P.H.D or not?

Recently, I was surprised by my FYP prof who offered me to continue phd study. I was shocked + a bit 'am chio' at first actually because I thought aren't only those 'smart' people will be offered to study phd? Am I considered be a smart student already in NUS? Haha. But looking at my result, I don't think so. I am just about the average.

This question has been bothering me for quite some time. Should I take up this offer and start another miserable 4years life (at least!!) in NUS again? Continue PHD means I will have a constant pay throughout my PHD study. I will gain research skill (of course the PHD degree in the end) but will lack in communication skill. Conversely, I may get higher pay if I start to work after my graduation. If I spend this 4 years in one company, my pay would definitely be higher than what the PHD scholarship can pay me. I can even get the working experience sooner. Afterall, PHD students still have to come out to work. If I start to work earlier, I will have advantage on this.

After thinking so long, the final decision will still depend on my interest. When you have interest on something, the momentum will be strong and it will help you to overcome everything that obstructs your path. Don't ever force yourselves to do something that doesn't interest you at all. Your heart will be signalling you and you should listen to it. Now, I think I know where my interest lies with, I think in my heart I have already had a decision.

快乐， 是当你寂寞需要陪伴时，对的人；期待的人在你身旁出现，陪着你。

This year birthday is DIFFERENT

Another first time and it happened on my birthday.

This is my first time spending my birthday with my laopo! sweet and heart-warming.

Thanks for doing all the things specially for me. I love you laopo!

wisdom tooth gone, no more toothpick!

Well, finally I removed my wisdom tooth which had been troubling me for the past 10 years. First time visiting dentist and it is wisdom tooth extraction. It really dun make me feel good to visit dentist anymore.

drill and drill and my tooth was broken into pieces before it got removed

From today onwards, i would not need to bring toothpick everywhere I go. No more meat got stuck in between my teeth!

When all the bad things happened together, I can't take it. Please spare me.

I am a blissful guy.

I am contented with what I have now.

Thanks for giving me all these, I am grateful.

当被人误解，而却无法让对方了解我。
精心的计划，却为未来埋下了炸弹。

蚂蚁和大象

当我埋怨我的工作有多辛苦时，不管是现在还是以后，我都应该想想我爸爸是如何忍着比我多100倍的辛苦把我养大。20多年，没有怨言。。

All my First-es in Hong Kong

1. I had my first flying experience.
2. I saw Eason within a reachable distance.
3. I first experienced what is a winter. Although it did not snow, it was cold enough for me to shiver.
4. I celebrated CNY away from home for the first time.
5. I did piercing
   
6. I went to Ocean Park.
7. I first stepped onto China.
8. I visited Macau.
9. I found my first love.
10. I ate in a michelin star restaurant.
11. I watched the longest fireworks I have ever seen in my life(30 minutes).
12. I was at the place where 香港金像奖 is held.
13. I saw what is exactly the 包山 and I ate the 平安包.
14. I saw the biggest budhha statue in the world.
15. I visited the place where 周润发 was born.
16. I was amazed by the world well known night scenery from different angles.
17. I went to hike.
18. I had my first Hong Kong friend added in my facebook.
19. I went to 签唱会 and I met 林峰 and 罗志祥.
20. I visited Korea.
21. I studied for my final exam on an airplane.
22. I made my first Kimchi.
23. I had my first blazer.
24. I studied in an Asian number 1 university.
25. I missed someone and wanted to meet her so eagerly.
26. I brought my family to travel outside of Malaysia (if Singapore is not counted).
27. I visited the land of dreams, Disneyland.
28. I feel so reluctant to leave a place.

Goodbye Hong Kong and thank you for all the memories you left for me.

the hong kong without her company

something wrong with it. I am so empty without her around. I am so used to it already. Walking around the windows of the world, I was finding the traces she left there. It would be better if I went with her last time. At least, I may have more fun.

6 more days to go in HK. Why suddenly HK is so boring for me. I have an urge to fly back now to rest.

Bye Hong Kong, hope to see you again.

I am here, at the point where I have to start thinking am I really gonna leave Hong Kong very soon and end my SEP journey.

4 months. Ya it is fast. I am now 10 days away from my departure from Hong Kong. I am thinking what are the reasons making me so bu she de to leave HK. First is the food here. Second is its shopping culture. Third and I think is the most significant one is the freedom and easy time I have here. Life is so wonderful if it continues as the way I live now in HK. No stress with playing as the priority. But I know I am too greedy to ask for more. I should leave all the things happened here as my memories to share with my family and friends.

30th January 2011 is just like yesterday where I started my wonderful SEP in HK. I can't believe what I am so used to be doing in HK now will soon to be so far away from me. I love you HK, and all my good memories here, 30th January 2011 - 9th June 2011.

GuangZhou 3D2N

The very first, official travel out of Hong Kong since I got here. Guang Zhou! I am coming. Totolly holiday mood now!

暴风雨后的晴天

突如其来，没有预警的暴风雨是一种考验。
但雨水会把一切冲刷干净，让一切更加清晰明白。
雨后会有晴天。
我答应你我不会再让你为我而哭泣了！

Time to ponder

While I am happily playing and spending money in hong kong, I probably have forgotten how hard my parents earned those money. My father sleeps so little everyday and work so hard to earn the money, but I am spending them in hong kong so easily.

How I hope myself at this stage will have the ability to take care of my parents financially so that they would not need to work so hard anymore.

I started to think a lot when I am away from home and can't involve in what is happening. I miss home and my parents.

Got sick but recovered with an extraordinary speed

You know who cares you the most when you are weak and need company.
Thanks. You know who you are ;-)

The love bug

One of my last year's new year resolutions was realised. Never knew new year resolution will actually lag one year before it gets realised. Life is good when you know someone is there care about you especially when I am alone in a foreign country. I love being with her, hope this kind of good feeling will continue.

农历新年，香港过

今年的农历新年是我出生以来第一次不和家人在家里度过。一个人的新年很自由，但偶尔还是会想想家里的爸爸，妈妈 和弟弟是在干什么。

农历初一，我和一群同样孤身一人在香港过年的朋友到了大屿山和大澳去逛逛。大屿山有着那个世界闻名的巨大佛主神像。花了不少时间才见到了他。先是缆车，然后步行，累死了。不过看到了后，觉得一切都值得了。天啊，也太大了吧！是怎么把它建在山顶上的啊？无意间也发现了梅艳芳的灵位就供奉在大佛下的庙里面。生前没机会见到她，现在在哪里签名也算是对她的一点敬意吧！

在吃了一个超好吃的山水豆花后，我们到了大澳去逛逛。哪里没什么特别，至少对我这个马来西亚人来说。大澳是一个渔村，他保留了香港旧时代的渔村风味。建议一直以来都住在城市的人应该去参观。

初一是以一套Esprit 的新衣新库作为结尾。吃了kfc晚餐后便回学校了。时间是10.30pm左右。

香港过年没有我想象中的热闹。只有在指定的年货市场才会比较热闹和有气氛。除此之外，它就和平日的香港一样。明天晚上即将要去维多利亚港看烟花表演。在香港夜景的衬托下，我相信我会一生难忘。

买东西，吃东西

It has been tiring but fun for the first two days in hong kong. Basically I went out at around 10a.m and came back hostel at around 11p.m. I guess this kind of life will continue at least until the school starts. The weather was pretty cold especially at night when the wind blew. The food here was not as impressive as I thought. Maybe I haven't gone to try those best ones. However, I must admit hong kong is indeed a shopping paradise. So far I only bought one polo shirt for myself and it was only 59 HKD, around SGD10! Although the brand is bossini, it is still cheap enough!

The very last night before I leave

It is a cold and humid night before I leave for Hong Kong in less than 12 hours. It has been raining since evening, and my mood is just the same as the weather tonight. Raining makes me emotional especially on this special night.

I have sped up my packing this evening as I had been procrastinating since 1 month ago. Things get done faster when you have time constraint. I finally finished packing my luggage the night before I leave.


As I will be away this year during Chinese New Year we had our reunion dinner earlier tonight. We ate seafood, quite nice and I saw a lot of families were doing the same as us. The restaurant was pretty noisy with people lau sheng and yam sheng. We took a family photo using my new nikon P7000. This ended up my last night in JB. I am now off to bed (although I am quite sure I couldn't fall asleep) in order to be able to wake up early (4a.m) in the morning tomorrow!



My adventurous trip is about to start!

The second last night before I leave

I am exploring my new camera Nikon P7000 tonight! I have totally engrossed in it that I nearly forgot I will be leaving to Hong Kong soon. When I put my camera aside and do nothing, I started to feel 不舍得to leave home. sigh...Heard that there is one dead case in Hong Kong due to H1N1 today. I am still feel a bit kiasi although I have taken the vaccine. Please bless that my whole SEP is a safe one.

I will sleep early tonight because I know I wont be able to sleep well for tomorrow night. My mind will definitely be full of distractions due to nervousness.

The thrid last night before I leave

I have one last thing yet to be settled before I am ready for Hong Kong.
WHERE IS MY CAMERA??
I should go and shop tomorrow for a decent but cheap camera, haha.
Meeting some friends for the one last time I guess before I leave. But I am still very concerned why nobody has shown their intention to see me off on Sunday? Like why? Where are my friends, so sad. LOL.

nearer, but don't like to be parted from my home, my family

It is really near now, 5 days away. I feel excited for my new adventure. The cold weather, the delicious food and the shopping malls in Hong Kong!

But a bit sad as it is also the time when I have to say goodbye to my family and friends. I can't meet my family for 4 months. Although I had been staying in hall in NUS, but I had never ever failed to meet them for more than 2 weeks. I guess I will definitely miss them especially my parents. Skype may help a bit but it will never be better than face to face meeting. I hope during the period that I will be away, they can take care themselves and stay in good health.

是我太自私吗？

到了这个年龄，烦的不再是功课有没有考到A，或者是有没有买到自己想要的东西；我烦的已经开始是钱的问题了。妈妈的公积金挑起了一些事端。身为哥哥的我先进了大学，花了爸妈一大笔钱在我的学业上。一年半后当我毕业了同时也是我弟弟准备进大学时，我是不是应该尽我所能拿出钱来支助我的弟弟呢，然后尽量不用我妈妈的积蓄？妈妈跟我说他们供我读书，我毕业后自然而然就应该要供弟弟啊！可是毕业后的我难道不会有经济上的问题吗？我不敢保证。

刚毕业，初出社会打滚的我真的能吗？我是应该自私一点先利用我的薪水偿还我自己的教育贷款，还是把它用来帮助我弟弟呢？要让我自己未来有更好的规划我就必须先偿还贷款，可是这样是不是对我的弟弟太不公平了呢？

我是个这么自私的人吗？他毕竟是我弟弟。

This semester is different

Usually at this time for a normal semester, I should be heading back to my hall with all my barang-barang to start the new miserable semester in NUS.

But this time is different.

I have extra few more weeks of holiday before the start of my school. Not in NUS but HKUST! What is waiting for me ahead is not stress but fun and excitement.

I am so looking forward to it, I am excited!