Chinese New Year Turns Grey

It was a happening Chinese New Year and everything seems to be just fine, even on the first page of newspaper but it won't be the same once u flip over the pages. Everything changes drastically and it is not easy for everyone to cope with it. Its getting more and more cyclical unemployed workers around Malaysia and now its reported that more retrenchments will be executed mostly on manufacturing sectors slowing down the GDP of the country.

The most recently, The Bank Negara has issued RM2Bil of government bonds to public. although it says its for the retires and it might sounds good for publicity but kinda think of it, Bank Negara is not supposed to sell government bonds especially at this moment, recession. The issuing of government bonds reflects the liquidity of the Federal Reserve and it's a market signal that Malaysia is no longer doing good. Although the Federal Reserve levered the interest rates to encourage foreign investments and tourism, what makes a difference if the living expenses is still that high.

Everyone is squeezing themselves among others to get a job in Singapore. Even Singapore is not doing well, the government has sufficient federal reserve to enact a $13.6Billion stimulus to boost up economy and maintain the currency. Even Malaysia used$7Billion to stimulate the rates. Will this last? Can they do that forever. Pumping money into money market its like pouring the money into a blackhole and no economist can prove that stimulus is guaranteed working. Even Warren Buffet have to think twice before any actions nowadays.

There seems to be nothing i can do about it, since I'm just an ordinary student trying to graduate this year. Hopefully. All i can do is to pray for everyone that everyone goes fine with good health and happy go lucky! In few more days, I'll be leaving to Miri to continue my summer course yet i still have not finish all the NICE food in IPOH!!

Tomorrow is Friday and it will be a good day for workers that they can rest for the weekends! and hope everyone rested well for the holidays!



p/s: who wanna go LUK LUK 12am later???? for further information, please call me at
012-52xxxxx. Thanks =D

年初四

Another New Year celebration with friends at Barbecue party at Medan Gopeng. Barbecue party reminds me of this scene in one movie... Good Night everyone and have a nice day!

年初二

The First day of Chinese New Year

It wasn't the same as before. It doesn't used to be like one before. Still I'm glad that i managed to reach Ipoh before Chinese New Year starts. Oh well, Chinese New Year is always the most happening festival in Ipoh as there are many Cantonese people living around here.. Remember the history during secondary school where they splits the Gee Hin and Hai San tribes into twos.. the Hokkiens and Hakka's are now divided into to places, one is Sitiawan for Hokkiens and Ipoh for Hakka's.. and observably they speak their own dialects. Although I'm living in Ipoh here, its hard for me to speak Hakka too because everyone here speaks Cantonese! Even the teachers in staff rooms during secondary school speaks Cantonese among themselves.

Yep, that's enough of "History of Ipoh".. Now, the Chinese New Year begins with an advertisement that is being shot at Ipoh!

Petronas 2009 Chinese New Year Commercial

The shop selling bird is one of the famous streets in Oldtown Ipoh where many older generations like to play mahjong there. Cant really remember the name of that street but it's near Kinta River and after a few shops just right opposite the bird shop is the place where i attended my flute classes during my secondaries. Everytime i walk by the roads passing by the herb shop of my friend, everytime after schooling hours, with my flute bag to the music learning center. Ive been spending 5 years time learning how to play flute and i didn't get to continue my lessons after i went to university life. It's such a waste that i can't pursue my interest on Chinese flute and even now, youngsters are now more to rock,jazz, pop and R&bs but not traditional musical songs anymore. It's more like a forgotten piece of the music and not many people actually knows how to enjoy it anymore.


It used to be, everytime before Chinese New Year, me and my gangs will practice Chinese New year songs to be performed in stages for New Year celebration. I can still reckon the fun performing in stages in Parkson Grand and Jaya Jusco. It was fun playing music with orchestras and I'm quite satisfied that I've succeed a inter-school musical competition for my year. It was a great achievement and will never regret joining Chinese Orchestra for 5 years. The most fun part about it is that i won over the competitor from Ave Maria Convent girls but still I've lose to Sam Tet School and i got 2nd place.. Till today the trophy is still being kept nicely in room, never forget the olden days.It never happens anymore after entering Curtin University to pursue my studies, but sometimes its nice to hang out with the orchestra members in Ipoh. Looks like they are gonna plan something on Friday too!



8am..

KNOCK KNOCK! Wake up!!
woke everyone up on that day because its Chinese New Year!! get dressed.. i wonder why we have to wear new red clothes on the first day of Chinese New Year.. and started to be stubborn and wear something different. haha

My Favourite Aunt Cecelia.

Group photo with Ma Uncle

My Cousin Steven

And... my "YOYO" cousin Yeeling.

After eating vegetarian food in the morning since we can't eat any meat on the first day of Chinese New Year, starting from 25th Janury 11pm. We went to all the relative houses in Ipoh and here goes the Foodmania...

Kiao Ban - Hakka food
(only got to eat these during Chinese New Year, must eat with Chili Padi!)

Red Bean Tong Sui..
(its red bean tong sui with 陈皮 and 芦荟aloe vera cubes)
They get those aloe vera just behind their house. Nice Tian Mi Mi~

After a long day trip visiting relatives,we went to Vegetarian Shop to eat our lunch and here goes the food pix again... The shop owner even named for the dishes! haha..

如意吉祥

冬菇菜芫

麦香明哈

五柳时鲜

罗汉金砖

片片黄金

得心应手

发财生面

Thats how day one ends..........

NOT!! it doesnt end like this.. we have been playing mahjong and Jinami till late night and most of them are big Winners of Day one! Playing cards while drinking tong sui (莲子百合) lotus seed with fungus nice~! Eat almost everytime, everywhere doesn't seems to be a good plan. Stop eating peeps!! haha




p/s: i'm gonna win you all even on day 2 or day 3...... Muahahaha!!!

农历新年 2009

新年 年初一

年除夕

Warning!

The pictures below might arouse Hunger.. again..
Look at your own risk.. Danger Danger! (Siren alarms)

蒸石斑鱼 Steamed Black Seabass

扣肉 （Hakka Dish)

杂菜 （Mixed Vege)

烧肉 （fried pork)


盐焗鸡 （Aun Kheng Lim Ipoh's Famous Salted Chicken）

Homemade Ajak!

Soup of the year!

捞生（lou shang!!! tony:"学业进步!"）

After a nice reunion dinner, this is what we usually do... MUAHAHAHAHHAA!!!!!

Happy Chinese New Year 2009!

Chinese New Year Eve

I'm supposed to be there few days earlier than it should be, somehow things happened for reasons. At first, I've got my flight delayed and this is what AirAsia always do. Even AirAsia do some cost cutting by squeezing both similar flight times together and informed the passengers that there will be some technical errors. This always happens to them especially the night flights. Just can't afford for the morning flight where i get the same services, still i have to more if i choose the morning flights. Yeah.. it was a pretty cozy flight, not many passengers in the flight but i can see many Curtin students on the flight too. Everyone seems to be busy flipping their notes to get themselves revised before the Chinese New Year.. Even our typical lecturer gave us a BIG ANGPOW...

Managed to revised some lectures in the plane, and just right in time, i reached Low Cost Carrier Terminal in Kuala Lumpur. Taking flight every semester become a norm for me nowadays and i wonder when it ends. I've been studying in Curtin University of Technology for three years and this year will be my last year pursuing my studies for Finance and Marketing in Miri Campus. For over three years, i managed to travel around in Miri for the very first time to some of the Cafè met some new friends from Perth studying summer course in Miri Campus. This would be the first time i heard from Perth students...

The fees over here is DAMN cheap!

We : ooh.. Okay..... (=.=")

I've been to Tanjung beach on that night, and went over to friends house for group studies. It was a nice gathering. I get to met some new Sibu friends, they kept telling Sibu food is the Best in Sarawak.. and it sounds tempting.. So anyone can let me accommodate in so i can taste the Sibu food during tuition free week (being thick skin.. HA HA)

Oh.. lets go back to LCCT ... I've been waiting at there for 2 hours and continue my studies at Coffee Bean while drinking the latest promotion drink for Chinese New Year.. The Read Bean Prosperity. It was nice thou but then I'm not a fan of red beans.. In the meanwhile, i called my friend in the morning...

Sweeling : Weng Loon!!! im stuck in a traffic jam!!!

Tony : Omg.. Where???

Sweeling : On the way back to ipoh! ive been stucking here quite some time already!

Tony : Seriously??? which part of highway???

Sweeling : All the way from Simpang Pulai to Ipoh! walaoeh..........

Tony : Omg... im gonna use that road back to ipoh too... so dead this time.. im gonna be late
back to ipoh... Delayed again. NOT at THIS TIME?!?!

Thanks to Star Shuttle, it only takes 2.45 hours for the bus to reach Ipoh.. compared to Yoyo Bus it will take about 4 hours to reach... and i rested for the day..

够了！

好久不见
你，你还好吗?
还是那么尴尬
无话可说
就像被敷衍似的

你，你还好吗？
被回音的委屈
两个字
无言.

慢慢的，慢慢的
美好的一点一滴
被风慢慢的吹走
很可惜.
是真的.

过了一段时间
还是音讯无传
到了这时候
又开始矛盾起来
找借口
来安慰自己.

看来已经够了
跑了遥远的冤枉路
是时候说
我累了.
好累好累

几乎彩虹也变得无情
触的，看的，吃的，喝的
也变一片黑白
甚至灰色也看不到

够了
开始疲倦了
再也没有力气了
你开心了吗？

这不是你要的吗？
我给你赢了
我投降
你开心了吗？

《年廿七》

新的一年，新的开始；心的祝福，新的起点. 我在此祝大家随事顺心，祝全家幸福团圆

再整多几句给大家啦！

一帆风顺
二龙腾飞
三羊开泰
四季平安
五福临门
六六大顺
七星高照
八方来财
九九同心
十全十美

p/s :牛年吧... 青青河边草，一群牛儿跑....

-死过返生-

每天对着昂厚的课本真是好闷
简直在暑假读书就是人间地狱，唔好玩.
以前还以为能拥抱着玩乐的心态已对待文学
但是当进入Degree最后一年的时候
反而是笑不出，毫无乐趣
唔好像以前可以玩玩下
那种心境简直是不可思议
连我都不敢相信.

看着日历一天又过一天，好快好快就到我的死忌，过了那天，就是我的生忌.

珍重啊各位读者，希望我能够死过返生！

-20th January 2009 "Morning"-

6 days till Chinese New Year...
yet im still studying here in the morning. Preparing for exams and once the exam is finished, poff! im off to the airport on the next day BACK to Ipoh! Can't wait to go back Ipoh to celebrate Chinese New Year this time.

I should be helping out to buy raw food for the new year to be cooked

I should be going to candy retail stores to buy a whole lot of candies for the small kids

I should be eating CHICKEN floss and chicken cubes

I should be busy helping out to buy CNY drinks and food in TESCO!

I should be helping parents to clean up the house!

Somehow, im not in Ipoh for this time.

-2a.m.-

心跳

想跟我吵架 我没那么无聊
不懂得道歉 我没那么聪明
好想要回到我们的原点

你又在哭泣 我给不了安慰
我又在摇头 有那么点后悔
爱情的发展已难以回头 却无法往前走

但身不由己出现在胸口
两颗心能塞几个问号
爱让我们流多少眼泪

你的眼神充满美丽 带走我的心跳
你的温柔如此靠近 带走我的心跳
逆转时光到一开始 能不能给一秒
等着哪一天你也想起
那悬在记忆中的美好

想跟我吵架 我没那么无聊
不懂得道歉 我没那么聪明
好想要回到我们的原点

但身不由己出现在胸口
两颗心能塞几个问号
爱让我们流多少眼泪

你的眼神充满美丽 带走我的心跳
你的温柔如此靠近 带走我的心跳
逆转时光到一开始 能不能给一秒
等着哪一天你也想起
那悬在记忆中的美好

你的眼神充满美丽 带走我的心跳
你的温柔如此靠近 带走我的心跳
逆转时光到一开始 能不能给一秒
等着哪一天你也想起
那悬在记忆中的美好
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谢谢你们的微笑...
谢谢你们的关护...
谢谢你们无限的疼爱...

谢谢你们.


-永伦-

Week 2

Whether we like it or not, its now the second week of summer course. Things had been going tougher and tougher. Till today I'm still striving here trying my best. Exam is just right at the corner and I am still hanging around with friends to explore the Miri Town almost.. all the time.

BANJIR

That's the issue people were discussing about for the last week. Its flooding here and there. Since inm studying in Miri, ive started to read some Borneo Post and found out there were more places flooded in Sarawak : Samarahan , Sri Aman etc etc.. (dunno where is it anyway haha). The worst part is our campus pond had flooded with gillons of water and the pond looks like a beach now.. There you go Curtin students, we present you the new Curtin Indoor water park!


It has been raining everyday and its hard to get up early for the morning classes but its challenging and fun about the unit im taking now... 6 Chapters every week and everyone only have less than one week to study whole 11 chapters for the coming mid term. Group studies is the best way to get over this and yes!! right after exams i'll be going back to Ipoh to celebrate Chinese New Year. This year will be a little bit different from previous year because im going back on 8th day of CNY.. gonna missed the Chap Goh Mei fooooodd..... AAHHH

Back to serious business, our government will enact monetary policy to boost up economy by holding foreign reserves. Still its not that effective as the foreign direct investments (FDI) will experience a slow growth of 10 percent throught the year. From time to time, the government will try to absorb the foreign currencies by encouraging foreigners to visit Malaysia to lever the tourism market. Recession sounds bad for veveryone but its the best time to invest on mutual funds and government bonds. Buying mutual funds for long term investment is highly recommended IF you have excess money since theres a convergence of bid-ask spread.

5 Days
5 Days till exam begin
6 Days till my journey back to Ipoh
7 Days till Chinese New Year!!

$$$ 祝大家新年快乐，事事顺利，恭喜发大财 $$$

--永伦--

ps: 我的新花名叫猪肉永~

Summer Course 2009

It has been a long holiday during the summer till i had all my days and dates being mixed up. It was a substantial yet meaningful holiday. I've been joining a gym for a month just to fill up my time and hey it's not really that hard to exercise. It's good to have exercise there where you can socialize with other people working out there. I can see the potential of young workers, they were in office wear bringing along with their exercise suit not skipping any chances to exercise. I've got myself fit into the social part and met some people, even people who work in Hospital Fatimah, and my instructor is a commissioner. I really had a great time exercise with other people, encouraging each other to keep it up.

"never climb up hills with down hill thoughts"

That's what the instructor said and that motivated everyone to try their best even though they knew they can't stand it anymore.

30Th Dec - a trip to KL reminds me again its time to study
.
.
.
.

Yeap, that's how my new year begins, starting off with a Summer Course back in Curtin University of "Technology". It's good to see all the smiley faces in campus,all the staffs in student services, and those in library. Even on the first day of class, the bus driver wished me happy new year. Visited the same old bookshop and the campus life begins...




Back to serious business here, lecturer had been mumbling. Not even one student can't recall any financial issues happened in year 2008. This is what the lecturer ask all the time on the first lecture. Lehmen Brothers was the first one, that causes Sub prime mortgage crisis, leads to a increment of interest rates throughout the world. Then inflation came in leading to another big issue, the world economy meltdown hits hard on Malaysia manufacturing industry . Economist had also forecast that in most optimistic situation is that the recession will start to kick back during mid of the year while the pessimistic situation would last till end of year 2010. This might sound terrifying for those who are seeking for jobs now. Guess everyone had a hard time through the year.

Thanks to the increased petrol price, creating a long term effect on Malaysia economy, knowing that the demand for petrol will always be at constant level. Now, everyone have to suffer the consequences by facing inflation despite you like it or not. There must be something the reserve bank can do about it, we'll just have to wait and see..

Talking about today, i had the MOST studying hours of all time, forcing myself to be at common reading area at 9am and it continues. A 6.2 hours of lecture really knocked me off. On the last hour of lecture, my head gone blank, totally wiped out. the lecturer just throw us a formula and ask us to calculate...

Er = rf + β × [E(r M ) − rf ]

This is the formula to calculate the portfolio return.. now calculate!

We were all stunned for some while...
I was staring at the lecturer...
lecturer stares back at me...

I ASK YOU ALL TO CALCULATE! not just STARING AT ME!

luckily, a top student saved us...

Hopefully you all got it right... because this is just a SIMPLE question
a MORE SOPHISTICATED ones will out in MID TERM TEST !
muahahahaha!!!!
the evil laugh of hers..

The classes ended 1.2 hours later than the expected time. Guess tonight will be another day to study whole night till the very day ends. so Wish everyone good luck during tutorials!

(p/s): gonna start study before get myself killed during the tutorial.

----永伦----

全新包装！

各位读者，人一时风平浪静，都几看得开，有时真是顶不顺久的一页

各位观众！
我带给大家新的一页
来表示新的一年，新的开始，新的梦想！

虽然有点迟，很抱歉的同大家讲新年快乐 2009!

多谢多谢！