Wu Chun~~!!

Finally got this pic!! Yeah~~!!


This is the only photo that I got from the fans gathering with Wu Chun....haha...I'm standing right beside him!! By the way, check out 'Zhong Guo Bao' on June 26...this photo was also on it...they used it for 'find the difference'...hehe!!

JSPO rockss~!!

Band Formation Competition, Penang City Stadium, 16 June 2007

Jit Sin High School...Champion again~~!!

Nice Formations!!

The winning team...smiles of Victory!!

It has been 3 years since I left secondary school...itz kinda unbelievable that time passes by so fast!! Seeing our juniors performing in the state competition yesterday really brings back lots of memories of those days when we were one of those kids marching on the field. Really can't imagine that I could stand the afternoon sun...marching with just a cap on my head and getting so tanned last time...bet i would never do anything like that anymore now!!

Our school band has really improved a lot as compared to us 3 years ago...plus the brand new uniform that looked so cool...I can say that they are the most outstanding team among all!! We...the ex-members of the school band...all in white shirts went to give our full support to our juniors. We were all so nervous when they were performing but I was indeed amazed by them!! Horn part is now using the new marching horn and not the French Horn that we used to use last time. The last time when we got champion for the 1st time 3 years ago, our juniors were still in Form 2...and now...they are all Form 5 already and Zhi Feng is the president too...

This is the 4th consecutive year that our school band won the title and this year is even better, they 'swept' all the awards (best preparation, best drum major and champion)....Fabulous!! Hope that I can go to Bukit Jalil on July 8 to support them in the national competition!! Well done guys!!

Home Sweet Home!!

I'm Back!! 14 June 2007

Yeah...I'm back to Penang for the 1st time...but juz 3 weeks was over.. Took a bus from Pudu in the evening and reached home around 10 something...what a long day!! The 1st thing that i did when i reached home...had dinner that mum cooked...yummy!! Actually,we purposely came back this week coz itz Father's Day...even though i still haven't planned how to celebrate yet...

Well,it has been 3 weeks in KL and what could I say...hmm...time passes by quite fast and itz great to see everything falling into places day after day... From appointing class reps, contacting supplier, selling text books, distributing bills & scholarship letters, collecting money, getting the name list...PHEW...finally...everything is almost done!! And thanks to all the course committee and class reps who have been so cooperative and you guys really helped me a lot!!! You guys have given me a great start here in this brand new place!! Hope that we can know each other better in future!!

I still haven't done my tutorials and I've still gotta prepare for the roleplay next week...OMG...I'm not sure whether I can finish them or not yet... I've been quite happy for the past week...of course...itz because I've got my results and ranked quite well in my course.. I'm looking forward to our convo on 7 July 2007...nice date huh?? It will be great to be back and meet some of my friends back in Penang...Yeah!!

1st weekend ~ Bukit Bintang!!

Exhausted!! Berjaya Times Square & Sg Wang~~!! 2 June 2007

Itz my 1st weekend here in KL and peizhi already can't wait to go shopping... So we went to Berjaya Times Square and Sg Wang from 2pm til 8 something!! I departed from Bangsar all alone...took a cab...then took the monorail all the way to times square.. And I'm 'sui' enough coz there was some 'technical problem' with the monorail today so had to wait and it was so damn packed....it took me more than half an hour from kl sentral to reach times square...OMG!! But i'm glad that i managed to get there and believe it or not...i'm proud of myself for being able to be more independent within such a short period!! Hehe...!!

Basically...it was yunwan and peizhi who were doing the shopping. SinEu & I was like a 'bodyguard' following wherever they go..and there were quite a lot of people since it was weekend... I'm back at Berjaya Times Square again this week...1 week is over but it was juz like yesterday that I saw WuChun here...it was really a memorable experience for me and I guess I'll always remember that whenever I come back to Times Square!!

We had our dinner after spending the whole afternoon walking around...and truth...I'm exhausted!! Yeah i know...girls are supposed to love shopping but...I guess I'm the only one excluded...hehe!! Reached home around 9 something...refreshed myself with a shower and itz time to get a good night's rest.. Gotta spend some time to study 2moro lo... :)

Result's Out~~!!!

Yeah~!! HAPPY~!!!

Wow...seems long that i haven't been able to on9 even though itz juz like 6 days... Haih..mum doesn't want to let me use the internet here...too bad!!

Haha...I didn't have any classes today and aunt asked me to come over to her house these few days coz she won't be around. So...this afternoon...I took a bus and lrt and took 1.5 hours to reach her place...hehe...kinda amazing coz itz very rare for me to travel on public transport all alone!! Well...gonna be staying here till Tuesday...but luckily...I can use the internet here...tatz GREAT!!

Have been quite busy settling the order for the text books yesterday and today...busy busy busy...and I don't know how to do my tutorials...HELP~~!! So far...after being elected as the course rep...there have been quite a lot of things that I have to do and there's a lot for me to learn...but I find that the students and lecturers here are very friendly and helpful and that really makes me feel GOOD!!

And one more thing...know why I'm sooo happy tonight?? Guess what...juz got my result's for my last semester of diploma....hehe....4.0!! And the best thing...yunwan and peizhi also got 4.0!! Hope we can get book prize together!! And one more thing...hope that I can get the UNSW scholarship...but now...I'm having dilemma again...now that I've got a good start here...I'm not sure whether i should go or not!!! Haih....

2nd day!!

2nd day in KL, 29 May 2007

It the 2nd day of college and so far…everything’s still okay. Woke up quite late this morning… Attended another lecture this a’noon and I can’t believe I’m already feeling a bit bored during the 1st lesson!! Since yesterday, I’m feeling that itz kinda pressure to go to college coz I really completely have no idea of what I’m supposed to do as the course rep!! Why why why?? I’m from Penang branch and why am I doing this here?!?!? Everything’s still not confirmed yet and thatz why we can’t do lots of things yet…haih!! I hope the lecturer won’t be mad coz we don’t have the text books tomorrow…=.= Luckily, the other 3 guys are still able to help out since they have been in KL campus for the past 2 years…so they know a lot more than me!!

Went for work out at the gym downstairs this evening and also went for swimming with YunWan. Feels good to sweat!! Nothing much to do yet these few days coz we haven’t got our notes and books…so can’t study much yet.

First Day of Advanced Diploma!!

First Day of Advanced Diploma in KL!! 28 May 2007

Itz kinda unbelievable that I’m already in KL now… Mum, dad n bro just went back yesterday and I’ve spent almost one day in this brand new place! Well…I personally felt that our room is very comfortable and our house also looks more like a home than a hostel…nice environment… So far, everything has been smooth and great..3 of us have been getting along very well!!

This morning we took a bus to college and we reached there earlier…so waited till 11am for our lecture. It was like a totally new place for us but luckily I still know roughly where I should go coz I came here before…but there’s still many places and things which I still don’t know...I guess I’ll have to take some time to explore..hehe!! We were given a short briefing at the beginning of the lecture and our seniors were here to elect the new course committee for year 1 Financial Accounting. Guess what, I was ‘lucky’ enough to be elected as the course representative…L And the assistant course rep, treasurer and printing manager were all guys…OMG!! HELP~~I don’t know what I’m supposed to do!!

Had one short lecture for biz tax and went home at 1pm…The rest of the day…stayed at home and haha…saw Chun & Danson’s newx on 8864 this afternoon & finally get to watch HanaKimi on 8tv today!!

HanaKimi Fans Gathering and Promo Tour~~!!!

2.oopm, May 26, 14th Floor Berjaya Times Square Hotel, Bronx II Ballroom

Charming~~....

Fans gathering...this is a bit blur...

Bro was too slow...only managed to capture the back of Danson while he was walking out from the ballroom.

See how packed it was??

This is my poster with their autographs...and my entrance pass.

HanaKimi Fans Gathering with WuChun & Danson was so AWESOME!!

Actually, I was supposed to reach the venue by 12.45pm but I left Setapak at 12.50pm...and the worst thing was that...it was jammed and we wasn't really sure of how to reach there!! After hesitated for quite some time...bro and I decided to take the lrt and monorail...haih!! I was really late and was so afraid that i would be late for it coz we arrived at 1.40pm and basically...i juz ran all the way like crazy with my high heels~~!!!

I sat in the 4th row and there was altogether 50 fans and it was sort of like a press conference. Gary was the host...so...before the 2 charming guys came in...he gave us some briefing...chose 6 fans to ask questions(I didn't have the chance)...asked us not to take photos...and we juz waited and waited and waited.....

Finally at 2.30pm...the moment that i've been waiting for...saw them coming in...seeing them so close was kinda unbelievable!! They are really CHARMING & HOT!! For the entire fans gathering session...they were very friendly and nice!! Wu Chun didn't forget to pose and say 'hi' to the fans who were taking his photo during the interview...i suppose he really 'electrify' many of us!!

1st of all, it started off with Gary interviewing both of them and asking some questions...both of them were cute and humourous!! After that, it was time for those lucky fans to ask both of them questions... The BEST part for me was when one of the fans asked Danson Tang Yu Zhe -- 'Watz Ur Impression About M'sian Girls?'...his answer was: 'laz nite when we went to 988 for the interview, the DJ let us hear some recordings of M'sian girls who called-in for a contest earlier on...and I realised that M'sian girls like to sing.'

Then...here comes the exciting part...1st...he asked: 'Who r the ones who called-in for that contest?'.....then 10 of us sitting together raised up our hands....then the 2nd question: 'Who were the ones singing?'....then about 3 or 4 of us raised our hands....then the 3rd question: 'WHO WAS THE ONE SINGING THE ENGLISH SONG?'...and of course...I was the only one raising my hand...and I was also standing up at that time!! His response was like...Oohh...u're the one...and WuChun said...wow...english song!! I felt like I was at cloud nine at that time...coz I never xpected that he would ask about this at all... But i wasn't sure of how to response at that moment...haih...should have said something more!! Aarghh~~!! So...are you guys wondering what kind of song that i sung on air?? Haha...actually...I composed the song earlier on...just the melody without any lyrics....then i used 1 day to put in the lyrics coz in case i call-in for the contest...I would have something to say for the '表白'...and of course...my chinese is poor...so I had to use english to fill in the lyrics... And I was lucky enough to be able to get through on the last night and I was suppose to 'biao bai' to Danson that night so...I just sang that song ON AIR~~OMG!! It would be even better if I could give this song to both of them...=.=

Okay...back to where we were juz now...after that...we took our turns to get the autographs of Chun and Danson on the posters and I was the laz 1...saw them so close in person and had the chance to shake both their hands!! Yeah~!! Then...it was time to take photo with them...we had 5 persons in a group for a photo...so when it was my turn...i stood right beside Wu Chun and it was GREAT!! I also passed him a card that I designed to him...haha...you guys must feel that I'm insane right??? Me too~~!!


The fans gathering ended at about 3.10pm and we were served Hi-Tea...but not many stayed back even though the food looks delicious!! Bro and I ate some...then went downstairs for the 签唱会. When we reached...it was already so packed and there wasn't anywhere which we could see the stage...imagine that...but we found a platform and bro was tall enough so he used the DV to capture the stage and i watched from the video screen...brilliant right?? Haha!! The 签唱会started very late and we left when they started to sign the autograph...

Well...I'm really happy and I really enjoyed myself a lot today...seeing WuChun so close in person...whatelse could i ask for?? I know that people will feel that I'm quite stupid to be a fan of someone who will never know who I am...but...I feel that life's short so...just enjoy every moment and...life doesn't hold tryouts...at least I have something to look forward everyday and these small things really do lighten up my day...satisfaction and happiness...thatz what I get from them... Everyone has their own way of being happy...and right now...for me...this is something that can really put a smile on my face!!

Well...itz really a good ending for my 1 month's holiday!! Itz time to get back serious in my studies and keep striving for my advanced diploma!! College's starting in no time and I believe it would be great!! By the way, the results for my last semester of diploma might be released in about 2 weeks' time...i guess...and I really hope that I can graduate diploma with 4.0...God Bless!!

Down To KL~~A Brand New Start!!

Moving Down To KL, 24 May 2007

I'm now in KL already!! Came here yesterday coz bro had an exam this morning.

Hmm..this is the 1st time I'm leaving home to further my studies and itz definitely something very new to me. Started packing my things about a week ago and there seems to be lots of things to bring...and mum still wants me to bring this and that...our car was nearly FULL!! Well...I spent the entire morning loading all my stuffs into the car alone and oh gosh...itz so damn tiring coz I had to switch those stuffs here and there to fully utilize every single little space of the car... Instead, it was much more easier when we unloaded them and moved it to the room..luckily!! Will take a picture of our room after 3 of us have settled down and upload it when I update my blog the next time!!

Tomorrow, I'll be attending WuChun & Danson's fans gathering and go for the autograph session at Berjaya Times Square!! I'm looking forward to it!! They are so charming!! So excited about it~~!!

I'd better prepare myself for a new start this Monday coz itz gonna be a brand new environment here and I've gotta depend on myself lo...kinda nervous but luckily I've still got 2 buddies together with me..hope everything will be GREAT!!

Wow~~!! Luckily the tyre didn't puncture...hehe!!

2006 U.S. & Taipei Trip

Las Vegas-San Francisco-Los Angeles, 9-18 May 2006

Well...it has been a year since this trip to US but I still wanna share and recall back some enjoyable moments that I had during the trip. I did write a diary throughout the trip so I'm just gonna copy out everything from my book and add some photos....Haha!!

09.05.2006 (Tuesday): Itz 1.52am now in M'sia and also in Taiwan but itz juz 10.52am in U.S. Juz finish a meal and I'm not sure itz dinner or lunch...whatever, coz the time difference is making a huge difference. Well, I'm now on the plane to LA and we've been on board for 3 hours only. I'm not really sleepy yet(although most of the passenger are asleep already and the lights are turned-off), so I'm gonna wrap up the past few hours of our journey while listening to some chinese songs.

2.20pm: We departed from Penang International Airport and started our 4hour25 min journey to Taipei on CI0764 which was a bit packed. We had some mixed nuts as snacks and had our dinner (seafood pasta) at 4 something. I didn't sleep at all and juz listened to some songs, read some magazines and watched TV all the way. Luckily, there were chinese shows and songs coz we were taking China Airlines. Guesss what, I saw my economics tutor for the 1st semester, Ms Chin on the same flight! What a coincidence!! :)

6.50pm: We landed at C.K.S. International Airport and went to the transit lounge and mum made some phone calls back to M'sia. I was quite surprised coz it was very quiet and there wasn't many people around. The airport was quite big with 2 terminals and both were connected by the 'Sky Train'. At 8 something, we went through the immigration and while waiting for our flight to LA at 10.50pm, I strolled around and also online via the wireless network in the airport.

10.20pm: We boarded our plane to LA (CI8) after waiting for a few hours. This flight was quite full and there were quite a lot of 'Mat Salleh'. This is gonna be an 11hours flight and we are expected to reach at 7pm in LA. It'll still be May 9 coz US is about 15hours slower than M'sia. The worst thing is that the movie system is down, that means...no movie at all for the whole journey!! OMG...so 'sui'!! Ok la..I'm gonna try to sleep now, lights were off quite some time ago.

4.00pm: I'm already using the US time now so that I will get used as soon as possible. Too bad, for the past few hours, I couldn't really sleep even though I wanted to. About 3 hours prior to our arrival, we were served breakfast(omelette).

7.50pm: Finally, we've reached LA's airport!! We had to take a bus to transfer to the arrival hall. There were lots of people waiting to go through the immigration. We've completed all the procedures at 9pm but didn't see the person who was supposed to greet us at the airport.

9.30pm: We took a van to transfer to Wyndham Anaheim Hotel and I juz slept after taking a bath...I'm so sleepy already!!!

Chinese Version:
其实一直都很喜欢在飞机上的感觉，这一次是我19年里飞得最久的一次。这一次乘搭的是华航，虽然座位的却是窄了点，而且设备也不是很理想，可是期待的感觉却远远胜过其他的一切。 在飞机上，想睡都睡不着，或许是太兴奋了吧！

抵达台湾后要再次从那儿起飞前往洛杉矶市时，已经是夜晚了。坐在窗边的我从飞机起飞开始就一直望着外头。在黑暗的夜里，从高处看整个台北市，马路上的路灯形成了一幅美丽的画。平时从平地看这些路灯，根本不会觉得有什么特别，却没想过原来他们也可以是这么特别的。

在飞机上，虽然没得看戏，但是幸亏还有一些中文歌的陪伴。很少机会能就这样什么都不用做，只是静静的享受这些音乐，感觉很不错！其实在飞机上的时间这么长，我最享受的还是在洗手间里的短短几分钟。我会觉得这个时间是完全属于我一个人的。在自己的座位上门了这么久，带洗手间洗个脸，对着镜子整理一下自己的仪表，会感觉特别有精神，不会那么累。

等待飞机抵达目的地的却有点累，可是我却觉得等待，期待也可以是一种享受。

Wyndham Hotel

10.05.2006 (Wednesday): I've finally found a time to write this and itz past midnight already. After a tiring day at Las Vegas, it seemed like many days have passed. Tomorrow is gonna be early again but perhaps I'll catch some sleep during the long journey.

6.20am: Departed to Las Vegas on a coach. The journey was quite long and there isn't much to do. People from different parts in Asia joined the same tour with us. All the way, our tour guide, Harry gave a brief explanation about LA.

10.35am: After a few hours of journey, we stopped at 'Tanger Outlet' at Barstow. It's sort of like a factory outlet shops. We spent 1 hour there and bought a t-shirt for mum, a pair of socks and also a boots for me!! I loved it!! :)

11.45am: Our bus stopped for us to grab our lunch. Mum and dad had chinese food buffet at 'Asiamerica' while brother and I strolled around to get some fast food. We ended up buying 2 tacos and a big cheese burger for lunch at 'Jack In The Box', which I guess is quite a popular fast food chain in US. We also went into a supermarket to buy a loaf of bread before leaving. All these places were located along 'Route 66', which was considered as 'Historical Route'.

12.35pm: We continued our journey and saw a long stretch of desert along the way. This is my first time seeing a desert but it would be a bit bored as all I can see was just brown land with only tiny plants on it. At one place, we saw mirage which made the desert looked like there was a lake on it.

3.10pm: Finally, we reached Las Vegas. Itz really amazing to see such a modern city in the middle of a desert. The buildings were awesome and looks like something fake. We checked-in and rest for a while before proceeding to our night tour.

5.25pm: We took the bus to a fashion outlet first and had an hour of window shopping.

6.45pm: We went to Rio Hotel to watch the samba performance. The show was quite interesting but our main concern was to get the necklace thrown by the dancers. It was really exciting and we had fun there!

7.30pm: Next, we went to Caesar's Palace to watch a short show by the robots. The storyline didn't really attract me but the decorations around and the surrounding effects were beautiful! Caesar's Palace is a pretty big hotel and is beautiful but we just saw it from the outside only.

8.00pm: We went on to 'The Venetian' hotel after that. Inside the building, there was a miniature italy and even the sky looks real. There was a canal inside where real gondolas were moving around.

8.55pm: Next, we walked over the street to watch the volcano eruption in front of 'Mirage Hotel'. The waterfalls and the plants around it was beautiful, especially when all the lights are on.

9.10pm: Our last destination was 'Bellagio Hotel'. We saw a tropica garden with real flowers inside the hotel and took some photos. At 9.45pm, we went to the front part of the hotel and watched the musical fountain. It was really beautiful with all those lightings and beautiful buildings around it.

10.00pm: Our night tour ended and we went back to our hotel. Forgot to mention that we stayed in '4 Queens' hotel which was situated in the old town of Las Vegas. The new town is in fact the district where all the new and luxurious hotels are situated. We went for a walk along Fremont Street which is just behind our hotel and basically, there was casino almost everywhere. We bought some postcards and a t-shirt as souvenirs. I was already very tired after rushing to many places just now. Along Fremont Street, there was a huge and long canopy above and we saw some animations on the canopy.

12.30am: It was time to go back to hotel coz we were all tired already. I fell asleep very soon. Las Vegas is really a beautiful city and the night view and night life is really so exciting! Tomorrow will be Grand Canyon!!

Chinese Version:
踏入LA机场的时候，原本还以为会看到大部分都是洋人，可是却发现其实黄皮肤的人也真的蛮多的。LA跟大马最大的分别不能算是语言或是当地的人，我个人觉得是车子。美国是left-hand drive,所以在马路上行驶时是完全相反的，还有点不习惯。除此之外，LA基本上有很多高速公路，每辆车似乎都行驶得很快，驾得慢的人恐怕很难在这里生存咯！还有就是LA这个城市好像根本没有高楼大厦，全部建筑物都矮矮的。

不能不提到这边的天气，从机场出来，外边的天气感觉上就像大马的云顶，蛮凉爽的。可是美国很大，不同的地方都有不同的天气。第一天前往Las Vegas的路途中，导游介绍了几个地区和路名，包括Monterey Park (很多台湾人移民到这边居住，街上都有华人的商店，也被称为Little Taipei), Barstow (以前是盛产锡矿，可是当锡矿消耗完之后，唯一还保留着的地区就是Barstow), Route 66 (早前是最重要的公路，连接着Chicago和LA,全场两千多英里）。

到了Las Vegas,看到的建筑物都有独特的设计。白天的Las Vegas跟晚上的Las Vegas是根本不一样的。Las Vegas, 出名就是赌城还有entertainment,的确，不论你走到哪得角落都找得到大大小小的Casino. 这么多建筑物当中，最出名的包括：Mandalay Hotel, Wynn Hotel, Caesar's Palace, Stratosphere Tower, Mirage Hotel 等等。当夜晚来临时，整个城市都被五颜六色的灯光照亮，实在是太美了！除了风景美，到处都有不同的表演，真的是琳琅满目！喜欢night life的人绝对不能错过这个不夜城！！

Tanger Outlet Center

En route to Las Vegas - Desert

Clockwise: The Venetian, Bellagio Hotel, Musical Fountain, The Mirage, Samba-Rio Hotel

Fremont Street

Animation on canopy - Fremont Street

11.05.2006 (Thursday): I'm now on our way back to LA and itz now the end of our 3 days 2 nights tour to Las Vegas and Grand Canyon. Itz 11.10pm now and Las Vegas is quite hot, 30 degree Celsius. I'll now write about our trip yesterday.

6.20am: It seems a bit early to depart but right here, it's like about 10 something in M'sia, very sunny and bright. We had some light breakfast and went on the bus for a long journey to Grand Canyon. Itz gonna be a 5 hours journey there so itz gonna be a bit tiring.

9.00am: On the way to Arizona, we passed through Hoover Dam and saw Lake Mead which was juz nearby. Lake Mead is the only place in this desert where people can have water activities. Hoover Dam is not as big as other dams because it was built in 1931 and along Hoover Dam, the surroundings is quite nice and special. Our bus had to go through inspection before we are allowed to go in due to safety reason. The road is winding and it looks dangerous because the dam is deep. We stopped and took some photos. We continued our journey after that. The journey was really boring coz all we could see was just desert and nothing else. Except when we were about to reach Grand Canyon National Park, there was a whole stretch of trees, which is quite nice and we couldn't see it back here.

1.00pm: Finally...finally!! We've reached Grand Canyon National Park! We walked for a short distance and reached the Rim of Grand Canyon. Wow!! Itz really huge and magnificent!! We are at the top and itz kinda scary to look down because itz really deep down there. All we can see is the brown mountain with different shapes. There were several spots for visitors to capture some nice photos. Actually, the trail is very long but we only stopped at 3 spots. Itz really awesome, no wonder itz one of the seven wonders.

1.45pm: We had pizza for lunch and then watched a 3-D movie at IMAX which was just beside Pizza Hut. The movie was about the history of Grand Canyon and itz quite exciting because it is 3D and we can really see Grand Canyon from the Colorado River, which is the only river flowing through it.

3.30pm: It was time to get back to Las Vegas and it was amazing coz I slept for about 4 hours throughout the entire journey! I didn't even go down the bus when we stopped at the rest house.

8.00pm: After a long nap, we reached our hotel. We quickly went back and then rushed down to take the shuttle bus to the Strip and we were so lucky to be just on time to board the bus.

9.20pm: We got down at the Mirage and walked to Treasure Island Hotel which was just around the corner. There'll be a show at 10pm and according to our tour guide, we need to reach 30 minutes earlier. There weren’t many people when we reached so we managed to get a good spot. We waited for more than half an hour!

10.00pm: The show started and once again the story is not so interesting. However, all the lightings and the pirate ship was nice. There were some dancing and acting by some muscular guys and also 'ren yao'. The show is called 'Sirens of TI'. During the show, i was amazed by the effect including the splash of water, the canonballs which caused a real hot fire and also the sinking of the pirate ship. I guess they must have spent lots of money to do all these. There were also some fireworks and it was really nice!

10.40pm: After the show, we took some photos there and walked along Las Vegas Boulevard where the streets are filled with hotels and beautiful night view. We took photos at The Mirage, Caesar's Palace, Eiffel Tower, Bellagio and so on. I am tired coz I had to wait for dad and bro to set up the camera. Luckily, I slept on the bus juz now.

12.30am: We took the bus to Luxor Hotel, which looks like a piramid to take some photos. At the top of the piramid, there was a high volt spot light which is really bright and we can see it even from a long distance away.

1.40am: We took the bus back to our hotel and at this time, we were tired and sleepy already. Before going back to our room, we went back to the same shop yesterday to buy 2 hotdogs and a cup of soft drink. We also went to McDonalds to buy some burgers and pies for tomorrow's breakfast. Today has been really tiring and itz time to get a good rest.

Chinese Version:
坐了五个小时的车程终于到Grand Canyon 了！之前在书本上看过Grand Canyon 的照片，也有听其他人说过这个地方。真的是百闻不如一见，真正看到的跟之前想像得真的很不一样。站在大峡谷的高处往向前方，看到的都是一座座的山。可想而知，它是多么的宏伟，壮观！往下看整个山谷，也是很漂亮但是有点可怕，如果真的一不小心跌下去，一定会没命！怕高的人应该不太敢靠近吧！！从来都没有机会看到这样的景色，这一次真的能体验到人类其实是多么的渺小！！

从拉斯维加斯到大峡谷，经过Arizona,路的两旁全都是沙漠，绿色的植物是少之又少。虽然没什么好看，但是因为第一次看到，所以也蛮有新鲜感。

美国真的很大，去了3个地方，每个地方的天气，景色和文化都不一样。真的很特别！！

Hoover Dam & Grand Canyon

Wynn Hotel & Bellagio Hotel

Clockwise: Caesar's Palace, The Venetian, Siren of TI - Treasure Island

The Mirage Hotel

12 May 2006 (Friday): I’ll continue writing now because I’ve got nothing to do on the bus right now. Anything after this will be continued tonight or tomorrow.

8.50am: I slept really late last night so still feeling a bit tired this morning. We are leaving Las Vegas today so we are gonna check out now. Mum and dad went down to buy some souvenirs.

9.15am: The bus dropped us around MGM to take some photos but we didn’t really took much coz itz nicer with the lights on and we’ve been here last night. Brother took the time to go to the bus stop and managed to sell our bus ticket for $2 each (that was my idea)…Well, not bad!!

9.50am: We went on to Luxor Hotel to have a look and once again took some photos.

1o.40am: It was the end of our trip to Las Vegas and we are on the way back to LA. We’re going to travel for about 2 hours to reach our next stop, which is Barstow to grab our lunch. Itz really boring along the way because all I can see is desert and the weather out there is Hot!!

1.00pm: We stopped for lunch at Barstow again and we all had buffet. We also went into Levi’s shop to buy 2 jeans for bro. We left for LA at 3.2opm.

6.10pm: We reached Wyndham Hotel once again and checked-in to rest for a short while.

7.30pm: We went for a walk around our hotel and it was quite cold especially when night falls. We spent quite some time at ‘Shoe City’ but ended up buying nothing. After that, bro and I walked to a supermarket nearby to buy 2 loafs of bread.

9.15pm: We went back to our hotel to rest. We’ll be going to San Francisco tomorrow!!!

New York New York Hotel

13.05.2006 (Saturday): It has been the 5th day of our trip in U.S. and everything has been great. Today is the start of our 3 days 2 nights tour to San Francisco. We’ve travelled a long journey today and most of the time, we were on the bus.

6.40am: We departed from Wyndham Hotel to San Francisco and the weather outdoor is quite cold. On the way, the bus stopped at several places to pick up other passengers.

8.00am: We started our journey and today’s tour is really full with 61 people on board.

12.10pm: The coach stopped for us to have lunch and mum and dad had Chinese food while bro and I went to a fast food booth to grab some hot dogs and burger.

1.00pm: We continued our journey and I took a short nap along the way.

4.30pm: We reached Yosemite National Park’s valley and stopped to take some photos. The scenery is really nice and all the trees are red wood. There are also 2 waterfalls around and the water is strong and white. We then went for another stop at another place and walked to the lower part of a waterfall. When we reach the bottom of the waterfall, it was freezing cold and we were all wet. The view was amazing and I liked the big splash of the water when it reached the ground.

5.40pm: We left Yosemite National Park and travelled 2 hours to go down the winding road. We continued our journey heading back to our hotel.

7.30pm: We stopped at McDonalds for dinner and then continued one and half hour journey to Oakland, San Francisco, where our hotel was located.

10.30pm: We reached our hotel, Crowne Plaza Hotel and had a good rest for the night. Tomorrow will be another long day…

Yosemite National Park

Haha...filming MV???

Yosemite National Park

Waterfall - Yosemite National Park

14 May 2006 (Sunday): Today’s Mother’s Day and itz our 2nd day in San Francisco. We’ll be going for the city tour today and it’ll be another long day.

8.00am: We were late and were the last to board the bus this morning. We went to San Francisco and passed by the Bay Bridge. Our 1st stop was Chinatown.

8.50am: I could see lots of Chinese there and according to the tour guide, this is the 2nd largest Chinatown in US after New York. We didn’t join the others for breakfast but instead strolled around and bought 5 t-shirts and American Ginseng. Once again, we were the last to board the bus again!!

10.00am: Next, we went to Lombard Street which is a flower street. We had to hike for quite a distance to reach the place. The road was really steep and it was kinda tiring to climb up. However, we couldn’t see much flower there. The only special thing is that the road is so winding and itz the most crooked road in the world.

11.10am: After hiking up and down, we went on to the Palace of Fine Arts to take some photos. It’s just a building and nothing much to see.

11.40am: We then proceeded to Golden Gate Bridge to take some photos. Itz the same like what I saw on books and magazine so now I am seeing the real one!

1.00pm: We travelled for about 1 hour to get to Napa Valley which is famous for its wine. The landscape around the valley was beautiful but we couldn’t see any grapes yet because this is still not the season yet. We stopped for lunch and tasted some wines. We didn’t take any lunch but bought some ice-cream and also wines. We went back to San Francisco again at 2pm.

4.00pm: We arrived at Fisherman’s Wharf and because we decided to take the cruise, we bought the tickets and got the 4.30pm cruise. We sailed through Golden Gate Bridge, Alcatraz (an island used to be a prison). It was quite windy and cold on the cruise. It took us 1 hour for the ride before we were back at Pier 39.

5.30pm: While waiting to get back to our bus at 6pm, we walked around Pier 39 and bought a special bread called ‘Chowders’.

6.15pm: We didn’t join the others for dinner but went to a supermarket to buy another loaf of bread and also a wine. After that, we walked back to Pier 39 to look for some seafood for dinner.

7.45pm: There were too many restaurants to choose from and we ended up choosing Dante’s Crew. We had lobster, salmon, crab and some other food which I dunno the name. It was quite a rush coz we were short of time.

9.00pm: We boarded our bus and headed back to the hotel. What a tiring day!

San Francisco Chinatown & View of San Francisco from Bay Bridge

Golden Gate Bridge & Alcatraz

Napa Valley, Pier 39 at Fisherman's Wharf, Happy Mother's Day - Dante's Crew

15 May 2006 (Monday): We’re now back to LA after spending most of our time in the bus for the past 6 days. We have got 3 more days to go only for this US trip and itz kinda going too fast! Tomorrow, I’ll be having lots of fun at Disneyland!!!!

7am: We departed from our hotel and left San Francisco to take a long journey back to LA.

9.45am: We passed by Monterey Bay which was a beautiful district by the Pacific Ocean and there were quite a lot of yachts by the bay. After passing by Monterey Bay, we went on to 17 miles drive. It was a housing area which is also facing Pacific Ocean with a big golf course for the rich. It’s called 17 miles coz all the roads connecting every houses is as long as 17 miles. We stopped at 2 places to take some photos but it was so so freezing cold and windy so I got back to the bus pretty fast. There were also some mist around.

11.00am: After the 17 miles drive, we continued our journey and I managed to take a nap as there were some empty seats around.

12.40pm: We stopped for lunch and mum went for Chinese buffet again with brother while dad and I walked a distance to look for fast food and I had a sandwich with steak in it. Haha…I looked stupid coz there was a machine that dropped the change automatically but I didn’t know and didn’t get back my change until the next customer gave it to me.

1.30pm: We went back to our bus and continued our journey and I continued sleeping until the next stop.

4.00pm: After waking up, I took my time to study a little while listening to music.

7.00pm: We reached Wyndham Hotel again and after checking-in, we walked around and went to Farmer’s Market, Shoe City and Food 4 Less for some shopping. I got 2 more new sport shoes…1 Adidas and 1 Reebok…Yeah!!!

9.45pm: We went back to our hotel and had roast chicken, yoghurt, soft drinks and fruits that we bought just now for dinner.

12.47am: It’s bed time but I’m still watching Jay Leno’s show and saw Simon Cowell and Ryan Seacrest on the show. Good Nite!!

17 Miles, Monterey Bay & Lone Cypress

16 May 2006 (Tuesday):
Disneyland!!!! Itz a place where everyone dreams to go and I’m definitely looking forward to it!!

Well, Disneyland is a really large area with different themes such as Critter Island, Tomorrowland, Fantasy Land and….. We went to each of them by following the map given. One by one, we played every games except those that are too childish and from morning until it was closed at 9pm, we just kept on walking and playing without really stopping for meals.

The weather was still breezy and chilling in the morning but when it was noon, it was really sunny and hot and I was wearing a long sleeve t-shirt!! I was tanned again!! But when dawn falls, it was cold again.

Everything in Disneyland was really well maintained and it was very clean, even for old rides. Besides that, there were a few characters that came out to meet all the visitors and I managed to take some photos and autographs from Winnie The Pooh and friends, Mickey & Minnie and some others. Haha…I was like a kid!!

We had to queue for a while for every ride and luckily they were efficient enough so we need not wait too long. The people there were also very friendly and nice. I enjoyed seeing all the American kids because they’re so cute and adorable and itz fun playing with them.

There weren’t really any thrilling rides in Disneyland but there were still one or two which is really exciting. I’ll have to wait til tomorrow’s California Adventure for more thrilling rides!

In the evening, there was a parade in Disneyland with dance and music by all the Disney characters…nice!!

Disneyland is said to be the happiest earth on land and itz really true!!

Disneyland!!

Clockwise: Eeyore, Winnie The Pooh, Tigger, Minnie, Mickie & Goofy

17 May 2006 (Wednesday):
Today, we went back to the same place as yesterday but we’re in a different theme park. We’re in California Adventure, just opposite Disneyland. We were a bit early when we reached and the door wasn’t opened yet.

Same like Disneyland, we had to use the map to walk around and our pace was slower today, I don’t know why, We spent the entire morning in just 2 places playing the same rides and watching some show which I thought was a bit too childish and took some photos and autographs of some characters.

Today’s weather was a bit better than yesterday because it was not as hot. Indeed, the rides here were much more exciting and awesome. I really had fun in those rides and I felt that it was not as scary as the ones in Genting. I guess itz because the rides here after safer.

We had a light lunch at McDonald’s, which was really expensive. We continued with other rides. We also watched some shows again.

We played every single rides except 4 or 5 which were meant for kids and by the time we decided to say goodbye to California Adventure, it was just 7 something.

We then walked to Downtown Disney to have a look at some shops and the people there and took the shuttle bus back at 8.15pm.

Mum and dad walked to a Chinese restaurant nearby and bought a lot of delicious food back and we had a sumptuous dinner!!

Tonight is our last night in US and we’ll be going back in a couple of hours more!!

California Adventure

Clockwise: Pluto, Hulk, The Incredibles & The Ants

18 May 2006 (Thursday):
Today’s our last day in US and we still have an entire day to go. We went to Kodak Theatre and Universal Studious.

We took some photos for a short while at around Kodak Theatre then proceeded to Universal Studios. Kodak Theatre is in fact the place where Oscar, American Idol Finale and many Hollywood events are held.

Universal Studios is not my favourite because I wasn’t really sure what to expect inside. It was sunny but windy so I wore my jacket all the time.

We watched a couple of shows and had a close look of how movies were shot and also the real set used in filming. However, I didn’t really enjoy the 3D shows coz it was almost the same for all. We also went for some rides but it wasn’t as fun compared to those we had for the past few days.

While waiting for our van to fetch us to the airport, we had our dinner at CityWalk. We had a delicious western dinner tonight!!

We reached the airport at about 8.30pm and we still had to wait until midnight so it’s gonna be boring.

Tomorrow…Should be the day after tomorrow coz time changes again. We’ll be in Taipei!! Here we come, Taipei!! Goodbye U.S!!!

Kodak Theatre

Universal Studios Hollywood

20-22 May 2006: 3D2N Taipei
We were so busy walking all around Taipei right after we landed in the early morning and plus the jet lag...everyone was extremely tired by night time on the 1st day. However we did went to a few places such as Longshan Temple, National Palace Museum, Sun Yat-sen Memorial Hall, Chiang Kai-shek Memorial Hall, Taipei 101, Warner Village, Shih Lin Night Market and XiMenDing. Basically, we went to most of the place on the 1st day...and guess what...we all overslept til 11 something on the next day!! We also met up with mum's cousin and they gave us a treat for lunch...Yummy!! We took an early flight on May 22 and left Taipei to Penang. I really had lots of fun this trip and it's really an enjoyable and memorable trip!! :)

Taipei 101 & Warner Village

Oops!! Wow...I saw this when we transit at Taipei's Airport!! Cool~~!!

Happy Mother's Day

Mother's Day, May 13

3 of us with mum, grandma and grandaunt

I know it's a bit late to post this cos I've been waiting to get the photos so that I could upload it. Anyway...Happy Mother's Day to my lovely mum and my grandma!!!! We went for dinner together and like the past few years...i made a card for my mum...

I still remember last year's mother's day was kinda special cos we celebrated it at US, San Francisco and went for dinner at a nice seafood restaurant at Fisherman's Wharf....and i brought along the card that i made before going off all the way from Malaysia to US and gave it to my mum on that day...haha...export from M'sia ler...

Well, it was great that our family could sit together for dinner cos we seldom have the chance nowadays...hope that we can keep doing so for the future years!!

My holiday is gonna end really soon...will be going down to KL this coming thursday...still packing my things...and OMG...I've wasted 3 weeks of my holiday!!!!!! I've managed to call-in to win the chance to attend WuChun's fans gathering but whether i win or not...i've gotta wait til Monday only i can know...really really hope to get it!! Haha~~!!!

Tokyo Juliet~!!

This is the 2nd week of my holiday!! Guess what...I'm still not doing anything much yet this week...haven't started packing my things for KL too...hehe...lazy huh?? :p
Once again...I spent 2 days watching Tokyo Juliet, another drama by Wu Chun!! It's nice to see him acting...his performance as a new comer was quite good!! The story line was about fashion design and it was kinda lengthy but the ending was really touching!!!
I tried to call-in to try to get the chance to attend the fans gathering but...haih..it's so hard to get through!!! Pls...I really wanna go!! Hope I'll have the chance lol!! :)

HanaKimi!!

Charming Wu Chun~~!!

Happy Holidays!! Haha…I’m enjoying my 1 month holiday right now!!

Guess what…I haven’t been doing anything much yet for the 1st week of my holidays…but I did spent 2 days watching Hanakimi and I liked it!! Main reason…of course…because of WuChun!! Wow…he’s such a charming guy!! It’s great to see him acting and partnering with Ella…the story line is kinda simple and since it’s a comedy…it’s fun to watch both of them acting!!

This show is gonna be aired on 8tv end of this month and the best thing is…WuChun and YuZhe is coming over for the promo!! Really hope can see this 2 gorgeous guy in person when they come over!! Haha…can’t imagine me being a fan of this drama and WuChun huh?? :)

Exam's Over...Finished Diploma!!!!

Yeah..finally exam's over!! Finally...i can get a good rest and relax for a month before starting advanced diploma at KL!! 2 years of diploma is over...phew~~!!
I suppose exam was quite ok...hope result's gonna be ok also..haha!! It's now time to prepare and start packing up my things that I'll have to bring to KL..
This holiday...I've got nowhere to go...so i guess i'll just spend my time watching some movies..reading some magazines...and just relaxxxx..... Need to start practicing to do some house chores also...
Happy Holidays...my frens!!! See ya all at KL yo!!

Last Week of Teaching~~

Last week was my last week teaching piano at Yamaha Music World... Gonna be leaving Penang for KL at the end of May. So fast...1 year and 7 months is over... this was not my first time job but this is the longest job that I had so far.
Even though I might not have the chance to enjoy every 'tgi friday nite'...it was really a very valuable experience for me and it was great to be able to utilise what i've been learning for all these years.
Teaching these students had helped me to know myself better and it's not just me who's teaching them...somehow or rather...they have also trained my patience and made me realise my weaknesses. Well..there are times that I was quite harsh..so I'd like to apologize if I made any mistakes. And I'm also sorry for keep on changing the time.. ~.~

There's no short cut.....PRACTICE MAKES PERFECT!! Keep up the good work!!

Celine

Wendy

Ghislaine

Edward

Yi Jing

Hong Rui: Keep up the good work! :)