Sunday, July 27, 2008 @10:33 PM
WANTED: CAT WHISPERER
Well, I've always wondered .

How would it be like to see things and life from a cat's perspective, this cat in particular. I wonder what she sees of or thinks about us. Does she even think? Can she form opinions or even thoughts?

I wonder if she knows when's Christmas and whether she starts to expect anything. But she could most probably sniff out her presents anyway.

I wonder what cats in general think about dogs.

And why the hostility towards them. Did God make cats and dogs in a way which they can't be at peace with one another?

What does she like so much about jumping into bags and boxes? I wonder if she knows that makes her awfully adorable. Attention seeker!

And why in the world does she like scratching people that much?? She just left some really angry scratches on my poor, innocent baby who was just sitting there minding his own business. I swear sometimes I'm just about inches away from pulling out her claws with a pair of pliers. Not that I'll ever be able to do it unscathed. By the way, she hasn't been bathed for more than a year and she apparently behaves like a possessed cat when she gets them.

And I would definitely love to give her a piece of my mind and tell her it's WAY uncool to pee on my bed again and again on the same freaking spot! Just when I let my guard down and didn't close the room door! She'd be a
dead cat next time she does , hmmph!
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Saturday, July 26, 2008 @4:04 PM
Sydney's pretty cool.

Cool people.
It was my last night there and so was Giandi's who was leaving Sydney for good.


Hurricane Ribs!

Regional dinner out together with a few Sydneysiders.

And karaoke after.

Night out with Chareli and housemates. Dodgy stranger at the back.

Mrs Macquarie's chair.

Condom heads at Passion Flower.

They have the most awesome ice cream ever! Black sesame, green tea with redbean, some cherry blossom flavour... Yum!

Aroma Festival at the Rocks. Pretty much a food fair with people selling coffee, chocolates, tea, spices etc. Was so packed with people it reminds me of home.

Chareli finishing her very sweet... Baclava? Looks like someone was high on sugar!

Korean BBQ afterwards. The pseudo couple. -_-
Big thanks to Chong wee and Chareli for putting up with me :)
Bunking at Chareli's just reminds me of the 607 days. Good
and bad times... Her usual sleeping at 4/5/6/7 in the morning at waking up past noon the next day and me messing up the whole room as usual. Some things just never change. Ok. Qiao wen and Sue wen were pretty much in a different room with that huge wall dividing the room... Oh well.. 607 was great. We were the only room from the whole cluster that had access to neighbours' wireless but we were the only room that attracted the bees as well. Stupid bees. Die bees die!
End of digression.
Cool places.

Queen Victoria Building! Love this place! Don't love the prices though...

Why put a wild boar in front of the hospital?

University of Sydney. So much cooler and bigger than our uni. They even have grass tennis courts in campus. We had our conference opening night at the grand hall on campus as well.

Very Oxbridge. Don't you think so?

Hyde Park fountain. I love parks. And museums and art galleries too.

A walk in the park.

St Mary's cathedral. Oldest in Sydney.


Inside. Stained glass and awesome architecture.

Night time at Circular Quay

Does this place even need any introduction?

Model of the city right under your feet!

At Darling Harbour where the supposed public mass was telecasted from somewhere.

Bondi beach. No topless sun bathers in sight.

Random father and son at Bondi. With the stretch of nicely done graffitti behind.

I love this picture taken at the botanical gardens and Zie doesn't. He doesn't like pictures bordered with trees and whatnots. Hmmm.... Very differing opinions we have. Trouble looming ahead?

Bye. See you soon.
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Monday, July 21, 2008 @7:25 PM
So... I haven't updated in months! But then again, it's not like anyone cares. For those who pop your heads in once in a while, thanks for your concern :)
Funny that the last post was on state conference and now this one would be fresh ( not exactly fresh fresh but about a week after) from national conference. Wowee! Sydney was an awesome place to visit not so sure bout living there though. Nevertheless, love the place, love how it's always bustling with people 24-7, love the food , love the shopping...
Anyways, back to conference. It was such a great experience! Discussions had, conversations made, people met, PARTAAYYSS... all added up to that. But for me, the biggest takeaway from conference was gaining a better understanding (finally!) of what AIESEC really does, its relevance to me and also in society and also what our contribution in the organisation means and does.
Another takeaway would be taking initiative. AIESEC or any other organisation for that matter is made up of its people and it wouldn't have gotten to where it is today if not for the initiative taken up by every single one of them who had contributed in it. Imagine this, 60 years ago, just 3 years after WW2, 6 (or 8, I forget) university students thought that there was a need to foster greater relationship and understanding across borders hence the organisation. And look at where their initiative has gotten today: a globally recognised student run organisation with members from 103 countries, an impressive list of alumni, thousands of lives transformed and experienced gained through leadership and exchanges.
Look, joining AIESEC is not a magic wand. It DOES NOT guarantee you that life changing experience nor does it turn you into a leader overnight. It's entirely up to you to take up the initiative and immerse yourself in the opportunities that it brings. The same goes for everything else in life anyway. But AIESEC offers you the avenue to organise events, lead a team of people, and knowing you'd always get the support needed. Even when you screw up, it's not like you're gonna get fired just because of that. And with all these, it only makes you more confident and ready to take on the world.
Conference was really intense and tiring though. Doesn't help that the camp site was as cold as shit so I caught the flu bug towards the end. And believe me, 2 weeks of being away from the comforts of my bed and a certain somebody just made me miss Adelaide like crazy. Take no offense, Sydneysiders, I wouldn't trade anything for that awesome 2 weeks spent there.
Anyways, bout Sydney trip. AWESOME! Was great catching up with Chong Wee and Chareli and a thousand thanks to them for accommodating me bringing me around. Chareli has the coolest and nicest landlady + housemates ever! Lucky pig!

Sydney welcomes me! I feel special :)
First night in Sydney. Circular Quay with Chongwee and his friends.
Anyway, with regards to my first night in Sydney, Chongwee is really interested to hear about my take on Pancakes on the Rocks, the supposed must go place in Sydney.

The fact that we waited for more than 30 minutes for a table already shows how popular that place is.

We ordered the chocolate and buttermilk pancakes and trust me, they are the worst tasting pancakes in the world! Totally overrated and don't even try to attempt to finish one with another person. Unless you're sharing it with 5 other people.
Toga party on first night of conference. I looked like a freaking tree. Remind me to get the Jerry Springer party photos. You would want to see them :)

Straight after conference and church. Went to Hillsong! Shagged as hell and looking like shit (like I ever don't) Had a lebanese dinner with Chareli's landlady, Lisa and Giandi, her housemate, Chris from my OCC team and Chareli the retard with her tongue out.

Lisa's 2 most adorable puppies in the world! Tiger and Max. I've never met more friendly and cuter puppies than these, honestly!

We pooled together some money but unfortunately, could only afford one CMI pole dancer at Mrs Macquarie's chair. Sad eh?

Favourite photo taken this trip. Sunset at Botanical Gardens.
I'll probably sort out the photos soon-ish. Just have shit loads to do and but as lazy as don't know what. All the other conference photos are on Facebook and it's also being a total bitch for not letting me upload photos. I tried so many freaking times already!!
Ok, I need to start applying for internships as well, so wish me luck with the resume writing.
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I am