Sunday, January 27, 2008

BACKSTREET BOYS in HAWAII~~!!!!!

BACKSTREET BOYS in HAWAII~~!!! CoOOL~~!!! 7-13 Jan 2008

BSB @ Rehearsal and Meet&Greet


BSB Performance in Hawaii 1 - Sooo HIGH!!!


BSB Performance in Hawaii 2- Nick took 1 of the fans' DV!!! Fans going crazy...bear with it!!


It has been 2 weeks since I came back from Hawaii...had soooo much FUN!!! Had been busy studying for my exams after I came back and finally...exam was over on Wednesday...Hooray!! So....itz time to update about my Hawaii trip lol!!!!


I've written a journal during the trip but that's a lil' too lengthy. Will try to make it short here by using more pictures instead of words. I've combined quite a number of my photos coz there are too many pics that I wanna share here... Made some mistakes with the dates on the photos coz of the time difference..hehe!! :)


Jan 7 ~ Mum (came all the way from PG) & bro sent me off at KLIA.
First time travelling alone...kinda worried but excited!!
This is the just the beginning of my journey...

@Osaka Kansai International Airport...Day & Night...15 hours transit...YEAH...KONICHIWA JAPAN!! :)

Jan 8 ~ Walking along the streets of Namba...weather was cold & breezy...loved it so much!! :)

Jan 8 ~ Lunch @ Osaka. Ordered using a vending machine...Cool!!

Takoyaki!!! Itz fried octopus...how can u not try it in Osaka?? Yummy yummy!! O Yi Shi~!! LiYin...thanks for recommending this!!

On a big overhead bridge @ Osaka Station

Temple @ Osaka...so happen to pass by...saw those wishing woods...looked like those in the dramas!!

Subway @ Osaka Station...sooo many people...scary ler!!!

Jan 8 ~ Honolulu, HI. Finally!!
We were staying at Sheraton Waikiki...along Waikiki Beach...world famous beach!!!
Royal Hawaiian is another hotel beside our hotel...and tatz where the Backstreet Boys were staying!!
Tatz the limo that fetched us from airport to hotel.
And tatz real flowers...itz called 'lei'...everyone who checks in will receive it...so NICE!!!

Our hotel room... Nice View!!!!

So many elevators...I think 12 altogether...Don't even need to sit on the sofa to wait...Haha!! :)

Chillin' by the poolside....'Studying'!!! Haha...imagine 'studying for exam in Hawaii...crazy meh!! Of course didn't manage to focus lar! Forget about exam...bringing books juz reduces my guilt!!

Walkin' around Kalakaua Ave. Designer brands like LV, Chanel, Gucci, Tiffanny & Co...etc along the street.

Jan 9 ~ Ala Wai Canal ; Boarded the Scarlet Whale Watching Cruise @ Fisherman's Wharf

Picturesque scenery of the city from the cruise...Haha...I was more attracted by the scenery than the whales!!

That ship is 'Falls of Clyde'... Just simply snapping anything interesting along the way.

Aloha Tower & Marketplace ; Ward Warehouse & Ward Center

Jan 9 ~ The Backstreet Boys were actually here in Hawaii for the Sony Open in Hawaii Golf Tournament. Only Brian & AJ was there for the tournament. This photo was taken by Pack from Thailand.

Spent only only one morning on the Waikiki Beach...it was so crowded!! Whole stretch of hotels along the beach...and tat mountain there is called the Diamond Head. I lost my cap here...Sad!! :(

Jan 10 ~ 28 Backstreet fans from different countries... Holland, Switzerland, Brazil, Taiwan, Japan, India, Malaysia, Singapore, Thailand, Philippines & Indonesia.

Oh Gosh...I really can't believe that I'm actually here...right in front of the stage...looking at Backstreet Boys doing the rehearsal!!!!!! Exclusively for us only!! Soooo HIGH....soooo EXCITED....sooo...HAPPY....sooo UNBELIEVABLE!!!

Haha...guess who is this cute boy?? Answer: Brian's son...Baylee. Haha...he was so cute!! Some of them asked for his autograph...looks like he's the future superstar!! He was dancing the whole night beside the stage when his dad was performing...like father like son!!! :)


The Meet & Greet session. Hehe...standing beside Brian & Howie!!! Everyone received an autographed photo of the Boys...Awesome!!!

Sumptuous dinner hosted by SonyBMG @ Rum Fire Restaurant...very special & beautiful!! Yummy!!

Corey Campbell...Rum Fire's manager. He's such a nice & friendly guy!! Cheers!! :)

SonyBMG's staff...Eric on the left...our 'babysitter'. Thank you so much for arranging everything for us...u guys are AWESOME!! Thank you SONY BMG for this trip!!!

Venue for the dinner where BSB will be performing @ The Hawaii Convention Center

This is the moment that we've all been longing for!!! Going through backstage and standing beside the stage to watch them perform...sooo close...OMG!!! Ended up screaming and snapping pics like mad for 45 minutes!!! Even the guests present for the dinner were going crazy...haha!!! Really really HIGH!! They sang quite a number of new songs from UNBREAKABLE and also those old songs that we are all familiar with...GOOD SHOW!!!

Clubbing @ Fashion 45.
4 of us went over to Fashion 45 after the concert and saw Nick Carter & Howie there...playing the 'Beer Pong' game...I stood right beside them to watch them play...feels so surreal!!! Can't believe I was in Hawaii clubbing with the BSB!!! Wahlao eh!!! Only managed to take photo with Howie...Nick's bodyguard didn't allow...too bad!! But anyway, it was such a great experience!! Once in a lifetime!!!

Jan 11 ~ Spent the day walking & shopping along Kalakaua Avenue. Bought quite a lot of things!

Jan 12 ~ Oh No!!! Itz coming to the end of our trip...sooo SAD...feel like crying larr!! Hawaii is such a nice & beautiful place...people here are nice and I felt so welcomed here!! Seeing BSB in Hawaii was totally FANTASTIC!! Will definitely miss every single little experience that I've had in Hawaii!! Mahalo!!

Too bored on the plane...snapping pics again... Time to go back to 'reality' again!! Bye bye Paradise!!!

Things that I bought in Osaka & Hawaii!! Can't believe I spent more than RM1000 for this trip...but my net expenses is actually RM80 only...SonyBMG paid for almost everything!!

One important thing that I haven't mentioned is the person whom I've been travelling with, Kajai...the winner from Red fm. She's been a guiding me from Japan to Hawaii and I've had a good time travelling and chatting with her. We didn't know each other before the trip but we became friends throughout this trip. I really appreciate the companionship!!

Quote: Life Doesn't Hold Tryouts...Remember to Live Everyday Without Regrets!!

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~My Detailed Journal~

OSAKA & HAWAII, 7-13 Jan 2008


7 Jan 2008 (Monday)

Here I am again, writing about my journey on the plane. It has been about a year since I last traveled overseas. This trip to Hawaii is really something that I’ve never imagined. Oh gosh…really really thank God for blessing me with such luck!!

It has been a very long day for me today, having classes non-stop from 8am till 2pm just now and sat for the MYOB exam…not quite good…hope to get an A though. Mum came down all the way from Penang at noon and I made her wait for an hour at the LRT station!! Oops…sorry!! Went to SonyBmg to collect my things n rushed to complete the application for the student exchange stuff, then went for dinner with mum and brother at Bangi and headed to KLIA. The worst thing…this is the final week of the semester and there are so many things to settle...so…well…that’s my long day!!

7.50pm ~ Reached KLIA, checked-in then strolled around before departing!! This trip is very much different from all my previous trips overseas. I’ve just met Kajai once only and here we are…about to begin a journey thousands of miles away to a place that we are both unfamiliar with…absolutely something new n exciting for both of us! This is the first time that I’m traveling alone n have to be careful with everything. Luckily Kajai has been traveling quite frequently so at least she can ‘take care’ of me…Haha!! :)

9.15pm ~ The moment I walked into the plane, I felt a bit insecure and blur…not knowing what to expect and mainly coz my family is not with me. But anyway, I’m very excited for this trip coz just saw the itinerary today…lotsa time to spend with the Backstreet Boys…but…Truth…I love their songs but I’m afraid that I don’t know them well enough as compared to other ‘diehard’ fans…Oops!! Another plus point for this trip is that we get to spend a day in Osaka, Japan coz of the long transit duration. COOL!!! Konichiwa Nihon!!!

10.25pm ~ Arrived at Changi Airport, Singapore for transit. Initially, I thought that its juz gonna be a very short one but we were all asked to empty the plane and so we ended up sitting and waitin in the transit area for almost an hour…Haha!!

11.35pm ~ Boarded the plane again. A Japanese girl sat on the same row with me. Her name is Akane. She is very friendly…we chatted for a while and it was nice talking to her. She’s 18, currently studying in a boarding school in Japan. She has been in Singapore for about 10 years, studying in international schools…so she speaks English quite fluently. Most of the passengers in this flight are Japanese and the flight is quite full. Only very few Malaysians but overall it doesn’t affect me much. It’s just that all the books are written in Japanese, hardly able to read anything. Another thing interesting is that the air stewardesses keep on bowing and nodding their head…Haha…I know it’s their culture…but to me as a Malaysian…its cute and funny.


8 Jan 2008 (Tuesday)

7.15pm ~ Arrived at Osaka Kansai Airport!! There weren’t many people in the airport yet coz it was still early. In fact, I just slept for less than 2 hours onboard, watched Rush Hour 3. A long day to go…gonna be real tired!!

8.00am ~ After getting out of the arrival hall, we asked the staff at the tourist information counter about where to go n finally decided to take the train to somewhere further…Osaka Station. Initially, I thought that perhaps we could just take the ¥200 transit shopping tour. That’s so much more cheaper…dunno why we ended up spending 10 times more of that amount to go to downtown Namba and Osaka!! Oh gosh!!!

9.00am ~ We took the Nankai train from the airport, it’s quite comfortable but it took us about 50 minutes to reach Namba. Oh ya…forgot to mention about the weather. It was pretty cold and breezy so I had to wear 3 jackets plus a muffle…Haha!! On our journey, we saw quite a lot of students and they looked nice in their uniforms!! Realised that they were quite a number of good-looking guys in Japan too! Fell asleep quite a few times along the way when trying to study!!

10.00am ~ We reached Namba and started walking around. There were a lot of shopping malls around but it wasn’t good to shop though. We walked through a few streets and basically we just looked around. We stopped for lunch at a small shop. I had noodles, dunno watz the name coz everything is written in Japanese. Itz interesting that the order is made by using a vending machine, so I was like a stupid fella standing there deciding what to eat. I realized that Japanese are very polite and well-mannered…even though I don’t understand a single work that they were talking.

12.30pm ~ Continued walking and bought a sunglass, some chocolates and ate Takoyaki-fried octopus…LiYin told me about this and Akane also recommended this. Not bad!!

1.30pm ~ We took the subway to Osaka/Umeda…another downtown. Basically, there wasn’t much difference with Namba. Couldn’t find any place that sells souvenirs…Damn!! Not even a candy shop…argh!! The only thing that I managed to find was the 100 yen shop. I bought few items but not many though. Both of us were so worn-out at the end of the day…walking most of the time!!

5.25pm ~ Headed back to the airport coz we were both too tired to walk anymore. I tried to study in the train but was so tired that I almost slept for the whole journey…even when the train was packed with the after-work crowd!!

6.30pm ~ It was already dark when we reached the airport again. Quickly checked-in and wanted to find a place to bathe. But they need to charge for the shower room so we didn’t bathe lol!! Had a meal at McDonalds then boarded the plane at 10pm.Off to Hawaii after a long and tiring day!! Slept most of the time in the plane…tired lo!!

10.00pm ~ Time to board the plane again! I was quite surprised that the flight was almost full, 95% Japanese. Wow...so many Japanese going to Hawaii!!It has been a long day for me so slept quite well during the 7 hours journey. Had a meal quite late, kinda like supper but a heavy one though. All I did was just eat and sleep…haha…like pig lol!!


8 Jan 2008 (Tuesday)

9.40am ~ It’s still the 8th because of the time difference. Finally reached Hawaii!!! ALOHA!!! The Honolulu International Airport was smaller and a Japanese woman was already waiting for us at the arrival hall holding the card with our names on it. They’ve arranged a limousine to fetch us to the hotel. It was my 1st time experiencing this kind of service…felt like VIP…haha!!

11.30am ~ It took us almost half an hour to travel from the airport to Sheraton Waikiki Hotel. We checked-in and one of the staffs put a ‘lei’-flowers on our neck!! Haha…they really do this in Hawaii and everyone’s saying ‘Aloha’!!! Interesting!! Our room was pretty nice, 2 twin beds and we have a sea view…Cool!! The weather was also very nice…sunny day!!

2.00pm ~ Kajai wanted to chill by the pool to have a drink and read a book so we both sat by the pool and I was reading my ‘NOTES’!! Imagine that…reading notes for exam in Hawaii…what larr!! Hawaii is meant for vacation!! But I keep dozing off…so… apparently I didn’t really study much at all…OMG!!

5.00pm ~ Went back to our room…rest awhile and watched MTV channel.

7.30pm ~ We went for a walk around Kalakaua Avenue and there were so many shops along the boulevard…all designer brands like LV, Chanel, Gucci, Armani Exchange, Nike.. There are also some souvenir shops which sell so many things…interesting!! All the trees were also lighted up so it was quite nice to walk around. Many other tourists too!! Kajai said she saw Bsb’s AJ walking past us…but…damn…I didn’t see him!!

10.00pm ~ Went back to hotel to plan for tomorrow. Might go for some sightseeing and go to the beach in the morning.

12.00am ~ I haven’t been revising for the past 3 days…Oh no!! I’m really worried and really hope that I can get everything done before exam.


9 Jan 2008 (Wednesday)

11.00am ~ We were supposed to wake up early to go to the beach this morning but both of us overslept!! I guess we were just too tired due to jet lag!! No more beach today so we decided to take a tour to see the whales. We quickly bathe and get prepared to go the Fisherman’s Wharf to board the Scarlet Cruise.

12.10pm ~ We went to Kuhio Street to take the bus. It was quite convenient and cost only $2 per trip. But…because Kajai read the map wrongly, we ended up at a wrong stop, which was much much earlier than the correct one. So, we had to walk and walk and walk.

1.15pm ~ After walking for about half an hour, we finally reached the place and boarded the cruise.

1.30pm ~ The cruise went out to the sea and we watched carefully to see if there were any whales. The weather was sunny and bright so it was pretty tiring staying under the sun to look out for whales. We waited for quite some time and finally say the water splash from the whale…saw a small part of its body and tail. It was kinda far away so couldn’t capture anything with the camera. Saw it for 4 to 5 times. I felt a little giddy coz the boat was kinda bouncy. I went to a place with shade and took a rest…can’t imagine I fell asleep again…Oh my!!

3.30pm ~ The tour ended and we docked at Pier 8 near the Aloha Tower too! We headed to Ward Warehouse to see if we could buy anything there. There were quite a few shopping places there so we spent quite some time walking around. Kajai bought some calendars and soaps but I didn’t buy anything…haha!!

6.00pm ~ Walked around Ward Center then had our dinner at Kakaako Kitchen…spent about $10 for dinner…expensive ler!! It was something like chilly chicken…forgot the name. 2 guys came over to talk to us (Kajai)…LeeDaniel and Jay. Haha…guess what…LeeDaniel said that he is a stripper…hahaha!!

7.15pm ~ After dinner, we took a bus back to Waikiki. On the way, we stopped at a cap shop and I got brothers 2 Nike caps. Took a pretty long time choosing coz I’m so indecisive.

9.00pm ~ Finally back to hotel after a long day. Watched TV and slept after that. 3rd day’s over…:(


10 Jan 2008 (Thursday)

Today’s the day…the day that we’ve been looking forward to for the past few weeks!! Coz we’ll be meeting the BACKSTREET BOYS!!! Hooray!! The event is in the afternoon and at night…at the Hawaii Convention Centre!!

10am ~ We woke up pretty late again today and went to the beach. Spent a short time in the sea coz there wasn’t much to do. The water’s saltier and it is not really clear though. I brought my notes along and was thinking of sunbathing on the beach to do some reading. But unfortunately, I keep dozing off and didn’t study again…shit!! And the worst thing that upsets me most was that I lost my favorite cap…the one that bro bought for me from UK!! Oh gosh…I liked that cap so much and I didn’t know when it dropped when I was walking on the beach!! Sad lar… :(

12.30pm ~ We went back to our room to bathe and get prepared for the meet and greet session with the BSB!!

3.15pm ~ All the winners from different countries gathered at the hotel lobby and that was when we met the fans from Brazil, Taiwan, Switzerland, Holland, Philippines, Thailand, Indonesia, Singapore, India and Japan. They were all supa-dupa fans of BSB and even brought gifts for them. Met Eric as well, he’s the one in-charge and taking care of us…haha!! After everyone has arrived, we boarded the bus and went to the convention center. The Boys are actually here in Hawaii for the Sony Open Golf Tournament and will be performing during the dinner. We were given the chance to watch their rehearsals right in front of the stage so we were so so close to them!! That was so AMAZING!! They rehearsed a few songs and when they’ve finished the rehearsal, 4 of them came down and took photos with all the fans. Everyone was hugging and kissing them…haha!! It was great to really meet them in person!! So unbelievable!! I stood between Brian and Howie and shook hands with all 4 of them!! We all received an autograph picture of BSB too!!

4.30pm ~ The meet and greet session ended and we headed back to the hotel. Kajai wanted to get a dress so we went to Guess. There was sales so the clothes were quite cheap. Actually they asked us to dress nicer but I just dressed semi-formally…I’m not the one performing after all!

6.30pm ~ We went down to the Rum Fire Restaurant for dinner hosted by SonyBmg. The place was really nice…we could see the sunset and the atmosphere was so cosy! We took photos with fans from other countries and some of them was really very fun. We sat with the Taiwanese fans…Trixie and Erin. The food was special and beautiful but I could hardly see them clearly because of the candle light…but I took photos of all the food served. The best part during the dinner was when the manger came over to ask if the food was alright. After he walked away, we were all saying that…wow…he’s very good looking! Of course, we didn’t have the guts to call for him again so Kajai asked one of the servers if he was the manager and told him that we would like to meet him…haha!! And after a few minutes…he really came over to our table and took my seat and started chatting with Kajai. I was away taking a video of the Hula Girls at the poolside. His name is Corey Campbell. He was such a nice and friendly guy…charming smiles!! Took a photo with him too…haha!!

8.30pm ~ We finished our delicious dinner and once again boarded the bus to the Hawaii Convention Center. We waited for a while outside the hall (Kamehameha I) and while waiting, we saw Adam Sandler walking by. Since it was a Sony Open dinner, there were quite a lot of famous and wealthy people around. It’s just that I didn’t know who they were. After waiting for about 20 minutes…finally…itz show time!!! We were split into half and someone led us to the backstage. We were all so anxious and excited but we all had to keep our voice down and walk softly…can’t believe that we’re already at the backstage!!! Just a few moments before the show starts… Oh My God!!! We were standing right beside the stage to watch the entire concert. Even though we could only see them perform from the back and see them walking over to take a drink occasionally, I was happy enough to have the opportunity to travel all the way here to experience all these!! Everything just felt so surreal!!

For the entire 45 minutes that they were performing, we were all busy singing, screaming and snapping pictures all the time…so HIGH!!! And each time anyone of them comes close, we, as the fans will go crazy...haha!! They performed quite a number of songs including new songs from the Unbreakable album and also those familiar songs from the previous albums. We all sang along with them and it felt so good to hear them singing LIVE!!! I even took Baylee’s (Brian’s son) photo coz he was so cute dancing alone beside the stage throughout the show…Haha!!! Like father like son!! Some of the fans even asked for his autograph…so Cute!! Another interesting part was when Nick Carter came over to our direction and asked for one of the fan’s DV to video himself and the other 3 boys when they were performing. Wow!!! That was so COOL!!! I want that video!!!

The performance finally ended at 10.45pm and as the Boys were walking down the stage, one of the Brazil fan hugged and kissed AJ for a few seconds…OMG!!! She was so overjoyed that she cried after that…Haha!! I think she was also the one who requested for the water bottle that AJ was using during the performance. Someone requested for the drummer’s drum stick and he gave about 4 pairs…I was lucky to get one…Haha!!

This opportunity is really once in a lifetime only and I’m just so thankful to everyone who had made this trip possible for me. 988, Nic, SonyBMG Malaysia, SonyBMG US, Eric Henry and most importantly…the Backstreet Boys!!! I would never forget this memorable experience here in Hawaii and it would definitely be an important part in my memories!!

10.45pm ~ We went back to our hotel and Anggun from Indonesia asked if we want to go over to the hotel that the Boys were staying, the Royal Hawaiian Hotel, which was just next door to see if we can bump into them. We didn’t see them there but instead, met their band members. We chatted a while with them and they told us that the Boys will be at something like studio 45. Well, you know what the fans usually do right?? Yeah…exactly!! We all decided to go there as well and try to ‘bump’ into them. We found out from the bell boy that the club was actually Fashion 45 and was at the Waikiki Trade Center. Coz usually under-21 are not allowed into clubs, I decided to stay outside while Anggun and Kajai went in to check out first. They said that Nick & Howie were inside and the age limit is actually 18!! Haha…so I paid $15 and entered. I haven’t been to clubs before so it was actually my first time here and it was quite a good experience coz I’m here clubbing with the BSB in Hawaii!!!! Nick & Howie were playing the ‘Beer Pong’ game and I took photos of them playing. Believe it or not…I was standing right beside Howie & Nick…just few cms away…watching them play and passing them the ping pong balls!!! Apparently, I was spending most of the time watching people around and mainly eyes on the Boys. Haha…kinda weird for someone to not dance and drink in a club!! Nick & Howie were talking to some of the people there. We waited for hours hoping to take photos with them when they leave as what his bodyguard promised…but Nick refused so…never mind lar!! At least I managed to get one with Howie!! :)

2.00am ~ We left the club and headed back to the hotel. I went over to Pack’s room to transfer some photos and also copied some of the photos using her laptop. It has been a long but exciting and fun day!!!


11 Jan 2008 (Friday)

Last night has been an awesome night and I actually planned to stay up to study but as usual…I ended up falling asleep again…Damn!!

7.45am ~ I woke up early to study a lil’ while Kajai was still asleep. Today’s gonna be our last day here in Hawaii and we’re gonna do some shopping around Kalakaua Avenue. I sat at the balcony overlooking the sea, studying and listening to my MP3. It was very tranquil and comfortable to study in such an environment…felt so relaxed!!

10.30am ~ We walked down and started our shopping spree!! I bought 3 sports shoes, a locket, some key chains, T-shirts, Hawaii shirts & Hula Dolls. We had our lunch at Taco Bell. We shopped till about 4 something and decided to call it a day coz we’ve bought almost all that we wanted and it’s time to start packing up. Guess how much I spent in a day?? About $200…OMG…can’t believe that I spent so much!!

5.00pm ~ Went back to the hotel o put all my stuffs then went down to make a call back home. After that, I went to the beach to see the sunset.

6.30pm ~ Back to hotel room after sunset. On my way walking back, passed by Rum Fire and guess what…I saw Corey and he too see me passing by and just said ‘hi’ to him. It was time for me to pack all my things and I’ve really got lotsa things to pack up. I spent more than an hour trying to clear everything and squeeze them into my limited space. I came here with 2 bags and now going back with 4 bags. Mainly because of the sports shoes that took up a lot of space.

10.00pm ~ We both wanted to sleep earlier coz we have to wake up at 4am tomorrow morning. I was watching MTV and suddenly thought of buying souvenirs for Eileen. I almost forgotten about it so immediately changed and went down to ABC store to buy a Ukulele, Hula doll and bracelet. Kajai went down and had a drink at Rum Fire.

11.00pm ~ I walked to the beach to take some photos and the night view of Waikiki Beach was so beautiful!! I went to Rum Fire to meet Kajai and we chatted. Corey came over to chat with us… He’s really so friendly and good-looking!! He looked a bit like Ricky Martin…haha!! Both of us chatted quite a lot and we were there till they were closed at around 2am. Corey said goodbye and gave Kajai his cell phone number before we left. It was such a beautiful night!!

2.00am ~ Had a short nap…fell asleep when writing this…the bed is just too comfortable!!


12 Jan 2008 (Saturday)


Going back to Malaysia today…taking an early flight. We left hotel at around 5am…someone fetched us to the airport. On the way to the airport, I felt a bit sad that this trip is coming to an end and it’s time to say goodbye to Hawaii!! Felt like crying when writing this on the plane. The past few days have been very fun, memorable and exciting!! We’ve met lots of nice people here…people who said ‘ALOHA” to us every time and making us felt so welcomed…in this place that we’re not familiar with. I met the Backstreet Boys, experienced clubbing in Hawaii with BSB, met a nice guy like Corey, saw the beautiful Waikiki Beach, bought lotsa stuffs…etc. Wow!! Time really passes by so fast!! I don’t know when will be the next time I’ll come back here or whether I would ever come back to Hawaii again. This place has given me very nice memories and I guess I’ll never forget every single moment that I’ve experienced in this entire trip!! Mahalo!!

Sunday, December 30, 2007

HAPPY NEW YEAR 2008~~!!!!!

Mum & Dad bought me a laptop this year....Haha...POOH!!! :)


Itz coming to the end of 2007...It is always at this time when everyone starts to recap those memorable moments during the year. As for me, 2007 had been a pretty exciting year!! I’ve had the chance to experience quite a lot of memorable and meaningful moments and I’m really really thankful for everything!!

My PROUDEST Moments!!
~ Graduated diploma with CGPA of 4.000 and received the book prize award…2 winners from my course in Penang and I was one of them… appeared on newspapers too…Hehe…sounds like I’m showing off ler…yukss!! :p

My NEW Life!!
~ Came down to KL for Advanced Diploma and rented an apartment. Shared a master bedroom with 2 other friends…there have been some ups and downs living together but hopefully things will get better. :( But I’m definitely more independent now…Haha!!
~ College life has been pretty exciting coz I was voted as the course rep of my course with almost 400 students…lots of responsibilities and lots of things to deal with. I was also voted as the chairperson of the Financial Accounting Society. As compared to other students…I’m a lil’ busier…some of my course mates knew that and have been helping out quite a lot…very grateful for that! But itz disappointing when my ‘friends’ who knew me most didn’t seem to be willing to understand! :( Well…what to do…thatz the price to pay for being ‘busier’!!
~ Received my result for the 1st semester…got a B+ because of the STUPID new grading system…or else I would have maintained 4.0…Sui larr!! Everything’s getting tougher…hope that I can cope with everything!! Gambatte!!!

My CRAZY Deeds!!
~ Attended 5 concerts….LeoKu & MiriamYeung’s New Year Concert, David Tao’s Concert, LeeHom’s Heroes of Earth Concert and Emil’s Wakin 20 Concert and GCMA Live Party….Haha!!!
~ Met artists up close in person…Attended LeeHom’s After Concert Celebration Party at Mandarin Oriental Hotel…took photo with him too!! Attended HanaKimi’s fans gathering at Berjaya Times Square Hotel and met WUCHUN & Danson…shook hands with both of them and stood beside Chun while taking photo…hahaha….UNBELIEVABLE!!
~ Watched HanaKimi during sem break and ‘fell in love’ with WuChun…he’s the 1st person who made me so crazy over an idol…OMG…so unlike me larr!! Watched all his shows (Tokyo Juliet and Romantic Princess)…saved lots of his pics in my laptop…and the 1st thing I do every time I surf the net is to check out his blog…I admit…I’m a super fan of WuChun!! (seems like many of my course mate also knew this…oops!)

My ACHIEVEMENTS!!
~ Participated in the Inter-Campus Sports Carnival…won 2 GOLD medals for 50m and 100m breaststroke…but too bad…lost my medals when my bag was stolen. :(
~ Went for the MICPA Management Simulation Game at UKM and won the 1st runner-up…not bad!! :)

My TOUGH Luck!!
~ Lost my bag recently…had to spend time to replace most of the things…very troublesome but itz not that bad too coz I got everything new…Haha!!
~ Had good feeling for a guy…we spent quite a lot of time chatting and sms-ing…but things didn’t work out coz we’re just 2 very different people. Prefer to focus on studies for now…unless I meet someone who’s ‘good enough’…like WuChun…Hahaha!! Dreaming lol…Wakaka!!

My BEST Present!!
~ Won a trip to attend Backstreet Boys’ Showcase in Hawaii!! This is really the best present that I’ve ever received and how wonderful it is to wrap up year 2007 with such an awesome surprise!!!

Bye bye 2007….and Welcome 2008!!!
Hope that 2008 will be another GREAT YEAR for me…Yeah!!! HAPPY NEW YEAR 2008!!!

Saturday, December 22, 2007

Bad Luck...Sad!!

What a 'GOOD' Christmas present... :(

I'm back in Penang lo! Actually I planned to come back next week for New Year....not X'mas. It was really a last minute decision coz I received the call from Sony BMG's staff earlier this week regarding the trip to Hawaii. We're gonna transit at Osaka so...had to get a transit visa...and they need my passport number. Too bad my passport has expired so mum asked me to come back to renew it this week.

I came back alone on Thursday afternoon...didn't manage to get any earlier bus ticket. As usual, the bus was late again and so I had to wait at the terminal. U know lar...Puduraya...such a congested place...especially during holiday season. I wasn't sure how long I had to wait and my bag was pretty heavy...so I put my bag on the floor right beside me...a backpack, document bag with my laptop inside and another plastic bag. After waiting for more than half an hour...I suddenly realized that my backpack was missing!!!! OMG...just a split second and my bag is gone...DAMN!!! Someone has stolen my bag!!! It was impossible to find the thief in pudu and it was also time to board the bus...what to do...just felt helpless lo!

Luckily my laptop and purse wasn't stolen...PHEW~~!! There weren't much valuable things in my backpack...but some of the things stolen was my favourite stuffs...Haih...it was really troublesome losing so many things all at once!! But looking at the good side...I was lucky enough not losing my laptop, handphone and purse....or else it would be much much more troublesome...I bet the thief would be so pissed after opening up my bag...Haha!! People always say...'旧的不去,新的不来'...I should be glad to be able to get some new stuffs but I doubt whether I can do so...mum's the financial controller... :(

So...I hope I can shop for some things in Japan and Hawaii...yeah!!!

MERRY CHRISTMAS & HAPPY NEW YEAR!!! (^.^)

Hawaii Trip:
Jan 7 - 9.35pm: KL-Singapore-Osaka
8 - 7.00am: Transit Osaka
-10.00pm: Osaka-Honolulu
- 8.05am: Arrival at Hawaii
10 - 7.30pm: Backstreet Boys Showcase @ Hawaii Convention Center
12 - 8.05am: Honolulu-Tokyo
13 - 1.40pm: Tokyo-KL

Sunday, December 16, 2007

ALOHA…HAWAII~~!!!!! UNBELIEVABLE!!

ALOHA…HAWAII~~!!!!! 14 December 2007

IMAGINE..... HAWAII......

IMAGINE.... BACKSTREET BOYS......


Now....Imagine.... HAWAII + BACKSTREET BOYS!!!!!

14.12.07….4.58pm…This is the MOMENT…the GREATEST MOMENT ever in my life!!! Guess what…I’m going to HAWAII!!! (scream~~~!!!) No joke....3 days 2 nights to see BACKSTREET BOYS in Hawaii….and itz FREE(apart from meals lar...)!!! (scream again~~!!) OH MY GOD...this is soooooooo UNBELIEVABLE!! Words can’t express how HIGH, HAPPY and EXCITED I am right now!!

This was what happened just now…

We came back to college after the factory visit at around 4.50pm…. Then YunWan, HueyLing and I were walking to get our cars together. On the way, I received a call from a number that starts with 03-xxxxxxxx. But when I picked up the phone, the line was cut off…Oh No!! I got into my car, plugged in the hands free…and waited for the person to call back coz I wasn’t sure who the one calling was. And finally after a few minutes…I received the call from the same number. I picked up the phone and it was Nic on the line… Oh Gosh…am I the grand prize winner??? He asked whether I wanna go see BSB…whether I wanna go to Hawaii…and then…he said… ‘CONGRATULATIONS….you’re the winner and you’ve won yourself a 3 days 2 nites trip to Hawaii to see BSB!!!’ All I could say at that moment was…THANK YOU THANK YOU…and THANK YOU….to NIC and 988!!! He told me the details about the trip…and we chatted for a while…it was really nice talking to him coz he’s very friendly…Haha!! J Wow…I didn’t expect to win this and it was really a huge surprise!! This is the best ever Christmas and New Year present that I ever had…“a trip to Hawaii”…AWESOME!!!

Today has been a great day!! We went for the factory visit trip to Vitagen and Ajinomoto…faced some problems with the arrangement of the bus but managed to get one at least…and managed to reach the factory on time. Everything throughout this entire day was very smooth and everything went according to schedule…all the students were very cooperative, punctual and well-behaved…that makes my job much easier. I am very glad to see that you guys have participated actively in the Q&A session and I hope you guys have enjoyed yourselves this trip. It has been fun to mix around with ya all and I hope that we’ll have more chance to organize more trips in the future!! Thank ya all very much!! I really appreciate it!!

Exam’s coming in one month’s time and seems like time’s running out… Hope that I can focus well on my studies and I really hope that I can do well for this sem… Same to all my coursemates as well!! Gambatte ooo!!! Cheers!!

Wednesday, December 12, 2007

INTER-CAMPUS SPORTS CARNIVAL

2007 Inter-Campus Sports Carnival, 9 Dec 2007


My Gold Medals

It has been a year since I last participated in the Inter-Campus Sports Carnival swimming competition. Wow...really can't believe how time flies!! This year, I am in for the competition again but representing SBS, not Penang anymore.

Managed to win 2 gold medals for breastroke this time...same like last year. But I messed up my 50m butterfly...dropped my goggles...too bad!! :(

I spent my entire Sunday in the college...chatted with some friends from Penang...watched their competition...had dinner with them and threw my books aside even though I was gonna sit for my audit test on Tuesday. Thatz why I didn't do well for the test...Oh No!! :(

I really missed those days that I had last year and it was indeed a very memorable trip for me! Penang was the overall champion this year and I'm happy for them...what a waste coz I'm not in the team anymore!

Will upload more photos after I've received them...

Chinese version here:

http://www.wretch.cc/blog/khaishing&article_id=11828137...check it out!!

Bruised

Wednesday, December 5, 2007

BUSY!!!!


POST-ASSIGNMENT ‘FRUSTRATION’ – 30 Nov 2007



My table is constantly MESSY~!


SWIMMING GALA – 24 Nov 2007
I was back in Penang again just after 2 weeks! This is the 1st time that we drove back…just the 2 of us…bro and I…all the way from KL to Penang. It was a very short trip back for me and basically…I went back just for the Swimming Gala at CRC (Chinese Recreation Club).

I’ve already lost count of how many years we’ve been joining this event…can’t believe that I’ve been joining this since primary…never missed it every year…I guess it has been 10 years or more already. My cousin who used to be swimming in the children’s pool is already Form 3 already…Wow…just imagine how time flies!! I managed to win 2 shopping vouchers and 5 of us got lots of canned food and drinks for the ‘treasure hunt’!! That’s what we enjoyed most coz everyone gets something!! It was great that all 5 of us were able to join and have fun this year!! :)

SO UNLUCKY…Again?? – 18 Nov 2007

What an expensive dinner....


Went to aunt’s house on Sunday to meet up with brother to exchange car with him. Aunt was busy for the entire day so we just spent our whole afternoon doing our own stuff at the guestroom. But too bad…the power supply tripped so brother had to try to ‘repair’…cause aunt asked him to do so… What a waste of time!! Everytime I go to her house…there’s surely something that goes wrong… 1st time, the autogate spoilt…2nd time…the maid ‘ran away’…this time…power tripped!! Why so ‘sui’!!


Bro and I went for dinner at Mdm Kwan’s restaurant near Bangsar Village after that and both of us spent RM50 over for our dinner…OMG!!! So expensive!! Itz all bro’s fault!!! :p


H@PpY BirThD@Y MuMmY!! – 17 Nov 2007
It was mum’s birthday but we didn’t celebrate together cause mum and dad was in Beijing enjoying their holiday and I was in KL studying. I managed to sent them off at the airport before I came back to KL but I didn’t give mum any present as it was still early and I have been busy with my assignment most of the time when I was back in Penang. I’ve been working on this video for a few weeks even before I went back but didn’t manage to complete it on time.

This video is my ‘present’ for Mum this year. I used Backstreet Boys’ song – ‘The Perfect Fan’ to make this video clip. Mum has been asking me to make the video clip that I did for Dad’s Birthday into karaoke…so this time I purposely created another karaoke version for this video clip…and guess what…I played the video and forced brother to sing this song with me when we went for karaoke at CRC…Haha...we gave mum a surprise!! :)

THE PERFECT FAN – BACKSTREET BOYS

It Takes A Lot To Know What Is Love
It's Not The Big Things But The Little Things
That Can Mean Enough

A Lot Of Prayers To Get Me Through
And There Is Never A Day That Passes By
I Don't Think Of You

You Were Always There For Me
Pushing Me And Guiding Me
Always To Succeed

*You Showed Me
When I Was Young Just How To Grow
You Showed Me
Everything That I Should Know
You Showed Me
Just How To Walk Without Your Hands
'cause Mom You Always Were
The Perfect Fan*

God Has Been So Good
Blessing Me With A Family
Who Did All They Could

And I've Had Many Years Of Grace
And It Flatters Me When I See
A Smile On Your Face

I Wanna Thank You For What You've Done
In Hopes I Can Give Back To You
And Be The Perfect Son

*Chorus

You Showed Me How To Love
You Showed Me How To Care
And You Showed Me That You Would
Always Be There
I Wanna Thank You For That Time
And I'm Proud To Say You're Mine

*Chorus

I LOVE YOU MUM!!


CGPA – 2 Nov 2007

My result slip :(

Finally, we’ve received our result slip for the last semester. No surprise…I’ve estimated roughly what I would get based on the grades that I’ve got earlier….3.85xx…. L One B+ and that’s what I got… A lil’ disappointed… Well…just accept the fact and work harder this semester lol!… Advance Diploma is definitely getting tougher and tougher and itz even harder to maintain good grades…especially under the NEW grading system!! Never give up…Keep fighting!!

Wednesday, November 7, 2007

Life's Meant to be TOUGH~ :(

吴卓曦 & 廖碧儿

Haven't been updating my blog for quite some time already...Busy or Lazy?? I don't know!! Perhaps nothing special to write about...I guess... :(

Classes have been going on as usual everyday and till now I still don't have the urgency to get myself studying...watz going on with me??!! Financial Management's lectures are still fine...but I've gotta start revising or I'll be left way behind! Audit...well...what should I say about it...I get sleepy everytime the lecturer starts 'teaching'!! HELP~~!!

I gave myself a break and went to Times Square last Saturday with YW,PZ,Renee,Yeing & Kim. Haha...my main purpose was to see 2 TVB artists...instead of shopping!! We went to J&Co. at Pavilion first and waited for half an hour just to buy some doughnuts...coz we saw the newspaper introducing this shop...so out of curiousity..we wanted to try as well!! The doughnuts tasted pretty nice...can give it try!! We reached Times Square a bit early and managed to get a place to stand in front...but due to the VIPsss...we were still blocked! So for almost 1 hour, we had to tip-toe and squeeze with the others to get a glimpse of Ron 吴卓曦 and Bernice廖碧儿. Both of them are so leng chai and leng lui!! Looks even better in person than on the TV!! I was so exhausted after watching that roadshow and my back was also aching after that...it was really a 'good' exercise...Haha!!:)

I went to college on Sunday to meet up with the Penang debaters who came over for the inter-campus debate competition. I used to be one of them here last year and seeing them once again this year brought back those memories that we had last year. Itz kinda unbelievable that how time flies...can't imagine that one year has passed!! This year, they managed to get into the finals and I'm happy for them although it has got nothing to do with me...hehe!! Like last year, they didn't manage to emerge as the champion but they've all tried their best and this accomplishment is already good enough!!

I came back to Penang yesterday and this time I'm back for almost 5 days. But I can't really relax coz I've gotta complete my assignment within these few days...lots to do and I'm still struggling with it!! Itz driving me crazy!! This FM assignment is tough...and time is running out!! OMG!!

Received an email from Ms Geh today...itz about FAS... Gotta organize some activities before 2007 ends... Haih...gotta plan for it asap!! :(

I'm not feeling good lately...no drive to do anything :( Aarghh...can anyone help me get through all these!!

Aarghh!! Busy with assignment...what a mess here!!

Wednesday, October 17, 2007

Result's Released!!

Examination Results for Semester 1

I was so surprised coz I didn't expect to receive my results so soon!! At first, I thought only the pass fail list would be out...but when I checked it out just now... Truth...I was a bit shocked coz the actual grades are also out already!!

And my results...Financial Reporting:A ; Taxation:A ; English:B+ :( !! A bit dissapointed coz I only managed to get B+ for English...but I should be satisfied coz I got As for the other 2 subjects... :) I'm still not sure what's the final grades yet coz this is the 1st time that they grade it this way... Anyway, congratulations to YunWan and PeiZhi!! Well Done guys!! :)


Wednesday, October 10, 2007

School's Started lol...

Back to college again and everything's still the same.... First week is pretty relaxing coz there are only lectures to attend...no tutorials yet(except 1...too bad...I didn't do the 1st tutorials...oops!!)

Have been busy with the ordering of the books....aargh...some wanna order and some wanna cancel...very troublesome!! And the worst thing...the supplier...Oh Gosh...he's tough to deal with lar! So afraid that we won't pay...come on...need time to collect money one ma...so impatient for what...i won't run away with the money!!! :(

We'll be having 4 days' break tomorrow onwards...I won't be going back to Penang so I guess I'll just gonna spend my time watching some shows and do some reading....haha...haven't been touching my books yet these few days!! :p

Selamat Hari Raya...!!

Saturday, October 6, 2007

I'll Be Back Soon...!!

Back to KL lol....!!

Oh....holiday's over!!! Itz time to get back to college again after almost 4 weeks of holiday! Time to get serious and start studying! This semester is gonna be tougher...3 subjects to go!! Go go go~!!! Audit and Financial Management...aarghh!!! Hope that I can cope with these 2 subjects....gambatte!!

I've just received our timetable yesterday and too bad...we've got class everyday and the worst thing is that...there are 3 days where we only have one class to attend!! What a waste of time and $$!! :(

Itz always busier at the beginning of every semester…I’ve already got a few tasks to complete. First, gotta settle the audit text books…attend a meeting with ACCA external examiners on Tues…get the FR receipts…discuss about the certs with the other committees…etc….

We’ll be having 4 days’ Hari Raya break for the coming weekend but I won’t be going back to Penang coz itz kinda short…I’m sure KL will be ‘deserted’ for that few days!

I won’t be able to online so frequently anymore…haih~!! I’ll be back soon to update my blog! I’m considering to switch my blog to Wretch…coz I’m now having 2 blogs…Haha!! Crazy huh??!

Bye bye lo…Penang~!! Ciao!!

Wednesday, September 26, 2007

Fahrenheit~...Wu Chun...Awesome!!!!!

2007 完美中秋之夜演唱会
Date:24 Sept 2007
Time:7.30-11.30pm
Venue:Bukit Jalil National Stadium


Haha...u guys might think that I'm insane rite?? Yaya...I am...hehe!! Itz only because I'm having my holidays...thatz why I could do this kind of 'thing'. I got 2 tickets for this concert...went down all the way from Penang to KL just to watch this concert...what a waste of money huh!! This is the 1st time that Fahrenheit is here together in M'sia to perform and the best thing is...Wu Chun was here as well!! I've really enjoyed myself during the concert...it was great!! :)

I've got a video for Fahrenheit's performance but itz not very clear...check it out here: http://www.wretch.cc/video/khaishing&func=single&vid=3152737&o=time_d&p=1

Wednesday, September 19, 2007

Me...as a 'tour guide'..??

Penang Trip, 14-17 September 2007

Yo…I’m back!!! Wow…seems so long since I last updated my blog! The reason….watelse other than preparing for my EXAMS :(….

Even though it’s only 3 subjects, but it’s not like diploma anymore…everything’s getting tougher (for me). But it feels good that it’s finally over and I’m now enjoying my 3 weeks’ sem break…Yeah!! :)

I’ve been spending my first few days of my holidays as a ‘tour guide’…coz I came back to Penang on Thursday with 3 of my classmates from Sabah…Renee, Kim & Tse Yeing. The moment we stepped down from the bus, it was raining quite heavily and 4 of us had only 1 umbrella…too bad!! What a ‘good’ start for this Pg trip…haha!!

14 September 2007:
9.30am: We started our journey by crossing the Penang Bridge…and…bad luck again…we were stucked in a jam for 1 hour!! :(

Penang Bridge - Construction In Progress


1.00pm: After lunch, I took them to Kwang Hua Press to meet the ‘988开心车队’. Haha…it was definitely my idea and they just followed! We played some games and won some freebies…3 of them just stood aside at first but Kim was picked by the crew to play so they just joined in…hehe!! We also met DJ Mike who was driving the taxi in conjunction with the ‘搭上988的士’. Haha… I’m like nuts huh!! Never mind larr…these little things does bring me some surprises and happiness…that’s what matters most!


DJ Mike 家艺


2.30pm: We went to Kek Lok Si…just look look see see lol…nothing much there. It started raining ‘again’ after that. :(
3.30pm: Air Itam Dam…still raining…


I wanted to bring them to Penang Hill but the weather was really bad so we ended up at Prangin Mall…coz itz indoor. We went to New Lane for dinner and had a sumptuous dinner…but we forgot to take a picture until we finish eating…aargh!!!

15 September 2007:
11.00am: It’s raining again today. :( Our 1st destination was Youth Park…then Botanical Garden (didn’t go in coz raining).

Youth Park

12.30pm: After that, I took them to Batu Ferringhi…there wasn’t many people on the beach because of the Tsunami warning these few days…

Batu Feringghi

Amber Chia & Steve Yap - 俊男美女

Me & Alan Yun on stage

7.00pm: I got the tickets for a music party at Queensbay so I went for it. The artists who were there were…曹格,侧田,林宇中,金莎,动力火车,陈柏宇….. The concert was great but it was such a waste coz it was raining for the whole night… 3 of them went in to Queensbay Mall for window shopping coz Kim was sick.

16 September 2007:
It is still raining today…3 days consecutively…that’s really rare coz it seldom rains like this in Penang… So we didn’t go anywhere except bringing them to buy some biscuits.

17 September 2007:
Itz the end of our Penang trip and I admit...I’m quite a lousy ‘tour guide’ coz we didn’t managed to go to quite some tourist attractions…partly because of the RAIN!!
But we did manage to taste quite a lot of Penang Food and also ‘see some celebrities’…haha!! :)

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