These Few Days

These few days, I couldn't access to the Internet. This was what that kept me frustrating, a bit emo and scratching my head wondering what's the idea of poor line connection. ==. I admitted that I missed someone. No more lkc now. Lkc was just like fog..soon evaporated by the warmth of the glowing sun. I think it's not the warmth of the sun anymore, but a glazing hot sun. I don't know whether I'm pushing/ forcing him too much or what. Now everything was like broken pieces of glass dropping from mid air. There are no words left to say, really nothing to say about this debris left on the cold floor. He said we are still friends, this keep me a slight hope, not on our progress of being together, but just to maintain this wounded friendship. Never mind, I told myself. There'll be someone waiting faithfully, who are willing to lend his ears, his patience and attention to me, but the thing that I can do know is just to wait. I had heard so many times of wait, wait, wait, wait , wait, ponder, ponder, wait , wait and WAIT! I had got enough of it, do I really have that chance to get in love, I'm asking God, Is there any hope in me? I'm just afraid that I'll be listening to a 'no'. By the way, not thinking the same matter will make me feel better,I believe, just hope so it would mend wherever it hurts on my body. I missed other guys too, as a friend somehow, whether they are my friends or going-to-be-bf, argh...does it matter by the way? No one really does bother about it, just leave it saying that ''it's complicated''. I missed this Alvin/ Kelvin( I preferred Alvin) Ng Xiang Tze, whom I got to know him by 16th November. Hmm.. I'm planning to steer all these ''tender'' out of my heart house. Leave it blank and absorb as much knowledge as possible. Currently the word L.O.V.E really has not much facts that are yielding to me. For God sake, it's like something that drag you from the current world, and being locked into a dark room where you just see blinking stars until you found yourself are saliva-dripping of a sick dream. I want to get out of this sickenning trap, I tried and tried and I know there'll never be a way out. Our lives are surrounded of love, even our existance is because of love, I were left speechless of the fact. But we must face it, accept it somehow. I can just say I had much experiences of being neglected, being rejected and I don't know the reason why. Maybe I'm not that pretty enough, not that slim enough, not up to the standard in their eyes and mind. What-so-ever. I'm sick of it. Very sick. Craving to get out of it. Like one of my net friend just said, be yourself, be natalie ~ X)

29 Nov

I think life is like a box of chocolate. You will never know what you will get. Life is full of surprises, awaits us to open every box of surprises, like what the quote said, you will never know what you will get. Whatever you get, take it with a calm heart. I found myself like to write or evn type something nowadays. In the past, I used to write diaries, but now the routine was terminated. I think I considered as a sad story. Actually this habit is a good thing to work out daily, by the way, I eventually quit. Music is another thing that I won't leave it behind me, I think. Music influences me a lot, in almost every way. I heard no dance no life, for me, it will be ' No Music, No Life'. Life would be just as dull as the dark sky that rain ensued, without the melody that played in the soft air, life is more boring as it seems to be. I think I got influenced in music by my parents, especially my mum. Lately, I had been wondering to buy a Digital SLR camera. What's on it that keep my mind stick to it is that, the quote of ''capture the moment''. I had been raising up a few new past times. My friend, Alvin suggested me to read some interesting novels online, gave a link for me to view hk dramas online. He told me some knowledge abour DSLR too. I don't know whether I had startedto like him. I'm so uncertain of what I'm thinking. Couldn't get used to losing the old guy and also struggled beneath to let a new guy to inhabitate your heart. I don't know. I think I need some time to forget the old guy, but those memories we had together were still fresh in my mind that I can't stop viewing them, contemplating them in mind. Those videos kept me smiling too, they're just sweet old memories, but when I think back. Does it worth, is it worthwhile to wait for a guy to turn his back from the girl in his heart to come back to me? Is it possible he shall have the same feelings upon me too? I shrugged. All these are like making a judgement of the tomorow, everything had not been assured but blindly putting a conclusion for it. I just should say, it's the carzy little thing called love that kept our heads swirling..turn round and round, even when you feel dizzy, you're still addicted to keep spinning, until you feel like fainting,and you went black off just like that. Love makes someone blind, really, I experienced that before.

Good Day

Today is just a fine good day. I'm so relaxed by the morning walk. What that keep me practicing this daily routine is because I really like the feeling of sweating. Perspiration is always giving me the feeling of relieving, rejuvenating, just fine good feeling that keep me fell in love with plain little thing called morning walk. Everybody is surely having their very own hard times in life, no doubt, we have to face the obstacles no matter how hard, because life goes on. Sometimes when you undergo the smoky haze, and you are finding a way out, usually there's a breakthrough within yourself, mind and soul. When you conquer the haze and manage to get out of it, you are the ultimate winner. I'm relly striving hard to be the winner, everyone do their very best to stand ot of the crowd, hit the headlines, be the best of all. I'm doing my part, others do their part too. Thos great sunday, I spent plenty of time enjoying myself. Morning walk is on my daily basis, then I onlined again, facing the same laptop screen( I bought my laptop by 13th November, Happy One Week's Old! XD). Then, I went for a walk at Cheras Leisure Mall, went to Popular Bookstore, wandering around between the corners of book shelves, flipping those magazines that could attract my eye sight and have a flip on it... I like this way of life, honestly. My mum's still choosing the best ID magazine, while KY's on his way of finding erasers and rulers... LOL... Back home, I did the online thingy once again. Then, I went for a banquet of Kwang Shao Association's 123 Aniversary celebration. I enjoyed the sumptuous meal there, indulged with the singing ambience that I found myself can't control, joining the singing part too. XDD. Okay, that's all for today, a good Sunday~ XD

Art

I found myself so immersed by looking at the drawings that were in the search engine of google. Art is something that can amaze me, other than cute guys..LOL.. By the way, guys can cheat my love, Art won't. Art will stay loyal to me if you have the same feeling on it. Guys? They won't be staying too long when they saw pretty girls passed by...

Sunway Lagoon Escapade~

I had waited for this day so long, even my little brother started to nag about the trip. When? When? When? Lol.. What that raw attraction over there? It's just about having fun, getting ourselves laughing and screaming over splashed water. We anticipated for it. Hope it's an enjoyable trip then.XD

Haze's Spreading Off

These few days, so unhappy about a guy. I wandered around Kuala Lumpur, namely to explore KL. But the main thing is to steer of the sadness beneath my heart, that hard feelings that make me wonder the same guy the whole day, not just a day, the period is infinite. I wanted to find a way through, an exit for all these, I had got enough of all these. I found myself exhausted of staying to a bad guy for so long, raising a white flag, I'm tired. By the way, I'm happy that haze's getting off from my zone, blew by the wind, and gone with the wind... LOL... I know deep within myself, the best cure of all is just let the time past. But for me, I won't let time passed without doing anything, such a waste of time. Let me be surrounded by works, tasks, my time will be filled with jobs, and I won't face sadness, no time for sadness. Go sadness and don't ever come back again. I'm going to let my holiday filled with midst of sorrowness, it's my holiday, it should be a fun time ever, especially next week is my birthday, my birthday's just around the corner. No one should ever steal my happiness and let sadness conquer me over. Boredom? I found a new cure for it. It's strolling in shopping malls, let new stuffs, newbies, latest trends caught my attention, distract me from thinking of that guy. Game over. Next guy please. XD

Holiday's Here!

I'm really happy and miss the days that I'm with the big gang, not big bang...XDD. Before getting my holiday, my semester break, I was wondering to have one. But when I got it, I felt missing my friends in campus. This sem break will be the long break ever as next semester will just have a gap of one week to the third semester(last semester). The days with big gang, we experienced jungle trekking by night, my unforgettable moments of slippery paths in the jungle, mud all over shirt. All this are experiencing with my best buddy, Dang... Haha. We enjoyed our trip there, got closer with heng dai a gang of guys ( Kher Choon, Zi Quan, Say Kheng, Chin Yi...and sometimes Edward) haha... We shared lots of laughter there and even in the campus... I had a very''gile'' buddy that helped me out of journal, we are actually '' teman seperjuangan'' through weekends, rushing over never-ending assignments... We went to Sunway Pyramid for that site visit..It's lots of fun too... XD... I will miss you guys alot... Enjoy ur holidays!!!! XDD

Awaiting Break

So far, our design class had made us quite miserable. We hardly find ample time for a good night sleep. I can still remember the days of waking up by the morning, classes, back home, assignments, sleep. This routine had been practiced five days a week, and now I'm still repeating it, I mean we are. Yesterday, we went to Sunway Pyramid, a site visit ( to specify). We really did our topic well that we walked through basements, loading bay of the shopping mall. I could barely imagine that we had this kind of experience, indeed, it was a new experience for a teen like me, wearing casual suits, walking through and exploring our site this way. :D. Our topic was Foundation, that was why we undergone stinky places, just to have a shot of the foundation area. I bet it was a good lesson for all of us, my team mates. We took photos of the load-bearing wall, the pad foundations, the columns, the strip foundations, the beams, slabs and etc. We went to some secluded areas, next to the trashy place, walked in there, snapped photos. It was funny that we took pictures together somewhere so unpleasant, and we could still raise our lips for a smile..CHEESE.. XD. After that, we went for our walkabout around Jusco, Asian Avenue, shops, boutiques to start our shopping spree. I went for a movie with heng dais, Life As We Know It, while Dang insisted that she's okay to watch Buried by herself.( Sorry Dang for not accompanying you, :( !). Before the movie, went for lunch by A&W, hotdog bun plus french fries, no drinks..:D. Then for movie, I still could manage to buy caramel popcorn for the show...XDD.. After the movie, I were still in the guys' group, they entered shops for mens' wear and I had no objections for it, they're the majority.. Then, at last, we went to eat Sushi Zanmai.. I missed sushi there.. last time I ate sushi by Sushi Zanmai@ The Gardens was 6 June 2010. I remembered the day so well because I had given my whole family a sushi treat there, it costed me around RM 23O.OO by that time. :D. Then it was yesterday that I could try my sushi again that I craved for so long time... XD. Next, I met up with Dang again @ Popular, we walked around, then to Mark & Spencer, bought nothing. Finally, we grouped ourselves by the mall's main entrance to wait for our bus to go back to campus. I really enjoyed the time when we gaily sang songs, all sorts of songs from mandrin songs, cantonese songs, children songs, festive seasons' songs. I remembered the part when we sand CNY's song... omg, the sound was so loud, and we ignored that and kept on singing crazily, like we were out of our minds. Haha.... XDD. I think I would miss that part a lot, and stay in my mind like forever... XDD. Thanks everyone who are doing your part. XD... For now, I wish that I can have our break, our semester break by 15 November. Working by holidays? I'm still figuring out... XS

Case Studies & Lectures

Case Study 1 : KL Tower
- highest concrete building - 421 metre in height
- 3 phases
- 1st phase : widening Jalan Puncak in Oct'91
- 2nd phase : construction of foundation & basement of the tower
- escavate ( pour in the soil )
- 3rd phase : 'superstructure' by May 1992
* the construction of the building need to consider the wind pressure, etc.

Concrete Finishes
Finishes : touch up for final work ( pedestrian walkway, flooring, wall )

*Engraving
> using special tools & equipments to cut patterns and designs
> permanent
> can be enhanced by staining

*Stamped Concrete
> pattern resembles bricks, slate, flagstone, stone, tiles & wood
>> Overlay revamps, pool decks

*Polished Concrete
> new product, no-wax flooring material
> grind the concrete floor surfaces into a high-gloss finishes
>> Driveway, house flooring

Case Study 2 : Petronas Twin Towers ( SkyBridge )
-established in 28 August 1999
-Cesar Pelli & Associates
-1483 feet ( 452 metres )
-glass & steel construction
-geometric principles - Islamic architecture
> to symbolise grace, strength, unity, harmony, stability
and rationality
-depth ( foundation ) > 21 metres
-skybridge ( double-storey) > linking, facilitating movement between two towers
* in case of fire
-location : levels 41 & 42
-height : 170 metres above street level
-weight : about 750 tonnes
-stainless steel cladding : 65,000 square metres
-steel used : 36910 tonnes of beams, trusses and reinforcement
-two hinge arch supporting the bridge
* Cladding : one type of finishes, applying on the building's skin
-railings
-2 mian joints : beam to column
: beam to ceiling
`> support the building
-beam to ceiling : connection : bolting ( like screwing )
-both block ends are welded to the towers, sunshade joint
-the two-hinge arch supporting the bridge has rotational pins ( spherical bearings ) at the
`> allow bridge legs to flex by wind movement
~end of each leg

>Foundation of KLCC
-friction piles
-concrete usage :- 13200 cubic metres of concrete ( enough to build 130 double-storey link houses )
-original plan - soil is watery, with soft soil, limestone soil.
-switch to the other plan - somewehere far from the soft soil.
*Tower 1 & 2 are built by different contractors.
*Tower 1 started to build first.
Both contractors compete among themselves to build the mega structures.
*Tower 1 leads the game, but suddenly it builds slightly slanted ( not vertical )
However, problem solved.
*Sky bridge - fixing : had encountered 3 thunderstorm when the fixing part was going on.

Built Environment

Lecture 1
Built Environment : man-made surroundings that provide the setting for human activity from largest scale civic surroundings to the smallest personal place.

Components:-
-Architect
-Town Planner
-Quantity Surveyor
-Landscape Architect
-Interior Architect
-Land Surveyor
-M&E Engineer
-C&S Engineer

Design & Construction Team
Client
l---------- Project Manager
Architect
l
l------------l------------l----------l---------l--------------l
Quantity Landscape Town Interior Land C&S Engineer
Surveyor Architect Planner Architect Surveyor M&E Engineer
l------------l-----------l-----------l----------l-------------l
_____________l
l Main Contractor
Nominated l
Sub-Contractor l-------------------l
Sub Supplier
Contractor


Conceptual Diagram : Bubble Diagram

Design Stages
1. Design Brief
Conceptual ideas ( basic sketches )
Discussion between Architect & Client

2. Preliminary Design
Approval from client
Presentation session by design, Architect ( Landscape Architect & Interior Designers ) to client.

3. Finalized Design
Estimate cost by Quantity Surveyor
Changes on design may occur
Working drawings prepared by consultants ( details, technical )

4.Construction Commencement
Construction drawings prepared by respective consultants. ( Architect, ME Engineers, C&S Engineers )

Architecture ( Greek )
- the art and science of designing buildings and structures.
-having qualities of :-
- beauty
- geometry
- emotional and spiritual power
- intellectual content and complexity
- soundness of construction
- convenient planning
- etc ( essetra )

Art : expression of creativity or imagination, or both.

Science : -knowledge / system, covering general truths or the operation of general laws ( obtained and tested through scientific method )
- relies heavily upon forms of LOGIC.

* Vitruvius ( Roman Empire )
Architecture- multi-disciplinary field ( fold mathematics, science, art, technology, social science, politics, history, philosophy, and so on )

* Swiss Re Tower by Sir Norman Foster
* Lyon Airport Railway Station by Santiago Calatrava

What Influences Architecture ?
- Economic
- Socio Culture
- Politics
- Artistic
- Technology

Historical Timeline
~Ancient ( Pyramid )
-Gods, Demons, Spirits

~Classical ( Colleseum- Roman Empire )
-Public buildings / Gathering Area

~ Electicism ( Cathedral, Church )
- Spiritual & Religious Value, Sculptural Value )
- detailing on the ornaments.

~ Form follows functions, international style
~ Arts movement, art nouveau...etc
~ High tech

Main Purpose of Architecture
- to fulfill human needs, sensory, delight
- to capture the greatest achievement of man at a particular time ( evidence for future generation )

Role of Architect
- responsible to client
- as a leader in a particular project
- responsible to the society

Shape

Definition: the characteristic outline or surface configuration of a particular form.
* By having shapes, we can identify and categorizes forms.
* Non geometrical shapes : organic shape

Lines are used to define shapes.

-A line connects two points or two dots.
-A series of dots placed together forms a line.
-A line can be straight or curvy.
-A shape- made by ending a line.
-A silhouette- outline of a shape.
Shape is conceived by xontour or silhouette ; not by DETAIL.

Shape refers to the configuration of shapes and edges of a 2 or 3 dimensional object.

*Mechanical shapes- made with straight lines, circles angd/ or part of circles - the shape that can make with ruler or compass, technical tools.

*Man-made shape~ geometrical shapes

Geometrical shapes: straight with straight sides/ regularlly shaped curves
Organic shapes: shapes that are not regular or free-form.

Primary shapes : Circle, Triangle, Rectangle.

! John Gero and Han Jun
" Drawn shapes play a critical role not only in representing a design concept but also in allowing the designer to reinterpret them to develop new ideas."

-The figure and ground relationship is one of the most important principles in design( must be considered by designer).
-The figure- what you notice ; ground is everything else.
-Shape is a vital design element used as a visual tool.
-The area- composition takes place in is called-- format( defined by its shape and size).
-Shape preferences based on cultural, personal memory and conventional.
-Architects convey motion through Architecture.
*Dancing House, moving shape.
* Front of the building, term : facade ( ''fesat'')

PLANE
Horizontal planes (4)
1. Overhead plane
* Farnsworth House ( Meis Van der Rohe)
* Glass House, Connecticut

2. Base plane

3. Depressed plane
* Rockafeller Center, New York

4. Elevated plane
* Acropolis, Rome
*Izumo Shrine
* Pavilion of Supreme Harmony, Beijing

Vertical planes
1. L-shaped plane

2. Parallel plane

3.U-shaped plane

4.Four planes : Closure

5. Single vertical plane
* S. Agostino, Rome

The Guy that Should be Let Go

Today, by some chances, I'd managed to have a view of my past posts in my blog. I saw that I'm writing about my trip to Cameron Highland. A guy crossed in my mind, it's him, Nigel Chin. I think most of my friends would think Natalie, here you go, you're falling so easily for a guy again, so irresistable to the temptation? Lol. This is not the big deal. Some might say I'm ''flower-hearted'', but if you really know me well, you should know that I'm those people who don't give up so easily on relationship and I can be very loyal. There's the story goes. I'd got to know this guy in ICQ ( some might say it's dangerous again...XD . Somehow, nothing about this ham me yet.. Thank God ). We started chatting by July 2009..last year( I'm not sure about the months, it's around July/ August). Through the chatting, everything seems fine for me, just chatting, sharing the experiences of our lives, no big deal. By the starting, we are netfriends, then he became my brother and he dated me out, then the relationships started to go tangle like a telephone wire wiring all around you. It's in between friendship and love. Somehow, we still strive on the border line, friends to almost couple, couple to friends and back and forth like that. Two word to describe all this--- It's Complicated. Frankly speaking, most of the girls will not like this feeling like hanging in the atmosphere, the feeling of unstable and unsure, this feeling comes to me. Rising my inner bravery, I asked him a few times about this and tell him what I feel through sms. However, there's no exact answers from him. The story just goes on like that and I'd made up my mind to end all this up. Here, he told me he has a girlfriend. No big deal, I told him I'm leaving this relationship and for them to be together.. Just go ahead. Both of us struggle for the friendship. Now, everything ended just like that, no regrets, no harm, nothing. Life goes on. I have my lessons to attend, I have my assignments to do, I have my newly-met friends to chat with, I have my spacious library(resource centre) to hang around, the varieties in my life is colouring my life beautifully. No one should ever refrain me from my tiring yet enjoyable life of study. Bye to the guy that should be let go! Happy ending with your lovely girlfriend. X)

New

I'd got used to the word of new these couple of weeks. New learning spaces, new friends, new course I'm going on, new library, new knowledge and a new path of my life journey. I can say that almost everyday I'm meeting new faces around me, I have to meet my new lecturers everyday, everything is like ever-changing, spinning around like the Earth evolving around the Sun, and also as regular as the clockwise. There's only some of the constant thing on me that stays the same, I bet my gang or my close friends know what it is. I'm still eating bread on a daily-basis. Lol. One thing about the food is I like biscuits and bread, most of the confectionery stuff that will raise my appetite. Sweet food. XD. Back on the new life I'm having lately, I found that myself are getting closer to architecture as day passes by( If I'm going to measure the distance, or even the speed... Speed = Distance/ Time. Then I shall count it 100 metre per day). I really couldn't explain the invisible bond between architecture and me. Somehow, I feel like I'm not totally dislike about this subject, that's good. Maybe as I'm digging in deeper to the ground of the architecture, it will not be as boring as it should be. It's really like visualising what's in the mind to be built in the actual building.More or less, it will be similar to interior design as well. Architecture will be learning about the basic elements of a building, of a house for example. Soon, I'll be learning about the piping system, the ventilation system, electrical supply, and so on. By getting in touch with a little knowledge about architecture, we will actually know how houses are built, the materials, the important criterias the facilities. We are not anticipated to become well-known or top architects around the world, but at least we are well-informed by the knowledge of Architecture. I think I'll be meeting my old friends again-- Physics as I saw them in the Visual Dictionary of Architecture( I'll be getting them by tomorrow's lesson....
XD). I bought 3 books in a package, that costs me RM 380.00. I think the package is far more cheaper then the outside bookstores, I'd made the best decision, a Visual Dictionary of Architecture, the textbook for Architecture also,and a Drawing and Design book). As I mentioned earlier, everything will be new as my new journey leads me ahead. And also my newly-met friends and classmates in the campus. Thanks for the help, guys!

Study Journey~

I'd started my first lesson by yesterday. I shall call it a drawing class, I knew that this week is probably just the introduction of our course. The time where lecturers tell us the rules and regulations to be obeyed, lecturers even share the modules and scopes that they're going to teach. For me, this study journey will be different from the past education systems. No customized uniform to wear, no specific classroom like primary and secondary schools( teachers are not attending to our class, we are the one who is responsible to seek them for lessons, in this case, we are really grown ups, capable to be independent). What's that bothers me is that we don't have tuition classes to depend on... that's bad). That's why our lecturers are our ''dependable'' tuition teachers, and our new tuition centre is our resource centre(both library and the compute lab). The new fact: We Are On Our Own!!! About the reason why I'd decided to choose Foundation in Architecture & Built Environment, it's because I like interior designs much. After this one-year programme, I'll be pursuing a 3-year degree course of Interior Architecture. Why not fashion design, some might say. I had been informed of the competitive atmosphere in the fashion industry. I'm not ready for the peer pressure ahead in this field. We must really bend over backwards to achieve the fame in the circle of designers. There's so must to fight: fame, your label, even for the fabrics... By the way, I'd made up my mind for this journey,just enjoy because there'll be no turning back. Gambate, Natalie!

Working Days~

It's been a long time that I had not posted a new blog this few months, even I left my diary unwritten for a few weeks.(Sorry, Diary! :( ) I think I had a lot of things to share with, if I'm really going to write everything out about my working days. The unforgettable events:- My first day, Joey gave me a grey fleece jacket to be steamed. I thought that it was my first task, but then I only found out that it was my uniform. Somehow Joey had left, no longer working at Juicy Couture @ Pavilion, I heard that she's going o Singapore with her bf. In these days, I had got to know a few colleagues that had been good and friendly to me. Syamil, Mel, Grace, Hafiz, Louise, Nicole, Rebecca, Ivy, our newly part timer-- Hafizah, and also our ''mother'' Joanne. By the way, Hafiz and Grace had left too, I missed them. Hafiz is always the one who tricks everyone with his annoying jacket, and always did something disgusting. I remembered one day, Syamil's bracelet was quite unfit, then we decided to open the string, remove a few beads. Then, here came the disgusting part-- Hafiz put 2 round beads each on his nostrils... OMG..that's not the end yet, he exhaled forcefully, then the beads dropped from his nostrils... Three of us broke into laughter and felt totally annoyed. Hafiz, the 'red' lover and the first look of him surely will make most of the people think of the red Elmo. LOL. Next is about Grace, Sya always emphasised her nose was quite big and joked about it, even gave her the nickname-- Limkokwing's grand daughter. Haha. She is a friendly colleague indeed, we shared thoughts about her life and I shared mine with her. In these working days, more than 2 months, I got to know about the basics(rudiments) of fabric-- how to differentiate between terry cloth,velour cloth and fleece cloth. I think I had grown up this period of hardwork. At the beginning of this job, the first thing that came across my mind would have just be the factor-- $$$. However, when I had worked for quite sometime, I realised that the thing that keep you going on is not $$$ anymore, it's the friendship you had with your colleagues. Counting the days, it's about 1 month to go towards my last day... I will miss every part of my working days, I surely will miss my colleagues... @@

Money~

I think this will be my first time of so desperately want to earn money by my own. The main factor is that I had spent almost all of my CNY's angpaus for 3 bottles of facial products. When my friends got to know about this, they had much opinions about me. I really can't deny that I'm those girls who like aesthetics so much, until I don't care much about money, my personal finance. Honestly, there's not much money left by my side. I think money will not be enough when our desires are accumulating, maybe stop thinking of what we fancy of, steer away those thoughts of lavish lifestyles. Then, a quote came across my mind by this few seconds--- No money, No talk. In this material world which full of temptations, we can't really control our desires to buy things. Women chase after jewelleries, branded bags, clothes ; Guys chase after girls(XD), highly-paid jobs, cars, house, good looks for themselves. Here, I thought of another common & famous idea---5Cs' ( Career, Condo, Car, Credit Card, Cxx)..haha..I forgot the last one. LOL. All in all, money is essential. XD

A Great Mistake

Now I found out that it's my big mistake that I confessed to him. I should not do this to scare him away. Now, the ending that I must accept that is I lost a friend. Nothing that can invert the whole scene. Sad......X(

Adding credit to Natalie Tham

Today, I just went to Popular Bookstore to buy foreign language books. I had one language that I would like to learn in my mind---- Italian. Why Italian? The reason is that Milan, the city which fashion are originated in Italy. Thus, if I had managed this extra language, it will automatically add marks to our own, communicate with others easily. :). By the way, learning foreign languages at a younger age is a credit actually. There's no such thing that learning extra something is just for fashion industry, it is truly widely open for every industries, not beyond age, occupation etc. This is what we usually said Life-Long Learning.

Cameron Highland Trip

The whole trip went smoothly with my family and myself. I enjoyed the vacation very much. Before I went there, I missed strawberry ice-stick ( ice cream). The sweet taste of it making it really irresistable for anyone..I bet. XD. I think I'm not the one who got so much goods bought back from CH. My mum and aunt did. LOL. All in all, I bought strawberry-based products, such as strawberry jam, dried & preserved strawberries, fresh strawberries and strawberry ice-sticks. I also tried chocolated strawberries..yum yum. Others like my mum bought a lot of veges and also some delicate, beautiful flowers. This trip gave me a lot of experiences, either in thoughts or feelings. I gained much. I felt that other than love, I realised that the warmth of family of being together made me feel that actually I'm not alone, there's still my family that support me at my back. I felt the warmth of family when we ate steamboat in a chilling cold atmosphere. The warmth made me feel great, the feel of happiness. The second thing is that the trip to Cameron Highland can teach everyone of us to do a small deed to save the Earth. I saw all the greeneries there, cute flower buds. They remind me of the message of '' Save The Planet, Go Green !''. So, why we still hesitate to do a minor job to practice Recyling..

lovin' it

Lately, I put away those sad song of Jay's, switching my attention to Colbie Caillat. She had a wide range of smoothing, relaxing songs, by just plucking the strings of guitar. This reminds me of my original enthusiastism on learning guitar. The calm tunes out of the instrument set a smoothing, warm, happy ambience, leaving every people who heard her songs joyous and relaxin'. I like her songs such as '' Falling For You'' and '' Bubbly''. Both songs set a merry beginning, by viewing the MV in youtube, I think that i could feel the way she feels. Maybe I should keep my fire of passion, burning in my heart, that i can keep on learning my guitar. If possible, I would like to compose a few heart-warming, calming tunes, songs to be shared by everyone. :). By the way, one thing I could be very sure of, that is my passion upon drawing. If anyone asks me when did i started to draw, I could not be sure, but most probably is Standard Two, 8-year-old. Then, by calculating with my age, I'd been drawing for almost nine to ten years. It is a good achievement for me, about keeping my passion on drawing. I think I would like to thank a lot of teachers that aided me along my life. I could still remember that there's a Art teacher in primary school, who taught me since I'm in Standard Two. Why don't I say that I like drawing since I'm in Standard One? The fact is that I remembered that I drew very ugly people(like small girl) on a paper of half blank and half 5 coloured lines of an exercise book. Haha. If that drawing is being compared to what I draw now, I think it is worth a big laugh. However, as for me, I took it as a growth, a progress of changing, growing, improving, exceeding my current sketches toward better masterpieces. About my Art teacher, I sincerely forgot what's her name( Sorry, Teacher!). One thing that lasted, sticked on my mind long lasting. That is a great compliment from her. She complimented me for a drawing of '' Pasar Malam''. I have gathered a few good ideas from those nice drawings that sticked on whiteboard. I did a few modifications and a bit my own ideas, then I completed my artwork. By next week, she saw it, she gave me marks and she told the whole class that I had did a great job, my artwork has Standard Six's standard, by that time I was just Standard Five, I was feeling very delighted that I got that praises from my teacher. Not just praises, it is about the recognition, the trust and faith on me. I feel so good until now, I'll have my lips smile when I thought about the scene. :). There's a lot more teachers that guided me to a better me. My class teacher when I'm 7 to 9, Mrs. Zheng. She's the one that taught me, the whole class very strictly to write neat and beautiful mandrin words. Thanks Teacher! Then there's still another teacher who taught me chinese caligraphy. There's so much teacher that I wanted to say Thank You. And there's my best friend in primary school, Chang Yee Shan. We had not in contact for several years, I feel that I regreted. Both of us must have change much, but I hope that her passion on drawing will not fade, just like me. I think I will contact her very soon, not losing this friend. :)