jonphey

2009-11-18T12:05:00.003+11:00

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I seriously want to kick this virus in the glandulars.

2009-11-07T14:18:00.001+11:00

.. Sick of being sick :(

The One With The Clean Car

2009-10-24T16:17:00.003+11:00

Mangzor :( It will be over soon. It will be over soon.

I guess not everything is depressing, though. My car is clean again? :D

The One With The 4-2

2009-09-13T22:58:00.004+10:00

'Twas a good night. A very good night. :)

Hehe.

1-0.

Hopefully Ugly Betty will be fit to play against his old team this Sunday. :D

Anyway, gotta share this with you.

The One With The New Nano

2009-09-12T15:06:00.005+10:00

So I watched the new Apple Keynote today and Steve Jobs is back again from his liver transplant. Good for him. :D Also - he announced the new Nano!

Now I would only get another iPod for much needed and wanted motivation to run... so I'm now conflicted between this and the new Shuffle.

Shuffle: Ideally tiny and I love the stainless steel finish.
Nano: http://www.apple.com/ipodnano/

The Nanos also have a new aluminum finish which is also pretty nice. :D

Which one would you get?

I'm kinda thinking...

The One With でしょう。

2009-09-07T11:29:00.004+10:00

"Probably":
Plain form + でしょう。

E.g.
今週私は勉強しないでしょう。
I will probably not study this week.

That is true.
But I have a midsem on Friday. :(
Also, I just spent a whole hour of Jap Lecture playing with Lucy's iPhone. So happy I beat Judy's score in that stupid falling balls game. WOOOOO :D

The One With The Revival

2009-09-06T17:27:00.002+10:00

Just because Marcus wanted me to.
It's time to blog it up again :) ... After Bim Bam bob korean with family for Father's Day.

Also, all those who have not updated in months - ashley chan, hazel yeo, mark ong. I have not added you. Prove yourselves worthy.

The One With The Back To Uni

2009-07-20T22:52:00.006+10:00

And I also realised I didn't post one single thing for the whole holiday. :(

Here's a few shots to summarise the short, but relaxing break :D

And now? Back to the uni kiddos.

Missing many.
But minus Goda since he only wishes he had chosen Monash.

2009-06-29T16:39:00.001+10:00

終わりました！

The One With All The FF-itis

2009-06-27T15:45:00.007+10:00

It's hit us all.
Well actually just Tran, Marcus and I.
None of this FFXI- stuff. I'm talking FFVII-FFX. I tried my best to play FFII.. just. Not. Possible.

Final Fantasy II. Piewpiew.

I just spent my morning re-watching Advent Children and it made me realise that when I initially watched it a couple years ago I had no idea what was going on. I honestly just thought, "Oh yeah. Tifa's cool."

Tifa Lockheart <3

Then I thought my mind obviously matured (hopefully) and if watching things for a second time helps me understand concepts better... I should watch Initial D again. Then, and only then, might I understand what in the world Ryosuke is trying to say. Actually, I should just watch Initial D again. Period. As ridiculous as it sounds, I seriously miss watching Initial D with the guys, laughing at how we didn't get what Ryosuke was saying, comparing how Keisuke is so similar to Vegeta,

...and then rushing off to Knox: Timezone to waste many dollars. Where did all that money come from?

Anyway :) Last exam's on Monday. Not that I haven't been living in holiday mode already.

Can't wait!

OH YEAH. AND -

Only in friggin' Japan.

I Hate You, Seal

2009-06-19T22:28:00.000+10:00

The One With A Whole Lot of Media

2009-06-18T20:35:00.007+10:00

Yo all :)

I haven't had enough time to put out a proper blog or even think about what to blog about... and if I was going to, I know it would just be about how exams suck and we're all over it and it's bumming us out.. BECAUSE IT IS! :( I totally agree. As for those who have finished... go away. Just kidding :) Wait for me to finish, too.

I just had back-to-back exams, actually. So two more to go! OHright. The lead up to exams is such a gay but once you're passed that stage and into the 'omgoodness let's just finish already' stage it's totally fine, yeah? YEAH. No idea what I'm talking about.

Ruth and I were thinking since it played again... you know in 3OH!3's Don't Trust Me, what in the world do they expect us to do when they ask us to do the 'Hellen Keller'? Ashley Chan I expect you to answer since this is your favourite song. I did a little Wiki-wiki and apparently she was the first deafblind person to earn an Arts Degree (MASS RESTECP!). Anyway, so I concluded that if you do the Hellen Keller it means that you must do a dance where you look like you're blind so you kind of have your arms waving in front of you? I think I was kinda right since in the music clip the guy kinda does that in the shush girl bridge. I also urbandictionary'ed it and while most of the definitions agreed, there were some that were just wrong. Totally wrong. Donkey Punch wrong. That's all I will say. If you're curious enough go ahead. You didn't hear it from me, though.

Today was pretty good in that I did absolutely no study (BAD).. but the sun was radiantly shining (GOOD). I also went into uni to hand in some forms about course transfer and decided to go to the library to meet Goda and Suzie who said they'd be in there. They were not there. Lame. I instead ran into AnnaBlickLucyJaclynWill group who informed me the rest had gone to Maccas. So I sat with them and what was going to be like a 5 minute stop to say hi to everyone turned out to be like a hour-long stop because they friggin conned me into playing Blockles aka Tetrinet. Try it out @ omgpop.com. We made too much noise and people behind us told us off. Fair call. After that I decided to take advantage of the clear weather to give my car it's much needed wash. Don't get me wrong, I loved all the phee/mcphee/mcpheast/mcbeast dirt graffiti on it... but it had to go someday. Sorry Leng.

I realised awhile ago Taylor Swift is pretty cool. Not in the fanboy/girl kinda cool. But genuinely talented and cool. And definitely not in the "I'm only a teenager and my name is Miley Cyrus" cool. By the way STOP PLAYING 'THE CLIMB' nyarghhhahgahgha. I also realised that I like her better with straight hair.

In fact, I think I just don't like the whole mass curly thing.... likeeeee Vanessa from GG. Without it, I think I kind of see what Marcus is seeing.

Ruth and I ALSO realised that none of us have read or watched anything Twilight related. Some of their cast were on the radio last night as I was coming home from my exam. Now, I admit I watched the trailer for the new one coming out.. I think it's called New Moon and well, apart from not getting what was going on, the only cool part was at the end where the guy turns into a wolf. Then that just made me think this was a rip off Underworld. This then led me to watch like 100 new movie trailers so now I can't wait for thew new Transformers and I'm still waiting to watch the new Terminator. Even though I desperately need a refresher of the previous ones. I also saw the trailer for the new HP and although a lot of people say the movies are bad... I quite enjoy them. I guess I'm a visual learner. I sound like a teacher. Leading from that, I was on the Burberry website and guess who I find? Emma Watson. Nani.

What happened to

ANYWAY FRICK MUST STUDY :)
BLOG REVIVAL ACHIEVED, MARCUS WONG.

The One With The Pop-Tarts

2009-05-19T17:10:00.007+10:00

Hahaha okay the Phey household is slowly getting low on food. I wish I took a before and after photo of our freezer. Those who read this blog should actually know what it looked like and saw the amount of food mum cooked but now all that is left is beef stew and lasagne. My brother and I really should have varied it up. Instead we just went straight for Beef Rendang and Curry. Lameskis.

ANYWAY!

So like my brother was with Tracy at the supermarket and my brother proclaims, "OH! Pop Tarts!" and then he's like ".. oh, wait. We don't have a toaster, do we?" and Tracy just shakes her head at him because he had no idea we had a toaster.

So I come home from BSF and I was pretty hungry so I open the pantry.

and like HELLS YEAH. Like a boss.
And I was like to my brother (who was in the rumpus room watching TV) - "YEAH! WE GOT POPTARTS!" and then I'm like "wait. do we even have a--" and my brother interupts, ".. Toaster? Yeah. I said the exact same thing to Tracy." We Lol'ed :D

You had to be there.
But we agreed that no one uses the toaster in the house anymore. Anyway, pop tarts are expensive, though. My brother bought them and they were $7 a pop (lmao ^^). So worth it.

I came back from uni today and watched the last episode of GG. Sad. I'm not sure if it's a Season Finale or a Series finale or what because it was kinda hmm. But I really hope it comes back. This season in particular was particularly poor but something about it makes you want to watch more.
I've loaded up HIMYM season finale, too but I'm a bit scared to watch. I really don't want it to end. I wonder what will happen... Barney/Robyn? We finally meet THE MOTHER? Then Judy brought up that that would mean the show would end so I really hope that doesn't happen.

What I've also done is gone through all the Singapore photos Ash uploaded so far (thanks!). Nostalgia kingdom. Marcus put it as a time that was "Agenda-less". So good. So true. I mean there was a day where we were actually debating whether we would go to a chalet or stay home and whore on Pro Evo. Now back to Melbourne's reality - it's whether you go to the 9:00AM lecture or the 10:00AM one. LAME!!

Getting on board :)

In front of fountain outside Takashimiya

Newton food :)

After a day at Chalet :D

Pepper Lunch :)

Sign Ash and I made to meet Marcus at the Airport :D HAHA

The One With The Shower

2009-05-09T15:59:00.006+10:00

Okay so my arm/wrist was so tired from hair drying Chipp. He finally had his overdue shower (I think I did ok for the first time?) and he smells/looks cleaner now. :D However, I fully just let him out to pee before and now his paws are all wet again. Argh. Besides that, he is now a happy, happy dog. I complained about not having milk on Facebook whilst my parents are away in Europe but I think if anyone is feeling the loneliness, it's Chipp.

On that note, Happy Birthday to my Mum who spent her birthday in Rome. How many times will you be able to say that? Besides the people actually living in Rome. :)

Last night was the first time I had some good fruit and vegetables in a long time. That's one department we've been struggling in since the Phey parents have left... but I'm doing alright in the Beef Rendang category. :D
Steamboat/Hot Plate with some special people made for a great night.
I have no photos from the night but try and guess what the theme was :)

Time to finish off some Assignments (lame) and get ready for SaturdayNightApexWorship (woo). Hope to see you all there :)

Still thinking about...

The One With .. thang.. thang

2009-05-05T14:28:00.004+10:00

Yeah I'm getting lazy with titles. Or rather this post has no real significance. It's "thang" :)

Anyway, these past two days have just gone on ONETWOTHREEFOUR!Chris Brown - Forever.

I've been dreading uni lately. Mainly the next two weeks (this one included).
Mainly because:
1. Systems LN3 test
2. Math assignment
3. Systems midsem
4. Jap assignment
5. Systems LN4/5 test
6. Programming assignment

Like okay seriously what are you doing to me?! :(
But now the list looks like this:
~~1. Systems LN3 test~~
~~2. Math assignment~~
~~3. Systems midsem~~
4. Jap assignment
5. Systems LN4/5 test
6. Programming assignment

So I feel better. I wouldn't say my performance was top - but it's over, right?

Because of this madness I have been getting minimal sleep.
From Friday last week till today, my sleeping times respectively have been 4AM, 2AM, 2AM, 3AM. Do I hear someone say gay roasted? Surely.
I calculated that I have accumulated about 23 hours of sleep in 4 nights. That's roughly 5hrs 45min a night and I believe the healthy average is 9 hours a night? Sighborg indeed.

Either way, I will, or rather, I must sleep early tonight. Especially because tomorrow is D-Day a.k.a. go to uni from 9AM-4PM without any breaks a.k.a. damnitttttt.
AND it's Fast Food ~~Pub~~ Crawl night for us ~~Higher Brethren~~ Donuts. Is anyone keeping count on how many opportunities I can create for myself to use a strikeout?

So speaking of fast food, I realised I haven't been eating very well. I just came back from a Maccas lunch with Judy, actually... it's just that we decided that our FIT1002 lecture was SO not worth it and that eating would be a better option.
Anyway yeah, so I like struggled to finish my meal (weak, I know.. sorry Ruth) and then I realised I'm going to struggle tomorrow with the crawl.

My conclusion is that I just don't eat if my parents aren't here to make me. I realised yesterday as I was eating dinner that I hadn't eaten for a good 30 hours before that. From the KFC we had after church to that meal.
I skyped with mummy last night and she thinks I have lost so much weight which was nice but then she scolded me for not eating consistently. Lame.
But yeah, like Ka... I now need to go find new jeans. Anyone want to come? So expensive, though :(

Well I think that's it for now.
I really hope you all have been well :)

I'm off to watch the latest Gossip Girl (don't kill me, Leng).
But, I was telling her that I'm slowly seeing that Blair is hotter than Serena ever since she started to be less nyarghhghahgh. Which seems to be the running case in these types of shows.. just like Summer (from the O.C.) started gay roasted, became seemingly more attractive, then became all mature and nice :) ..... or, maybe it's just cause Marissa died? Maybe. Haha. Jokes. Way-o.

Byeskis :)

2009-05-04T11:57:00.001+10:00

It's not meant to be this hard

.. right?

2009-05-04T01:14:00.001+10:00

and now Happy 19th :)

The One With The B(a)log(na)

2009-05-02T13:04:00.006+10:00

My bad on not posting in so long, everyone.
Just a quick update on a few things that have been going on in my life:
- Jason Mraz Concert (woo)
- Getting flooded with uni assignments and tests (lame roasted)
- Parents off in some part of Europe (seriously)
- Gossip Girl re-runs
- SO, so cold
- SO, so many May birthdays

and on that note, Happy 18th :)

The One With Cookie Jarvis

2009-04-08T11:02:00.003+10:00

Let's be honest, the new hype is Cookie Jarvis - past conquerer of Pizza, Ice Cream and French Fries and new-found Hero of new-found show, Eats Of Strength. On Saturday night, we enthusiastically cheered him on but to no avail. Cookie could not climb his Everest - corn. Try as he did, with the Typewriter, the Scraper and even pulling out the Printer (as Ka pointed out).. the corn was just too much for him.

Mass respect, Cookie Jarvis.

Cheers.

Meanwhile, two 2-hour classes cancelled today! THANK YOU! :D

The One With The Wait

2009-04-04T23:53:00.003+11:00

Ok seriously time is passing so slow while I am waiting for at least 1AM to go to Marcus' to watch the soccer.

Anyway, so I found this.. what can I say.. I'm tired so I laughed.

The One With The Lost Generation?

2009-04-03T15:14:00.001+11:00

The One With The Long Week

2009-04-02T19:06:00.003+11:00

Mm.. the weekend is finally here for me and what a long week it has been.
Not so much the fact that it was filled with lots of events - but just the feeling of complete exhaustion since Monday. I'm pretty sure I'm still trying to catch up on sleep from the 3-4 hours I got from Beny's party to the early morning worship practice.
Oh well - hopefully mum lets me sleep in tomorrow!

Following on from my previous post that was very informative, driving independently has been GREAT so far! :D Of course, getting from A to B is just 10x easier now and the guilt of having to ask people (i.e. Marcus Wong [THANKYOU]) for lifts every week has been lifted. I seem to sing and talk to myself a whole lot more whilst in the car. Actually it's just when people drive way below the speed limit and when people overtake me when I'm right on the mark.

I had my first Maccas run today after uni. EXCITING. Not really. Just an extremely convenient way of putting on weight. Woop!
Anyway yeah, I didn't end up eating lunch until like 3:30. I stayed at uni for like Chris Brown - Forever after my 9AM lecture just talking to Judy and then Blick came, then Blick left, then Anna came, then Ka came, then Marcus came, then Marcus left, then Anna and Judy left to get lunch, then Ka left (if you do the math I was a loner), then the two came back, then Will and Dave came, then Judy and I left.
Hahahaha I'm so sorry. I'm tired. But really, that's what my day consisted of.

Oh, Ruth! Look what I kept for you from my Big Mac:

Yuck.

On another note, Tizza K has kindly reminded us that this Sunday is the last day to pay for Easter Camp. GET ON BOARD :D IT'S GOING TO BE EPICCCCC!

2009-03-25T12:43:00.000+11:00

The One With The First Week Of University

2009-03-05T22:25:00.005+11:00

Okay today was so unbelievably cold!!

I went in for one lecture today and so couldn't pay attention. I'm hoping with the commencement of tutorials and lab sessions next week that all will be okay.

After uni I stopped off at the Glen to take advantage of this $30 Oroton card thang from Madison magazine (luckily Safeway has self serve so I save myself half the embarrassment of a counter chick looking at me weirdly). I bought myself a new wallet which is nb. Now that I'm looking at it, it's a bit big but I think I just have to get used to it.

Anyway, yes! At the end of today's uni, it marked my first week over of tertiary education as tomorrow is my day off (woo hoo!).

Only during the last couple of days am I starting to finally find my way around the (best EVER) university. I admit that previously I had been hopelessly carrying my diary map everywhere, struggling to find the next lecture and almost guaranteeing that I won't be on time.

Those who are dead are not dead they're just living in my head. Did I mention Coldplay was good? TEEHEE.

ANYWAY :) It's been a great first week - meeting old friends and making many new ones along the way.

Just discovered you guys took this haha.

We love FIT1001 and 1002. :)

The One With Gayplay... get it? Because he's gay?

2009-03-04T17:52:00.003+11:00

Besides another reference to The Office.. no, Coldplay are/was not gay! They were amazing!!!!

Seriously top performance by each band member, each laser light, each seizure-bringing flash light, each balloon and each of those 1000s of glowing butterflies.

Not my video and not the best sound quality, but this is just a taste of what went down and the start still gives me goosebumps.

Besttttttt... ever.

Gonna go get ready for potttttluck! mmmm :)

The One With Lengleng's Baptism

2009-03-01T20:40:00.005+11:00

Massive "yeah boy" today. Leng(leng) Tiet got baptised today! So happy for you, man :)

We set up a surprise barbeque for her after church and after a couple of hiccups, she was surprised (which is saying a lot because GCOC are not famous for surprise parties)! Anyway, hope you had the best day, Leng :) I will give you the funeral card if you really want it hahaha.

I don't understand what has happened to me but I was told numerous times today that I have grown shorter and also decreased in general size. It's a bit scary so I think I should hop back onto the milk wagon. Meanwhile, I also have started to eat much less... which I do hope is because I've been going on frequent runs.... for now.

Uni starts tomorrow and still, I am neither psyched nor bummed. Another thing I am not psyched for is Coldplay on Tuesday. C'monnn psych psych psych. I'm actually more pumped for pot luck on Wednesday hahaha. Anyway, I know Chris Martin will not disappoint... and as sick of Viva La Vida I am, I know it will be awesome live! :)

By the way, if you are having trouble sleeping, Brooke Fraser can put you to sleep.

The One With The Phee's and The Nostalgia

2009-02-23T01:02:00.007+11:00

Just came back from Ashley's house and had a great time reminiscing on the past :) Outings at Glen.. Knox if we were feeling extra adventurous (HAZEL - who, by the way, came back recently.. don't worry, she didn't tell me either), ever changing clothes and hairstyles, years of GCOC camps/socials/performances/events, and Queensland and Cape Schank with the guys.

I am now extra excited for Easter Camp 2009... just have a great feeling about this one :) Besides, it never disappoints. Never.

Meanwhile, due to some turn of events, my surname has been twisted from Phey to Phee (you all suck). Leng says that she now thinks that "Jon Phey now sounds wrong.".. NOAH. Although, I mind myself saying the same thing about Karvin Wang. (Love you, Wang). Okay this whole thing is probably friggin' cold to a lot of you... my bad.

On a side note, I went to volunteer at a warehouse which is sorting out all the donations given by people for those affected by the tragic bushfires (all of you should go at least a couple of times - it's good) and there was a girl named Phi. Yeah Boy.

I'm seriously beached is, bru and have to wake up for 9AM driving test... sighborg

Save Bandit!

The One With Males Not Being Into You.. apparently

2009-02-19T14:32:00.002+11:00

Yesterday I attempted to clean out my closet and I was reminded how much I love to hold onto things even though I will probably only see it again in a year or two on my next clean up session.

Okay. That was a short lived story. Friggin cold.

Got around to seeing 'He's Just Not That Into You', otherwise known as man-hater movie. I'm glad it wasn't a typical chick flick and Mac-ad guy and Jen were just a bonus :) Besides that, yes, this movie kills all guys in the world. Not only were the girls in the movie saying bad things about us, but even at points, the guys in the movie decided to just pay us out, too. I don't know how we managed to pick this generalisation up along the years, but C'MON guys!

Anyway, Jen was pretty angry in this movie... it was kinda scary... because I'm too used to her being Rachael. Then again, she was king as usual and yes, I was caught smiling at her as she embraced her boyfriend. I'm not jealous of you, Ben Affleck. Honest!

I know you will be reading this mum.. Hi :)

The One With The New Layout

2009-02-16T20:51:00.004+11:00

(Decided to go for a simpler appearance but I hope you guys still like it!)

Today was my very first youth group leaders meeting at Beny's and I must say, maybe it was because we were without trusty Tim Kerlin, but it really made me (finally) appreciate the amount of thought and work that goes into putting together a J-walk twice a month.

I don't want to say too much here in case I ruin the night for the youth, but let's be totally honest - I am excited, man. :D

It's that stage where the classes of 2008 are now sitting and waiting for their 1st year of uni to begin. Unlike this upcoming youth group, I can't say I'm that excited. However, I know I'm not overly bummed about starting, either. I guess you could say I'm very neutral towards starting university. I used to dread having to start another year or another term of school... but I'm just not feeling that with uni. Maybe it's 'cause I do not know what to expect... All I have heard is that it is the "greatest time of your life". That's good enough for me.

Besides all that, Monash is king (yeah boy!), see you all soon and take care! :)

The One With The First Gambling Experience

2009-02-13T00:59:00.003+11:00

Burger and Fries at TGIF: $16

A few rounds of soft drinks: $3

Winning $9 in one go with a single 50c coin on Roulette: Priceless.

(Sorry for no recent posts! Will be starting again soon!)

The One With Singapore Day 7

2009-01-10T19:27:00.002+11:00

- Had one of our first sleep-ins :D

- Finally crawled out of bed

- Played a couple of rounds of beloved Pro Evo

- Headed out to the Hawker Centre/Market for some 1:30 lunch

- Came home and watched 40 Year Old Virgin

- Showered and got ready to go out for cousin Felicia's birthday dinner (HAPPY BIRTHDAY FEL!)

- Had a carbonara-like dish! Mmm..

- Made way to a restaurant/bar called Mimolette

- Met with the beloved Melbourne people :)

- Had a couple of drinks, chit-chatted then left pretty early

- Ended up at King Albert Park's McDonald's

- Played would-you-rather for hours

- Left the place at around 2:30

- Mmm sleep

The One With Singapore Day 6

2009-01-09T14:58:00.002+11:00

- Made way to Dhobi Ghaut (sp?)

- Had lunch and shopped around Parkmall

- Waited for Haze for like 5 hours

- Realised Haze had already left like 3 hours ago

- Death

- Trained to Orchard for dinner to meet Lex and co.

- Lex and co. already leaving.........

- Met with Ash after dinner

- Played random camera game

- Tried Singapore's GRAPE ice cream from McDonalds

- Dropped Blick off at Bishan

- Trained back to Orchard to meet Marcus and Ash

- Went home

- Sweat

- Planned to watch 40 Year Old Virgin

- K.O.ed

The One With Singapore Day 5

2009-01-07T03:16:00.002+11:00

- Woke up at 8:30ish

- Went back to bed

- Woke up again soon after

- Pro Evo'ed

- Contemplated Chalet

- Decided to hit the Chalet (Changi Beach Club)

- Met with Goda, Blick, Sam Han, Grace, Faith and Aunty Lilia at the Changi Village hawker centre

- Proceeded to the chalet and had a niceeee swim :)

- Lazed for a bit

- Departed chalet and made way to Newton for dinner

- Sweat

- Eat really red noodles

- Eat giant mountain of Mango Ice Kacang MMMMM

- Go to Orchard Rd for Burger King supper

- Walked meaninglessly around Orchard Rd

- Take bus home

- Fall asleep on bus

- Shower

- Sweat

- Blog

- Sleep... soon

Miss you all :(

Aiyah, The One With The Singapore Days 1, 2, Tree and 4

2009-01-06T02:33:00.002+11:00

Okay I've decided to keep you all in Australia updated with the happenings in Singapore.

I did miss the first 4 days so I will quickly go through them.

Very briefly, though... so not boring for you and not boring for me.

Day 1 (ARRIVAL WOOOOO)

- Arrived at Airport

- Watched Star Wars: The Clone Wars (the cartoon one) and Wanted and 1 episode of Scrubs (for those who watch - the one where JD has to memorise all the names of the people in the hospital) on the plane

- Bought champagne for cousin Daphy

- Met with my Aunty and Uncle (in Singapore by this time)

- Waited 2 hours for brother and co. to arrive ..(death)

- Went to Bukit Panjang Plaza food court = best and cheapest food ever

- Bought Sg sim card

- Made way to cousin MELISSA PHEY's ice creamery, "Daily Scoop"

- Sweat

Day 2 (BIRTHDAY WOOOOOOOO)

- Went down to Orchard Rd, Takashimiya with Ashley Chan

- Met with Michael Weragoda for lunch at Food Republic

- Made way to Changi Airport

- Had ridiculous conversations with Ashley Chan

- Picked up (a sick) Marcus Wong!

- Went to a nearby Bukit Panjang hawker centre for dinner

- Made way home to shower up

- Went around to Great World City to meet cousins Fred(erick), Adeline, Felicia and her boyfriend, Mark

- Made way to club Zouk

- Proudly shone my I.D. for the first time

- Met up with Blick, Faith, Grace and Haze

- Met up with long lost legend Mark Ong and friends David, Mishan and his girlfriend C/Kat

- All in all, had a great experience and maybe a bit too much to drink no thanks to David and Adeline - but really, thank you :)

- Picked up Mega McSpicy and Curly Fries for much needed cure from munchies

- Sweat some more

Day 3

- Big day out with all the cousins listed above at Orchard Road!

- Went to a Connoisseur place thing with really nice coffee drinks

- Dinner at a classic Seafood restaurant I always go to whenever in Singapore

- Didn't even make it to the Chili Crab :( worst

- Bowling with brother and his friends

Day 4

- Woke up at 9, intending to leave at 11:30

- After much slothness, ended up leaving at 2:30

- Met up with Val and Ven :)

- Went to Pepper Lunch for .. lunch :D I'm actually not sure if they do dinners

- Shopped around a bit and picked up $50 black jeans :) 30% off

- Parted with Ven and Val

- Went to Food Republic again for some dinner

- Made way to the Night Safari (nb man nb)

- Ashley got his feet eaten by fish (quite literally)

- Sweat a whole lot more

Apologies for the summaries being so vague and brief... my memory actually fails me more than I thought and as with the rest, I'm so, so tired.

I don't think I'm getting enough sleep... which is weird, because I'm getting more than when I was at school/work.

I will try my best to update every single night so not only will the memories be kept fresh, they will also not be forgotten :D

... They should also be more detailed!

Furthermore, sorry for a lack of Photos and an abundance of lousy text! Ashley has been busy taking photos but it's a bit troublesome to upload every night as you can imagine.

For now, I hope you are all taking really good care back in Australia!

Even amongst the greatness which is Singapore, I honestly do miss you all so much already.

If I didn't get to thank you all, THANK YOU for all the birthday wishes and thank you for making that and my New Years a truly memorable one.

You all rock.

The One With All The Keys

2008-12-18T18:34:00.004+11:00

I recently received last week's pay (a.k.a. a fair amount of overtime work's pay) so I've been satisfied with that... except, it seems that I have been using quite a lot of money. :(

The transfer to my PayPal account just completed in order for me to have enough money to buy The O.C.! It sets you back around $150 believe it or not. So sad. But then, if you buy it from the shops, a single season is already around $70-$80 so not bad yeah?
I was also actually considering just buying specific seasons... 1? 2? because they are the best!
Let's be honest, if you have watched the whole series, season 2 onwards (given that there were only 2 following) was pretty horrible. I think it's fair to say that I'm one of the few souls who stuck by it after that and watched every episode, crying for Anna and hot-dating-Seth-turned-lesbo girl to come back. (oh yeah, and for mischa barton to come back to life!! arrrgh)

Anyway, I'll stop talking about the O.C. - might not be good for my street cred.
Picture time. Meet Anna and Lesbo girl.

Anna and Lesbo girl respectively.

Anyway, as a lasting note for O.C. rant.. I shall buy it when I come back from overseas because I don't think I will have much time anyway.. with last few days of work and Christmas and New Year festivities.

I noticed my money has also gone to tickets to two concerts in the span of one week.
I recently transferred cash to Marcus for Coldplay and paid Leng for Alicia Keys which was last night!

Mmhmm - she was great. I loved it. I love her. Marry me.

The One With All The Singing

2008-12-06T00:41:00.003+11:00

Man, while I did receive my first week's pay on Wednesday, work is really doing me in.
I guess it really makes me look forward to Singapore/Malaysia even more so.
Today the 30 degree max + warehouse slaving really got to me... worst ever.

3ish more weeks!!

So anyway, most of my school friends know that I go pretty nuts when I'm exposed to heat for a long period of time.
I start saying really random things.. like REALLY start just mumbling and talking to myself and making random sounds.

Today in the boiling warehouse, walking back and forth and lugging boxes was no exception.
I started singing random tunes/songs such as:
- Hoobastank's 'The Reason'
- Cher's "Do you believe in love after love?" (I don't even know if that's the name of the song - but that's the only part I know.. and I always used to burst out in it in Method's class)
- That tune in Two and a Half Men... you know how it goes "men men men men men men men men men men.. mennnnnnnnnnnnnn~~"
- Whole of Enchanted soundtrack HAHAHA but mainly So Close... damn you sentimental value (don't hurt me kah.. i know you sing 'how does she know' to yourself every day)

Okay, honestly, I know there is more... I knew I should have taken a note on what I sang... but it's quite late, and I'm dead tired...
Just came back from Star East with Marcus, Jeremy and Jesse... good times!

Tomorrow is the Annual Kidz (I mean the 'z' quite literally... I'm actually not that cool) Ministry's Christmas Party!
The theme this year is Pajamas.
I'm talking to Michael Wear-a-goda about whether it's a good idea to wear our pajama pants tomorrow as it is 26 degrees.. I think I'm just too paranoid about today's killer temperature and how bad a choice wearing pants to work was.

Sunday = back to Bass'ing for morning service after a long break and then visting Croydon Baptist and running their worship service! Should be good times.

Time to stop rambling while I'm half awake in case I write something embarasing... I mean, not like it hasn't already happened in this post.

Okay. There we go.

The One With All The Waiting

2008-12-03T20:38:00.004+11:00

- For the first pay (TOMORROW!).
- For the Macbook purchase.
- For the (hopeful) new bass.
- For the Singapore food.
- For the weekend.
- FTW.

The One With All The Decor

2008-11-24T17:49:00.003+11:00

First day was reasonably okay :)
Except from the fact that my feet are in unbelievable, indescribable pain.

.. without the happy big toe.. it should also be =(

The One With The First Taste

2008-11-23T20:04:00.002+11:00

Today marks the moment where I more or less have had one full week of real freedom.
What can I say? It's been great times all around and I've really enjoyed just kicking back and catching up with friends.
Even as I have just hopped out of the shower and ate dinner... it still feels a tad weird that I'm not doing any homework - or at least, worrying about homework.
Yes, weird.. but, always, always good.

Here are some Google Images to represent a few things I've been up to:

A couple of these

Admittedly, a bit of this

Loving this

And yet, still more of this

Sigh...

2008-11-17T22:47:00.001+11:00

.. It really is.

The One With A Few More Hours

2008-11-16T21:23:00.002+11:00

For some reason, I'm feeling really anxious.
I haven't really felt this for any of my other exams either.
This could mean I'm under-prepared (more than usual) or I'm excited to finish.
I guess it could be a bit of both... but, it doesn't feel very nice.

I'm really tired as well... totally couldn't sleep last night and in the afternoon when I tried to nap.
No joke - my heart keeps racing... As much as I don't want to believe it, I think it's my body's way of saying I'm kinda screwed tomorrow.

My bad, Sensei.

C'monnnnnn 10 point scaling.

The One With All The Waiting

2008-11-15T16:10:00.002+11:00

According to a Japanese reading task, the original purpose of convenience stores was to "do shopping".. but now a more recent additional service is that you can buy "plane tiketo".
I thought that was kinda cool... but then, Japan has everything... and I'm not even including the things that come out of their vending machines.

This is madness.. This is Sparta..
Please Japanese Exam come faster.
PLEASE.
(hey, i just realised i rhymed before HAHA)

It is so annoying that everyone is out there having so much fun!!!! :@:@:@

I must apologise in advance to IB people and other late enders (after me) that I will probably be annoying you, too... but I promise it shan't be intentional... I feel your pain.

Shotgun doing something Monday from 2PM-WHENEVER.

Work,
Buy Laptop,
Beach,
More Work,
Soccer,
Bass,
Bass Recordings,
Band Recordings,
Malaysia,
Singapore -

行くぜ！

The One With The End Of Methods

2008-11-10T19:18:00.007+11:00

After many years of algebra, trigonometry and what not, Maths Methods finally comes to an end!
It's been fun, but I'm not going to miss you too much. (Sorry!)
Paper 2 was so-so. It wasn't awesome, nor was it that bad. I think it's fair to say that I thought past years had it easier than us... but can't really complain since everyone takes the same exam.

I guess at this point I only have 2 more exams.
One tomorrow and my last, which is next week!

On an entirely different note, Manchester City still have not done me any good since I joined up with them. Then again, Tottenham have been pulling stupid wins against everyone recently.

And on another different note, I finally got around to see Enchanted, starring Amy Adams and Patrick Dempsey.

Like a lot of you right now, I also thought it was going to be a really shoddily-made film (with the whole animation into real world sort of story) and not to mention very corny.
However, all the hype and nominations and stuff it received in America intrigued me!
I guess I don't really blame them.. because truthfully? I really liked it! :|
Don't judge me until you have seen it yourself, okay?! Hahah.

It's your typical feel-good movie but hot damn, it really did make me feel good...typically.

Amy Adams, besides being very pretty (but not in the Alba and Kerr way!), she can also sing and act McMazingly well! I never knew how she won awards, but now I do.

Kudos to you.

ENJOY YOUR LAST EXAMS!
ENJOY YOUR HOLIDAYS!
WATCH ENCHANTED :)

The One With The City Of Man

2008-11-08T21:55:00.003+11:00

Apologies for the lack of posts!

I pray and know everyone has been doing well with their respective VCE, IB or Uni exams!
For some, it's all over and the long-awaited Summer holiday has come... but for many of us, we still wait.. and wait.. and wait.
Ah well, it shall come soon and when it does - ohhhhhright.

I'm really looking forward to a few things here and there.
These include:
- First ever real job
- Good money from the 'first ever real job'
- CHILLING & CATCHING UP with you guys
- Singapore and Malaysia (not so much the crime rate)
- Seeing Sargent Mark Y Y Ong
- BEACH!
- Andrew's Patto Lakes house? ;) yeah?
- CHRISTMAS AND NEW YEARS WOOHOO
- OH, MY BIRTHDAY! WOOHOO

Mm. That will do for now :D

In other news, for those that care about the world of soccer, I have chosen to solidly follow a club in the English Premier League after much 'freelancing'.
Well, after trying very hard to not hop onto the bandwagons of these four clubs:

.. I finally settled with Manchester City.

And with Robinho's swerve bringing us closer to the Champions League like this:

Who needs money?

OKAY OFF TO DO ONE MORE EXAM
and then watch Arsenal vs ManU.

TAKE CARE EVERYONE :)

The One With The Sore Throat

2008-10-27T23:17:00.002+11:00

I think it's really silly when my math tutor hands me this exam, asks me to complete it and assures me that "if you can complete this, you'll be fine."
That made me feel pretty good until I attempted it today and realised that it's really, really hard.
My turning-page hand hurts from constantly having to check the answer.

Meanwhile, yes.. I have a sore throat.
Kinda scary.. knowing that English is just around the corner (i.e. 4 days away FRICK) and usually for me, sore throat = looming sickness.

I love Pho. I forgot how much I love it.
Large Slibeef really hits the spot.
- Soup that is so good but makes you so thirsty
- Makes you friggin hot until almost sweating
- People opening the door and wind cooling you (irrelevant BUT BEST EVER)

Here's something to think about (proposed by Grace, Leng and Sammy)...
They believe that "Quite" is stronger than "Very".
However, we (Ruth, Kah, Lex and I) believe it is the other way around.
C'MON! What do you think?

Ah well.. I'm going to bed! Here's another response to Marcus' quiz!

1. Do you laugh even though you couldn't understand the joke your friend just put out?
a) Yes
b) No

2. Do you smile when your friend makes a comment which you couldn't hear properly?
a) Yes
b) No

3. Do you laugh at jokes that aren't funny at all as a polite obligation?
a) Yes
b) No

4. Do you stereotype music by artist names?
a) Yes
b) No

5. Face over body? Or body over face?
a) F > B (surprisingly, this was quite a hard question)
b) B > F

6. Which of these makes you cringe the most?
a) Nails on blackboard
b) High pitched school girls
c) Crack action
d) Sweaty armpit patch (HAHA this one is still bad)

7. If your partner had to have one of these traits, which one would you pick?
a) Tourettes at ALL meals, shouting out REALLY inappropriate comments (funny AND entertaining!
b) Intense unlimited booger picking at all times of the day (He also feels hand washing not necessary)
c) Unfaithful every 2 weeks
d) Never EVER stops sweating. Immensely. Even in air con.

8. Which is the most annoying?
a) Burning your tongue and feeling it for days after, not being able to taste. And it still hurts.
b) Ulcers
c) Itchy scab which you can't scratch
d) Papercut on hands

9. Do you pose in photos with
a) One finger raised
b) Two fingers raised
c) More in some weird symbol (Like the 'LA' hand sign. Intense)
d) NEVER EVER pose. (I think I have just developed a default smile for every photo)

10. Which of these Marcus Wong issues do you also suffer from?
a) Watching a top movie, and thinking 'this is defs one of the best', but when you're asked which are your favourite movies, you NEVER remember.
b) Really really really bad hearing (poor)/smell (none).
c) Really weak left side of body (hips, knees and ankles)
d) Pre-sleep muse takes you 30-45 minutes to get to sleep at night.

The One With The Last Days of HSC

2008-10-22T00:02:00.005+11:00

It has kind of finally hit me why so many people say they miss their high school days.
Sure, I knew that I'd miss the good laughs with friends every day... but didn't know that I would end up missing the whole place and in general, everyone there.
This is already sounding so queer but I don't care! :P
I guess it is kind of a given... you spend one of the most important periods of your life with the same people for 6 years and it all ends up coming to a close within a mere 1 or 2 days.

Sorry for those I never really got to know and definitely to those I didn't get to say goodbye to.
Maybe see you as us year 12s drop in from time to time for whatever reason.

I'll end with a few images from today (the last day as a whole school).
Will friggin miss you all!

Bus L! Btw, Radha is actually not that dark HAH.. my camera's bad!

My White Boy

Goodnight and Goodbye!

The One With The Context Essay Failure

2008-10-19T23:02:00.004+11:00

Mannnnnnn.
I'll conquer you another day, Context Essay.

Meanwhile, I shall go sleep.
Hopefully good day tommorow.

Marcus is right.
This blog, in comparison, is turning into www.apple.com.
I think I'll just go the whole way and finish the job.

There.

I'm tempted to watch an episode of Friends to finish off the night on a good note (not that I would end it on a bad note if I went to bad this instant!).
However, that would mean sacrificing much loved (and required) sleep.

I keep telling everyone that we should so have a Friends marathon when we all finish but I'm already half way through finishing Friends for the second time.
Oh well. 3rd time lucky? Totally wrong usage.
For the record, Joey+Rachel > Ross+Rachel.

Speaking of Marathons after VCE - must catch up with the whole Gossip Girl hype.
Oh yes and The OC marathon awaits. Who's with me?

Nawwww.

Goodnight everyone!
Enjoy your last days, enjoy your uni days, enjoy your holi days.

Amen.

The One With The Context Essay

2008-10-19T20:33:00.002+11:00

"Our Reality Is Constructed Through Our Memories" Discuss.

Really. Please. Discuss. Help.

BLAH Be back later. I'll tell you how it goes. Lousyyyyyoaeiaerpomearmpjoaepm.

The One With The Future Laptop...hopefully

2008-10-17T17:04:00.007+11:00

Okay so like, I thought I was supposed to be the one to blog on the new Macbook about two days ago (before my internet stopped working during that night and all of yesterday.. so I have been quite depressed. Actually, shouldn't talk about depression... quite serious stuff. Also, I just found out that mum and other aunties read my blog so yes. I don't have depression) but it seems that like me, other people have felt the urge to blog about it... hence, leaving me with nothing else to blog about.
GOOD ONE! :@

Nonetheless, here is some more eye candy :)

Also, turn up your sound and enjoy this ad for it :)

Yesss. It shall be mine.
Although I lose a good $2,000 (probably less - depending on how nice my uncle is feeling), but nothing a good month and a half of solid, paid work can't handle (as you can tell, the whole receiving money thing is already getting to my head).
That means... considering I spend a bit in Singapore and Malaysia... New Bass Guitar will have to be put on hold. Nooooo. :(
Curse you shiny, attractive, great laptop. I forgive you, though.

Well yes, back from school this sunny afternoon and it marks the last full week of school I will ever have in my life.
However, I cannot wait for next week!
It's going to be awesome. I'll keep you all posted.

OH YEAH! And - my oral went pretty well.
Thank you all so much (for the prayers and wishes and such!).
Best wishes to everyone else who has LOTE orals, University exams and to ALL OF US WITH ENGLISH! ARGHHH.

See you all soon hopefully!

(HOPE THAT WAS BETTER FOR YOU, CUZ!)

The One With The Night Before The Oral

2008-10-13T21:51:00.002+11:00

しつれいします。

私のとくべつけんきゅうのトピクは日本のテクノロジーです。
サブトピクはけいたい電話です。
とくに、けいたい電話のよい点とわるい点、それに、けいたい電話の人気があるきのうについて勉強しました。
勉強する時にきょうかしょうやざしのきじやJapanese Forumというインターネットのウェブサイトなどいろいろなしりょうを使いました。

ありがとうございました。

Oh geez.

The One With The Make-Up Post

2008-10-12T22:22:00.004+11:00

According to everyone else's blog's sidebars, the Jon Phey blog was last updated 1 week ago.
Sorry....
While I would love to say I have been studying my butt off (that being the reason of lack of entries) - it would be a lie.
Well, here is just a summary of a couple of things that happened last week... very brief.. because I want to also do Marcus' quiz and also watch an episode of Friends before I go-go.

On Thursday, my school house had it's annual house dinner function!
The night started off with Pre-Drinks at Wangy's. Haha Wang.
Um yeah but like highlight of that would've been going for a ride in my friend's $120,000+ Mercedes. Ohhh my gosh. Sooooooooo fast.

It is a beast.
Oh yeah he also drove us to the actual dinner part and there was not a enough space so I had to go in the boot and well.. that was a nice experience.
Unknowingly, I hit my head when he suddenly sped up...
ALSO... I just recently found out that it's like super dangerous and like Ichiban most stupid place to be if the car crashes. :(

Oh yes!
Well, by now, most of you have seen Alex's new car.. it is very nice!
Here's a little touch-up we did before he was compelled to wash it.

OKAY.. so it's like really hard to make out what everything says.. But, you can click on it and it will grow BIG! So you can read it all.. however, not that you will get it... seriously. Sorry. But yeah.. here you go Haileybury people.

Umm okay. So.. it actually does not say DIE... but.. DIEM. :)
... DIEEEEEEEEEEEEM. ---nguyen.

WHO'S BORED? I AM. :(
By the way.. please pray for my Japanese Oral on Tuesday!
Thank you all in advance!
Also, pray that my lousy stomach aches will stop!

TIME FOR MARCUS' QUIZ YAY

Power Rangers:
a) Lamest program to hit the TV screen
b) Empowering a generation to pursue their dreams
c) Teaches how to associate colours with Chinese and African American people
d) Was a real smart scam to suck money out of children.

When talking to someone, do you...
a) Keep eye contact at ALL times
b) Occassionally look away (SORRY!!! I can't help it. Honest!!)
c) Pretend there's someone running and look that way, maintaining ZERO eye contact
d) Wink and attempt to hit on the person, regardless of their facial features.

When you're talking to someone, and they say no offence, it really means...
a) No offence at all :) Love, peace and harmony
b) Mate you're really wrong, and I'm going to make this as sarcastic as possible just so you know how wrong
c) I don't even know what the topic is, but I want to start a fight.
d) I don't quite know what gave you the impression you could talk to me. Are you lost?

Naming your kid a foreign name like Akira or Enrique...
a) Is out of the question - Chinese name only
b) Is ridiculous - English name only
c) Sounds really cool (HHAHA.. seriously.)
d) Is purely demonic

Drinking coffee:
a) Strictly if you're old
b) Hits the spot
c) Only nice when it's Viet Trung Nguyen Iced Coffee (No joke. Ty Hoa Tran)
d) Hot chocolate ALWAYS beats coffee

Krispy Kreme doughnuts:
a) Kill children
b) Are divine
c) Are not the best doughnuts around
d) Never had one.

Which one of Marcus' body parts don't quite work?
a) Left eye on dark nights
b) Eardrums with semi-loud music
c) Buttocks get swollen in the presence of good looking people (Only immensely good looking)
d) Can't smell at all

Blogging is best left:
a) For losers who have too much time
b) To suss out what's going on in people's life without them knowing you stalk
c) To pass my time, but ridicule the writer passing his time by putting this stuff out.
d) An 'F5 every half an hour' event. (Seriously. Julie. Easy.)

Gym Class Heroes is:
a) White boy band
b) Black boy band
c) Arnie and friends
d) Cartoon network program

You've just pulled out the last tissue in the tissue box. You...
a) Walk away and pretend you didn't know
b) Replace it
c) Put it back, and let someone else be responsible for the last withdrawal
d) Tear it in half, and just use half

The last time you cried was:
a) 1 week ago
b) 1 month ago
c) 1 year ago
d) Tears are only produced by pansies, of which I am not.

Studying law sounds like:
a) The most boring thing in the world
b) The most stimulating thing in the world
c) Something for losers
d) Didn't realise people study such things

YEAH BOY :)
Goodnight all!

The One With The Camp, Singapore Day and GAME RESULTS!!!

2008-10-05T19:37:00.005+11:00

These last few days of my (last) term 3 holiday (ever) have been goooood!

Thursday and Friday consisted of Japanese camp!
It was pretty fun, actually... better than what I thought.
I initially really could really not be bothered... but, glad I did in the end!
Here's a summary :D
Lots of (unprepared) practice for oral exam, mega random Jap trivia night, super early morning TV and pool sessions, so SO SO little sleep, stomach ache (WHY CAMP FOOD WHY), and mock oral exam in pajamas.

I would post photos but they're all with my teacher.. maybe another time, yes?

Yesterday was Singapore Day which was good times, as well!

Ashley posted heaps on it so if you have not already.. check out his stuff and also the video which gives a nice summary of the day. Haha.

But from my view, here are the highlights.. or.. key.. things :D

- Waiting for one hour to get inside because we were really early
- Mum being super asian and hurrying me to get the "goodies" bags
- Satay YESSS
- Hording Char Kway Teow & Chicken Rice with Vicks
- Vicks spotting the "loophole" and getting queue-free Ice Kacang (h5)
- Sam & I waiting like hour+ in Nasi Lemak line.
- Everyone leeching off our painful lining up right at the end to just claim the food
- GETTING SUNBURNT WHYYYY (duhhhh it said like supposed to be 17 degrees then turned out to be ultra hot)
- OH YEAH Haze ditching us because she is too cool for her church friends :(

Oh, yes.. here are some peeeectures. They are all from Ash's camera :o)

Grace and I

Venetia and I

Marcus, Andrea, Venetia & I

Yep :D That's about it. I have some photos on my phone but I'm a bit lazy at the moment to upload!
I'm quite excited to go to Singapore at the start of next year now!
Like Singapore Day x 20.
(Haze, since I know you check this often - I look forward to the party you are hosting for me at your house :D )

NOW! Here is a quick summary of the Pixel Game Results. :D

Alex came in first place, having not only the fastest reply, but all correct submissions! PLUS, he actually reads and entered the place we were all at. Ha!
For the record, here was what I was looking for:
1. Marcus
2. Mark
3. Ash
4. Alex
5. Ash
Bonus Point - St.Kilda Beach

Other people who also correctly guessed all the people or COPIED (tsktsk) were:
- Blick
- Julie (COPIER)
- Mark

Here are some of the highlights:
- Julie demonstrating high intellectual ability, "and it at a beach DUH".
- Not really a highlight, but Julia.. you are so lazy! Haha. I shall give you 2 points.
- Leng submitting person no.3 as "Ugly". I presumed...?

There you have it..
As you can tell, I have nothing better to do on this last day of my holiday before I begin my final days of High Schooling everrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr. (Unless I fail VCE.. but, you can't, right? .. right?)

See you after exams in Singapore or something :D

The One With All The Crab Noodle and Peking Duck

2008-09-25T21:26:00.002+10:00

Thanks again, Alex's dad. :D
Happy Anniversary to Mummy and Daddy.

You guys are pretty good at that game, huh?
I'm going to make it harder next time!!
Also might get you guys to tell me on MSN instead because some people... (not really - just Julie...) copy.
I think there are only going to be a couple more people who will enter this round... so if you plan to guess who those very lovely people are - do so now!
(JULIA! It does not count if you just say "I say the same")

Results will be up soon(er than expected)!

Is That You Patrick The Pixel Man?

2008-09-24T21:21:00.010+10:00

Good evening and welcome to the first game of 'Is That You Patrick The Pixel Man?' where your host, moi, will give you a set of images with someone's face censored and you will have to guess correctly as to who that person is! Can I just say... There will be as such.. no 'winner'.. I will be setting up a scoring board that will continually tally all your points on the side :) I did promise the person who 'won' would be featured in the background somehow... so I guess, the first person with a correct set of entries will be that 'winner'.
Now, I know the main bulk of my readers either come from church or PLC.... so I have tried my best to choose images with people you all know. (Also Julie says that she doesn't want a game where she has to think...).

This is more a Pilot game.. just to get feedback... and plus it's not supposed to be anything special :D

Let's get on with it!

All you have to do is Comment this post (at the bottom)... Use your blogger account or just type in your name by clicking 'Name/URL' and then fill out a name to each corresponding image.. like so:

1. Bob
2. Bill
3. Sandy
4. Roger
5. Oscar

The game will end in a 5 days and can I remind you that you can only have ONE ENTRY! :D

1.

2.

3.

4.

5.

andddddd
for a BONUS point - can you guess where we are?

The One With The Heroes

2008-09-24T14:08:00.005+10:00

Here's the McDonalds we ate on that Winter Sleepout night.
Seriously, though.. that $1.95 double beef burger is so worth it.
Not for your body, though.. Urgh.

Eaten by Beny, Lex, Ash, Marcus and Myself.

New season of Heroes is out!
Two new episodes.
Epic stuff. Seriously. Watch it.
WOO :D

The One With The Tiredness... againnnn

2008-09-21T22:44:00.003+10:00

So, like.. I got almost 8 hours sleep last night compared to the 6 or 7 I have been getting on school days and yet, not only do I still feel tired... but more tired.
Cruel, cruel body (or brain, whichever).

Tomorrow I have to go see Select Industrial people to have a mini interview and sign some forms for my (first everrrrr) new job! Woohoo!
Yes, Decor has pulled me right back in.. but hey, the pay is reallyyyy good. Very good. Super good.
I can't wait to experience the feel of money flowing into my bank account! SO excited :D

Meanwhile, thanks (to all TEN of you!) for voting on le poll.
It seems we all agree that this blog needs some serious game-age.

So like seriously, please comment on this post.
PLEASE.
Caption game? or something else.
I personally choose 'something else', except I have sat here thinking of what other game we could all play for awhile now...
So can you please help me think? Arigatougozaimashitaaaaa.

The One With The Sleepout

2008-09-20T10:03:00.003+10:00

Good times! Good times.
DVD watching and most McDonald's I have ever consumed in the span of 12 hours.
My apologies for my snoring!
However, I am off to do some more.
See you all in 2 hours :)

The One With The Need

2008-09-17T21:05:00.002+10:00

To post something. Anything.

I'm like, reaaaaaaaaally bored.
I just completed my last English SAC today and well, yeah.. I should definitely now be starting real study for exams... but.. maybe just one night off.

Anyway... soooo.. I don't really know what to tell you guys today.

Hey, here's a thought.
On my previous blogs I had set up a mini game to keep things alive.
Things like, entering a witty caption under a picture randomly selected from my albums on my computer.
The one who I thought made me laugh the most received.. a small sum of money.
I can't see myself doing that again..
SOO.. maybe you will get a special dedication on this blog.
Like... your picture will be in the background for a month with a special note.

This will totally fail if no one is going to participate, though.
So if you are currently a sneaky reader, indulging yourself with my life, not saying anything at all... make yourself known and at least vote on the poll, please! -->

I haven't decided if it's going to be the Caption game, though.
That's getting a bit overused, don't you think? I do!
So please, also comment me some suggestions of games!
THANKYOUUUUU :)

The One With The Drugs On A Bus

2008-09-16T20:32:00.006+10:00

On the way to the Glen (to drop in more job applications), there was this guy on my bus who was typically hippy-looking and was talking on the phone to his friend about how "frickin rad" their night was.
Anyway, minding my own business, as you do, the guy pulls out this container thing out of his small backpack.
He takes out this little sachet, packet thing... and pours the contents onto this square paper.
And I'm like.. "okay. not suss at all."
Lo n Behold (LEX!), the guy starts rolling the stuff up into a cigarette.
I guess I shouldn't be overreacting because it may have just been tobacco... otherwise I'm sure he wouldn't do such things on a public bus in broad daylight... unless he was stupid or already high. ...?

Marcus was right when he mentioned that Jason Mraz's latest album is top stuff.

I also understand why Sanity chick said that she listens to it every night. Right onnnn.
I wonder if it is someone's job to draw really bad, but funky looking pictures of people and stuff.
Thought about it... and I think the trick is to attempt to draw with your weaker hand. :)

Meanwhile, if you are not a reader of Hazel Yeo's blog (by the way, you should be.. she is very loyal to her readers and will update you on the happenings of Coke and Ice very often - honest), and don't already know this - you should really check out Cathy Nguyen and Gabe Bondoc on theeeee youuuuuuu tube.

Gabe and Cathy respectively.
By the way, Gabe is a guy. The girl in his picture is Melissa Reyes (who almost got into the Pussycat Dolls! ((on that show.. where they had auditions.. yeah?))).
'Tis what such talent grants you.
But really, they are a very talented duo.
Watch their duet for At The Cross!
I won't post it up because there are too many things in this entry already!

Must get going!
Hopefully see a lot of you at the Winter Sleepout!

www.myspace.com/cathynguyenmusic
www.myspace.com/imgabe

The One With The New Layout

2008-09-14T19:22:00.003+10:00

Not entirely happy with the result! Grr.
But it will do for now.. until holidays (if I can be bothered changing it up again).
Anyway, it all looks a lot cleaner now, huh?
Took me so long trying to find the right fonts... in the end I don't think I found the right ones... at least for the font inside the iPod itself... looks a bit weird, right?
Hope you all enjoy it!

Thanks to Ash for the pic of me (featured in that 'artist' icon and also err Apple for making the iPod. :)

2008-09-14T15:21:00.002+10:00

Layout transformation in the progress!

The One With The Best Weather Ever In So Long

2008-09-13T23:43:00.000+10:00

Seriously!

The One With The Sexual Predator

2008-09-11T21:48:00.005+10:00

"Badaboobeeboopbadaaa scooch on over dearrrrrrrrrrrr"

Yep. Still listening to I'm Yours.
Not for long, though! Last exam tommorow!
Oh how I wish that these were the actual VCE exams...
Freedom > Underprepared for all exams?.. Probably not in the end, hey?

Japanese was good today.. except lousy listening and answering in Japanese killed me again.
I mean, c'mon. I honestly already have a hard enough when someone calls and I need to take down details for mum or dad in ENGLISH. Now they want me to do it in a totally different language? Whyyyyy.

Oh yah - Methods was instant death. Haha.

Check what I found in this past paper when I was studying for I.T.!

Now, call me immature.. but seriously?! Hahaha.
I don't think I could bring myself to put that down on my FINAL VCE exam... no matter how much of a reality it is in today's world.

*EDIT* Also.. this just came to mind.. who wants to do sexual predator things to a 70 year old Uncle?

Ewwwwww.

The One With Our Right To Be Loved, Love, Loved, Love, Loveeeeeeeeeeee

2008-09-10T22:54:00.004+10:00

Right now I am frantically scanning pages from my new methods note book so I can paste them in my old one because there is no way I am writing all the notes out again... for a trial.
It so happens that I never end up using it or the VCAA Formula sheet during the exam.
I guess I just like having that sense of security.

Man, I really want to sleep...
As a plus, I get to sleep in a bit tomorrow since my first exam is only 11:45 :)

Today's exams weren't too bad, by the way.
English questions were worst ever, though.
I somehow winged my way passed them..
No quotes, though.. so - still worst ever. :D

Well, once I finish scanning stuff, I shall finish off a few more extended response questions and dream about how I'm going to wing Jap tomorrow!

The only thing keeping me awake at the moment is the sheer joyful energy coming from Jason Mraz's I'm Yours. True story.

Oh yeah, every time I look at this image it makes me feel awake again, too.
iPod Nano 4th Generation. Very cool. Which one do you fancy?

The One With For The Record

2008-09-07T22:25:00.002+10:00

For the record, Blick and cuz, I knew it was Blair McDONOUGH :)

VERY QUICK POST SO I CAN FINISH MY ESSAY AND SLP :)

Meanwhile, on that note, I was talking to Ruth about Neighbours.
In particular, Carmella's cousin.. err.. don't even know her name.
Anyway, if you watch Neighbours, you will know who I'm talking about and she's not bad looking, huh?
I thought that for quite awhile before realising that she won the title of our very own Ms. Australia! Very nice very nice.

Not a great actor.. but I don't think that's why Neighbours grabbed her.

TIME TO FINISH INHERITANCE ESSAYYYYY!

P.S. COKE AND ICE!!!11111

The One With Spring Loving

2008-09-06T16:17:00.002+10:00

Mannnn, I am so full from Yum Cha earlier today..

I love Spring!
I think there has never ever been a better transition from the cold, rainy, gloomy days of Winter to the new bright, cool breezed Spring.
I've always loved Summer the most and it will probably stay that way.
However, this year's Spring is definitely in the running.

Right now, I am jamming to various forms of Jackson (Michael, Janet, 5) while my Japanese essay remains unfinished. Grahhhh.

Short post this afternoon.
I should get back to it!

Regardless of my full stomach,
Bring it on tonight, Gold Reaf and Alex's dad!

The One With A Couple Of Birthday Shoutouts

2008-09-05T22:00:00.000+10:00

The One With The Mysteeeeeeeerious Necklace

2008-09-02T20:43:00.003+10:00

Well I was using my massage chair just before, and then I started to hear this rumbling sound from beneath me..
I put my hand in between the cushions to see if anything was there and what do you know, there was this necklace.
It resembled a lot like the things Mark used to wear.
I'm not very certain though...
So, if this belongs to you, or if you know who it belongs to.. tell me and I shall return it :D

And in the case that it is yours, Mark Ong... I shall bring it to you in January :D

Frick. The One Where I Spill My Mocha All Over My Desk

2008-09-01T22:23:00.002+10:00

WHYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYY

The One With The One For Ruth

2008-08-31T21:40:00.002+10:00

I have been pressured into writing a new entry by request.

You know I'm actually not sure who reads this..
I guess for one, Ruth (Thanks Cuz) and Blick who reads like 3 in one go after not checking :D
But I guess there is also Hazel who did remind me that my last post was still the "StreetView one."

WELLLLL

I really wish super duper interesting stuff happened in my life.
I have this notion that life will be really cool when I leave high school and I will have my trusty laptop and will blog about every aspect of my cool, cool life as it passes.

I guess a better theory is that after VCE (yuck), less people (i.e. friends, parents, teachers) will be telling me what to do... thus, I will become even lazier. Frigggggggg.
Wait.. yes. The point was that I will probably blog less in the future. :O

Blah. I'm exhausted at the moment.
I'm going to finish off my hot chocolate and probably get some sleep!
I have stopped drinking coffee in the mornings for now!
Still not sure whether I'm more or less tired during the day, though.

I tried the new Mother energy drink awhile ago!
The can is so big :S (I didn't finish it)
I loved how in big print it said "COMPLETELY NEW TASTE!" YEAH!
Because the old one tasted really, really bad...
Well, now it tastes like V...
Except my body didn't ache :D Yeah boy.

Okay.. I'm going to stop typing random things now.
My bad if you actually read all that.

For now, let's just chuckle at Pete's misfortune.

The One With Street View

2008-08-21T21:58:00.007+10:00

Tonight is probably the first night of the week where I don't have set homework... although the guilt of feeling way too relaxed still lingers around me.

I presume most of you have tried Google's new StreetView thinga-ma-bob.
It's actually pretty cool. I've been trying to think of interesting addresses or places to search... but my creativity is pretty down at the moment.

So, as you do - you stick with originality and search your own house.

Yes. This is my home.
Yeah, I know our lawn is dying and geez louise was it good weather.

OH! Also, this is my old house! Who only Sam Chook has stepped foot in.

There you have it.
If you guys have interesting venues or homes.. feel free to show, too.
Just make sure you don't include your addresses.. which I so cleverly crossed out.
Yeahhhhh boy!

Today Ashley and Grace were performing for one of our House's charity funds (and when I say today - I mean two days ago).

THAT'S ALL :D
See you all soon!

The One With Ashley's SURPRISE! <:o)

2008-08-17T21:29:00.002+10:00

Today started with Ashley in a relatively tired and hungry mood.
Grumpy - but who could blame him?
Little did he know what was planned!

Listening in the sermon, Ashley tells me, "Man.. can't go out today. Have to friggin go to Uncle Luke's house for lunch. So annoyed." I reply, "Ahh.. okay."

Later on, it's time to part ways and I tell him I shall "see him tommorow!"

Back to his place we went, moments after Hackett won Silver (loserrr.) and hiding awkwardly beside his sliding door, he arrives and we all rush out to greet him. WOOOOooo :D

It was goooooot fun overall!
Lots of good food and lots of out of tune karaoke make for a not bad day at all!

Officially Happy 18th Birthday, buddy!
(Get your Ps please... one less person taken off Marcus' shoulders... i.e. Leng or Myself)
((Sorry man. Best picture I could find. I colour co-ordinated, though!))

Okay.. I should really be doing some work as usual or just relaxing a bit before
AHH I really don't like Mondays!!!!
Go away. Urgh.

Meanwhile, as most of you know, Mum came back from HK recently and she bought my brother and I these addictive strawberry chocolate candy things! You might've had them before :) But they are gold!

Meanwhile, I'm missing a bit of gaming action.
Soooo going to catch up after VCE!

A bit of this

(Where Aaron hopefully doesn't cause us all to die this time)

and

Yeahhhh boy :)
That's it for now.

The One With The V

2008-08-16T00:12:00.006+10:00

Okay. So like, as you know, I stayed up last night doing my essay.
In order to stay up, I consumed a can of V.

Now, I have heard a couple of weird things happening when people it (**EAT!! Hazel Yeo..) certain things... say.. like.. Skittles. As in, Juzzy's knee aches and Sam (Chook) sweats.

Mine is not so weird... but I've pretty much found out...
Whenever I drink a can of V... the NEXT DAY.. my WHOLEEEEEE friggin' body aches all over.
Without fail. So not cool.

Anyway, I just wanted to express my pain to you all! :D

Can I just say, thank you to all fellow bloggers who continue to blog.
It honestly gives me much enjoyment reading WHATEVER you put.
Even about Haze's obsession over ice ice baby.

I'M VERY TIRED :)

Take care everyone.
Continue watching the Olympiad.

The One With Me Finishing The Essay @ 1:15AM, Going To Get 5 Hours Sleep and Writing This All In A Title. KING!

2008-08-15T01:15:00.001+10:00

The One With Pre-Essay Procrastination

2008-08-14T21:19:00.005+10:00

I have just had a nice, revitalising shower and a can of V ... prepared to complete the final draft of my extended essay... and here I am - procrastinating yet again.

SO. SHORT POST SO I CAN GET ON WITH IT. :)

I was looking at a friend's iPhone today.
It is very, very cool.
At first I was like... "I must have one."
But now, I guess it's not that necessary... unless it becomes extremely cheap!
However, we all know that the never-ending cycle of evolving tekunoroji will continue... and thus, I will then want that one.

I also realised that when I move into university, there are a couple of things that I shall be saving for... or paying off debts for.

Again, not necessities.. kinda.

*EDIT* - *insert photo of me paying back/giving lifts to marcus*
^ Necessary.

OKAY. I must get on with work and stop looking at Bass Guitars and shiny Laptops.
BYEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE :)

(I actually gigg00lz-ed at this... I think it was because I genuinely did not get it at first... then when I figured it out... I had a good chuckle to myself. Coooooool.)

The One With The Particle-Beam Weapon

2008-08-06T17:19:00.004+10:00

It's about day 3 without my mother around the house and it's fair to say that the 3 males she left behind are doing alright.
She and a couple of aunties HAVE cooked pretty much all our meals, though... plus, a couple trips across the road to good old La Bella, where the Medium pizza is more expensive than the Large. Yeahhhh boiiiiiii~

Meanwhile, today I was looking through a Japanese dictionary at school to find out how to say "this", because I got a bit mixed up... but anyway, this is what I got:

HAHA.
And some guy so cleverly highlighted it for me as well.
This confirms that Japanese people are really quite strange.
But.. friggin hilarious. Thank you for the game shows!

Anyway, I hope you are all taking care!
We're ALMOST done, year 12s!
Congratulations for everyone who received their midyear results!
If you didn't get what you were hoping for... honestly, you can only improve :D

This part is for Ruth, so you can stop reading now unless you are her.
Otherwise, you can.. but it won't make much sense!

1) HAHA.. how did you ever get a photo of him? PLEASE tell me you took one with him, too!
2) Everyone (i.e. Lex, your sister, myself) is going on Friday.. except Sam and Leng. Anddd.. I'm actually not sure about Vicks.
3) The view outside your office is so nice!
4) Still waiting for your e-mail!
5) Invite your cousin to dinner once in awhile!!

The One With The Overdue Book

2008-08-04T20:23:00.002+10:00

Dear Jonathan

You have an overdue library book.

"Harry Potter and the half-blood prince"

If you still require this item could you please come to the library and renew it. If you don't require this item could you please return it to the library as soon as possible.

Thank you.

Edith Fullalove
Library

Oops.. Start of 2006.
I so rebel! yeahhhhhhhh boiiii

2008-08-02T22:41:00.006+10:00

Be there! Seriously.
It's going to be awesomeeeeeee :)

Click HERE for the Facebook page!

The One With A Whole New World

2008-07-17T22:00:00.002+10:00

Today while I aimlessly typed up my I.T. summary notes, I just couldn't turn my iTunes' repeat button off A Whole New World, Part of Your World or When You Believe.
Quite sad, right?
It was actually all due to this one guy's fault.
His name is Nick Pitera.
If you haven't already, he is definitely worth searching up on YouTube.
I'm not going to tell you what is so special about him... but just listen to his rendition of 'A Whole New World' to start things off.

Big Happy 18th Birthday wishes go to Pete aka ばかというみつのりです。　& TINTIN! <:o)

Hey, I'm now literally 3 episodes away from finishing the Friends series.
AHHHHH.
Before the very last episode, they had a couple dedicated to highlighting all the best moments of each character.
Soooo good. So funny. Sooo the best comedic series I have seen so far in my life.

Short post tonight.
Take care everyone :)
And stay very warm.

Oh, and -

.. Awesome.

The One With The Hundredth Update

2008-07-13T22:38:00.002+10:00

I know I had started, stopped, then started this blog again.. but not bad reaching 100 posts, huh.
I guess I have no life haha. Or.. too much of a life since I continually have so many interesting things to post about. Ohhhright. Blatant lie. High Five!

Saw Get Smart today with a few of the people.
It was delivered with quite a good cast!
Without having to mention Steve Carell and Anne Hathaway... there was (using character names from other famous roles.. since some of you may not know who they are.. Blick?):
- Hiro Nakamura
- Azamat (from Borat!)
- The Rock

In general, I thought this movie was quiteee hilarious!
I think I'd give it about a 7/10 which is not bad, right?
I thought Steve and Anne worked really well together, as well.
Although I never pictured him to be much of a romantic actor, he did it alright without throwing off who he really was.
Anne Hathaway is a hottieeeeeee and
Steve Carell is a legend of comedy and always will be!

Take care and have funsies doing whatever you all are doing this week, be it going back to school, enjoying more holidays, uni-ing or working! :)

The One Where Jon Is Where The Light Is

2008-07-10T22:34:00.002+10:00

That title made me feel like I was a Jedi or something.

But anyhoosen, all you John Mayer lovers, haters, non-carers, his fresh, live album, "Where The Light Is" is relatively good!

He starts with a set of songs with just him, his various singing faces and his acoustic.
He moves on to another set with his alternative band.. which is also known as the John Mayer Trio.
THENNNN brings in the full band to finish it off.

I think Mr Mayer definitely goes up in one of the few artists I'd like to see live.
Some others to include would be:
- Alicia Keys
- RHCP
- Daft Punk
- Coldplay

Those are just like the 'must's...
Who must you see live?

Meanwhile, I started playing Starcraft again with Jodo last night.
I forgot how much I missed it... no matter how frustrating, repetitive or how bad I am at it.

The countdown to me watching the final episode of Friends is nearing.
It's hard to believe that I started at Season 1 Episode 1.. have gone through approximately 220 episodes and now only have about 14 left before it's all over.
Man, I love this show.

Oh oh,
So I'll be in Singapore and maybe a bit of Malaysia from the 2nd to the 24th of January.
I know that means I miss my 18th in Australia... so I'll celebrate before! ... amongst Christmas and New Years dinners.. oh boy. No chance.

Man.. slowly but surely, everyone is turning 18.
People that I would have never imagined, actually.
E.g. Wang tells me yesterday that he won $80 on Roulette at Crown. Damnit.

BUT ANYWAYS :)
Tell me if you're going to be in Sg/Msia at any time between those two dates!

I have no more to say so that will be all for now.
Enjoy the last 3, 4 days of your holidays!
But, enjoy another week of holidays, fellow Haileyburians!

The One Where Jon Cannot Nap

2008-06-22T18:13:00.002+10:00

I used to detest napping because I felt that it was such a waste of the day..
But now, I simply hate napping.
The idea sounds soooo good at the time.. but, I think I just don't know how to nap properly.
Buttt yeah.. pretty much.. I just got up from a 'nap' and now I feel soooooo groggy and even more tired than I was before.
Stupidpiagnpierpiapjrmh.
I know a lot of people who love napping.
So, please, don't hurt me :D
Actually, teach me the trick to napping without absolutely dying afterwards.

Well then. I just realised I had left this written half way and since then I've had a shower and I feel a bit better.. so there goes the whole point of this blog entry.

Meanwhile, Mark just left again :(

Next time I see him will be when I'm in Singapore, I think.

Rarghhh
One last week before our holidays, fellow high schoolers!
Other than one SAC on Thursday which I'm not looking forward to - GET PUMPED! :D

The One Where Haze Scares Jon

2008-06-19T22:11:00.003+10:00

Man, I was reading Haze's new post before and she totally made me freak out because of the friggin' "Happy Father's Day :)" at the end of it.
I genuinely thought I had forgot. AHHHH.

Meanwhile, even though Hazel has nothing else better to do and somehow manages to update every single day.. you should really read her latest post about her dad, Michael Yeo.

I must say... I think the ABORIGINE?! joke will never get old. NEVER!

Mm. Talking about the Michaels in Hazel's life..

HAHAHAHA.
You know you love me, Michael Weragoda.

BYEEEEEEEEE :)

The One Where Jon Wants Holidays

2008-06-17T20:12:00.002+10:00

I hope all of you did reaaaaaaaaaaaaally well in your exams!
I know you did, in fact.
Because pretty much all who read this are Asian.
Therefore - you did reasonably well just based on genetics.. or your parentals.
Congratulations!

Meanwhile, last week I FINALLY watched Iron Man.
Why in the world is Tony Stark so darn cool?
I mean, I know that they say being rich is not a very good thing.. but - he is extremely slick. Extremely smart. EXTREMELY rich.

He has a really cool car, too.
For a generous $250,000AUD, you guys can surprise me with an Audi R8!
Definitely in my dream car list. :D

Anyway, I should get back to work.

I can't believe that we've got 2 weeks left and the school still insists that they squeeze in 3 more SACs. Arghhhhhhhhhh.
Otherwise - can't wait 'till sweet, sweet 3 week break. Mm, mm, MM!

Gooooooodnight!

Mac and Cheese

2008-06-09T11:21:00.003+10:00

You know... I actually don't think I've ever had Macaroni and Cheese before.
:)

Last night I was at Mark's house..... without Mark.
(He comes back Friday! YAY :D )
I was there with Ash and Marcus has an exam today so he didn't come (Good luck!).

Anyway, dinner there was so good.
It was like awesome Chinese New Year food all over again!

The rest of the night consisted of Ash trying to study his Chemistry while I attempted to acquaint myself with a Macbook... since I may or may not purchase one before uni begins.
Most probably may.

I decided to make 2 really quick and stupid comics using the Comic Life on it, though.
It's pretty cool.

Credit goes to Ashley's Macbook.

It's so gloomy today..
Happy Birthday to the Queen!
Thanks for deciding to give us a break!

EVERYONE OWN YOUR EXAM(S)! :)

Love, Jon

giveitawaygiveitawaygiveitaway Now.

2008-05-31T15:35:00.007+10:00

It's really, really, REALLY sunny at the moment.
I go outside.. *SQUINT* .. and it's like... do i NEED to scream out the stereotype of my race any more?

On that note..
My goodness. Coming back from tennis this morning, my dad and I and the rest of the general public on Springvale and High Street Road had to tolerate about 3 old, female, Asian drivers.
I kind of realise now why my friends constantly associate bad driving to my own race.
Now I'm going to be less reluctant to just let it pass by.
These were all at different times of the trip, but I mean... they were all doing the same thing - going at about 20 or 30km/h in like an 80 zone.
Surely they could take a hint that everyone is continually swerving in and out to overtake them.
Each time we passed them I would glare at them and how they were pretty much hugging the wheel, and with wishful thinking that they would feel my stare and hurry up already.

Other than that.. I hope I'm not an angry driver. :))) Promise.

On Friday I played a bit of soccer at lunch time with the guys and girls.
It was pretty fun, although my arms hurt from trying to hang from the crossbar in an attempt to set up a nice variation game of Red Ass.

That actually failed quite miserably.
We had to assist Sam, Grace and Leng up first and pray that they will hang on until Peter, Alex and I had a chance to jump up with them so Karvin(Wang) could take his best shot at us.
It was a great laugh, anyway.

Thanks for the secret message, guys!
It took me awhile... but I got it eventually.
Oh, Sam and Grace, if you read this.. collect your several other photos from me.

Parents are going out for dinner tonight to some all you can eat Japanese place.
I'm really jealous. :(
However, I get Nandos for their absence. Ohhhright.

Well, it's been a nice, relaxing day.
Lots of 3x5ing and staring out the window.
Continue to study for your exams, everyone!
I know I won't be!

The sky is kinda nice, too.

The Day Of Wearing Clothes That Are Casuále

2008-05-28T18:41:00.006+10:00

Seriously, I don't know if that accent on the 'A' is correct.
But you get the idea.

"Casual Clothes Day" always seem to be that little bit more exciting compared to your average school day.
You give a dollar or two and then woohoo! You're set.
In a way, I guess you get to see all the different groups in their respective dress-code.
I have nothing against these (types of) people.. it's just interesting to note.
I also have nothing better to do, say or type. Pity me.

You have your International Students, or "Fobs", dressed in some sort of low-riding jeans, normally from Evisu, complimenting their orange/red hair. I'd like to say that Karvin fits this quite nicely.

Then you have your people who would camp outside stores to buy a pair of shoes (JTaing would rather me call them Snea-ker Frea-kers), who rock up with their over-priced sneakers that (in my opinion) don't look that great... but "hey, there are only 100 in the world, man." So it's totally justified.

(Photo I took of his shoes today)

Finally, you have the odd [pun?] person who decides to come dressed up as an anime character.

Thennnn... you just have Michael..
... who turns up in tights.

I guess we're kinda fortunate to otherwise be forced to wear uniforms.
I think, no matter how much we deny it, we live in a generation where people (myself included) will definitely not want to wear the same thing twice over two days.. let alone a week.
So, thank goodness for the magenta and the black. Ahhhh.

Meanwhile, I woke up one morning.. can't remember which.
Those morning shows were on and surprisingly, James Clarke was on Sunrise.
I believe the lead singer is his cousin...
But anyway, was cool seeing action shots of his hands bashing away at the keys.
If you are fortunate to not wake up as early as me or you just missed it, I think you can watch the video HERE.

Many of you are having exams soon.. be you High School or University students.
I for one, do not have any.
So I guess I will lend you all of my prayers and forces of good luck.

When you're done...
please.. can we watch Iron Man?
Thanks.

Split Screen Sadness

2008-05-25T20:56:00.003+10:00

I am still in contemplation of whether Mr Mayer has released a faster or slower version of Split Screen Sadness compared to Marcus' in-car version.

Meanwhile, I am not on the Messenger of MSN.
But, while feeling fairly good and almost nerdy of myself, I managed to tempt myself to post something because defining truth and talking about friggggin 「フリーター」　for my Japanese essay is ほんとう　に　gay.

In tribute to 'SC', who has aided my tragic loss of The OC,
"ell - you - vee",
JP yo.

Is It Any Wonder?

2008-05-24T17:09:00.002+10:00

I received a nice e-mail from the Planetshakers team informing me that their new album is coming out!
Listening to the previews, it sure brought back some nice memories.
It's a pity that I will probably not be going to another full conference in awhile.
I'll be saving up a bit for the Hillsong conference in Sydney. Just to squeeze another experience of life in.
That, and maybe our Youth Camp will intercept with it - with the new PS dates and stuff.
I must admit, I will miss waking up at 7AM, training to Richmond Station, spending an aimless day with everyone in the City of Melbourne (which usually leads to a recuperation at one of the various Starbucks) after the morning session, then going home at 10 or 11PM at the conclusion of the night session.

Don't you think our generation is pretty lucky?
Not in terms of all the war and poverty that is occuring (which of course is horrible.. we should all help that out), but like... other things we get to live to see.
For instance, yesterday was apparently the coldest Melbourne has been in 30 years.
Orrrr how we lived to celebrate a Millenium.
No? Okay - I'm just weird.
I think about some pretty stupid stuff, actually.
Like what if someone perceived my 'Blue' to be my 'Yellow'... that's messed up.

Yellow? Blue?

I don't think my English stream is helping either.
Having to define truth? *twitch*

I might visit the video/dvd store later.
Anyone recommend anything?
Actually, it will be too late by then.. but please still do suggest!
Unless of course, you are in a constant state of F5ing my blog.
Weirdos. ... but that's cool, that's cool. :)

Umm.
HAHA.
Today I actually tried typing 'Phey' into the Facebook search bar in hope of finding some (long lost) relatives.
I actually did find a couple of my uncles and my cousin, Mel Phey, who is owning the ice cream industry in Singapore.. which was cool.
BUT, look who else I found.

Hahahaha.
Chia Siew Phey.

I know it's not the correct spelling of Char Siu, Chashao, Cha Siu or Char Siew, but who cares!
Haha. Chia Siew Phey.

Man, I should do some work.
Hurry up and be done with already, Year 12 exams.

Al Jacobs And His Biblical Year

2008-05-19T21:43:00.003+10:00

What you're about to read (and please do - it's worth it!) is about a guy named Al Jacobs who wrote a book titled The Year Of Living Biblically and who also lived for 12 WHOLE months following the rules of the Old Testament.
I've cut out a few things purely so those with short attention spans (me) can read this without falling asleep (again, me).
Just to let you know, this guy is religious. He is not just making a mockery. He is actually quite serious.
Interesting stuff, readers. Here we go!

THE 5 MOST UNEXPECTEDLY WISE & LIFE-ENHANCING RULES

Keep the Sabbath.

I’m a workaholic (I check my emails in the restroom, in the middle of movies, anywhere). But the Sabbath taught me the beauty of an enforced pause in the week. No cell phones, no messages, no thinking about deadlines. It was a bizarre and glorious feeling. As one famous rabbi said, the sabbath is a “sanctuary in time.”

Give thanks.

The Bible says to thank the Lord before our meals. I did that. But then I got carried away. I gave thanks for everything—for the subway arriving on time, for the comfortable cushions on my couch, for my high-speed DSL connection, etc. It was a strange but great experience. Never have I been so aware of the thousands of little things that go right in our lives.

Let your garments be always white. (Ecclesiastes 9:8)

I chose to follow this literally—I wore white pants, a white shirt and a white jacket. This was one of the best things I did all year. I felt lighter, happier, purer. Clothes make the man: You can’t be in a bad mood when you’re dressed like you’re about to play the semifinals at Wimbledon or go to P. Diddy’s party.

Don’t gossip.

When you try to go on a gossip diet, you realize just how much of our conversations involve negative speech about others. But holding your tongue is like the verbal equivalent of wearing white. I felt cleaner and untainted.

Do not curse.

I used to curse a lot. In fact, my computer password was, at one time, a particularly adolescent bodily function. During my year, I tried to scrub up my vocabulary. My new curse words were: Fudge, sugar and shoot. Whenever I said them, my wife would respond by whistling the Andy Griffith theme song. She can mock me, but the weird thing is, I think my G-rated language made me a less angry person. Because here’s the way it works: I’d get to the subway platform just as the downtown train was pulling away, and I’d start to say the F-word. I’d remember to censor myself. So I’d turn it into “Fudge” at the last second. When I heard myself say “Fudge” out loud, it sounded so folksy, so Jimmy Stewart-ish and amusingly dorky, that I couldn’t help but smile. My anger receded. Behavior shaped emotions.

2 RULES I VIOLATED AT LEAST ONE TIME PER DAY (AND WHAT I TRIED TO DO ABOUT THEM)

You shall not covet.

This is like asking someone not to breathe. Especially in my hometown of New York. This is a city that runs on coveting. And on a typical day, I would covet dozens of things, everything from Steve Jobs’ latest gadget to my friend’s sprawling back yard. I came up with several tools for battling coveting. Perhaps the most effective was to overcome coveting with gratefulness. Every time I coveted something (like a flat-screen TV), I’d counter it with something I was grateful for (that I have a working color TV with good reception and a remote).

Be slow to anger. (Proverbs 19:11)

I knew I had to wrestle with my anger when I gave the finger to an ATM (in my defense, it did charge me a $2 fee). I never fully quashed my anger, but the best method for putting the brakes on rage came from the story of Jonah. It’s a wonderful story. God teaches Jonah—who was acting like a peevish teenager—to get some perspective. Jonah whines to God about the loss of a shady plant that was keeping him cool in the desert sun. So God asks him, “Do you do well to be angry?” And God reminds him what’s important: Jonah just helped God save Nineveh, a city of 120,000. Get some perspective.

THE 3 RULES THAT I FOUND THE HARDEST TO FOLLOW

You shall not trim the corners of your beard. (Leviticus 19:27)

I let my beard grow until I looked like Moses. Or maybe Ted Kaczynski. I got called both. I got searched at airport security. I itched like a madman. Plus I was subjected to every beard joke in the history of facial hair, including about 412 ZZ Top references.

Stone men and women who commit adultery.

Thanks to those pesky U.S. laws—and my conscience—it was particularly difficult to abide by this Old Testament law. I did, however, manage to stone one adulterer. Here’s what happened: I was in Central Park. I was wearing my most biblical garb—sandals, a walking stick, white clothes—and an elderly man came up to me and asked me why I was dressed so “queer.” I explained I was following all the rules of the Bible, right on down to stoning adulterers. He said, “I’m an adulterer, you going to stone me?” I said, “Well, yes, that would be great.” And I took out of my pocket some pebbles that I was saving for just this occasion. (The Bible doesn’t specify the size of the stones.) The old man actually grabbed the pebbles out of my hand and threw them at me. So I figured I should toss one at him in self-defense. And in that way I stoned.

You should not lie on a bed where a menstruating woman has lain, and you can’t sit on a chair where she has sat. (Leviticus 15:20)

My wife hated this rule above all others. She told me she felt like a leper. To get back at me, she sat on every seat in our house. I was reduced to sitting on the floor or standing.

Some Orthodox Jews still follow a version of the purity laws. And they say it’s not as crazy as it appears from the outside. The ritual is actually about a respect for life. Every time a woman has her period, it’s as if a potential life has been lost. You show your reverence by abstaining.

3 RULES THAT I SUCCESSFULLY KEPT THE ENTIRE YEAR WITHOUT EVEN VIOLATING ONCE

You shall not plant your field with two kinds of seed. (Leviticus 19:19)

My attempt at agriculture—some cucumber plants in flowerpots—wasn’t too successful. (The cucumbers got to be the size of Good and Plenty candies and mysteriously stopped growing.) But ... I made sure the seeds were purely cucumber, not mixed.

Do not sacrifice your children to Molech. (Leviticus 20:5)

In fact, I didn’t sacrifice my children to any pagan god whatsoever.

You shall not take on your wife’s sister as your second wife.

Well, it does help that my wife doesn’t have a sister.

THE 5 MOST BAFFLING RULES (AND SOME POSSIBLE EXPLANATIONS)

This was a big lesson of my year: Even the most curious rules might make sense once you understand them. I found it’s important to read the Bible with an open heart.

You shall not eat bugs—except for locusts. (Leviticus 11:20–22)

Possible explanation: Bugs were considered dirty. But during locust invasions, there were no crops left to eat. Only locusts. So God wisely made an exception for locusts to keep the Israelites from starving. The locust loophole is actually an example of the Bible’s mercy.

You cannot wear a garment made of mixed fibers. (Deuteronomy 22:11)

Possible explanation: The Old Testament paid a lot of attention to separating things. Don’t wear mixed fibers. Don’t mix milk and meat. Many commentators believe the idea was to drill the idea of separation into the ancient Israelite mind. This way, the Israelites would remain separate from the pagans and not intermarry. This way, they kept their faith in God.

If your wife is suspected of cheating on you, she must drink a potion made up of holy water and soil. If that causes her stomach to swell, then she is guilty.

Possible explanation: This might have been a form of ancient marriage counseling. If the woman is, indeed, innocent of adultery, all she has to do is drink some water with a little dirt in it, and her husband’s mind will be put at ease. Marriage saved.

Do not eat fruit from a tree unless the tree is at least three years old.

Possible explanation: Waiting for a tree to turn three years old teaches us discipline and patience. And patience is one thing we need in life—especially if you’re trying to abide by hundreds of rules of the Bible.

Do not wink.
The Bible has no fewer than four anti-winking passages, including this one: “He who winks with his eye is plotting perversity” (Proverbs 16:30).

Possible explanation: Many believe that the Bible’s “wink” referred to a tacit approval of evil. As in “I saw what you did, but I won’t tell.” But let’s face it. The wink is a creepy gesture no matter how you cut it. So the Bible is correct to condemn it. If only the Bible condemned people who call strangers “captain.”

You Know H-H-H-H-How We do it

2008-05-13T21:20:00.003+10:00

PLC Formal was a success!
I won't go into details since most of you who read this blog have already been told things from it by me personally or you were there, anyway.

I have a little photo for you all, which Hazel (HAPPY BIRTHDAY YOUUUUUUUUU!) kindly tagged me in Facebook.
It is actually a photo of a photo.
A photo of a photo of the professional photos.
Trust one of those PLC girls. :P
The instructions given by the photographer was for the girls to push the guys who were kneeling in front of them.
Anyway, here it is.
It's quite amusing, really.

I have no embarassment.
All I have to say is - Weragoda - get into it, buddy.

何でも！

2008-05-05T21:04:00.003+10:00

Pretty sure you should all check out and spam-until-you-drop Julie's newly made blog at http://www.ju-li-e.blogspot.com/ , called 'I'm Watching You' .. whatever that means.

:D

Hope Pray Live went well for you all

Pray Live!

2008-05-04T16:11:00.003+10:00

Don't forget about it tommorow!

Brr, It's Cold In Here

2008-05-01T21:23:00.006+10:00

What is with this cold wind, cold rain, cold everything... ahhhrrhhh.
Thalposis? Yes, puh-lease.

Sorry for the lack of interesting things on this blog.
I have become very lazy.
Actually, it's not entirely true.
I just find myself refusing to post because I have nothing really interesting to say.
Much like what Marcus (makuswong.blogspot.com) said about how people just talk about the weather when in doubt.
Looking up, it seems that's exactly what I did to start this post. Aiyah.

Hey, tommorow is Friday. Mad.

I love Miranda Kerr... :) ahh

Hey, so anyway!
Today is Lengleng's birthday. Making us the same age yet again.
Don't forget to send your wishes :)

Happy Birthday! <:o)

Why Oh Why In the World Is It So Cold Today?

2008-04-27T17:48:00.003+10:00

The days have been really lazy lately... It has been so, so great.
So another term of school starts tommorow and it appears I still have half a Japanese conversation to write up.
Please, if you have any suggestions to convince my Japanese friend, さくら, to allow me to take a gap year and come to Japan, post them up. Keep them basic though!

So like, as with holidays, I did my time on YouTube...
Now, I was going to share with you an interesting clip of Yael Naim singing Toxic, but that can wait. Unless you really are that curious... but then you just spoil it for if I post it up next time. :(

Instead, I discovered this show called Balls of Steel.
Sorry if I may or may not be majorly lagging in the times here, but if you have not seen this, it is worth clicking the play button.

Basically, the show consists of a few British guys who decide to do all the things that we as kids always thought of but never had the 'balls' to carry the task out.
Well, these guys decide to do such things for our enjoyment - and at the end of the season one of them is crowned the winner. Or so I think.
It has a bit of playful swearing, though.. so just be aware of that.

The first man is Neg.
He plays all kind of mini games in the city, usually involving poor strangers.

Here's the first one, Urban Sprinting:

Next, Burger Bowl Off:

This will be the last one as I don't want to put too many so that it bores you.
This last guy goes by the name of Tojo.
He makes his away around starting any sort of situation that will trigger someone to throw a racist remark, allowing him to unleash on them.
Seriously again, sorry about the language.
Enjoy and have a good week :)

Pray: LIVE! Event

2008-04-19T00:24:00.019+10:00

A little more information to come from Marcus about this challenge event.
Here are the little wallpapers you heard about.
Center it and set the background colour to black. You're good to go.

^ Click the colour of your choice to make it BIGGER.
More colours can be arranged if you want.
As usual, it is past midnight and I couldn't think of any more colours.
That, and the bright colours hurt my eyes.

Got Gin?

2008-04-17T17:43:00.003+10:00

I know this is an easy way to get out of posting a nice entry, but really - I must share this with you if you have not seen this.

At An Airport Security Check...

2008-04-16T21:35:00.002+10:00

Kah (who originally received it from Uncle Luke) sent me this fairly humorous situation:

Customs Official : “May I know your name?”

Passenger : “Batman”

Customs Official : “What’s your name!?”

Passenger : “My name is Bat-man”

Customs Official : “Trying to be funny!? What’s your surname?”

Passenger : “Super-man”

Customs Official : “So you’re telling me your name is Batman Superman?”

Passenger : “Yes”

Customs Official : “Arrest the guy…”

Lol

Prom Night Oooo

2008-04-16T01:12:00.004+10:00

Why am I always finding myself writing entries past midnight?

Today I watched 'Prom Night withhhhhh Leng, Grace, Vicks, Pete, Tran and Lex.
Now, I would put up an image of the advertising poster, but I realised it may be a bit disheartening to some of my readers (*cough* Blick. (actually, myself included)) to come to my blog and the first thing you see is this woman screaming, that is, until I update next and push this post downwards.
Man that was a long sentence. And it looks SO wonky to me right now because it's 1:30. Argh.

Anywho, the movie was honestly quite bad.
There was no plot.
There were a few scenes that make you jolt and scream.
You know, like how the girl is in her bathroom, and opens her cupboard (which conveniently doubles as a mirror), which contains her tablets and then when she slams the cupboard shut again, there is some freaky manwomanthing standing right behind her in the mirror.
Ah. Gets me every time.

The murderer in this movie was, as Vicks put it, extremely "swift".
Like, like, someone will be running from him and then he/she closes the door behind him/herself and somehow by some magical law of physics(?) the murderer ends up being right in front of him.
What the?
There are better examples but way too hard to explain.
Another thing I didn't like about the murderer is that he just had to kill EVERYONE (he met).
Whyyyyyy. So not necessary. It just got ridiculous, really.

On a side note,
Jessalyn Gilsig, who played the main protagonist's aunt, (who Pete and I agreed was also more attractive than the main protagonist), should have had a larger part in the movie.
But anyway, she was pretty.
Then I realised after why she looked so familiar.
She starred as Claire's mother in Heroes. Ohhhh.
Which then led me to discover somehow on imdb.com that Hayden Panettiere is the voice of Kairi in Kingdom Hearts.
So. Random.
That's not all!
There was:
David Gallagher (7th Heaven - my guilty pleasure)
Mandy Moore and
Lance Bass (*NSYNC).

AHHHHH so random. But kinda cool.
You know what is not cool?
Is that if you actually read all I've said tonight thoroughly.
If you have, I'm sorry for making you do that.
It's just really late andddd yeah. It's late.

おやすみ。

House of Power

2008-04-14T23:57:00.014+10:00

Last night (*edit* now, a few nights ago) was my second and last formal with all the Haileybury guys.
And it was pretty good :D

The night, or rather, the day, started off with myself being quite sick (which some of you may or may not have known that I have been for quite awhile now) and so I decided to take a day off to try and recover before the big night.

To much delight, I did feel much better in comparison to the night before.
So, yeah. From the time I woke up to the time I began to sharpen myself up for the formal, I don't think I did anything of worth. Besides watching Friends. Best show EVER.

Ummmmmm....... oh yeah.
So yes, I got ready and STUFF... took a little traditional webcam photo for memories:

Then was soon picked up by Aunty Suzanne to go to Tran's sister's apartment.
We picked Radha (Ashley's partner), and eventually made our way to our destination.

Besides Tranny, we were the first to arrive.
Followed by Alex and Sarah, Mike, Blick, Pete, Lin, Wang, Amanda, Leng and last but not least, Crystal.

Not long after, our limo arrived, driven by a very Italian-accented limo driver.
The limo itself was pretty nice.

Nothing out of the ordinary though, I guess.

Upon arrival, everyone looked really, really shnazzy.
Good job on brushing yourselves up, everyone!

After introducing Blick to a few people,

and getting introduced to friend's partners, we were all seated for the entre (insert accents).

Yes, it tasted as bad as it looks. It was quite disgusting really.
Tasted like diluted spaghetti sauce and to top it off, it had some random muffin in it (which, mind you, was rock hard).

The following main course (consisting of either roast lamb or chicken) was actually okay.
Not the best, though.
Desert was alright too. With strawberries and cream and over-nutty brownies. Geez.

As for the rest of the formal, it was just photos, dancing and hanging on the balcony.

The formal part of the night ended at 11:30 and most of our group made our way back to Tran's.
The taxi fare was inevitably large. Grumblearroaihnaoihn.

More photos can be found on my Facebook.
If you don't have an account, I can send them to you :)

I'm off to bed!
Watching Never Back Down tommorow!
Hope it's good!
Goodnight!