Tribute to you..

God – For making me a human to go through trials to be a better and refine person. I can go on and on but God you know my heart. Making mother nature so beautiful that i can relax
my mind.

Jerry Wee / Seow Adele – My greatest parents. Sometimes i wonder why God bless me with this kind of parents when they scold me but it was never God’s second though to place me
in their hands but it was God’s blessing. My God send parents. Love Papa, Love Mummy,

Wee Ling – I cried to you,grumble to you,smile to you,stay with you, hang out together,I will not forget our memories at Uncle Lims (mouth watering kaya), those days nights with maggie
mee and milo,those endless talking before sleeping, eating milo as it is and your oreo cheese cake.

Jeslyn Seow – Had good childhood memories with you…playing teacher teacher,masak masak, going to parkson on friday nights with mama and kong kong,asking you silly question, having
accounts tuition while eating kfc, roti canai moments at Melor, Usj 3A and etc.

Grandpa Seow Teck Swee – Strongly believe that i can make it in Sydney and who also see prospects in Vocational Education. Thank You for the name Eastlyn. It’s trully Unique.

My Grandma Tan Ah Lan & Anne Tan Kwee Neo – Never fail to take note of my favourite home cooked food, Crabstick and fish ball soup, Mee sua soup with prawn and garlic,Tomato Mee,
Asam Fish,Duck Saulty Soup (Itik Tim) and Chinese Herb Medicine

Wee family and Seow Family – All of you played a part to shaped my future..

Pastor Nirhal – Thanks for Leading me to Christ. (30 December 1999 – JWTL Camp @ D’Village.) (That’s the best decision ever). Thanks for being my shepard. Staying with you was great.
Had to do a lot of house hold things that i dont really do – mopping and sweeping. Hope i was a blessing. Thank You for your many conuntless advice. Those advice which
i did not listen , i now listen.

Jennifer – I dont know what made us so close. We have chemistry ! Thanks for all those advice, laughter,shopping, Uncle Lim’s …and etc. Will remember your birthday.Thanks for shepard -
ing me.

John – Thanks for becoming my walking bible. Thank you for all those helps on software,leadership,Hope you still remember my Rhumba ..*$ and thanks for sheparding me.

Quatation

There are some interesting quotation on my student association diary. Here..to share with you

Laughter is a transquilizer with no side effect – Arnold Glaslow
Try not become a man of sucess – Albert Einstein
Have a heart that never hardens, a temper that never tires, a touch that never hurts – Charles Dickens (My favourite)
It is not in the stars that hold our destiny but in ourselves – William Shakespeare
Sucess is a journey, not a destination – Gita Bellin
You always pass failure on your way to success – Mikey Rooney
The true measure of a man is how hw treats someone who can do him absolutely no good – Samuel Johnson
The best way to predict my future is to invest in it – Alan Kay
Every artist was once an amateur – Ralph Walds Emerson
No preesure , No diamonds – Mary Case
Peace, like charity , begins at home – Franklin D. Roosevelt
Knowledge speaks but wisdom listens – Jimi Hendrix
Impatience never commanded success – Edwin H. Chapin
If you can dream, you can do it – Walt Disney
Silence do not always mark wisdom – Samuel Taylor Colerigde
You have to think anyway, so why not think big – Donald Trumph (Good one !)
Opportunities multiply as they are seized – Sun Tzu
Failure is only opportunity to begin again more inteligently – Henry Ford
The only real prison is fear and the only real freedom is freedom from fear – Aung San Sun Kyi
Our greatest glory is not in never failing but in rising every time we fail – Confucius
Energy and persistance conquer all things – Benjamin Franklin

Knowledge is that is acquired by learning. Wisdom is knowing what to do with it
Failure is an attitude, not an outcome – Henry Mackay
The best way to suceed in life is to act on the advice we give to others – Anonymous
Once we accept our limits, we go beyond them – Brenden Francis
A journey of a thousand miles begin with a single step – Chinese Proverb
You may be dissapointed if you fail, buy you’re doomed if you don’t try – Beverly Sills
Motivation is what gets you started , Habit is what keeps you going – Unknown
The future depends on what we do in the present – Mahatma Gandhi
Wishing you were someone else is a waste of the person you are – Kurt Cobain

My first winter

It is cold but not cold that i shiver. Right now i am using 3 layers and a muffler. That keeps me warm good enough. I know the winter in Sydney is not as cold comparing to UK,US,Europe and other 4 Season countries. Though Sydney does not snow, the tempreture has touched 0 celcius in the night. That’s Bad. The coldest will be in July to mid September (spring). Although it does not snow, it rains. It rains for about 5 – 10 minutes and then it stops and it continues again. It would be so good if I don’t have any classes while winter for 3 months. Enjoy the cold and sleep.. haha. Tonight will be approximately 8 celcius and I am sure I am sleeping deep and soundly..

2 weeks at home & Family

Here i am at my home on the desktop writting this blog. Today is my last day in Malaysia for my winter holidays end tomorrow. Though there are parts of me not wanting to go to sydney but i have too. My 2 weeks + has been a real journey. A jouney of loneliness,griefing,saunter,idle as an individual, A hope,encouragement for my grandma to move on with life. My family and i all were sad with the demise of my grandfather. My mother lost her father. My grandma made a statement there there is a big difference between losing husband come lover then a father or grandfather. A time to know the extended Seow family. Some i have and some i have not met. I realise that Seow Family is huge ! A full lenght stories to share with my family about all the joys and sorrows i had in Sydney. To eat all the taste of the food that i miss dearly. Though there are some that i have not eaten but those that i have eaten should be able to last for a time.

Home – Hall – Room is the place which i always long for . I have been going out frequently to get things done but the absolute is just staying in the house. The silence of the house , the colour of the wall. the wood of the furniture, the jazz music playing as the backgroud. I am in a comfy mood. So comfy that i am so lazy to eat lunch. Just chilling while watching Heroes , Grey’s Anotomy or reading book. There are days that the sun is burning hot but there are also days that its rainy the whole day. I realise that i am now very home bonded person. I like to do things at home. Seeing my mum cook in the kitchen and the aroma just move in house, eating as a family at the dining table, looking at my dad watching tv, talking to my grandma while she peels the chicken meat for the dog, enjoying my bite of pineapple tarts, calling my mother ‘Mummy’, Father ‘Papa’. Talking to my mum if she comes to Sydney, then we will sleep together, go to Darling Harbor, eat mummy’s food and etc,. I am blessed with this family and i love it. So blessed am i.

I can’t think of anything to write except Families. They are a metaphor for every other part of society – Anna Quindlen

Food & Malacca

I am now in Malacca having my winter holidays. (30/05 – 16.06.07) The sun is hot but at least it gets me charge to prepare for winter in Sydney.Thoughout the 20 years of me living in Malacca, the changes has been great under the authorities of different political associates. Malacca has change so much from being a historical and tourist state to a food state. I must say that i am proud of the food in my state, When i was in Sydney countless people asked me where am i from. I told them i am from Malaysia living in Kuala Lumpur. Some of them chatted about Penang, Johor, and Malacca. Whenever i hear about Malacca, i can’t stop giving praise about my state.. Sometimes i find myself as a tousrist guide rather than a hair stylist..haha..It’s so funny that although i come from a state that prepare scrumptious food, i find it difficult to gain weight. Although my mission now is to gain weight but i am happy that i can eat whatever i want at a moderate pace.Although i can find vast variety of Malaysian food in Sydney but there are 2 food that my friends and i cant find is Bak Kut Teh and Pan Mien.I guess majority of my cousins who are living overseas will agree with me.. Even the Hainanese Chicken Rice is not the same as the one in Malacca. The difference is the rice in Malacca is molded in a shape of a ball and the rice back in Sydney or Kuala Lumpur comes in grain. There are so many food that i want to eat before flying back to Sydney like Roti Canai, Pau, Fried Oyster, Bak Kut Teh, Hainanese Chicken Rice, Toasted Bread with Kaya, Jaffar Nasi Lemak, Char Siew Rice, Duck Noodle,Fried Fish with Light Soy Sauce, Fish Rice Porridge, Chinese Fried Bread, Wan Tan Mee , Ice Milk tea and etc. Will 2 weeks be enough for me to eat my favourites ?

Part of the secret of success in life is to eat what you like and let the food fight it out inside – Mark Twain.

sickness & he departed

He was sick. We knew it was better for him to go. Not saying that we dont love him. I would say if i love him i would prefer him to go. To me its pointless if i love him and seeing him suffering to a stage where he calls for his mother, If only i was back home to see the scene. I called my parents to say if he has to go without me at his side or vice versa i would be happy because i had spend my entire time with him. By this i have no regrets by his depart.

While doing my devotion, my phone rang.

My mobile rang twice for i could not answer the first ring. What passed through my mind was , was his time up !. Indeed it was his time. He passes away on the 29 May 2007 at 7.45 pm.I ended the call with a solemn goodbye. Now it was only me cuddling my pillow. Such a saunter and idle moment for me.The darkenss of my room has left me point blank and clueless. I tossed on the bed thinking what does the future hold for my maternal family.My mind was foggy that i decided to walk to Darling Harbor and just pause the thoughts of him and capture the scenic view of Darling Harbor. I decided to walked myself home and bring myself to bed whether my body or mind wants too.

30 th May 2007 at 2.20 pm i was already in the plane waiting to reach home. Excited to go home whether it is for him,shopping,food or etc. I reached the funeral parlor at 11.45 pm. I paid respect and will be an Australian Graduate for he was one. There were many things that i would like to say him when he was in the coffin. All i could say was by me becoming an Australian Graduate will make you proud.

On the last day, tears could not stop from the eyes of the family members when we place some fragrance stick aroud the coffin.When we reach the Memorial Park for the crematorium, it was a real silent,solemn,saunter climax when we saw his coffin going into the chambers for cremation process. As we see the doors touching the ground slowly we could not help but teared.

My grandfather .. infinity words to describe him.

Death is more universal than life; everyone dies but not everyone lives. – A. Sachs.