being happy to be friends... really want to thank you three~ and look forward to catching up with you all these hols... but yeah... first concentrate on your exams... then we shall all go and celebrate afterwards yup? :) *hugs*

Back blogging?

Hmmm... I'm really wondering if I should resume blogging... :)
I remember starting to blog in college... really have to thank Stacey for recommending Bogger to me~! :) Kept blogging for the whole time I was in Sunway College... then I went to Melbourne Uni... and after half a year, I got lazy... posted less often... and then decided to take a break from blogging and left a 'Take care' note on my blog. :)

Have been thinking about resuming blogging... but never really had the drive to get about to starting... I know that once I start... I can't just stop... so have been pushing aside this thought of blogging for a while... and now... i think i shall start again~ and i chose the title 'Droplets' because though small, the impact they have and the beautiful ripples they create are amazing... i like to watch rain droplets and the way the ripples spread out. it's like the lives we lead, we may feel that we are just one person in such a huge world... and that we are insignificant... but just like a droplet... we send ripples out... impacting others in many ways... often not knowing.

This blog shall be a reflection of small things... things that refresh and warms my heart, ripples spreading cheer... :) I'd like to share these droplets with you... :)