Day 54-56

just came back from YWD meet. today we have a new YWD joining us and she's from S. Korea!wwoohooo ..... i have 1 more friend here. oh ya ... i found a job at a dim sum restaurant. 30 min walk from my house, it's just for weekends and the pay is very low, so i have to find another job still. i have to talk to the boss that i can only work on sundays after my performance. i don't wana miss my practices. im going to start this Saturday. yahoo! har gow! siu mai! lor mai gai!
have to learn how to camwhore with SLR ....if not i won't have much self potrait in Auckland.
ISO400 f2 1/30 50mm

爱到疯癫 Love Crazy

i love love love this song! its so sad! Ella & Hebe's composing skill is improving. with the power vocal from Power Station just make the song so perfect.

Song: Ella Lyrics: Hebe Singer: Power Station

空荡荡的房间　　坟墓一样安静的夜
Kong dang dang de fang jian fen mu yi yang an jing de ye
不肯撕去的昨天　陪着我还在等谁
Bu khen si qu de zuo tian pei zhe wo hai zai den shui
你一定没有变　一定还爱我对不对
Ni yi ding mei you bian yi ding hai ai wo dui bu dui
眼角不能有泪水　下一秒你就会出现
Yan jiao bu neng you lei shui xia yi miao ni jiu hui zhu xian
爱到疯颠　苦的酸的无所谓
Ai dao feng dian ku de suan de wu suo wei
看背叛爬上你不遮掩的脸
Kan bei pan pa shang ni bu zhe yean de lian
我竟然还觉得很美
Wo ji ran hai jue de hen mei
爱到疯颠　伤了痛了都没感觉
Ai dao feng dian shang le thong le dou mei gan jue
你要我等你到哪个期限　我都奉陪
Ni yao wo deng ni dao na ke chi xian wo dou feng pei
你下楼去买烟　然后迷路迷了几天
Ni xia lou que mai yean ran hou mi lu mi le ji tian
这样牵强的谎言　对我都是种慰藉
Zhe yang jian qiang de huang yen dui wo dou shi zhong wei jie
你一定没有变　一定还爱我像从前
Ni yi ding mei you bian yi ding hai ai wo xiang chong qian
嘴角不能再流血　等一下吻你不方便
Jui jiao bu neng zai liu shie deng yi xia wen ni bu fang bian
爱到疯颠　苦的酸的无所谓
Ai dao feng dian ku de suan de wu suo wei
看背叛爬上你不遮掩的脸
Kan bei pan pa shang ni bu zhe yean de lian
我竟然还觉得很美
Wo ji ran hai jue de hen mei
爱到疯颠　伤了痛了都没感觉
Ai dao feng dian shang le thong le dou mei gan jue
你要我等你到哪个期限　
Ni yao wo deng ni dao na ke chi xian
你要我再陪上多少尊严　我都奉陪
ni yao wo zai pei shang duo shao zhun yean wo dou feng pei

Day 51-53

so boring these few days. its Easter break! 4 days of holiday in a row. wwwoooo ..... all shops are closed, food sold 10% more expensive(heard people saying). i did not go out at all so i dono whether its true or not. haha. its getting COLDER! now have to wear 3 layers of shirt minimum, add 1 scarf if going out at night. *shivering*
dinner of the week

wwoo ..... playing basketball with super hign heels!

Day 49 & 50

Yesterday was my roommate’s birthday, she treated us with chocolate cake. Thank you & Happy Birthday! Earlier on, she was laughing when i was cooking, i was like:
A: yes? Anything?
RM: oohh ... nothing, i was wondering why you have bread everyday for your lunch, you like bread? And dinner you’re cooking the same dish everyday as well.
A: oohh ... eeerrrmmm ..... well, ya, i bought these vege for my whole week’s supply .... :)
RM: okok :)

Today I had a very serious chanting session & I have 3 news. Im getting desperate because its already Thursday & I still haven’t got a job. Before I went out to hunt for job, I chanted & did my evening gongyo with full power.
News 1: I made a call earlier to a French restaurant but my phone ran out of credit. Shit! How am I gonna make calls to other cafes? So, never mind, i went to bath and i received a returned call from the boss. Wow! I thought that i’d had hope to get an interview but to my disappointment, the vacancy has been filled. Well, at least I don’t have to walk so far to the restaurant (20 min from my house) to no avail. I saved my time & energy. That’s a good news, right?!

News 2: I noticed a small Japanese restaurant which had a notice on the mirror. Although i can’t read Japanese at all but i can still recognise the word ‘looking for people’ (zao ren) & there’s a telephone, so i guess thats a vacancy. I already noticed it for few days but because I have been rejected by a Japanese restaurant for can’t speak Japanese, i was reluctant to ask this restaurant. But, I had the gut today to ask. Yes! I passed my last copy of CV to the boss & im asked to attend the interview on Tuesday! Although its too early to determine the outcome but that’s a good news, right?!

News 3: Its my rental day today. The front desk person keyed in the wrong amount for me but of course i was honest to inform him the mistake. Then, suddenly he said he will try his best to adjust my room rate asap. And i also related to him that im looking for a job and thank him for his kindness. That’s a good news, right?!

Ok. Now can celebrate by having my dinner. Just finished all my vege & meat yesterday, so today i will cook the forever simple & delicious ‘dan chao fan’ (fried rice with egg). one more thing, i would like to wish my 'lao peng you' old friend, Siak Lee .... HAPPY BIRTHDAY! Oh, by the way, my mouth ulcer is getting bigger & painful day by day, i guess i can’t play trumpet this week. Im just using my right mouth to eat for this whole week.

its 7 degree today so i took a bus home. earlier on, my lecturer took us to Auckland best photographic printer shop as a field trip. 1st time seeing those film & digital processors. im gonna get my 8'x10' free print soon.
And look! its ice rain! it reminds me of andy's song .... '冰雨' ice rain.
luckily i reached just in time before it rained at Nigel's house. thx Nigel for today's wonderful lunch :) i owe you two meals di.

Day 47 - 48

well, nothing much happened these two days. just been walking around the city searching for jobs. so far 'mou liu dou' yet.
after i wrote 'no more $$$' on my msn, i received many IM from friends & calls from relatives asking whether i need them 2 send $$ for me or not. im so so touched by your concerns. who says that friends will run away when you are in trouble? at least my friends don't. :) all your concerns & encouragements are more worthy & valuable than sending me cash. sincerely thanking everyone here.
i will not give up as i have chosen this path, so i have to bare with all the obstacles that comes. its only an experience once in a lifetime. it is precious & irreplaceable! one day when i grow old, at least i have something to boost about! hehehe ....

Day 43-46

today is daylight saving time which means you will have change all your time to an hour late. i did not know what was that and I waited for Nigel & the person who is supposed to pick us up for about 30 min. Then i sms Nigel just to make sure he's going, and he told me hei! its only 12pm lah! wat? bla bla bla .... ok ..... now i understand. so in total i waited for more than an hour in a mart.
we(the band) have 1 more month before our concert. we are still not ready. the songs are not played very well YET. but we will not give up. im sure we can perform our best on that night!

i got my IRD number 2 days ago which means i can start to find a part time job! YES! really can't survive without a job. i have to stay, eat, laundry etc .... its about MONEY MONEY MONEY! i have chanted to get a job that can give me a good pay to cover all my expenses, can have flexi hours so that i can have time for homework & attend Gakkai acivities & of course i can learn something.

some of the Victoria Band members (back row: Yuki san, Seiko san & Masao san) (front: Ai san, me, Terry & Sujata

Day 40-42

yyyeehh ...finished assignment! but now got new assignment di. getting tougher this round. i must work harder!

so here's preview of my final output from last assignment.
panning blurring

zooming during long exposure

long night exposure

painting with light

this is my dinner of the week. spot d difference!