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Welcome to The Art of Silent Dialogue
Friday, April 9, 2010Y

PuriCute!
Cute Purikura Online cute

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Tuesday, August 18, 2009Y
The mental Struggle

At that moment... the angel and demon are having a fight at the back of my brain...

Demon: Give up... Go back sg, get married, have kids and let the man worry about $.

Angel:U know how many people yearn for the chance to study overseas!? n u are giving up without trying at all? Shame on you!

Demon:What's the point of trying when you know you are not the cut out to be!?

Angel: At least there won't be regrets in your dictionary anymore...

The mental struggle lasted for a while before my own conscious snap at my own devilish thoughts...

I shall not live in any regrets anymore............
I'll try harder...
I'll learn to not hate Mondays anymore...

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Wednesday, July 29, 2009Y

NATIONAL DAY CELEBRATION!



so Singapore!!


*Click the photo to see an enlarged version!
It says "If you park at 12.00 midnight or thereafter, it is a new day. Please tear the correct tab"

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Monday, July 20, 2009Y

1st day of school.....
As usual
I had to drag myself out of bed... (even though the lecture starts at say 11am)
I'm always on the dot...or slightly late...
I'm always in the rush...without breakfast...
Old habits die hard.....

1st day horror
I actually bought a new copy accounting handbook with the exact content (just in a different cover and title) to another handbook which I bought last semester!
That stupid handbook......cost me $89! *I can't refund it becoz I have already wrapped the handbook!

1st day surprise
There is no tutorial for the entire week for all my units! Yea...







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I changed the theme song......
Enjoy!

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Thursday, June 18, 2009Y

School sells fake degree

Spot the difference!
The real one ...



The fake one..


(Pictures take from Straits Times at www.straitstimes.com )

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Saturday, June 13, 2009Y


Dear All...
I'm BACK HOME !

Yvonne

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Wednesday, June 3, 2009Y



"COLUMBIA (South Carolina) - AUTHORITIES in South Carolina revoked the licenses of a funeral home and its director after he admitted one of his employees cut the legs of a 6-foot-7 (2-meter) man without the family's permission so the corpse would fit in a casket."

Source: http://www.straitstimes.com/

Can you believe that the wife of the man decided to settle out of court for a sum of money without even a word of apology?



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Tuesday, June 2, 2009Y

I'm sorry for not being appreciative...

I'm afraid for not being on time for the exam today, that's why I asked Dennis to wake me up at 8am Australian Time (6am in Singapore)...

But instead of waking me up at 8, he called at 7... I was nasty that I snap at him...
I thought of all the possible excuses : I slept at 5 and was no thinking straight enough... But I guess it is not enough to be not appreciative....

He was nice enough to wake me 1 hour later and not even upset that I snap at him at all...

I'm sincerely sorry..And when I apologize for my unforgivable nasty temper... He was really sweet enough to tell me that it is alright...


Ultimately you know that I'll always go along with your decision...
I'm always such disappointment...


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2 June is another big day (other than exams are over) for Sheau Tien and Tony!!
Happy Birthday!

Best wishes in your all endeavors !

Tonight is party night!




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Macro Econs, 2 June, 10am, Concourse Level, Caulfield Racecourse Seat No. T171

It's a 3hour paper with 7 Questions...
Hmm..... Let's use the "descriptive" adjective OK!
haha..
(Not much of complains from the gang)
The paper was rather easy in a sense in you have studied the Econs textbook inside out... but the thing is ..... I'm so "studious" to read through the "thin" and "interesting" text inside out....
Haha...

Finally Exams streeeessss oveeer? Was there even exam stress at the 1st place? (*that's totally up to you to decide)

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Monday, June 1, 2009Y

While Singapore confirms the 5th case of H1NI (Swine Flu), Australian's swine flu count capped at 303 with 10 schools closed in Melbourne.
What a great difference in the numbers...

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Something interesting that I read on the Straits Times...

TOKYO - THOUSANDS of people queued for hours on Monday outside a luxury jeweller in Tokyo that was offering an unusual promotion to ease the recession blues - a giveaway of 5,000 free diamonds (0.1 carat rocks, worth about 5,000 yen (SGD 50 dollars) each).

Source Straits Time Singapore.




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Accounting 2, 1 June, 10 am, Concourse Level, Caulfield Racecourse, Seat No. T187

The paper was rather ok... Ok seem to be the only word in my dictionary...
I can't finish the paper...

There were 9 Questions..
Qn 8, I knew my answer was not right for the lease question... so I liquid off the answer and did another working in pencil directly below...
(My teacher said you could do the paper in pencil... so I hope they will mark my pencil working because that is correct! *doubled checked with my friend after the exam)

Qn 9, there is two parts to the question,
a. income statement under HCA and under NVM
b. Balance Sheet under HCA and NVM
I only managed to finish the (a) and half of (b)
*I only managed to caculate total Asset...

The total of the 2Qns= 10 +13 =23 marks
In conclusion I think I can only say bye-bye to HD?



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Saturday, May 30, 2009Y

The number of confirmed cases of being diagnosed with swine flu in Australia = 254.
The number of Victorians diagnosed positive = 173
Schools remain closed in Victoria (Melbourne North) =7

Last Updated 30 May 2009
10pm

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videos on youtube that I find touching...
Must watch...





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Friday, May 29, 2009Y

Management Exam, 29th May, 10am Building 73 1.03 Seat No. 38

Pre-exam feelings
I sat at the common room with this almost "I'm not able to make it" mentality... I just hope that the tips given are really accurate...

During the reading time of the exam
I glanced through the paper to make sure that what I have studied have really come out in the paper... True enough, the tips are as accurate.. Sign out of relief...

Started writing the paper...
I found the 1st
APA referencing went fine... and the rest of the short question was merely manageeeable ...
when it came to the last part of the paper.. I'm so sure that what I have studied is no way going to make a good long-essay question answer.
I have no idea what rubbish I wrote for the long-essay question. I totally screwed it up... I just got this feeling that I'm going to repeat this module... the Long-essay is 40% of the paper - that is why I'm so worried...
Serve me right for taking chances on General Administrative Theory... I didn't expected this was that hard..


*Pray hard for me that the teachers are generous
enough to magically pass me...

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Thursday, May 28, 2009Y

Statistics Exam ,28 May 3pm Building 73 Room 1.05

I'm stun and lost when I sat for the exam... kinda affected by the girl sitting beside me taking a management paper... She was so lost in the paper that for several times she stop writing and stare blanking in the exam hall.. and her elbow is touching mine.. the space is so small ...

when she stopped , I too stopped.. no idea why ...
The afternoon sun shine directly into the window into my eyes... the glare was kinda terrible...




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Tuesday, April 28, 2009Y

Brr... brr... It's getting cold lately because of the rain...
I love rainy days... particularly when it drizzles...
I miss the warmth in your hands...


天黑黑﹐欲落雨﹐天黑黑﹐黑黑。。。
天黑黑﹐欲落雨﹐天黑黑﹐黑黑。。。

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Sunday, April 12, 2009Y


Dear All ...
I have finished my post on the Taiwan Trip...
I have posted on the same post... So please scroll down...

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Something interesting that I found in a recycling bag given out in school...

It says I love Monash Student Association...


The contents inside the bag....

A File that contain student discount when subscribing magazines...

with a monthly planner....


with a Ikea shopping catalog...


And...
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This is what that is sooo interesting ...







Can figure out what this is ?!!?

Take a closer look ...
The brand name...

Recommended for .... adults ...

And the range of products that they offer...


I guess you know what that is...

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Sunday, March 29, 2009Y

My conversation with Dennis

Me: How can I pass off a 800 word essay as a 1500 word essay?
Dennis: Photocopy another set and attached together.
Me: What a FANTASTIC idea!(i actually meant that you are lame)
Dennis:I think you must be laughing your head out now.. Only idiots like me can think of such ideas. And I think your teacher will not notice..
(I will be that idiot if I trust that he will not notice it)

awhile later....
Dennis :
u r my sun, cause r "hot" and make me warm
u r my moon, cause u got a lovely body, and of course, beautiful in the night
u r my star cause u will be everywhere with full of surprises
and u r my shooting star cause u make my wishes come true

Me: Since when you become a poet? or u copy it from some where de?

Dennis: ORIGINAL ONE HOR, i later go apply for patent

I'm thinking am I not beautiful in the day!?
and the moon shape is round de... fat u mean??
or the changing shape of the moon, round n crescent at different times? (the time that we are in school, i was not that crescent shape, when we are not in school no more PE lesson, round shape, now that i know i have found someone special and that he will not mind me at the roundest size and shape)

haha ...nevertheless.. i feel happy =) hehe...



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Sunday, March 1, 2009Y


Taiwan Trip (15th Feb- 22nd Feb 09)

On the 15th Feb
At S'pore Changi Airport Terminal 1
This is where the journey begins...






Approximately 4 hours and 35 mins....
(Basically I slept throughout the flight because I was so tired after Seng's Bday party)
We arrived at Tao Yuan Airport...



We took a coach service to the hotel....
After the checking in the stuff immediately we start shopping, eating, buying...hahaha


Outside of Ximen Station... The display looks nice... (My saliva is dripping..hahaha)


Promoting their 宪兵!
Salute!


咖哩鱼丸!


Actually I have no idea what my Baby is eating.. some ice cream and peanuts wrapped with po piah skin.. haha.. Look at his facial expression! So 夸张!

Taking their train service


(must buy ticket.. unlike the train services in Australia.. hahaha)

Looks blur blur... blame the photographer... P/s I wasn't the one who took the photos..
(You know who took the photo now..)

The Taipei Lantern Festival at Dr Sun Yat-Sen Memorial Hall
It is a coincidence that we are able to enjoy beauty of the Lantern Festival on the last day.




Along the roadsides
Actually I, myself can't finish such a big 棉花糖.. But i insisted... The one ending up having to finish eating it ....
Oopps...



*L O V E *
We took a photo together but the lighting of the camera was not as professional so cant even see our faces..
Despite it, I strongly believe that the L O V E in us will last entity

(the theme is 牛郎与织女... Like them we sort of really meet each other once a year... haha)











Can you believe this... this is created by primary school students..

Inside of the memorial hall... Dr Sun sat with the inscriptions...
**Actually I'm no history student and have no idea what the inscriptions means..





This briefly ends Day 1

16th FEB 2009
Day 2
We went to WuFenPu Shopping District...


but...批发日不零售
haiz ....
Even so.. we bought 2 chic bags.. one for me and one for Dennis' mum..

After which...





Feeling hungry?
my stomach is growling..haha


ah ma mee sua...


Pineapple flavored prawn ball? Appealing lei ~


Cute box... But what matters the most is the contents inside... haha

Felt so cheated at the 1st bite... there is no pineapple flavor at all~
Then we thought maybe the stall name is call Pineapple... (旺利bring business ma)
Then....
we realised that there is actually pineapple slice...
just that is it hidden under the prawn ball...
haha ...
**Whew ... lucky never ask the 老板where is the pineapple.. hehe

This is a MUST TRY!!
The strawberry ones are fabulous~




Little kids out there will chua tio seeing my baby's face like this !

haha ...
I saw a trolley of tomato... and i thought that will taste nice... so...
haha ....
Little did we expect... (Can tell from his expression ba?)



Taiwan is an eating paradise!




Inside the snowy skin... there is strawberry ice cream and a real strawberry!

My baby said if we walked about 10 odd mins in the other direction... we will reach another night market....
so.... we walked and walked ....
meanwhile ... we saw...

*So cute...



and walked and walked .... til we saw....






This was a so sian and tired face when we realised that we actually walked in the opposite direction!



so..... we decided to take train to the night market...

But after all the walking.... I definitely deserve a good meal !



I'm never a mushroom fan..
But this looks cute and ....

Tasted delicious at the 1st bite....
This a food paradise!

This roughly ends the 2nd day !

17th FEB 2009
Day 3

The plan today? Visit the Armed Forces Museum
Before that.... Breakfast/Lunch 1st... haha
It's all about eating and shopping isn't it?


I've been wanting to try this out since day 1.. But it is always endless wait at the queue..But today we were there even before the queue ..... haha ....

How thoughtful.... the way the fold the packet ensures that the sauce does not get stained on the packet !




卤肉饭。。。





He totally look like an army material man!
Actually we were looking for the police museum or something along that line..


Collect the stamps and win a souvenir!

Camera skill lousy ! haha ....

Do not try this at home ...

He totally fit into the size of the picture..haha




After which we went to another night market.. Little did we expect the entire street of the night market sells children wear.. I felt so cheated...


18th FEB 2009
Day 4
高雄here I come !
I have no idea who said to wake up early to catch the morning train ....
But it was almost noon time when we arrived at the train station... haha






Reserved specially for me !

This is of one the few well taken photos.. haha ...


A typical Singaporean will think that Food and Drinks are not allowed on board on the MRT... So we didn't thought ....
The scent from the neighbor seat... made me super hungry... the food on the menu looks appetizing... Looks is the keyword. I thought I'll sleep though the 2 and half hour journey.


This is bus interchange I guess...

Actually we had no actual plans of coming to Kaohsiung. It was an impromptu decision.. so there is no itinerary.. We basically thought it will be fun pure exploratory trip.
(So we actually didn't know we should go to KeTing to the beaches.. This is only what I come to know from friends in school)

Dennis wanted to go the the 爱河 Love River...
I guess the name suggest Love is the air and this love will last forever...
I guess he wanted me to feel the same way...
Thanks! I appreciate all the things that you have done for me...Everything I mean..




Love River Boat Trip!~


I deliberately chose this blurred photo is to match the atmosphere with the love river.


If you take a walk down the sides of the Love River, you will find statues that symbolizes everlasting love.

The beautiful night scenery!

There are many beautiful night spots in
Kaohsiung...









19th FEB 2009
Day 5
I don't remember the name of the place we went ... There is the map..



This near the Confucius temple..





Confucius temple
I thought can pray...but it is just a temple museum sort of thingy....
Just a Tourist Attraction.


There is alot of temple museum around...





求签。。。 but I have no idea what it means ...



We are Dragon babies!


This is the interior of the Dragon ... Beautifully crafted and painted ..


The top of the roof..

We are at the Old Fortress of the City ...





Somewhat the same concept as the Great Wall of China.. but not as magnificent.

Return ticket to Taipei


20th FEB 2009
Day 6
Yang Ming Shan - Flower Festival
The temperature was about 10 -15 degrees... It was as cold or colder than the winter in Melbourne.



Dennis only wore a thin wind breaker... He is freezing like anything.



Our destination is the Flower Clock... which is....... 6 Km away !?~


Look at the flight of stairs... This is killing me ...
The only reason that I'm here is of because of the flower festival.




















After the flower festival .

士林夜市 is our next stop....
we bought alot of things at one shot wanting to spend all the Taiwan Dollar we had... haha ...


See all the files and stationary I have bought...



Tonight is the last night in Taiwan.. I feel so fortunate ... no matter is on tour or if I'm going back to Melbourne from Singapore ... Dennis will always be gentleman enough to do all the pack and clearing all the mess I've created...
Thanks!

21st FEB 2009
Day 7

We did some last minute shopping at Ximen Shopping District...
The Bus Coach on the way to the airport...





On the Plane back home ... ..


Some other things that I would love to do or go if I ever visit Taiwan again..
Visit KeTing Beaches in Kaohsiung
Visit the Yang Ming Shan's spa resort
Visit the Water theme Park (Must Go)
Eat mee Sua and lu rou fan again!
Shop til I drop ~






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