6 am wake up !!! >_<

Yup I did it. First time for so long that I've ever woke up at 6 am. Was planning to sleep at 10ish the night before, however didn't get around it... drama drama so addictive until I have to force myself to sleep at 1 am. Too nice la "The Last Breakthrough". It makes me feel like doing a DT internship/missionary work asap and also instilled my philosophy of "always help others unconditionally in every passing day". So inspiring la this drama..still haven't finish yet though...

So why wake up at 6 you ask? Well, today was my first time attending NZTE's Networking Breakfast.. Dragging myself out of bed paid off I guess. Was indeed a good breakfast and listening from the speakers about experiences in Vietnam and their personal experiences were really awesome. One Viet guy spoke of his experience how they ran away during wartime and had to restart their lives from scratch..twice.. living in U.S as a minority and the hardships and all. Today.. he owns a chain called Highlands Coffee (sorta like Starbucks in Vietnam) and still growing, and better still.. he is married to a gorgeous French girl, and even told how they'd met. During those days, this French girl didn't even spoke a word of English nor Vietnamese, and this Viet guy spoke Vietnamese and English. Wondered how they'd ever end up together. Life's mystery.

Wah.. when I dress up today, I feel so lengchai man.. I didn't even feel it until I came home from the event, walked out of my car and then managed to catch a glimpse of myself from the reflection from the car reflection as I walked into my house...and boy was I astonished with my amazing looks (perasan-nya).. so... I spent the next 30 mins glamouring in front of the mirror and snapping shots of myself. omg.... such a pic-whore...

Apart from that, just the usual work day until 6.30ish because of stocktake, but another thing I accomplished today was getting my new gym training schedule done up- and man I'm so pissed at this guy at the gym.. fukin gay-ass randomer keep smiling at me whenever I pass him. FUKIN GAY i feel like beating the shit outta him. and he's ASIAN too. GAY!

Free....but not quite

So finally, I'm done.. done with undergraduate studies ! Finally!!! after 4 years.. its all over, however I find the time passed too quickly and I'm not ready to face the world yet. I feel the urge to stay back in Uni just a little while more, to learn more things and experience alot of other stuffs- so thats why I'm contemplating doing a Masters. Problem is.. I'm not sure how I'm able to handle Honours/Masters year. I pray that I'll be able to get through it in.. 2 years time.

So these 2 weeks I've been busy with exams, and right after that, I darted over to Auckland. It was quite a good trip, and an eye-opener for me in lots of perspectives. I guess I prefer the mundane and quiet Christchurch if I were to compare with Auckland. It must be the fact that I'm getting old and prefer a more toned down pace of life.

Also had brought my baby (DSLR) out for a test drive, and she is indeed an awesome babe! I've still got lots to learn though, in photography and in taking awesome shots. Soooo Sooo much to learn. Soon, soon I'll be an aspiring photographer.

Oh well.. that's my rant for now.. just came back and needing to adjust myself back to the normal life.. sigh.. work.. sigh... normal stuffs... oh well..

Oh, and thanks Jie for the satay last weekend, but it made my stomach ached for 2 days zzzzz.....
and u woke me up so early on Sunday............zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzZzzzzz

O..m..G

Here I am, in the Dock, at 12:50 am. With a contented stomach and a filled soul, I really feel compelled to note this down. Jun, the amazing newfound Korean friend, is such a wonderful guy! Seriously man, the treatment I get from him is as good as a guy treating his girlfriend. Its damn hard to find such a true friend in today's world. So where does this credibility come from?

He came all the way from who-knows-what-he-was-doing, all the way to uni, just to drop me food. In addition to that, he tar-paued it from a restaurant too. He smsed me to ask me if I was hungry earlier, so I thought that we would meet up and go out to eat. Little did I know that he tarpaued for me and deliver it to me all the way here just so that I don't have to go out because I needed to study and no need to waste my time. OMG MAN SERIOUSLY THESE KINDA GUYS EXIST. plus its not a girl that he's treating nice, its a guy ! mannnnn... im honestly touched with his sincerity and love as a Christian brother. This, I believe, is the true essence of friendship. Brothers for life.

I believe that he is a rare Good Samaritan sent down from the heavens. Thank you God, for providing me the privilege to meet such a person.

Forgetting Names...

As I was walking back to my car today, i somehow bumped into some randomer (at least to me) and he said "Hi Calvin, just finished work?". Boy! Was I surprised. He somehow looks familiar to me, and yes obviously I've met him somewhere before, however I can't recall where and what his name was. Geez, I feel bad and ashamed of myself for having a shitty memory where others could remember my name but I can't remember theirs. Anyhow, just to make things natural, just sparked a quick conversation saying I'm off home and bla bla...

I should start remembering names from now on... must...maybe I've met him in Mosaic at church last week.. maybe...well that could only be the possibility...sigh..so many random excursions and meeting new people that I myself can't keep track of, oh well all is good since after all, it is of utmost importance that others remember ME. WAHAHHAHAHAHA

Today 14-10-07

Just a thank you that goes to my Jie, Eunice, for temaning me to Casino for dinner. When everyone else is busy, there's always you to be there for me =) Jie, thank you so much, and being there in the middle of the night, to cook me supper when i asked for.. at 2 am.. It's almost impossible to find friends like this... thanks so much *hugs*

And...thanks for introducing me Mosaic too.. its been great all along. Will see you there the next time around. =)

It was definitely a good catch-up in the Casino, talking about relationships, mid-life crisis, panic stage, and what not...We really need to catch up more often, especially between now and April. I'm disheartened that you're leaving...=( There's aboslutely no one else that would ever replace you Jie =(

My NameTag

So... as part of University of Canterbury's employee... I received... a nametag;

free ! at least, it looks better than my Burger King nametag which I wore a few years ago.

Some of my recent toys

To share;

Some of my recent toys;

My first laptop bought with my own money (NZD $1545)




A bag ... (NZD $40)


A Laptop sleeve (NZD $60ish) to go with Bag



New wallet, Billabong (NZD $60)






Van's Walking Shoe on Sale (NZD $79)






Man.... I spend too much money ... =(

Its Been Sooo.. Long

Yeah... that's right... its been so long ever since i last blogged. Was tied up with soooo many things that I didn't even have a single minute to sit down, think and ...blog... anyhow... should get back to my routine blogging schedule.. sometime...

Recap on the things while I was away from my blog home:

• Finished MSCI320 Assignment (reading 30+ journals in a span of a week)
• Attended AIESEC SpringCo Conference
• Got an A for MSCI320 Assignment
• More and more AIESEC stuff
• AIESEC social event
• "Bonding" night outs with Jun and Andy

So many things happened over the past 2 months that its totally impossible to jot all the details down. However, in a nutshell:

Thanks to Ing Chia, who allowed me to use her office to complete my assignment while she was away on holiday. And also thank God for His amazing blessing upon me which I prayed hard to get an A.

And for the last couple of weeks, have been getting to know Jun and Andy better with the random night outs- and it was definitely worthwhile. You guys are awesome.

Also, got to know some cool people in conference, however I think I didn't socialize that much as I have ought to.

Anyhow, now... gotta focus on final exam.... sigh... =(