Live.Love.Laugh.Learn

Reflection

2012-02-15T09:57:00.000-08:00

I was officially 20 a few days ago. Yeap! 20th! What an amazing age. I am really glad that I am always loved and blessed, by my dearest family and friends in these 20 years and I appreciate a lot from them indeed.

Completed my foundation's class, being a teacher, went for a 10 days backpacking trip with buddy, went to South Africa with some of my saving with my parent fully support, charity works, done the world highest george swing at Oribi Gorge, shark cage diving and so on. To be frank, I have gone through a lot for my 19th and I am glad I'd conquer my fear to face all these.

The entire journey of my 19th was really a nice memory for me even though most of the friends or people around me will not understand why am I doing such silly things but not focusing on my studies. As an Asian, it is really hard to explain with people around me that I want a gap year before i enter my university. Gap Year. What a strange word for Asian.

As a typical Asian, I am supposed to continue my studies right as my foundation especially when they get to know I get 50% discount for my first year of degree if I continue in my former college due to my results. Well, I didn't do so. Aww..maybe I would love to do so if my intake will have more students. Anyway, there is a long long story that I don't want to explain. Most of the Asians will never understand the value of gap year for a young adult. They hardly understand gap year is the brilliant time for us, the young adult to reflect and to learn more about ourselves before we step into university. Sadly to say that, most of the Asians' point of views are you are wasting your time if you say you want a gap year. Luckily, my parent does not belong in this category. :')

No matter how, my gap year had been an amazing one. I will never think that much and gain these wonderful experiences in my life which I know it will definitely help in my endeavor.

Ohya, before I forget, there is another misconception of Asian - travelling need a lot of money. If you travel much, you must be very rich. Real story - when they heard about stories that I was having my backpacking trip or went for an exchange program, the words that I hate the most came out - "You can do it because you born in rich family"!

Hello guys, what I can say is I come from a normal average family - not too rich but we are able to live a little bit better than others like having trips together once a year. But do you know that, I cover the whole expenses of my backpacking trip myself from the airfare, hotel, transport to food and even the camera that I used by working? Do you know that I didn't stay in hotel but backpackers' lodge instead? Do you know that my friends and I walked for 45 minutes to travel from hostel to hostel with luggage just to avoid paying taxi's money? Do you know that I had actually cover my living expenses in South Africa myself by my saving and I did pay part of my air ticket because I don't want to use my parent money? Do you know.....

So can you please don't judge me when you just see the cover of the stories?

Well. Fine.

Anyway, I learnt a lot from the travelers from all over the world and the local who came across in my journey. And I am really happy to talk and to share the experiences with them.

Well, I have no regret for my 19th and I hope my 20th will be an amazing one too. For my 20th, I set 2 goals to achieve before I turned 21st. First, attend a swimming course. Second, sit for an IELTS test. :)

Somehow or rather, it was a hectic but awesome 20th birthday for me! Thanks for all the planning, wishes, cakes, dinner and celebrations. Yy, Penny, Patrick, Rachel, Jason and Lynn. It is really nice to meet you all in my life!

Thank you to my lovely sister for the D.I.Y card !
Thanks you my host families in Switzerland and South Africa for the call and the cards.

Not to forget to those who text and called from far far away!
Thanks for those who text me or leave me a message in fb!
I really appreciate it from the bottom of my heart!

And Lynn and Penny, thanks for the video! It is one of the best presents that I have received ever! It recalls a lot of memories back! Thank You! Thank You everybody! :) ♥

And of course, I will not to forget thank you World Vision for the card.

Life is always great, as usual. ^_^

P/S: For those who take time to read my grandma story, thank you! You may read this post as well which I think it is very meaningful especially for those who are 20th. Stay Tuned.

The Power of Photo Editing Software

2012-01-31T06:26:00.000-08:00

Have you imagined how do I look when I put on make up and contact lens? Hahaha. I have never imagined it until yesterday. My sister and I have been busy editing photos for my dad's birthday present so I edited one of my pictures as well! Here is the result!

How do you think? I laughed non-stop after I saw the product! I promise, I never look that dolly! Lol! :P

2011-12-08T22:27:00.000-08:00

Today, I will depart from Malaysia and go to South Africa for the second youth exchange program in my life. I am very calm, very very calm until I couldn't believe I am going to on board soon.

I didn't even tell my friends that I am leaving Malaysia this time. Only some close friends know about it!

Somehow or rather, I know I will enjoy to the fullest when I’m there. And i’ll take a lot of beautiful photos there. I’ll be able to try a lot of exotic foods and I will explore the entire new cultures over there.I’ll meet a lot of new awesome friends. I'll meet a lot of wild animals. I’ll learn a lot of new things. I’ll experience a lot of things that people around me may haven’t have a chance to experience it etc.

Anyway, I know one month later I'll come back with a lot more compared to yesterday. Seasoned by more experiences. Yes, everything will be alright. and i’ll be back on January.

Goodbye Malaysia!
Happy New Year and Merry Christmas! :D

P/S :I am really happy to receive a mail from my host family in Switzerland this morning wishing me to have a safe flight and ask me to take care in South Africa. Merci Vilmal! It's really my pleasure to meet you in my life!

2011-12-03T02:02:00.000-08:00

I feel so lifeless these days.
I need a vacation.
I want to be a volunteer in anything,
I want life..not rusting at home :(

Crapping to myself! XD

2011-11-21T02:37:00.000-08:00

Dear diary, I have a dream which is I want to publish a book since I was a kid but as usual I don't have the motivation or determination to start writing it. Well…surprisingly I have started writing my very first "book" these days. It's neither a story nor a novel, it's all about my thought about travelling and my life. :)

I don't know whether I can finish writing or not but I will try! If I can write about 50 thousands words, I will start to find a publisher to see is that possible to publish my work or not! Okay, I know it is not easy at all! But I have no harm to try, right?

I wonder why I have this crazy idea as I don't think people wanna see my grandma's story!Hahahaa…well, all the best to myself! :D

It's time to start of something new

2011-11-18T07:18:00.000-08:00

Awwww... how time flies. It has been 2 months since I back to my former primary school to serve as a part-time teacher during my long long holidays and today my part-time teacher's journey has gone to the end. I didn't know how to describe my mix-feelings when the first day I stepped back to my former primary school. I was like happy, excited, nervous, nostalgia and weird at the same time. 7 years ago, I was still a primary school's student and now I have became a teacher over there. Sometime, when I look through the school buildings, it brought me endless memories me but I just feel that that's not exactly my school in my memory any more. It has changed a lot, especially in the form of the buildings and people.

No matter how, these 2 months has been an amazing journey. To all the teachers who have helping me and guiding me, I would like to say a big 'Thank You' to all of you. I have learnt a lot from you all. And I am sorry if I had made some mistakes that trouble you throughout these 2 months.

In the aspect of students, instead of staying that I become their teacher, I learnt a lot from them actually. I get a new insight of my personal characteristic more during my teaching journey. Thank You for teaching me to smile when I interact with you all. Thank you for teaching me how to play ping pong and so on. Anyway, looking through the new pictures which taken these 2 months bring me a lot of new memories for my former primary school.

To my lovely students, what I can say is only thank you. I do really feel thankful and glad for what you had done for me. Thanks for the sweet words and the presents. Thank you for the sincerity. Thank you for your naïve which bring a lot of jokes and fun to me. I would like to say thank you for everything. Thank you for all these. From the bottom of my heart, I can feel the love from you all. At the same time, I do feel guilty. Sorry, I had made you all spending your pocket money to buy me something. I hope you all can grow up happily and found your dream in the future. Please never ever give up of learning. All of you are genius. Just you may have not found your talent. Stay healthy and happy. These will be the best presents that you give me. And please forgive me if I said something that hurt you all. You all will stay in my mind forever, no worries. :)

A painting that I really like from a student.

No matter how, I know it's time to start of something new again. :')

All the best, Chia K Rou! Cheers!

Before I Die

2011-11-05T07:03:00.000-07:00

I saw some pictures from facebook and I just realised that I have so many things that I wanna do before I die. Right now, I am so grateful that I am still alive :)) Dear God, I know I might be too greedy for so many things that I want to do but I hope you allow me achieve it step by step. Here are some of the things that I want to do.

I hope I can do these but I don't know I got chance or I dare to do so or not.

And I am so glad that I have done these :) I have made a snow angel in Switzerland, even thought I don't own a turtle but I owned a tortoise when I was a kid, bought a plane ticket to random place with my friends, visited rainforest in Borneo, Sarawak, gone on camping trips in different places during secondary school and learnt a new language since February this year. Frankly, these experience brought a lot of bittersweet memories in my mind. I appreciate and treasure all these moments in my life. They are pricelessss.

The thing that exciting me the most in this moment is I am going on a safari in South Africa this December. Lions, zebras, buffalos and so on.Wowww..I can't wait to meet all the animal's stars. I hope this exchange's experience gonna be another awesome moment in my life again. I am proudly to say that I cover most of my expenses for this exchange's trip myself this time. Thanks God for blessing me always. I know I am a lucky girl, I appreciate a lot as always. :)

I don't own these photos. They are from facebook. Check it out if you are interested too. Click Here. :)

Love You You

2011-10-27T07:07:00.000-07:00

在一個美麗的熱帶島嶼，永恆的新一代浪漫愛情故事就此展開。夏米是一位美麗的案件調查員，被派到島上執行秘密任務。她要去搜集小島旅店的年輕老闆，游樂樂的資訊。魯莽又野心勃勃的樂樂遇到了機智的夏米，剛一見面就結下了梁子，誰都沒想到彼此還會有迸發愛情火花的可能。夏米為了執行任務，混入旅店給樂樂當起了服務員。樂樂可不是個好對付的老闆，為了接一筆大生意處處刁難夏米。一對有錢的情侶包下了所有的旅店房間，還要在這裡舉行婚禮。然而新娘和新郎突然鬧翻了，樂樂和夏米只好齊心合力讓他們和好，好讓婚禮如期舉行。

接觸時間長了，熱帶天堂的神奇魔力仿佛魔咒般，讓樂樂和夏米擦出了愛情火花。但是兩人各自的成長經歷讓他們不能向對方表達自己的感受。沒有語言的表達，真愛還能傳遞嗎？突如其來的小島愛情能戰勝時間的考驗發展成堅實的感情嗎？經過種種動人的揭示，和命運的安排，兩人終於認識到彼此間奇妙的愛情。然而隨著愛情的發展，歡喜與悲苦也隨著而來……

Just watched this movie with my family yesterday. It was a nice movie for me indeed. Simple yet touching story with the prefect view of Lang Tengah. Of course, My JJ's music made the whole movie even nicer! After watched the movie, I was thinking how good if our real life got such awesome man. A man who is caring, charming and good in cooking. Well, okay! I know I should stop dreaming now! Wake up! Wake up! Anyway, I still believe in miracles. :'))

I really like the movie trailer ! Watch it if you haven't got a chance to step in cinema :D

P/S: I just realized that Angelababy is very very beautiful! :)

2011-10-20T06:21:00.001-07:00

February Babies

Abstract thoughts. Loves reality and abstract. Intelligent and clever. Changing personality. Attractive. sexiest out of everyone.A real speed demon. Has more than one best friend. Temperamental. Quiet, shy and humble. Honest and loyal. Determined to reach goals. Loves freedom. Rebellious when restricted. Loves aggressiveness. Too sensitive and easily hurt. Gets angry really easily but does not show it. Dislikes unnecessary things. Loves making friends but rarely shows it. Daring and stubborn. Ambitious. Realizing dreams and hopes. Sharp. Loves entertainment and leisure. Romantic on the inside not outside. Superstitious and ludicrous. Spendthrift. Tries to learn to show emotions.

Am I? I am wondering..

2011-10-15T07:25:00.000-07:00

After 8 months of studying Japanese lesson, I have finally gone through my beginner 1 and beginner 2's Japanese lesson. I was so happy and released once I knew that I have passed my exam this morning. I thought I will fail since I didn't prepare well before my exam.Finally, I don't have to wake up early in the morning and go to Kuala Lumpur every Saturday. Frankly, I do really enjoy every lesson throughout the whole course. I like the moments learning new language with others. However, it is really a tiring job for me to travel from Kuala Pilah to Kuala Lumpur every Saturday especially these few weeks after I become a part time teacher in primary school.

Now I know, to study and work at the same time is really not an easy job. I am glad I can still pass my exam. I plan to give myself a short break before I continue my course from beginner to intermediate. I think I will only continue my lesson next year when I further my studies in KL. The sad case is my tutor - Tsunoda Sense is going back to Japan next week. She will no longer teach in ICLS anymore. She is a great sense indeed. I hope I can meet her again in the future. Maybe in Japan next time. :)

Anyway, all the best to you, sense! You are one of the best teachers that I met in my life. Have a smooth journey back to Japan.

The only picture we both took together.

I need strength

2011-09-21T04:36:00.000-07:00

I'm inspiring by a teacher today. I requested to observe how a professional teacher teach today since I am free. I feel so sorry to my students after I saw how she teach. I know why my class is so boring because I don't prepared well. I myself don't even know how to teach children. I scare I will give them wrong information. There are too many things waiting me to catch up, to learn, to handle in the same time. As a form teacher. As a listener. As their friends. As their nanny.

I am not trained by anybody.I have to teach 5 classes with different subjects. Mandarin. English. Music. Art. Science.I have to catch out all the syllabuses before I teach. I still remember the first day I teach. I have only half and hour to see what I'd to teach before I stepped into class. No doubt, I am so stress and I don't even know what to do with them. I really love kids. I can talk hours with them before I become a part time teacher. However, I scare to talk with them these days. I don't have confident to talk with them. There have been long time I didn't feel so lost like nowadays. I am lost. there are too many things waiting me to catch up.

I sincerely hope that I can teach them something. But I need time to figure out how everything works. When the time I started to figure out something like now, I will be leaving very soon.

Sorry my dear student, I think I am not ready to teach yet. I am still 'too young'. I have not many life's experience can share. But I will try. I promise I will try to take my first step to be friends with you all. I will try to understand you all. Try to get along well with you all. Try to make our class more interesting. Try to be friends with you all. Try to grow up happily with all of you.

I hope we will have a nice memory when the time i leave.

God bless us.

2011-09-20T02:57:00.000-07:00

A random poem which I saw in Kah Ying's video and I just love it so much. The words are inspiring and touching. If you have time, just click to see her video, it might not a good video for you but it brought peace in my mind. I really like the feel of the video.

The random poem that I really like it.

Memories from childhood stay with us forever,Taking us where we have been and will go,Pieces of life that live on and will neverLet us forget we were young long ago.
Sometimes I wander back into those shadows,Quietly being who I used to be,Bringing to life all the joys and the sorrows,Days that can’t die while they still live in me.
Holidays linger and happy times glisten;I can see everyone active and well.I can still hear them if only I listen,Feeling each motion and breathing each smell.
Life has such treasures that time’s always stealing;Nothing can ever entirely stay.While you are young, you can capture each feeling;Make all the memories you can every day.

Life is beautiful, as usual! :))

Sibu Sibu Sibu

2011-09-16T18:02:00.000-07:00

Sibu

I went to Sibu with Lynn to visit Maww for the very first time in my life during our 8 days trip to Sarawak last month. We took the earliest express boat (8.30am) in the Pending wharf from Kuching since we planned to meet maww around lunch hour over there. The boat ticket costs us RM45 per person and it took us around 4 and half hour to arrive Sibu. Well, it is much much better than taking bus because bus will took us around 7 to 8 hours journey. So, if you are interested to visit Sibu by boat, you might bring some books/magazines to read along if you are not interested to watch movies played inside in the boat with other passengers. Anyway, the whole journey is quite comfortable in my personal opinion but you are advised to bring along your JACKET since it is really FREEZING inside the boat. :P

Pending Wharf

The Wind is very strong! See our hair!

Inside the boat

We were on Sungai Rejang! :))

We arrived Sibu around 1.00pm and Maww brought us to eat the famous Kampua in Sarawak for our lunch. Are you wondering what is Kampua? We did when we heard of it. But when we saw the food, we were like Ohh, this is kampua. It's just like 'kono mee' in Penisula Malaysia. Kampua exists in 2 form, black and white, which mean with or without black soya sauce . Anyway, no doubt the taste is awesomeeee. I myself prefer the one without black soya sauce. :))

Hello, I am Kampua! :))

After lunch, we went to a very local shop in Sibu to try 'Kong Piah', Sibu's specialty. Kong Piah means 光饼 in Mandarin and there are a lot of variety like with or without meat, wet or dry. We tried the wet Kong Piah with meat in this shop. Personally I think the taste is quite nice. :))

Very local shop in Sibu

After our food hunting journey, Lynn and I walked around in Sibu's town and we just realized that Sibu is actually a Swan's city. Maww told us that this is because there was once countless swans flew to Sibu's town and the villagers think it is a good sign. Therefore, they named Sibu Swan's City. :))

The Swan's statue is around the city.

Sibu's Gateway

Sibu Heritage Centre - New Tourist Attraction. Coming very soon! :))

The very famous Tua Pek Kong Temple in Sibu (Goddess of Mercy Pagoda, Sibu)

Night Market

After we hunted food for our dinner in Sibu's night market. We went to a restaurant for our supper. Arghh....fatty us! See the photo below, there's our supper! haha..don't be surprise! This supper is just for 3 people! :P

We are their supper TT

Here is our day one in Sibu. I will continue our Day 2 journey in Sibu very soon. Personally, I think Sibu is a very nice place to live. It's very peace and there are a lot of tasty foods with very very reasonable price. The only thing that I don't like in Sibu is the driver. They don't drive fast but they don't really allow people to cross the road. I feel very insecure when I wanna to cross the road...haiz.

Well, looking for some special and nice food?I highly recommend you to go to Sibu. :))

2011-09-12T03:43:00.000-07:00

如果说当老师需要天分，我想我是没有天分的那一位。

我想，在我任职的这一段日子，我只能靠努力来教好每一位学生。

我不妄想他们都喜欢我，我只希望他们能从我身上学到什么，哪怕就只有那么的一丁点。

Future

2011-09-09T05:01:00.000-07:00

Future.
Both of my dear wrote about it.

I used to think a lot about my future before this. Something like I will travel around the world feel and learn something new in the next 10 years. Then I will write a book, become a teacher or lecturer to share all my experiences with others. And of course I will not forget to become a volunteer to help those who are suffering in the third world or become a volunteer who can help to preserve our nature at the same time. I will own a flower shop or coffee shop and run my life with someone I love in my elderly life. Yea..there are some of my imaginations of my future in my mind. There are a lot more actually. I always hope I can help to change the world to be more lovely even I might just pay very little effort of it.

However, I don't think about it as often as before now. I don't know why. Just a kind of realization i think. I saw a sentence "Don't let your future steal your present" in a book and i think this is pretty true. We might think and plan a lot for our future but who knows what will happen in the next second? There are a lot of examples in our real life. People are using their health to change their prefect "future" with lots of dreams - nice house, nice car, nice life and so on. They work hours and hours just to earn more in order to have a better future. But what happen usually? They can't enjoy the future like what they think because they lost their health.

I think it's better for us to enjoy today. I don't mean that future is not important at all. It's just no as vital as today for me. I saw many people seem like very lost. They work really hard just for their future. But they never care about their feeling, their family, their health. Isn't it's better to enjoy what we are doing than suffering today for our future, is it? Live today and love what are you doing right now are pretty awesome, trust me! :)

And I realized that my mind keeps changing these days. I couldn't sure what i'm thinking or imagining right now is the kind of life that I want in the future. My life, people around me, some books and even some movies keep changing me. I am pretty sure I am not who I am before because my experiences had change me definitely. Anyway, all my imaginations of the future are still my lovely dreams. I might not think too much about them but they will remain in my heart forever.

I always believe that " Its not how good you are, its how good you want to be "~ Phaidon Press Limited. I think I know what kind of life I am craving for. My future might be different with my imagination but I will never let the reality to crash my dream. I am still the one who create my own future. Everything will be okay. What I have to do is smile to walk through all these - my life, my future. :))

At least, I think I am ready for my short teaching life start from next Monday. I hope this will be an amazing experience for me and I am sure this experience will change me again! Well, friends, I hope you all will have a bright future.

Love,

K Rou

Steve Jobs

2011-09-06T07:25:00.000-07:00

Your time is limited, so don't waste it living someone else's life. Don't be trapped by dogma — which is living with the results of other people's thinking. Don't let the noise of others' opinions drown out your own inner voice. And most important, have the courage to follow your heart and intuition. They somehow already know what you truly want to become. Everything else is secondary. ~Steve Jobs

Love what you do ~ Steve Jobs

Stay Hungry, Stay Foolish ~ Steve Jobs
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These are some of my favorite quotations ever :))

Steve Jobs, an amazing man. A man who tell the world we should always THINK OUT OF THE BOX. :D

In case you don't know him, he is the creator of Toy Story, the co-founder of Apple and so on.

He is worth to be respected, seriously.

Watch his speech if you can, it's really inspiring. Here is the link. Click Here

Trust me, you will be truly amazed by him.

Have a nice day :))

Happy Birthday

2011-09-04T09:54:00.000-07:00

Happy Birthday Dear!
Hehe..don't get me wrong.
My dear is my dearest bosom friend - Jia Xin

Hey dear, you are no longer sweet 18 now but you will have an awesome 19.
I hope you enjoy your nineteen birthday.
I don't know what should I give you as your present so I created this.
Please forgive about my lousy skill and I hope you will like it. :)

Do remember to take care of yourself.
I am here support you whenever you need always.
Stay healthy, sweet and happy.
You will always blessed by God.
Love You :)

28/8/2011

2011-08-28T06:49:00.000-07:00

28.8.2011. a memorable day for me! :)

No more medicine
No more blood test
No more hospital

Hurrray! I am so happy right now! I was a dengue's patient for last 5/6 days. The red rash were not the skin infection like what I thought in the previous post. It was one of the symptoms of dengue. Luckily I am not in the critical condition. And I am really lucky my high fever recovered once I consume the medicine during the first day. It helped me not to get quarantined by my doctor.

Thanks to my lovely blood test this evening. My platelet increase finally. My white blood cells have already increased yesterday and my doctor told me I have to stay over in hospital today if my platelet still keep dropping drastically like yesterday. This was my first time no taking medicine after meal throughout these days. I am officially fully recover now. Just have to drink more water to make sure I am in healthy condition. The red rash have begun to DISAPPEARS since yesterday! :)

Thank You God!.

Thank You Doctor!

Thank You My Body!

Thank You Blood Test!
Thank You...

I just feel wanna thanks everything around me! Life without blood test again! Weeee.... :)

God Bless Me

2011-08-25T06:12:00.000-07:00

Biology used to be one of the scariest subject for me during me secondary school life neither because I don't like the subject nor this subject is very boring (personally I think Biology is really an interesting subject which can help us to understand more about ourselves :)). I get phobia of Biology because I have to memorize so many facts while I am lazy (really lazy) to do so. :P

But today I just google medicines' name myself and I am so excited to know all the facts about them. All of these "silly" actions just started from one of the name of my medicines - Paracetamol. I believe most of the people know what is paracetamol,right? the active ingredient inside Panadol. Well, I don't know, so shame to call myself as a biology student.

Anyway, I had high fever last 2 days about 40 °C and skin infection. So I have to eat three kind of medicines these days. My whole body is so "beautiful" now. covered by all the red rash. Haaha. Well. I know it will get well very soon. and I am going to say goodbye with all those red rash and medicine.

God bless me. :))

2011-08-18T23:39:00.000-07:00

总是有些人把别人对他的好当成理所当然，从来没有想过要珍惜或心怀感恩。

可是，哪天，当别人厌倦了，累了，不想再对他好时，他却开始生气了，报怨了，抓狂了。

他开始怨全世界开始与他为敌，放弃他。

他开始怨全世界的人不在对他好。

却，从来也没想过自己该不该反省。

这，就是可笑的人类。

成长

2011-08-04T07:08:00.000-07:00

今天，19岁的我，看回一段自己17岁时辩论的影片，不禁莞尔。原来，随着年龄的增长，人的想法真的会改变，随着经历而改变，即使我们的年龄只是增长了那么的一点点。

17岁的我，想法的确还不成熟，看东西不够全面，执着的重点也有点荒谬（现在也没有很成熟XD）。当年的辩论赛，很精彩。大家都是拼了命的维护自己的论点。但是，我们和他们都不成熟，只随着自己的想法给事情下定论。现在重看辩题，才发现要为一件事下定论并没有想象中简单，我们需要顾及的层面还很广。其实，当年那些自以为牢不可破的论点，现在看起来并没怎样，甚至有点牵强。如果现在的我们去打这场比赛，想法成熟了些，辩论的打法也一定变得不一样，或许会更精彩吧！

其实也对，人每当经历了一些事情，就会成长了那么的一点点。而这么的一点点，却潜移默化的改变我们的想法。

这就是人生吧！

重温当年的自己，嘴角竟然不知觉的上扬。

17岁的我哪来的自信啊？跟别人辩论时怎么会那么的锐利？评审甚至还说我是小辣椒。哈哈。很好笑吧！

或许，这就是所谓的初生之犊不畏虎吧！脑海里没有怕，只有“冲”！

曾经，对辩论，我是那么的热情，那么的沉迷，付出再多的时间和精神也在所不惜。

虽然在全国赛的第一圈，我就与梦寐以求的华中杯擦肩而过，很可惜。

虽然我们没有机会到吉打去展现自己，去告诉他们我们来自庇劳中华中学，那个庇劳小镇里唯一的华校，而不是那响当当的芙蓉中华中学，有点遗憾。

但是，这些变得一点也不重要了。

曾经执著的辩论冠军、华中杯、名誉，现在再也不重要。

真的。。。一点也不重要了。

因为那些美丽的过程已经住在我的心里，变成心房里最美丽最璀璨的回忆。

或许，这是成长的一部分吧！:)

Hello Durians :))

2011-07-27T08:21:00.000-07:00

I went to a Dusun Durian where nearby Melang(my house) with my father and my Japanese's host sister- Ami this evening. Wee..I was so excited since this was my very first time visited to a Dusun Durian in my life. Haha! We walked around the dusun and picked up a lot of durians with the owners.We were even lucky enough to see the durians drop from the trees. It was kinda fun actually! Let's see some of the photos first! :))

Giant durians with me.

Ami with the owner.

Hello! Hello! Durians!

Some of the durians that we picked. :))

Now I know there are many types of durians like 88, D24,99,101, kampung and so on. We have a nice journey with durians indeed.Of course we have to thank to the kind owner who shows us his dusun and treats us FREE durians! Yay!I love durians' season a lot not because of the durians but mangosteen. Haha!Don't jealous durians! I love you too. ButI still prefer mangosteen more. :D Say Yay to this wonderful experience!Stay Tuned :))

P/S: Japaneses really don't like durians! XD

Currently

2011-07-23T06:38:00.000-07:00

I am still in my hometown now. Everybody asks me to get myself a job. I know. Don't worry. I will get myself one once I back from Sawarak definitely. I am going to Sawarak for 8 days backpacking's trip very soon with some of my friends in my former college. We will explore around Kuching and Sibu within these 8 days. I have to take the plane alone back to Peninsula Malaysia from Kuching when our 8 days' journey come to the end. Hmm...since this will be the first time I "travel alone" by plane, I hope it will be a smooth journey. :))

Well, I met one of my secondary school's teachers yesterday and he asked me whether wanna be a part-time teacher at my former secondary school before my university's life start. He said my former school is seriously lack of teachers now since there are 3 teachers have been retired and another 3 are having their maternity leave. I have REJECTED. Sorry teacher, I don't really want to teach in secondary school. I don't have the confident to do so. I will accept this offer if primary school needs me, seriously.

So, I am "helping" my parent at their shop currently. Okay, I have to admit that I do nothing in the shop actually except helping my mum to bank in some money and post some mails sometime. But there was joke happened. See:

As you can see from the picture above, somebody who is much more older than me called me aunty. *Sigh* Am I look that OLD. :'( And I wonder why are there some many 'likes' for this little poor post? Hmmm....

No matter how, I am enjoying my current lifestyle now. Relaxing yet learning. I know somebody might say I am wasting my time. Well, I think is okay. There are a lot of teenagers or youth adults in the other countries are having their gap year too before they start their university's life. So I think I am normal. I am not really doing nothing too. I am still continue my part-time Japanese's course at KL. So every Saturday I will travel from KP to KL to attend the classes.

Well, KL is still the same. Cars, buildings, peoples are surrounded everybody. I found that I am really not suitable for city lifestyle. Countryside's life is more suitable than me. I still remember the days I was living in the capital. Everybody is advising me how to protect myself. I can't find any feeling of security over there. I lost my trust to human since there are a lot of my friends get robbed, I lost my confident to be trustful and friendly. I lost my principles. I was disappointed to human being. Pollutions and stresses are surrounded me any time, any where.

Anyway,I survived. Like what Ralph Waldo Emerson said: "All life is an experiment. The more experiments we make the better." I believe my experience in KL will definitely bring some changes in my thought, my life just like what I always believe "everything happens for a reason". Somehow or rather, I will still believe the unbelievable, dream the impossible, never take no for an answer for my life like what Tony Fernandes does.

I still believe life is still great as always! Stay tuned! :'))

Passed! =)

2011-06-18T21:06:00.000-07:00

It was an awesome and happy day for me yesterday! :') As you can see from the pictures above, I have passed my part-time Japanese's course (Beginner 1) yesterday! My classmate and I were so nervous yesterday before we sat for our exam because we need to write in Hiragana and speak in Japanese in order to answer the exam's questions! Well, we all did it! Congratulation to everyone who passed the exam. I was so excited as soon as I get my result and certificate from my tutor - Tsunoda sense. I PASSED. hahahahaha. I have officially completed the course after 3 and half months! Thank You sense.

In fact, we didn't expect that we can get to know our result once we completed our test paper! Our tutor just asked us to wait her for a while and she came back with our results and certificates. We were like oh my god! And we started to be excited and nervous since we weren't sure we will pass for the test or not. Anyway, there was a good news for all of us. :') Hey, classmate! Looking forward to meet again in Beginner 2 classes.

Apart from the happy news, I continued my awesome day in Seremban to celebrate Father's Day in advance with my family at night. Anyway, there is just like a normal dinner but I like it. And coasters that you can see from the pictures above are the presents that I prepared for my daddy this year! :') I hope he will like it!

Happy Father's Day!

Dear God, I know I am a lucky girl. I appreciate it a lot. I will never take it for granted. So, please bless me always! Haha! Stay tuned!

Love,
K Rou

Half Year ♥

2011-06-16T04:12:00.000-07:00

16.6.2011. It's 16th of the month again!Awwww....how time flies! It has been exactly 6 months (So called half year) since I'd back from Switzerland and still I feel like everything was like a dream, a sweet and warmest dream to me. I can still recall the moment when I was in Zurich's airport prepared to leave lovely Switzerland 6 months ago. Solene (my youngest host's sister) was so down that time. I know she was not willing to let me home. I spent most of my time in Switzerland with her. She has been used to stick with me most of the time.

Solene and I! : )

I love this picture a lot!

She was the most excited person in my host family when I was in Switzerland. She welcomed me at the train station on the first day I arrived Worb. And she was the one who prepared the chocolates and wrote my name in front of the main door to welcome me. She has even picked me up at the train station and accompanied me to walk home when I went out with Lions whenever my host mother was not free. Everybody said she is my little nanny! The strange thing is she can't speak ENGLISH at all but we "talk" everyday. All the family members and neighbours were wondering how we did communicate since I can't speak German and she can't speak English. It was so strange! But we did it! There is really nothing is impossible! :') She has even learn how to speak basic English when I left! She is pretty awesome! I am really proud of her!

And, no doubt, I can claim that I miss everything in Switzerland basically. I miss the fresh air, the awesome people, the free swam, the picturesque view when I look out of my room's window, the Alps, the water that can drink without boiling straight from the fountain, the cold weather, the fairy tales's houses, the easy lifestyle over there!

''I have never imagined how does paradise look like until I stepped into Switzerland! ''

I remembered I wrote this sentence months ago when I'd back to Malaysia. Hahaha!Maybe it's a little bit hyperbola but Switzerland is really such a wonderland. I am glad I have been there. You'll always in my mind, Switzerland! No worries! ♥

My host brother(Patric) and I! :')

Lovely Leanne, Nicole and I :)

Last picture with my host parent in Worb!

At this moment, I am recalling every single moment, no matter sweet, sour or bitter which had been happened during that month. Haha! It was so funny that my dream to be a youth exchange's student since secondary school has came true (even though not through the AFS program which I has been craving for so long! I missed the chance to apply for it : S ) Well, I know I have been lucky enough. I shouldn't be greedy!Anyway, the feeling of the dream came true is just like...AWESOME! Haha! I appreciate it A LOT! I know I have a second house in Switzerland where they will always welcome me to be there again. :')

Thanks to all the people who made my exchange's journey so wonderful! My host family, the friendly people over there, Lions and of course my parents who fully support me to participate in this program! Merci Vilmal!

I promise I will do my best for my studies, my life. I won't disappointed anyone, that's my promise to you all! Cheer!Life is really great!

Love,

K Rou

Kellie's Castle, Batu Gajah, Perak

2011-05-31T00:29:00.000-07:00

Kellie's Castle, one of my favourite tourist attractions in Malaysia. I always eager to visit there since primary school and surprisingly my little wish came true last Saturday. Yeah! Dear Diary, I went to Pangkor with my family last weekend and I had a lot fun, indeed! We dropped by Kellie's Castle when we were on the way to Pangkor. It's so so so awesome. Most of the people know Taj Mahal which is situated in India but not many people know Kellie's Castle. As a matter of fact, there are some similarities in both of the buildings like the architecture and the story behind of the building. I know there is nothing there for some people.There is just an old building. But, for me, Kellie's Castle is just extremely amazing! I just simply love the feeling, the architecture and everything over there! :') Let's see some pictures over there first before we continue the story behind here!

Kellie's Castle, the unfinished, destroyed mansion, was built by a Scottish planter named William Kellie Smith. Just like what have I mentioned before, the reason why Smith built this castle is just similar to the the story behind Taj Mahal, it is just all about one word - LOVE. Some people said that Kellie's Castle was a present which Smith want to deliver to his wife. (I wonder why Rich people love to build building to show their love to their wife? Taj Mahal! Kellie's Castle1 what's next? :P)

Anyway, he grandiose plan never materialized due to his sudden death in Lisbon, Portugal due to pneumonia at the age of 56. Haiz : ( The castle had constructed in 1915 and ended in 1926 before completion. There is another saying said that the castle was unable to be completed is due to a virulent strain of the Spanish flu spread from Europe to Asia soon after World.War 1 ended in Europe. Many workers of Kellas Estate had been killed and even the seventy workers who constructing Smith's dream castle also become the victims of the flu. What I can said is it was really a tragedy,I really hope this castle can be finished constructed. Then it will be more prefect! No matter how, In the end, Kellie's Castle (known as Kellas House before) has sold to a British company.

Nowadays, Kellie's Castle is one of the Malaysian's famous tourist spot as well as haunted house. There are rumours said that there are some eerie apparitions were seen walking down the hallways of this uncompleted, ruined castle during the night. Erm.. I don't know whether is true or not but ghosts' story lover, you may have an "adventure trip" over there to explore. :')

Besides this, it is a prefect sight to captures pictures. Go, visit and experience there yourself if you got time and chance! The Castle opens from 9.00a.m to 6.00p.m everyday. Ohya, you need a ticket in order to go inside Kellie's Castle. (Hmmm...They don't really check your ticket) For foreigner, the ticket price will be RM 5 per person and for local, adult RM4 per person and children RM 3 per person. No any brochure is provided there. So, you need to do some researches if you are interested in the stories behind.

Basically, we can do nothing much over there except taking photos and admire the architecture. Haha, actually I hope I can stay there longer to explore the whole building but I can't since we were on the way to Pangkor. I can't let others wait me so long, right?

Well, it was a nice journey! Thanks to my dad's friend who brought us there. I like it very much! Next post will be Pangkor Island turn. Stay Tuned!:") Haha!I know I am lucky enough to go so many places!

Love,

K Rou

10 Ways to be your own Motivating Force

2011-05-17T07:12:00.000-07:00

You know, the for days when you don't want to get up of bed for classes, can't bear the thought of opening up another textbook, much less study for the looming test.

Good news is that even those seemingly "prefect" students have these bad days. They get out of it by using one or more of the following methods to motivate themselves:

Track Victories Like a Hawk

Is a lack of self-confidence tricking your brain to be at loss? Then remind yourself of ALL past achievements, irrespective of how small they might have been. Remember - many great achievements started with small steps!

Just five minutes

Instead of muttering, "I'll sleep for just five minutes more," try "I'll work on my assignments for just five minutes," keep at the five minutes slots until you cease glancing at the clock.

KISS - Keep it Short and Simple

Any sane person would be overwhelmed by long confusing lists. Instead opt for to-do lists that are short and way more realistic.

Prefect Imperfections

Forget being "perfect". Imperfections and challenges are what life's about. So gracefully accept this reality. Relish your strengths and work on weaknesses with friend's and lecturers' help.

Reward Yourself

Promise yourself rewards, like a movie for completing an essay.

Move It!

It is as simple as that. Walk to your friends' place or go for a swim. Force the happy cells in your body out of hiding and into circulation.

Forgive Yourself

Bury yesterday's mistakes deep in the past. Instead take Mark Twain's advice - Explore. Discover. Dream. (I love his quotation a lot, this is the second time I mentioned his quotation in my blog!)That's right, forgive yourself, get out of bed to embark on more exciting journeys in life.

Terminate All Comparisons

Never, ever do that "I'm sure he finished reading our 200-page textbook by 9.00a.m. Why can't I be like him?" There will always someone ahead of you. Instead set goals based on your capabilities.

Create a Mantra

Another time tested way to trick your brain into doing your bidding. "I can ace this test.", "I study for four hours everyday". and there is the "I am the best at quizzes.". Whatever that works for you.

Get a buddy

You're there for your friend on his/her off days, and vice versa. If this articles hasn't helped you yet, you buddy surely will!

Well, I am not going to take others's credit. I read this article from Taylor's Campusnews last year which I grabbed it during their open day. I found this is really a pretty good article so I decided to share here for you all and myself. :')

Stay Tuned.

Love,
K Rou

二十岁了，请穿上你的现实。去走出你的人生

2011-05-12T06:03:00.000-07:00

谢可柔，我希望你永远都能记得十九岁的你看过这样的一篇文章：

二十岁，一个尴尬的年龄

一个一无所有却自命清高的年龄。

当我们吃父母的、喝父母的、花父母的血汗时，却还在为自己所谓的面子大摆宴席、招朋待友，为哥们的生日礼物不惜重金，为取悦男（女）朋友挖空心思的为此掏空腰包，想想，都花了二十年了，有自己赚的钱吗？

二十岁，你有什么？

青春？终究会成为回忆。

知识？太浅薄了。

美貌？换来的更多的是虚伪的感情与利益。

时间？这样想的人差不多都在挥霍时间。

爱情？那是一辈子的事，现在拥有的真实吗。

除了父母给的，还有什么值得我们去骄傲、炫耀？

在别人面前我们什么都不是，这很现实。

不要以为自己有多么了不起，在社会中，你连棵草都不是。

清高，抵得上一份工作吗？能让你吃好、喝好、住好吗？

不要以为端盘子洗碗、站超市、打扫卫生天生就不是你干的事，不要以为你天生就是拯救世界的料儿，日子是过出来的，不是想出来的。

二十岁了，该现实点了，放下清高的架子，折断幻想的翅膀，才会走的更精彩

二十岁，一个充满理想却过于富于幻想的年龄。

成功是经历了比别人更多的努力、付出、毅力、痛苦与艰辛后得到的，不是能幻想出来的。

即使天上有掉陷饼的事也不会砸到整天幻想的人

二十岁，一个涉世不深却自谓看透一切的年龄。

我们常常讽刺社会的肮脏、丑陋、腐败，自以为很纯洁，就浅薄的说出活在这样的世界很无奈的话。

热爱生命，不要只是处在大学的象塔中才说出这样的话，在当我们经历了社会的各种不纯洁时也要能说出这样的话。

二十岁，在大学中你看到的连社会中的一个角都抵不上。要想真正的看透人生，等你闭眼的那一刻才是看透了，好好活着才有看破红尘的一天。

二十岁，一个美好却又短暂的年龄。

这个时期是你精力最充沛、心灵最美好的季节，不要把它浪费在赚人眼泪的偶像剧中，你永远不会成为其中的女主角，不要梦想着一见钟情的遇到你的白马王子，这样的可能性比地球明天就灭亡的可能性还小。

有时间背起行囊出去走走吧，二十岁你看到的一切绝对和你以后在公司筹划的旅游中看到的不一样，看看外面的世界，别只是装到相册中，要装进心里。

多把眼球从电脑上挪开点，外面的世界更精彩，亲眼看到和在网上浏览是两码事。

“宅人”的生活会让人丧失生存的价值，趁现在多出去看看，好给以后老了走不动了留下回忆的东西呀。

二十岁，一个简单却又复杂的年龄。

不要过多的纠缠于过去的事，记住，真正的忘记不需要刻意。

无论是多么难以忘记的感情，不属于你了就不要使劲去强掰回来，强扭的瓜不甜，真理。

二十岁，不一定活的精彩，但千万要活的有自尊。尊严不值得为单纯的感情买单！

到了二十岁，就要找到除了爱情能使你双脚坚强的站立在这个大地上的东西！

二十岁，一个长大却没成熟的年龄。

这个时间，除了父母，没人认为你还只是一个孩子，没人会迁就你的错误，学会承担一切，你会发现那比一味的逃避强的多！

二十岁，需要用心去成长！

请清楚记得你当下看到这篇文章的感受，千万不要让时间让它淡化，如果有机会一定要出去走走，看看这世界，别忘了把看到这世界的感悟收藏在心理，慢慢吸收，让它在你心中健康成长。当然，也不要忘了感谢让你有机会看看这世界的人!二十岁的你，绝对会过得很精彩，加油！期待那含苞待放的20岁！

Have you noticed it?

2011-05-09T03:34:00.000-07:00

Have you noticed it?
The Google page is so so so adorable today!
And it gives me surprises every time I refresh the page!
Don't believe it? Let's me show you some pictures!
Here they are! :')

They are so adorable right? They even have names like Mr. Messy, Mr Rush, Mr. Happy, Mr. Slow, Little Miss Magic, Little Miss Shy and so on. I wonder how many times I press F5 (refresh) to collect these pictures. But it worth! Haha :') They are 16 Google Doodles on Google.com in total today! Just to celebrate 76th Birthday of Charles Roger Hargreaves!!

No idea who Charles Roger Hargreaves is? Me too! So I did a small research! :') According to Wikipedia, Charles Roger Hargreaves (9 May 1935 – 11 September 1988) was a British author and illustrator of children's books, notably the Mr. Men and Little Miss series, intended for very young readers. The books' simple and silly stories, with bright-coloured, boldly drawn illustrations, have been part of popular culture for over 25 years, with sales over 85 million worldwide in 20 languages. Sound great! Haha! :D

Check it out if you found interested too!
Stay Tuned!

Love,
K Rou

Central Market + Batu Caves

2011-05-08T04:01:00.000-07:00

I should write this long long long time ago!
Sorry dear diary, I know I am always procrastinating. I should change this attitude as soon as possible!
I have went to Central Market and Batu Caves with 2 of my ex-hostel's friends a month ago.
Initially, our plan just consisted of Batu Caves only but life always full of surprises! :')

Central Market

We went there just because there is very very very near where our bus stopped at their's last station - Pasar Seni. Since we were already there, hence, we decided to have a look to one of the famous tourist attractions (Central Market) in Malaysia but we, the local seldom step in. The story of Central Market need to go back to 1888. 1888? Such a historical number,right?! The building has been there for 123 years! It's really amazing! 123 years is certainly not a short period!Visit their website if you want to know more! Stores in Central Market sell a lot of Malaysian Arts and handicraft products such as Wau, Batik and so on! I am pretty sure there is one of the shopping paradises for tourists since there are variety of choices and the price is really reasonable. Ohya, there is a food court sells local food too. The price is reasonable as a tourist attraction. No harm to have a look if you are interested. Just let yourself become one day KL's tourist! The feeling is pretty FUN!! Okay, Let's the pictures show you story about there now! :'D

After we took our lunch/brunch at Central Market, we moved our steps to KL Central in order to take KTM to our main destination - Batu Caves. I had forgotten how long I haven't step into Batu Caves. I have no any memory regarding to Batu Caves although my parent keep telling me they had brought me there when I was still a little girl. Well, time flies, things change! Now, KTM provides service for tourists who intent to visit there which there is no such thing in the olden day! The price for the ticket is RM 2 for one way! The journey is quite comfortable but there are rooms for improvement. I wonder why the train need to stop about 10 minutes in some stations but there is actually no people. Or just maybe we had bad luck to run into such situation that day! O_O

Well, I think most people know where is Batu Caves. For those who don't know, Batu Caves is actually a site for Hindu visitors where there is a temple inside one of caves. There will be super crowed when Thaipusam, one of the Hindu's festivals. All the prayers will come here to pray. To access the 100 m cave, prayers or visitors should climb a very steep 272 step staircase. Anyway,it will be a fun journey if you enjoy watching monkeys along the road! There is a dark cave situated there too. I had wrote an article about stories that we experienced there in Mandarin. Drop by to know more. :') I am sorry for those who don't understand Mandarin. I am lazy to re-type in English. I highly recommend dark caves to those who love nature and animal. It is an interesting trip indeed.

Anyway, that's our journey of the day! And we did enjoy a lot from exploring!

Love，

K Rou

Stockhorn 一那美得像天堂的地方

2011-05-03T06:13:00.000-07:00

海拔2190米高的Stockhorn是瑞士阿尔卑斯山脉里的其中一座山峰。或许他不是瑞士最美丽最壮观的山峰，但是它确实给了我深刻的体会。而那一刻的体会也将会是我这一辈子所珍惜的礼物。在瑞士的时候，我曾写下一篇到访Stockhorn的感想。现在看回那篇文章，不禁莞尔，当时的我好像真的完全被这个地方给震撼了！现在的我无法想像当是的我是如何的激动，如何的感动，但我很确定的是，那段过程对于现在的我而言绝对是个很美好很美好的回忆。=）

在瑞士的我写下了这样的一篇文章：

我很感恩。我真的很感恩。

我从来不知道我是那么的珍惜我的双眼，直到我踏上Stockhorn山峰的那一刻。

我不是美女。平平无奇的我没有乌黑亮丽或是水汪汪的大眼睛！我的眼睛小小的，形状也不漂亮，但是我发自内心的喜欢它们，也非常珍惜这双小眼睛。因为就是这一对小眼睛，让我看到了这令赞叹的一刻，那美得既让人无法置信的一刻，也将会是我这一生都无法忘怀的一幕。

请原谅我不会运用那华丽的修辞手法，懂得词汇也非常有限，我真的无法运用我熟悉的文字来形容那震撼的一刻。

我只知道我永远都不会忘记站在Stockhorn山峰的那一刻，那一种四周都被雪山（阿尔卑斯山脉）包围的感觉。从山峰上面望下去，我竟然没有一丝害怕的感觉。反而，围绕着我的竟是一种很奇妙的感觉，那种谦卑的感觉。我真的不知道要如何形容才比较贴切。我只能说那种感觉真的很奇妙，或许当人看到大自然是何等的壮观和美丽的时候，很多的感想会围绕在你的脑海里，在那一刹那，人类也不得不变得较为谦卑。我想也是吧！世界那么大，而我们是那么的渺小，谦卑知足的过生活会比较开心吧！

我很庆幸我愿意爬上尝试爬上山峰，也很感谢一路上鼓励及支持我的 host family，不然我也不会有那么大的领悟！那些支持我往上爬的人们，衷心地谢谢你们！虽然路程很短，但是往上爬的过程确实不容易，至少对于生长在热带国家的我确实如此。在雪上走路都已经不简单了，跟何况是挑战雪山？

我想，很多事情如果我们不愿意尝试，我们永远都不知道我们是否能胜任，自己的极限可以到哪里？自己的潜能又在哪里？我只能说永远都不要让害怕战胜自己。或许要克服害怕的过程不简单，但是只要我们成功克服了，得到的并不会比失去的少啊！=）

勇于尝试对的东西，我们永远都不会吃亏吧！

虽然，直到现在，我还是不知道我究竟是如何走上这山峰？哈哈哈！:')

接下来，就由照片来说故事吧！虽然，有时候，照片真的取代不了我们的肉眼，因为它只能帮我们留住回忆，却永远取代不了我们看到风景那一刻的感动。但，就将就下吧！=P

Stockhorn真的很美，但是请原谅我。我的技术无法把它的美完完全全带回来与大家分享。

Pertang Farm

2011-04-27T09:52:00.000-07:00

Pertang Farm (Kee's Farm actually), I have been there with all my beloved prefects 2 years ago and I went there again with my family last weekend. The place has changed a lot. Of course much more better compared to 2 years ago. Anyways, it was a nice journey though. There is still a prefect place to relax, chit-chat and take pictures. :')

When I walked along the small street of the farm, it had recalled me a lot of memories. It recalled me the moments when I was busy preparing for competitions as well as camping with all the awesome and beloved friends. It recalled me the time when I was still in secondary school. The time when I was still a debate's speaker. The time when I was still a choir's member. The time when I was still a magazine's editor. The time when I was still a head prefect. The time when I was still a student's reporter and so on. I smile when I recalled all these. It just simply some nice memories in my heart. I am pretty sure they will be some of the happiness moments in my life, indeed.

Anyway, I know time is not going to return to the past. Everybody is fighting for their own future under different sky now. And we had actually met a lot of new friends and created new memories with them. However, I always believe that we are not just a part of memories for each other. We will still continue creating memories together. Just the chance is lesser. What I need to do and I will definitely do is to create and collect all the happiness moments of my university life which is happening now.

Ohya, I have ran out of topic! Let's continue the story of Pertang Farm! Pertang Farm is a land where farming a lot of vegetables and fruits such as lemon, pineapple, coconuts and etc. The thing that I want to highlight is all the vegetables and fruits which planted here are all ORGANIC which are totally suitable for people nowadays who focus much on healthy food. Of course, you are allowed to buy the vegetables and fruits with reasonable price from the owner if you wish to do so . =)

Some of the crops over there :')

Besides, it is a house for goose, ducks, chickens, goats and other animals. Therefore, it will be a nice place to educate small kids especially for those kids who grow up in the city. I am pretty sure they have no chance to see these kind of animals in their real life! Furthermore, it will be a nice place to relax as well as a nice journey for soul searching. And of course there are some entertainments for the guests during the night like Ping Pong, Karaoke, Mahjong, BBQ and more. And you can have another option which is chit-chat with your lovely friends and family members or read some nice books in the lovely environment. So, no worries!

The lovely animals over there =D

I love this place a lot since it brings me peace in my mind. I think you all will like it too! :')

Random Pictures in Pertang Farm.

Visit their homepage if you are interested too!

Let's have a date with nature when you are tired and hope to escape from city.
Pertang Farm will be one of the best options.

Have a visit there to release your stress when you need. It will be a nice place, indeed.

The World is a book, for those who don't travel read only a page.

So, just go out from the place we used to it and EXPLORE!

We will definitely know more about ourself and our mother earth!

Stay tuned! :')

P.S: It is easy to get there : )
From Kuala Lumpur/ Cheras, take Jalan Semenyih towards Seremban direction. Exit to Broga after Semenyih town, and turn left to Kuala Klawang direction after Lenggeng town. Drive along Route 86 to Kuala Klawang main town; take road to Spg. Pertang direction and drive 22km to Kampung Pertang. Kee’s Farmstay is located 1km away from Kampung Pertang. Here is the map! :')

Love,

K Rou

伸手不见五指 —— 在黑风洞黑洞发生的故事

2011-04-20T22:36:00.000-07:00

原来伸手不见五指是真有其事！

黑风洞黑洞里

请原谅我的无知。一直以来，我都以为伸手不见五指只不过是种形容词，抑或是一种夸张手法，直到上个星期日。=)

上个星期日，我与两个好友一起展开一段没有计划的背包旅程。

伸手不见五指的故事是在黑风洞里的黑洞发生的。

原本我们只打算到黑风洞走走，消磨时间。

但是，到了黑风洞，却又抵挡不了好奇心的诱惑，就立即决定与几个澳洲人随着导游探索黑洞去。

探索黑洞前

黑洞是蝙蝠的家，早在我们还没深入探索黑洞时，Guano的味道已无所不在，不时还能看到蝙蝠的踪迹。

除了蝙蝠的踪迹，暗暗凉凉的黑洞，我也只能用诡异来形容它。

在黑洞里，导游要求我们把手电筒关上，再把我们的手放在眼睛前面，完全不说话。

在普通的环境里，不到一会儿，我们就能看到自己的手了。

但是，黑洞不一样。

过了许久，我们依然看不见。（原来伸手不见五指是真有其事）

导游说这就是黑洞。

洞里的生物为了生存，也不断的改变自己来适应环境。

导游说洞穴里面的生物大部分是盲的，他们不能在洞穴外的环境生存。

为什么在生物不断的进化，只求生存的当儿，还有那么多无知的人类选择自杀呢？

那所谓的名和利，爱恨情仇都会随着时间流逝，不是吗？

谦卑的看待生命，尊敬生命不是更好吗？

人类总会在莫些时候被大自然震撼。

而我的确是被那些钟乳石震撼了！

洞里那美丽的钟乳石，石笋与石柱竟然也要用超过一万年的时间才形成。

那么，在洞穴里不过十来岁的我们究竟是什么？

我们的生命又有着怎样的意义？

在完全看不见东西的环境里，听着潺潺的流水声，人类好像也不过如此，什么万物之灵也只不过是一种虚名。

对我而言，旅行的意义不是在于看景点，而是在旅程的过程中发现新事物，培养新的视角。

而这趟旅程也是如此。

在极地中（在没有手电筒情况下的黑洞应该也算是吧？）静下心来看待自己，也是种顿悟吧？

或许，其他人会觉得没有计划的旅程没有意义，很荒谬，但是我们却乐在其中，也收获不少！

那天，一大清早，我们三个就迫不及待地从被窝里爬起来展开我们的旅程。

本来我们的目的地只有一个 —— 黑风洞，却在问路的过程中意外的到访了中央艺术坊和仙师四爷宫。

黑风洞与中央艺术坊的故事，就留在下一篇吧！

或许这才叫做旅程吧！不断的发掘，发现！

注：黑洞的入门票：马来西亚公民（需出示MyCard） RM25 外国游客 RM35

随笔

2011-04-13T07:49:00.000-07:00

摘自网路上的一段文字：

“大部分我是现实的，不是虚荣，拜金。

就单纯的只是现实，我很清楚我要的是什么。”

中学的时候，有个朋友告诉我我做人很现实。

但是，他却不知道这究竟是我的优点还是缺点，我也不懂。我甚至不是很清楚现实到底是什么。但，我想我是这样的人吧！

因为，从小到大，我真的很清楚我要的是什么。

但，我从来不会不择手段地得到它，我反而会拼了命地完成心中想像的结果！

我想是因为对于喜欢的事与物，除了全身充满热忱与往前走的动力以外，我总是很执着吧！

我不知道这究竟是好还是不好。

只是，在我身旁的你们如果真的很不喜欢我这种个性，对不起，请原谅我就是这样的一个女孩。至少在这当下，我依然是这样的一个人，我只想在世俗的枷锁下，依然忠于我自己。

一年

2011-04-12T07:24:00.000-07:00

一年后，我毕业了。

明天的我，不再是学院生，而是修着荣誉学士的大学生。

一年，真很快吧！我想绝对是的。

走在每天都必须经过的道路上，看着头上那单轨火车，路旁的监狱，在那人来人往的道路上寻找自己，一年的时光竟然就悄悄流逝了！

一年前，我就像现在的这一批刚刚从中学毕业的学弟学妹们一样，徘徊在升学的十几路口上，彷徨不已。

其实也没有很彷徨啦，因为我知道我自己要的是什么啊！

只是，我实在不知道该我究竟应该继续呆在马来西亚还是接受那份奖学金到新加坡啊？

结果，我就放弃了新加坡NGEE POLY的奖学金，只身一个人来到吉隆坡 -- 那一座我曾经很抗拒的城市（现在也没有很喜欢），开始了我的大学生涯。

很多人问我，你不后悔吗？

有机会出国留学为什么不去？这不是你梦寐以求的事吗？

是啊，我是很想出国留学，但是某些因素，我放弃了！

老实说，如果你问我如果有后悔过吗？

当然有啊！每当在这边过得不顺心的时候，我都会偷偷地在想：如果我现在在新加坡，我会怎样？情况会怎样？我还会是现在的我吗？在新加坡经过再社会化过程后的我会是怎样的一个人？

无论如何，决定还是做了！后悔也于事无补，不是吗？

既然选择了，也只有勇敢地走下去。

而我现在也过得不错嘛！

我曾经网络里看过一段话，我觉得最真实不过了

我想上天让我做这决定一定有它的理由吧！

给我自己的话，除了加油，还是加油！

=）

打工旅行

2011-02-27T06:59:00.000-08:00

我一直以来都很喜欢一段文字，那天在堂姐的部落各又看到这段文字，心中的那一把火又悄悄地燃烧起来!

二十年后，你会懊悔更多的是那些现在没做，而不是真的做了的事。所以，抛开绳结，驶离安全的港湾。掌握好你的风向，勇气地探索，梦想，发现吧。―马克●吐温

打工旅行，一直是我的梦想，一个我会用一生去完成的梦想！我甚至曾经疯狂地想过，要把打工旅行当成我一辈子的工作。一边旅行，一边工作，一边当义工，一边用文字和图片于是人分享，那时多棒的一件事啊！

还记得，中五毕业的那一年，很多朋友朋友都站在升学的十字路口上，彷徨不已。而我，心中虽然有个很明确的方向，却又迟迟得拿不定主意。是的，我在害怕。我害怕我会做错决定，那改变我一生的决定!

结果，我的决定毫无意外地让众人大跌眼镜。我选择了礼待管理基础课程! 但，我身边的人好像并不认同。他们认为，那个读理科班的我，应该会选择些与理科有关的课程。他们认为，那个连续两年获得全森最佳辩论员的我，应该会选择大众传媒或律师这条路。

但，他们都错了！我选择了礼待管理基础课程，接下来毫无意外地我会选择旅游管理荣誉学士课程。我不是对大众传媒没兴趣，只是，我总觉得我还有些事要去做，我要去看看这世界，去发现，甚至去改变，而这念头却重来也没消失过。

然而，我并没有后悔我当初做的这个决定，而我也即将在这四月踏上大学这一条路。其实，现在回想起来，还真得好笑。当时的我，会不回想得太多了。

我就是喜欢的旅行方式，去探讨，去发现！那就是最真实的自我啊，不是吗？！或许现在来判断我做的决定名究竟是对还是错，还言之过早。至少，我现在是开心的。那不就好了吗？

我曾经在网络上看过一段文字：
假如你是水瓶座，打工旅行的梦幻首选，是尝试一次孤傲的冒险与飘流。水瓶座是一个喜欢逞强的人，对生命的梦想、和人定胜天的理念就是他们旅行中的指南针，他们以为旅行打工就是要过着一种与世隔绝的煳口，才可以从辛劳中得到人生最宝贵的启示与聪明。

对阿，我就是想来一次浩浩荡荡的流浪！一次对我的人生有震撼人生的流浪！旅行并不只是住旅馆，吃好料啊！怎么那么准啊？

有时，我不禁在想，为什么往往星座的分析，都那么的准啊！
我不是迷信，只是很多时候星座的分析很多时候都说中了我的人生观，性格，感觉，做人的原则等等，或许我是典型的水瓶座吧！=）

流浪，打工旅行，依然是我现在的梦想，而我也会尽我的能力去完成它！加油！我绝对做得到！

DIE POST !!! 死亡邮递?

2011-02-23T07:21:00.000-08:00

在瑞士的那一个月，我体会了很多，当然也闹出了不少的笑话！=）

其中有一项是关于他们的邮政局的。

我一直觉得他们的邮政局很怪，至于哪里怪，我又说不上来。＝（

总而言之，每当我看见他们的邮政局或邮箱，心中就有种不寻常的感觉。

直到有一天，我终于发现哪里不对劲了！

是名字！它怪就怪在那名字！邮箱或邮政局前那显眼的字（DIE POST）！

DIE POST？DIE POST！

好端端的，为什么要把名字取成死亡邮递呢？

看了名字，顾客还会对这邮递有信心吗？

我们的信，能寄出去吗？

还是会送到另一个世界去？

经过查询后，我才弄清楚那怎么一回事！

原来啊，DIE　POST不是英文，是德文。

读音和含义根本就完全是两回事！跟死亡更是没有任何关系！哈哈哈哈！还真是见笑了！

原来，德文的DIE 跟英文的 THE 意思差不多。

DIE POST的含义大约就是我们英文的 THE POST一样。

没什么特别意思。

是我自己想多了！　＝）

哈哈哈哈哈！

然而这事情却让我领悟到，其实很多时候，很多事情只要我们把自己换作别人，站在另一个角度想，事情可能就会有个截然不同的发展。

当我们遇到不顺心的事的时候，就跳出自己的框框，换个角度想想吧，或许事情并没有那么糟啊！能活着，已经是天下间最幸福的事啦，难道不是吗！

这个笑话，就当作给自己上了一堂课吧。哈哈哈哈＝）

我十八岁，我去过瑞士

2011-02-22T06:01:00.000-08:00

我来自马来西亚的一个很朴素的小镇。

从出生到成长，都在热带国家中度过，典型的乡下妹。

一直以来，我都很羡慕<<世界那么大>>(一个我从小就很喜欢也影响我很多的旅行节目)的主持人。

他们是那么的幸运，能到地球的每一个角落去探索世界，那是多么棒的一件事啊！

而我，总是坐在电视前幻想着哪天我也能像他们一样勇敢地向世界奔去！！

[东经XX度北纬XX度，世界的中心在哪里？

走到哪，都无法度量。因为——世界那麼大

我是女生，从此刻起，向世界的每个角落……勇敢奔去！！]

每当听到节目的开场白时，心中总是很澎湃，像是心中有着一股莫名的力量，告诉我要勇敢的朝自己的梦想（探索世界，一个往往被旁人认为不切实际的梦想）前进！

而我的梦想，终于在十八岁的那一年踏出第一步了！！:')

十八岁结束前的那一年，我到了瑞士一趟（这算是我第一次一个人到那么远吧！），去当交换学生，也看到了人生中的第一场雪，更度过了一个美好的白色圣诞。

虽然过程并没有想像中那么顺利，但是这一趟旅程，就像是黑夜中那温暖的月光，不但在那漆黑的夜晚为我开拓了一条路，也照亮了我的心房。

经过这次后，我好像更加地确定我心中要的究竟是什么。

我想，能在十八岁那一年到外国去生活一个月，去看看人家的国家，去体验一国的风土人情，我是幸运的。

虽然只是那短短的一个月，但，这应该是我18年来最最最精彩的一趟旅程吧！:')

十八岁，我去过瑞士，那美的有点不真实的国家，我是幸运的一群！！

而我，一直都在小心的珍稀着这一份幸运。

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Crapping to myself! XD

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Love You You

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Sibu Sibu Sibu

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Happy Birthday

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God Bless Me

成长

Hello Durians :))

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Passed! =)

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二十岁了，请穿上你的现实。去走出你的人生

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Stockhorn 一 那美得像天堂的地方

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伸手不见五指 —— 在黑风洞黑洞发生的故事

随笔

一年

打工旅行

DIE POST !!! 死亡邮递?

我十八岁，我去过瑞士

Stockhorn 一那美得像天堂的地方