Happy Chinese 牛 Year!!!!

I received a notice from Mr Ho Tan Ciak, that in welcoming Chinese New Year, he and his family will be visiting everyone reading my blog .....

His Children...

Ho Wun (Good Luck)

Ho Kun (Good Sleep)

Ho Ciak (Good Meal)

Ho Xin Tei (Good Health)

Ho Kang Tao (Good Business)

Will Usher new year and wishing everyone reading my blog

Gong Xi Fa Cai

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Timer Set.

Count Down Begins...

`The World of Microbiology and a Touch of Art and Creativity...

Received an email from a friend of mine....
Couldn't resist the temptation to put these little fellows up....
Newai here are some of the cute cute microbes XD




BACTERIA



Eschericia coli

Most famous and favourite Bacteria I suppose...
He6.....



Streptococcus sp.

These guys cause quite a number of infections including SORE-THROAT






Neisseria gonorrhoea

As the name suggest these fellows are infamous for one of the STDs GONORRHOEA


Helicobacter pylorus

Heard of the triple therapy? Apparently this little fellow causes Stomach Ulcer.... Believe it or Not....





Propionibacterium acne

ACNE is caused by bacteria!!!! Don't trust those gigs telling you not to eat chocolate or Peanuts or whatever..... ><



Shigella dysentriae

Diarrhoea? Tummy felt not right.... Could be caused by this guy here.....





Streptococcus pyogenes A

This one causes rather serious infection..... Gangrene / Perfringens..... Just look at the fork and knife he's got... haha







Salmonella sp.

Typhoid fever? Could be due to one of this strain...

Streptobacillus sp.

Not too sure if this fellow is called so..... Diplobacillus just doesn't sound right to me.... ha6

It says cough on the label.... But not necessarily the case... Misleading....

Treponema pallidum

Syphillis? heard of it??? Make sure you get rid of this guy if "by any chance" you happen to be his friend XD Not a very nice fellow.....

Play safe people..... It's only a couple of bucks for a preventative measure.... lol...

Yersinia pestis

The Bubonic Plague.... Killing thousands of people during the Middle Age...... These fellows usually hitchhike on fleas to get to work....... ><

VIRUS

Rhinovirus

AAAACHHOOOooo.... Yes!!!! Common Cold!!!! This cute-cute fellow here... As the name suggest, it's a VIRUS... So Antibacteria or more commonly referred as Antibiotics don't work against that guy..... Then how? Rest well, Maintain fluid intake, Eat well and paracetamol with a couple of adjuncts when necessary....

Varicella Zoster Virus

Chicken Pox!!!!!! looks just like a chicken.... ;)

Ebola Virus

Definitely a fellow you won't want to screw up with...... No survivor has been reported.... errrr....

Looks really friendly though... haha

Eipstein-Barr Virus

Kiss... Kiss.... Kiss..... Kiss the virus away.... to your PARTNER.... lol

This virus here causes kissing disease.... because.... it's transmitted via kissing.....

xoxo

Human Immunodeficiency Virus

Bet you definitely know about this one.... Well..... Update... we can't exterminate it at the moment... but we can suppress it's growth.... sounds better?

Herpes Simplex

Cold Sore? Herpes? Shingles? You name it..... A couple of fancy name.... Guanidine Analogue (Acyclovir, Valacyclovir, Famcyclovir) Now you know some examples of Antiviral....

Rhabdoviridae

Rabies or "Mad dog disease???" haha wonder if that term actually exists..... lol

Orthomyxoviridae

Influenza....... More serious and dangerous than Common cold although symptoms appear to pretty similar.....

PROTOZOA

Plasmodium falciparum

Typically causes Malaria.... Quite a problem now... Since it has grown resistance to many drugs

that used to be effective.... Vector Anopheles

Trypanosoma cruzi

Love sleeping? This one must be your good fren.... haha Sleeping Disease..... Vector Tse-Tse Fly

Well.... Feel like studying Microbiology? lol

Tujuh Penyakit Wanita....

WARNING!!!!!

The following content has been classified as PG. It contains information that some people may find insulting. Apart from that it's HILLARIOUS....... If you know Indo of course =P





7 Penyakit Wanita !!!
Berdasarkan sebuah survey, ini adalah beberapa penyakit yang sering dan biasanya dialami oleh wanita...

1. Nangisuitis
Akibat terlalu sensitif. Gejalanya bibir cemberut, mata kedip-kedip. Efek sampingnya mata bengkak, saputangan banjir, hidung meler, bawaannya ngurung diri atau terkena penyakit Curhatitis A.
Penyakit ini bisa diobati dengan obat Tegaridol, OBH (Obat Berhati Hamba).

2. Curhatitis
Bawaannya pengen nyerocos, Efek samping rahasia orang bisa bocor,
terkena Nangisuitis.
Penyakit ini bisa diarahkan positif jika ia
bercuhatitisnya ke orang yang tepat, apalagi sama Tuhan.

3. Shooping Syndrome
Gejalanya pengen jalan mulu, mata melotot, Efek sampingnya lidah
ngiler, mulut nganga, dompet jadi tipis. Jika sudah masuk stadium 4
(parah banget) dompet cowoknya ikut tipis.
Coba minum hematcold atau tablet PD (Pengendalian Diri).

4. Cerewetisme
Lebih parah dari Curhatitis B, tidak mengandung titik koma. Efek
samping muncrat, telinga tetangga budek, dada cowoknya bisa jadi lebih
halus karena sering mengelus.
Lebih cepat makan pil dengar dan minum tablet bicara lebih diperlambat.

5. Lamanian Dandanitos
Pengennya diem depan cermin. Tangan kiri gatel-gatel pengen pegang
sisir, tangan kanan kram-kram pengen teplok-teplok pipi pake bedak. Efek
samping: menor, telat, cowoknya berkarat, gak kebagian makanan. Minum
segera Sari Bawak (Bagi Waktu) dan Taperi (tambah percaya diri).
Buat cowok minum Toleransikipil 230 sendok sehari sesudah dan sebelum
mandi.

6. Cemburunotomy
Gejala muka lonjong, tangan mengepal, alis menukik.
Coba cegah dengan obat sirup prasangka baik tiga sendok sehari, Pil pengertian dan tablet
selidiki dahulu.

7. Ngambekilation
Gejala hampir sama dengan Cemburubotomy.
Minum Sabaron dan Bersyukurinis.

NB : - Jika sakit berlanjut, segera bawa ke Puskesmatos terdekat didaerah anda !!!
- Jgn biarkan penyakit ini menyerang pacar anda atau istri anda !!!

垃圾車

Nice and funny dai yu gua.....

海角七號

海角七號 aka Cape No 7

A very very nice movie..... Mixture of comedy and romance.... It's a taiwanese movie... so if you understand 臺語 or Hokkien you'll see why the movie is a good one.... Japs is also a plus... but not much of the story line is in Japs except for the past....

Main actors are 范逸臣 and 田中千絵(tanaka chie)

Wonder why so many languages in this movie? That's because Taiwanese speak Mandarin, hokkien and japs in everyday lives.... he6...

Here a soundtrack from the movie titled 情書... Seriously watch the movie if you can.... it is really really good!!!!!
Grabbed these from youtube.. His playing is awesome though.... feels the whelming emotion....




And this one as well...

M Back!!!!

Last month was quite a trip.... hoho

Was fun and glad to see her.... Knowing she is doing alrite and meeting up new people... Such a satisfaction... wew...
Was the busiest month I had... er... Busy travelling in and out Melbourne.... Exhausted but worth it...

Qantas being Australian leading airliner is just okay2.... Definitely better than other Australian Carrier..... but I'd say GARUDA INDONESIA provides better service than Qantas... ha6 Not promoting anything here.... Just wat I think...
Oh tips if ya flying Qantas Domestic.... Make sure you book your flight during meal time like 12pm or 8 pm or 7 am.... coz you'll be served full course meal.... although food wasn't that great..... still it's better than their refreshment which is biscuit and cheese and apple with drinks..... Agree?

Newai this month will be starting my project and can see that will be super duper busy...
Meanwhile...... I didn't realise I spent too much this month....

It feels good when you don't look back..... but when you do.... Painful woi....

THREE THOUSAND AUSTRALIAN DOLLARS in a month.....

Struth.... Have to start saving again.....

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Yeah!!!!

Going....

Going....

Going....

See you AGAIN!!!!

XD

Countdown...

FIVE more days to go......

And I shall see you very soon!!!!

Missing You.....

=)

Bleach...

Bleach is getting more and more interesting.....

Can't wait!!!!!

Reading Manga is somehow faster and more exciting than watching anime

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Another =)

Anyone tried Happy Phoenix Restaurant at Prahran yet?

Food pretty good and affordable as well....

I'll give an overall rating of 4/5

Also nice place for fresh and cheap Sashimi....

Tsukiji

Also in Prahran

Guess I fell for it....

钱包受伤了.... ><

Newai Can't believe that

It's weekend again......

Time's flying so so fast......

Can't wait!!! Can't wait!!!!

3 more weeks.....

=)

Finally!!!!

Exams Done....

At last!!!!

This semester was unexpectedly shocking.......

Wonder how I went with all those 5 papers....

Definitely not as good as those in the previous semesters....

Still it should be alright..... I suppose....

Will just wait and see how bad I can be at Exams..... (=.=)

*A Lesson to Remember* It is not going to happen again!!!!!

Newai.....

Now that Exam period is over.....

It's time to UNWIND....

Something really FUN is coming soon.....

Hope it turns out well...

Wish Me Luck ^o^

What a Day....

Today....

Was such a hectic and busy day...............

BUT rewarding and enjoyable at the same time........

So as usual, Saturday temple.... organised another exam blessing ceremony.....

Huge number of participants...... It was a success, I reckon.....

Thx a lot everyone!!!!


Also a mini-performance afterwards......

Playing sorta mini band? if dats how you name it.....

Newai, We've got our Vocalist, Gina

Darling ><, playing the Keyboard (he usually plays the violin but since noone's playing keyboard today we do a bit of swap)

and myself playing the violin.....

SQ can't make it today so there are only 3 of us.....

was good, I think.... everyone seemed to enjoy it.....

Given that it was a bit rush.... ha6...

Didn't prepare much just a bit of rehearsal yesterday and twice whole group practice before performance today.... wew

Glad it turned out all right =)

Another Joke....

KidsAreQuick
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TEACHER: Maria, go to the map and find North America ..
MARIA: Here it is.
TEACHER: Correct. Now class, who discovered America ?
CLASS: Maria.
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TEACHER: John, why are you doing your math multiplication on the floor?
JOHN: You told me to do it without using tables.
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TEACHER: Glenn, how do you spell 'crocodile?'
GLENN: K-R-O-K-O-D-I-A-L'
TEACHER: No, that's wrong
GLENN: Maybe it is wrong, but you asked me how I spell it.
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TEACHER: Donald, what is the chemical formula for water?
DONALD: H I J K L M N O.
TEACHER: What are you talking about?
DONALD: Yesterday you said it's H to O.
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TEACHER: Winnie, name one important thing we have today that we didn't have ten years ago.
WINNIE: Me!
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TEACHER: Glen, why do you always get so dirty?
GLEN: Well, I'm a lot closer to the ground than you are.
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TEACHER: Millie, give me a sentence starting with 'I.'
MILLIE: I is..
TEACHER: No, Millie..... Always say, 'I am.'
MILLIE: All right..... 'I am the ninth letter of the alphabet.'
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TEACHER: George Washington not only chopped down his father's cherry tree, but also admitted it. Now, Louie, do you know why his father didn't punish him?
LOUIS: Because George still had the axe in his hand.
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TEACHER: Now, Simon, tell me frankly, do you say prayers before eating?
SIMON: No sir, I don't have to, my Mom is a good cook.
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TEACHER: Clyde , your composition on 'My Dog' is exactly the same as your brother's. Did you copy his?
CLYDE : No, sir. It's the same dog.
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TEACHER: Harold, what do you call a person who keeps on talking when people are no longer interested?
HAROLD: A teacher

Birthday Session 6 - Finale

Monday, 6th October

Last Birthday session.... haha....

Another Dinner with KC, Chik Seng, Gina, Frank, Jacqueline, Darling ><, Jenson, Jonsen and Chan ting at Toto Pizza......
Fabulous night.... heaps of laughter..... can't remember my last time being so HIGH.... lol
Enjoyed it a lot.... Thx heaps peeps!!!!

Oh, Gina and Frank actually wrote me a card and gave me a compilation of Heart Sutra (般若波羅密多心經), Great Compassion Dharani (大悲咒), and Ten Little Dharani (十小咒)... All in one little sutra..... Thx a lot... would come in handy =)

So yea dats the end of my Holidays and Birthday entries.....

After all those time....

I am seriouly in DEEP SHIT now......

Exam in FIFTEEN DAYS!!!!! And I doubt I am fully prepared....

NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Birthday Session 5

Sunday 5th October

Pot Luck at Ming's.....
Theme Asian Cooking....

Pretty good..... Had heaps of food.... Telur Dadar, Glass Noodle, Curry, Chinese Cabbage Soup, Sushi and Black Glutinous Rice.... and everyone's cooking skills not bad eh.... can be professional cook... haha except for PJ... cause he bought the sushi instead of making it >< but yea the uncle's sushi is good though haha Been a while since the last time we get together.... and it has always been fun!!!! Can't wait for the next session.... it's western I suppose? haha Newai... right after the dinner.... another surprise........ (Now and then I wonder if I am that gullible.......) cake was awesome.... it was unique and assembled....... a true Masterpiece... haha Newai it's supposed to look like turtle..... 5 "mara...." (as the head and feet) or whatever it's called.... it's like crunchy ball filled with caramel and nuts in the centre... sweet sweet sweet...... then blackforest topped up with chocolate mousse on the top.....

Take a look at it....

Sure it's cool!!!! Agree??? YES!!!! thx heaps Peeps!!! Was a fabulous night.... =p

Oh!!! Sparkler in the apartment is definitely NOT a good idea at all, even though Balcony door is open and cooking hood is turned on..... hahaa unless smoke detector is turned off XD

Birthday Session 4

Saturday, 4th October

During the Dharma Function, we were chanting 父母恩重難報經(Sutra of the Deep Kindness of Parents).... As usual every first week of the month....
Thereafter, a Birthday celebration for all October Babies..... Which we never had before.....
There were only three of us, whose Birthdays fall in October i.e Me, Norwind and Colin....
Oh and Shi Fu actually gave each of us a mini 楞嚴經 (Shurangama Sutra)

Celebrating with Shi Fu and other Dharma Brothers and Sisters.... Feeling a bit awkward and embarassed (kinda???) haha
Newai my gratitude to Shi Fu and everyone.....

By the way.... Jue Guan Shi Fu has actually come back from Taiwan and now she's in Nan Tian Temple in Wollongong.... Hope to see her again in December..... And our current Shi Fu is Miao Neng Shi Fu.... and Yong Wei Shi Fu is now in Yarraville... (if someone wonders how everything's going so far... =p)

Birthday Session 3

Friday 3rd October....

Another Bday surprise dinner.....

Melanie and Yu Qi.....
Haven't been in touched for ages..... the last time was last year if my memory served me right.... during November just after we finished our exam..... I was impressed and surprised though.... that they actually remembered my Bday... wew.... So we actually went to a place called Era or sth sounds similar to that..... It's in Melbourne Central, close to Max Brenner.... Food Not bad... a bit pricy though....
Thanks a lot for the shout... =)

Melanie.... haha.... ex-chem/bio prac partner, ex-building mate, physiotherapist in training....
She was like a little girl 2.5 years ago.... kinda mature now.... a bit? lol

was supposed to play violin together during the holidays.... but seems that noone could make it... lol
Another time, perhaps?

Holidays Part 3

Thursday, 2nd Oct

Part 3 of my holiday..... Not a good one I have to say....

It was a farewell dinner for Li Ping.... She's now off to the States, San Fransisco....
Li Ping..... met her last years..... BUT only the beginning of this year that we started talking and getting to know each other...... Not even a year and *boom* there it goes...... gone....

Short but memorable.... She's like a mentor (dats the most appropriate word?) to me.... know her for only a while and frankly I don't even knoe how we started to get along dat well.... I mean we've met each other for like 1. 5 years? BUT we never talked to one another until the beginning of this year.... Isn't that just weird?

Cause, Condition, Effect....... sometimes they are just unpredictable....


What a year.... Never had I so many parting before.....

First, Jue Guan Shi Fu
Second, Hao Sheng
Third, Lay Leng
Then, Ya Ling
Now, Li Ping
Who's next?

It's tough.....

有緣千里來相會, 無緣對面手難牽

Perhaps it's true.....

Birthday Session 2

The next morning, i.e. Wed, 1st October....

Woke up and rushed to Uni to submit the pharmacy abroad application and borrow some book hoping to do a bit of study.... Sad enough the books still stand untouched on my shelf..... as usual... he6

Met Galahad... been chatting a bit with him.... just back from his rural placement... doesn't seem that he enjoyed it that much...... seems to me the lecturers are all fraud..... saying everything so superb about rural pharmacy.... haha

Newai.... then I went back home.... straight to the bed AGAIN for a while.... yea only a while 15 minutes? haha... then forcing myself to do DIURETICS (btw, dats the worst I encountered so far given that my basic for Kidney isn't that good...)

BUT by the time I put my arse on the chair...... Adi came back home with Rebecca and Franky..... with cake and sparklers on top of it.... Again I was *speechless*
Cake and the fire sparklers look amazing.... unfortunately it was not a good idea to do it inside the apartment.... the smoke detector went off..... hahaa... and hurrily we brought the cake outside to the balcony.... ha6
What a joke......

But yea it was superb..... Thanks a lot Peeps.... My gratitude....

Following that off to Shark Fin's for lunch......

(when can I start studying???)

Oh yes.... Presents.... Did receive a couple of presents....

Tees from Jin Sern.... Looks really cool!!!

It says...

"I'm SOtally TObre"

Thx heaps Mate....

Also Fossil wallet from Xin Yu, Sze Wey and Robin....
thx guys.... just wat I like simple design =>

And quite surprisingly.... Jag Wallet from Rebecca, Adi, Franky and Agus....
Hmm they really know my taste eh? haha Thx heaps!!!!

I was surprised because.....

I've got two new wallets... but no new bucks...... haha
A couple of green notes inside would be fabulous wouldn't it? XD

Newai...

More to come.....