twelve plus one equals thirteen..

Well... the current big Hoo-haa besides Thaipusam and American Idol, the thirteenth zodiac.. horoscope.. star sign.. whatever you call it.. the Ophiuchus... how do you pronouce this anyway?? os-fiu-choos?? well.. again.. it's not really my concern as far as the dates and horoscope thingy changes.. my horoscope will not be this os-fiu-choos thing.. so i wouldnt have to care how to pronounce it..

well.. if you are still seeing stars, question marks, fogs aka blur about what i have to say here.. i'll have to say.. stick your face onto a book.. there's like tons of posts, status, notes.. whatever you can post on stick-your-face-onto-a-book (aka Facebook la.. in case you are not in the same direction as i am.. just have to give it in your face!! then I throw you a book.. wahahaha... ok, enough of these faces and books.. back to the story) almost everybody has been posting, announcing, broadcasting, grumbling, moaning about the change of horoscopes because a certain 13th horoscope has been found..

to know more about this.. http://www.coffetoday.com/the-thirteenth-zodiac/908672/
that's one of the website to go.. or else.. go google la.. 13th horoscope or something..

What do I have to say about this?? Not much.. just the fact that I'm split into 2 horoscopes makes the whole thing a lot more fun... have you notice that there's a repitition of the last date and the first date of 2 consecutive horoscopes?? which means people who were born on these dates belongs to 2 horoscopes.. ain't that interesting??

I admit that i do like to read up about horoscopes and fotune telling stuff just for the fun of it and to testify it's accurate-ness... so as long as i still have something to refer to.. i dont mind being in 1, 2, 3 or even 4 horoscopes..


here are the dates and changes.. help yourselves..


- Capricorn : 20 January – 16 February
- Aquarius : 16 February – 11 March
- Pisces: 11 March – 18 April
- Aries: 18 April – 13 May
- Taurus: 13 May – 21 June
- Gemini: 21 June – 20 July
- Cancer: 20 July – 10 August
- Leo: 10 August – 16 September
- Virgo: 16 September – 30 October
- Libra: 30 October – 23 November
- Scorpio: 23 November – 29 November
-Ophiuchus: 29 November – 17 December
- Sagittarius: 17 December – 20 January


this post is kinda meaningless besides spreading the hoo-ha about the horoscope.. and also to bring back my blog-updating mood so that this place will not be neglected too often..


that's all i have to say...
signing off~~
Toodles

On the way with my resolution 2011.. Yay!

Here I am again... for a random update... Speaking about New year resolutions.. I kept mine moving.. earlier than i have planned.. but it's a good thing.. i guess.. I have registered with my former Korean teacher from when I was attending classes in UTAR.. I'm planning to start either around March or April.. After I'm settled with my finances first... Since I have started working, which will also mean that I'm paying my own fees.. and obviously, the fee for learning a language is not cheap.. especially when you lose your student identity... everything is always more expensive for the working people.. I wonder why???

With the cost of everything increasing since the start of the year... new year, new price as they say.. the only thing that keeps to its stable horizontal line is the amount I'm earning... Coz I'm still new.. I'm not entitle for an increment... yet... tough~~

I have already booked a place with my former and soon-to-be Korean seon seng nim... without doing any research on other language centres offering the service that I am currently looking for.. well, there might be cheaper place which I will regret not finding it first.. or places that does not require me to travel too much and it may also be cheaper which i might be banging my head against the wall five times behind everybody's back after knowing about that.... but... just something to comfort myself for the above situations so that I wont suffer from severe internal bleeding is that since this teacher has taught me before.. she'll know my level and my learning habits so i would be able to pick it back up faster than those who treat me as a new student and unaware of my basics and how much I've learnt previously.. they might be teaching me repititive stuff and might waste my time and money.. so, with somebody who knows where I stopped, I'll be learning something new everytime...
Hopefully those are enough to comfort me if i accidentally found somewhere else that offers the same thing with a cheaper price and a nearer place... i's better go wrap my walls with sponge first.. hehe...

besides that.. i'm now considering about taking the official korean language exam.. TOPIK.. exams are so not me.. I hate exams.. i always stick to the theory where when exams exists.. the student will never be truely passionate about what he or she is learning.. their sole focus will be to ace the exams and not really on mastering the knowledge of the subject itself.. at least that's something i've gone through.. in the end, it's all about exams and i might end up forgetting more than half of it after i step out of the exam hall.. kinda wasted, ain't it?? however, people have been telling me that if i don't take the exam, i'll never be recognised as somebody who knows the language as i have nothing to prove.. no certs or result slips to show how good am i in the language... well.. that carries a point too... cause if i'm really interested in languages and writing, wanting to pursue a career with both of those in my pocket, i should be getting recognition.. getting my writing complete is something that i have said for like a gazillion times and till now i still can't manage to complete them... and besides that, i should be going for exams and get myself some certs to prove that i know the language..

so now, i have started stepping out to get recognitions for Korean.. i think i should be doing something with my japanese as well.. i have my textbooks around.. but i dont really have a tutor to guide.. yeah.. i still have my former japanese tutor's number but i doubt he still remember me.. and i don't think he gives private lessons or something like that.. i do have the materials i think i need.. i have the books.. all i'm left is some coaching.. but that can wait.. until i got my cert for korean first.. one at a time...

before i start attending classes.. it's time to refresh and give my memory a jolt... i have forgot more than half of my vocabulary and grammar.. and work on my listening if i'm serious about taking exams.. i really have bad hearing.. and listening tests is my nightmare.. base on my past listening test experience for japanese.. i think you can find something about it in one of my posts during 2007.. i think.. if you're interested.. i dread listening tests...

okay.. enough blabbing.. it's actually 1am.. and i should be in my bed dreaming about the good-looking korean artiste... male ones.. of course.. hehe.. i always thought choi siwon is kinda cute.. hehehe...



expecting a photo???
sorry to disappoint you..
i'm too lazy to run a google search..
and no.. i don't have his photos stored in my "my pictures" folder..
also... i'm lazy to upload.. or more accurately.. i'm lazy to wait for it to upload although i don't mind blabbing about my laziness...


signing off~~

Toodles!!

Ermmm.. Taiwan trip 1 (June-July2010)

A week has past since the start of year 2011... Here I am again.. To be honest, I actually don't have a single clue about what to update here..

well... after almost half an hour of leaving this page.. I decided to post the most awaited Taiwan trip post.. day 1...

stick around yo while i upload the photos...

I forgot what time was the flight but i remember it was during the morning.. so i reach LCCT at around 7am.. When I walked into the airport, I coincidentally bump into my cousin brother, it appears that he's going on a company trip to Bali... Small world.. It seems that I'm the earliest among the group so I stood aimlessly waiting for the rest to show up until I heard someone calling my name.. and it happens to be another cousin brother who lives in Kota Bharu.. I haven't met him for years, and he still recognises me.. Hehehehe.. he's joining my cousin(mentioned before) for the company trip...

alright.. done with me family reunion stuff.. here's some photos..

on the way to board the plane to Taoyuan airport...



There's nothing much about the journey.. so i'll fast forward... we've now reach Taoyuan airport..


Ok.. I know it seems the same.. but that's 2 different airports in 2 different countries.. Tell me, which airport does not have escalators??


this is our room when we were staying in Taipei



kinda cosy... not bad~~ hehe..

alright.. our first stop.. Danshui... first meal.. Danshui a-gei..



a stroll along the roads of Danshui..



and we witness our first night scene at Taiwan..



After Danshui, we head back to Jiantan (where we were staying) and went to Shihlin night market...



quite a popular place in Taipei...

one of the shops was having a sale.. and of course, that caught our attention...

don't doubt.. this is what we bought... heheh..

before heading back to our place.. we bought dinner...



This is my absolute favourite... cheese potato!! yummmm....

so that wraps up our first day..
and I know it's very absolutely short.. with a very minimal number of photos... well, I'm not that good in describing stuff in english so i kept the whole post as simple as possible.. and the photos.. it takes time to upload and i'm rushing off for dinner.. so just bear with it..

until we have the next post...

Signing off~~~
Toodles

Belated New Year post

It's the third day of the year already... and i haven't post anything up yet.. Better get something on here first.. being neglected in the new year is not a good thing... even for a blog..

There's actually another post in my drafts waiting to be posted.. just that i haven't got the photos uploaded into my computer so it's still lying in my drafts waiting for this one fine day where it could see the daylight.. Yeah.. i admit that i'm very lazy when it comes to uploading photos.. which is why my taiwan trip post that i have promised is not up yet..

alright.. let's get on with the typical new year post.. what shall I be writing about?? what else?? new year resolutons.. before i start blabbing about some dreams that i might not be able to achieve.. let's check if i have set any resolutions for the past year... hold on yo!!

alright.. it turns out that I only have 2 new year resolutions for 2010 (after summarising)..
first.. graduate with first class honours..
gosh!! this will be my worst nightmare.. not only that i'm not anywhere near it.. I can only settle with the majority of second class upper.. there goes my hopes of applying scholarships and stuff.. sigh~~

second.. find a decent job after graduation..
Ooo.. this is much better.. although i have been through a series of job hopping experience.. but i finally settled in a decent place, having a job that i think i'll be able to settle in for 2 years before heading off for my masters degreee..

So, will i be making any more new year resolutions for 2011?? maybe.. give me a few minutes to think..
alright..
first and foremost.. I wanna go for another oversea trip.. I'm actually planning to go to Singapore as it is nearer and I might be able to save some of the hotel expenditure as i have relatives staying there.. and there's not only one.. besides, I wanna have a look around Universal Studios.. I heard that it's kinda pricey.. so I'm still saving for it.. hopefully, I could secure my funds..

secondly, continue learning either japanese or korean.. I feel it's kinda wasted being left as it is.. I haven't decide which to continue yet though.. mast probably it will be korean as I'm still in touch with my korean seon seng nim.. we'll see how it goes..

thirdly, ermm... I was stuck here for 5 whole minutes (playing with country story at the same time).. so I assume i have no more ideas for resolutions for now.. i'll update if I suddenly thought of any..

Okay... That's all for now..

Signing off~~
Toodles!