McDonald Olympic Bottle Give Away!

Hello, again. Today, both of us went to McDonald restaurant because one of our friends told us that McDonald is giving away an Olympic-theme bottle and it sounds not bad. To go to the nearest McDonald, we have to get to the nearest Metro Station. It's very easy because you just have to cross 13 highways to reach the station.

This is the highway I mentioned just now. There is a few more at the other side.

We reached the McDonald at 天河城. 天河城 is nominated as the largest shopping complex city in GuangZhou and some said China. Luckily we are in GuangZhou to experience it and 天河城 is famous for its branded goods. Anyway, branded goods are not our chief reason for going there. McDonald is.

The view in McDonald at GuangZhou compared to Kuching (or should I say Malaysia) is absolutely different. In Kuching, you can usually see a few people there and there is always enough seat and tables available (unless there is anyway special event, such as the Hello Kitty Doll gift). But in GuangZhou, McDonald restaurant is always full! The counters are always full and luckily we can still take our orders from the cashiers standing outside the counters. We couldn't find any seats downstairs so we went upstairs. At least there was an empty table.

Hehe, we were eating while studying our Chinese. Can you see how full it was and the bottles' pictures hanging above?

This was the French Fries and Chicken Nugget mixed with one of the flavoring powder.

Here are two of the three flavoring powder. Kim Chi flavor and Barbecue flavor. There is also Seaweed flavor

These are the bottle aforementioned. There was also Highlight-green, Yellow and Blue.

The McDonald was full till it was nearly 3pm. The sky was getting darker and it seemed like rain is coming. We had to leave with our cold drinks on our hands. Back to Metro Station, highways, and finally school. It starting drizzling but luckily we were in time.

That's all folks. Continue my game now. Hey, bro, I download Devil May Cry 3 Special Edition! It was modified into PC version but it's fun. Try looking for it in 狗狗. Aiyos!

Here's some of the photos we took few weeks ago when we were in 天河城.

We took this at one of the food stalls in 天河城 while we went out with some of our friends a few weeks ago.

Another side view.

We saw this new car at 天河城.

Me at one of the food stall.

The Unfortunate Event

As always, both of us went out to have our dinner outside the school. We went to a restaurant located somewhere near the East Gate. We were told about that restaurant by our friends that they sell delicious porridge. As you may know, where there is food, there will be us.

The porridge was too much so we asked some of our friends to join us. We shared the payment and I'm really sure that I did put my wallet back into my pocket. We left the restaurant while continuing our chat. There was laughter all over the air. So, basically, there was nothing bad happened. And we saw a very cute and furry puppy.

The next morning, school day. I was in a rush because I nearly overslept. As usual, I was packing my stuffs, such as my books, my cellphone and else. Just at that moment, I found out that I had lost my wallet. I thought I drop it somewhere near my place, but the search was nothing. There was no time for me to nervous as I had to rush for the class lessons.

We finished our school in the afternoon. I didn't give up searching up and down my room, but it was pointless. There were 2 of my bank account cards, school identity card and some photos in it. But I'm worried about my cards because the amount of money in them wasn't small. I can feel the butterfly in my stomach and luckily, one of my roommates was willing to accompany me to the bank to report for lost. So, 3 of us went to the nearest bank for the report. The people working there weren't as friendly as those in Malaysia. Their words were as sharp as the blade and you can find no smile on their face. But we were told that that particular bank was far more better than other banks...

We finished all the basic procedures and I'd got one of my cards renewed. But it seemed like my other bank account card has to be barred as it was hopeless to be found. We tried to go back to restaurant with hope for finding my wallet back, but we found nothing again. My wallet might be pick by some highly-skilled pickpockets or I just dropped it somewhere else. What a day...

Luckily that I didn't bring my Malaysia Identity Card with my wallet or the situation will be even worse. I'm now in my room, feeling numb and disappointed. But that could not change the fact that my wallet is forever gone. If only I was more careful......If only there was any kind Samaritan who found my wallet......

Yummy Yummy!

Okay, today, I'm going to show you guys our dinner outside school. This shop is located near the West Gate of our school and it is within walking distance. It is always crowded during the afternoon lunch break. Oops, forgot to mention the name of the shop. It's called 兰州清真牛肉拉面店. Hope I didn't write it wrongly.

We found this restaurant through a friend of ours, from Hong Kong. The volume of the food they sell is quite many for us people from Malaysia (or it is just us) because we never eat that much in Malaysia. The first time we went there was a shocking experience because we couldn't finish the food. Actually, during the first time we went to eat in a GuangZhou food stall, we were surprised by the food served because it was triple the amount in Kuching!

That's all for the crap. Let's have the food served!

Welcome. There's a lot of choices. Look at the menu behind.

The restaurant is not that big actually. You can see a boy cooking the 拉面 at the left.

Here's my 蛋炒米粉. A lot, right? We actually shared that beehoon anyway. It cost RMB5.

This is me with my 鸡蛋凉拌面. It's a bit spicy but not too spicy. Not bad for RMB6.

This is...errr, I forgot the name. There is beef and some vegetables in it.
Tomato and egg soup. Nutritious and plain.
This is the lamb rib bone we ordered after our exam. Not bad, but looks like a plate of bones...
Here is a closer look of the lamb rib bone.

That's all. There's too many kinds of delicacies in GuangZhou and it depends on yourself to discover them. C ya!

Ladies' Hostel

Hi, I'm Tiffiny. Okay, today, I will show you all how my room looks like. Actually, I didn't take many photos of my hostel because most of them are similar to Simon's hostel, such as the toilet and the pathway. So, I will just post some photos I took with my roommates.

Actually, if compared to the guys' hostel, I think ours are better. Our room is more spacious than the guys' because they got 3 big closets which used up a lot of spaces. Besides, our hostel had just been renovated so it is better than the guys'. I usually used up all of the slots given on my desk because I have a lot of stuffs to put in. The only thing that i don't like is my bed...I always have bruises on my hips when I woke up because the bed is too stiff and hard. I really missed my bed at home...

This is my room!!

This is my place, hehe, so many clothes.

Me and Yan, a Hong Kong student. She is very hardworking. Look at her books!

Me and Pei San. She is from Melaka.

3 of us. Sweet Smile~

That's all. I also don't know what to say anymore. I miss you all!

Typhoon invading GUANGZHOU!!

Today, we went out together with our classmates to the Jinan University's headquarter for a talk on "What privileges does a Malaysian has in China". At first we were told that the talk will emphasize on our studies in China and the procedures related. But it was actually about the economy growth of China compared to other Asian countries, the tax revenue and rates in China compared to a few countries and many more. This topic may be not that related to what we expected, but it worthed a listen because it will be a very important common sense when we are working in the reality world. I've learned that Malaysia has lower income tax, approximately 0-28%, if compared to China, which has 5-45%!! Hong Kong has 0-17% while Singapore is 0-20%. To be honest, I didn't remember most of the speech because the lecturers were not talking clearly as there was a lot of technical problems.

But anyway, that was not my main point of posting this topic. We left the headquarter at around 3.30pm for the computer complex because one of our friends wanted to buy a computer. 3 of us left the school by bus and it started drizzling when we were heading the school gate. I guess today was the graduation day of some students because the school gate was full with students wearing black robes. So, we walked ourselves to the bus stop, got up one and headed for the computer complex.

When we got there, it already started raining cats and dogs. Raindrops as big as peas fall down from the sky and we were almost wet. We went to have lunch before surveying the computers and everything was smooth as we were in the complex, safe from the rain. The complex was full people, most of them were not shopping actually, but to look for shelter from rain. Time passes by so fast that it was suddenly 7pm so we decided to leave.

We were stunned by the view when we went out the complex. The whole place was full of umbrellas that you can hardly see anyone, except for some people who forgot to bring their own umbrellas. We first intended to take a bus or subway train, but it was nearly impossible for us to do because the whole street was crowded and the subway station was still out of sight. Seems like we have no other options but to take a cab.

You can see a lot of cabs on the street, but almost every one was seated. So, we tried to walk to the other side of the building. And our story begins. Tiffiny and I were using the umbrella that Tiffiny brought from Malaysia. It was big enough to shed 3 people and I have to admit that that umbrella is strong enough from wind when we used it in Malaysia. But it was completely different here because this is not Malaysia. The rain was coming from almost every directions and it was impossible to get yourself dry in such situation. It was not only rain, but wind. The wind was blowing so strong that you need both your hands to hold your umbrella. We walked into the alley where the rain was not so heavy but our umbrella was blown inside- out every time when the wind comes. I was the one holding the umbrella but in the end, both of us are holding it. If not, I will be like Mary Poppins holding the umbrella while soaring in the sky. Just then, we remembered that it is spring now and we were told about typhoon coming to GuangZhou soon. So, this is the first symptom for its coming.

We managed to grab a cab and thank God for that. Finally, after so many obstacles and conundrums, we finally reached our hostel, safe and wet. It cost us RMB19 for the ride but it worthed it. Or else, we might be still showering somewhere in the rain.

Our cab was stuck between two buses. This is the traffic in GuangZhou.

The street was flooded.

Guess what, there's a TV in the cab, but only for advertisement.

I was too exhausted to sit straight and both of us were soaking wet, as if it was SongKran Festival again.

Heaven & Hell

It is always boring during Mathematics class, so I drew this picture during it. "Heaven & Hell", that's the title for it. Good people are facing extinction these days while the bad people are overpopulated. I think that Heaven will be really empty and haunted by silence; Hell, on the other hand, will be overcrowded. Why are there so many bad guys out there? Why can't everyone live peacefully without causing any chaos or crime? Lust, greed, envy, selfishness and many more bad elements are invading our daily life. I can't deny that I also have some of those elements but what can we do to prevent them from worsening?

"Heaven & Hell"

Lucifer was once a good archangel, serving with total loyalty to, but he got envied of God treating other angels better. God treated everyone equally, but Lucifer wanted to be the best among all the angels instead of being equal. He betrayed God and was abandoned from Heaven. His anger made him satanic and he served Satan and was anointed as the Prince of Hell. I may be wrong about the story but the main point about Lucifer is that we must learn how to control our inner bad sides from invading our soul.

Haha, I don't think that I have the right to say so much about good guys and bad guys because I'm not a perfect person anyway. So, that's all for today. I know I promised to post some of my school's photo but I'll do it later because I'm going to take my lunch soon. Bye bye!

A peep in the guy's hostel

Okay, I can't think of anything interesting to post today so I decided to show you guys how guy's hostel room looks like. Actually I am not staying at the main school of 暨南大学, and I'm now at one of its colleges, 华文学院. The place here isn't that big but at least it has the basic needs of a standard school. If you are interested in knowing how my present school's environment looks like, I'll post it maybe later.

So, here's a short introduction of my hostel. It is named as 东区一楼 because it is located at the East Gate of the school. I haven't taken any pictures of my hostel building yet but i promised I'll show them to you guys someday. My room isn't that large, at least it can accommodate 3 people in one room. We got 3 beds, 3 desks, and 3 closets. I was surprised the first time I stepped into my room. Everything was different from what I was told. I was informed that each room would accommodates 2 people with everything well prepared, including bed sheets and stuffs. But the truth is, you got your bed, but without the bed sheets. You are only given a wooden plank on a steel bed stand. You have a wooden desk, at least, but its small and approximately 1metre in length and 0.5metre in width. And of course, you have a wooden chair.The closet is made of steel but it traps air in it so you won't enjoy it if it gets humid in it. Don't worry about the electric supplies because there are 5 sockets available, but don't overuse the electricity or you will have to pay more for it.

This is my room number.
This is how it looks like.

My closet is the first one. Lol, that's my rubbish bag hanging on one of the doors...

Here's the three-closet aforementioned. Quite messy. Guys bah...

This is my daily food and snacks supplies. The upper part is my school books. Anyway, that telephone is useless.
This is my bed. I bought that mosquitoes canvas because there will be lots of mosquitoes during spring and summer. Anyway, I just came out of it so it looks a bit messy. But I usually fold my blankets before leaving to look nicer (Psss...i never did so at home ^^). Sorry, mum. Haha.
This is my desk. Compacted with my things and I have no where to put my water machine...
The one above the sockets is the network line for internet service (the school's line sucks...).

That's all for my room. Outside the room you can hang your clothings on the wires available to dry them but you have to share with others. So, it means that you have to "fight" for your own space. There's two water supplier machine on the wall at both the staircase but I heard someone complained about the purity of the water so I bought my own water machine from the school. I forgot to take pictures of the washroom. We have a TV room on the 2nd floor and though I'm on the second floor, but i seldom watch it because I'm not so interested in TV shows.

Look above the pathway, hung with clothes. You can hung them outside the hostel where there is an open compound but it's risky (hope you know what i meant).

Oops, the TV room is locked. It's always opened during the afternoon and evening.

Every room has their own specific washroom and you are given a key for it too. There all a total of five keys given to you, one for your room door, one for your upper closet, one for your lower closet, one for your desk, and last, your washroom. the washroom isn't that wide enough for you to dance around while having your bath. Below the shower tap, it will be your toilet bowl. So, you must watch your steps while taking your bath. For your information, hot (or warm) water is only available during certain periods: 6pm-7pm, 8pm-8.40pm, and 9.15pm-10pm. That's all. For a person like me who used to take a shower during the morning, try get used to it...

Which door is mine?
No.203. Look where the shower tap is.
From the right view.
My washing basin. Clean? 3 guys sharing one so it's a bit messy.
Look what's below the basin.
The shower tap...
...with the toilet bowl below it.

So, what do you think about my hostel? I heard that the condition will be better when you are at the school's headquarter. The only common is that there is not lift in any hostel.

Everything is different from what I used to be at home. I can shower whenever I want to. I can watch my own favorite TV channels. I don't need keys to go everywhere. And most of all, I can see my family all the time. I cannot deny that there is a bit of homesick in me, but i consider that sickness as a boost up energy for me to study hard. I promised my parents to do well and you can have my word. I miss you all in Kuching. May God bless everyone there and I love you all, Dad, Mum, Clement, Raymond and Lina!! Muakkkksssssssssssssssssssssssss!! ^^

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The SongKran Festival 泼水节

It was the 15th of April. It is the SongKran Festival for the Thais and it's part of our school's annual festival. Our school asked us students from South East Asia to prepare the programs for that particular day and we were asked to prepare a dance, Indonesian (or Malay) traditional dance. Anyway, both of them are the same.

Our class had been preparing for the dance for nearly 3 weeks and I have to admit that I'm a bad dancer. We always argue about my dance but I just don't understand how. But, anyway, I managed to remember all the steps. Oppositely, Tiffiny danced the best in our class and the teacher also asked her to be the main dancer. What an HONOR!! Both of us actually enjoyed the moment dancing together as this is our first time dancing together. And most of all, both of us are partners! As both of us were in the front, our dancing teacher expected more from us but I was always the one having the problem, including timing and steps...

We took this in the wash room. I look so retarded, but nice?

That thing on my head should be worn on the waist, but still look nice, right?

This is our stage, with two ponds on both sides.

Miss Baju Kebaya nominees, top five.
Ladies, "CHEESE"!
Weird looking at ourselves wearing Malay costumes.

This was actually our first activity in the school since we came here. Dancing is never a skill for me, but since both of us were partners in the dance, I really enjoyed dancing, especially Tiffiny. Maybe she inherited her Mum’s dancing talent (that’s what Tiffiny told me), the teacher never stopped complimenting Tiffiny for her perfect body movements. I once doubt whether she got any bones in her body (this is a compliment) because when she danced, her whole body moves like silk and it was so smooth and gentle. Our dancing teacher also added that Tiffiny danced perfectly if compared to others, considering her body movements and timing, just like a standard dancer. I think I should describe her dance as the angels dancing in Heaven during Christmas, graceful and soothing. On the other hand, the teacher never complimented me because I always did at least one or two mistakes during the practice.

Actually both of us enjoyed SongKran Festival a lot. Everyone can splash each other with the water without offending anyone as this is what the festival meant. Splashing water at others represents a renewal of a new year and blessings for the Thai and other South East Asia countries, except for Malaysia. Why don't we have SongKran Festival in Malaysia? Sad. So, back to what I said, every students gathered at our school field and we had shows prepared by students. We had to dance so we didn't took many photos of the dancing. Nothing can stop other students from playing with the water provided, so there were two shows on stage and down stage.

As soon as the MC announced the SPLASHING time, you better run if you don't want to get wet. The whole field became a water battlefield as everyone started splashing. Or should i say, "Splash on sight" instead of "Kill on sight". Both of us joined the party and i can tell you that we never had such fun since we came here. It's fun seeing others running when they saw you carrying your bucket of water. Some were even thrown into the small pond of water provided by the organizer. Crazy but fun. Few of us went to the hostel and started "attacking" anyone whom we knew whenever they walked pass the hostel. We were like the angry mobs carrying water to attack, instead of gas bombs or AK47.

The show hasn't ended but the party has begun.

Wanna join the battle?

Myanmar's traditional dance.

Now, the battle has really begun! Charge!!
My poor slippers...
Wet "Cheese"!!
Heading back without my slippers....
Both of us are soaking wet.
"War" outside my hostel.

Everything was a fun. You can actually splash the people whom you dislike without offending them. I remembered that I was chasing one of my seniors(not because I hate her, just for fun) with a bucket on hand at the field when I tripped and broke my slippers. Though I succeeded my mission, I was the one being laughed...embarrassing but who cares? As long as we laughed together and had fun. It was fun attacking others on the street but it was even funnier seeing girls running around the field like wet ducks walking on hot plates, not because of the mud, but the earthworms. It seems like the earthworms wanted to join us but they came out at the wrong time. Many were "trampled", and some were even separated into half by our foot steps. Words can't describe how much we enjoy. You have to be there to feel the wet and crazy atmosphere.

The party ended in the evening as everyone headed back to their hostel to take bath. Our clothes smelled like being soaked in the drain water. There is always a price for the fun we had, but I think it worthed the price. We hoped that someday we can enjoy this wet festival in Thailand as it will be a different and authentic experience. Hail SongKran Festival!