Sunday, 27 June 2010

Day 495 27.6.2010

ooppss ..... i keep on dragging n dragging my posts. now i have to skip so many weeks of report. today is a must to blog because i received such a great news that will effect my life for ever.
i had a dialogue session with my YWD chief Seiko san in the morning at Starbucks. she then placed a piece of newspaper cutting in front of me. it was the group photo of Ikeda Kayokai meeting that i took the other day. out of 192 countries, Sensei has chosen 3 to be published in Seikyo Shimbun. it was New Zealand, Ireland & Russia. OMG! my debut photo in Seikyo Shimbun! 5.5 million readers daily! i really can't imagine that happened. my dream has finally came true. i must thank Koji san(my photo team leader) coz he was the one who insisted us to send the photo & report to Sensei. we were reluctant coz its only a small meeting. it was so out of expectation Sensei chose NZ. i can't describe how happy i was when i look at d newspaper. tears were just gleaming in my eyes. then, Seiko san asked me to close my eyes as she wants to give me present as a token of appreciation. it is the Ikeda Kayokai Guidelines Book. its originally in japanese written by Sensei himself, NZ has translated it to English. i have contributed some photos there. wow ...... just so happy to see my photos published in a gakkai book. they are going to send a copy to Sensei of course. i've always wanted to send photos to Sensei & ........ see .......... I DID IT. when we reached kaikan for band practice, Seiko passed me a sheet of paper where u can write to Sensei directly. i wrote a thank you message to Sensei & again mentioning my determinations. then, went to the office and personally faxed it to SGI Japan. pressing the SEND button was so suspence. LOL. its like sending a love letter and hoping Sensei will receive it.
last week, i wrote a letter to Sensei on my situation & determination. i've attached 2 photos in there too. i hope Sensei will like it. i've also gave him a group photo of Penang FY (my last performance before i came here). behind the photo i wrote a short message tht this is the band where i grew up & strived together all my life. they will be having a concert soon. I really wanted Sensei to know what PFY is doing and im praying everyday that our 2010 targets will be fulfilled. all the best to PFY. please do your best and send a victory report to Sensei. its the best gift to Sensei as he has always rely on us music corps on world kosen. its the best way to pay gratitude to him & Gakkai.

Wednesday, 9 June 2010

Day 453 - 477

Day 477 - work from 12pm - 1am

Day 476 - work from 12pm - 12.30am. Sensei has received our victory report and sent us a message. another great news is that Seikyo Shimbun will publish our report & photos in few days time!

Day 475 - today is a public holiday (Queens B'day) so i don't have to work. very nice weather after few days of rain. today, the band is having a celebration party for our successful concert at Takuya san house. woke up early to go shopping with Wendy. we bought some crab balls for the party. we were quite early to reach the venue. so, we helped in making breads(ham&cheese and sweetcorn rolls). ooo ... my 1st time rolling doughs ..... some looked like socks, roti canai etc. so many funny outcome but it was really fun. heaps of things to eat eg. sausages, crab balls, sushi, kimchi, dal curry rice, pasta, home made rolls, chips, wine, beers, sodas etc! after eating, we watched our performance video before going home. hitched a ride from Masao san, Yuki & I got down at downtown. was thinking to walk home but since the weather is good, i decided to walk to the habour and enjoy my evening. sat on the bench and listening to my Ipod made my day off so relaxing. then, took the free bus to Borders to read some magazines. it was raining when i walked back home. no umbrella ... luckilly it wasn't that heavy. slept at 9pm. too tired.

Day 474 - attended World Peace Chanting meet. its my 1st day of duty as a member of Senko kai (photographers team). so proud & very determined to do my best to shoot for kosen rufu & Sensei. was again in tears while watching Sensei's video. saw the M'sian troupe in d video too shouting 'Malaysia Boleh' in front of Sensei. Sensei again touched on the mission of brass band, chorus group & Kotekitai. more in tears.

Day 473 - 10am went to Kayokai meeting at Seiko san's house. was asked to take photos of the meeting to be sent to Sensei. it was a great session, heard many experiences & hardship of others. i will never give up as i have gakkai & faith. my dream will surely come true if i just continue fighting. STRIVE ALL OUT Angie!!! together with Seiko san, we went to have coffee with Koji san which is the chief photographer of SGINZ. he related his experience to us which is so inspiring. im very honoured to shoot & learn along with him. went home bout 5pm, clear and empty my room & bomb it. stupid fleas made my legs so itchy & painful. will kill them once & for all. after kao tim everything, i returned the vacuum cleaner to Wendy and then walked to Nigel's house to pass him some Gyoza Seiko san made for us. came home and slept till the next day. it was so so tiring after a long day.

Day 472 - work from 12pm - 12am.

Day 471 - work from 12pm - 1am.

Day 470 - work from 12pm - 12.30am.

Day 469 - work from 12pm - 12.30am.

Day 468 - work from 12pm - 12.30am. Nigel managed to borrow a card reader for his friend. he came to my house to transfer photos so that i can give Masao san the photos to be sent to Japan's Seikyo newspaper. thanx a lot Nigel. poor Nigel .... slept while waiting for the transfer to complete.

Day 467 - THIS IS THE DAY! its 30.5.2010! its Victorious March Band 10th Anniversary & 8th Joint Concert with Manukau City Concert Band. can't believe im able to play for the 2nd time. i still remember when we were sharing our resolutions last year before the performance started. i said it will be my 1st and may be the last time to play with VMB. everyone especially the leaders encouraged me to chant for the fortune to stay in NZ and they are sending daimoku for me to stay on. true enough ... here i am again! i have made resolution to be able to participate in the 2011 concert & fingers crossed, i will make it happen!
this year, Koji san went to Japan & couldn't come back in time to photograph our concert. so i asked Tiffany's help to do so. thx Tiff for her effort. after the concert, we helped the 'behind d scene' team to clean the centre. after that we had ramen dinner with Masao san, Nigel & Wendy.

... to be continued

Friday, 14 May 2010

Day 434 - 452

Day 452 - went to practice with Nigel & Wendy. thx to Angie & godpa for driving us there. it was raining like cats & dogs. like end of the world is coming. but once we started chanting, the rain stopped and d sky was so blue with beautiful clouds. practice was ok, still lots of polishing 2 do! then, we went dinner with Angie & family. we gave Wendy a surprise b'day cake during d dinner.

Day 451 - work from 12pm to 1.30am

Day 450 - work from 12pm to 2.00am

Day 449 - went to school to register for my Diploma course. then went to work from 12pm to 1.30am

Day 448 -work from 12pm to 12.00am

Day 447 - work from 12pm to 1.30am

Day 446 - went to practice from 1-4pm. work from 5pm to 2.30am

Day 445 - went to practice from 1-4pm. went dinner with Wendy & Angie. then went drink coffee with Wendy to help here do slideshow for mothers day.

Day 444 - work from 12pm to 1.00am

Day 443 - work from 12pm to 2.00am

Day 442 - work from 12pm to 12.30am

Day 441 - work from 12pm to 1.30am

Day 440 - work from 12pm to 12.30am. went to Nigel's house to shoot a short video clip for Mendy's birthday.

Day 439 - we are celebrating 5.3 Day today. d brass played 'Youth Climb The Mountain' & 'Forever Sensei'. so shock to see full house today in the centre. so many new chanters & Gohonzon enshriners. after the meeting, i went to Bridal Expo with Tiffany. we managed to get exhibitor pass so we didn't have to pay to enter. there were gown fashion show, booths of gown designers, photographers & misc. after that, went to work from 5pm to 2am. i am so so so tired!!!!

Day 438 - went to practice from 1-4pm. had lunch with Masao san, Yuki & Nigel. Masao san treated us japanese meal. thx :) then i went window shopping with Nigel. then, i stayed at Nigel's house while he went out with his friends. after he came back about 9.30pm, we went for Korean food as dinner. thx Nigel for d treat. we then walked to Foodtown to shop for grocerries at 12am with some other 5-6 Malaysian students. finished shopping at 2.30am. weird? faster went to sleep as tomorrow need to wake up at 8am for performance.

Day 437 - work from 12pm to 2.00am

Day 436 - work from 12pm to 2.00am

Day 435 - work from 12pm to 2.00am

Day 434 - work from 12pm to 11.00pm

Monday, 3 May 2010

Happy Birthday Mendy!!!




Hey Mendy!!!
Happy Birthday!!!
We made a video specially for you for your birthday!!
Live here at 1.30 in the morning in NZ!!!
Hope you enjoy it!!

above article is by author Nigel. thx Nigel for helping me to upload & write a few words.

mei mei ..... its such a wonderful & fortunate thing that you are born on 3rd May. of course you would know its a historic day for Soka Gakkai & 2 of our Sensei. so, please don't give up and let's fight for kosen rufu with Ikeda Sensei. refresh your determination & dedicate your victories to Sensei. i know you can do it. many great future is awaiting you. all the best!ENJOY your student life!

Monday, 26 April 2010

Day 425 - 433

Day 433 - work from 12pm to 12.30am

Day 432 - went to practice at kaikan. everyone attended except for Nigel. he got food poisoning due to expired instant noodles. apalah Nigel!!!! LOL!!!! went to work from 5pm to 12am.

Day 431 - woke up at 11am. went to AK to do stock check. 1.30pm i drove Angie's car to a YWD's house to do 5.3 Day gift. fetched Wendy & another YWD. had Burger King for my brea+lun+ner at 7pm. in 7 hours we managed to do 200++ bookmarks with different kinds of designs. wow!!!! then me & Wendy took a bus to downtown to meet Nigel & friends. so funny feeling coz there's whole bunch of Malaysians go midnight shopping together. felt like we were at Tesco. hahaahaah ........ finished shopping by 11.30pm. online for awhile before going to bed.

Day 430 - work from 12pm to 12am

Day 429 - work from 12pm to 12am

Day 428 - work from 12pm to 12am

Day 427 - work from 12pm to 12am

Day 426 - work from 12pm to 11.30pm

Day 425 - went to practice at kaikan. went to work from 5pm to 12am.

Saturday, 17 April 2010

Day 412 - 424

Day 424 - went breakfast with Angie & family then go Fo Guang Shan at Botany.went home to wait my client to come pick up her wedding cd but she didn't make it. went to Wendy's house to eat dinner & watch TV - Chipmunks & Ladder 49. went back home to do laundry and watched All Well Ends Well Too 2010 while waiting. slept at 2am.

Day 423 - work from 12pm to 12am

Day 422 - work from 12pm to 12am
supper - braised tofu & mushroom
bailey irish cream (liquor)Day 421 - work from 12pm to 12am

Day 420 - work from 12pm to 12am

Day 419 - work from 12pm to 12am

Day 418 - go practice from 1pm - 4pm. work from 5pm to 12am

Day 417 - go Lim Choor with Wendy to shop for dinner. cooking bah kut teh tonight. went to Albert Park to practice music. went back to Wendy's apt to get the cooked bah kut teh & went to Nigel's house. so coincidently Nigel also cooking bah kut teh. so there were 6 of us having bah kut teh fiesta. watched Night In The Museum while eating. played Tekken, scribble, UNO before heading home.

Day 416 - work from 12pm to 12am

Day 415 - work from 12pm to 11.30pm
supper - seafood laksa Day 414 - work from 12pm to 10.30pm

Day 413 - work from 12pm to 10.30pm

Day 412 - go yumchar with angie, godpa ,their aunt & wendy. went to Rose Garden, Kelly Tarlton Underwater World & Winter Garden. had dinner at a vegetarian restaurant because Angie's friend(a MAS crew) who came to Auckland is a vegetarian. tasted good anyway. went back to their house to eat ice cream before heading home by 9.30pm.
*photos at my facebook*

Sunday, 4 April 2010

Day 400 - 411

Day 411 - the daylight saving is over. had to turn back my clock 1 hour. woke up at 3pm. vacuum my room and went to work at 5pm. not much customers today so we finished by 11.30pm. we had vegetarian dinner coz they have visiting friend who is vegetarian.

feijoa fruitgiant lemonreally looked like a fish the chefdinner time
Day 410 - woke up 10.30am. Shunhan came to pick me at 12pm. head to Formosa Golf Resort for wedding shoot,it takes 45 min drive. thx Shunhan for your help. reached there too early so we went for lunch nearby & went back by 2.30pm. ceremony was suppose to start at 3pm but the bride was not ready. it was quite relaxed shoot as the couple just need to document the event as they have already gone through the 'real' ceremony & dinner in Taiwan. so this was a casual one. Thank you Nelson & Janice for entrusting me to shoot your wonderful wedding.
finished by 8.30pm then went to Nigel's house at 9.30pm to help him design something. he made me a vodka + dono wat juice. NICE!i really like it but the vodka was not enough dear!LOL thx Nigel ... :) stayed there till about 2am & went home. after shower, slept on my bed while watching my TVB drama till 4.30am. what a day! hahaha ...... Day 409 - woke up at 4pm. YES! its Easter Day, its my day off! had the longest & soundest sleep ever. so so so tired of working long hours everyday. so, i spent my easter alone in my room. do laundry, clean my room, watch drama, eat instant noodle as break@lunc@dinner. about 10.30pm, Nigel came to my room to have supper together and watched a funny but stupid cartoon. he left about 3am and i slept after doing gongyo. need to wake up early for a wedding shoot. Tiffany has went back to China so she hand over this shoot to me.

Day 408 - worked from 12pm to 2.30am. went to Post Office to return my passport to embassy. wasted my money only. celaka betul .... how can they make mistake on someone's passport?such an important document yet made a stupid mistake. terrible working attitude.

Day 407 - worked from 12pm to 1.30am

Day 406 - worked from 12pm to 1am

Day 405 - worked from 12pm to 1am

Day 404 - went to practice from 1pm to 4pm. worked from 5pm to 12am

Day 403 - went for a haircut again with Angie. then went to Dressmart to get some pairs of socks. went for dinner before heading home. at 8pm, me, Wendy, Naomi, Satomi san & Nigel went to Albert Park to have picnic to support Earth Hour. stayed there till the end of Earth Hour before going to Nigel's house to play poker.

Day 402 - worked from 12pm to 1am

Day 401 - worked from 12pm to 12am

Day 400 - worked from 12pm to 12am