If you're Asian you GOTTA take this quiz
If you're not, just do it anyways :)

So, how 'asian' are you?????

[x] Both of your parents are from Asia
[x] You were born in Asia
[ ] You use the term "Azn"
[ ] You think DDR is cool
[x] You've watched lots of anime
[ ] You like Korean drama
[ ] You have stuff hanging on your phone
[x] Your parents want you to marry within your own race
[ ] You eat rice almost everyday
[x] You drink lemon tea

X's so far: 5

[x] You style your hair
[x] You have a bebo/myspace/friendster
[x] You speak languages other than English
[x] Your parents are strict compared to other REALLY asian parents
[x] Your parents have high expectations of you
[x] You always get A's/B's on your report
[x] You do Chemistry/Biology/Physics/Accounting
[x] You know your multiplication table
[x] You play badminton or table tennis
[x] You've seen the asian version The ring/The grudge

X's so far: 15

[x] You go/want to go to a university and would NEVER consider an apprenticeship
[ ] You own an asian car (Honda, Toyota, etc)
[ ] You're not the only child
[x] You've gotten little red envelopes around February
[x] You know the difference between kung fu, karate and tae kwOn do
[x] (If you're a girl)You prefer white guys over asian guys (If you're a guy)You prefer asian girls
[x] Your mother tries to bargain even though the product is already discounted (sometimes)
[x] You can do the rubiks cube
[x] You have a box of noodles somewhere in your house(cup noodles >0<)
[x] You play video games

X's so far: 23

[ ] Everytime you're going out your parents ask you where you're going and what time you'll be home
[ ] You have karaoke at home
[ ] You know BOA/Gazette/Ayumi Hamasaki/Gackt
[ ] You've been to a LAN more than 3 times
[ ] You have incense sticks/moth balls in your house
[ ] You own a gaming console 1
[ ] You play a musical instrument
[ ] You don't wear shoes in your house
[x] You can use chopsticks
[ ] You get nothing if you do well in school

X's so far: 24

[x] Your parents won't let you go out if you have school the next day
[x] You have asian songs on your computer/iPod
[x] You don't like football
[ ] You have a curfew
[ ] You know what ulzzang/tb means
[x] You know what purikura is (sticker photos!)
[ ] You like bubble tea
[ ] Your parents bought you shoes many sizes too big so you can "grow into it" and wear it for years to come
[x] You've played final fantasy
[ ] You believe in fortune cookies

X's so far: 29

[x] You know what bok choy is
[ ] You've heard the song "Got rice?"
[ ] You have a tutor
[ ] You've had pockys/yan yan before
[x] When you seek for your mother's permission she replies "Ask your dad" ( and dad will replied ask ur mom! xD)

Total X's: 31
Your total x 2
Result: 62% Asian

Mum is gone back to China last Saturday, I feel sad;
Richard is gone back to KL, I feel sad;
Susan is caught, I feel sad;
Today accidentally met Abz at Myer, knowing that he is leaving for US in a few weeks... gosh, I feel so sad...

Drama, isn't it?

I have no bloody idea why I feel sad - because I got one year older? because my ability to control my emotion is weaker? because I fear to lose... want a stable life?

Sigh...

Obama is the new US president today - people are criticising Bush like he was never elected by the US people... will he feel sad? Shall he worry! I bet just need maybe maximum 5 years, people's feelings and thoughts to Bush will change... exactly like his father... when he firstly attacked Iraq in 1993, he was criticised everywhere, he even lost the presidency to Clinton - but you know what... now people call him "Hero", "best president nominee"... nothing changes quicker than people's mind... today I hate you, I might love you tomorrow.

Gee, what a blah - drank too much I guess... hoho..

Sad.

早上8點半Shirley的電話把我給吵醒了。

Susan終于出事了。

我很難過。一個埋藏了這麽多年的秘密，還是不得不揭開。

我這輩子難得有幾個親密的朋友，Susan我這輩子從此恐怕就再也沒有機會見到了。

心情很差。像失去了一個親人一般。

人生無常啊。

Below is an entry made by one of my friends in Facebook - I felt it's soo true to myself...

水瓶座不容易喜歡上一個人。有人說水瓶座對伴侶的要求太高，其實並非這樣，水瓶座注重的是感覺。只是那麼輕描淡寫的一眼，那個人已經吸引了水瓶的所有注意力，從此目光便無法轉移。
用一秒鐘愛上一個人，然後再付出一生去忘記，水瓶座就是這樣的試驗品。
但幾乎所有的水瓶都會否認在自己的身上發生一見鍾情，因為一向自視清高，承認愛上一個人這鍾事似乎是在侮辱自己的智商。

更多的時候是因為，連自己都沒發現已經愛上。水瓶座很多時候對於感情反應非常遲鈍，遲鈍到每次都是最後的知情者。有時容易出現弄不清自己的感覺，不清楚自己想做什麼，覺得迷惘。

在對方沒有非常明確地表示感情時會退怯，覺得愛情是兩廂情願，不想勉強對方。
顯得很被動，忽冷忽熱，猶豫不決，極其矛盾。在沒有完全確定前，決不輕易付出感情，因為怕失去。
也許是缺乏安全感，也許是對自己的保護，也可以算作是一種自私。

最擅長的是難為自己。不想對方難過，只好讓自己難過。總是認為自己有超乎尋常的承受力，把自己想得太堅強，而把別人想得太脆弱。不知道，受傷的其實是自己，只是不知道如何表現出來。

只需一次，水瓶座便把一生的精力耗盡，只因執著，便落得傷痕纍纍。那段感情如強酸腐蝕著那顆麻木的心，穿了一個洞，再也無法彌補。時間是世界上最有力的矬子，把空洞的毛邊漸漸撫平，不再擱人。每當寒風吹過，猶聞隱約淒涼的蕭蕭聲，似輓歌。

只需一次，水瓶座便不再幻想，於是狠狠將自己摔碎，拒絕熔化拼湊。因為怕熔了記憶，怕熔了那個遠遠的背影，怕熔了自己千年的期盼。 之後，水瓶座依然談笑風生，依然開朗豁達，繼續著一段接一段的新感情，重複著一切，因為無法承受寂寞。

人們都說水瓶花心，見一個愛一個，水瓶座會哈哈一笑，說"哪有？冤啊！"。其實心裡在滴著血，臉上卻得笑的燦爛，安慰自己"我是誰啊！哪會那麼弱呢！"

有人說水瓶座太冷酷太自私，自以為了不起。可是誰又瞭解，水瓶座的心，容量很小，只能有一個，且不具修改性。除了那個人，其他所有自動歸為一種程序。
因為無法虛偽，所以甜言蜜語都吝嗇給予。因為天真，所以至死之前仍在等待。因為沒有勇氣，所以眼睜睜放手真愛無能為力。

當看到一個瓶子在瘋狂地快樂或悲傷時，請千萬不要被迷惑，水瓶總是不由自主地交錯操縱著快樂與悲傷。其實並不像看到的那麼快樂，同樣的，也不像看到的那麼悲傷。只是悲傷時，喜歡帶上快樂的面具，而當水瓶快樂時，悲傷又不肯輕易放過。

只有真正懂得水瓶座的人，才能看見眼底那一縷似有似無的哀傷，才能明白是什麼讓水瓶如此的義無反顧，是什麼讓水瓶變得如此忽冷忽熱捉摸不定，才能體會水瓶的堅強只是竭力掩飾的脆弱。

星相上說，水瓶座往往不被所愛的人珍惜。我想，是為什麼呢？也許答案就在心中，只是水瓶座的本性不願承認而已。

水瓶座除了需要一個深愛自己包容一切的人以外，還需要一個心理醫生

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我單身了一段時間, 總是害怕去投入一段感情
最怕的是每當我去投入這段感情的時候, 就突然分手的那一刻
我的心就承受不了, 後來跟別人在一起都有擋起一道牆保護自己
或者有可能人家感受不了我的愛意, 我也不敢放膽去愛, 慢慢對愛情則只有期盼
開心嗎? 單身生活有開心的, 總好過苦苦經營一段感情但最終落得分手收場
那一刻沮喪得無心再去展開另一段新感情, 我已經有幾次了? 都忘記了

或者潛意識下, 我變得麻目了, 人家對我怎麼樣也沒有心動過
我在默默的保護自己嗎? 但是有時候我會感到很寂寞想有一個人陪

以上的水瓶座分析有九成都是我的寫照....你了解嗎?


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寫在聖誕節的話

不知不覺地我已經差一個月就27嵗了。和Kenneth Tan一起住的時候和他一起慶祝過他26嵗的生日。那時覺得26嵗離我還遠。但誰知道一眨眼的功夫我就有之過而無不及了。

下午和Sasa在Hurstville High tea, 討論了很多事情。Sasa說我凡事喜歡比較。其實我承認。因爲在我而言，沒有比較就沒有動力。但凡我能取得今天的成績，和我恰如其分的比較是分不開的。Sasa說比較會給人帶來壓力，會過得不開心 - 我倒沒有覺得。因爲我不是一個喜歡妒忌別人成功的人。別人成功我很高興，別人做的比我好，我只會羡慕，同時告訴自己要加把勁。我是多么簡單的一個人啊，我不怕別人比我好，我只怕自己不再進步了。年紀我控制不了，相信不久的將來我就30嵗了。我能稍微控制的只有我的心態，而時刻想著上進是自己鞭策自己唯一的方法，我想也是保持心態年輕的唯一方法。

聖誕節期間買了很多東西，2雙BALLY的皮鞋和一個BALLY的錢包最是Drama。12月24日我早放工，和媽媽一起去Pitt Street的BALLY店看皮鞋。那時清醒的40%標示緊緊抓住了我的心 - 一雙皮鞋只要AUD355。我便毫不猶豫的買了一雙。可是昨天又和媽媽逛街，又逛到了那裏，好奇心讓我又近到了那閒鞋店。一個50%的標示讓我很沮喪 - 是啊，僅僅2天我的那雙鞋就由AUD355降到了AUD295，我只要再等2天就又能省下60塊。我所驚奇的是我居然沒有懊惱，我沒有為我的損失而不開心，相反地我又買了一雙另外的鞋。唉，要是在以前，我一定唉聲嘆氣半天惶惶不可終日，如今的反應一方面大概出自稍微成熟些的心智外加稍微豐厚些的荷包吧。這60塊一定會教育我終身 - 再也別再Boxing Day以前買東西了。

人要能學會等待。尤其對我，在話出口之前更要學會等待。不知不覺地我現在已經能夠做到出口傷人的程度了 - 哈，什麽都不想就能傷人，這功力實在不簡單。可我真的想傷人嗎？沒有。我只是不留意和不知不覺的時候把人給傷了。若是能想想説話的後果再開口，我想一定能有更好的效果。

人人不是說聖誕快樂新年進步嗎？

我的Christmas Wish就是希望在新的一年裏能不要口出惡言。人生的挑戰有那麽多，就讓我從最簡單的做起吧。

Well, it's been a year that I stopped to update my Live Journal...

Felt ashame about it.

Dad has advised me to keep write something about my life in March but I didn't really action anything for whatever the excuses came to my mind at time. I guess it's time to have a restart... afterall it's recording a part of my history.

1.
I was in Tori Amos's Australia concert in Sydney Opera House on 24 September 2007 - I was about 10 meters away from her. It was a great show and I enjoyed it very, very much.



WHERE
SYDNEY OPERA HOUSE

WHEN
September 24 2007 at 8pm

2.
I finished my job hunting and will start a Business Analyst career with HCF. I will resign from ING tomorrow.

My trip to Singapore at the end of the year will be delayed due to this.

3.
Bjork is coming to Sydney on 4 January 2008 and her concert will be on 23 January. The tickets are sold out and are around AUD 420 per seat - I'll definitely try my best to get a ticket for this once-per-life show.



WHERE
SYDNEY OPERA HOUSE

WHEN
January 23 2008 at 9pm
Gates open at 6pm

Sigh... time flies, it's the second ING Annual Ball that I have attended... so drunk... lol

雲與清風可以常擁有
關注共愛不可強求
不強求　不強求　永遠等候
如必需苦楚　我承受

＊誰會珍惜當你還擁有
將要逝去總想挽留
想挽留　想挽留　看似荒謬
求今天所得　永遠守

＃命運是對手　永不低頭
從來沒抱怨半句　不去問理由
仍踏著前路走　青春走到白頭
成功只有靠一雙手

重唱　＊,＃,＃

命運是對手　永不低頭
從來沒抱怨半句　不去問理由
仍踏著前路走　青春走到白頭
成功只有靠堅守信心奮鬥

Here are some updates about me.

Moved from Pyrmont to Wolli Creek in late April, still working at ING, doing some more complicated projects now - I want to be a Business Analyst or Project manager eventually.

I want to study again next year, haven't decided which uni to go - either USyd or UNSW again I guess.

My application of Australian Citizen has been approved - the ceromony not attended yet.

I went back to China in July for A/L - spent a lot on my lovely EVISU in Hong Kong. This trip significantly increased my interests of working in Asia - either Shanghai, Guangzhou, Hong Kong or Singapore I reckon.

Everything's fine and I am still around.

I booked my holiday at the end of the year and will be in Singapore for 1-2 days on 29/30 December.

Mia, my flatmate decides to move back to China permenantly next March - it means I have to move again.

Parents finally decide to immigrate to Australia - lodged their application in July.

Saw a news... 林黛玉 in the 1987 CCTV 红楼梦 died of cancer four days ago... one of the most classic image in my mind... gone.

After the Cranberries, Bjork, Goldfrapp, Tori Amos... I guess Portishead now becomes my fifth favourite singer... I've been just crazy about her music these days.

Well, just an update. Since I didn't put anything about my life for a month.

ING sent me to do an advanced Access master course and Visual Basic for Application programming course in the beginning of the month. Spent more than a week in North Sydney - have to say, I like the area.

I have been officially appointed as the project team manager for ING's BAU Unit Pricing Compensation project. I started starting my work at 830am and finishing at 9pm - bad thing is that I don't even have time to do gym but good thing is now I constantly talk to the Head of Finance of the whole corporation, and all middle managers have to know who I am... This project opens another door for me... now I guess I might want to be an Unit Pricing Analyst later on.

I was therefore sent to an ISFA Retirement Income stream course which is ASIC PS146 Compliance at a generic level in late Feb, I am going to do ISFA Managed Investment with ASIC PS146 Compliance next week, and a Superannuation course in August. My manager Cathi asked me what other professional courses I want to do. I mentioned ASFA146 - if I complete it successfully, I will be qualified to provide advice about your personal Superannuation plan.

I stopped dating with AW in early Feb - but it actually never stopped. There seems to be a link between us - even one is in Sydney and the other is in Melbourne. The latest news is AW will visit me during the Easter break - we shall have some fun. I certainly remember you guys said that a distance relationship will never work out. Well, if it's the person, I don't mind to give up everything here and have a new start in Melbourne. But it is more than too early to say anything at the moment - you guys know how I am. 

I participated in a number of social activities these days. I am the person who organises professional activities such as Australian Computer Society events and seminers for the team - so far so good. I was also in ING's dragon boat team and we had a corporate dragon boat game on 26 Feb 2007. We won the two heats, beat Insurance Australian Group (IAG) and Allianz and wont the Insurance industry challenge, and ranked 6 in the Group A final. Teams before us were Cashcard, DHG and IBM, teams after us were PWC, IAG, Dimension Data, ANZ and etc. I did enjoy the day with my colleagues as well as the experience to complete a team work. I have been invited to be a member of ING dragon boat team for the NSW Corporate Game, which will be held on 26 March 2007.

Mardi Gras was great. As usual, I didn't go to the party but watch the parade. This year's parade was a little bit too long. I went to watch with Sam, Gary, Charles, Niki and Ian together with Sam's Singaporean friends visiting him.

I also booked my annual leave back to China and HK in June, and planned to visit Singapore and Malaysia this September/October. So Tris, Sha, Kelvin and Aaron - I shall see you guys in SG again. The whole purpose for me to go to KL is for one special person - known for almost seven years but never met up.

Mum's alright, Dad's alright, two grandma are alright - this year supposed to be a challenging year to me, I'll see how far I can go.

For the classic 天空战记... I cheered up. :-P



Sigh... this was what I was crazy about before Saint Seiya...

Have finally downloaded the final two volumns of the Hades series - damn, it's not the end yet...

Next chapter, which will be released in 2008, will talk about the final war between Athena and Hades, and according to my memory, Poseidon, who has been sealed by Athena, will also show up to try to stop Hades's machination - after all, he doesn't want his world to be controlled by Hades as well.

My favourate tweleve Golden Saints have gone in the last volumn ... they combined their power together and finally break the Wall of Sigh... Kamiao, together with all his brothers, shined brightly in the last minute of their lives...

Golden Saints... I'll never forget you.

I have spent six hours and completed watching volume 1 - 10... The final two - 11 and 12 have been shown in Japan last night and will be available for download with Chinese subtitle soon.

Gee... in the next two volumes, my dear Kamiao will appear and all golden saints will die together in order to break the Wall of Sigh - I finished reading the book in 1993 and if the animation follows the book strictly, they will die. I get very excited and can't wait to see the final two - after all, it's been entire 14 years waiting... 14 years. :-)

Can you find Kamiao in the below poster for the final two volumes?

Finally got the last chapter of Saint Seiya series - Hades. I can't be more exicited about it. I'll definitely have something interesting to do during the Chinese new year holiday.

If you want to know who Kamiao is, why my nickname is Kamiao and why I always use Hades or Kamiao@Hades in my photos, who Hades is, what "saint" means... you'll find out the answer after watching the whole series.

恼春风，我心因何恼春风？

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