The Dogxx is in Melbourne!!!

guess who's here???

It's da DogXX aka TommyZai aka XiongXiong has landed in MELBOURNE!!!!!!

woot woot!!!

thanks for coming ol buddy. hope you have a memorable time here and we're going sightseeing all over melbourne no worries whoo hoo!!!!

Oh and Paranormal Activity?

O.O <------ (a ghost face. use ur imagination)

pretty good. the fear factor shot up over the days EXPO-NEN-TIA-LLY. must watch. probably one of the best horrors I've watched.

So, last Saturday i went with Xander and the newly-wedded Mr. and Mrs. Tan ^^ to Aya Japanese restaurant somewhere in Armadale (The High St. is misleadingly long).

Worse part is, although it had traditional tatami mats and waddya call those Japanese board-sliding thingys, i didn't realise that there actually was a depression in the floor where you could put your feet until my feet were so cramped from sitting crossed leg at a low table.

That aside, the sashimi and soft-shelled crab were awesome! not to mention these freaking-fresh oysters below here:

can you believe it, these fellas are actually propped up on pillar of salt.

the main sashimi platter. looks impressive but as usual there were more decos than eatables LOL.

In these lamentations...

Now I've heard there was a secret chord

That David played, and it pleased the Lord

But you don't really care for music, do you?

It goes like this

The fourth, the fifth

The minor fall, the major lift

The baffled king composing Hallelujah

Hallelujah

Hallelujah

Hallelujah

Hallelujah

Your faith was strong but you needed proof

You saw her bathing on the roof

Her beauty and the moonlight overthrew you

She tied you

To a kitchen chair

She broke your throne, and she cut your hair

And from your lips she drew the Hallelujah

Baby I have been here before

I know this room, I've walked this floor

I used to live alone before I knew you.

I've seen your flag on the marble arch

Love is not a victory march

It's a cold and it's a broken Hallelujah

Hallelujah, Hallelujah

Hallelujah, Hallelujah

There was a time you let me know

What's really going on below

But now you never show it to me, do you?

And remember when I moved in you

The holy dove was moving too

And every breath we drew was Hallelujah

Hallelujah, Hallelujah

Hallelujah, Hallelujah

You say I took the name in vain

I don't even know the name

But if I did, well really, what's it to you?

There's a blaze of light

In every word

It doesn't matter which you heard

The holy or the broken Hallelujah

Hallelujah, Hallelujah

Hallelujah, Hallelujah

I did my best, it wasn't much

I couldn't feel, so I tried to touch

I've told the truth, I didn't come to fool you

And even though

It all went wrong

I'll stand before the Lord of Song

With nothing on my tongue but Hallelujah

Hallelujah, Hallelujah

Hallelujah, Hallelujah

Hallelujah, Hallelujah

Hallelujah, Hallelujah

Hallelujah, Hallelujah

Hallelujah, Hallelujah

Hallelujah, Hallelujah

Hallelujah, Hallelujah

Hallelujah

And then another joker came along....

NEW HOUSEMATE. Since i've had so many different housemates moving in and out already, i'm automatically wary of new people. Always wishing for a clean housemate who does his/her part for the house. So. INTERESTING Vietnamese kid. probably about 18 or 19. let's see some of the things that make him so 'fascinating'.

This Vietnamese guy named Thai/Tai:
-always uses the biggest pots and pans and NEVER cleans up after himself.
-loves to listen to music and singing loudly and out-of-tune-ly whenever he cooks.
-speaks poor English, but he's learning, he's learning he says.
-left the rice cooker on Warm mode half the whole night. (luckily i went down for a snack)
-'accidentally' switched his laptop's dvd region the whole 6 times and he's stuck with a permanent one now. "I dihdn't hnow that it would be permanent if hyou changed it..." "Did you see the message that your DVD region would be permanently set if you change it all the 6 times?" "Hoh, but i dihdn't hnow.... i dihdn't hnow..." "......"
-has a very nice MacBookPro which is now stuck with a permanent DVD region....
-has to have a full clothes rack when he hangs his clothes.
-loves cheap grilled chicken, eats it nearly every night....
-has never heard/known about spices....
-leaves the toilet light on in the daytime when he goes out to the uni....
-washes his shoes in the WASHING MACHINE.
-watches The Simpsons, possibly to improve his Heenglish.
-is a die hard fan of Naruto, and loves Hakhatshuhi....


don't want to diss him any more... he's already pretty unpopular with my other housemate Yash, even though he has only been here for less than 2 weeks? ahaha.

P.S. Tommy Zai is coming over to visit soon!!!

Life & Death

Funny how much u can take life for granted then when somebody you know/knew passes on we jump into the *life is precious* mode. =\

An old primary schoolmate of mine, from Lick Hung in good ol Subang, Malaysia, has just passed on recently. He got hit by a lightning strike while near a basketball court. Life is short and precious and freak accidents like these are seriously unfair... one second everything's normal as it should be, the next moment an innocent life has just been extinguished.

its a good reminder to us to remember through the bad times and the good times that no matter what we go through or when we do, life is ultimately the most precious thing you have. Don't waste it. RIP Tan Han Yin.

Don't leave your door open tonight... and tie ur blankets down too

you can almost see my eyebrows wagging at u with an expectant look haha.

It's just a business trip... then what's with all these shopping bags??

Headed out to the city again like the bored guy i am. Managed to pick up some stuff my family sent me via colleagues at work who were travelling to Melbourne. Can't believe i found the hotel in record time, with some pre-help from Google Maps.

Still looking for a job, still very bored and lifeless, still eating very scantily, maybe i should've went home? haha. once i have a job time will go by much faster and 'productively'.

Oh yea a coupla friends of mine just got married whoo hoo! Congrats to you 2 Mr. & Mrs. Tan. Will post some pics later on when there's the special dinner at some traditional Japanese restaurant for us friends.

More BBQs...

phew another BBQ for the students of Swinburne after their sem plus exams are finally over. and a very tearful farewell to those who will be leaving this awesome country of Aussie to head back to our awesome home country and other neighbouring Asian countries. take care see u all next year, Happy Christmas, Merry New Year and Happy Chinese New Year! think i mixed something up in there...

despite the light drizzle and the chilly weather, nothing could dampen our spirits for BBQ-ed chicken wings and hotdogs and etc etc. wahaha.





good food!




which balls are mine again???




hungry la...




the slightly wet bbq pit.




please stop raining la... people wanna makan liao...




you, is like my cooking?




who ever heard of an outdoor bbq in the rain!? blame the rain.




same wings, diff flavours. honey soy and satay sauce flavours if i'm not wrong.




i'm feeling kinda dark right now...




why'd he get the pink one?! where's mine??? ha???

Need to find a job.... Haven't found a job....

need to find a job. had a haircut. no pics until it grows out a bit and makes me look better hehehehehe. long summer break looming up and as of now i'm slackeeeenggg.

Dead post

phew! been some time since i've been in here. well exams are finally over. for about a week already. went to 7 again and met lots of new and old good friends. been doing time-wasting activities over the past few days to past the time until i can get a job/find something more NOT time-wasting.

my remaining resolutions for the remainder of the year 2009:
1. Hope to avoid the stupid re-enrolment fine.
2. Have an awesome Christmas and New Year.
3. Find a job.
4. Check out Aussie beaches!
5. Never club at 7 again, UNLESS
6. Roadtrip(s)? with Caleb and co
7. Mature and grow closer and closer to God! :)



cheers people and even though its one month away, everyone's doing it so Happy Christmas! and Merry New Y.... Oh wait its the other way round. Merry Christmas and Happy New Year! Hope those of you going home will cry tears of joy when you reach home and find things to keep you occupied over the summer holidays. Those of you doing research and having upcoming exams, all the best! keep it up! and of course, God bless you SPM students out there, muahahahah including my lil sis.


cheers!

Xander's Birthday!

000

Triple 0.






Know what that stands for??








In Australia it stands for......




AMBULANZA!!!!





yep. the ambulance arrived at my place at 10.30pm just this night. no i'm not fatally wounded or chronically ill, but my friend was close to it.



our new friend and housemate started having severe chest pains which were abnormal and not usual so he phoned the ambulance for help. and whaddya know a good ol Australian ambulance turned up at my place in the middle of the night. what a day! after one paper in the morning too!

well my friend survived he's doing better now, luckily it wasn't anything serious. but it was still fun to see the paramedics coming to make sure he's alright. phew!!

Sleep

Every night i return to my chambers, where i am untouched from the world, cut away from all contact. I awaken in my other life, where happiness and despair mingle, scrabbling to get a hold of me. Where such unknown elements exists, i fear and hope. Avoidance is futile, attendance is compulsory. What should i do?

Whose birthday?

finally can upload this in the library instead of the crappy connection back at home. so here it is. the birthday of someone last week. haha

p.s. thanks a lot guys. for the wishes and cake and company and great time.