The fickleness of me

Sometimes I wonder marvel at how fickleminded and "taohong" I can be. My mood changes seems to change like the wind sometimes, I can be really put off for a long time and then suddenly some good news comes in the email and my whole day changes! Well, thank God for that and I pray that I can be a little more consistent and mature in my thinking. Voicing out my opinions and feelings is important but there's also times when opinions and feelings should be kept to oneself.

Anyway I've been learning vital lessons and I'm so happy that I'm starting to get into my self-created routine.

I re-orientated myself to Sydney tonight. I took my cousin for a long walk from Wynyard station down to King Street Wharf, to Pyrmont Bridge and Star City Casino through Darling Harbour to Chinatown and finally back to Townhall. It was really nice just being out and about watching all the Friday night party goers go about their thing. I must admit it was a bit strange to see the mix of people who live in Sydney, different from the scene in K.L. Asians look different here and thankfully I no longer freak out when I see white people! (apologies to any Aussies out there). Initially when I came back i found it really strange to see white folk, it was different in K.L when the white folk were expatriates or tourists.

Anyway Sydney is as bustling as it is on Friday nights. The evening sky was beautiful and the water looked really nice tonight too. And I should add that it was really nice having a Cityrail train turn up on time to take us home hehe.

A fresh new start!

It's 9am Friday morning, February 16! I feel fresh, clean and positive as I begin job hunting!

Last night got treated to dinner by my brother at Hurricanes Grill, Bondi. Loved the ribs and the steak was good too, almost better than the ribs. Got the steak done medium rare and it was pretty bloody, there was a really nice slightly sourish after taste which I'm still savouring now haha.

I've spent the last few days clearing up my stuff and readjusting to life here. It's getting better now, the sight of familiar faces and TV programs have helped me "recalibrate'' my settings.

Cultural Shock

I'm back in Sydney! Experiencing cultural shock, Australia feels so different and yet so familiar at the same time.

Mum came to pick me up from the airport, thank goodness everything was hassle free =)

In fact everything seemed pretty smooth, I was greeted to a view of a beautiful rainbow when I exited airport, it was only a momentary view but hopefully a sign of good things to come ;)

When I came home I immediately got myself into unpacking mode and started throwing things out of my suitcase like a madman. Got my gifts out first, the rest is just a blur. Got my internet on my desktop pc fixed which was something I absolutely had to do.

So hopefully I can settle back in faster so that I can get on with my life. Have to start looking and applying for jobs now, I feel as if I'm getting behind.

Akon - Konvicted - I wanna .... you, you already know - Featuring Snoop Dogg

I'm in Melaka, in the same cybercafe I visit everytime I come back here.

I'm impressed this visit. The whole town looks refurbished, cleaner, the traffic flows better and I feel more positive about the place. After my trip to Penang I realise that our capital is a lot dirtier and more dangerous that other parts of this country. I've been enjoying the food, eating way too much but enjoying every morsel of the hawker stuff I've been eating.

It's so relaxing and "shufu" just to stroll outside at night and feel the night breeze. I'm wishing that they open up the reclaimed areas so that we can see the sea again.

Akon's "I wanna ...." song is playing in the background, really into his music despite the questionable lyrics haha. Caught a "foreigner" looking at porn just a few minutes ago, wow, very brazen of him.

Anyway I've got all these thoughts in my head I just want to pour out. In summary I'm glad that I chose to come back and clean up my Ah-Khong's (grandfather) house, to be back where my roots are. I'm glad that I chose to come back to do my PLT despite being in a different jurisdiction. Being neither an Aussie nor Malaysian I can safely say that I don't belong anywhere but home is always where the heart is which in my case is where my family is. So may God lead me onwards and may I always praise him everytime I feel self-doubt and self-consciousness.

Back from Penang

I've been on the beautiful island of Penang for the last four days. Had a great trip, the food is really good and I was surprised at how modern and clean (relatively) it was. It was nice to be in a Hokkien speaking culture as well, got to practise a bit with the locals.

The "Char Kway Tiao" in Penang is simply the best! Big prawns and full of taste yum yum.

Also got to visit the Butterfly Farm which was really educational and fun too. Had a Malaysian black scorpion rest on my hand, rest assured readers that it was perfectly safe to do so as the Malaysian species are not harmful to humans if they are fed.

Pics later ;)