Today is the 15th day of Chinese New Year. It’s a loss for me for not able to celebrate this festival with my family. I feel a little upset for this but I keep reminding myself that being in Perth is training for life. I’m going to evolve to another level once I pass the ultimate test. Before I came to Perth, I told my parents that I miss the chicken and special soya sauce made by grandfather when we used to go back to my father’s hometown during festivals. Today, that feeling grow stronger. It’s not just a chicken, it’s a family bond. The feeling grow even stronger when the faulty internet connection doesn’t allow me to have teleconferencing with my family at home.
As I adapt to the life in Perth, new issue arise. The life over here is so relax, it makes you forget what you are being here for. The phone conversation between father and me keep twisting inside my head. He reminded me that Perth is a place for retirement, not a place for me. It feels like I born to be a warrior, to fight for family name and well-being. Perth is like a utopia, it is not going to be my battlefield. Few days of life here had changed me into a person who enjoys life. I seriously felt that this is not going to be a good sign. I feared that it might get worse before I even join the real battle in business field.
The first thing in the day was to apply a Smart Rider card. It’s some sort of Touch n’ Go which able to save cost for student travelling within Perth. It’s eligible for both trains and buses. Again, I found cable display system in the John Curtin Bookshop and Student Central. I’m not sure whether it’s a good market here but this product is definitely not a rare sight in Perth.
I met my friend, Alvin and Sheng Yang in school. After we had done our errant, I followed them to Cannington where the Westfield Carousel Shopping Centre situated. It was first time for me riding a bus in Perth. We took bus 72 and it took us about 15 minutes. As advised by them, I approached the bank in Cannington and tried to open a student account. It ended up the same story that I need an enrolment advice from the office.
Carousel was much bigger that Waterford Village. The carpark is large and I began searching for nice vehicle. I found an SLK and a Chinese-Mantou lookalike Civic Type-R.
The interior of Carousel is prettier than Waterford Village too. It has more variety of shops including boutiques, phone shops, cinema and games. We had Subway-foot-long sandwich for lunch. They were in the big portion again and we can even barely finish it.
I also went to a Malaysian style eatery to grap a box of Nasi Goreng for dinner. I took the picture of how they present the food. It made me feel at home looking at the display.
Sheng Yang also pointed out a shop that sell rare collector’s item. On the top of the display rack I could even found a Colt .45 and Beretta. For those who don’t understand, they’re real pistol!
Alvin and Sheng Yang only arrived back in Perth yesterday after their Chinese New Year holiday. They continued their shopping in Coles Supermarket to get some grocery items. I took the chance to shop with them so they can teach me how to do the grocery shopping properly in Perth.
We went back after shopping. I decided to follow them back to their Cannington house, which I suppose to live if not being offered the temporary shelter in Bentley. On the way to the house, I spotted a black modified Silvia S15 and another white Skyline GTS.
From the picture, it is clearly shown that their house is bigger than the one I’m currently staying. The size is about twice as big as the Bentley house. Most importantly, the living room is covered by marble floor. The room with lighting is Alvin’s room, which I joked to him that the window looks like the one in detention centre. The room in dark is the room that they leave for me. It requires some tidy up job. Another structural difference is the Cannington house has their washing and drying machine in the shared bathroom, unlike Bentley house which had a smaller bathroom and dedicated washing area.
The 2 persons in the picture were Sheng Yang (left) and Alvin (right).
The housing block next to their house is the one I like the most after I had seen so many houses in Perth. It is kind of architectural and modern. I have been told by Alvin that some of the units are open for renting but it contains only 3 rooms.
In the carpack, I spotted a round-butt Hyundai hatch, a convertible MX-5 and a beautiful car covered in blue cloth. It was a black shiny Imprezza with expensive Lowenhart wheels.
While I walked out to the bus stop, 2 cars grapped my attention. One was being the rare BMW 316Ti and another was a 2-doored red Mira a.k.a Perodua Viva.
The fried rice was good although a little expensive. This was the first time I felt like eating in Malaysia. It came with a bull-eye egg, chicken chunks and prawn. The box reminded me of Kung-Po chicken in U.S. movies.
At night, Romeo drove me to his friends’ house in his Colt Turbo Ralliart. I looked around the house to examine whether it is worthy for me to rent. Honestly, the house was not as good as the one I’m staying and I wouldn’t even bother to rent it. But, the final decision has to be made by both Daniel and me. I told them I will be bringing Daniel to view the house when he arrives tomorrow. Besides viewing the house, we had some friendly chat before Romeo drove me home again.
I think that it is still very lucky for me to able to share this festive day with my friends. Perhaps, somewhere around corners of the world, there are people who had to celebrate alone, without anybody beside them who can feel the same as they did.
今日乃华人农历新年元宵节，旭感到很寂寞与无奈。更让旭感到无奈的是无法上线，错过了和家人视讯的机会，让旭无法看见远在家乡的家人。旭感到非常抱歉，尤其是从小宠爱旭的外婆。我想，外婆必定在挂念她在大澳的外孙吃得饱不饱，穿的暖不暖。也让旭感到抱歉的是，旭无法在大日子里亲手上香。
以前，旭无法完全去体会诗人远在他乡思念家人的感受。今天，旭终于感受到了那种思念。旭也在这里跟大家分享这首王维的诗：
独在异乡为异客
每逢佳节倍思亲
遥知兄弟登高处
遍插茱萸少一人
祝 元宵节快乐
爱你们的旭
As I adapt to the life in Perth, new issue arise. The life over here is so relax, it makes you forget what you are being here for. The phone conversation between father and me keep twisting inside my head. He reminded me that Perth is a place for retirement, not a place for me. It feels like I born to be a warrior, to fight for family name and well-being. Perth is like a utopia, it is not going to be my battlefield. Few days of life here had changed me into a person who enjoys life. I seriously felt that this is not going to be a good sign. I feared that it might get worse before I even join the real battle in business field.
The first thing in the day was to apply a Smart Rider card. It’s some sort of Touch n’ Go which able to save cost for student travelling within Perth. It’s eligible for both trains and buses. Again, I found cable display system in the John Curtin Bookshop and Student Central. I’m not sure whether it’s a good market here but this product is definitely not a rare sight in Perth.
I met my friend, Alvin and Sheng Yang in school. After we had done our errant, I followed them to Cannington where the Westfield Carousel Shopping Centre situated. It was first time for me riding a bus in Perth. We took bus 72 and it took us about 15 minutes. As advised by them, I approached the bank in Cannington and tried to open a student account. It ended up the same story that I need an enrolment advice from the office.
Carousel was much bigger that Waterford Village. The carpark is large and I began searching for nice vehicle. I found an SLK and a Chinese-Mantou lookalike Civic Type-R.
The interior of Carousel is prettier than Waterford Village too. It has more variety of shops including boutiques, phone shops, cinema and games. We had Subway-foot-long sandwich for lunch. They were in the big portion again and we can even barely finish it.
I also went to a Malaysian style eatery to grap a box of Nasi Goreng for dinner. I took the picture of how they present the food. It made me feel at home looking at the display.
Sheng Yang also pointed out a shop that sell rare collector’s item. On the top of the display rack I could even found a Colt .45 and Beretta. For those who don’t understand, they’re real pistol!
Alvin and Sheng Yang only arrived back in Perth yesterday after their Chinese New Year holiday. They continued their shopping in Coles Supermarket to get some grocery items. I took the chance to shop with them so they can teach me how to do the grocery shopping properly in Perth.
We went back after shopping. I decided to follow them back to their Cannington house, which I suppose to live if not being offered the temporary shelter in Bentley. On the way to the house, I spotted a black modified Silvia S15 and another white Skyline GTS.
From the picture, it is clearly shown that their house is bigger than the one I’m currently staying. The size is about twice as big as the Bentley house. Most importantly, the living room is covered by marble floor. The room with lighting is Alvin’s room, which I joked to him that the window looks like the one in detention centre. The room in dark is the room that they leave for me. It requires some tidy up job. Another structural difference is the Cannington house has their washing and drying machine in the shared bathroom, unlike Bentley house which had a smaller bathroom and dedicated washing area.
The 2 persons in the picture were Sheng Yang (left) and Alvin (right).
The housing block next to their house is the one I like the most after I had seen so many houses in Perth. It is kind of architectural and modern. I have been told by Alvin that some of the units are open for renting but it contains only 3 rooms.
In the carpack, I spotted a round-butt Hyundai hatch, a convertible MX-5 and a beautiful car covered in blue cloth. It was a black shiny Imprezza with expensive Lowenhart wheels.
While I walked out to the bus stop, 2 cars grapped my attention. One was being the rare BMW 316Ti and another was a 2-doored red Mira a.k.a Perodua Viva.
The fried rice was good although a little expensive. This was the first time I felt like eating in Malaysia. It came with a bull-eye egg, chicken chunks and prawn. The box reminded me of Kung-Po chicken in U.S. movies.
At night, Romeo drove me to his friends’ house in his Colt Turbo Ralliart. I looked around the house to examine whether it is worthy for me to rent. Honestly, the house was not as good as the one I’m staying and I wouldn’t even bother to rent it. But, the final decision has to be made by both Daniel and me. I told them I will be bringing Daniel to view the house when he arrives tomorrow. Besides viewing the house, we had some friendly chat before Romeo drove me home again.
I think that it is still very lucky for me to able to share this festive day with my friends. Perhaps, somewhere around corners of the world, there are people who had to celebrate alone, without anybody beside them who can feel the same as they did.
今日乃华人农历新年元宵节，旭感到很寂寞与无奈。更让旭感到无奈的是无法上线，错过了和家人视讯的机会，让旭无法看见远在家乡的家人。旭感到非常抱歉，尤其是从小宠爱旭的外婆。我想，外婆必定在挂念她在大澳的外孙吃得饱不饱，穿的暖不暖。也让旭感到抱歉的是，旭无法在大日子里亲手上香。
以前，旭无法完全去体会诗人远在他乡思念家人的感受。今天，旭终于感受到了那种思念。旭也在这里跟大家分享这首王维的诗：
独在异乡为异客
每逢佳节倍思亲
遥知兄弟登高处
遍插茱萸少一人
祝 元宵节快乐
爱你们的旭
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