Chinese New Year Eve

Time passed really fast and it Chinese New Year (CNY). As usual during CNY eve we will have reunion dinner with family members or relatives. This is the 1st year that i celebrate CNY in Perth with my uncle. I was very excited and wondering how does Australian Chinese celebrate CNY.

My uncle had book a table at Royal Chinese Seafood Restaurant for 7pm 25.1.09. All the guest arrived the restaurant around 8pm and we started the dinner. The interior of that restaurant was fine and as can see that most of the Chinese community will have dinner with their family members in the restaurant rather than cook at home so that day the restaurant was crowded with people. Not only the Chinese were celebrating CNY but those angmo also celebrate it as well with their friends or family.

That restaurant hired lion dance performance from Mantis KungFu School and they had firecrackers and then come in the restaurant to perform. We all know that beside the lion dance always will have a taoist monk call Hungjunlaozu and as in the myth they believe that the Nian was then be the mount of Hungjunlaozu. The funniest thing is i dunno izit they make fun of it or do it on purpose because the Hungjunlaozu looks different from those that we saw b4. They decorate it to look like a punkster with ear rings all over the mask. Well, the performance was not that professional and well trained but yet still can entertain us as we know this is Australia and not in Asian country.

After the lion dance, dinner is about to start. we total of 12 dishes (9 main dishes and 3 desserts) The food was not really good as i guess that must be very rush or tired. If both reason also not then i think the restaurant must be lousy. They come out dishes quite slow and the services they provide is bad. the waiter even show face to us.

We finished the dinner 2 hours later and went to aunty's house and sing karaoke. It was fun and a memorable CNY eve dinner for me. I wish that the restaurant will improve next year and have a better servive too.

We'll always remember you bro

This year is the 8th year and yet i think all of us still miss you. Hope you will be fine and rested in peace. Don't worry about us that much as we are fine here and don't ever worry because we will not forget you. So today is chinese new year and it is a very important day for us and i represent all of them to wish you happy chinese new year and the most important thing is to wish u happy birthday. You will always in our heart bro. Our friendship will be forever and even more than that. Take care ya Cheers~



(Dedicated to our best friend Mr. Khoo Chee Wee aka Ah Boy)

Interesting fight

Is another year now and Chinese New Year is coming soon. I really need to get a nice haircut and be prepare for the coming Chinese New Year.

Today after work, me and cousin Jason went to Northbridge there to have a hair cut. We went to a Korean saloon named K3 Generation. The hairstylist there were good. I had my hair cut for $20 and i was satisfied with that. After hair cut, we decided to go yamcha at Icy Ice Cafe. The interesting thing begins here. On our way to Icy Ice cafe, we saw there are a bunch of people (2 women and some guys) opposite of the road looks like quarreling for something and someone try to cool them down. We thought that this will be over but who knows they continue quarreling while walking. Suddenly the guy with dark colour shirt give the white shirt woman a "Stone Cold Stunner". The lady drop down on the floor and on the same time the other guy with white shirt give the dark shirt guy a punch on his face. He stoned awhile and another guy push him on the road. There is a car passing by that time and he was lucky that he dropped down on the road after the car passed, if not he might die on the spot (Phew~).

The guy was not reconciled and he woke up and start fight with those guys. One punch on the right, another punch on the left. Both parties keep on punching and kicking each other. His shirt was tear off by that white shirt guy. The situation become more and more confusing while the girl with white shirt looks like trying to protect the darker shirt guy but in another way she was holding that guy and let the other guy hit him. Some outsiders that seems like their friends try to make him like a football and keep on kicking him on the floor. That guy was tough. Although he was injured but he still can stand up and try to fight back, but the opposition seems like 5 times more people. The crowd become bigger as people always like to watch free show (just like me. Hehehe) After 10 minutes of the fight, he know he cant defeat them so that he though about "Art of War by Tsun Zhi "---->RUN!!!

He tried to run as fast as he can to another end of the road but because of his body size he cant manage to do that and those guys rushed to him and strike him down. He knocked on the floor again and was beat up like a dog once again. His mouth was bleeding and whole body fulled with sand. It starts to off peak now as the police already arrived and they caught 2 people. Their hands were on handcuffs and after the police interrogate them then they were brought back to the station. The crowd starts to fade off and i think that they should get their punishment soon.

Time is not early and we decided to go back have dinner.


1. It's almost start...

2. They are getting ready...

3. Now 3,2,1...Action

4. They start hitting each other

5. And they fight until the middle of the road

6. Now they get back to the road side

7. Finally he was handcuffed.



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bad news in Christmas

Today is Christmas day and i had a very bad news from my dad in Malaysia. My grandma that suffered from Kidney sickness had passed away this morning 10am. I felt sad that i cant go back to attend her funeral. I hope that she will understand my situation.

8 months before i come to Perth she only having a minor kidney problem and need to go treatment for her kidney. She looks healthy but who knows she was suffering from a serious inffection and went into a coma for few days. I followed the news from my dad for almost 1 week hoping she would fight for the sickness and recovered from that. Yet still Buddha loves her more than us do and thats why Buddha took her away from us.

I now just hope that she will live with Buddha happily and forget all the sorrows in her live as a human. Amithabha to her and hope she will be happy. Grandma, i will live strong here don't worry too much. I miss you, Love you, bye... Merry Christmas

X-mas Eve House Party

Hey Hey :) Its Christmas day today. Its the 1st time i celebrate my Christmas in Perth and it is an unforgettable memory and experience for me. Yesterday was Christmas Eve and once after i reached my working place, i was been invited to a Christmas House party by my friend Eunice that works in Sarpino's Pizza. Sarpino's Pizza is just next two counters from ours. We are quite close to them as they will always order their lunch from us too.

After a hard day working, it time that we finished working, so after we clean up the shop, we were prepared to go buy presents. Me and my cousin shared bought a Skyy Vodka and my cousin custom made 2 party pack sushi as well.

8pm plus we reached her house and the party started an hour ago so we just join the second round hehehe. The party was fun as there are alot of friends from Sarpino's Pizza come over. There are few of them drunk and the party ended around 1am. I didn't join the crowd much so i just stay beside and take some pics. The party ended up every1 happy~~

Although the party was not tat grand but its a new experience for me that celebrate Christmas in overseas. I will remember this experience in my life.

Merry Christmas to you~

Work Hard Bro!

Now is holiday for me so my uncle arranged me to work more in the restaurant. From now on i will be working Monday to Wednesday in Mikazuki (Cockburn Gateway) and Thursday to Friday in Edo Teppan (Garden City). Working in Mikazuki is still not bad although there are alot of work to do but i at least still have people to chat with me but working in Edo Teppan is quite suffering to me although the working load is a little bit easy. The working style in Edo Teppan is about teamwork but there still alot of things i not very sure. I just started working there so is abit hard but anyways starting from next week i wont be working there anymore hehehe.

Today is a hard work day as there are many work need to be done. Although they are quite teamwork but since i knew quite alot of things so they will "make used" of me to help them in the restaurant. I need to do from frying food to serving food, from serving food to food preparation, from food preparation to cleaning. There are too much things that waiting for me and i really feel tired about that. Working in the restaurant really not an easy job and the pay is not that high too. But what can do? Life still need to keep on going as in Australia, you don't have money if you don't work. So i will just take it as an experience that i learn while staying in Australia. At least i learnt something new for me.

As for the economic down turn, there are alot of people jobless and a lot of companies recession. So i should be glad that i still have a part time job that can keep me survive hehehe. So in this long summer holiday i will try my very best to work as much as i can so that i can save enough money to go visit and hopefully can save some to go back home. Just now my friend just told me that there is a company that want a designer and ask me to call them up to have a try. I just hope that i can faster finish up my portfolio and be prepared to go for interview. Anyway, life still need to keep on going as there is no easy way out. Everything need to pay for the price. So...work hard bro~

Holiday+ing

Whoow~ feel that just come Australia and now studied was over. It's holiday again haha and this summer holiday will last for around 3 months until the next year. Ever since i come here i don't have much time to go visit around so this is the best time for me to visit all the place that nearby. I just looked back on those travel brochures that i have and i found that there are few place that gain my interest to go such as the Swan Bells, The Army Museum of Western Australia, Yanchep National Park, Fremantle Prison, Whiteman Park, Swan Valley, Rottnest Island, Penguin Islan..etc etc. Some places are entry free and some need to pay but is a small amount so i still can afford. I plan to go do photography while having vacation. This is the time for me as i am here now.

In Perth, Australia there are alot of nice places that are worth to visit especially in down South. Place such as Margerat River is a example that you can see alot of greenery and natural scene. Margerat River also a place where they have grape yard and they produce nice wine there. It is good for those people that have been living in a busy city for long time so that they can relax their mind and get some fresh air.I think it will be a different experience.

Planning is still a planning. Without enough cash, i also cant have a fun and happy trip so for 1st i will try to work for more hours so that i can get to save more for my trip fund hahaha. Vacation in Australia is not cheap too but need to think of a cheapest way to go travel. I got some informations from my classmate that been there before and they said that in order to go in a cheap way is to go backpack. There will be alot of backpackers hotel to stay in and it don't cost that much. For me i think that that doesn't bother me as long i got a place to sleep haha. Hmm.. I think also time to get more information and get those things ready so that the trip will be fulfill. I still start my holiday trip from the nearest place. See you all in the next blog then. Cheers~