ASOC

Met Sky at this booth, ASOC, at the Uni society day yesterday. Took him a split-second to realise it was me. Lots to catch up on. He also invited me to his society dinner although i'm not christian. So, today at 6.30 as told by him, met him at his society house which is just nearby the Law Building. Met lots of people there. Met this final year Acturial Student, her names Sarah. Got a bit of a scare talking to her as she says its a tough course. Another masters graduate student, Vikram and so many more friendly people. I was the only non-christian there. However, luckily i blend in well with all of them. Nice day of socialising. Had a couple ice-breakers with all the people there. Oh, not forgetting, we had a sumptous dinner. Filled to the brim d. Great night... =)

Thats the whole bunch of people that I met

Thats part of the group (From the left; Red-Shirt guy, Myself, Sky, Vikram, Terry, Blue-Shirt guy, n Dorris)

Cleanliness

Ever wonder why countries like Malaysia would never remain clean??? Also the increasing number of landfills that are just reaching maximum capacity within a short time frame is due to the volume of garbage that is not recycled. There's a simple explanation to this. Unfortunately, the government has failed to realize this simple solution. There are just insufficient number of trash cans around city and all walk ways. Further more, when was the last a Malaysian saw a recycle bin in the neighbourhood??? Never rite!!! Well thats the reason why Malaysia will always have this problem with waste disposal. Check out a city like Melbourne. There's a trash can like every 200 meters you walk. Not only trash cans, most of the time a recycle bin too. If the entire Penang population stopped throwing rubbish for one day and sweep up the streets, it would just take another day for it to return to original. Why?? Because, there aren't enough collection bins located, so people like you and me just resort to throwing rubbish outside on the five-footway or through the car window. A park near my Uni, check out the pictures...

Thats a clean park by Penang standards, and very well organized too


Thrash cans


The recycle bin!!! Non-existant in Malaysia!!!

Commerce Faculty

Sorry for this very delayed post. I have been very lazy to blog these days. Anyways, below are some pictures of the faculty of commerce. Its a brand new building. The Economics & Commerce admin just moved in a week ago into this new building. This building is called ' The Spot ' . The pictures below shall explain as to why this building is called as above. Its a very modern building compared to the century old buildings for the other faculties. However those century old building have managed to keep track with advancements in technology. Overall, its a very well planned university. The Union House as they call it, is like the hang out spot for students during lunch and free time.

My Faculty!!! :p

Lecture Theatre

The building from outside...

This should explain the name of the building

On one of the floors in the Uni...

Orientation was nothing great. Was just a couple of lectures on what to expect from your particular subjects. Also on the last two days, they had exhibitions by all the Societies and Sports groups in the Uni. Was great fun going booth to booth and listening to all their stupid explanations. Some were not stupid though. Oh, not forgetting, Niresh almost joined the Sri Lankan's society. He just loves the Sri Lankans!!! And Anand, just could not pursue his dream of becoming like Ronaldo. Too bad Anand, your stamina not good enough for Aussies!!! Hahahaha... Try harder next time. So, thats all for now, more updates coming up soon...

Melbourne!!!

Its been almost a week since I have been in Melbourne. Its a very well organized city. I rather not comment on the people here yet as its been only one week since I have been here. Had a lot of help from a very good friend. Managed to find accommodation after 2-3 days of hunting. Also had a superb shopping spree buying groceries and all the daily needs for my super small room. Had a great day on the 22nd celebrating a friends birthday at a Thai resturant!!! My first time eating at a Thai restaurant. Food was great, had lots of fun and laughter. Visited China town after dinner. Was a pretty nice place with lots of CHINESE restaurants and shops!!! Unfortunately, I was unable to cam-whore as I forgot my camera in my room. I shall upload some nice pics when I am done with my orientation which finishes this Friday.

The tram!!!

Till then, keep tuned in to my blog, more updates coming up soon.

Melbourne!!!

A wonderful city with great people. Especially the friends that I am currently staying with now. Very well organized city with trams & trains everywhere. Its a must visit at least once in your lifetime. Till then, stay tuned to this blog, while I explore this very new city to me. I will keep you people updated.

Special Fren!!!

Hey, just want to thank you for all the encouragement and help and support yea.....
Had great fun talking to you the night before I left and also when I got onto the flight about to leave... Good Luck to you and May God Bless you...

Friday Gathering

Had a small gathering with friends at my house, before I leave for Melbourne. Didn't have an opportunity to take pictures when my friends were here. Also had a couple of mom's friends here. Had a simple dinner, some dessert, then for a tour around my house. Many pictures were not recognizable by someone huh.... Hehehe....Time has flown very fast and I no longer resemble my old self anymore. Not even a slight hint of my baby face remains... Jackfruit, coming soon people. Got a number of gifts from people that came over. Really should not have troubled yourself for the gifts.

Handkerchiefs from a great mentor/friend

Whats in there???

Some lovely cookies from a very kind and thoughtful girl.

Had a great time reuniting with my close form 5 friends. Had some coffee later at coffee bean, and everything was over by 11.30... Thanks everybody for coming.

ps. The cookies were delicious, thanks for baking it....

Wednesday, 4th Feb

Had been planning this outing for a few days and in the end, 2 people still couldn't make it... Next time ppl...
Left my house at 9 sumthing, then went to IDP to settle some last minute agenda. Then off to Ai Chia's house. Meeting point for Islanders. ie. Me, Wen Yang and Ai Chia. We were going over to Juli's area, mainland there. Finally reach Juli's house after some ridiculous directions led to us going the wrong way, all thanks to Wen Yang.
Juli toured us around her house, then off we went to some shoppping mall, Jusco if not mistaken... I was pretty blur with the roads as its not my area. Then followed the girls go shop, best of all was the number of shoes the Chipmunk tried on.... Uncountable if not mistaken.

The animal clan!!!

Then off to Pizza Hut, had lunch then off to Sunway Carnival Mall. I finally remembered the name. Watched Underworld 3, I was lost in terms of the storyline, but its was actually fun watching all the action. Juli toured us around the area there, showing us many shops and some stories.
Then off to Autocity, took us such a long time to decide on our dinner spot. Was my fault actually. Hehe....
Had dinner at Subway.
Ice Ice Baby, here we come!!!! Had dessert there, then headed back to Juli's place. Met her parents, then back home we headed.
All pics have been uploaded to Juli and Ai Chia's blogs, refer to them for more action

ps. Thanks for the tour around your area Juli!!!

Busy days...

Went to KL over the weekend just to relax and meet up a few people. Had great fun with my cousins and now I am back in Penang to start planning my future. Got lots of planning and arrangements to be made before I leave. Owh, I forgot to mention, I will be leaving for the University Of Melbourne soon to pursue my career. So, I have been very busy these past few days and I will continue to be busy preparing to go there. More updates to follow soon...