Politically Correct in a Crazy World

1. I registered for Accounting and Finance in SMa,University of Murdoch.If nothing screws up,I'll be studying SMa for 2 years.

Right now the 2 worries I've have in my mind was financial support and trying to pick up studying after 6 years of study hiatus.

Anyway,I'll do my best for the bachelor course.

2. I borrowed a GPS from my colleague to track on my running distance.It turns out that I only managed to run 5.7km in about 37 minutes!Looks like I have to explore new routes to cover more distance and change my New Balance shoes.

3. Enjoyed the bowling session yesterday.I didn't know that there are other HGC coming for the bowl too.The game was fun,except that we lack of the cohesion session.Hope that we'll do it better for the next HGC outing.

2 weeks ago,we celebrated Kelvin Lee's belated birthday.We were supposed to go JB for some fun and feasting,but the birthday boy choose to be in Singapore rather than over there.So we respect his decision.

We went to Aston Specialty for our lunch.I heard many reviews about this restaurant,both good and bad.It's better to try out their food before making any judgment.


I ordered grilled fish because I'm kinda craving for fish on that day.The fish is not bad and the mashed potato...just need more gravy to it.





The bill for my meal turns out to be $10!This is really very reasonable,compared to Botak Jones.But then,Botak Jones has a bigger serving than Aston.Anyway,they didn't include service charge to the meal and GST is already included inside the menu.

Will definitely going back there next time,but will need to make a reservation because the queue during evening time is damn long.

How I wish I can do something to decorate my room.

Maybe beautify this room by buying a stack of mahjong paper,colored markers and start drawing some pictures,probably bit by bit everyday,until you filled the mahjong paper with colorful pictures.

If possible,I may want to involve my friends to draw along too.I kinda visualized how the whole pictures may turn out.You can even play a game of "I Spy" with it.

This should be it.I shall get mahjong paper and start painting.

The last day of our HGC retreat.Nothing much we can do,except to play a game of teamwork and revealing our guardian angel.

Right after our breakfast,we had a team building game which was played by the other HGC.I supposed all the HGC had to go through these game.

Scissors,paper...stone!


Scissors,paper...stone!


What did we actually go through?

First stage,the ball passing game.5 representatives have to pass the ball simultaneously to the person next to him/her 5 times(used to be 7 times).Another word,to throw 2 balls(in your hands)at the same time.

This is one of the most pek-cek stage we had to go through.We actually dropped the ball for 4th-5th try and managed to make it for the 6th try.At that point of time I was about to give up.Fortunately we don't have to do it 7 times.

Second stage,skipping rope game.5 representative have to jump over the rope for 5 times(again,used to be 7 times).

We have no problem with the jump and we make it on our second try.For the other team,they had to do it a lot of times.


We won the game using 2 minutes 35 seconds of our time.We're the fastest among the rest of the HGC,just because we don't have to pass the balls 7 times and jump the rope 7 times.











After our game,it's time to reveal the angel.



As for me,my guardian angel is Ye-ye(knew it all along during day 1)and Ye-ye's angel,coincidentally,is me.

That's all for the angels and mortals.It's a wonderful game indeed to get ourselves working instead of just slacking inside our hotel room doing nothing.




That's about all for the retreat.There will be more retreat to come during November/December period.

Sorry for delaying the post due to the fact that I'm still overcoming my personal issues.Anyway,after praying to God,I feel much better now.

2nd day of the retreat is what I'm looking forward for.That's because we're going to Pulau Ubin Chek Jawa!I heard some nice stories about Chek Jawa and we can see beautiful coral when the tide is low.I got to see it to believe it.

We are having a scavenger hunt in Pulau Ubin.The rule of this game is simple: Find the things listed in the paper and shoot it(with your camera).


The ferry terminal changed tremendously since the last time I went Ubin,which was like...8 years ago?








Yeah,we took the mini van aka the taxi to our destination.Cost us around $2 per person.However,if you wanna go for the bike,it would be about $6 per hour,plus a hard time trying to navigate to this place.





The whole journey is a long and tiring.Tiring thanks to the super hot weather that cause my whole body to perspire like mad.Good thing I've put sunblock to protect my skin,or else I'll be having a major sunburn.









After exploring Chek Jawa,it's time for our lunch.It kinda disappointed that I'm unable to find beautiful corals during the low tide.Anyway,that's the end of our trip.

We had some problem with the van that took us there.First of all,we didn't buy the tickets to go back,until at the point of time his friend helped us to contact him.It took us 30 minutes of our waiting time for the van to arrive.It's our fault for not buying the tickets back.

As for the another batch of group that was led by the female driver,they were less fortunate than us.It took them 1 hour for the female driver to take them back,resulted in late lunch consumption.


Time for our lunch!The store aunty showed a black face when we reached.That's because we are late for our lunch.

First stop restaurant.If I remember correctly,is where we had our dinner with Richard and the rest 9 years ago.

9 years ago......*sigh* I'm getting older.



Here comes the dish!






Fried prawn.Usually I don't take prawns with head because I'm lazy to peel it.But for this,the head and the body of the prawn is very easy to peel.No hands are required to peel it.


An excellent lunch indeed.Simply loved the freshness of each and every of our dishes.

After lunch,it's time for a walk(and a cycle)to digest our food.






Time to made our way back!If I'm not wrong,I drank alot of water without going to the toilet in Ubin.

We were all very tired from the trip,but still we're energetic to take more photos on our way back.





















Dinner was nothing special.We had dinner at Thaipan but the food that was served is not even Thai style.

That's all for Day 2.