G-A-V-I-N

Time : 9:40pm Place : Malaysia, KLIA Occasion : My departure. My family and friends… truly, my heart cried out ever so much the night i left all of you guys behind but my ego got the better of me so no tears were shed. My heart though, was heavier. I’m missing my home and you guys, friends and family alike, and i cannot wait to get back on the plane back home. The journey on the plane was ok, though rather tiring. The latest show they had on the plane was some film by John Cena titled the "The Marine" Bah~! Poppicock! I didn’t watch it. :S The food on the place wasn’t that good either. I survived the flight though. The most trying and tiring ordeal though was when i had reached Sydney airport, and i had to wait there(Inside Sydney airport) for 6 whole hours~~!! I had to wait for the domestic flight i had to take to this place/town i’m in now called Barthurst. Small town, farm like kinda place. When i wear my superman t-shirt, i feel like clark kent on the kent farm! Muahahah!! Sorry for the side track. Couldn’t resist! hehe The plane i sat on from Sydney to Barthurst was rather scary. It was one of those scrooge mcduck launchpad kinda planes. I don’t know how to explain it, but the plane dips a fair bit when there is turbulence, so you imagine the feeling. :s Anyways, i’m finally here, and after a week of hassle and organizing all the small itsy bitsy, but important stuff, i’m settled. Yay~! Well, I finally managed to get my internet connected, which is why I haven’t been online for the past week since i left Malaysia which also explains the fact that it’s been quite a while since i last wrote in my blog. That’s, as i have said earlier, due to the fact that i needed time to settle in, look for a place to stay, get my electric, water, phone bills etc all done and all the other nitty gritty stuff. Well, as it is now, i’m finally moved into my house that i’ve managed to rent for the remaining duration of my time here. I was staying in a motel before i found this place, and it’s $72 per night in that motel and i stayed there for 4 nights!! Those 4 nights came up to a grand total of $302 aussie? Golly mate… SPIFFLING figure now ain’t it?  For those of you in the blur, I’m currently in Australia doing my degree in Bachelor of Arts (Advertising-Communication). FOoyOHhH… sounds professional? Nah… it’s basically a degree in advertising. So life here so far isn’t as tough as i would have expected, neither is it a life that is too fun living. I find myself using a lot of money and the "$1000 dollars per month" from my mum doesn’t seem enough to use. :S Oh well, and no… i’m not overspending or doing unnecessary shopping but basic living expenses here are rather high to say the least. I won’t go into details, but just so you know, living expenses are high. I’ve enrolled into all of my subjects so that’s good news… i guess… The people here are generally friendly except for the few that  give me an occasional stare or two…, but all in all, they’re just swell mate! I’m having a problem trying to stick to my diet plan here. Don’t ask why, i just can’t seem to diet!! I just ate bacon, sausages, and spaghetti for dinner…  =_=" Maybe it’s the cold weather here… hmmm *rubs tummy and consoles self* But i shan’t put on weight God willing. Hmmm let’s see, what else… cooking is basically done by Sue-Ann(Girlfriend) and washing is done by me. It’s autumn soon, and the weather at night can really really really get cold~~ *shivers* I dread winter time.. :s Gosh, i have so many things to type and tell, but i’m all over the place aren’t i? I think i’ll just sign off now and perhaps my next post will be a little more well organized. Miss all you guys back in M’sia heaps! Swell on ya’ then mates! See ya then~!

The butterflies are fluttering, the stomach succumbing to the butterflies, the heat is intense, my mind is in a mess, as the day gets closer and closer….. the day… i…. LEAVE FOR AUSTRALIA~~!!!  *sobz*  :`( oh dear.. without noticing, as cliché as this sounds, time flies!! It’s 4.30am on a Friday morning and i have until Sunday to continue living my ever so care-free and joyful life in subang. Wait… i don’t think i’ll even have time on Sunday as i’ll be so busy doing last minute packing and all the nerve-wrecking last minute stuff. There are so many people I love and cherish back here in Malaysia and i don’t even have time to meet up with them and say my goodbyes. OK… so i’ll only be gone for a year, but still, that’s a long time away from home and the people i know and love. Gosh, i don’t even know where to start but here goes. This goes out to those friends that I didn’t get to meet up with and for those i probably won’t see at the airport, and even if i do, it still goes out to you.. basically…. everybody lar….. Muahahaha~! OK… so… i’ll start with Mum, Dad, Chi(Sister) my darling Brando Boy(Pet Dog).. I love you all very much and thanks for funding my studies overseas mum and dad, and chi for always being a good sister to me though i can be a not so good brother sometimes~ and to my fatty brando boy whose like a brother to me, go easy on that leg and don’t worry, i’ll be back before you can even whine "where’s Gav?" Hehehehe… Next, to my extended family, my cousins, Jon, Kat, Liesl, Wai, Mei, Cheong, Roy Ko, Rench, those that i see on a relatively frequent basis lar…. you guys have a huge part to play in moulding me into the boy/man i am today in many ways. My aunties and uncles.. also a big shoutout to them for being there for me. Special thank you to my Lak-ee(6th aunty) and uncle Kim Sing for that BULGING ang-pau… *ngek ngek* :Þ My friends, Yang, i won’t be seeing you until i get back i think, unless you’re at the airport, but I just wanna say, no matter how different we are as we grow older, always… brothers at heart.. Jay, Al, Ren, Moon, Rong, Huat, Meng, Lex same goes to you guys. You guys have been the first batch of friends that i’ve grown close to, and though we walk our seprate ways now, we’ll always be… ASB?? NOLAR~~~ where got ASB… what is this man? LOL!!! But you guys know what i mean. Huat, study hard, and keep on breaking hard,B-boy never dies, but neither do shufflers.. muahaha, Meng, looking forward to working my way up with you when i get back, Moon, you’re gonna be a fine chef! Cook me something to eat! hahaha, Jay, good luck in your studies and come visit me! If you have the time lar.. hehe, Ren, another brother that is there for me… but… don’t have so much FUN lar K? Hope u got that.. ehehe, (inside joke) Al… you’ve grown to be so hospitable as we’ve grown up… at least you don’t let me sleep on your room floor with no blanket anymore! Hahahaha, good luck in you final sem Al! Hoon ki, u got hoon ki not hoon ki? I want a hoon ki lar.. right not rong? Hahahaha Rong, I know you succesful working man now… don’t forget me k? hehe Alex, thanks for always being there not only for me, but for others as well. One of the nicest guys around people! :)  OK… now for my friends that i’ve grown closer to over the past 2-3 years… K.T, my hippo-poto-TAN ar~! Has a playful character by nature, and always makes me laugh just by being himself… (Seng and Uncle Joe, you know when he makes us laugh lar~~ MUAHAHAHA!!) but.. he has a heart of gold… truly a friend to cherish. Ah Seng, Ba-pai Seng (Fussy Seng), has a loud mouth, a huge and big character, but has grown close to me somehow. I don’t know how i can find a hingtai(brother) that is so arrogant and fussy and struts his away around everywhere he walks… Geez~! Nolar… that’s just his appearance, we all know that’s his way of portraying his soft heart, just like K.T And to my DARLING Uncle Joe, (Note: From here on till i say so, there’ll be a lot of inside jokes so pay no attention) Blackie Girl~~ she’s gonna come home with me when i come back from Aussie, because by that time, I’m gonna have some Northern Muscles. Anyway you know lar…who said i went gym… and who said i lost weight *rub chin*… *Kiss mucsle MUACKS* MUAHAHAH!! I’ll sweep girls off their feet with my M-bison slide, and i’ll be a lover-man.. ok? Okok… very good. (End of inside jokes) To my church, i’d like to thank you all for praying for me. I appreciated it very much. Auntie Kala, Uncle Guna, Dim, Reeshma, Arjun, thanks for that dinner. It was very thoughtful. I know Dim, you gonna laugh at me for being sentimental right? LOL, ok… there are so many other people that have been a part of my life, and i’m sorry if i haven’t mentioned your name. You are all important to me and i am grateful. Honestly though, some are more important than others and i have to say this coz if i don’t then you’ll all know I’m just crapping as not everyone can have the same amount of importance in one’s heart. So forgive me, but i’m keeping it real. Last but DEFINITELY not least, my ever loving and gracious Father In Heaven. Thank You for leading me onto the right path and bringing the people that you have brought into my life to make an impact and difference. Again, i’m sorry if i have not mentioned some people’s names, but I am grateful and thankful to everybody. *hugz* OK….. I talk as if i’m going for 10 years or like i’ve won a grammy or something. But i guess that’s me… emotional, sentimental, and rather exaggerated blog posts… *laughs* But, I just felt right in posting this blog before i venture into foreign land as to me, it is a big step in my life. To all, and everybody *hugz*. See you when i get back! Cherioz Mates!

I’m sure by now, most of you have heard of the shootout a week back at Subang Parade where 2 security officers and a robber passed on whilst one more security officer was badly injured. Recent news has it that all the baddies have been caught and that’s good news. Yay! =_=" Anyways, i just wanted to share with you guys what i feel is truly the work of a compassionate and wondrous God. To keep a long story short, on that eventful day, i was to meet my parents at Subang Parade for dinner at 8.00pm but due to unforseen circumstances, i was delayed. The delay, mind you, frustrated me as hell and i wanted to just go already but couldn’t. It didn’t occur to me as the night came to an end and i was resting my tired eyes and body on the couch in my living room as my sister told me "Do you know if you hadn’t been delayed and reached there on time, you quite possibly might have walked out into the shootout?" I was stoned. Literally. *laughs* You see, the lift at where i came up from exited directly onto the scene of crime. Of course, one might say that if i had been on time i might have parked somewhere else and gone up a different lift for the future would have changed. The way i see it, God still delayed me so as to make sure i wasn’t even present in Subang Parade at the time of the shootout and only allowed me in when the nightmare had ended. So there. I am thankful for my God and let this be my testimony to the world as to how loving, good and caring my Lord & God Jesus Christ can be… AMEN? AMEN!