Hong Kong

Despite meeting BIG HUGE mosquito in my BATHROOM when i was about to take off my clothes, calling my mum all the way from Hong Kong just to ask her how to use a washing machine, getting use to the almost rock-type THIN bed, I am surviving Hong Kong, well enough to enjoy every aspect of their culture, environment, and the fast-paced and urban lifestyle.

I am living in St. John's college, arguably the best and strictest ( curfew at 12 ) residence hall in HKU . My first day was greeted by hell a lot of loud yelling, ( they were conducing an orientation for the local students, its like NS, that explains the yelling and shouting ) and I thought maybe I requested for the wrong hall.

But it turns out that I was wrong. The people here are exceptionally friendly, they treated me well and help me in many ways to help me to get accustomed to my new surroundings. I was so impressed at how the committee run the orientation with such harmony and discipline, an almost flawless programme that portrayed their sense of commitment and responsibility towards their tasks. They are well-known for efficiency, but what i witnessed was beyond my imagination.

I found out that there are pretty a lot of foreigners in my hall too, from every corner of the world. After few days, I knew a Swedish, 2 Germans, 2 Chinese from China, 2 Japanese, an Indonesian, a Korean from Canada and of course, a few locals. HKU is really getting international. And to emphasize on my point, take a look at this...


800 over international students in a single hall, and we have 3 more halls full with international students too. Now, that's a WOW.

I really do enjoy living here in Hong Kong. I have never been plagued by homesickness ever since I got here, and I hope that this wonderful journey filled with sweet memories and rich experience that I am about to get, would be the panacae to the disease that many overseas students suffered from.





oh by the way, I tried to eat dim sum at one of the local restaurant, but look what I bumped into,
* i was taking the photo from the entrance itself *

iT aLl DePenDs

I can't sleep, or rather , i don't want to sleep. The moment I wake up again, I felt that part of my life is slipping away from me. I hated the feeling. For those of you who are coping well in a foreign land alone , you truly earned my respect for you courage.

I'm clouded with uncertainties. I can honestly admit that part of me isn't ready for the changes in way of life, culture and the environment. But I am excited over the prospect that I am able to improve myself, learning and honing skills that are crucial to survive in this competitive world. It's just that, I'm not too sure my fear outweighs my excitement, or the opposite.

It really depends on how well and fast I could adapt and settle down. Stepping in the university would be like entering pe5 for the first time, meeting nobody but strangers, feeling so helpless because you couldn't depend on anyone yet. It's such a big leap for the first step.


I'm lucky to have an elder brother who constantly gives me advices.
I'm lucky to watch Randy Pausch's Last Lecture ( Credits to Chee Ping ). It gave me some much needed inspiration.

And because of that, I'm no longer afraid, but looking forward for my departure.

Someone told me that it's ok to cry, but if I do, I reckon it would be tears of joy.

Yo!!!

sorry i could not keep my promise.... i was really busy preparing for my finals.... i guess i have turned myself into a full time nerd.....

until i had a fever and sore throat ... and it suddenly dawned on me that i had never exercise for 2 months!! * so not shing vee right ? * Guess that was the main reason why i feel sick.....urgh....

alright... bad news aside..... here comes the good news....

1) .... not-so-nerdy-anymore Shing Vee had been playing basketball for the past 2 days..... * claps * a good start towards a healthy lifestyle...

remember kids.... a good workout a day keeps the fever away..

2) I have been accepted into the University of Hong Kong ..... * claps * , although i have to satisfy the entry requirement ( abb ) before i can confirm a place in HKU. So, if everything goes well , i'll be leaving for Hong Kong 1 week before September. Bittersweet moment huh.....

disneyland.....dimsum.....pretty hong kong chicks..... these are enough to compensate the loneliness....

3) i updated my blog....* claps *


that's it for now.....

stress!!!!!!

I NEED TO GO KAI KAI!!!

JuSt bLogginG fOr tHe SakE oF BloggiNg

My life for the past few days/weeks had deteriorate rapidly, spending much of my time uneventfully.

My weekdays have been pretty much a routine for me. I can sleep peacefully ONLY if i follow my routine.

Discipline has became part and parcel of my life. Despite how much i long for a well deserved freedom, i admit it is important to practice discipline for survival purposes. Many challenges lies ahead of me ( at least until end of June ) , threaten to tear me apart should i slack off a bit.

I'm getting tired, weak and frustrated, only my little dream is my source of inspiration, never once fail to motivate me.

caioz

hOw TiMe fLieS......

29/2/2008, once in 4 years, and today is probably the best day to blog.

It suddenly dawned on me how time flies, really fast. tomorrow marks the beginning of the month of March, and pretty soon i reckon, i would witness the end of June, the beginning of another journey for me, and another step closer to my dreams.......

In this short span of time, * from jan till feb * , i laughed, teared, felt insecure and did ponder on the existence of gods, which many of us, believe they influence our life, indirectly. i was amazed at how things could intertwine so coincidentally , leaving me in such awful situation that at a certain stage, i really wondered whether all of these happened for a reason, a good one.

I could not help but to stare at the sky, wondering where exactly they were. and even more egregious, i tried ( in vain ) to pinpoint their exact location, hoping that somewhere far far away, they would notice this little helpless guy, as though they understand what i have been through.

I guess i still lack the ability of looking at the bigger picture. events do happen for a good reason, however bad it might have been, we should always look at the bigger picture. it might be a tiny dot, but that is enough to raise new hopes for me.

Every cloud has a silver lining.

but it did not answer my question.

nitez!

finally,

i have decided to quit dota....