Greek Paniyiri Festival 2010

Greek Paniyiri Festival 2010 is simply Queensland's signature celebration and the state's largest cultural festival as a tribute to the famous gods of Greek mythology. and the best part, the festival was only within walking distance from our house. how awesome for us, the West End residents.


just check out the MASSIVE MASSIVE crowd there. Brisbane's festivals never fail to impress me especially in the terms of attendance wise and responses from the people itself. you would never expect such massive crowd in Malaysia organized events.


and Greek food is full of awesomeness such as those Honey puffs. we had three plates of this, the first one was average, the second one was free from a random stranger (how lucky we were) and the third one was Superb from a different stall. a must eat Greek food. yummy-licious.


marinated octoups, another definite must eat Greek Food. we had this twice, and it tasted so good and i enjoyed the chewing part too.


and Halloumi (cypriot cheese), another thicker version of naan with super delicious cheese in it. i adored this so much and though the food were rather expensive, we really enjoyed all the food we bought. no regrets for sure. oh, the stuffed capsicum was delicious too!


the scariest ride i have seen by far that i will never take in my life. sometimes i do admire the bravery in Caucasians. they never had the second thought of fear and would just jump onto those freaking scary rides with laughter and no tears.


one of the kiddiest game we have ever played but yet the most awesome, thrilling and exciting one! and i had so much fun in this and all those small little things on movements that i experienced in the house there was far more worthwhile than all the rides i took in dreamworld.


another killer ride that we mistakenly believe that the smoke released from the machine was a sign of mechanical breakdown. it turned out to be just another extra effects of the ride.


the super bouncy jump ride that we took. it wasn't scary but it was definitely an awesome feeling of bouncing up and down repetitively, forward and backward too.


in the Greek church which was opened for public viewing. beautiful place for sure.


just check out all those paintings on the church's ceiling. so meticulous, refined and nicely done.


balloon time with the balloon size according to the owner's body size. and the orange one is definitely the biggest of all. wakakakkaa. just kidding.
i thought i lost my skills in blowing a balloon but hey surprisingly i did not.

Greek Paniyiri Festival was really fun, we stayed there for nearly 6 hours and we were entertained with Honey puff eating competition, belly dancing performances, Helenic dances and even the Greek Gods introduction. but we missed the fireworks in the end. what a waste but this is definitely a must go festival for sure! something that i will look forward again next year especially all those good food.

A million Confession

in my blog as usual, i try my very best to refrain myself from saying too much about sadness or the down-part of my life because my parents are reading my blog and i do not want to make them worry about me. but i failed this time.
something that i learnt from this week was not to put false hope on something because you will only hurt yourself. yes i had the hurt. i do not blame on anyone except myself because i looked at things at the wrong way and believe too much on fairy tales ending. someone should really sue Walt Disney for making us believe that fairy tales do exists through movies like Cinderella, beauty and the beast etc. because in my life, fairy tales do not exist and there are just pure crap.

but however, all the hurt and sadness i experienced in this week had make me a different person. especially in terms of believing fairy tales. lol. Tears do happen and yes i do endure, grieve but i will move on. and i now believe that the only person who is with us our entire life is ourself.

the funny part of everything was i lost something precious to me but in return, i had 3 extra new things ; a friend who will cook lotus soup for me when i am sad, a friend who will download anything that i requested when i am sad and a friend who will be there to wipe my tears when i cry, accompany me for shopping and treat me a seafood pancake. if i knew i am going to get royalty treatment like this, i am so gonna cry everyday. nah, just kidding, crying hurts a lot and i might have cried a gallon of tears this week. Thanks a lot to the three of you guys ( you know who you are) because without you guys, i would have never felt better.

anyway, life goes on and so i am bouncing back to my normal life like how it used to be two years back revolving around friends and families. so worry less about me because i am doing absolutely great now.

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a couple weeks back, i received this really interesting email from my mum and i thought it would be great to share with you guys on a couple of stuffs from this email. the email was about on How to stay young and happy for instance:-

a) Laugh often, long and loud. Laugh until you grasp for breath. And if you have a friend who makes you laugh, spend lots of time with him or her.
Now i know why i was so emo in Brisbane simply because I am not having my big laughter friend, Siang Shu Hua by my side. She always make me laugh and without her in Brisbane, i became totally stoned at times.

b) Enjoy simple things.

c) Surround yourself with what you love like music.
so that totally explained my extreme craziness into korean music lately as in more extreme than usual simply because i was sad and i found stuffs that could keep my mind busy. apart from the awesome music, i was entertained with desirable eye candy too. lol just like these: (Behold! Caution! If you hate korean songs, stop reading this post. )


my self-compilation of my dong hae in bonamana mv and performances. he is definitely my number one in Super Junior group.


my 2nd self compilation of my favourite dance moves in Bonamana mv. and at times i do prefer watching their live performances more because they had much awesome clothing there but something for sure nobody could dance better than them.


my 3rd self compilation of my favourite scenes in Love Mv by CN Blue. yes i do like jong hyun and min hyuk tremendously and sometimes it just irritates me a little when jong hwa is getting all the camera-attention. he wasn't my favourite in cn blue and even in you're beautiful series but of course he is an awesome singer that i can't deny.


and my final compilation of Sweet Holiday performances by Cn Blue. jong hyun guitar-ing skills and the mesmerizing white acoustic guitar. if only i could have one guitar like that.

don't call me crazy please.
trust me it ain't easy in getting the right part of the mv and print-screening it and compiling all of them together. well, i am doing it in the manual way. lol. ok, that's all for now.
mummy & daddy, i am doing really fine as you can see i am totally crazy about my korean music as usual. so do not worry about me!

One is Never Enough.

...including our big man's 21st birthday.
though i initially stated in my blog that we won't be celebrating his birthday any further, all those were part of our plans to disappoint him with the assumptions that we won't be free on his birthday. oh well, i doubted our plans ever worked for he was too smart to be cheated or we were too fake to be true.



we made reservations at Jo-jo's restaurant in the Brisbane District Centre @ City. lol. the ambiance of the restaurant was awesome and some food were great too but not all. we celebrated his birthday after our exams in the afternoon in which i was at the brink of failing it and resiting again this Thursday because one question wrong pretty much equals to failing. oh well, i am beginning to accept the fact that life in Brisbane could be real pain in the ass sometimes.



the restaurant was such a vintage with Audrey Hepburn and Elvis Presley posters all around. great way to be back in time with a group of close buddies. and of course the person who enjoyed most with Hepburn around us is my rooomie. she is undeniably a huge fan of Hepburn.

anyway, we do hope that the man enjoyed his 21st birthday, it wasn't grand nor superior but all we had in mind was some moments of friendship clicking. and we hope you had a memorable one! =)

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i tried my very best not to post about the things i want to type below because if i start typing about them there would never be a full stop. i could have possibly irritated my roommate so much by replaying the songs and videos for more than 50 times and very likely to annoy the other two guys too because i was disturbing them about the downloading thingy. but i don't think i can refrain any longer. YES I WANT TO YELL TO THE WHOLE WORLD AGAIN THAT I AM IN LOVE WITH SUPER JUNIOR 4TH ALBUM!!!!!!!!!!!!!! please do check out their bonamana mv and performances because it was way to awesome to keep them to myself only.






don't they have awesome choreography?
i am not linking their mv here because i love the song without the auto tune in the mv. it sound way better. but
anyhow my favourite song from the whole album would be awarded to One Fine Spring sang by Ryeo Wook.

p/s: siang shu hua, if you are wondering what kind of guy i like please do focus on dong hae, the one with the rose trick.hahaha.

ok back to my phrm 2030 newspaper assignment. getting a bit bored reading the newspaper articles but the boost of getting me going is none other than super junior songs as the background. hahaha. shall stop now or i will bore you guys out with my ramblings on korean stuffs.

'Suai' Nan ren 21st Birthday

the so called 'suai' nan ren that i referring to is this..
we had an early birthday celebration for him as we would be having exams on his birthday. how unfortunate. so no more celebrations for him.=P

as everyone starts approaching adulthood, i start to feel a Lil young. well, the best part of all my friends becoming adult is the fact that i feel really protected hanging out with them simply because they are adults and i presumed they are much wiser and braver in everything they does. pretty much a free sense of security for me for at least a year.


a small celebration this time at the Ginga Restaurant in South Bank. we traded the idea of eating crab for this restaurant. Though the food wasn't that awesome, but the things we did after having our lunch were awesome and it won't possibly happen if we had dine in Dara crab shop instead. so i guess the change of plan at the last minute is pretty worthwhile.


my close buddies in Brisbane, the sweet couple and sometimes can be a bit 'fan' too. hahaha. well, not in the terms of irritating but in the things they do which sometimes will make you shake your head and laugh out of silliness. all in all, of course i adore them both especially the girl. hahaha. my awesome friend.


one fact for sure, my lovely roomie has become extra pretty since i first met her. and extra crazy and loveable too. lucky you birthday boy for having her.







"THE STARS OF THE DAY" - everyone is black except the VIPs.
lately, i discovered the fun of editing pictures in terms of colours. not on faces of course ( the so called wonders done by photo shop) because i really suck in using photo shop and totally given up in learning it. most of the pictures uploaded here were edited in terms of exposure, effects and colours, NOT on faces i shall emphasize. so we are naturally pretty and handsome as you see on the pictures. hahahahahhahaa.. well, i guess some may find it irritating but oh well, i prefer 'orang-er' pictures somehow. weird, i know.


and to avoid being complained for over-editing pictures, i shall upload this original picture along. both pictures are awesome of course.

and after our lunch in Ginga restaurant, we headed to the Hazel Tea Shop (bubble tea shop) but instead of buying bubble teas, we ended up playing the games there from jenga to uno stacks to uno cards to smash to poker version of lying and etc. hell of fun for sure.


the priceless excitement on their faces. i totally enjoyed playing uno stakcs this time despite the fact that......


I am one of the ultimate losers of the game. Don't believe me? wait till you see the next picture.


now you have to, don't you? but at least...



THE BIGGEST LOSER TITLE of the day owned by Mr. Chong Hao.


it was definitely one of the best birthday hang-outs i ever had. so random in plans and so much of unexpected fun. though it had a damn spoiler at the night. but it was fun to be with your friends. and cracking out the lamest jokes ever from time to time and the attempts to make your friends lose in the games.

and i shall end this post with the most 'poyoh' picture ever of the birthday boy. the so called 'handsome' pose.

Mum.

On this special day, dear Mum

I would like to express in words
How important your presence is to me
You have always been a constant source of guidance,
A source of support and encouragement,
And a source of light during times of darkness,
So especially on your birthday,
Hope you know how much you're appreciated,
And how much you're loved
especially be me.
Have a beautiful birthday mum!
I love you.

The Torture of A 2nd Year Pharmacy Student

i just realized how little i talk about my pharmacy course. yes it is not a fun course for sure and i have to admit that. we, the pharmers were deprived from sleep for the past two weeks continuously due to exams and a ridiculous lab report that worth 25% of the whole course. and there might be a possibility that i just blew two of them away.

as for me, i am a heavy sleeper. unfortunately, for this whole week i had been sleeping at 1am and waking up at 5am to finish the lab report. well, that's not so bad and pretty normal for everyone out there but definitely not for me.. i need lots lots of sleep to re-energize myself and 4 hours of sleep is such a no-no. pay back sleep is what i desperately need now. even worse, my housemate did not slept at all for the whole two days! can u imagine that she was glued to her table, typing and reading from the moment i went to bed till the moment i was awake. and now she can't even sleep at all, having insomnia i presumed and was forced to take sleeping tablets to make her sleep. this is crazy.berserk. and the worst part....

the amount of drugs we have to memorize including their mechanism of actions and side effects are driving us crazy. perhaps it is just my uni that is driving us crazy for i did not hear anyone else from other unis complaining. anyhow, for goodness sake, stop identifying new diseases and producing new drugs. you are torturing us.

pilocarpine, betanachol, carbachol, atropine, hysocine, pirenzipine, hexamethonium, trimetaphan, hemicholinum, vesamicol, botulinus toxin a, neostigime, physostigime, organophosphates, tubucurrarine, suxamethonium, adrenaline, noradrenaline, phenylephrine, dobutamine, salbultamol, phenoxybenzamine, phenyltamine, prazosin, doxazosin, tamsulosin, propanolol, atenolol, cardevilol, methyltyrosine, carbidopa, guanethidine, reserpine, selegiline, tricyclic anti-depressant, roboxetine, amphetamine, ephedrine, pseudoephedrine, clonidine, diphenydramine, promethazine, hydroxyzine, cemetrizine (zyrtec), loratidine (claritine), desloratidine (clarinex), fexofenadine (telfast), aspirin, difulsinal, indomethacin, ibuprofen, naproxen, celecoxib, etrocoxib, paracetamol, ergotamine, triptans, allopurinol, cromolyn sodium, omazulimab, morphine, heroine, codeine, oxycodone, penthidine, methadone, buprenorphine, pentazocine, burphanol, naloxene, naltroxene, laxatives, bromohexine, guaiphenesin......................

all the drugs that we learnt in two months.and guess what i just wrote 77 drug names without referring to any books. fresh from this small little brain of mine and yet i still flung my exams. =(
if that's just what we learned in two months, how much more do we have to learn in another 3 more years?? could our brain capacity ever match to it? and the worst of all, we learned so much and yet the pharmacists are not recognized by the community. it sucks for sure.

and my advise for people out there, don't become a pharmacist. though i enjoy what i learn, the workload and the amount of facts that we have to memorize at times are totally unbearable. the only fun part of this course if when you are formulating an emulsion, suspension, solutions or ointment etc. and if you think history subject is hard to handle back in high school, don't even think of coming into the pharmacy industry. well, that's my view for now and it might change in months or years to come. and i might even be the happiest pharmacist perhaps in 2012!