Day 154 - 159

wow! i haven't been blogging for days! sorry guys! been very bz with assignment. so ... heres the update of my life.

Day 159: today we had band practice as usual. Seiko san asked me to look for a girl from Malaysia who is going to join us for practice(tumpang Seiko san's car too). to my surprise, this girl knows me. after thinking .... of course!when she first arrived in Auckland, she went to Angie's Kitchen to have dinner with her father. she came back to NZ for her Uni after 5-6 years. that night we had a short conversation. how coincidence it is!

we continued to practice 'Forever Sensei'. Nigel still was not feeling well. get well soon, boy!

night time when boss sent me home, she suddenly pass a glass soup tumbler(dono how to call it). she said it was for me! she had to sneakly gave it to me coz she don't her old friend(another colleague) to see it. it was abalone soup! OMG! i have never had 'real' abalone before in my entire life! thank you so much boss! i don't know what to say. of course i have photographed it to let you guys see.

Day 158: its Saturday! i was in my room all day long watching a TV series, The Fringe! guys, i highly recommend this drama. i finish 15 episode in 1 day! u can imagine how interesting it is!

Day 157: my college's 2010 prospectus is here! my face is in it. i dun really like the design, its different from the draft that the artist drew. anyway, no complains coz im considered lucky to be choosen. so .... go get 1 copy from your nearest edu fair. the name is Raffles College.

Day 156: study ... work ... sleep

Day 155: study ... work ... sleep. today went to school early. i was hoping to buy my favourite chocolate pastry. its oni $1.80, cheap, hot & delicious. comparing to those cold red bean/custard bun i used to buy for $2. but no luck, its sold out. so at the opposite of the pastry house, i saw subway. ok lah ... pamper myself abit. i got myself a Sub of the Day for $3.90. after having the 6 inch bread, i still feel hungry. oh my ..... what has happened to me?

Day 154: study ... work ... sleep. today i received a bad news. when I was chatting with SiewSiew, she told me my good old friend GuatEng's dad has just passed away. no way ... i was chatting with her last night, she didn't mention anything. i quickly made a call to GE to extend my condolences. seems like the incident happened after we finished chatting. he was found breathless in the bathroom. its so sudden. i know its very hard for her to accept it but i believe she's strong to carry on her life to take care of her mom. she was just talking to me about bringing her parents to KL for good. my deepest condolences to GE & family.

Day 147 - 153

Day 153 - finally i handed in my assignment. it was supposed to due on Friday but nobody handed in. i guess my lecturer also expected the case.

Day 152 - 2nd day of YWD Conference(actual day of YWD foundation day 7.19). again learned alot from those experiences & study session (self reliant faith & spirit of mentor and disciple)today im the photographer for the event. i just thought to shoot for fun but there wasn't a OP for 2nd day. i had to download all the photos to make slideshow during the closing ceremony. some of my photos of the day has been sent to SGI Japan & it might be published if im lucky enough. anyway, i already saw the photos I took last month published in SGI-NZ monthly magazine. trying to get some extra copies to send back home. today is also a special day for me because I enshrined Gohonzon! yes! its an honour to receive it in front of whole NZ young women members! i didn't manage to enshrine when i wanted to go Korea. all these 2 yrs of my prayers going unanswered has a reason behind i guess. Gohonzon has sent me to a wonderful land to fulfill my mission!

Day 151 - damn. no bus! i waited for half hour in a stormy & windy weather and yet there's no bus coming. cialat nia! finally boared a bus but then i was already late. im the MC for the 1st day of YWD conference. i received a few sms from my leader, worrying about me in such weather coz i just recovered from flu. when i reached, a WD came & fetch me from bus stop. the members here are very caring & warm. many thanks.
had a great time being emcee although im very nervous. the whole conference was so awesome! a few YWD travelled back to NZ just to attend it. from Melbourne, HK, US, UK. heard a lot of experiences & study session (powerful daimoku & establishing a foundation of genuine happiness) was great. a different ambience from those conferences in Malaysia. they also arranged a surprise birthday party for Seiko, Liz & those born in July. dinner was superb, we had fresh oysters, mussels, ham, fried chicken sushi, cheese cake etc. after dinner there's entertainment segment where the members can perform anything they like! some are so hilarious & some has great vocal.

Day 150 - went to Tiffany's house to shoot for our assignment. had lunch at her house before going to school together. today is suppose to be last day of handing in assignment but nobody did including me. feel so bad.

Day 149 - study ... work ... sleep

Day 148 - had emcee prep in the morning. then rush to Tiffany's house to shoot assignment. we didn't attend class. u may have option of going to class or shoot outside, your attendance will be ticked (provided you have to inform the lecture in advance & show proof the next day).

Day 147 - study ... work ... sleep. still suffering from flu.

Day 144 - 146

Day 146 - 13/07/09 Happy Birthday to my beloved uncle Les. you left us for a year now. i miss you. may you rest in peace. maybe you are a photographer in heaven by now. may you have eternal happiness.
i think i got cold again. sneezing all the way. its really cold. i think its because i was drenched in the rain on Saturday.

Day 145 - today i don't need to go for band practice as the YMD are all in Wellington for conference. in the morning i did all my laundry, vacuum, wiping etc. went to work at 3pm.

Day 144 - in the morning, took a bus to Kaikan to have meeting with my co-MC. it was raining heavily. the wind blew my umbrella away many times. it was cold! Angie picked me up from kaikan & we went to have lunch at Papakura before heading to Dresssmart for window shopping. went to her home to rest and dinner was at Dominion Road. soacked under the rain again. tired. slept at 9pm without switching off my computer & lights.

Day 139 - 143

Day 143: work ... sleep

Day 142: work ... sleep
today, i had a new customer from Australia. He is already 56 yrs old currently doing his Bach. in Physchology. after we chatted, he told me .... 'Angie, one day, you'll become a world famous photographer' .... i was touched by his words. it refreshed my mind what my passion was, how i need to fight on to live my dream. I need to further strengthen my determination! yeah!!!

Day 141: work ... sleep

Day 140: prep for YWD day MC ... work ... sleep

Day 139: work ... sleep

Day 134 - 138

Day 138: Happy Birthday Nigel! wish u all the best in ur tennis competition at Palmy. today received the score for 'Forever Sensei'. gosh .... so many semiquavers & high notes! just had my breakfast,lunch,dinner & supper at 11.30pm. thank god i did not faint!

Day 137:its Saturday! its my sleeping day! was supposed to meet Tiffany for lunch & pass her my flash for her wedding shoot next week. well, i couldn't wake up in time & she had to go to North Shore to meet the couple. so in the end, she came to my apartment at 4pm and i passed my baby to her. then, later in the evening, went out with my new friend from Canada. we managed to watch 'Ice Age 3' & had dinner at a Belgium restaurant. the movie was good & dinner was awesome; had mussels, oysters, chips & Belgium beer.

Day 136: work ... sleep

Day 135: work ... sleep

DAy 134: work ... sleep