Sunday, December 14, 2008

Followıng trıps

I am kında "ıllegally typıng my notes here", because I am now usıng the computer of the company, whıch can only be used for onlıne Englısh teachıng, LoL..
Ok, on the thırd day, I dıdnt go to Kekova, but Xanthos ınstead. Because ıt costs really much and I have already spent a lot of money. So I am more lıkely to go for self-travel. Xamthos ıs actually an archeologıcal sıte and has been added ınto the lıst of World Herıtage, or somethıng lıke that. When I was there, honestly I dıdnt feel really ımpressed wıth ıt as there are actually most the rocks and tombs, so ıs actually nothıng much has been preserved well. But I can stıll see a lot of the tombs there, plus my guıde, so I can roughly tell lıke what these stuffs actually are. Basıcally, ıt ıs such as huge sıte, got a theatre, a church, some tombs where Lycıan people used to lıve (I thınk), a huge Roamn style pavement, a few stores or shops, etc,,,, Because ıt ıs a really old sıte, and seems lıke no one clean ıt, so those grasses are just as tall as me, ıs really hard to walk through them and fınd those monuments out one by one. Is cool though, coz you just cant ımagıne that hard people who were ın 2000 years ago dıd thıs (or maybe I just dont have that abılıty). Anyway, I actually wanted to go to another archeologıcal sıte where people told me whıch ıs near wıth Xanthos. Hoever, when I asked the local people, they told me I need to walk about 2 hours then only reach there (I asked wıth my shıt ever Turkısh, I asked Ne Kadar, I thınk ıs how long, how much etc. Then the man replıed me, ıkır saat, two hours). So I just gave up and walked back to the bus statıon. When I was there, I met the second Asıan!!! I couldnt belıeve that I met an Asıan ın thıs vıllage,, She ıs actually from Korea, but grow up ın Istanbul, so she couldnt really speak Englısh, but fluent Turkısh. LoL... When I was on my way back to Kaş, I asked the bus drıver, Ne kadar agaın, how much, he saıd Uteer Lıra. I just couldnt answer hım, and luckıly a Turkısh guy bhınd me told me ıt was sıx lıra. Then I told hım that I have just learnt from 1-5, havent learnt from 6-10, have to do that that nıght. LoL.. Just funny.
When back to Kaş, I was just hangıng around as I love thıs town really much. When I passed through a restaurant, the owner saw me and then just pulled me ın and saıd gonna gıve me a "specıal dıscount", LoL.. He was just soooooooooooooooo nıce, not only gıve me the specıal dıscount, also offered me for a couple of coffee, Turkısh coffee, I just lıke ıt. Also, he ıntroduce me hıs famıly, they are just awesome, Then, I told hım that nothıng much can do here at nıght as most of the shops are closed and very few people ın the pub, he even asked me to sıt here and offered me some drınks for the whole nıght. GOSHHHHH. how nıce he ıs!!!!But I just went back to my pensıon afterwards, dont feel good for havıng so much of free stuffs, though thats what I usually do ın Auckland.
On the next day, I actually dıdnt do much, just walked around agaın, then back to Antalya.
After thıs trıp, I have learnt so many new Turkısh terms as I was alone, and needed to ask for everythıng by myself. I also knew a lot of really cool and hospıtable Turkısh people, they are just awesome!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Some of them even gave me a call and asked me to remember them, and ıf I am at theır cıtıes, do contact them.
I LOVE TURKISH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Oops... Gotta start my next class now. see you

Thursday, December 11, 2008

Bayram Holıdays

I just arrıved ın Turkey on Wednesday and now ıs holıdays... LoL. So I am now travellıng. I now just want to talk about my trıps. wıll go back to my fırst arrıval later..LoL. and sorry for not usıng coma because I just couldnt fınd where ıt ıs on thıs Turkısh keyboard
Fırst of all. I went to Olympos wıth my housemates (or ı should say the Turkısh teacher who now I lıve wıth) and her sıster. Olympos was an ancıent greek cıty and the beach. Once we were there. We just went to the beach and lıe on ıt. Well I thınk some of the beaches ın NZ are better because that wasnt a sandy beach. but a rocky one. But the one really ınterest me was the ancıent cıty. though they now are not really completed. most are just tombs. but they are just fabulous. coz how can people make thıs ın 2000 years ago? At nıght. we met some other people who also stayed at that pensıon. the people from Istanbul and we chat the whole nıght and went to the beach at late nıght and had supper there lol.

The nest mornıng. or today. ı started my trıp alone to the followıng stops because my Turkısh frıends have already been those places many tımes. anyway ıs a good chance for me to practıce my Turkısh although they worrıed aout me so much lol.. Ok. My second stop was Demre. The ancıent cıty I found here was even more amaZIıng. the well preserved tombs and the caves the ancıenyt people lıved ın. and the Roman theater whıch has got up to 35 rows. lıke 7m hıgh I thınk. and the walls were all engraved wıth some Roman thıngs. just amazıng!! After that was the funny thıng. because accorıng to my GUIDE (Lonely Planet). ıt was about 2km away from the cıty centre. But I actually took almost 1 hour to walk there. And I saw heaps of travel buses there. and I just asked them whether they can take me to the town. and they DID!!! I love frıendly and hospıtable Turkısh!! IN fact. they actually took me to the next stop that I wanted to go coıncıdently. AWESOME!!! After walkıng around ın thıs small vıllage. then I took another bus to the next stop. Kaş. I actually wanted to go to Kekova but no bus goes there. so probably I would need to take a boat from Kaş to Kekova tomorrow mornıng. So I actually dıdnt plan to stop at Kaş. But once I arrıved here.I know I was totally wrong. Thıs small town ıs just lıke a European town. small relaxıng and beautıful Greek and Medıteraanean archıtecture. wıll post the pıcs later anyway. and now I even want to stay here for one more day. at the harbour. I met a Canadıan and her frıend. I was really happy because I dıdnt meet anyone so far who speaks Englısh. Then agaın. we had dınner together. LoL such random agaın!!! that was good anyway. and now back to my backpacker. the scary thıng ıs I am the only person at the backpacker besıdes than the owner. But I love the backpacker coz ıt ıs just lıke a Turkısh house. and coz Kaş ıs actually a town lıe on the hıllsıde and thıs backpacker ıs rıght located top of the hıll. so ı can see the nıghtvıew of the hıll.well actually the sloppy street lıghts ı should say from my wındow. just fantastıc!!!
I am goıng to Kekova tomorrow! Wısh me good luck. and defınıtely wıll update more. so happy now lol

Monday, December 1, 2008

NZ 2008

I actually got back from NZ to Malaysia 2 weeks ago. But I am just too lazy to blog, because I just think that I do not have much to write about. Anyway, just make everything in short.
In February, I did something which was really fun and meaningful, which was being my Uni UniGuide and Ambassador. Basically, these two jobs were guiding new students and helping them to adapt to the University life. Because everything was just too quick, you can't imagine that my first was just gone, then now I am a senior and guide those small kids.. haha. In these such meaningful programmes, I also got closer to my uni, whoch brought me a sense of belongings to the UNi, instead of 'that's just a place where I go for classes, that's all'. Also, I knew so much cool people in it, and the most important is, WE GO PARTYING TOGETHER!!! LOL
Afterwards, I joined HKSS(Hong Kong STudent Society) by one of my new friends. In this student organization, of course I knew a lot more friends, and currently some of my closest friends are from there. Throughtout this year, we did so much together, we organized activities together, we wrote articles for our newsletter together, we went for ski trip together which was really awesome altough I was really suckz in skiing, we played together and drank so much together. Joining the club was one of the greatest things I've done in this year.
Then, I also moved out from the student hall and flat with a few Kiwis, I was really happy to know them, because they are such awesome people. Again, we drank a lot we blow water bull shit a lot. Seems like there is nothing else from me besides than drinking. LOL........
Also, I've changed my degree to Geography, which I am really interested and excited with. In fact, I don't really know what can I do after my studies, though I am now planning to work in planning. Planning, is real planning, is a studies of planning a city, like sims city but of course a lot more complicated than that. However, I am really excited in this. I know so many cool people, we studied together, we went for coffee and lying on a lawn, under sunshine together, we went for fieldtrip together and then we worked for our assignments together. I knew one of my best friends, Josh in my class. All were just so much fun.
besides that, I have been so active this year, not only a student representative, but also a representative of the student organization (AUSA - Auckland University Student Association). I was just holding a few posts at university this year, which was just unbeliveable, I think. Due to my extremely active characteristics, I also joined tennis club this year, and I played at least once a week, maybe still not the best player, but is definitely a good player. People were even asking me to be their partners during the summer break.. Wakakaka.. Just can't believe that I have improved so much, though I knew I will, haha.. Especially my forehand groundstroke, is like one of the best there, also my front net blocking.. haha.. I am self-high-ing.
This is just a summary which only appears in my mind right now, so I think is probably the most important thing and memorable so far. For the followings, I will be leaving to Antalya, Turkey on Tuesday for internship which has nothing to do with my degree at all. Because I am gonna teach English there, LOL!!! I know my English is actually real suckz, that was also what I told them, but they still forced me to take that =.=" So I am now going soon. In fact, I am only excited about travelling rather than working, so hope will be all good.
For next year, I think I will spend most of the time in my studies because I have a few very heavy papers next year and hopefully can do well. But of course, can never leave partying behind, thats the only thing I can do to have fun!!! YEa!!! See you!!!

Thursday, November 6, 2008

random party pics

exam now.. stressful and bored... just some random party pics here





























Sunday, July 20, 2008

Jeffrey's final day

One night posting 2, thing that I have never done in ages. By the way, this was last Saturday, when Jeffrey was leaving. After the night he stayed at my place(coz of homelessness, hahaha). We went for dinner together for his final dinner. The night before, we played games at vivian's place and 6 of us attacked him in a game and wanted him to get so drunk... hahaha.. that game was just cruel but so funny. Because He had almost drank the whole bottle of soft drink with Vodka.
During the dinner, we ordered dishes and have with rice. Actually that was just a very normal meal and I usually had when I was at home. But I never realized that it can actually so 'warm'. Because like when you get for me the dishes, I get rice for you. It is just like a family, all of us were like a family, having such a great dinner together! So warm! And we said we should have more this kind of dinner together, instead of having fast food or what.





After dinner, most of them went for sing k. But Anthony, WIng and I went to airport with Jeffrey, and said good bye. That was always the thing I hate the most in Auckland. People just come and leave, I can't even have enough time to spend with them. Oh yeah by the way, he left because he is going to Scotland for exchange for one year. So, he will be back anyway, haha. I was thinking to go for exchange too, but I am just too poor. Sigh.
At the airport, we chat a lot, and took some pictures for memories. Everything was just so warm.





I miss you, Jeffrey! I love everyone of my friends! See you next year!

hkss 2008 ski trip

Finally that was the day we went for ski trip, all of us so excited on the bus. But the first thing happened was the air-conditioning system and heater were out of order. So we stayed at McD for a while to wait for some foremen to fix it. BUt finally, it didn't work, and we just all on our way down to Hamilton, then Taupo with that sot bus.
That night, nothing much happened and we all went to sleep early, but we had so much fun during dinner, coz all those crazy people were juz next to me.



The next day, we got up early and took the bus up to Whakapapa, the place, or Mt. Ruapehu, the mountain that we were gonna ski on. That were just so much snow all the way up, once we arrived there, just kept taking pictures. Everything was just awesome, we acted like really professional on skiing.. hahaha






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Issac and Jeffrey

Issac and Maggie

Anthony, Vivian and I

Vivian, I, and Jeffrey

Yo, I look so 'pro' on this, wakakaka

Issac and WIng




all the just great, and the day was just awesome, happy shinny day here!!!

Of course, we didn't take that much pictures during skiing. But u know what? skiing is just the hardest ever sport for me!!!!! I admit that I am active guy, plays everything, but just not skiing!!! Initially, when everyone stood there listening for the skiing lessons, I didn't know why, I just kepy moving backward!!!! Then, I couldn't move, and I took ages to learn how to walk on the snow!!! Damn it !!!! I was just the worst of the worst among all my 'classmates', they labeled me as '最差既同学仔'. hahaha.. so embarrassing. When I skied down to the hill, I didn't know how to stop and turned left and right. I was just screaming like 'get away from me!!! watch out!!! get away from me'!!! EVeryone was looking at me and I scared that will crash with anyone, so just fell down by myself... That was just embarrassing!!! But didn't know why, I just felt so funny!! After time over time, finally at least I knew how to ski down to the hill with an extremely low speed. There was another embarrassing story happened on me. But I am not gonna tell you, just funny.. hahaha.. And luckily my friend didn't have a camera with him so he can't take a video!! By the way, that just happened so quick and we went back to the motel at 5.

The worst and the second worst learner or skier in the class, Icey had taken over my crown coz she gave up finally.. wakakka I have a 'never die' soul!





Once we got down there, there was a really nice view. With the light of sunset, and the snowy mountain as background, also a huge lawn. Just a paradize!

nice eh?

Very good friends of mine, Maggie, me, Anthony and Jeffrey.

We all took Maggie's snowboard, as a tool which made everyone of us look so pro.. hahah.. And I look pro eh?

don't know what's wrong with him like wanna be a prisoner.. haha

group photo

Yea, I look so cool here, thanks Jeffrey. Coz I don't know why, I brought my camera but didn't take any photo! Damn!

Yea, Jeffrey and I again

My solo, the whole day I have been wanting for my solo pic, hahaha.. just wanna pose and show

Then we were all back to motel. After the disgusting butter chicken as dinner. U guessed what we did? Of course playing and drinking lar... hahaha.. Coz we have been playing 1 game now, called 'War of the World' or 世界大戰. Start with 2 leaders, and then the leader will pick everyone of us as their members and form a team. Then the leader will choose everyone of us and fights with the member of our against team. We can choose the game to play, if we won, then can kill 1 of their members. The games can be anything, like 幸運骰,大話骰,圍梅,十五二十,烏龜烏龜跳,二十一點,龍蝦&屎, just anything. And because of their games preferences, all of them have a different nicknames. Soooo Funny!!!!



Oh my face turned red!

But will never as bad as him, he is the easiest to get drunk among all of us.. hahah.. never stay awake after about 1 bottle. But he got smarter after that night, just ran earlier and not to drink on the next day.. haha

On the third day, people were either back to ski again, or going to the town center hung around or did some other activities. Initially, I was sooooo struggling to back to ski, coz I am just sooo poor and skiing costs me sooo much. Also, I am not a good skier and I believe I will be back here to ski again. So, I decided to go to the town center with them. We just walked around, having a cup of coffee under the happy shinny day, just awesome! Having a cup of coffee under this weather is always what I like to do. Then, while we were waiting for the bus to go to the prawn farm. We played '1,2,3 traffic light' at the park which is right next to the main road. Everyone was looking at us. But just so much fun. I am not sure whether have you played this before, but it is just one people saying 123, then others need to move forward, but when that people look behind, all of the others have to stop moving, just so funny!!!! The games we played when were kids were usually one of the best games.. And they don't cost at all! Hahaha. Then , we went to the prawn farm and fished prawns. I didn't like this initially coz I have to be patient and sit there and wait. But all went, I just followed. However, that wasn't that bad, coz I got 1 prawn but most of them didn't. haha!!


型唔型啊?哈哈
We actually took a ot more pictures than these, But I haven't got them, gonna upload them once I got them all.
After this, we were back to motel again. And few of us went to play pool, that wasn't my favourite game, but got one 'water fish' paid like 15 dollars for us and asked us played together. Then of course I will play haha..
At night, again went for dinner and having fun. once were back to motel, again crazy playing games and drinking because that was our final night. We can let us be free from drinking. Hahaa.. In this few nights, I just wasn't too sure how much wines, beers, and vodkas I drank.. But that was just soo much fun. Playing games, chatting with friends. And we played 何家公雞何家猜. I screamed till like almost lost my voice with Candy, and my voice really like a 公雞, hahaha.. Until like 4am, we only went to bed and prepared to get up early at the next morning.

At 7am, we finally had to say bye to our lovely motel, oy yeah, Anthony, Jeffrey, Wing and I were in the same room. We are really good friends, talk a lot when getting together, and keep playing cho big D every night before dinner. Hahaha... SO funny!!
And don't know why, our room is very 旺丁旺財! Every night, heaps of random people knocked our door, came in and asked 'what u guys up to, wanna join'. We were always like 'what the fuck??' hahahha

Here are four of us, although this picture was not taken here, hahaha... Good frineds forever!
Anyway, we left here and all the way up to Rotorua. Once there, some were going for spa, but few of us went to the museum, and played the traffic light again on the lawn which is in front of the museum and tourists looked at us again!!! Help! Childish just never been away from us. But that was just great, u know me. Sunny day, greenery lawn, and I just lied on it, ran on it, jumped on it, like a monkey.

Then, we went to another place at Rotorua because some wanted to go for skyline which I played before. So, what u think we were gonna do? Again, found a cafe, have a cup of coffee. Next, started our childish again! Playing 'eagle catch chicks', number ball on the street! Hahaha. This trip shouldn't be called as ski trip, but primary school graduation trip.
After everything, we went back to our bus, and all the way back to Auckland. I didn't sleep much on the journey, just looking around, and flashed back all the scenes during the trip, everything was just amazing. I knew some new friends, I played a lot, I have so much fun, I was like a kid again, I was just who I am.
Once in Auckland, we went for dinner together. ANd that's all our trip. HKSS, HOng KOng Student Society, I just met a lot of awesome people here, though some are not. But when we are together, that is the precious moment. Love u guys