一步一脚印

朋友

2010-11-12T19:58:00.000-08:00

亲爱的朋友们

有缘做到朋友是很难得的

谢谢你们这一路走來．．．

给予很多包容、安慰、关心、用心....

我要感谢那些这些过去、现在和未來...曾经或即将出现在我生命中的任何每一个朋友...

不管我们彼此相聚时间是长或短...因为有你的一路陪伴...让我有今日的成长及一天一天的学习进步....

因为有你的加入...我的人生因此丰富...

因為有你的陪伴...一路的我並不孤单...

Colours of Vesak

2010-06-02T21:07:00.000-07:00

It been very long never posted anything in my blog!!

After back to uni from mid semester break, I been very busy preparing my studies and cultural concert stuffs. Every week either got assignments due, presentation, physiology practical, or tests. Up until today, still got 2 assignments to go before having final exam.I feel relieved after the cultural concert, Colours of Vesak had ended on 22 May 2010.Thanks to everyone effort have make the event so successful !! This is a unforgettable moment those who have involved in this event and good experience to organise it. After the concert, there are a lots positive feedback from the audience that the performance are great.

There are only 3 dances in this performance, one of the dance steps were very hard but they manage to pull it off and performed well on that day. All the dance were awesome !! Thanks to our choreographer Sumin and dancers (Bernice,Su Yi,Sin Lin, Zoe, En Ni, Ming Lin, Chi Kin, Shee Hwa, Darren)

As for props in the overall performance also play an important role. Due the rules and regulations are very strict in Australia, we have decided not to make any backdrops. The props group members done well in creating the props where they have to build 2 trees, an elephant with 6 tusks, swan and others. All these props help to make our play more colourful on stage.

Besides, some of the costumes were custom made by aunties and Jia. Our stories is based on Indian settings, most of us now have know how to wear Indian costume. Haha =P Not to forget our hairstylists and make up artists that help us to styling hair and make up. The sound effects done by technical assistants were good too.

Oh well, after this event over where everyone and more times to focus on their studies as final exam is coming soon... All the best in preparing final exam !!
I will have mine exam start on 24 June and end on 2 July.

Kaimono

2010-04-13T22:36:00.000-07:00

Today me and another 3 friends go harbour town shopping. Usually I just window shopping without buying any stuffs. BUt....

This is the first time I bought clothes in Adelaide after 2 years of studying here. Haha... Me and piggy bought one short pants since buy 2 for 30 AUD.After that, we went to Woolworth for groceries shopping.

On our journey back, only left piggy and me having dinner in the city because the rest have gone home. We ended up going Ajisen Ramen shop. Previously we saw one of friend order one drink where the design quite creative. Therefore, we decided to order one but we do not know what is the name of the drink. Luckily I know one friend who is working there and ask her. =P

Now we both know the drink. It is call Ramune which is lemon lime carbonated drink. We are having fun trying to open the drink because it required strength to push the cover and the marble will fall down.

My Phone

2010-03-28T22:50:00.000-07:00

This is the third times I been con by my phone!!!

This incident follow as below:

Usually everyday Sunday I will go temple. This morning I am suppose to wake up at 7.45am to prepare myself get ready before Doreen come and fetch me. However, my phone clock show around 7.30am, I receive an miss call and my housemate shouted my name. I do not know what is happening until I call back and realise the time is already 8.45am but my phone still at 7.45am. This happen due my phone automatic change the time zone where day light saving is over and time difference with Malaysia is 1.5 hour. Actually the real time to adjust is starting next Sunday but my phone already change itself. Therefore, I am running late this morning.

Arghh... When I first came to Adelaide since 2008, my phone also change the time itself and I wake up early on Sunday. That time not only me where orange also cheated by his phone and came early to city.

I just don't know why even tough I have select option not to automatic update the time zone, BUT it still change!!! Haiz...

Anyway just to remind everyone that the day light saving adjustment starting NEXT WEEK!! Remember to set your clock before you sleep.

拜天公

2010-02-22T12:18:00.000-08:00

昨天是农历正月初八，我被邀请到我朋友的家去拜年。由于我朋友是福建人，所以她们家有拜天公。当晚，她的父母准备拜天公所须的材料如甘蔗，水果，一壶茶，发糕，烧猪，烧鸭等等。。。凌晨12点一到，天公诞仪式开始。我们每人给予三枝香来拜天公保佑，然后我们可以听到凡是家里有拜天公都会放鞭炮，热闹极了！！

这仪式的历史由来是怎样的呢？？

天公的历史摘自网络，只是参考用途： =）

传说明朝时一年的农历新年，倭寇在福建沿海一带，杀人放火，抢夺财物，乡民扶老携幼逃命。乡民在黑夜中逃到一处偏僻郊野时，眼见倭寇就要追上，大家感到万分惊恐，突然前面出现一大片蔗林，乡民便逃入蔗林躲避，避过倭寇，逃过鬼门关。这天正是大年初九，逃出生天的乡民都认为这是天公救命，于是每年的大年初九凌晨便祭拜天公，以谢救命之恩。而拜甘蔗也具有不忘蔗林藏身救命之恩。另一传说是，古时有一名孟将军，他到某个地方，只要喝了当地的水，就会讲当地的话，他就以这门本事辨别汉人。可是他到了福建，手下竟然拿了外省的水给他喝，结果他一直不懂讲福建话。他便以为福建人不是汉人，就下令大开杀戒，福建人枉死无数。到了大年初九那天，从外省运来的水喝光了，孟将军才喝到福建的水，会讲起福建话，这时他才知道杀错人，马上下令封刀。而福建人认为这是天公所赐，让他们逃过大劫，便在初九凌晨拜天公谢恩。

Technology

2010-02-03T16:00:00.000-08:00

Nowadays as the technology getting more advance, I have learn something new yesterday where using microscope to view your blood and indicate bad things in your body. The microscope can enlarge 5000 times and connect with a television so you can view your the component contains in the blood.Therefore,by using this method can accurately showing the unhealthy blood cell of your body.

Location: One of chinese medicine shop, Klang Parade

Whole family have been tested except my brother because he did not went together with us. The result are very shocking where my red blood cell not healthy and lining all together. The chinese medicine doctor say that I have a bad memory and easily get tired after study for 1 to 2 hour since the red blood cell cannot get enough of oxygen. Besides in my blood there are lots of fat including cholesterol in my blood !! He also mention that my liver also not good because can see platelet cell lining like spider web but this condition I have was still not that bad because there are other patients with serious condition where the spider web lining see very clearly surround the blood and hardening. I am being advised to sleep early because liver unable to carry the process detoxification during 11-1pm. Hence, this causes skin not good.

Overall still other comments about my health but cannot remember. =p As for my two sister, they also tested their blood and it shown that they were higher chances getting diabetes so now required them to avoid having sweet stuffs in their diet.Of course as the outcome from this clinical testing, we were given some chinese medication to eat so can improve our health.

can you see the spider web lining as the background

big cholesterol in my blood !! T.T

my sister blood sample

my grandmother blood sample

Hair Cut

2010-01-23T20:09:00.000-08:00

I have my hair cut since last year before going back to Adelaide for new semester start. Now about one year never cut my hair and it is quite long and thick. Today i just go salon to cut hair, at first wanted to cut hair but the owner of the shop say need to straighten my hair because easy to maintain. This method required longer time to do and only one person can cut hair by the boss while there are lots of people waiting for him to serve them. Therefore, my hair are thick and not neat so become my mother cut her hair where the boss suggested perm her hair just need one hour. The boss told me to come back on Monday since there are not many customer.

After that, we went back home and my father asked me why I did not cut my hair. Once the reason been told, he said that he don't like my hair to be straighten because last time I did it but not nice. Ended up my mother bring me to another salon. Haha...

Originally plan to cut short but because the hair dresser say not nice to cut short, in the end just cut thinner and let it grow longer. This will be the 1st time starting to grow long hair. Since primary school my hair was cut short and grow until the length of my shoulder is the longest.

Back Home

2010-01-20T18:13:00.000-08:00

NOW already year of 2010!!
Time flies doesn't it??? This year May we are having Cultural Concert with the theme of 'Colours of Vesak'. Recently been busy preparing for the concert activity, everyone put in a lot efforts in planning it. Hopefully we can provide the audience feel worth to attend the concert.

Yesterday I just from Adelaide back to Malaysia. Original plan I cannot go back since my parent do not wanted me to back where the air ticket are expensive. Anyway after chatting several times with my mum trying to persuade them let me go back, finally i able to do so. Now I am able to stay with my family to celebrate Chinese New Year!! =) This trip I have give a surprise to my friends because I told them that I will not coming back until I have graduate. hehe =p

Although back in home country, our mission for those back besides enjoying holiday are required to search for costume and accessories for the concert because is cheap to get here instead of spend in aussie dollar. HAHA!! We also finding sponsor for the concert, so anyone wanted to contribute by sponsoring us will be appreaciate!! ^^

There is also short film contest still on going until APRIL 2010. The theme is based on buddhism and everything need to be English. Storyline can be narrative or documentary so up to your creativity. Anyone interested can emailed rushiyouthgroup@yahoo.com for more details.

Christmas Eve 2009

2009-12-30T20:36:00.000-08:00

It has been long time i never updated my blog since after i am done with final exam.
Time flies where 1 month gone and 2010 is coming. During holidays basically i just sending friends off in the airport, hanging with friend which staying back in adelaide if not just stay home.

Christmas eve i was invited to a friend house. Luckily that day me and shee hwa went early, we help mandy to prepare the food for that night party. I also decided to make my bread again since during the making bread for assignment was not a success.

When we wanted to start cooking for dinner, we all realized that the stove was not functioning. BUT luckily the bread was in the oven before the whole stove not working and manage to bake the bread. haha..

Mandy decided to cook the food using rice cooker so at last everything turned out to be good. phew~~~ Furthermore, maybe the oven is different from my house and the bread is soft and nice to eat!! The host of the day mentioned after eating homemade bread do not wanted to eat other bread. hehe =p

Chess

2009-11-28T09:00:00.000-08:00

Just for fun !! =P
This happen after we were back from having buffet pizza at pizza hut that day...
When reached city, we all visited Kee Tong's place.

Location: Unilodge common area
Time: Not sure (between 4 to 6pm)
Date: 20/11/2009 Friday
Participants: Jia vs TC

Guess who win in the end ??

Last exam paper

2009-11-27T18:15:00.000-08:00

Finally i am done with exam. Yesterday was the last paper which is sport nutrition I have in this semester. This subject about nutrition that supply to the athlete during competition and training. As well as factor affecting status of the athlete.

Now just wait for the exam result to come out. Anyway, my summer holiday start now. This year will be my first experience staying back in Adelaide. Since the last assignment submitted, my study table was a in a mess. Like a war zone, I don't have a place to write because all the notes is on my table. After two papers finish, on my table has lesser notes. I have to start operation 'clean up'. Hehe...

Forgot to take picture starting of exam!! Just the recent picture.
Below picture show during last week of exam:

Before cleaning...

After cleaning study table...

HappY birthDAY !!

2009-11-19T22:35:00.000-08:00

Even tough no celebration this year but still wish you, Happy birthday dad!!
Just now called you but you are driving cannot talk too long. In our conversation you asked for cake courier back to Malaysia for you, by the time reach also spoiled already. You also said that can emailed picture to you so at here i posted the picture of the cake i baked before.

Next time when go back home,only bake for you!! ^^
Hehe =p

Wat a daY !!

2009-11-14T22:40:00.000-08:00

Today 1st day of exam as well as in adelaide also having christmas pageant event.
All student having exam today will have some transportation problem because some of road been closed for the event.

I having morning paper start at 9am but because me and jia missed the earlier tram, we have to take the next tram. When reached the exam hall about 9 something, this is my 1st time going in the exam hall late. I straight enter and answering the exam paper without the 5 minutes reading time. The paper today is food microbiology and this is the repeated paper i took last year. At least this time i can pass the paper as compared with last year !! Not to mention about the temperature today was 39C...after having exam in the air conditioning environment, coming out from the hall can feel the heat wave at the outdoor environment. So hot and keep sweating!!

Another thing happen is nearly burned the house just now. I wasted my dessert which is red bean soup. I forgot about it and become burned. Later causing the house alarm to ring. I faster open the window to let the smoke go off. The alarm ring very loud, me and housemate do not know how to off the alarm and just wait until it stop. T.T

Anyway next paper is on 19 NOV. Now starting to prepare for the 2nd paper!!

End of Semester 2009

2009-11-08T20:00:00.000-08:00

Time flies...November is the exam month!!
This semester going to end soon where I will be having exam on 14 November.
Hopefully everything going smoothly...
Wish everyone all the best in EXAM !!

Lavender Farm

2009-11-07T05:47:00.000-08:00

2 weeks ago which was 25 Oct went to lavender farm located in barossa valley. This was a random trip when zoe and I visit sifu house.

Later, we have steamboat as dinner. I have try something new where we eat together with peanut butter sauce. This is so different than we usual have in Malaysia !!

Bread not Bread >.<

2009-10-17T06:04:00.000-07:00

This round my assignment for sensory analysis of food is about ancient grains.

Wheat has been used as a staple food source since the Stone Age (ca. 6700 B.C) and cultivated from around 5000 B.C. Modern wheat varieties have evolved by differentiation of genome compositions from three ancestral grains and by mostly crossing with wild wheat grasses.

In the year of 2007, there is a increasing trend where new products containing ancient grains is being introduced to the society. Nowadays, the societies are more concerned about the diet in relationship with the health issues. Many studies have shown health benefits of consuming ancient grains to the body especially cardiovascular diseases and alternative options for people who allergies to wheat. Therefore, as ancient grains products are being introduced in the market have attracted more health conscious consumer to purchase the products. Besides that, there are some people who like to experience new items tends to buy the product to explore new flavour and taste which never consume before.

For this assignment, I have to purchase one of the grains to prepare some bread,pasta, cakes, biscuits or other products. Therefore, I have decided to use spelt as the ingredient to make bread.Spelt has a scientific name known as Triticum spelta

For the 1st attempt, I follow the recipes without using yeast to make bread. The outcome of the bread, its texture like "kuih". I think because the recipes which I followed is very watery and it is a batter instead of forming a dough. As the second attempt, I have included yeast to proof the bread. At least, the result where the texture is similar like bread. When it freshly baked from oven, it was crispy for the crust and nice to consume but turn out a disaster after cooling. I would say that it was similar like stone and I having difficulty to cut into slices. >.< I have no idea why the bread become hard for the outer layer. Is it because of types of flour used for making bread ??!! Anyone know how to make bread can give some advices?? Haha...

Experiment 1
Experiment 2

4th Rushi Youth Camp 2009

2009-10-05T22:00:00.000-07:00

After 6 months of preparation, finally the camp is over !! 4D3N youth camp was successful. Throughout the whole camp, all the committee members were tired due to every night not enough of sleep. Sometimes can see the committee members not very energetic to run the activities. Haha...
Just to say everyone was awesome to make it success !! Sorry to committee members if I have done anything wrong.

Last year, I was the participants in the 3rd Rushi Youth Camp but now this year i became one of the committee members to help organising this camp. To me it is different experience because before camp required a lot of time and effort to prepare the camp so that can run it smoothly. Additionally, I was never being exposed to buddhism since young. From this camp, I have learned more knowledge on buddhism. Besides that, I have also gained some leadership skills where I have to lead some of the activities during camp. I would say that myself don't have much experience on leading the activities because I don't dare to talking in front of the crowd but after coming Adelaide to study and I trying to mix around with people. Many people may thought I am not a quiet type of person but I do make some changes in communication skills with other people. I still learning to communicate with people so I have been encourage myself to be more daring to take the role by leading some activities.

Although it was a tiring camp but I do learned a lot through this camp !!

书香（稻香大学版）

2009-09-11T10:00:00.000-07:00

This song's lyric been edited by my friend. Just wanted to share with everyone about university student life facing study.

书香 -

[ 书香（稻香大学版）]
[ 曲: 周杰伦词: BirdtaN ]
[ 专辑: 魔杰座（个人特加版）]
[ 唱: BirdtaN ]

大家好，我是 Bird
书香是因个人突来灵感而创作
来自于一位同学，正面对大学压力而想要放弃
想解开自己心中对大学压力的那份恐惧
听听书香 !!

※music※

对这个大学如果你有太多的压力
害怕了就不想继续读下去
为什么人要这么的脆弱懦弱
请你自己看看身边
多少人为学历在努力勇敢的读下去
我们是不是该努力
珍惜读书就算很大压力

还记得你说大学是你的梦想
随着书香课业继续奔跑
微微笑大学的压力我知道
不要哭让这首歌陪着你读书
把所有的压力全都忘掉
读书吧读到最后就美好

※music※

不要这么容易就想放弃就像我说的
读不到的课程换个课不就得了
为自己的大学鲜艳上色
先把书涂上喜欢的颜色

笑一个吧..大学毕业就是目的
帮自己加油加油这才叫做意义
大学毕业文凭
终有一天飞到我手里（哈哈）

所谓的那压力
面对读不完的书已读到怕了
作业学术研究企划到绝望了
还有考试呢
我靠着家人在我背后支持我拼下去
哦哦.. 家人朋友支持让我更努力
哦哦.. 就算结果失败都不会放弃
珍惜读书就算很大压力

还记得你说大学是你的梦想
随着书香课业继续奔跑
微微笑大学的压力我知道
不要哭让这首歌陪着你读书
把所有的压力全都忘掉
读书吧读到最后就美好

还记得你说大学是你的梦想
随着书香课业继续奔跑
微微笑大学的压力我知道
不要哭让这首歌的陪着你读书
把所有的压力全都忘掉
读书吧读到毕业就美好

※music※

Cookies 2

2009-09-10T21:45:00.000-07:00

The ingredients for indigenous food are sea parsley and lemon myrtle tea leaves. As I mentioned in my previous post, I try to use an indigenous ingredients which is lemon myrtle tea leaves to make cookies. I got no choice to use tea leaves because I could not find ground lemon myrtle and it is very difficult to find indigenous ingredients unless order online. From the website, there are various products sold. Therefore, I bought the tea leaves to make cookies. My friends suggested to use the broth of the tea to put in cookies so I try it that day but outcome no taste of the tea.

Lemon myrtle is a lemon scent plant. It is quite similar to normal lemon smell but actually you can differentiate between them as compare with non indigenous ingredients. I personally think after tasting the tea, it remind me of the strepsils honey lemon flavours. Haha...

Sea parsley is another ingredients used for my assignment. It has another name which is called sea celery. This herb can used in salads, soups or stir fry. Sea Parsley is best used as a flavouring in the same way as regular parsley is used. Besides, it also taste like celery if you taste the pure herbs without eat together with other foods.

There are two ingredients so I decided to do 2 different test. I have give the example for 1 of the test which is triangle test. So...
Example: Paired test
Each test subject are given 2 samples where either same or different samples ie. AA,AB,or BB...
They are required to find whether are there different from each other or same. This can be hard because you never know what to find especially given the same samples.

Anyway, in the end I make the cookies without lemon myrtle tea instead just put grated lemon and lemon juice in the cookies. I have tried to bake second time of lemon cookies. This round the texture is soft because I added more lemon juice in it. Everyone that tried my cookies say it was nice. ^_^

Cookies

2009-08-31T07:08:00.000-07:00

TOday 1st time baking cookies!! overall the session of making it was fun!!
I doing this because my sensory assignment required to corporate indigenous ingredients in the food. But.....
the taste of the cookies don't not have the indigenous ingredients therefore i need to change the way of conducting the different test.

HOw to do different test ??!!
Well... there are few methods to conduct the tests.
Example: Triangle test
You need to set up 3 digit coded samples and together with 3 samples. The samples are 2 same ingredients and another one is different ingredients. Next step is you let your test subject to taste and see whether they can find out which samples is different from the 2 same ingredients samples

Basically this the concept of doing different taste.

Will continues update what ingredients i used in the next blog!!

Open Day UniSA

2009-08-16T19:33:00.000-07:00

Today 3 different locations of university or college are having open day including University of South Australia (UniSA), University of Adelaide (AU) and TAFE SA.
It is very convenient to visit these three locations because free shuttle bus are provided to attend open day events.
For UniSA Open Day, it is held at City West Campus. Myself and few of my friends are volunteering to help out in the open day as a general position. I given role as lecture monitor where I being allocated to work in one of the lecture theater. Basically I just need to make sure everyone line up without blocking the hallways and count the number of people attending the presentation session. As the lecture theater being filled until maximum capacity, we need to put out lecture full sign. If there are people required to attend, they will have to attend the repeating session. Furthermore, there are no repeating session for that particular session, we need to direct them to go specific division inquire about the program. Sometimes, there are people who wanted to attend the presentation which is not the place we in charge, we need to direct them to the correct locations as well.
In that lecture theater, there are four people working including myself. I get to know new people from there.Among the three people, one of them is the staff of UniSA. Meanwhile, Alice is a recent graduate and Rattha is still a student in UniSA.
After I have finish my shift, lunch is provided. My shift was from 8.30am until 12.30pm. Few of my friends get second shifts after they finish their first roles.
Overall, this is a new experience for me to help out in the open day event.

Don't Give Up

2009-08-08T19:30:00.000-07:00

THanks everyone been giving a lot of encouragement to ME...

Finally I feel relieved as my problem about going back Malaysia is over. I know when the result out, my parent will feel disappointment because I failed most of the subject in last semester and is the worst among 3 semester i have been studying here.

So in this semester, I will try my best to score well. Plus I already half way through my program. My lecturer also said to me that different people move on with different pace. The most important thing is don’t give up!!

Study Period 5 2009

2009-08-01T21:00:00.000-07:00

TOday is the first day in the month of August. New semester just begin after three weeks of holidays after final exams. Next week will be week 2 of this new semester. I still telling people which I got 1.5 year to go before i can graduate.This same respond also happened around same time as last year. Due to unsatisfactory of my results, I am required to extend my study plan until 2010.

During the results were released on 17 July, I felt very disappointing on myself because the results were very bad. At that time, I cried for the second time. I still remember that during my first semester studying in Australia last year, same thing happened as the result was released.

That day, my friends came over my house and they have given me encouragement. Thanks for the encouragement. I will overcome the problem I facing now.

Therefore, for this semester I have to do well. Since college time, I been searching suitable study skills to improve my studies. There are many different ways to study which used by different individuals. Hopefully, I managed to score in this current semester.

First Time Experience

2009-07-22T04:13:00.000-07:00

Last week on Wednesday (15/7/09), I have join an activity which is organised by Malaysian Student Association (MySA) organised. This was the first time I played laser skirmish. It was so fun. This laser skirmish do not get bruised after playing it where it was so different from paintball because this was using sensor thing detected on your armored cloth as your opponents shoot at you. Players will try hard to attempt target the opponent in order to score for your team.

There were only three target places you can aimed on including both shoulder and the back. This was an indoor game where it was limited to 20 players as each team consists of 10 players. Each game can last around 10 to 15 minutes. Besides, this activity advantages was the laser gun we used contained unlimited bullet. As you being shot, your armored cloth which told you that you are dead and became deactivated. All you have to do was waited about 5 to 6 seconds, you being activated and your cloth will become got light again and ready to go.

After playing this game, all of us kinda exhausted because you need to run around the field to hide at a perfect spot to shoot your opponent so that they cannot shoot at you.

In the afternoon, after playing three game of laser skirmish and all of us took bus back to the city. On the bus, my friends suddenly asked me whether wanted to watch movies so this was my first time watched movies in cinema in Australia. My first movies watched here was Harry Potter and Half Blood Princes. That day we went was a discount day for student where just required 10 aussie dollar and included either you want pop corn or drinks.

The cinema in Australia was so different from Malaysia. There was no people waiting to ask you show the ticket at the entrance before entering to the specific hall. Besides that, you can just simply seated which ever placed that you feel comfortable to watch the screen in cinema. As compared back in Malaysia, the ticket consist specific row of the seat you are required to sit in the cinema.

As for today, this my first time ever in my life to donate blood. I did not expected the process before you are actually donating blood were quite long. The process involved you have to fill a questionnaire about yourself as the first step. Later, you being asked to sit down and waited for turn to interview. During the interview session, you will be going through the question again to double check whether all the information given was correct. Besides, that person who interviewed you will do a finger prick test to detect your sugar level and measured your blood pressure.

After you go through all the process, you been escorted to the donating blood station and there were people will asked you to be seated and help to withdraw your blood. The needle that used is quite big. Firstly, your arm is being cuff to hold the blood flow so that easy to identify the vein. After that, they will placed something similar like alcohol swab to clean the surface area. Next, the needle is injected to the vein. The first time as the needle injured into your vein, you will feel pain but after a while you feel slight better although you still will feel the pain because the blood is flowing out from the vein. As you were done with the amount of blood required to donate, the machine will make noise so to alert the people in charged. After that, they will pull out the needle and applying firm pressure on the injected site. After passed about 2 minutes, they will put a bandage on that area.

As I am the new donor, they will let me seated longer on the chair just to make sure everything were fine as compared to people who have donating blood before. After that, we given light refreshment so that we have rest after donating blood.

Exam Period

2009-07-03T07:45:00.000-07:00

Finally exam is over today!!! yahoo!!
Today paper was super tough although there are only 4 topic tested in the exam!! I just write the possible answer that i know...just hope that i can pass

During these time, i guess this exam i spent a lot times to study it before the exam due to the interval of time between each exam papers. As compare to previous, most the subjects are either back to back or there is only one day gaps in between. I would say that i did not prepared that much due to last minutes of study!!

In this year, City West campus's library just like a 2nd home!! haha
The library of City West campus is open 24 hour during exam times so that student can stay there longer to study except Friday until Sunday. I been there to study everyday because at home was too cold and there are other stuff can get distracted to not study.

Now I got about 3 weeks of holiday before the new semester starting!!
Anyways, for those who still got exam papers tomorrow all the best in the exam!!
As for people who finish their exam, happy holidays!! ^_^

缘分

2009-06-27T23:26:00.000-07:00

人与人的相遇就象是一个随机抽样在不同的时空间之中彼此相遇
有些时候,你会发现你一开始最看不顺眼的人,竟然不知不觉变成了你的好友。因为你发现了他（她）的好
有些时候，你根本不想去认识一个人。你觉得无趣，后来你却发现他（她）却是你所想要认识的那种人。
有些时候，你非常喜欢一个人。但是缘分的交错，让你们只能相遇，而不能在一起。
或往往你爱的人，不爱你。而你不爱的人，却是那样爱你。这复杂的习惯总是如此的跟着，我们解不开也算不清。
有些人，你就是有一见如故的感受。有些人，你怎么就是说不上几句话。象是一部公车，大家在这一站上车又在另一站下车。事事总是充满变数与未知。。。
曾经感情很好的朋友，却使感觉还在，可是因为各自都有自己的前程而疏离。然而某些记忆，就算多年以后也难以忘记，深藏心底深处。
所以朋友们，试着去珍惜每一次缘分的安排。因为你根本不知道，错过了这一次你跟他（她），还会在哪个空间相遇？也许，这是你们唯一一次的相遇。。。
缘分是一个很奇妙的东西。它把原本陌生的两个人牵引在一起，可以相互认识，交往，到最后成为朋友。有缘千里来相会，无缘对面不相识。
人与人之间的相遇，如果缺少了缘分的安排，又怎能从相遇中相识呢？

事实上在我们的现实生活当中，我相信每一个人初次认识新朋友后，才会发现你们会有一个共同点。例如可能曾经念同一所学校但不认识彼此，直到你从另个朋友认识他（她），姻缘际遇而认识不是吗？

Last Day of Class SP2

2009-06-12T23:20:00.000-07:00

TODAY is the last day of class in uni meaning final exam is around the corner.

Just to summary what I been doing this week was on Monday(8/6/09), I have invited friends to come over my house to taste my modified version of chicken curry. The intention for doing so was to fill a sensory evaluation form about the dish in order for me to write a discussion on my assignment which is due today.

The curry was different to way that usually cooked at home,where i have replaced the coconut with low fat milk as well as the apples were added into the dish. From the original recipe, it just stated the ingredients but did not mentioned the method to cook it. Therefore, I just used my own way to cook it and ended the curry was watery due to the amount of water I have added.

Overall to conclude the curry, it was not salty because i did not added any salt where I just put curry powder. I also added a lot of vegetables besides purely chicken, so the appearance of the curry looked like vegetarian curry. haha =)

Based on the case study given from the assignment, below are the comparison ingredients between before and after of the chicken curry:

Original
800g chicken thigh fillets
2 tsp curry powder
1 can coconut milk
20ml peanut oil
4 tbsp chicken curry paste
2 cup white rice (raw)

Modified Version
800g chicken thigh fillets
4 tbsp curry powder
2 cup low fat milk
1 tbsp olive oil
3 potato
2½ cup carrot
2½ long bean
2 apples
2 cup water
2 cup white rice (raw)

Meanwhile yesterday (11/6/09), I just have my Japanese oral test. There are 2 session in the oral test. Part 1 we can prepared it before the test where the situation is about you just newly arrived at a city in Japan to study and going to meet a Japanese person who live in that city who has been corresponding with you via mail but never met. First you need to find each other than ask information about facilities in the city and ended the conversion by making arrangement to have lunch together next time.

The duration of this task was 2 minutes where each person was allocated 1 minutes for the conversation. In this task 1, me and my friend manage to memorise the conversation without looking at our papers although there are few error during starting part of the conversation. Overall we were able to deliver the conversation smoothly. As for task 2, we were required to allocated the items from the picture given by asking each other question. This section was okay where I manage to read the katagana and hiragana because there were a lot verbs we havent learned in the class.

As for today, it was the last of class in this semester. There are not many people attended this morning lecture because there are assignment due today and we all stay up late to finish it since yesterday. From today lecture, I roughly have a idea what are expectation of information required to write in the exam because this course Food Quality and Regulation consists various technical stuffs to learn.

For the final exam, I will have my 1st paper on 25 June 09. 27 June 09 is my Japanese exam and the last paper in on 4 July 09.

That all for now.

Get Set n’ Cook

2009-05-24T00:18:00.000-07:00

Get set n’ cook 顾名思义当然是烹饪比赛。参赛者则是如是青年组的大学生。今天在佛堂里举行这项活动，目的是为了提倡吃素食的好处及当场发挥创意烹饪菜色。这比赛只限十组，一组有两个人。从煮菜到装饰只有四十五分钟，当时间到，参赛者就一定要关火而且不能继续煮。除此之外，烹饪食材是当场才分发给参赛者，比赛前我们完全不知道有什么材料，然后从现有的食材而煮出一道有创意的菜。比赛介于早上九点四十五开始到十点半结束。

比赛开始时，其余九组的参赛者都全神贯注的准备他们的食物。然而我和我的拍档Jia, 从比赛一开始就手忙脚乱，而且还是最吵闹的一组。举例来说，我们把火开到太大，想要炸咖喱叶；由于上述原因导致油太热而把咖喱叶煮焦了，我们只好从新煮过。

时间一分一秒的过去，最后我们好不容易地煮了两样菜并取名为出于泥而不染和心花怒放。四十五分钟后，我们请佛堂里的戒文法师和真净法师当裁判为十组参赛者的菜评分。师父尝试我们的菜后，比赛作品则公开给大家吃。之后，大家一一品尝并给予评语。

当等待成绩揭晓时，所有的参赛者开始把厨房用具收拾干净。到了午餐时间，成绩揭晓。名次分为第一到三名跟一个安慰奖。成绩结果是出乎意料，我和我的拍档拿到第一名，没想到我们会赢。

总的来说，参加这个比赛使我学习到新的食谱。下一次，我们可以改良出于泥而不染这道菜。哈哈 (^_^)

人类为什么会记仇

2009-05-20T00:40:00.000-07:00

美国心理学家卡乔波博士曾让人被试看三种类型的图片：一种能激起积极情感(比如诱人的甜品)；一类能激发消极情感(如伤疤脸、死猫)；另一种能产生中性情感(如盘子、电吹风)。与此同时，他把这3种情况下被试大脑皮层的电活动记录下来。实验结果表明，大脑对消极类刺激物的反应更强烈。比起好消息，坏消息对人情绪的影响更重。

卡乔波博士指出，在进化过程中，人类为了免遭伤害，具备了对负性信息做出强烈反应的能力。因为只有避开灾祸，才能生存下来。于是大脑发展了一套机制，能无意识地注意危险信号，从而采取措施避开灾难。

与此同时，华盛顿大学的心理学家戈特曼博士也发现，由于人对坏的信息感受强烈，夫妻之间的一次争吵后，积极的情感互动至少要达到消极情感互动的5倍，才可以将婚姻持续下去。伤害一个人很容易，但是要弥补造成的伤害，就不是那么容易的事了。

~摘自網路~

我尝试跟你沟通，但是自从那见事件发生后，我和你之间从此不在谈话，此时此刻有如陌路人。

不可否认我承认我俩都有错，你也不用对我不理不睬。难道是你的自尊心太强，吃不得亏??? 虽然认识你才僅僅一年，然而我们之间的友情就无法挽回了吗???

以我对你的个性了解，作为你的朋友而给你一个忠告，就是你的缺点需要改过。

凡是要三思而后行及顾虑身边朋友的感受，大家为了迁就而对你百般容忍。虽然说宰相肚里能撑船，只怕哪天当大家不能在忍受，事情会闹到一发不可收拾的地步。

Mount Gambier Trip

2009-05-15T08:52:00.000-07:00

おひさしぶりですね。

It been a long time I haven’t updating my blog. During the mid semester break on the month of April (13/4/09 until 26/4/09), me and together with 9 friends went to Mount Gambier - city of craters, lakes, caves and sinkholes.

The duration of our trips are 4 days 3 nights starting from 14/4/09 ~ 17/4/09. We began our journey by renting 2 cars. According to the plan, we have agreed to have pit stop at Kingston for lunch. Therefore, we stopped at a shop besides the Kingston jetty to buy fish and chips as our lunch. Before that, as we reached Kingston, we can saw a big lobster as show in the pictures. The lobster was 18.2 metres high and made out of fibreglass this is a seriously big object which can be justified by the fact that Kingston SE is one of Australia's best lobster/crayfish fishing areas.

If I not mistaken it took us around 8 hours to reach the destination. In this trip, we have visited various places including Blue Lake, Umpherston Sinkhole, Mount Schank and Engelbrecht Cave.

In addition, this year my birthday celebration was special because it was celebrated together with another 2 friends. I just found that SY was born on same day with me.

Overall, I would say that after having this trip to Mount Gambier, I can see another side of South Australia where this place is surrounded by natural scenery while also increase the bonding with my friends.

AGHE Diet

2009-04-08T06:57:00.000-07:00

Last week I just submitted my first assignment for the subject of nutrition communication and food studies which is due on 3/4/09. In this assignment, we have to observe 2 weeks of our diet history where first week is our usual diet while second week have to follow Australian Guide to Healthy Eating (AGHE) diet.

During these two weeks, I am having difficulties to record all of my diet history because most of the preparations of the meal are not accurately measured or weight and have to estimate the amount. Plus, sometimes the foods are not prepared by my self.

As the second week, I have to follow the AGHE diet but I cannot follow because the amount for the bread, cereals, pasta, noodles and rice category are very high to meet the requirement.

Although following the AGHE diet people can have a balance diet from the 5 categories of foods including carbohydrates, dairy products, fruits, vegetables and proteins sources of food such as lean meat, fish, legumes and etc but when I was trying to follow it, this was to difficult to meet all the requirements. Physiologically I felt that the AGHE diet can maintained the satiety throughout the whole day due to the portion of serving size.

Overall this diet was hard to meet the requirement as I tried it by myself, imagined that the government keep stressed on have to follow the AGHE diet in ordered to have a balance diet. What are the suggestions on how to follow the AGHE diet if you are to tell the public???

新手

2009-04-06T05:43:00.000-07:00

みなさん、おげんきですか。

Everyone, how are you ??

我拥有两个electives,其中一个我能选语文科，所以在这学期里我拿了日语(japanese 1A)。先在我只会一些间单的日语。

回想起有一次，当我和我的朋友正在等巴士要去打羽毛球，我只说了一句自问自答的日语，那就是：

いまなんじですか。　ごごにじはんです。

What time is it now ?? 2.30 P.M.

碰巧有一个日本旅客经过，她就跟我说日语还拿给我看她的旅游书本，她似乎要去那个地方。可是我看不懂因为我还看不懂katakana。当她知道我不知道用日语沟通时，她才跟我们说英文。原来她和她的老公要去Mt Barker, 不过我们也没有去过。还好他们有在 Adelaide Metro Info Center问过，我们也只能根据他们手上拿这的巴士时间表来大约告诉他们应该在哪里下车。之后她跟我们道谢，还说我讲的日语很好，叫我继续努力学好日文。我当时很高兴，我也希望我学了后有机会到日本旅游而派上用场。

令一见事我要讲的事是打篮球。

我是一个篮球新手。今年我开始跟朋友去打篮球。刚刚开始打篮球，我给予“特权”那就是在打篮球时大家不能抢我的球。我可以很安全地带球到靠近篮杆然后投进去，他们也只能够举起手来挡住，希望我没把球投进去时可以抢到。从昨天开始我没有了“特权”，因为我投球技术有进步。我为有尽量地打篮球，希望我能为我的组得分。最后我没有投进球，我还跌伤了。还好只是皮外伤，我从这过程当中有学习到如何传球给我队友，当我被敌对的人阻挡。总的来说，我的篮球技巧有待进步。(^o^)