Plot of my journey - reminiscence

Australia? no more, sadly. But i had gone through a lot for the one year i live there. Just a piece of typing to sum it all up.

15th September 09：

Reached a foreign country for the first time in my life. 23 degrees was cold for me.

23rd September 09:

My first ever flight which I had a chance to manipulate the controls. I puked terribly.

10th October 09:

My first time in Movie World. We went for Superman ride. It was awesome! It was Dan's birthday, we as the company had to report position every now and then to facilitate the party at home. A happy day.

7th November 09:

My 21st birthday. They baked me a cake and bought me a key card. I had a decent family dinner with Azlan, Andy and Bashir too.

14th November 09:

We went to Wet n' Wild today. Our wettest day ever. It was still a little chilly that day. The highlight of the day: DK, Adam and Andy were busy courting some gals, we missed the bus in the end!! We tasted the best KFC ever that night and ride on the most expensive cab ever! Really a very memorable day.

30th November 09:

My first solo! One of my happiest moment there.

24th December 09:

I shaved my head for the first time in my life. Thanks to Andy Pok. haha

26-28tth December 09:

Stanthorpe trip with a bunch of guys! Stayed in a big mansion. Quite creepy but we all had great fun! Indeed a very memorable one.

31st December 09:

"I went to the beach in Cooly with Bashir and Andy to see the fireworks". epic.

2nd January 10:

My first trip to Brisbane after few months. 3 of us didn't bring along passports hence can't check in to backpackers' hostels. We all ended up in Banana Benders. haha.

28th January 10:

I passed my GFPT on this date. The first milestone in my flying career.

14th february 10:

It was Chinese New Year. My first year celebrating it out of the house. We had some yu shang and a simple dinner together. I did some skype call with my family and Emma danced to my whole family. haha.

22nd February 10:

We moved out of Samuel's Place and shifted in 313, Pacific Place.

4th March 10:

With Bashir and Andy, we took the train to Brisbane. We loitered around the City and stayed until the first service of the train.

14th April 10:

We went to collect Sunrice rice bought with "rainchecks" from Coles. You wouldn't believe how much we bought. haha

16th May 10:

I went to Mt Cootha with Bashir. I was mesmerized by the breath-taking view there. Resting there with a cup of coffee is what we call life.

11th June 10:

Wintersun Festival Coolangatta! A parade filled with all sorts of cars from the 50's, 60's and 70's. Clubs there are playing the oldies! People dressed up like oldies! Everything moved backward! It's the busiest Coolangatta that I have ever seen!

15th-19th June 10:

My parents and sister arrived from Malaysia. Seeing them again after 9 months is a good feeling. Managed to bring them to quite a few places but still miss out something here and there....

26th June 10:

Seen an eclipse. A moon eclipse.

13th July 10:

Experienced night flying. It was great but a little scary. haha.

30th July 10:

I saw the biggest patch of fog this day. I had to turn back for the very first solo navigation exercise.

8th August 10:

Had a close call on this date. Kinda blissful because nothing had actually happened.

18th September 10:

We went to Currumbin Wildlife Sanctuary. We saw emus, kangaroos and koala. We did the black and green challenges as well. A fun day indeed!

1st October 10:

I did my CPL today! It marks the completion of my training here. I have got 10 more hours of joy flight to be done! I gave free hugs that day. haha. One of my happiest day of all! Went up to Mt Nathan Wineries with Kate and Whitney. I bought quite a lot of wines and liqueur.

2nd-15th October 10:

My free-est days herein Australia! I tried almost everything here and i spent damn a lot of money. haha. For happiness! =)

15th October10:

I stayed up all night with Adam and Bashir. Had the craziest night ever!

16th October 10:

The end of my journey in Australia and I was back in Malaysia after 8 hours of flight.

Happy Deepavali

It has just past midnight. It's the 5th today. Happy Deepavali to all my friends!

For once, I thought it was Chinese New Year. The fireworks never stop! It was so happening out there, and still is! This is the culture in Malaysia. Firecrackers and fireworks are the indicator that one major festival is coming! It used to be the practice of the Chinese, but the blend of culture has promoted it to a greater extend! haha, even when those things are actually banned in Malaysia.

Fireworks out there are loud and there were nice! I stood out there just now and I was surrounded by 3 different site of fireworks, at my doorstep minus the crowd that we usually have during any countdown events!

Talking about fireworks, the best fireworks that I have ever seen so far is undoubtedly the River Fire in Brisbane. I could never forget the lights on the river! A photo speak a thousand words, but I don't have a photo to show. HAHAHAHA. Perhaps you could google it! I believe there are a lot of photos out there.

Till then! Happy Deepavali again my friends. and hi again, Malaysia.

my tight budget spending equals to people's luxury?

OR

people's tight budget spending equals to my luxury?

Everyone's perspective is different. It depends largely on our background, our history, our tragedies, our victories, our current conditions etcetera.

Try visualizing the answer for those questions up there and see what comes out.

This world is never fair and this world lacks empathy.

" You think the only people who are people

Are the people who look and think like you

But if you walk the footsteps of a stranger

You'll learn things you never knew you never knew"

- quoted from 'colours of the wind'

Freedom

Freedom?

A leaf on a tree is free to wave and move with the wind but the it is always stuck with the tree, it can't leave the tree. A definite fate of leaving would be die or dried.

We as human beings are also being restrained by our limiting factors. it could be financial, mobility, family, health etc etc. However, our options are wider as compared to the leaves. We can choose to sacrifice one for another eg. one might sacrifice his time for financial freedom(more pay), or one might sacrifice his financial freedom for his freedom of movement(time)...

What kind of freedom and what degree of freedom are you desired for? How much are u willing to sacrifice?

今天的海没平时的静，浪涛汹涌。厚厚的云层覆盖了整片蓝色的天。灰。

我又再自个儿漫步在沙滩上。没有夕阳。眼前朦胧一片，海浪声不断。

就只有两个多月。多两个多月我即将回到大马。这里的一切情景会在我脑里逗留多久？届时我会很不舍吗？至少在这里的烦恼比回到去的少。空闲的时间相信也较回去得多。

再多一个月，我的感触应该会更多吧…… 首个出国的经验。再次回家又会有什么感觉呢？

阔别已久的阴天又再现。 乌云密布，风轻轻吹。冷。

我正无所事事，呆在凉亭吹风、看天、发呆。眼前的几位工友忙着为隔壁家做维修工作。陆陆续续传出一些吵杂声。然而我的心情丝毫都没被影响。好懒散的一天。

飞机起飞降落也不时传出恐龙吼叫般的声音。望上去，飞机慢慢地消失在云霄中。那就是所谓的冲上云霄吧！

I forgot when, i start to type without thinking of where the buttons are located.

I forgot when, I ride a bicycle without needing to think that i would fall.

I forgot when, I type sms without looking at the phone.

I forgot when, I play piano on both hands with ease.

But, they are all started with hardships and countless falls. Determination and dedication plays a great part of it. Looking forward for the next milestone in my life.

不开心？难免的。很多时候，心情不由得人选择。周遭的事情及因素，称心的、得意的自然让人心旷神怡，违意的还用多说？

然而，很多事情都在掌控之外。没有人的错，只是时间不对称。天时、地利及人和都得互相配合。

还是旧的那一句，放手。与其懊恼不称心的过去，不如积极面对将发生的未来！

外面天空紫红色一片，美。

bicycle, the way for groceries shopping.

Choice of transport to go for groceries:

1. Bus
2. Bicycle
3. Walk

Choice number 2 will always be my first option. Feel that it is kind of heavy carrying stuffs in the back pack? feel that it is tiring to travel 6 km on a bicycle to go to the shopping mall? feel embarrassed to use bicycle as transport to go for groceries and carrying those groceries back home on a bike?

Probably a bit of everything but it is to be justified by the following:

• it is environmentally friendly.
• it is a good physical exercise.
• it is, sometimes, faster than waiting for the bus.
• it grants more freedom.
• it allows me to stop and enjoy the scenery en-route.
• it saves my $3.00 for the bus.
• and it is a joy to cycle along the beach just to go for the groceries!

So, why not cycle? I enjoy doing it and i will continue to do so... Join me?

Sunday, cold, clear and windy.

I am feeling very tired and a slight headache after a long family outing with all my house mates.

It was a very nice outing. I enjoyed myself at least. We went to the park in Southport. The broadwater is just magnificent that I like it every single time i go there. We sat down on the grass just to look at the ripple of the water, the seagulls and also the clouds.

Then we saw a lot of very futuristic poles with a lot of LEDs in it. They are activated by movements of people passing by. The lights dance. I got very excited seeing those things and i was running like little kid just to see the lights dance. LOL. There weren't many people around though. I then persuaded them to stay for another half an hour just to see those lights after the sunset. The result was quite encouraging. The lights are much nicer and clearly compared to the afternoon.

What a coincident that we were actually bumped into Rijal's mum and relatives who are on holiday during our dinner in Surfer's. Rijal wasn't there and we haven't met his mum before. Magically we get to know them there.

I bought a bottle of CKin2u. I really like the smell.

and, Happy birthday Bashir and Lekky! I doubt both of them would ever read this.