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love, wy quin.

just finished reading one of adam's blog post entitled 'can one person change the world'.
decided to paste the whole entire post here because I think its rather meaningful.
so here goes:

hello.
adam again.
its been awhile since i talked about stuff.
before u say that this is boring...
do read till the end...
there's a special message for you..

you were born into this world, raised in this world and living in this world right now.
some of you may think the world is perfect the way it is, some think it can be improved and some think it plain sucks.
but really, there is one thing wrong with it...just one thing...
and that is,

there are very little good or nice people left in it.
at least im giving it some hope by saying THERE ARE still some nice people left.
u may say that im emoing that someone is bad to me or watever,
fact is im not.
its just that when u really think about it,
im right.

the reason i say that is because,
how many people can actually say they truly treat everyone the same no matter who he or she is?

how many actually really care about everyone in this world, including strangers and not just your loved ones?

how sure are you that you can treat your boss the same as the beggar at the pasar malam?

how many guys can actually flirt with weight-challenged women the same way as the "hot chicks"? (as in korean movie "200 Pounds Beauty")

and how many girls can genuinely go on dates with face problem people (someone that looks like the chinese guy who named a uni after himself) if the guy doesnt give any benefits?

the sad truth is,
very very very little...

up until now, i have observed and analysed people that i see..
whether friends, colleagues, family, lovers, strangers..
i can honestly say that there are some who dare to be genuinely nice to others, although not perfect..
but i can also honestly say that most are actually quite nice, but only personally..
these types of people put on masks whenever they are around others and well, just be like everyone else..
they don't talk or act the same way as when they are alone with you..
sometimes they feel that when they are in groups, they feel more brave and dare to insult or bully others...
sometimes they act happy or confident in groups when actually they are not..
the sad thing is, once they are left alone,
they become the very people whom they ridicule in public..

sometimes u can see 1 person in that group standing up for the people they bully,
but that same person will be bullied into nothingness by the others..
so most wont dare to say anything in fear of being an outcast..

sometimes this scenario occurs at home, schools and work places..

u try to be a good child or sibling by helping to finish up the chores..
but then ur brother or sister takes all the credit and backstabs you, saying u didnt do anyting..
and then ur parents gives more attention to the other sibling..

u try to do a good job in clubs and societies or the office, doing more work than others in ur department..
but people spread rumors that you are a "shoe-polisher"..
and in the end u are forced to be just like them or be kicked out..

in a certain uniformed profession in this country,
they are known to accept bribes by the common people..
in this case, if one of them doesnt follow the norm and refuse to accept bribes due to principles,
he will only be cast as an outsider by the rest, thus limiting his chances to be promoted..
(was shown in some chinese drama series a few years ago, but nevertheless happens in reality)

and a certain politician was forced to quit recently due to "a leaked video"..
it doesnt seem so leaked does it?
he didnt take the video himself...
it was taken so long ago yet only comes out in DVDs so near to elections..
i heard many people (one of them is zhin theng whose family knows him),
say that he is actually a very good person, truly works hard in his job,
just that normal la, mistress ony wert..
rumors and even he himself say that he was trapped in such scandals due to him working so hard..
now he is nothing but a memory..

i have my own story to tell too..
last year i ran for the student council as people know..
i lost but i was still part of a committee..
because i was enthusiastic about everything and wanted to do a good job for the council as a whole,
i worked hard in preparing reports, proposals and attending meetings even though i didnt hold an important position..
many didnt bother coming or doing their job, but i did..
i planned a huge event with the vice president who's a close friend too..
i typed out the proposal, seeked high and low for approval from the right people..i got it..
in the meeting, they liked the idea and gave the go ahead..
yet after that, the "right people" said they didnt approve it and complained i stepped over them..
they apparently didnt read through my proposal coz they were too busy and thought my idea was some low quality thing..
what they didnt expect was my proposal to be that good..
in my rage at the council as a whole, i quit my position and brought people out with me as well..
this will always be covered up but i dont really bother..
im saying it now as an example of the consequences of being too good..

so why bother working so hard and being a good person in principle?

even in relationships, it happens it seems..
guy likes girl,
guy treats girl like a princess,
girl uses guy,
girl rejects guy,
guy turns into a suicidal maniac or a player who breaks future girls' hearts in revenge.
girl likes player,
girl treats player like a god,
player uses girl,
player dumps girl,
girl turns into a suicidal maniac or a player who breaks future guys' hearts in revenge.

so the story goes round and round and round...
nice guys and girls are extinct nowadays because people kill them off..
WE, kill them off..
so stop complaining there are so little nice people left..lol..

yes people..
there are not many reasons to be nice..
there are a 100 times more reasons to be bad..
there are more advantages to being bad in this world..
so what am i trying to prove?

i have my own principles..
and i have my own agenda in life..
i recently told someone close to me that i want to change the world..
as ridiculous as it sounds...
i want to be genuinely nice to people..
and make them see that it is not a bad thing to be nice..
in a vicious cycle that creates bad people with bad people,
i hope to turn that cycle around...
and create nice people with nice people..
i may not be perfect, and i dun try to be..
but i want to be that person who changes the world..
who creates a world filled with pure hearted people..
to eliminate hearts where only selfishness lives..

but to answer the title of my post..
i admit that i alone cannot do much...
maybe to those around me, but not the world..
which is why, i call for you...
to end that negative cycle and start a new positive one..
be nice to everyone around you, without reason, without wanting anything in return..
and one day, people will start being nice to you and the world will be a happier place to live in..

i will do what i can in this year...
see what you can do in your lifetime...

this is adam.

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today's saturday and surprisingly I am at home! so finally I am free to blog long long long post. =)

2 weeks since I have came to melbourne. chinese new year has 'officially' ended and malaysia's parliament has been dissolved for elections. as for me, life's just starting down here in the faraway land. the house is becoming more and more cozy now that we have started preparing meals and hanging out. lesson's starting in 2 days time, marking the end of my 3+ months' holiday.

finished watching the last two episodes of coffee prince and deleted it away from my comp. haha, ngam ngam it was about sending off and returning after 2 years studying abroad. I wonder, how will everybody act when I return after 1 year overseas? haha, I wonder and wonder...

things are quite nice here in melbourne. weather's nice and food is still ok. its extremely costly to eat out, so we resorted to buying raw ingredients and cook at home. well, the first few times are still experimental of course, but fortunately everything turned out still quite well, so I presume after 1 year I will be a pro chef! =)

everybody went to healesville sanctuary today except for aiyeen and me. it was suppose to be a field trip to meet with the koalas and kangaroos, costing AUD65 per person. so due to the tight financial budget I chose to give it a miss since I had seen all those animals before. activities that monash abroad organised are actually very very nice, but cannot keep attending if not I will be broke in no time. haha, and as predicted (by xuezhang and dajie), I am keen to attend the winery tour which is I don't know when... hee...

so today's the stay-at-home-rest-rest-rest day. haha, did a bit of cleaning and tidying here and there. trying to get everything into place before semester reopens. oh my tian, don't dare to imagine what will happen once school reopens. week 5 and week 9 are most dreadful of all. haha, despite all these, I presume I will have a pleasant semester ahead larh, since I am now in foreign lands and I am suppose to enjoy the whole programme.

thinking of whether to join a co-curricular activity this coming semester. considering the philharmonic ochestra... but a bit pulled back by the practise and the commitment. once bitten twice shy, I guess I will just have to think over it thrice before committing gua~

its getting colder and colder as days pass by. end of summer now and autumn is up next. I am in my jumper now and I dare not imagine what will happen to me during winter. overeating, oversleeping... oh my shen, everybody has been warning me to avoid all those!!! ok... reminder reminder: I must not over-eat/over-sleep during cold days. =)

people are still shocked when they see us sharing food here in australia. I don't know, perhaps my appetite will grow and become as big as their's 1 year later. but for now, I seriously honestly truthfully cannot finish their regular portion of food lorh... will try to adapt to it larh, hopefully it will help to reduce all the wierd stares and awkwardness.

I guess this post is getting longer and longer as I type. hee, one last thing to be mentioned, I think currency conversion is so irritating!!! well, since we are all out of home, that means we have to be in control of all our financial resources. its reasonable that we save a bit, but sometimes coming out means spending money lorh. I believe this is a known fact when we first applied to come overseas. nothing in particular, just some random rants...

I don't seem to be able to upload any photos onto friendster, facebook or blogger. will see into the matter asap and try to upload more recent photos of me. =)

cheers!

17th was pohkim's birthday. 19th was suchin's birthday. so all of us crammed at our unit for this little celebration that we've decided to hold. bought a chocolate mousse cake which was considerably costly. but the cake was really rich and nice la...

yup yup. just want to wish dajie and poh kim, happy belated birthday! wishing them all the best for everything they do. =)

hello everybody.

sorry for not updating so frequent these days. as said before, I was really held up with things associated with settling down. finally got myself a quilt, which saved me from freezing up. drying rack came into the unit today, so the laundry load is starting to clear bit by bit. other stuff like orientation packages and all the advertisements are lying everywhere around my pathetic small little table. still didn't have time to clear the mess up yet.

hmm... chiong-ing out quite frequent these days. very exhausted. melbourne city trip, chadstone shopping centre, welcome dinner, ikea trip with hooiwen... and hours later I should be out celebrating pk's birthday. oh my tian, time is so not enough!!!

finally met up with hooi today. much thanks to her for bringing us to the ikea in richmond =)
yet I forgot to take a picture with her, despite having a camera in my handbag. so shopping for household stuff was one of the major purposes while keeping up with her is another. went to mekong for lunch as well, tried a little of the famous noodle soup. it was really tasty! =)

came back and prepared simple dinner. haha, I realise I can still cook larh, at least everything turned out not bad, and I didn't burn anything in the kitchen. traditional meal with prawns and veggies and soup =)

no pictures for this time la. too lazy and sleepy dy!

nights!~~~

I've reached Melbourne and its my 3rd day here.

for those who come to this blog just to check and see if I have successfully made my way here, I guess this post will lessen your worries. =)

3 days here and I am still rather kelam kabut here and there. settled into my accommodation, getting things done bit by bit. not very free nowadays as I still have heaps of things to be settled.

guess that's all. will put up a picture post once I have settled down more appropriately. anyway, still not enough sleep these days due to jet lag and the time difference. and shops here basically close at the time where we are awake. yup, so basically quite frustrated with the shopping times la... sommor people here don't extend their working hours... RAR!!!

k larh. going to sleep liao. if not tml cannot wake up in time.

ciao~

wheee...

gong hei fatt choy~ gong xi fa cai~ Happy New Year~

2nd day of new year today. ruijing is on her way to my house now... and this will be the last time I see her before I leave for melbourne. oh my tian, 1 more day and I will FLY!!! *faints* today have to repack my luggage and re-arrange all the stuff. haiyo... trying to throw away some rubbish and bring only the useful stuff. hee... of course, finding the perfect reason to SHOP there~

talking about the mood now... hmm... a little bit of fear mixed up with excitement. of course, the festive mood is still there so I guess I will be HIGH~ lalala. flying there alone and to embark a new journey in life!

hmm... my house is currently filled with labtop and gadgets! so HIGH~

if you are free, you can come see me off in t3 tml at 7+ pm.

=)

as promised, this is a post specially dedicated to david.

hey, thank you for the wonderful 2007!

a picture speaks a thousand words. since there are so many pictures up there *points up*...

take care and all the best ya! keep in 'touch' wor~

always loving you... xiaomei =)