How Doth The Little Dandelion

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Melbourne Sick

It's been the longest time since I wrote a post. I have mixed feelings about putting down my feelings for the public to read. I think "who knows who's reading this?" I could be divulging deep secrets to frenemies, or ruining the impression of future business opportunities.

Either way, I think writing is a healthy outlet. At least I'm not out there taking out my frustrations on alcohol (tempting as it may be). Perhaps writing it all out may provide some epiphany that solves all my problems (wishful thinking)

I have left Melbourne for 1 and a half months. In many ways, it feels like waking up from a dream after a coma. Like the story lines in most Korean drama, I do feel lost and confused. The time that has passed causes everyone to move on. The question then is who bothered to wait for you?


Many of us would like to think that friends will always be there,  Family will always understand you and your place here is part of your destiny.

What happens if you wake to find that it's not true? Should we blame those who have moved on? Do you seek to re-established lost ground...or do you re-place yourself, and the world around you with yet a new one.

For now I hope to be able to at least create a make shift emotional support system from out of touch old friends. A truly humbling experience and not one I enjoy. They say make the best of what you have.

I think I sometimes want the best of what I had.

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True Blood Season 4 is Coming~!!

Season 4 Trailer

All right, just put down all those soppy teenage vamp flicks that have been flooding our mass media channels and really sit down and watch an episode of True Blood.

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Amazing right? it has so much raw passion and hunger.

True Blood is about a world where vampires have come out to mankind. After the invention of the synthetic human blood substitute by the Japanese, the vampires no longer have to hunt. As a result, they try to live side by side but are barely able to keep from sinking their teeth into the buffet of humanity that they now live openly with.

Even Stewie from Family Guy pays homage to True Blood.

                                   

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The House-mate/Room mate questionaire

 The Housemate Questionaire


The Basics
Name:
Birthdate:
Gender:

Preferred Move-in Date:
Length of expected stay: 6 months/ 1 year

Contact number:

Email:

Emergency Contact:

Number/ email:

Relationship: 

Friend or mate?
1. Do you prefer your house-mate to be a stranger or close friend? 
2. Your house-mate's going out for drinks with friends,do you expect to be invited along? 
3. If you are currently dating someone, how often would you have them over?
4. How long do you think is fair to have guests staying over? 
5. Will you be annoyed if the guest is hanging, cooking, showering, etc. in communal areas? 
6. Do you look forward to having time alone or do you like to talk when you get home?
7. If you are currently working/studying, what are your hours? 
8. Why are you leaving your current accommodation?
9. What was your worst living arrangement?
10. Do you get along better with guys or girl?


Money & Perks 
1. Do you have your own pre-existing phone & internet plan or would you like to share?

2. Utility bills are usually split evenly, are you able to pay bills each time in advance?

3. How would you share communal items like cleaning supplies/ laundry powder?

4. Do you buy your own meals or do you expect to share groceries?

5. Do you have any furniture of your own?
6. Are you fully supported by your parents?

Housekeeping

1. How long does takeout stay in the fridge? 
2. How often do you do laundry? Dishes? 
3. What household items (kitchen spices, toilet paper, etc.) would you like to share? 
4. Who is responsible for cleaning common areas? How often? 
5. If you leave clothes in the washer, and your roommate needs to do laundry, what would you like them to do with your stuff? 
6. Should groceries be shared? How? 
7. What constitutes “borrowing”? How many times can a roommate “borrow” before it becomes an issue? Are there any things which are absolutely not up for grabs? Don’t be petty, but do replace what you’ve borrowed.

Social Skills
1. Are you involved in criminal activity?
2. Do you drink, smoke, or toke? 
3. Do friends or family stop by frequently? 
4. What time do you usually go to bed weeknights? Weekends?
5. Are you a light or heavy sleeper? What noise can you tolerate?
6. Speakers or Headphones? 
7. Do you watch a lot of television. Usually in the morning or night?
8. How long have you been at your course/ job? 
9. How would you describe yourself when you're in a bad mood?

reference:http://www.associatedcontent.com/article/11011/roommate_questionnaire.html?cat=41

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Roomate Hunt

I am so late for my rent.


Dear reader,
It has been a long time since you've heard from me. I have wanted to keep my silence for awhile, in hopes of diminishing the attention I give to my dramas and therefore seemingly reducing the intensity of each through ignorance.

It does not work.

As they say Life goes on, and sometimes, Shit happens.
The tragedy count for 2011 could rival that Christmas where the Grinch stole everything. I've lost 2 phones this year, my house keys, laptop, a luggage bag, had a stalker, complaint from work, news that my cousin has brain cancer...

That's only the list of major things.

Now, my housemate is moving out and someone close tries to sneak something behind my back. I am immensely furious because I feel betrayed and POOR. Which are two things you shouldn't have to experience  at the same time.

No more mister nice guy, this time I am putting down an iron clad room mate agreement so I never have to deal with shit like this. Guess it's true = Successful people make the right decisions, and you learn to make the right decisions through making the wrong ones. The point being, I'd better be a fucking successful person.

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Clumff

My long pause meant that I was out living instead of stuck writing here. (listening to Live Your Life - T.I & Rihanna)
At least that's what I hope you're thinking.
Anyway, I was busy setting up my company. with 8 of us. With our powers combined. we are now CLUMFF.

I've always seen myself as a pan-asian type person, coming from Malaysia, being of a mixed heritage,i do identify with most of the Asian crowd here in Melbourne.

Since me and my partners party alot. We've made some connections and decided to do a membership card that gives you discounts and most of the popular asian businesses.

Clubbing Music Food and Fashion.

Check it out!

http://www.clumff.com.au

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Four 1 Eight, The blog is dead

four hundred and eight posts.

This blog has had a good long run. It takes me on a roller coaster ride whenever I read through my whole blog. I laugh at my own stupid thoughts, I cringed at my childish words and I sometimes wonder if I had any sense at all.

There's always a beginning and an end.

I hate endings, endings to anything at all. But one thing I've learnt about the world, is that balance is a principle. There has to be an end to each begininng, otherwise the beginning has no meaning. Hard as that may be to accept. I claim this as my milestone of maturity.

Time to move forward.

I shall use Tumblr from now on

http://roycetan.tumblr.com/

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Birthday Fairy

-------Fictional story-----

Every year most people would complete a ritual to commemorate the day the were brought into this world. The Chinese do it to ward off evil that is said to follow them on this day, The Romans believed that honey cakes round as the moon and lit with tapers were placed on the temple altars of [Artemis]. . . . Birthday candles, in folk belief, are endowed with special magic for granting wishes. The Greeks believed that your guardian angel or spirit guide would attend your celebration and it had a special relationship with the deity that you were born under.


Believe it or not, I've always felt the presence of my spiritual companion. Her name is Aurielle. It was perhaps on the day of my fifth birthday that I noticed her. Aquamarine eyes smiling in the middle of a baby doll face, staring at the candles on my cake.


Have you noticed how sometimes before you even begin to blow out your candles, the candles would get blown out by the 'wind' ? There Aurielle was, her childish lips rounded, blowing as hard as she could at my cake causing the candles to go out. I remember how my parents would say " Strong winds today". But I knew better, it was my spirit companion; little Aurielle. 


Each year, she would become clearer on my birthday, the rest of the time, she was an unseen presence that could be felt strongly during rainy days and when the moon was full. I grew to understand the meaning of making a wish by the time I was 8. The party was held in my father's country club in the courtyard by the pool. Cousins, friends, enemies and parent's friends' snotty children made up the guest list. Aurielle was rolling about on the surface of the pool water, sticking her tongue out at some of the other children whist swimmers in the pool were oblivious to her presence.


I ran in circles around the big pile of patterned boxes with all hues of shiny ribbons. I inspected each box carefully by holding it up to my ears and shaking its contents. I nodded in a grave expression, as if approving of the 'shakeability' of the gift. The child guests had already begun playing catch up and down the sun dappled foyer.


Speakers were turned on, the Birthday anthem played. A scary clown came out from behind the curtains with a dripping moist chocolate cake with 8 white candles on the top. Evil clown man placed the cake in front of my face as the other greedy cake-stealers gathered around me with the intention of getting a piece of their cake earlier rather than genuinely celebrating me.
The birthday song ended. The off pitch voices of my guests hung awkwardly in the air as they just realize there was no more music.
In the glow of the candle light, I could see the very same glow around Aurielle. It was time to make a wish, the clown asked me to think carefully, but all I could see was the ocean that was within Aurielle's blue-green eyes. I knew she would grant my wish....




(May or may not be continued)

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Virtues and Vices

Last night I had a dream... I lived in a world where everyone is born as a killing machine. Each person had skills that were meant for killing, and the world was filled with disgusting bloodthirsty creatures. I ran across the walls, defying gravity, the sweat prickling across my brow.
My fingers shot forth like spikes right into the horned beasts ribs and pierced its heart. It felt like a responsibility. It felt like my duty to just keep killing and growing in strength. For what purpose, I do not know, but I just had to kill.

I woke up to another dreary day.... Responsibility....
I remember many years ago my dad was the one that thought me that word. I had ran away to play with my cousin, to the bowling centre. I remember that split second where I had to choose between calling my dad and letting him know that I wanted to stay longer and risk him ordering me to go home, or I could just turn my phone off and I can play some more. I stared at the phone for a few more seconds, and I switched my phone off.

Needless to say, My dad tried calling me forever and then found me in the bowling alley. I was scolded like mad as he was worried that i had been kidnapped or something. That day, he taught me that responsibility meant that I had to put my commitments to others first, before my own playful desires.

It's a good lesson I've learnt. Now I try my best to consider others before myself. To put down my Pride. One of my deadliest sins. Shaza told me about the 7 heavenly virtues that i meant to fight the 7 deadly sins. Found this on Wiki


I love the Latin words, this is the 7 sins and virtues chart.

Virtue	Latin	Gloss	(Vice)	(Latin)	Virtue's Meaning
Chastity	Castitas	Purity	Lust	Luxuria	Abstaining from sexual conduct according to one's state in life. Embracing of moral wholesomeness and achieving purity of thought through education and betterment.
Temperance	Temperantia	Self-Control	Gluttony	Gula	Constant mindfulness of others and one's surroundings; practicing self-control, abstention, and moderation.
Charity	Caritas	Will, Generosity	Greed	Avaritia	Generosity. Willingness to give. A nobility of thought or actions.
Diligence	Industria	Persistence, Effort	Sloth	Acedia Tristitia	A zealous and careful nature in one's actions and work. Decisive work ethic. Budgeting one's time; monitoring one's own activities to guard against laziness.(The Vice "Acedia" is more commonly known as "Sloth")
Patience	Patientia	Peace	Wrath	Ira	Forbearance and endurance through moderation. Resolving conflicts peacefully, as opposed to resorting to violence. The ability to forgive; to show mercy to sinners.
Kindness	Humanitas	Satisfaction	Envy	Invidia	Charity, compassion, friendship, and empathy without prejudice and for its own sake.
Humility	Humilitas	Bravery, Modesty	Pride	Superbia	Modest behavior, selflessness, and the giving of respect. Giving credit where credit is due; not unfairly glorifying one's own self.

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February 2010

A simple title, for the shortest month of the year. Yet, it is filled with the most challenges and trials for me.

Whilst others received red packets filled with money. My pockets bleed out money.
I have to move again.
I can no longer apply PR directly. apparently the new ruling on Skills assessment, is that one must also have 1 year's working experience before you can even apply for PR/

Good gracious.WHy must the divine torture me so.

I miss my grandma. I remember how cute she is when she giggles. her eyes shrink into slits and she rubs her nose as her tongue tries to keep her dentures in.

FUNNY! ahha

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Sei Pokai ah!

I am so tremendously pissed right now. As most of you know I was just about to move out and I've just about transferred the lease to someone already.

The thing is the person has to go through an application check by the landlord, it took 4 days and when it was finally approved and I was all ready to go, I called the guy back and he said:

"I..uh..I.. taken a..a..anotha plaise aledy. you no call me! so I no wait."

This is the old asshole korean man whom I was going to rent to, whom I helped explain how things worked in Melbourne, and whom made me reject all other applications because of his false pretense of renting my unit!
I can't believe he would make us go through all that trouble to apply for the place and then back out at the last minute without even telling me! WTF is that?
When I asked him what do you mean you've rented a different place? Why didn't you tell me!

"No..er....no. I am no under obrigation until I uh... sign. I no sign."
Me: "But I told you that you're application was already being processed!"
(dial tone....toot toot toot toot) he hung up.

I wanted to just throw a bomb at his face! My first thought was - How am I going to get some bat shit to smear all over his door? No pigeon poop would stain better.

Then the Lady karma decided to help me by letting his bank card appear in my mail

You see, He even used my address to apply for a bank account. So I've received his Atm card. I may not be able to take money out of his account, that cheating bastard, but I'll sure as hell warn everyone else of this shitty liar!

Here's he's name and account, steal it! forge it! identity theft. go for it! Lady karma be with you!
Jeong Keun Cha, You messed with the wrong guy.

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The Dream of 8 Powers

For the night of 10th Jan and 12th Jan 2010. I had the most amazing dreams.

The dream on the night of 10th Jan was a dream of 8 powers.
I was in a warehouse where they kept powerful relics that endowed its wearer with superpowers. I was looking at the items when someone invisible attacked me from all sides. A zipping noise suggested that I couldn't see him because he was moving too fast.

My eyes darted around the room when it fell upon an item that looked very much like a shiny white headphone.It was called Sonido. This headgear will make you move faster than the speed of sound.

As soon as I put them on, I could see the guy who was attacking me with his knife. He tried to take a swipe at me, but I was moving faster than him now. I blocked his attack and grabbed onto another item. A purple kimono robe with gold scripts running down the lapels.

Putting it on gave me the powers of invincibility, strength and walking through walls.

I must have taken a few other items because I escaped from the slasher easily, knowing that I now possessed 8 different powers. Powers that I wanted to exploit! nyehehehe

I stepped into the entrance of the classiest chinese restaurant that you have ever seen, but the waiter wouldn't allow me to enter. I just looked at him and said:

"Number 5~" (echoes)

It was mind control, and he let me walk in immediately. I began taking food off other people's table , but everyone was under my influence, no one noticed me stealing their food. I was feeling so excited by the rush of power.

Just behind the restaurant, there was a rave party in session. For some reason, I was very annoyed as I couldn't get in, my powers were somehow drowned as I walked closer to that place. Someone there must have had a nullifying ability. I was so pissed that I stood back and concentrated with all my might.

"EIGHT!"

The earth trembled as I clenched my fists as hard as I could. People stopped dancing and began screaming. My heart filled with the glee of vengeance and fear that my powers were corrupting me.

I woke up as the world began to crumble.

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Wrapper girls and Healing finger

short update. I'm moving!

I've been on a movie marathon - here's my ratings and recommendations :

As you can see, My favourite was Coraline, written by one of my fav authors : Neil Gaiman, known to you as the writer of Stardust.

I felt so inspired that I had to crate some art. So I pasted the chocolate wrapper from my movie snack and the kitchen towels together then drew the girls into the dress.

They look yummy don't they :)

And speaking of yummy ~ me and Suko had a wild night on Thursday.

You are under arrest for being too hot!

Le freak, Ces't Chic

Oh and this is the status of my finger :

Eew!

I know, THAT'S supposed to be healing.

Looks like a finger vagina.

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Unemployed, Finger Cuts and Moonlight Movies

Warning for the squirmish, A while ago I mentioned that I sliced my finger really badly. I'm finally gonna post up a picture of it, so please do not scroll all the way if you don't wanna see it. It's not that bad though, cuz it was a clean cut from a kitchen knife, but the torrents of blood... Man I should have taken a pic of the 4 wads of kitchen towels that my blood soaked through.


Anyway, first let's talk about unemployment. I'm done with my Personal Shopping stint, which was pretty intensive while it lasted. I'm a much better shopper at Ikea now, knowing where the sections are and how to assemble large scale furniture.

This was an example of a day at Ikea, Thanks to Ryan who came along to help, otherwise I would have just slept over at Ikea just trying to get all the stuff needed.

Seriously, it was like raiding the Ikea warehouse 9 planks of these, 9 shelves, 9 long thingies, 10 doors, 10 whores and we fell to the floor. And it's not a trick of perspective, they're really taller than Ryan.

Personal Shopping is NOT easy.

On a more cheerful note, after the Xmas and the New Year's celebration, I prefer the more calm start of the new year. It's like breakfast time after being rudely awakened by the sonic boom of an alarm clock.

A bunch of us went to try the Moonlight cinema! A show under the stars, (=3)

Everyone's all cuddled up and lying on the grass

Ting    TingTong!

And that's how an inflatable screen gets blown into existence.

bzzrrr----Shinng!

We were watching Couples' Retreat, which ended up being a pretty good Rom-Com. Perhaps because I wasn't expecting much, but I'd give it a 7.5 / 10 as the show had a good sense of lead up jokes.

Finally!

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My bloody Finger!!

Hahah, I know it doesn't look that bad now, but my finger's not dirty you guys, its been STAINED from soaking in the blood. Till now, I still cannot feel the left side of my finger, and it's been 2-3 weeks. I guess all the nerves are permanently severed.


Oh NO! I shall never read Braille again T_T

FAIL

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A Friend In Need Is A Friend Indeed?

 Whoever came up with that saying needs to clarify. I ,personally, would rather say it with a sarcastic accent on the 'indeed'

A friend in need, is a friend INDEED~ hmph.

Lately, all I'm getting is these requests from friends of what they need and their personal complaints. A whole year's worth of it in fact as 2009 was a big lump of those issues.

I know it sounds like I'm complaining as well now, but my point is that friends who come to you in 'Need' actually come to you with desires. The desire that you will show sympathy for whatever small issues they're dealing with. My theory is that those who are seriously in need are those who keep it quiet and just soldier on alone. Those are the ones that are truly suffering.

The problem with this is you'd need to be close enough for them to feel comfortable enough to share it. I know a few who are in deep suffering and I don't know how to break that unseen barrier and talk to them.

Urgh, whatever. I think from now my philosophy is simple. When they are not acting like your friends, they probably aren't. Friendship, like everything else, probably has a season for it. We'd all love to think its permanent and eternal, but it doesn't if the two parties doesn't work on it.

Hmm, takes a lot of stress off. I've been punishing myself half my life (I was a loner before that) thinking I've not tried hard enough for others, pushing aside my needs for others. When others always end up taking advantage of it. I think enough of that bullshit.

For now, I will be working on me. I won't be very contactable by phone btw and am not in the mood to reply much.

Till I'm done, good luck with your shits.

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