Street.of.Perth

Ok seeing as there's nothing good for me to blog about,
I'll try to be a little journalist-savvy and blog in an professional manner this time.

Good to see all you readers/stalkerz,
Thank You for taking a peek at this week's issue of "Streets of Perth from an Eccentric 19-Year Old Malaysian's Point of View" !

Today I'll be writing about Murray Street.
Where all the buzz is. (not always the good kind)
Located in the heart of Western Australia's capital, Perth.

The central portion of the street is a pedestrian mall.
Shops to your left and right.
Busy Australians buzzing through the crowd.
Laid-back teens hanging out with their besties.
Murray St is a place where you can find all sorts of interesting people.

And you know what comes with interesting people, interesting shops !
It's basically a long open air mall with everything you need.
Heck, there's even 2 malls attached to the street.
You'll never get bored of shopping there.

Need some new clothes ?
Myer, Jayjays, Cotton On, yd etc all got your back.
Feeling hungry ?
FOOD COURTS GALORE !
Just a light snack ?
Grab a quick smoothie or tea at Java Juice or Easy Way.
Need money ?
Pull out a gun. We're all used to it.
Or just pay a visit to the bank.

*Ok, my attempt to sound professional is making myself cringe.
  Now I know Journalism is REALLY not my thing*

What I'm trying to say is.
Murray St is awesome.
Yes, take this from a newbie.
You WILL be overwhelmed by all the things to do there.
I'm sure it'll keep you quite entertained for at least a week.

In my opinion, I like the place because :

1. It's near CAT Bus stops (Free bus service within the city)
2. The City of Perth Library is there. Free Computer Usage !
3. Street-wide free Wifi is provided !
4. There are bankS.....which also give out free Wifi.
5. Subway, 'nuff said.
6. EasyWay ! Which is like the best Pearl Milk Tea they have here.
7. Reject Shop ! The savvy way to shop ! (Part of my Frugal Living Plan)
8. Cinema. Never really went there though.
9. Good Sammy ! Nothing like supporting charity by buying clothes old people died in.
10. Java Juice ! BEST.STRAWBERRY.SMOOTHIE.EVER !
11. Supermarkets ! Convenient, no ?
12. Street Performers ! Lots of wacky ones too.
13. MYER. Shopping for rich people.
14. (near) Apple Store !
15. LOTS of rooftop bars.
16. You get the point.
17. Plenty for you to do @ Murray Street.
18. So what are you waiting for ?
19. Pack that bag QUICK and come on over !
20. Why am I still typing in points ?
21. Nevermind.

There's also this water fountain/labyrinth at the square.
It's only here for summer ('cuz it's BURNING SCORCHING).
Kids play there everyday.
I can play there too.
But it's just too troublesome =P

That's all for now.
I'm busy (konon) emptying my to-do list before school starts this Friday.
Well it's only orientation (and no international students YET)...
But I'm already feeling pretty excited/scared.
Typical first-day-of-school feeling right ?
Well this is the first time in 7 years I'm going to a whole new school in a whole new environment.
Wish me luck ^_^

Listening to For The First Time - The Script

Trying to be occupied,

TK

Oddsey4.

I actually don't know what to blog about.
So I did a little Google-ing.
And I found this.
I present you something totally random !

*stares at title*
What is Oddsey 4 ?

Well, it's a little animation project I worked on 2 years ago.
Me, Crys and Char were working on it, to be specific.
We were suppose to use free softwares like Banned Story.
So that would make it a Maple Animation Series.

Sad to say, we never made it past production.
Haha.
It's ironic.
We used to brainstorm for HOURS deciding on the most trivial things.
Example ? Character Names !
I remember we were actually rolling dices to decide which character gets what name.
And all of this happened in our mock exam period !
We were that bored...
(Needless to say, I failed. But that's not the point.)

We would write all our info relating to the project in a mini Garfield notebook.
Which we called "The Sacred Handbook Of Oddsey" or something along those lines.
Unfortunately, I didn't bring the Handbook over with me.
It's probably rotting in my room now.

I was on story (which caused the most controversy).
Char was on design.
And Crys was on animation.
And you can clearly see how this division of roles was completely biased.
I had the fun job.
Char had the boring job.
And Crys had the hard job.
But we eventually pitched in a little for each of the segments.
I let them make crazy alterations to the story.
I did some approving for the character designs.
Me and Char TRIED to learn a little animating.

Sad to say, after a year of disbanding the project,
I forgot most of the characters name.
The only character that I could remember was the main character.
We decided that his name would be Zack Sanbon.

Remember how we threw dice to decide how we name our characters ?
Well, Zack was Char's choice.
Inspired by Zack Fair from Crisis Core.
Sanbon was my choice.
Since I felt like giving him that Asian feeling.
Inspired by Cookie Sanbon from Codename: Kids Next Door.
(Race of the character was never discussed)

 Actually since I'm the writer of the story.
 I can still remember the plot pretty well.
However, I had to use names from Katekyo Hitman Reborn
for the characters so the Char could get used to them more easily.
Don't worry, the story is still FULL of loopholes.

As many of you can guess, we stopped at the animation part of production.
It's kinda farfetched actually, now that I think about it.
3 seventeen year olds trying to animate a "TV Show".
Crys had very little animating experience.
And we barely had the appropriate software to animate.
Most of the time, we'd spend our free time looking for free software online.
And when we finally got it, she doesn't really know how to utilize it.

But, we did manage to release a 5-second teaser of the series.
It was the beginning of the opening theme song.

The song we used was Again by Yui.
Since Crys was ADDICTED to Full Metal Alchemist Brotherhood at that time.
And she slowly dragged Char into it.
And then she got addicted too.
Sadly, the song was under copyright on YouTube.
So we had to change themes.
And that's where we stopped.
Haha.

After we graduated,
I had PLKN.
Crys went to college earlier than expected.
Char got a scholarship to study in Semenanjung.
I moved to Aussie.
But we had loads of fun working on it.
It was seriously some really interesting experience to be able to work on a project of this scale.
Working as a team in this kind of unprepared situation was really thought-provoking.
I wonder will we ever be able to work together on this project again ?

SPECIAL SHOUT-OUT TO CRYS AND CHAR.
LET'S RELEASE EPISODE 1 ONE DAY...

Listening to Viva la Gloria - GreenDay

Insomnia-infected,

TK

Pictures=1,000. words

Self interpretations.
Keeps you busy.


Listening to Nothing

At a Loss,

TK

.Shopaholic?

I told you I was going shopping in my previous post didn't I ?

"What ? Shopping ?"
Is that what you might be thinking.
Well allow to me to say :
"Yes. Yes, shopping."
I know shopping isn't really a 'guy' thing.
And I've never shown interest in shopping before.
And probably would never.
But shopping is essential for all of us.
It helps me keep ourselves sane.
You've never gone shopping before ?
SHAME ON YOU...

Since my new school is actually an adult college,
(I'm too old to attend a normal high school for my pre-U T___T )
there will be no uniforms !
Because adults in uniforms would just be ridiculous !
Normally, I wouldn't care.
But this is an exceptional moment.
I want to look more "presentable" in public.

Just to let you all know.
My wardrobe is full of Tees (T-shirts).
And currently 3 jeans.
Yes, I am fashionably crippled.
So that's why I've set out on a hunt for clothes.
Also known as shopping.

Problem Statement ?
ALL DE CLOTHES HEAR VEWI EXPENSIF !
It's true and you know it.
Even before the currency conversion,
the prices have already skyrocketed beyond my expectations.
I kinda regret not doing some shopping in KK before leaving.
I'm sure the clothes would be better (even thought they're 'pirated').
A normal buttoned shirt (in which 90% of them are either checkered or for work)
would easily cost around $50.

Yesterday, I decided to head to Harbour Town.
A haven for all shopaholics.
When I got there, I was left speechless.
SALES ! SALES EVERYWHERE !
Almost every shop there had a 30-70% discount Summer Sales going on.
Unfortunately, I had a really tight budget.
But I still got some good stuff at the end.
And the best part ? They're NEW.

To be honest, I thought the sales would've been over
a week ago.
But I'm soooo glad I went back !
$5 for a pair of NEW jeans.
It was ECSTATIC.

Now why did I emphasize on the word "NEW" ?
Recently, I've taken on the habit of looking into Op Shops.
That's what they call it.
It's just another way of saying Thrift Stores or Secondhand Shops.
I was DESPERATE to find some reasonably (dead cheap) clothes.
So I Google-d and went to have a little look.

You know how characters in TV Shows always find good stuff at
secondhand places ?
Well, it's a LIE.
Especially for guys.
The Op Shop that I always visit : Good Sammies
is dominated by female clothes.
Easily 70% of the store are for women.
The other 30% consist of Menswear and Kiddies Clothes.
I do feel rather disappointed.
It only take around 10 minutes to look through every piece.
I'm sure the ladies must be having a blast.
Searching for their gems in that huge pile of clothes.

I did get something nice today though.
It was a shirt (as always...).
But it was also the first time I bought anything from an Op Shop.
Ahhh...the satisfiying feeling you get when you purchase a secondhand product.
And you're thinking "Hah ! I can be a smart shopper too !"
I'm still hoping I can find more treasure in there.

Thank God (literally, because I actually prayed for it)
I went today.
As they were starting their 50% off discount sales.
When I got there, most of the menswear were already gone.
I've never seen the racks so empty before.
I'll have to get up early tomorrow for a chance to score some sweet clothes !
I'll get some photos soon.
Hopefully it won't be photos of my clothes. Haha

Listening to Moshimo - Daisuke

Still in the Shopping Mood !

TK

Living.Alone.

I wish...
I mean I'm grateful that I can still live with my family here.
(Well..most of them)
But I just can't help but have the urge to live alone.
I mean, I would be fun right ?
I'm sure I'd be wrong to assume that I'm the first person to think
about how awesome it'd be a live on-campus in my (future) uni.

Being able to live alone is not a "luxury" I can afford though.
Renting an on-campus room here cost around $300+ a week.
Convert it to RM and you have to pay nearly RM1000 every week !
It's just wayyyyyy too expensive.
*Dreams are crushed*

But we can always dream about our dreams right ?
One day, after I graduate,
I'm gonna live in my very own apartment.
Yes, apartment.
Getting a house is too much trouble.
And I don't wanna spend time mowing the lawn.
Plus when it comes to sleeping sound at night,
I always have the fear of snakes and thieves creeping into the house,
and killing me.
I'm sure living in an apartment would reduce the likeliness.
At least, they'll rob/kill the residents on the lower floors first =D

But do you really wanna live in that cramped room ?
Well, I didn't state so in my 100 facts,
but I like smaller houses.
That includes apartments.
I know I can't party whenever I want because that'll disturb the neighours.
But that's the perfect excuse to tell people :
"Aiya, cannot at my place lah. Later my neighbours angry oh !"
 I'm already living in an apartment now aren't I ?

Despite the tiny space I get to use as my room,
I'm actually quite happy with it.
See, I like small spaces =D
I filled my room with a new fan (just bought it yesterday for summer),
A single bed, a bedside table, a multi-box shelf and drawer
and an already-built-in wardrobe, complete with mirror.
Why don't I just show you ?
(Nah, NaNa, the photos just like you asked !)

Click to enlarge !

As you can see, this is my room

in its current state.

I feel quite comfortable in it !

It's still pretty messy.

But I like it that way.

As you can see,

this is where I rot my 2 months away.

Right in front of that laptop.

With my butt comfortably displaced

on the bright blue wheel chair.

You can see my cute lil' Hibari

on the top of the shelf ^_^

Anyways that's the tour around my room.

1 month ago when I got here.

It was empty.

Well, only the bed was there.

But now... it feel like home again =)

By the way, that's the artist impression

of a room that I'd want.

For uni anyways.

But I wouldn't mind staying here too.

Just goes to show how much I love tiny spaces.

Just need a bigger space to be able to

study and use my laptop at the same time.

But we all know how that's gonna end.

And now, for some photos that I never got a chance to share with you guys.

Me + PLKN friends at Sunway Pyramid.

Left to Right : Jeremy, Wayne,

Me (in cute Stitch hat), Lyn (in front of me),

Grace and Nigel (in adorable earmuffs).

I didn't manage to get photos with

my other friends: Sonia and Jian Wei.

=(

Nigel helping me with my ice skating XD

I'm still VERY bad at it.

But at least I know how to stand on ice now...

See ?

My very first Chatime (the first one that I'm aware of).

Nigel got it for me for free,

thanks to his "connections"

Hehe...

It taste GREATTTTTT !

So I drew a Smiley face

and kept it as a souvenir !

(The following week when

I went back to KK.

My brother told me they've already opened a Chatime here XD)

This is me and Jasper.

We have such a long-short history together.

Beginning from Form 1 or PLKN.

Depending on how you look at it.

I went to his place on the day of my flight.

And I found out.

HE'S ****ING RICHHHHHHH !

He's got a gym, home theater, piano,

bar, guirarS in his place !

And that's only half of the ground floor...

I went there to challenge him to a

children's card game.

It was so much fun =D

Until he beat me.

We still duel nowadays,

online of course.

Light snack on my flight home.
My final Chatime and Cookies
by the Silent Teddies.
Who are a bunch of deaf teens.
It feel good to do charity.
When I'm with my parents,
they never do much donating in public...


I hope I gave you guys enough pictures to stare
and drool at until my next post.
Happy Nana ?




Listening to Vanguard Fight - Psychic Lover

 Going to SHOP !

TK

Righty ?

When I say Righty in the title.
I don't mean I'm actually right-handed.
I'm still a lefty. (Additional info for those who didn't know)

So what's with the title ?
Well, I was doing this quiz the other day.
It was suppose to help identify myself as a left/right brain dominant student.
Apparently, left and right BDS have different learning styles.
To my surprise (because I'm a supporter of all things LEFT),
they told me I was a right brain dominant student.

I know I probably shouldn't believe these 'myths'.
But hey !
Everyone's curious about somethings, right ?
Let's see what the quiz has to say about me ?

You are a right brain dominant student!

You probably get bored during long lectures and
 prefer to take classes with a lot of freedom of movement and thought.
You like to write stories and even tell stories about your funny experiences.
 You might be a little suspicious of other people's motives sometimes,
 but that's only because you can usually tell whenever someone is lying or
 when they're up to no good.

 You are a little on the dreamy side--or a lot.
You plan books or movie plots
but you don't always follow through on things you think about.
 You should work on that. You are fun and spontaneous,
 and probably active in sports or clubs. Your feelings run deep,
 and it shows. You have strong instincts,
 and you solve problems on hunches and feelings.
You are artistic in some way.
You can believe in things based on experience,
without seeing scientific proof.
You might be a finalist on Survivor some day,
 since you know how to read people so well,
and you have great survival instincts.

DISSECTION TIME ! (Hope I interpret them correctly)

I do tend to fall asleep during lots of ceramahs. 

Especially if I did not get enough sleep the night before.

But then again, who doesn't ?

I do fall asleep in class though....quite frequently too...

I would like it if I was given more freedom during class.

But then again bad things always happen.

*Remembering all the chaotic PEKAs during Chemistry*

No hands-on please...

Back then, when you could actually write a story in your essay section,

I always wrote about real-life events.

Stuff like Epic Marching during Sports Day and 

Graduation Day.

I actually wrote a story about graduation for my SPM.

In the perspective of Lightning (I used her real name, Claire).

With an added pinch of romance.

I really thought it was corny and I didn't have enough time.

So the whole climax/'I love you' scene was pretty rushed.

Still got an A.

Well, I'm a really cautious person...at the wrong times.
I am kinda superstitious about what other people are thinking/doing.
Smelling through a lie is hard for anyone.
But if you give me just the tinniest hint.
I will HUNT you down through the excessive use of the World Wide Web,
until I find undeniable proof of whatever-I-wanna-accuse-you-of-of-being-a-*****
Well, depends on my mood.

I always love dreaming about stuff.

Especially when I'm sleeping... Feels so good !

When I was just got into Primary School, 

I loved daydreaming (or what my teacher told my mom "Building Sandcastles in the Air)

She was very true though.

I do daydream a lot in class.

Ironically, my first grade teacher wrote that I'm a very focused student in class.

Not so well in the second grade.

It was probably from all the cartoons that I watch 

(also the reason for my above-average English).

I still daydream nowadays, in class too.

Just about more practical and realistic things,

not how the Evil Emperor Zurg will finally defeat Buzz Lightyear.

Or how Queen Bansheera succeeds in destroying the Power Rangers' Megazords.

Or how Yugi can win in a duel with the evil Marik.

Oh wait, I still daydream about duels...

Haha, some people just never grow up.

Like I said, I love stories.
I love writing stories compared to writing those boring '5 points' essays.
Writting stories just allow for so much freedom.
I spent a lot of my time thinking about different stories too.
Animes are my main muse.

I ended up 'collaborating' with Crys and Char in Form 5.
We were suppose to make a Maple Story-based animation story.
But of course, we were young, gullible, oh and did I mention I procrastinate ?
We ended wasting quite a lot of time but it was very fun.
Turning what we dreamt of into reality (well, close enough)
We could decide what the main character's clothes, personality, abilities EVERYTHING.
Of course, we stopped at the animation part.
Because we didn't know how XD
And our animator, Crys, just didn't (ever) feel in the mood.
So the project was at a standstill.
All in all, it was really fun.
We were planning to call the show Oddsey 4, in case you didn't know.
You can view the tiny short 'teaser' video on my Facebook video profile.
And I was too lazy, and lacked proper vocabulary and skills to turn it into a short novel.
I'll try to improve my English while I'm over here.
And maybe write a little ameteur story or something.
Oh well, did I mention it was real fun ?
You should try it too !

Am I fun ?
Am I spontaneous ?
Well I wouldn't wanna humbrag (being humble+bragging at the same time).
So I won't answer my own question.
But people used to describe me as "random",
before Sonia's mom from PLKN gave me the perfect word
to describe myself :
ECCENTRIC.
And I like it =P
*humbrags*

I feel that it's quite apparent,
but I'm not active in any clubs whatsoever.
As a matter of fact, I kinda hate exercising.
Well, going to the gym is the only way I can burn off some fats.
I hate jogging in the park, where you cover ACTUAL distance,
might get lost and have to walk the whole way back to the starting point when you're done.
Am I active in clubs ?
Does the library count ?
I wouldn't wanna sound like a nerd sticking to his library or anything.
But I had fun. I kept me alive and made me feel 'useful' in a way.
It also made me feel 'used' in a way. LOL.
I can safely say 'I've learned a lot from this experience'
I browse like a pro in the library over here.
It's awesome when you know where to find the books that you want.
I hope I can still be an active part of my future clubs.

My feelings run deep ?
Well sometimes.
I still can't cry unless something really bad happens.
Or if it's a Chinese made-for-tears movie.
I don't think I'm THAT transparent.
People don't usually ask me "What's wrong"
So  I suppose I'm covering up my feelings pretty well.

I've never tested my instincts before.
But I always have trouble thinking and deciding over the most trivial things.
Case in point :

*Waiting for bus at bus stop*
OMG OMG OMG Where should I sit.
Can't afford to go on bus then decide.
I'll be blocking the people behind me.
And if I hesitate they might overtake me and steal my seat.
Ok I should walk in from the back door 'cuz they're usually more seats at the back.
NONONONO most of the passengers go out from the back.,
They'll delay me and the other people who went up from the front would've gotten all the seats.
Then maybe I should board the bus from the front.
OMG But the other people waiting for the bus are senior citizens.
Can't disrecpect them, must let them up first.
So I guess that means I'll have to risk boarding from the back door.
Old people are usually slow right ?
What if they are walking past the back door while I'm boarding ?
Should I let them go pass me first so should I seize the opportunity and rush to the back ?
*Keeps on thinking*
OMG BUS IS HERE !?
Ok I'll just line-up behind the seniors.
It's not like I can't stand right ?
*Doors open*
OMG No one is coming out from the back door.
I can rush in !
Oh but that'll look so uncool.
What if the other passengers saw me ?
*Moves a bit but hesitates*

And it goes ON AND ON AND ON AND ON.
I could keep going, I won't.
For your sakes =D
In short, I have terrible instincts.
And I thought "feelings" are the reasons why bad relationships turn out worse ?

Ok, I'll be frank with you all.
I suck at arts (pardon the vulgar. I just thought it was necessary).
When I was a little boy, my second ambition was to be an artist.
However, I soon found out, I just didn't have it in me.
Perhaps I'm more of the calculative type ?
Nope sucks at Math too !
I remember my mom asking me when I was entering my final year of Kindergarten :
"Do you want to take part in any after-school activities ? Like Drawing or Music ?"
What I heard was :
"CHOOSE.ARTS.MUSIC.NOW ! Or else you won't have a future. You'll get expelled !"
So I chose Arts.
I love Arts (at that age).
Until I found out it was boring and tough.
I wasn't so interested.
I would've chose Music.
But learning an instrument is tough.
Those music notes were like a foreign language to me.
Didn't know whether I could handle it.

I think experience is a very important thing.
It's CRUCIAL....
And it's true.
I just feel that there's too many factors affecting something.
Scientific facts might not always be right.
Remember. Random Errors.
And I more of a Trial and Error kind of person.
Maybe it's 'cuz those Errors always happen so unexpectedly.

Nope, I'd probably lose in Survivor.
I can't even survive in my backyard for one night.
Perhaps I can read people well enough,
but still I suppose I lack innovation...
And once again, I have BAD survival skills.

Well, that's all for now.
I'll do another boring long short post again soon.

Listening to GO -Burn it Out Bright ver.- by Inoue Joe

Procrastinating,

TK

Resolution

I'm back for more !
Once again, I find myself stuck in the library.
First of all, allow me to (once again) be the last to wish you all:
EPIC NEW YEAR ! ~~

Haha, I know I'm always slow on these things.
But please don't blame me,
blame it on the Internet.
It's so boring (well sorta) over here
that I completely lost track of the date.
Christmas felt normal,
so did the New Years (well kinda).
I did go Fireworks-watching with the people from my new church.
And by watching,
I meant waiting for 3 hours
to see 5 minutes of fireworks
being shot 20km away.
I'll upload a photo of it when I get my broadband up.

Besides wishing you guys (Le Stalkerz) an Epic New Year.
I also forgot to share with you guys (Le Stalkerz)
my NEW YEARS RESOLUTION !
Have you thought of yours ?
Have you broken yours yet ?
Have you achieved yours already ?
As for me, I don't really care about them.
I just use them as a source of my
5-minutes of entertainment.

To be honest, I forgot about it completely.
And then I just suddenly remembered
when I was sleeping on the grass waiting for the fireworks.
So I took out my phone and
typed out some random (but realistic) goals
that I thought of at the last minute.
And this is what I got :
(btw, it's not in ANY order. Well, maybe in the order in which I thought about it)

• Achieve an ATAR of 80 or above (so I can actually get into Uni XD)
• Don't drink/smoke/do drugs (because it's against my moral code)
• ...Coke is fine, though (because I need to keep myself sane)
• Get a job (i am very willing to learn, so please. *laughs at self*)
• Retain frienships (especially with the ones back home *PERSONA ROX*)
• be happy =3 (because life would be meaningless if you're not)

Ok I know the last one might make me sound like a hypocrite.
But like I said, I just do it for fun.

Before I end this small blog post.
I'd like to share with you my songs of the year.
When I say 'song of the year',
I don't mean the songs that are released this year.
I mean the ones that I really enjoyed

and/or have held a very meaningful....meaning.

(Japanese ahead. So please refrain from further reading if you're Japanese In-tolerant)

(btw, it's in a chronological order from January to December)

1. Yakusoku no Basho by Mai Fukui
2. The Way of Memories by Shihoko Hirata
3. Gemuruh by Faizal Tahir
4. Secret Base by Kayano Ai, Tamatsu Haruka & Hayami Saori 
5. One Thing by One Direction
6. Now I Know by Shihoko Hirata
7. 缺席 by 黄靖伦
8. Gangnam Style by PSY
9. Memories of You/Kimi no Kioku by Yumi Kawamura

Listening to Kimi no Kioku -acoustic ver.-

                  by cless082

Resolved and Resolute,

TK