Day 391 - 399

Day 399 - went to post office to send my passport to Malaysia Embassy.then, work from 12pm till 12.30am. went to Nigel's hse to do something till 2.30am.

Day 398 - went to city library to get my IC certified by Justice of Peace. celaka ....not open yet. rush back to work. then, went again at opening hour, shit!too long Q, the secretary asked me to come back again on Thursday. damn .... walk back to AK again, then call another JP. YES, he's available. so i quickly drove to Grafton and get it done. then rush back to work again till 12.30am.

Day 397 - went practice from 1-4pm. work from 5pm till 1.00am

Day 396 - went to Miruwai Beach for shooting. the daughter will be leaving to UK for studies soon. so we were requested to take photos of her daughter and her horse. fantastic view! 1st time riding a quad bike and a horse. the horse is far taller than me, had a scary but fun ride. Tiffany's husband attached a trailer on his quad bike and drove us to chase and shoot(photos) the horse. real good experience. then went dinner at 9pm. went back home and bath and do laundry before going to Wendy's house for supper at 1am.

Day 395 - work from 12pm till 1am.

Day 394 - work from 12pm till 2am.

Day 393 - work from 12pm till 1am.

Day 392 - work from 12pm till 12.30am.

Day 391 - work from 12pm till 1am.

Day 384 - 390

Day 390 - woke up at 8.45am. get ready to go kaikan for 3.16 Celebration. there were 6 of us waiting for transport. thx so much YMDs who drove us to the centre. once again i shed tears while watching Sensei's video. tears of regret & shame that im still not doing good enough as a youth. i still can't catch up with Sensei's path. but i'll never give up. i'll continue to strive no matter what. I love you, Sensei. After the meeting, me, Nigel & Wendy walked to buy brunch before going to band.we finished early today coz everyone was tired. went back home to take few minutes rest before going to work. as usual, its busy night. had Burger King for supper, boss bought it when driving him home. finished work at 12.45am. so tired .... sleep ..........

Day 389 - went to Whangaparaoa for a wedding shoot from 1-10-ish pm. very simple & nice wedding party. the house is so beautiful!!!once you walk to the back of the house, ..... ttaadddaaaaa......its a bay lah! beautiful & super clean beach.how i wish i could stay at that area. this is the most relax wedding shoot i ever had. partly because they are Tiffany's friend & so it was not that tense & formal. i joined their dinner as well.their tent looking over the sunset .... sipping wine & beer ..... what a romantic wedding party. reached home by 11-ish & went out for a drink with Wendy & Vikki, my chapter leader. the leaders are very passionate & warm. they try to keep in touch with you every now & then. homevisit during midnite & in a bar? my 1st time. LOL ... Vikki asked me about promotion as a group leader. i didn't give her answer yet, will think about it. went home by 2am.

Day 388 - its my GRADUATION NITE! worked till 4pm only coz i need 2 reach the hall by 5pm. shit! the lift was out of order! how lucky was i. so this aunty here ran up 10 floors, shower, then ran down 10 floors again! yyeehhhh ......... reached Aotea Centre by 4.45pm, get my gown & ready for the nite. Charlie was flipping the handouts and i saw something that was unbelievable! my name was printed on The Excellence Award category. OMG!!!! i couldn't believe it! am i dreaming?no i was not! Nigel asked me why i didn't get the Perfect Attendance Award? gee...after thinking & thinking its impossible coz i never skip my classes even once. aahhhh.....i know!i was still in Penang for 2 weeks when the class started. thats why! but never mind .... its my fault. so the ceremony went smoothly starting of with the possession, speeches, special award giving, qualification giving & photo session. was happy that it was witnessed by my 2 good friends Nigel & Wendy. it would be better if my parents could attend. its ok. next time! thx Nigel for the video recording! thx Nigel, Wendy & Naomi for the lovely bouquet of flowers. thx ShunHan for photography. after returning back the gown, we rushed to Angie's Kitchen to take photos with colleagues. then, we went for a simple celebration dinner. went to visit Nigel's new apartment & watched some videos he took for me on FeiYang band. good job my lovely band members!i was shocked to see so many members. really big & sound good! went back home bout 1am.

Day 387 - work from 12pm - 1am

Day 386 - work from 12pm - 1am

Day 385 - work from 12pm - 12.30am

Day 384 - work from 12pm - 12.30am

Day 376 - 383

Day 383 - woke up at 8am. went to World Peace Chanting with new M'sian YMD member. went brunch with Wendy before band practice. then , went to work by 5pm. finished work at 1am.

Day 382 - woke up at 2pm. brought Daniel, a new student from Sarawak, to city for a tour. then, went to Borders to read some books & magazines while waiting to meet Wendy for dinner.

Day 381 - work from 12pm to 1am

Day 380 - work from 12pm to 2am

Day 379 - work from 12pm to 1am

Day 378 - work from 12pm to 1am

Day 377 - work from 12pm to 2am

Day 376 - woke up at 10am. received text from Masao that practice has been cancelled. so went to fetch Nigel from the airport. we met with a small accident along the way back home. the AA service was fast & efficient. thumbs up! after lunch, went to work till 1am.

Day 367 - 375

Day 375 - its Chap Goh Meh, final day of CNY, also Chinese Valentine Day. so fast its over! woke up at 3pm then had dinner at Burger King before heading to Lantern Festival at Albert Park.

taiwan dance

Hangzou dance troupe - they performed at 2008 Beijing Olympic opening ceremony Day 374 - woke up at 7.30am. went to school to discuss about exhibition. then went to immigration to submit my visitor permit. rushed to work by 11.30am. had crayfish & white wine for supper. i drank until abit drunk, couldn't stand still, my colleagues teased at me for being lousy. finished work at 3am.

yum ...drink till face redDay 373 - work from 12pm to 12.30am

Day 372 - work from 12pm to 1.00am

lunch ~ braised tofuDay 371 - work from 12pm to 1.00am

lunch ~ sesame seed bun

chicken porridgeDay 370 - work from 12pm to 11.30pm
lunch ~ cabbagefish currytofu soupDay 369 - went to practice from 1pm to 4pm. work from 5pm to 11.30pm
Angie's son bought a LV bag for her

supper ~ long bean with olivesfish curryDay 368 - went to Tiffany's house to meet bride & bridegroom to discuss about April's wedding. then went dinner at a Japanese restaurant. then, went to Angie's house for awhile before going home.

Day 367 - work from 12pm to 12.30pm lobster porridge

Day 359 - 366

Day 366 - its 18.2.2010!!!!! it means i am here in NZ for 1 year already!!!!! wow wow wow ..... tough but interesting year! 1 year gone means another new year coming. i will strive hard to go through 2010 with victory! gambatte!!!!!

work from 12pm to 12am

Day 365 - work from 12pm to 12am

Day 364 - work from 12pm to 12am. got a parcel from dad. yyeehhhh .... my new phone has arrived from UK! thanx dad! its Samsung Taccolite, full touch screen with 3.2 MP camera. i asked dad to buy me a phone coz my old one's joystick is not functioning & too much dust on the screen tht its kinda blocking my view.

our lunch

ladyfinger with squidfried eggs

our dinner

auntie Heng's Koay Teow Th'ng

Angie's Wat Tan Hor

mine - my 2nd attempt on frying mamak mee gorengDay 363 - work from 12pm to 11.30pm

Day 362 - HAPPY CHINESE NEW YEAR!!! so sad being away from home for CNY. its my 1st time not attending family reunion dinner, can't party with my fella band family! :(

went to kaikan at 9am for CNY meeting. thx to Naomi for giving us a ride! so ... in the meeting, they had a few performances and yummy yummy CNY food. feel just like in heaven! never though can get to eat 'ang ku', 'ribbon pia' etc in NZ. kekeke ..... so CNY mood. after that, went to work from 12pm to 12am. tht's it! how boring is my CNY.

my lunch - fish head beehoon soup

Day 361 - woke up at 11am. quickly do my laundry. then, 2pm i went to Tiffany's house to discuss some upcoming photography jobs & get my salary from the last wedding. by 7pm, went to aunty Heng's house for CNY eve reunion dinner.

buddha jump wall佛跳墙

french bean with squid

yong taufu

fresh salmon

roast pork & duck

lobster/crayfish

yong chilli

tao pei kang

Day 360 - work from 12pm to 12am

my supper - 1st attempt of me frying mamak mee goreng. total failure ...

Day 359 - work from 12pm to 12am

Day 350 - 358

Day 358 - this morning was a bit cold and it started to rain early afternoon.i took 3 hours leave to attend YWD meeting. i have not been to SGI meeting for months. now that the restaurant is not busy, I quickly took the opportunity to attend.8 of us gathered at Queen Street and Vikki led us to Anna's house for the meeting. we had new members from Japan & Brazil. its such a good feeling that 8 YWD having a great time walking & chatting on the street to a meeting venue. we shared about The Human Revolution Chapter 1 tonight. we even had a secret agenda to celebrate Vikki's belated birthday. by 9.30pm, me & Naomi walked back home. i went back to work till 12am.
lunch time

ginger dark soy sauce chickensambal stir fry kangkungsalted fish soup

Day 357 - worked 12pm till 11pm

Day 356 - worked 12pm till 11.30pm

Day 355 - worked 12pm till 11.30pm

Day 354 - went to band practice by bus. only 5 members turned up. we had individual practice. i was supposed to go to Angie's house but I forgot to bring my phone so I had to go home to call her. Masao gave me a ride. about 6pm, had dinner with Angie at downtown. came back home, watch TVB drama till 3.30am.

Day 353 - worked 12pm till 11.30pm

Day 352 - worked 12pm till 11pm

Day 351 - worked 1pm till 10.30pm my dinner - organic ice cream

Day 350 - worked 12pm till 11pm

Day 341 - 349

Day 349 - today is a public holiday, its Auckland Day! its day off for me. yahhoooo ....... i woke up at 4pm, never had that nice & long sleep for a long time. took the free shuttle bus to downtown for some groccery & dinner shopping. bought some bread which is on 'special' price (coz they due the next day). thts what i have for the day. bread for "Breaklunchnerper".

Day 348 - work from 12pm - 11.30pm

Day 347 - saturday. day off. woke up at 2pm & went to Queen Street for a walk. deposited my salary, bought rechargable batteries for my flash. i saw the shop selling D3 at NZD$7900 & Crumpler 7 Million at NZD$195. i'm gonna strike Lotto and buy it!!!!! *day dreaming*

then, went to Auntie Heng's house to help her install some computer program while copying some TVB drama for me. had dinner with her before going home.

auntie Heng cooking

Ribenaall vegetarian dishes

Day 346 - work from 12pm - 12.30am. Tiffany came to get the wedding photos that i shot.

Angie working too hard

Day 345 - work from 12pm - 11.30pm

had been shooting for the restaurant's new menu for the whole week. at last i get to try each & every dish in the restaurant.

Day 344 - work from 12pm - 11.00pm

Day 343 - work from 12pm - 12.00am

Day 342 - work from 12pm - 11.00pm

Day 341 - work from 12pm - 10.30pm