Final exams for my first semester in 2nd year course ended on Wednesday, which means I’m having winter holiday now. The first few days after having the Anatomy final were hectic for me, but enjoying. I went to the Zara shop near to the Red Square (also to the Anatomy dept) straight after the exam ( shows how exciting I was) to have a look at the discount clothes, but none is in my budget In the evening, I started off with my first holiday feast at a Korean restaurant in yugo-zapad. It serves BBQ meal which I think it was fabulous and would love to try their seafood soup next time

The next day I went to the Ashan “kampung” to get a new set of dumbbell. Gosh, it was a terrible experience to carry the 15kg metal plates back to the hostel. Then, I had my second feast at a Japanese restaurant also somewhere in yugo-zapad and I tried the hot sake. It was ok, but I got a bit drunk not long after taking the last sip of it

Today is the Chinese New Year- the Year of Ox. I had a steamboat dinner last evening with my fellow friends and it was enjoyable. Then, we continued with a red-wine drink in the midnight and I got my face as red as a tomato. It was quite dull today as there were nothing much can do and no New Year ‘feel’ here in Moscow. But I expected it

There is nothing much to do during the break, so I decided to continue my studies and get prepared for my 2nd semester. I guess there is no reasons for me to waste any more time, but of course, I will still find oppurtunities to enjoy my winter break ))

YAU CHI-WING (CHENG, KEVIN) and HUI WAI-YAN (WONG CHUNG CHAK, BOSCO) were both born on the seventh day of August, but one takes relationships seriously while the other is so money-minded and sees love as a tool to get higher up the social ladder. The tale begins on the seventh of August, when WING and YAN first encounter their own dream girl on the island. WING works as a lifeguard on the outlying island. He gets to know pet shop assistant LING KA-YAN (CHOW LAI KI, NIKI) by chance and is soon mesmerized by her endearing personality. YAN who works at a coffee shop meets a romance comic artist called WONG CHI-KWAN (TONG SZE WING, NATALIE). Being misled into believing that the girl is from a rich family, YAN decides to chase her. He would never have thought that someone as calculating as himself would end up falling into a love trap.

Unforgettable Encounter.
Two People with Same Birthday
Finding a True Heart as the Greatest Love of All

It’s another of my favorite Hong Kong drama. I love the main character, Kevin Cheng. He’s one of my IDOL ^^. I love the setting where it  took place in Japan during winter. The scenery is so beautiful that I hardly find in Moscow. I love the way they dress up – simple yet elegant. And the theme song is my favorite too :p

Do you feel unlucky as you can’t afford to buy the latest fashion of clothes and shoes? Do you feel unhappy to be unable to live in a big and beautiful house with a seaside view and jacuzzi pool in the bathroom that you longed for? Do you feel like losing your appetite when you see your neighbours go to the high-class hotel for a dinner buffet while you are having your Maggi cups in the weekends? And do you ever thought that there are way of people out there who can’t even feed their starving stomachs, don’t have a single roof to shield their heads and have only a piece or two of shabby clothes to wear in the cold nights? Think about it…:p

War is a cruel activity in my thoughts. The unforgettable history of dropping the atomic bombs in Hiroshima and Nagasaki really arouses the feeling of hate to wars in me. I can imagine how the citizens of Japan reacted when they see pieces of dead bodies of their family, relatives, friends and pets scattered around. I can feel the terror in their eyes when they witness the dark water ink of rains, due to the thick ashes of burnings, falling from the sky. And I can see the catastrophic environment as if it was a living hell for them. Can you?…

That’s not the end of war. And yet, nowadays, there are still people who are feeling the same way as those Japanese. They cry for help, pity and mercy from the enemies to spare the wars from their countries. None works, though. And their condition is worse than the history as they suffer for years of wars, non-stopped.

When will it stop? Really, I don’t know. By looking at the videos and pictures of these war victims, I can’t do anything much but speechless. All I can do is to cross my fingers and pray hard that it will end soon, hopefully… And what about you, my dear friends?

Abunimah, Gaza

where is mercy?

helpless-ness

wish could protect them T-T

flee to safety

stranded

So do you still feel unlucky? :p

1 Litre of Tears – A very sad and touching Japanese drama about a 15 year old Japanese girl named Aya Kito (actress Erika Sawajiri), who suffered from spinocerebellar ataxia(degenerative disease).

The drama is based on her diary in which she began to write it when her doctor diagnosed that she had this incurable disease. Frankly, I almost cried in every episodes as it showed how Aka slowly undergoes degeneration physically but she still continues to move on her life happily until she passed away at age of 25. This drama really teaches me how precious life is and that family is the one who stays beside us whenever we face troubles and in life&death situations. And I believe a person’s true nature is revealed at time of the greatest adversity. At times, I was wondering how wonderful it is if we could have even a single true friend who could walk together with us…))

It is one of my favorite dramas ever and watch it if you have time by the way, this song is by Remioromen titled Konayuki.

A week passed since the day of new year, unrealized. I know that things will begin to change more or less, sooner or later, from what it should be in last year. I think this year will be an amazing one for me as I set a list of Resolutions on the new year eve and it’ll be a tough road for me to achieve them. Anyway, I like challenges )).

Final exams is coming sooner and sooner and I am getting busier than before. Ten hours of study per day is like a daily routine for me now. I guess that will be also the nature of my future career but I do not really hold any grudges because I chose to walk in this pathway. The route that is full of difficulties and pain but will eventually bring me to my dream destination.

However,though,I don’t really feel that awful compared to last year because I have my old friends back in my country who give me moral and spiritual support that makes me feel I’m not alone here anymore :p Their appearance in my life brings a lot of wonderful memories that keeps me warm in the cold winter and tells me to keep on going to achieve what I want to be. xoxo.

wonderful memory - back from Redang Island

chilling in Malacca

funny mimics - Bukit Cahaya

wonderful pic in Redang Island

two of my old friends - Alex, me and Kevin

another old friend of mine - Chin Hui Jing

OK, still have 6 more months to go back to Malaysia. Just another half a year, we can meet again and have fun!! YAY! ))

It was really amusing when I saw the advertisement pasted on the notice board on 14th floor. It was the Xmas Party that held for the very first time in our hostel! (Институт Русского Языка им. А.С. Пушкина). Wow, I thought it would be really interesting and indeed it was!!

Well, there were several activities planned on that evening -christmas carols, presents exchange, games, sketch and etc.. Most of all, I like the 25minutes sketch by the fellowship members and the famous actor in our batch-Harjun Singh(as Prof. Lydia – one of our Anatomy Lecturer). It was very hilarious and meaningful as well because it was associated with the fact that 25 Dec falls on the very same day as credit test in Anatomy dept.(oh I still remember that I was studying my Anatomy book on the Xmas Eve…haha cheers!). Well, I’ve uploaded the video in the end of the post, ENJOY!

Back to the party, all of us had a great evening as we GIVE & RECEIVE a Xmas present. And for me, I was a double winner as I won the main price for the Lucky Draws!! LOL, I felt so shocked and happy when my number 108 (which I think as a lucky number for me) was called out during the main prize. The present was decorated so creatively and meaningful – A Xmas tree(by dear Jie Wen and Han Ying)^^.

After the party was done, everyone hungrily lined up outside the study room to get their food which prepared by the Fellowship. I think the food was extremely good(too bad I couldn’t taste the fried chicken wings as I was a vegetarian on that day). I was pretty sure that they really put in a lot of effort in preparing the food and of course, the whole party successfully.

Xmas banner

xmas tree

snow man - adorable

xmas presents

the band singing the xmas carols

best actor - Harjun Singh

me happily carrying away the Lucky draw present

James and me

harjun, james and me

me and Marcus

me, Eliza, Aimie and Farahin

2nd year gang

us again

the main course of the party

Although the party wasn’t as grand as the Christmas Ball organized by the SMSA – I think it was meaningful for all of us as it did bring a lot of joyous and wonderful memories on the evening. And of course, we wouldn’t let go the chance to take pictures for us to keep and to be remembered as a brand new experience staying in the hostel Pushkin… ))

MANY THANKS TO THE FELLOWSHIPS!

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YAY, It New Year of 2009!

Doubtlessly,  I have been studying in Moscow for a year and a half. So what? – you might ask. Well, the best part is that I realised I did grow in my inner side. Internal organs, bones and “brain” perhaps? LOL, what I am trying to say is my spiritual and mental development.

I’ve learnt a lot about life. Life is so precious and irreplaceable – as it never come again. Life is always filled with hopes- upturns that bring back the confidence and happiness to you in a moment. Nevertheless, life is also filled with disappointments, sadness and griefs-whenever you feel that you were betrayed by your most trustful friends, hurt by the ridiculous rumors spread like fire in the wind among your circle of your friends. And in times, I would think whether life is like a drama, in which you would be an actor out there and then you would be hiding yourself in the room thinking of the regret things that you’ve made in the “drama”.

I always think that challenges and difficulties will eventually help me to grow. Perhaps my early life was like a smooth sailing boat in the sea, and when the time came for me to be all on my own(ie. in Moscow), I felt useless and had to depend on my friends to settle down things. And that was when I was so vulnerable to be hurt, to be betrayed and easy to trust in people. And that happened for the last whole year. Frankly, I’d never thought before that my life could fall into such bad times. However, I guess they were all blessing in disguise. They were the reasons, the courage, the forces that change me into a new person-a guy who devoted himself in becoming a person who are willing to help others in need with all his skills, person who has a long life goals to be achieved and a student who are able to stand on his own feet finally!

I must really thank to those who appear in my life because they are the ones who directly or indirectly become the mold in shaping who I am now.

THANK YOU!!

This is a poem that I would like to share with those of you who are fighting for your dreams…

wow finally. The time has come for me and my fellow MMA friends to face the first year final exams. well, in this moment, I am having mixed feelings, happy and sad. Why happy and why sad?

I’m happy because the exams will end in 7 days which i thought will pass very fast and of course I could have my sweet time to do whatever things I want to do then – shopping, cooking, swimming, jogging and watching tv series for sure. oh gosh, i really wish i would have done the final paper by now, haha…

Sad? hmm, i’m sure you can guess it correctly. well, stress and disappointment certainly. Meaning I have to study hard like hell and heart broken if i got unsatisfactory marks. unfortunately, these are not the only factors that make me feel bad. I could feel changes in people around me which makes me feel uneasy. well, i really wish that this is simply because everyone is stressed up. i hope everything will back to normal once the exams is over…