Xiao Qian 21st Birthday!

Annyeonghaseyo everyone! Didn't post anything in the past couple days as i was away to Penang and Taiping. So.. things that i wanted to share has doubled up again... Should have bring my laptop with me. But.. its okay! Lets get started!

So the day before i went to Penang and Taiping, it was my very very best friend Xiao Qian's 21st birthday!! Yay!!!!!!

She has literally prepared the party from inviting people and decoration, preparations of foods and all those stuff for one whole month! At the beginning i did not gave her much help as i was still busy on studies, but i am very glad that i did manage to help her out on the actual party.

Once again from this party, i realise that organising birthday party is such a hectic work and it shows the generosity of the organiser because she provides everyone a chance to meet up, talk, and update about each other. So thank you Qian Qian!

This was prepared by me and Jus!! Believe or not we including the uni gang has discussed for so long on how to place the candle on the cake.. hahaa.. 

May your wishes come true! 

Me and Jus arrived pretty early that day, we thought we were gonna be the first but the "Klang Gang" arrived even earlier than. The funny thing was, the birthday girl herself were only about to get shower while we arrived. In addition, she didn't even iron the cloths and made up her mind which to wear. So me and Jus were helping her out on her make up and hair and everything to make her at least look more presentable. 

Fixing her hair. 

Miss her so much!!!!!!! Funny thing was while i am writing this, i visited her blog, and the last post was about me. Aww..  not the first time read, but still touched! 

So glad that i bought a eye shadow pallet to her during Christmas, if not i really have no idea what make up to use to enhance her look. Well as usual girl takes time to dressing up and everyone has successively arrive so Qian's family was keep on asking hasten her to entertain the guests. But yet of course she can't get out until she has finished up everything, so this is where her temper rise dramatically. But lucky enough me and Jus were there so we were able to calm her down. 

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Zhi Xiang if you ever reading this, XQ was so anxious asking us where is the pic of you and her after the party as she can't find we post in FB! haha.. Such a sweet couple though XQ always sort of scold him in front of us. 

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Xiao Qian was so busy to served her friends and family so she doesn't has much time to talk much with us. But that was absolutely normal. So us the uni gang we were just normal chit chatting, but they've raise a very interesting question regarding on why am i wanted to study abroad, what value or things that i am seeking at the end of the day. They've analysed lots of view and aspect to me which was really appreciated. I guess this kind of conversation rarely happened with some kind of people, because only "real true friend" will care about all the little things. 

Unfortunately, i've always thought i could give people a firm and complete answer whenever they ask me this kind of question, but as the truth involved some personal reasons, and its kind a complicated which i don't know how to sort everything up. There was so much story involve and its hard to simplified everything as one whole story to tell, so.. i believe i did not gave them a satisfactory answer at the end. 

But i know what i want at this moment, and i guess we'll only find out the answer once we has been through it because i've discussed with many people from both with and without experience and all of them gave different answers. I believe the ultimate right or wrong is still depends on how you view the matter, there are no absolute in between. 

The very lovely Uni Gang! 

Love this group picture of us sooooo much!! Thou is very blur.. ♥♥♥♥

This party may not be as grand as others has done but definitely the most heartwarming one! We're gonna turn 21 one after another, which means that we gonna be more and more busy, so hopefully we can still stay this close in the future. Really glad that I've a gang of friends who can always share those deep thoughts instead of those really cliche one.  Love you all!!! 

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The Research journey

Before we begin, i wanted to thanks all of you who have read my previous post for sort of like catch up with what i did while "missing" in the previous months. I didnt know there are like number of you who are really care. So.. thank you so much!

Right, so today i'm gonna talk about the Business Research which is probably one of the biggest project i have ever done in my study. Surprisingly there are a few colleges' courses who doesn't have the Final Year Project, i suggest you to check out if there's other modules to replace it, because in the future if you tends to pursue Degree or Phd, you'll need to conduct research and you'll need both skills and knowledge from research.

In this stage, I am only doing a research proposal which if in the future my supervisor approve, i can carry on with i've done instead of starting all over again. So, what so inspiring and important about this modules is it let me visualise what i've learn and put them altogether into practice.

A lots of students especially those who're in business management studies do not know why they should learn those theory and where should they apply. Its hard for student to visualise as it seems kind a abstract and theory based. Plenty of people saying there is nothing to learn in business studies, because all u need in conducting business is practical skills instead of theory stuff.. Well.. i used to have these kind of thought, where i think some of the thing that i learn are really common sense, but research let me know that everything i've learn are applicable in real life or business corporate world.

For instances, how government decide how much they should tax for income tax rate or how to decide the range of inflation rate, product pricing and what so ever. Its all through research. This is where i see a social science students can actually contribute their knowledge back to the community and facilitate the society just as how a professional degree could do. Lots of people only see how doctor or lawyer could help the society, but actually social science contribute the major part to the economic environment. And a country couldn't run smoothly without them.

The first class of Dr. Ben he mentioned that research is a systematic process and its a very lonely journey. I only know what all these meant towards the end of the modules. Research in degree level, you're suppose to came out with a new idea based on what other's have done but the process require you to follow certain guidelines - systematic process. Everything is steps by steps and you can't miss any of them. Lonely journey referring where you have to think of a new words, new sentences, new way to describe an existing terms on your own. The process of finding related journals, read though them, analyse them are all on your own. In order to produce good outcome, you need to put in a lots of efforts, again, on your own.

What makes this modules fascinating is it let me know where and how i can apply my knowledge in such a way that could create a huge impact to society. Which i never know that business studies could be so powerful. And of course because i met Dr.Ben, he has taught me so much and giving me a lots of guidance that definitely creates a life time value.

To correspond with his effort as well as my self-interest, i work really hard though is just proposal stage. It is very lucky to meet such lecture because he taught us many things that doesn't exist in the text books and he just make such boring modules become so meaningful and applicable. I never consider to further any study after degree level because business is just so general in some aspect, but now i see why people further their studies, and it does create a different between this two levels.

So this conclude one of the reason where why i am so busy in the past. I hope what i've shared could help you to capture a clearer picture in your study or just provide you a general view on research.

Thank you so much for reading!

Dr. Ben research methods seminar 2014. 

 Good luck! 

First post in 2014

Hi folks! Its been a while. Can't believe my first post will be at March. Well.. i didnt lost my passion on blogging but in the past few months i just had to put the priority on studies. I guess a lots of you have been wondering what i was so busy for in the past. So.. lets begin. 

Today has officially ended Degree Year 2. Yay!! But there is a mix feelings, because if i am not pursuing my final year here and this gonna marks the end of my studies over here. 

In the final semester of Year 2 was probably the most hectic one i ever had. But at the same time, i guess it has been the most inspired one. Wonder why inspired? I guess the major reason come from the modules of business research method, which sort of like the first part of your final year project (FYP). A lots of people hate it, because in order to produce good output you need to go through tons of journals. But all thanks to Dr. Benjamin, i've learned so much, more than any modules that i ever had, even my beloved lecture ABB. We'll go deep into that in probably the coming post. Because my story with this modules, definitely deserve a single post to talk about it. 

So in the past 3 months i would said, i've been kind a isolated. I have never been this isolated nor stress in the past. I cut out all hang outs as much as possible, defuse to celebrate any festival (i even bought my laptop with me to my work during CNY), and just basically sort of detached from my friends and the social circle. Even Jus and XQ. Of course there are some other reasons that lead to this isolation but let's just focus on the study part. In more detailed, i am totally inactive all sort of social media and in replying group messages. I am so sorry but again, priority. 

If you're questioning, "do you really have to go this extreme?". Well, of course not, but by doing so allow me to stay more focus on things that i should do as there are plenty other things could distract me. Just as simple as that. 

But lucky enough, true friends never separated apart due to distance or how much times we get to spend to each other. It totally brighten up my day when i heard Justine said we are not those friendship that will be faded just because we never been spoken in months. I originally felt there is a gap in between us, or i am afraid there is, but gladly, that was just my silly thoughts. 

Despite most of my times are spend on study, but there are still a lot of things happened in the past months in regards to life and what not. I have so much to share with you guys but didnt know where to start. But anyway, will definitely start to regularly posting more often, so do stay tune for that! 

This post will never end as i mentioned there are so much things to talk to. So i suppose we have to end here so we could go more detail and specific on one single issue at a post. Once again, i would love to apologise to all my friends that i have declined to all sort of invitation previously.  

Thanks for reading! 

Remember, there is no shortcuts for any place that worth going.

Good luck! 

Conclude 2013

Just a few hours left, we are steeping into a whole new year. I've never really done any new year  resolution kind of thing but i guess a conclusion or summary about the past year is more significant. My mum used to said every year we will have different thoughts and perception towards life but i've never thought the changes of a year could be this huge. 

If its had to use one word to describe my 2013, it would probably be "independent". 

Since the beginning of the year, things start up tough. I still remember there was no water supply for weeks and at the same time i was so struggled for loosing a significant person. Things has gone even worst in the following month. I've done things that are absolutely unexpected and basically just loosing my mind. I am glad that Gin witness some of the terrible part, and now we can discuss how horrible it was. 

At the same time, one family member has move out and the other move in. It creates a lots of problem in terms in living life style and it also creates a lots of argument between me and my mum. i still remember there was an argument happened at the night before my exam and that particular subject wasn't an easy one. Gladly, i still survived under that kind of pressure with flying colours. Wonder how i do it? Well.. i'm just keep telling myself that nothings gonna affect me from achieving what i want. 

Lucky enough i always have some best friends and my cousin gin with me. Because going collapse and exhaustion is so common at that period of time. 

Loosing that special someone and family isn't all. I've also need to adapt into the environment without my very close foundation friends. Though it wasn't that terrify as it sounds, but it wasn't really an easy one. Loosing my team for group assignment, i loose the confident of doing things well at the same time. Because regardless in work or life, they are people who always back me up whenever i needed. It feel exactly like a transfer student in high school where you need to adapt to many new things and make new friends. 

Of course, life wouldn't be that sucks. I met new friends afterwards. Erm.. one word to describe? "Reliable" We were pretty much a perfect working partner as well as good friends. I really appreciate the way we distinguish things. I mean, we never text each other things that are not related to work, but when we met we can share many things. Unfortunately, things only last until October. I guess there is some misunderstanding between us, and no one want to take the first steps. Or.. there are many obstacles i suppose. 

The fist half of the year was kind a sad but things change dramatically on my birthday and days afterwards. Though nothing really good happened but i guess its my mind set has turns really positive. Somethings really magical happened on my birthday, it didnt shows a good sign but i know it tells me to let go or stop being harsh on myself.

After June things has become really great especially in the month of July. It was literally the luckiest month throughout the entire year. Not only being lucky, but being aggressive and positive. I guess its all because through my birthday, i realise how many people does love me and all the friends that i had. it makes me feel that i am not alone in this tough journey. 

Life pretty much back to the right track. Though at the beginning i seems to loose a lots of important person in my life, but in return, i gave myself a pretty satisfactory academic results. Don't you dare to said i've becoming a nerd. Haha.. just kidding.. but thats the kind of the only thing turn out good. As a student, i guess thats the best gift because its a reflection all of the hard work, efforts, time that we've invested.

Time pass really fast, a lot of moment i wonder how i can manage to go through all those suffering stuff like the endless exams, assignments and etc. Is a tough year but i saw opportunities. From the tears i heard laughter. This year, i learned that no one is gonna be the loser forever nor the forever winner. Its all about how much you want a thing and how you actually take action to achieve it. I had a dream that i never even dare to dream before. Hopefully its gonna happen on September 2014. 

At the end of 2013, i conclude with a very simple sentence. 

"There is always an excuse if you don't want; There is always a way if you want."

Happy new year everyone! 

Thanks for reading any post from me even only one. Appreciate it. 

See yon in 2014!! Have a good year everyone! 

Best of luck!

Been thought of

Everyone has responsibility on the perception on how others think about you. The way you present yourself, the way you speak and stuff will eventually reflects back on how people think towards you. So if there is someone misinterpreted you for what you are not, you have to pay some attention on your own behavior instead of blaming others on misunderstanding who you are. 

Thanks to the advance technology we can change all most everything to the way we want it to be. You can easily have taller nose bridge, bigger eyes and sexy body through plastic surgery. But things like your charisma, the way you speak, your body gestures and more are stuff that we could develop from time to time. On the other words, each day of us will be slightly different from who we are yesterday due to all the things we met and see. 

Today's topic, been thought of. Thou we knew that people will be different from time to time, there are still a lot of people just couldn't move on from who you are before. Or they are being judgmental on your current look. I guess its still fine if that person aren't someone that was close to you. But what if someone that you've really close before still kind of think that you are who you were for like after one year. Again i admit, you have to be responsible on how people think towards you, but at the same time you should also know that people grow and change every single day.

It is so hard to accept the fact that people that you've been so close before, thinks of you in a very wrong way and just put you in a concrete box with a certain title. And your image for that person feels like being locked in that box forever and ever that nothings gonna go in nor nothings gonna come out. 

I absolutely agree that its hard to change the mindset that people already implemented in you because personality are something that hardly seen to be change. But if someone had go through some issues or something in their life, i believe that you should not judge who they were, at least before you meeting him or her in person. Don't think that people are still behave like that, unless you gave him or her another chance to present themselves. 

An interesting conversation i had with my friend the other day. He said we should not judge people based on their race, nationality, culture and more. Because all it matters are the personality itself that carry the greatest part of an individual. I agreed with no doubt, we should all treat people fair regardless to someone you've knew or someone you just knew. 

Everyone want another chance. But only when you giving others other chance, you'll receive chances from others. Because the moment you try or accept something new, you already creating the chance on your own. 

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Good luck!

November

Just a little update about what I've been up to lately. 

It's literally the third week of class now, first and second week was pretty chilled because its all introduction plus there are two days of holidays in the second week. So basically everyone is still relaxing here and there but yet lifeless because class end early so the time gap for next class is longer. 

Anyway, in the pass week, i've attend line dance and yoga class for the very first time in my life with my bestie Justine. Well.. i always thought that i would much prefer yoga for some reasons but it turns out line dance is much more fun. Yoga is more towards stretching, holding one pose in a position and all.. At the end of the lesson the teacher even ask us to relax our muscle and entire body so she turn off all the lights and we just lye down on the yoga map. And.. i fall asleep. HAHA.. 

Line dance is surprisingly more interesting. Though its all about repeating steps but all of us end up sweating. And its just more alive and more movement than Yoga. So definitely try it out if you're looking for some dancing classes. Of course you can always go to YouTube and find out bunch of tutorial to get some sort of idea. 

Since i've just mentioned YouTube and some fitness stuff, i would love to recommend Blogilates to all of you. She has both blog and YouTube channel that teach people fitness and recipe of eating clean. Most of her work out are 5 to 15 mins, so you can choose a few video regarding to which part of your body that you want to target with and start up your full hour work out. Because of her i find no point of signing up a class because its all free over the internet. But the worst thing of working out at home is self discipline. So yea, this is the alternative if you wish to save up some money but still living healthy.

Back to my life, most of the people hate school starts again but i'm actually looking forward on this because my routine without classes are super messed up. There is one day in the holiday i slept at 9am and woke up at 6pm. Super abnormal and not healthy. Time table has pretty much fix and publish now, i have 5 days class in a week. So i guess i shall said bye to those "vampire" kind of life. Well.. hopefully.

Hmm.. what else.. oh, how can i forget this! My current obsession TV shows are "Oppa Odiga" as well as the China version. I guess a lot of you already knew whats that. If you don't, please go check it out! Its a reality shows that 5 dads are bringing their own child on trip and it will has some challenges along the journey. I personally prefer the Korea version because it just felt like its more genuine and real. And my favorite pairs of father and son would be Lee Jong Hyuk and Junsu!! Like.. really really like them.. ahh..

Time flies, November has arrived. As people change every single day, at the beginning of the month i felt more empower and confident of what i am doing and enjoy what I've choose and planned. Hopefully this enthusiasm can stay throughout the month. 

I guess pretty much thats it! Thanks for reading and feel free to leave a comment down below telling me what you've been up to or just any random stuff, I would love to read it. 

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Have a nice week people!! =D

Brave or Wait

I've actually wrote this months ago, but I didn't publish until now because I am still looking for a more comprehensive conclusion. But during the holidays, i've met up some friends and i realised that this topic that i wrote before are still an existing problem for others. So, i thought i could share this with you and lets figure out the problems together. Here we go.. 

Brave or Wait, two types of behaviour in relationship. 

Both of these behaviour share one similarity that is both the partners are still in love with each other during that break up moment. 

Brave,

both parties have the courage and belief that no matter what gonna happened or how worst the situation gonna be, they are not gonna let go each other easily. Regardless who's fault, or whether the love still exist or not. Indeed, in some situations we called it as stupid because we are just used to have each other around, but sometimes we called it as true love.

Wait,

relatively they do not persist as much as Brave could do. Letting go each other is they way of them choose to love. They provide relief and freedom. They have high potential to get back together if any one of them willing to take the first move at the specific moment, but in this category, they probably didn't insist on the first thought and let the fear and confusion to take over instead.

Both Brave or Wait can still lead to a happy ending or a sad ending at the end of the day. It doesn't mean that if you are brave enough, you guys can last. It also doesn't judge in a way that the longer you wait the smaller chance to get back together. Or it could be both leading to a happy or sad ending.

But what i am trying to emphasised today is people are often choosing only one of them. Have you ever think of mixing these two together? Things could be completely different if they have a little braveness and patient at the same time.

Most of the time we prefer both parties to have mutual understanding. So we could spend less effort on explaining stuff and have a relatively simpler process. But at that specific moment, how do you judge the so called "mutual understanding"? Most or partly of the decision are not made in a rational situation and the other one has took it so seriously which lead to a sad ending. 

Well.. it literally took months for me to figure out this conclusion. 

Again, regardless which type you've choose or you've been through, if you guys meant to be together, you will eventually meet each other again. Of course on the other hand, i strongly believe that if both partner are very in love with each other things will not messed up without a legit reason. And if it happened to be bad, it either means that one or both of you are not mature enough or.. just not love each other enough as you thought it was. Fact is pretty cruel isn't it? But after all, i think both of this situation are a little immature..  And i believe true love should not be broken that easy.. 

Good luck everyone!

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