Yin Chin’s WorD Space

Another mooncake festival spent in Hobart~ & my dad nearly forgotten his beloved daughter on this mooncake festival day haha luckily he still remembered :p

My dear dear had a test this morning… somemore has another huge assignment dued for the MBA on the same day, sth related to financial analysing… poor thing…

Well somehow this guy has made me worried for the whole afternoon, and it turns out to be anger in the end. Thought of not bothering him, but today is Friday… which means he would be bz @ Mayfair. If I’m not going to grab him to come & pick me up, well, he spent the rest of his day over there. Oh well, i called him & off i left my office @ 5:30pm for a lovely weekend So happy~ (as long as I don’t need to sit still in my office, doing all the researches & readings :p)

Well well… I hate this moment, the time we going to have our dinner, coz I have no idea of what to eat. What I like may not be what he likes, & vice versa. We end up driving along the road, down from Sandy Bay to City, and from City to Lower Sandy Bay… & then turn back to head to Kingston when dear decided to hv dinner @ "The Beach" restaurant @ Kingston. Man, i juz hate the driving; but he has improved, at least he wouldn’t make me sucking my candy while trying to sleep last time when he drived me to "long gai". Hey, I did brush my teeth ok, just that I was too sick tat I have to have a candy in my mouth, u know tat feeling after u have a long flight (sth like tat)…

Okie… we thought this is the end, and could hv the dinner for today. Haha, v r wrong… we hv no booking & end up v hv to drive all the way back to sandy bay, & still wondering what to have for dinner. Well, he doesn’t like to think, & same do I. Nearly end up to hv dinner @ wrest point, but dear was starving, couldn’t wait for too long. So, end up dining @ Ming Court. Hehe… poor honey, he likes dead fish… by the time he drove there. Oh well, i did offer to drive but… anyway, v finally can hv our dinner peacefully after 2 1/2 hrs driving.

Haha… wat another mooncake festival. Anyway, tat’s the end of the story. Oh ya, I want to carry a lanthern, but Thomas is lying like a dead fish like this >-x> hahaha… Anyway, Happy Mooncake Festival

Read this guidebook written specially for PhD candidate, Keys to Successful Doctoral Study, called "Doctorate Downunder". It’s edited by Carey Denholm and Terry Evans. A very friendly and interesting book! I would like to share some of the wordings used here: -   

"Undertaking a doctorate is a special experience and one that few people do more than once. It is challenging, emotionally and intellectually demanding and immensely productive." This is very true, v challenging, as I always scratch my head. Emotionally - oh yeah, ask my bf, u see "oo che" (black green - haha incase you still don’t understand, it’s bruise) on his body, hehe. Intellectually demanding - hoho, but still haven’t got too many white hair - means not using much brain, sigh -_-||| immensely productive - yeah, i hope i could get to that stage v soon, produce lotsa ideassss… useful one…

"Studying for a doctorate is hard work, certainly, but with your efforts and a little help from others, it will be one of the most satisfying and enduring achievements of your life." Yeah… v v true, hard work hard work… literature reviews, communicating & progress meeting with supervisors, blah blah blah… etc… oh well, that would be an enduring achievements in the end

Very funny when the book comes to the end, authors reminded us that airlines don’t seem to upgrade people with the titles ‘Dr’, they wouldn’t worry much about that, but would rather go for serious frequent flyers with heaps of airmiles! Haha… One of the editors (Terry) was woken up by the flight attendant asking if Dr Evans was a medical practitioner, as they had a sick passenger waiting for him to examine! I can’t stop laughing when I read this, haha. Well, authors suggest to get over the new title ‘Dr’ and get a first aid certificate! What a sense of humours.

A very good book indeed, I got the book today and just briefly browse through, find it v friendly & warm & comfortable. Haha… it is indeed specially designed to suit our needs. Feel as if I was lost, a bit upset… oh well, at least this book motivates me, directs me to the right path… haha like PID (proportional-integral-differential) controller, to improve the outcomes~ well well, I better get motivated & get back to my research towards the life of being "doctored"

Ooohhhooo… bought the returned flight ticket from Melbourne - Miri today! Flight is confirmed now

Well, b4 everything has been finalised, the travel consultant has really gave me a harsh time. All these happen yesterday, she phoned me & well, she’s located in Glenorchy & I think that’s quite inconvenience for me, either to contact her, to grab the  flight ticket or just anything. But since she insisted me to do the booking wif her, I put my name in.

That’s when the nightmare comes… she sent me this invoice, with departuring date stated as 10th July 06 instead of Feb 07, and I’m flying to MIRRI instead of MIRI; and some other mistakes that i’m not going to mention here. Well, i told her in case there’s somewhere called MIRRI, then I’ll be flying to somewhere else instead of having my holiday in my hometown, sigh -_-||| & i’m wondering how am/was? i going to fly on 10th July 06.

Okie, she makes the correction, fair enuf. Apparently that’s a typo mistake. Anyway, I’m now happy wif everything & am preparing to pay in full. I requested for a pdf copy so that I can keep a copy of my itinerary & invoice. Well, she sent me the pdf file, yes she did! But… Man, how many times have I really had to mention about this. She makes the same mistakes as the first invoice that she sent me. Duh -_-||| I really get pissed off with these mistakes, i can’t stand people giving out the information to the clients without double-checking, and makes their clients worried. Now, she told me that’s technical problem.

Anyway, after all, since she has been treated me politely, and  i feel a bit sorry for her. As long as she makes the right booking for me, I’m happy with it! I paid in full today @ 4:30pm at Sandy Bay branch. Ooohhhoooo… I’m flying back to Miri, my beloved hometown for holiday in Feb 07, for a period of 4 weeks only though (coz my supervisors would only allow 4 weeks, in case I’ve been too slack wif my works afterall :p). Well well, I’m happy wif 4 weeks holiday, & flying to KK/Kudat for 5 days Really really looking fwd! Hvn’t been home since year 2002. The last time I’ve been home would be early 2002, say Jan/Feb. So, that would be 5years in total that i’ve not been home. Man, 5 years! I wonder how have I overcome the 5 years time. Oh well, I’ve had enuf, enuf wif studies… I’m going to shake my head off… I would have a splendid holiday

OooOOooohhhoooOoo, Miri here I come in Feb 07 SoOoooo loooookiing fwd!!!

Oh well, since I hvn’t dropped in to write up a blog (after all the conference papers, progress reports, blah blah blah), here i go~

Wasn’t intended to write up a blog, but thanks to my dear, he must be very enjoying in his office, watching @ the $$$ figures (until he forgot abt me here in uni, stuck wif my work, sigh -_-|||), even better if it could continue to rise until the computer wouldn’t allow any fit-in.

Aiya, wat to do… this is as expected. Finish another progress meeting today, so don’t feel like doing any more readings or work or simulations… arrrgggg, remind me that I hv to get back to the basic principles of the electronics stuff. Wat? I hate it, why would I still need to get back to electronic components & their operating principles??? FYI, i’m a power electrical engineer, not electronic & comm engineer, but they’re still closely related as part of the power system is built-up from electronic components, say converters for converting ac - dc & dc - ac. Ahha… that’s wat I’m looking @, the HVDC transmission system. Oh well, leave it till tonite (i really hope i would get on with it tonite, haha - no movies ok!).

Hmmm… I’ve tried to slow down my typing, but the phone is still sitting there silently, sigh -_-||| waiting for e phone call from dear, quick ring please! I almost done with this!!!

Oh well, i should sit & see how long is he going to spend… i guess he must be sitting still in front of the computer, tell me abt it!

I will not make
The same mistakes that you did
I will not let myself
Cause my heart so much misery
I will not break
The way you did, you fell so hard
I’ve learned the hard way
To never let it get that far

Because of you
I never stray too far from the sidewalk
Because of you
I learned to play on the safe side so I don’t get hurt
Because of you
I find it hard to trust not only me, but everyone around me
Because of you
I am afraid

I lose my way
And it’s not too long before you point it out
I cannot cry
Because you know that’s weakness in your eyes
I’m forced to fake
A smile, a laugh everyday of my life
My heart can’t possibly break
When it wasn’t even whole to start with

Because of you
I never stray too far from the sidewalk
Because of you
I learned to play on the safe side so I don’t get hurt
Because of you
I find it hard to trust not only me, but everyone around me
Because of you
I am afraid

I watched you die
I heard you cry every night in your sleep
I was so young
You should have known better than to lean on me
You never thought of anyone else
You just saw your pain
And now I cry in the middle of the night
For the same damn thing

Because of you
I never stray too far from the sidewalk
Because of you
I learned to play on the safe side so I don’t get hurt
Because of you
I try my hardest just to forget everything
Because of you
I don’t know how to let anyone else in
Because of you
I’m ashamed of my life because it’s empty
Because of you
I am afraid

Because of you
Because of you

Oh no… i’m 23 this year… time passed really fast… getting old, can’t help though :p anyway, I reckon this is such a memorable day for me… my birthday wat! hahahaha…

So great tat my friends still remember my b’day! Thanks for all the presents, they are really pretty & I just love them

Well, thanks really for all my beloved friends, for their wishes & presents! muacks muacksss… hahahaha…

Yeah… it’s Chinese New Year… 29th Jan 2006

4th year spending my new year in tassie… haha pretty long time huh… oh well, this time by next year, will be back for holiday! Hurray~~~ gonna meet lots of friends and go out for fun…

Called back home in Miri… could feel the New Year atmosphere back there… I wanna go back soon… hahaha… yeah… really looking fwd… & gonna hv a great time back in M’sia then!

Alright now, should get back to my simulation analysis… oh well… hahaha…

Wish all hv a prosperous and Happy CNY

It is new year 2006 =) hurray… a great new year to get my new life started!

I wish:

(i) fantastic years ahead

(ii) no more studies… man, i juz hate it!

(iii) earn BIG money!

(iv) everyday be spent wisely… yeah…

(v) gather with new/old friends… meet together… share everything…

(vi) lotsa……

Hehe… too greedy?

Went to Hobart Waterfront to countdown… came out at 11:10pm… but searching for a parking till late 11:57pm… it was raining… thought I may not be able to get into the pool in time… but then was in the right spot, where the fireworks juz shown up v closely & clearly… it was fantastic! I did enjoy it…

Wish everybody have a wonderful year ahead! All the best & all dreams come true =) Haha…

My Best Buddy??? must be pekjiing lar~ haha… v share a lot in common… pekjiing, u know i know… haha… now I have a lot of her secrets… muahahaha…

hey… this gal here… known for 10 years alr, getting to be closer when v juz started our oversea life… in tassie… 5 years ago… in Mr & Mrs Archer’s place… hahaha… u could nvr imagine tat this gal could be like a little child… but then when she settled down & got used of the new environment… man… she’s back to her normal… indeed a hardworking gal… n mature i would say… :p

Great knowing her… initially would like to stay together when v 1st moved out fm the homestay in our 2nd year in tassie… it was real hard to find a place… hv stayed wif John & Joan for temporary until v splitted up… sob sob… it was a shame tat v couldn’t stay together… remember tat it was a hard time for this gal to stay in tat Earl St apartment :p

Both of us move to View St in our 3rd year in tassie… but different houses… stay opposite to each other… haha… v can be quite lame… but fun… always cooked dinner & brought to either house almost everyday to have dinner together… it was fun…

yeah… my 4th year & 5th year in tassie… i’ve moved into 8 View St, staying together wif PJ… yeah… finally… v hv dinner together, v drink together (milo & coffee lar… no alcohol), v giggles, v shares, v hv pok lak, v go to uni together every morning, coming back for lunch, & etc… v went to "face wall" in law library… v go online at engi building… v do hv a great time

Coming 6th year… this great friend got her 1st job in Trevallyn… congratulation both of us starts of our new lifes… after our graduation Haha… 5 years hard work… good on ya :p

Wei… really miss u leh… this passage esp dedicated to u lar… my dear~ *hUgZzzZ**

This is a really memorable day for me… a day that I have longed… finally it came… putting up the gown and hat… i looked SoOOoooo… ENGINEERED (haha… perhaps "gorgeous"???)!!! hehe… attended every single ceremony since 2002, and was very excited whenever I saw ppl wearing those gowns… now it is my BIG day… but what a shame… it’s only last for few hours… anyway, I did have a great time

Well, I’m now an engineer… truly an engineer… hahaha… really appreciated all supports… esp fm my family… been really stress all this while, doing the course of engineering… anyway, now i got my paper

Well, really have to prepare myself for the future… hope there would be a good start