Somewhere only we know

Can't help it, after listening to Keane's song, I realize how underrated this band is. Their songs are just mythical and touches the heart ! So, here's my post dedicating to one of my favorite bands of all time, KEANE ! Their songs helped me through my first break-up and subsequent ups and downs of life as well.

When their first hit single "Somewhere only we know" came out, Brandon played it like 10,000million times a day. After almost 7years after I first heard the song, somehow I still find myself listening to this song over and over again. It is such a beautifully made song with a hidden story behind it !  It's just magical ! The song seems to talk about the simplicity of life against the complexity of reality, but at the same time, it felt like a sad love story bout a couple who used to love each other. Due to the challenges of life perhaps, they eventually got drifted apart, and one of them (in my mind, it's the guy) is trying to salvage the relationship by going back to the place which they first met and fell in love. I guess everyone has their own interpretation haha, so yea, put aside all the Gangnam Style and K-POP tunes for a minute or two, and check out some of their songs..and decide for yourself, whether these guys are good :)

"And if you have a minute, why don't we go
Talk about it somewhere only we know? 

This could be the end of everything,

So why don't we go,

Somewhere only we know"

Short but Enjoyable Trip back to Malaysia

Was back in my homeland for a short 10 days for my cousin's wedding and thought it was appropriate to blog about it. 10days ? Yeap ! I was crazy enough to skip the first two weeks of my new semester just to go back to Malaysia. Although it was short, it sure was a fun trip :) Caught up with some of my college, church and high-school friends, tho I must confess I do feel a lil bad for not meeting up with a lot more of close friends. So, for any short-comings, I sincerely apologize ! Time was truly against me !

Anyway, just a short summary of what I did back in Malaysia. The first half of the break, I was busy staying at home doing my assignment =.= FUN MUCH ! Damn sien....You see, I took a course during the winter break, Portfolio Management. During the first class, I nearly went to the course adviser to request for a change of program cause I was sooo homesick and just wanted to fly back. Thank God I dint tho, cause it turn out to be the most rewarding finance course I ever took ! Regardless of what marks I would get, I was happy to be taught by such a passionate lecturer, it was truly an enlightening one month crash-course program.

Alright coming back to my trip, to be honest, I felt kinda left out. Things kinda change back in Canaan Baptist. Gone were the days of Mafia or Snowflake. Now it's just BANG!BANG!EMPORIUM!, boardgames mania..ha-hah not my cup of tea ! Whatever happen to all the human interaction, lies and deceit which can only be experienced in Mafia ! Was it not better compared to BANG ? I don't know, I may need some time to get used to it. For now, board-game outing is a NO-NO for me.

Of course, the assignment dint deter me from doing my favorite pass-time: FISHING ! I went not once, not twice but three times to Rawang. It was on the second trip, I finally got into the wall of fame of the fishing pond, as I finally got the JackPot, winning RM600, by catching a 20.5kg Redtail Catfish ! O boy, was it fun ! 

Owh, I manage to catch the Manchester City game as well. They were really impressive ! Compared to all the previous clubs which I watched, I think they are the best..out-passing, out-maneuvering our players. But I guess our national team were at a disadvantage ! People PUASA leh ! how to play ?! Come back next time, when our Harimaus are all fully fit ;)

Finally, to the wedding part. Nothing much to say, but congrats to my dear cousin and his bride ! It's a really a fairy tale come through for both of them, a testimonial to all, that Long Distance Relationship can work if you actually bothered to ! They've been together for almost 10 years. They first met during high school but only got together in Taylors doing their A-Levels, after that they were apart (Well sort-of, one's in Cambridge, the other in Cardiff) during Uni. Even after graduating, they were still divided by distance, as my cousin was working in Singapore. I really admire how they could endure so much hardship and loneliness. I for one, understand the hurdles and challenges of LDR, and in fact still facing them today. But despite, all that, they finally got married on the 27th of July 2012 :) KUDOS to them, while I strife to stay committed and endure for my relationship as well. 

Looking good with jping, matt and brandon.

Happy People

Anywho, that's about it for now. May blog bout some random thoughts if I have the time. Till then, take care peeps !

How have you been ? I'm doing just Fine ;)

It's been almost one year or maybe two since I last blogged. It's pretty sad seeing so many blogs gone inactive, really missed those days where I could just spend hours staring at the computer, blog jumping around and reading people's post. But I guess Facebook has taken over the role aye.

After a long hiatus, I'm back ! Woot ! Kinda glad I dint remove my blog like most people. I still enjoy reading people's blog, even my own post. Looking back, my life has really turn out to be way different from what I first planned. I always wanted to go to the UKs to study because I thot Australia was too mainstream. But due to my own fault: yes I was that dumb to plagiarize my own personal statement, I ended up in ANU and graduated with Distinction average and am currently pursuing my master degree of finance in Melbourne (why finance, that's a story for another day).I'm not saying that both ANU and Melb Uni are bad, they are after all among the top unis in the world, but it sure turn out different that I originally planned. 

There's so many sudden turns of events in my life, and I'm just amazed how each of them would eventually have an impact on my life. Be it in rejects or acceptance of my proposals to my crush, or small decisions such as whether I should eat SUPER KITCHEN Chilli Pan Mee or Jojo Pan Mee (prob not a good analogy, since both would result in agonizing pain in the toilet the next day). I guess what I'm trying to say is Life don't always turn out the way we want it. We may be skeptical at first, but I guess in the end no matter what path you choose, as long as you put your heart at it, things would eventually work out :)

PS: To the Future Ben, in case you decide to look through your boring blog again, "Life is good, don't worry too much bout the future or linger in the past, live in the present ! You'll just be fine"