Mr Fahrenheit SayS...

there's only so much one can take...

2007-04-08T20:15:00.000Z

hm, sigh, im quite worried bout my mum really... jst last week my aunt passed away with cancer. of course we are all sad and mourn over it, but at the same time its a relieve as shes been through a whole lot of pain and suffered enough. at least shes up in heaven with god rejoicing... sigh... well, wat i meant with worried bout my mum is tht im sure shes actually quite sad over it and show less of her emotions than wat she really feels inside.

but anyhow, i'll pray that all will be okay soon. long story short, at the same day my dad went back to msia... so thts why my mum shud be feeling quite bad... but i think it shudnt be too bad...

sigh... lotsa sad news in jst 1 day and its enough to make ur whole week a living hell!!! but hopefully thts all behind me now... erm, today i actually went to a church called calvary chapel york... its such a god sent bcos, i actually works with the pastor's daugther sarah in starbucks. and jst after a service, you get to learn how you can fit in with the people. like i said, you can learn alot about a church by jst getting to know the people.

i loved the service, it was beautiful and im quite certain i will be back as i can finally say, i found the right church! yay... its an absolute good news. it actually reminds me so much about fga. although, its a smaller version of fga, but the friendliness and warmth you feel from the members of the church is so similar and im glad i went for the service. pastor dave preached today and i thought he did an amazing job as his message is so clear and he makes sure you get all tht he was saying and it was quite powerful. i absolutely loves it! so yay for me...

anyway, im jst arent feeling too well, been off sick as well... went to the clinic today, doctor told me my legs has broken blood vessels... thts why i have this red spots all over my leg... first he said it could be meningitis which can kill... but at the same time, the spots been there for a week or so now, and ive not got any other symptoms so it shudnt be too serious.

i have to go to the doctor's again next week to get it checked out. lets jst hope theres no really bad news aye. but he was quite certain tht it shud be a virule infection. scary-nya. so you guys please do pray for me. i hope all is ok and tht i will be fine. anyway, i shud go now... needs a very long and hot shower...

oh speaking of hot! im certain its spring now! yay yay! the weather's like 17-19degrees... quite hot really and sunny... so the weather has been absolutely gorgeous. im gladd tht winter the horrible season is gone now. lol.

been busy

2007-03-29T23:01:00.000Z

hello evryone!!!

sorry ive been away for ages now... cos lotsa things has happened and i dont even know where to start! well, most of them things are not good news so i also dunno wat to say... i cant say too much as its quite personal... but all i can say its huge! in a bad way...

anyhow, we always do wat we've got to do to get thru life dont we?

anyway, im gonna be shiftin house as well, but where to or whom with is yet to find out and its not lookin good... sigh...

hope all will be over soon... or i will need to escape sumwhere!

anyway, i'll be back asap to blog more if possible...

ta

lookin out the window from my house

2007-03-19T18:12:00.000Z

erm, thts the view from my bro's room... i dont think u guys can see its actually snowing super heavily out there tho... anyway, its not a good shot either... haha...

finally a pic of me after all this time... erm, my pimples makes me look so horrible laa... but wat the heck its me!!! its me!!! btw my hand is up cos theres snow on my sleeve... lol... its NOT a POSE! haha

pics from the guessing pics

2007-03-19T17:56:00.000Z

ok laa, heres the pics from the blanked faces...

sick + snowing!

2007-03-19T17:44:00.000Z

okay... ive been quick sick for the last few days really... first i had flu, cough and sore throat... then sumhow tummy ache kicks in and jst for one day i was fine liao... but the flu, cough and sore throat lingers on and on and on!!! grr... i hate it, especially in such a cold weather its even harder to recover!

but anyway im much better now! wee, its snowing!!! jst when im walkin home from bus stop... it suddenly snowed really heavily and i was covered in snow! yay!!! its so fun to finally see snow... but erm, dont like the coldness laa... its like 1-2 degrees today which is the coldest this year that ive felt laa... errm, snow in march it is kinda odd ya know... nerh... was thinking winter is over and spring finally kicks in... but apparently NOTTTT... so have to bear with the cold weather alil longer lor...

and then, work has been fun not too bad... interesting to chat with the existing workmates... all very nice and chatty... crazy alil as well, which makes the work place worth while... nothin much happened this week or so really... bsides the anticipation for snow this week and tht i was sick for the last and classes and work!!! which is good as im keeping meself busy...

anyway, will post a few pics when im free in abit... jst have to settle down, eat sumthin as i jst reached home...

owh not to forget... ive been trying to land a job with this agency call reed accountancy. theyve been fantastic especially kate my sorta advisor person. shes been trying to get me a job - part time sumthin tht i can do accounts wise twice a week. in fact she did get me one but i cant do it cos i have classes on mondays and monday is a must for the employer.

so its a sad news for me but hey tht lets me know tht she is indeed helping me to get a job... but anyhow, she asked me to come by round mid may bfore my exams, so tht she can find me a job tht i can do during this coming summer which i m so lookin forward towards! i hope its gonna happen for me as im gonna finish studying soon and getting experience now for a job in the future is really important... i still wanna stay here for a few more years laa... so many more things i wanna do here! hehe...

bored in college

2007-03-09T13:12:00.000Z

hello... i m jst on my lunch break now in college... too bored so i thot i take the opportunity to blog alil... hm, im quite tired really... i was out in town whole day yday... literally whole day man... i was in town from 1pm-11pm... long day yday and i did so much yday...

first i went out to town with gaz, he needed to shop for stuff that i might say he knew he din really need anyway... haha, so i can say he is more vain than i am laa... im not tht bad after all... sigh, its interesting really to see that spending 60pounds for a levis jeans is ok for him... otherwise for me i think its super expensive wei... i wouldnt spend tht much...

anyway, we left at 4pm or rather he left me at 4pm and i had a workshop with future prospects tht starts at 5.30pm. the question is to go home or not to go home... i have 1 1/2hrs for me to walk home and walk back out and leave me about 45mins at home. i figured its so not worth the energy so i stayed in town by meself in starbucks! haha... the place tht im working... and had a coffee there... for the first time really... by meself that is...

anyway, then i went for the workshop... i met a few more interesting people really... and an old friend from vue... anyway, the workshop covered things like confidence boasting, and positive attitude sessions and also cv and cover letter writing skills. now tht i went for it, i jst realized my cv bfore was so longwinded tht i myself wont read it! haha... so i shall say mine is way easier to read now i suppose... haha...

there i met nicolai, and limor... nicolai a writer and limor is like a social worker... shes gonna help me with cv writing soon. shes helping younger teens round the age of 16-20 to find jobs jst like how future prospects does. so its quite interesting night...

then, tim text me to join them in pub quiz night in golden lion. it was really fun actually. they give u 24 logos for u to fill in, logos like disney, hsbc, coke, pizza hut, and the one tht i guessed was nestle! haha... then, they go to questions where u have to answer really tough crappy questions... blueh... thinks like how many players in handball! or which jamaican artist did massive attack colaborate with. at the end of the night, i answered none... and the rest evryone answered... the one i shudve answered was which acid is in car battery... i answered hcl! its supposed to be sulphuric. wat was i thinking? and i call myself chemistry student! haha...

sigh all in all, i spent the whole day in town and im drop dead tired now in class... but im trying my very best to stay alert! gosh i hope i will survive the rest of the day! and tmw tmw tmw!!! i have to get up at 6am tmw cos im starting work in starbucks... properly starting with uniform and starting to do tills, bar and caffe... woohoo... wish me luck and tht i dont embarass myself!!! haha... erm, still not sure how i m gonna take pics of the nice starbucks without looking im vain or sumthin... hehe...

thts all for now... gonna spend the latter half an hour to sleep...

first day at starbucks...

2007-03-07T18:24:00.000Z

well, i promise that i will get some pics for my blog the next time im at work at starbucks so that you guys can feel how excited and how i feel at work in starbucks. but anyway, ive finally started my induction and certain health and safety procedures and stuff today. it was all writing and filling in forms and stuff... so really, not much to say on that...

bsides that ive met a few more staff in starbucks people like carly, jenny, grotti and jen. quite excited to get to know them more and work with them. my very first shift or training on caffe, bar or tills will be on this coming saturday and sunday... meaning i have to get up bright and early!!! gonna be even more earlier than i go to college... work starts at 7am so prolly getting up at 6am? well, a morning person i will be then huh... haha...

bsides that ive got a good news too... i have been attending certain workshops and getting help from this awesome place call future prospects. they are so great that they've been trying to get me placements and internship for accountancy. so im so grateful for that. i might have mentioned about them in my previous posts about ppl ive met like hargreaves and liz. and i m looking forward to an induction im havin with them tmw to get to know more people and socialize.

thts all from me for now... quite tired really and plan to relax and rest alil and watch sum telly now... toodles...

old pictures

2007-03-07T17:49:00.000Z

hey all... well i was quite surprised but ive got a request from an old fren and very dear fren to me asking me to put more pics on my blog!!! why m i surprised?!?! i din know hes been reading my blog really n its been awhile since we had a long real conversation... lol...

this pics maybe old but its all ive got for now... its pic of u anyway... lol...

mr poser himself when he came back to visit in 2004/2005

picture that we took whilst we were on the cruise... and we were having dinner here...

another pic from the cruise, and we were actually in singapore, i think first time ever im therE! lol...

i totally forgot ah wei actually came with me to play bowling with my cousins...

Audit and Assurance

2007-03-06T18:02:00.000Z

today in class i damn sien man... quite tired as well... trying my best not to fall asleep and stay awake as tho im very alert in class... darn funny man... hehe...

erm, my lecturer mst be wondering why i keep my head so low and shake my whole body once awhile during class... haha... trying to shake the sleepiness away, which btw doesnt work laaa.... haha...

here's a pic of my boring audit paper i was doing today...

Good news...

2007-03-06T17:46:00.000Z

Yay!!! finally im out of the dark cave and into the sunlight again! woohoo... hehe... erm, i m so excited!!! finally ive got a job! yay! erm, as a barista in starbucks... free coffee!!! here i come... haha... bsides tht... im really tired today reallly...

when, out to town yday after a 6 long hrs of classes excluding travelling time give or take 1-2 hrs... then i was in town from 7pm-12am!!! then, the next day i woke up at 7am for class again... no wonder i feel so tired now laa!!! sigh... erm, got in touch with an old friend today... called her during my lunch break in college today and chatted for a whole long 35mins!!! ahaha...

gossipping again laa... wat else? erm, i think evryone in class was so annoyed with me tht the fact i was talkin on the phone so loudly... deng deng deng... i dont care really... hehe...

erm, wat so tiring about today? hm not enough sleep... long hrs of train right home and to college... then, i had to walk home cos no one free to fetch me... then, headache... haha... but it was well worth it... night out with almost 20 ppl yday and it was so fun!!! evrywhere we go we were bringing the crowd in... hehe...

yay!!! i m goin to starbucks tomorrow to settle the document stuff and then im starting work again!!! woohoo...

The Number 23

2007-03-04T22:36:00.000Z

ok so i went to watch a film today when i have a long day of class tmw and the day after... but anyway im quite tired now and gonna go bed soon... but i suddenly got obsessed with the number 23 from the movie the number 23... see, the film is starring jim carrey in a thriller film which i find he did so much better than in comedy... but anyway, the film sorta about this book tht he's been reading with the title the number 23...

then, the freaky thing happened... which he realizes the book written was sorta based on his life on how the number 23 keeps coming up in evrything he sees... thts quite a good twist at the end of the film which is quite predictable... but anyhow was quite okok... anyway, throughout the whole film i was obsessed with the number 23 and relate it to me!

haha guess wat i found out... im 23 years old this year... my bday is 4/7/84 which if u add it 4+7+8+4=23... thts not all... i live in a house with the number 23, my name ethan which is 5,20,8,1,14 = 5+20-8+1+1+4=23, then jin is 10,9,14=(10+9+1)/4=5=2+3+23... thts not all the spooky thing... my mobile number 071956=0-7+19+5+6=23, and my new mobile number is 888041=(88+8)/4-1=23... then one last one, my ic number in msia is 5073=(5x3)-3=32 which the reflective number is 23... spookyyyyyy or what...

anyway obsess much ethan? lol... ok now now now, im still waitin for starbucks to call me, i hope they do call me whether i got it or not the job... so i really hope they call by tmw... i m really worried now... sigh, off to sleep now... nite nite...

pictures...

2007-03-04T13:47:00.000Z

ive got nothin to do... i took 2 pics with my new phone... quite good really...

its in a sketch form!

thnk goodness its in a sketch form, if its coloured... u guys will be so surprise... my face now super loads of pimples and scars from pimples... stressed out to the max i think... well, erm, at least i can say my maturity finally kicks in... ahahaha... kiddin...

and this is a pic of my lovely fire place... keeps me warm all night and day during winter... i looveee it!!! at the side u can see our wine collections... and no we hardly drink it... its gift from friends coming over not knowing not many of us drinks in this family... lol... maybe i will upload more pics later... so toodles...

cooking for one is no fun

2007-03-03T16:21:00.000Z

hello there... hm, i jst realize sumthin... when, u wanna cook but u r jst cookin for urself is no fun at all... i cook i eat myself! sigh... but thts the sad truth over here... i m home alone most of the times... so i have to cook for myself... like yday i made a whole pot of bolognese and i makan myself! so much tht i feel abit sick now... haha...

erm, sigh... i dont like this waitin for a job interview thing... i have a bad feeling tht i din do well... or did not get the job... but i really do hope i get it... seems like loads of fun working there... so pray for me k! sigh... starbucks call me! starbucks call me! good news! good news!

erm, at least thts wat im hoping for ah... sigh... sigh... i m in desperate need of a job leh... no money liao plus i jst got a new phone and a contract tht i have to pay... so how leh? i have to pay myself and no money wor... so find a job! give me a job! a job! grrr...

anyway this is my new phone... i kinda like it... but its thin but abit broad ah... the features all not too bad, got camera 3.0mp, mp3 and all... sumore the display screen is damn nice... big and colour is good... here's a pic...

ok another sore subject... i kinda spilled loads and loads of water on the carpet yday and i tried to dry it with my hair dryer... but still theres dampness on the floor... and i m afraid it might smell... so evryone any idea wat to do? continue to dry it with the hair dryer? haha... i feel so horrible really... i spill massive water on the carpet a dozen times dy... and u thot i will learn from it... haha...

bout the pics...

2007-02-28T19:39:00.000Z

ok bout the pics so far i have 2 people guessing and they r right so far... wat about the rest of the pics... i m sure sumone can guess who they are... look at the clothes they are wearing... it is really obvious one leh...

anyway im gonna leave for a few more days or weeks? haha... when, i have the time i will post the pictures with faces this timE! when i free la... when i free! cos i have a feeling march is gonna be super busy for me! which i m more than happy about! weeeeeee

fun day today...

2007-02-28T19:23:00.000Z

hey evryone, guess ive not blog anything bout my interview yet huh? well, i thot it went pretty well, cos the manager tht interviewed me was really nice and friendly... so, it went pretty well, and i did manage to be myself and tell her bout my previous job and school life.

it was quite good really and the next 2 days i went for a OJE(oversee job experience) where, i work there for 2 hrs and try on making coffee, serving and cleaning and all those job if i were to work there... i thot it went pretty well, she told me tht the feedback she got from the crew was tht i was friendly and taking iniative and stuff... then again, of course shes gonna say sumthin good bout it right? well, i do hope i did well enough tho.

it does seems like a good place to work and make friends... hehe... erm, i had my first coffee tasting as well... i tasted this fair trade coffee and i kinda forget the whole story into it... but anyway, the girl tht did the tasting with me, is the district coffee lady... she knows her coffee and she knows it dang well... lol... i was so nervous when she asked me how the coffee tasted! haha... i jst said it taste fresh and genuine as no sugar nor milk was added yet! thts all i can say bout coffee tasting for now! haha...

tht particular starbucks seems to be one of the busiest i think! i was there lunch time and its like non-stop customer pouring in and out... which is good i guess... then also, i made my first frappucinos... or rather a few... haha... jen the coffee master let me make a few frap on my own and i was like... wow, cool... and thnk gawd i was slow but it was pretty well i think... hehe...

and then bfore OJE, i was at this recruitment centre place doing workshops for cv writing, work placement and confidence building kinda thing... i thot it was very interesting... i met 2 people there, Liz and David. then, the person tht did it with us was Andy... i was amazed really... the 2 hours we talked there, andy and sue (my advisor) quickly got me 2 contact numbers to call for possible placement in accountancy... and i was like really woweedd cos thts pretty fast! hehe... alil about liz and david, liz has a degree in fashion photography and shes goin to new york to do pictures and all, and andy suggested she try to send cv to this bollywood award thing which is gonna be held in yorkshire... i thot tht was really interesting and how quick they can refer us to so many places for work and stuff...

then, david did a degree in health service and plans to go into health promotion... which he started elaborating bout it and evrything... i thot it was interesting too, as not only he trying to get a job in health service side, but atm he is working as a dj and all those promotions in clubs and stuff... hm, which i thot it really did amaze me like how diverse he can be in his path towards his future tht he is setting for himself!

so yep, i met 2 interesting people today and the best part is we went for a quick coffee in starbucks after the workshop but i had to leave early for the OJE! but we r planning to meet for a drink and chat soon. so hope all goes well, and i m happy i made more friends...

Guess who!!!

2007-02-24T18:26:00.000Z

aye i am so bored laa... lets play a game... those of u who r reading my blog... lets play guess who in all this pics... haha... erm, mostly all of them from church laa...

so u guys shud be able to guess who... hehe... i jst took the pics randomly...

i doubt its hard to guess anyway... so ppl guess ok ok? hehe...

starbucks... starbucks...

2007-02-24T16:29:00.000Z

well, it says it on in the title... i have a job interview on monday with starbucks! yay! its all thnks to the help of my friends... adam and mauricio. its quite fast i got a reply... i hand in my application form on wed... the manager called me on fri for an interview on mon! woohoo... i think im no longer jobless... yay for me!!! hehe...

erm, also i was out in town the other night... thursday night i think... i met another couple of new friends... which is all good... it was a fun night out really... at first i was quite skeptical, as i dont know many mates from cinema... but they were all so friendly and nice people... so i get along pretty well with them... we dance all night and had a couple of drinks... not me! but anyway, my friend and i was on the stage dancing and we won a bottle of champagne! how random it was!!! lol... but it was all fun! lol...

so u guys... whos nice enough to read my blog please please pray for me k... errr, as in for my job laa... hope i get it laa...

:)

job hunt...

2007-02-21T03:26:00.000Z

errr... errr... btw laa, im still jobless lor... to count it, actually ive lost out in a chance to earn some pounds... its all my fault laaa... cos i was too lazy to search for a job...

no excuses of all sorts... my fault for not searchin for a job...

but anyhow, now i need a part time job again... erm, i applied for barista job in starbucks, costa and caffe nero... 3 cafe places... seems quite cool, especially ppl from starbucks... i have a friend tht works there, he invited me for dinner with them... and it seems to be a cool place to work... so hopefully i get a reply from them sumtime soon lor... pray for me please pretty please!!!

and lastly, tmw i need to get up early to go to town and go to this place tht helps students or ppl search for a job, write cv and train on interview and stuff... seems quite cool too... so hopefully i get sum tips on how to apply for internship and improve my cv laa...

sigh another sore subject... i got my results lor... and im jinxed! i did 3 papers and failed 2... i was short of 8 and 4 marks... sigh... so upsetting ya know... but truthfully, no argument... acca is never easy laa... especially the audit paper and taxation... the 2 papers tht i failed... well, i had a friend failed 5 times the same audit paper... i got 42 marks... so after all, im not too bad ah... need to study harder lor...

Chinese New Year!

2007-02-21T03:15:00.000Z

hello all... hope evryone is still having a good time during this fun time... aka cny! well, its a bit late, but finally we had our "tuen yuen fan", our dinner on new year's eve. Well, its super good man!!! we had fish! duck! chicken! mushroom! soup! pork! vege! wow... i think we had evrything except the last dish dessert! lol...

well, one bad thing happened was tht my mum by accident cut her finger nail... and its like half chopped... eek... gross... lol... it was 2sumthin pm... and i was still in bed! yes i was still in bed! haha... anyway, she came up stairs called out for my bro to say she cut her finger... instantly i got worried and woke up...

sigh, tht tells u try to focus on one thing and not multi task! lol... well, cos she was cutting chilllies and was talkin to my dad... well, it look painful... so hope its ok...

but anyway, my bro gf in the end helped my mum to prepare sum of the dishes. but overall, it was my mum alone tht prepared it all! by herself! can u believe tht! yes she did it on her own! haha... awesome...

there was 13 of us had dinner here! so it was quite lifely and crowded in such a small house! but over all its all good ah... so happy...

but not much, ang pau tho... i miss chinese new year with lotsa angpau... haha...

my aunt's condition...

2007-02-13T02:08:00.000Z

hm... one more thing, i thot i will jst update it here... thnks u guys for praying for my aunt... well, shes out of the hospital for now... so i wanna thank you guys for the prayers and im sure it worked... which i m very happy with...

then i got to know tht 1 more cousin in my family got saved as welll... apparently she starts to attend church and believe in christ. according to her, lifes been goin much better off for her ever since she accepted christ. im happy for her, and how her life turns out much better... hehe...

job hunting...

2007-02-13T01:59:00.000Z

la la la...

ive been out of job for 2 months now... how time flies eh?!?! annoying-nya to be out of job and i hate it tht the fact im not earning any cash when im here... i hate it hate it hate it... i hate myself! grrr...

anyway, ive tried applying for a job as a barista in starbucks and costa... then i applied for a part-time as sales assistant in a clothes shop called free spirit... well, they sell loads of quiksilver, billabong and animal... which i love love love... but i think the people working there are too hip and happening for me to blend in and work with... haha...

otherwise, i would say i wont be hired! haha... well, i m still wondering where else shud i apply for a job... still out of job which sucks... get a job get a job get a job!!!

anyone, has any idea where i shud apply for a part time job! grrrrrrrr.....

hehe...

not only im the 3rd child, i come in 3rd place

2007-02-13T01:49:00.000Z

well, evryone keeps asking me, why arent u close to your family... ppl tells me tht wateva problems i have i can always rely on my family... but im second guessing myself if thts true.

if you know me well, you will know tht i was never close to my family. its not tht i never try to but i did try and its always unsuccessful. now more than ever, ive jst plainly given up hope in trying. it jst sumhow feels, if you are not contributing to the family in cash wise, you've got no say in things and you are not loved more...

at least its how i feel with my mum nowadays. evryone in the family tells me tht i was always the one loved most by my mum and now i ask myself if it was really true. id always thot my mum loved us all the same but ever since i came here, the connection was never the same anymore.

i lost them for 2 yrs when they came here to work, when i come here, things jst dont feel the same anymore. bfore i came here when i was in msia, i thot i need them more than ever but ever since i came here, i dont know if i truly need them. sigh... its a long story and evry has their own family problems... but at the mo, im jst tired to try to figure this whole thing out.

sigh, im keeping quiet for now, and jst be a loner in the family... hope things will turn out better for me...

im back

2007-02-13T01:41:00.000Z

hello hello!!! i dont know if my blog is still visited... anyway, im back! haha... well, ive been absent for so long is mainly bcos nothin much been happenin in my life that i can really share on blog... for sure things happened, but sum are jst too personal to share...

but anyway, here alil update about me... well, ive left my last job in the cinema... i loved the people and the job but not the management... things happened and i jst dont feel good being undermine the way i was... and thats why i cant continue to work there... so yep, ive quit the job. then, some how things starts to go down south. evrything jst dont seem to be in the right place and things arent seeem to be moving at the direction tht i was hoping for... plus, when i left the job i din know i was leaving my friends as well...

haha but there are still a few more that im in contact with which is good...

anyway, jst yday i met up with an old fren from work and his friends. we had dinner in this indian restaurant... it was brilliant... the food is so good and the people was nice. i met this married couple, guy from costa rica and girl from hungary. both seems to be nice people and had a wonderful chat with them.

now, it makes me feel like working in starbucks even more! lol... well, at least i applied to get a part time job in starbucks... still waiting for replies... i hope i get it tho... wish me luck! grr... hehe...