At the end of January every year, there's this Christian Concert call Parachute. Parachute is n organization inclusive of a band itself that works to help people around the world. Look at them as a non-profit group. The venue is for the last 3 years has been at the outskirts of Hamilton. At least 25k of people gather there.

Even New Zealand have refugees. Jk, that's the area where tents are put up to stay over-night. The event itself runs from Friday till Monday but some to choose to attend half, less or more than half the event. This image does not cover a quarter of the tent-space yet.

Sea of people gathered at the main arena.

Band from Canada if i'm not mistaken in Magnify. Their song makes me questioned a lot on how they choose to praise God. Rock song seem to adapt fine in this part of the world. Fr. Chua would have got headaches if he knew about this. But no matter how and what music they play, i guess change is always inevitable in this world. One has to change to keep up.

Hillsong Australia

Nigel with his grin. Good Singaporean lad who's becoming a future pilot.

Cook and assistant cook....doesnt matter which. Rie and Nicole making dinner for us all during the trip. Thanks.

Cracked-up laptop....

Always happen when i lengthen my hours usage...haiz

Finale

Sorry for the boring post these days......as you don know, my laptop has been "on holiday" for nearly 3 weeks.....thats right, sunshine in Bahamas, basking under the hot sun getting a tan.....hope it'll come back in a couple of days....and then...........i can start uploading cool photos agaiN!!!!!yipeeeee...

My season is finally up...4 more days till im free to say, "Hastalavista Foundation!!" MuahahHAhahahahhaa

A random moment

How's it going (referring to myself =P). The end of my foundation course is coming to a close. I cannot be more motivated to complete it. Lets see.......2 presentations, 2 typed assignments and 2 tests.....in the space of 2 weeks....wow....can buy LOTTO already.....but will be "2" silly to win anything. Ooooo wow, today's "2uesday" as well! But anyway, "2morrow" comes and life goes on. Dear, wherever you are now, stay safe.

*Muaks*

It has been 22 months and 12 days since we shared our love. Some times were up and some were down but i love all those moments even when it was lower than low.

"Absent makes the heart grow fonder"

Well, for me it does because i have a good foundation before i left. Thanks for making me a better person dear.

"Arguments keeps us closer"

We had our differences and they often get in our way. Our different personalities contradict too but as time passes, we learn to accept and tolerate.

Thanks for tolerating me.

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It has been 6 months since i left your sight. Hang in there ya? I'll be back soon =) and i'll give you a big big hug.

Utter-most sincere apology.....

Ever had the feeling you felt like mistreat someone and felt bad and miserable that you've actually realised what you've done may be hurtful?

Ever had the feeling you mis-said something about someone behind their backs thinking "it's ok"?

Ever thought that someone might actually forgive you easily and forget the past with a flick of a finger?

Of course: Yes: No

A blade through a sheet of metal can be repaired......but a heart can't. Moments and memories stay behind no matter how "fixed" it is. Apologies to my friend(s) that i've hurt. I admit i sometimes talk without thinking and it's one of my flaws. Please forgive me.

Machine fed up-ness

My "beloved" laptop is going thru what you call, everyday-sickness....yes from me and itself. Its continuing problems gives me much headache and i can say i've almost lost it all with it. After 5 times reformatting, it's worst than it was before. Before that, it just likes to hang for no apparent reason. with each solution comes further complication....and i've resolved to the last solution i have..................to sent to ACER themselves and kick the brains out of my laptop.

Football review

Not more than 4 days, Liverpool lost twice, merely with the same team but worst of all, at Anfield, the Red Fortress or Merseyside. sad to say i'm a dedicated Liverpool fan, dedicated enough that i sometime shed tears when they win a cup final. To all Liverpudlians, im sure you all feel the same way too. It's disappointing to see how they lost the the weekend as FA cup holders to a rejuvinated Arsenal side who has Henry back in the starting eleven. He score by the way too to a 3-1 defeat of Liverpool. Damn

Not only that, The Gunners did the double against Liverpool in as many days, this time, running amok with 6 to the Reds' 3, Baptista getting four and missed a penalty. No words to mumble. Sour faces cloud Merseyside today i suppose with everyone turning up for work tomorrow feeling unmotivated.

Even so, i still think Reds are the best, just like how your parents are always proud of you no matter what.

One liners

"Don judge a book by its cover"
Don see what is on the outside, also see what is hidden inside. But if inside is worst than the outside, okla, leng loi lai.....

"An apple a day keeps the doctor away"
Only if you throw at him

"When a child scrilbbles, its called a mess, when a grown up scribbles, its called an art"
Adults are looking down on children!!!!!!

"Study hard, not study smart"
If don study hard, how to even start study smart. Use you blain la

"A friend in need is a friend indeed"
True friends are hard to find. Who ask you don search properly

and finally,

"To be or not to be, is the question"

I don understand why some people like to make a simple statement so hard to understand until scientists crack up their heads

Eugene Ainstein>>>>>>"To pee, or not to pee, is the question"

Project failure

Tough luck, lost my USB thumb drive containing tomorrow's presentation. Worst of all......past pictures....about 300-400 images.....one pic tells a thousand words.....no pictures makes me a dumb dumb...

Mah 1st class of ze new yearrrr baby

Had my first class today and boy was i suprised. Ouf of 10 little fingers, only 5 showed up.....where did my other fingers went!!!!! Well, 1 of them had informed she will be back on a later date, another is just lazy enough to miss it, one more is in Auckland gawd-knows whatever she is doing, another has disappeared for 4 weeks and another just absent normally.

What are people thinking these days by the way. They are directly burning their parents' moneys' ass off!! (sorry for the vulgar words but im in need of expressing). 2 weeks ago my English teacher paired us all up with one another so do our GROUP PRESENTATION, so with 10 people in class, 5 pairs nicely for the whole class. When i randomly selected my partner from a cast-lot, i was disappointed and complained in my head and heart because my partner was the 'clown of the class' as quoted by my teacher and he was not serious in anything the class does. So there i was, banging heads over heels trying to calm myself and telling myself to just get over it, fate chose you to be strong enough to withstand him so be proud of it! Some words of encouragement i must say.

Holidays are over and we all came back to class which i earlier said.....only 5 souls came. Our of the 5, only my pair was complete!!!! ALLLLEEEEELUIA!!! Just want to say, do not despair at first if you get a pile of poo, cause the pile of poo might be hidden with gold inside!!!!! Results of our performances will be highlighted in later edition.

OCF weekly dinner

As usual, every Friday we have OCF dinner for this summer. Since it's the 1st time this year, everyone "coincidentally" brought good good goood oh so very good food!!

Appetizers!!! When it comes to food, Lance makes the yummiest, pineapple biscuit and butter cookies!!

Pek cham kay is what its called in hokkien, but it is a cantonese dish, gosh my tummy is rolling all over again.

When everyone came, this is what the table really looks like, rendang on the left, pek cham kay, takoyaki (those meatballs, but its octopus), vege and some chips far left wrapped in paper.

Two ways to view this, the evolution of man, or......smart and organised monkeys helping one another =)....hehehe

selfish and selfless, what are they

We are men, men of the modern era, of the 21st century, who thrive to survive in this mad world of greed and chaos. Little do kindness and trust surface our actions anymore. In everyone no doubt there is sin and deed, but how do you justify someone as being sinful or helpful?

This debate faces both views and cannot be related to what is right or wrong. "In a man's eyes one is a terrorist but in the other, a freedom fighter". Are we so busy at times that we ignore the fact that others need our help? Let me put it this way..."particularly" our help and no others? Or do we just don simply bother because it is not in our most interest to seek the truth.

"Good deed never goes unpunished", happens to everyone. Sometimes we try to out-perform by being good and kind, it doesnt matter. Being kind is great, the world needs more people like that. Kindness comes with humbleness, not greatness like the pharisees being labelled white-wash-tombs.

Then again, there are those who wish to be ignorant, who rather stay silent and not bother about dilemmas. Are they wrong to be safe? I cannot justify that in a sense that i am a little bit of both. It depends what you're up against and where your heart desires. It is not right to say that someone is wrong if he/she is unhelpful, nor say he/she is right if kind. Yes indeed good is right and bad is wrong, but keeping to yourself or being open is not an act for judgement, it is a trait i suppose, inheritted and adapted from values, beliefs and the environment.

A thief cannot be said is wrong and guilty of stealing money, indeed his act of robbing is wrong, unless...........unless done with full understanding of the situation and consequences. His actions cannot be said right too, because he has caused others discomfort. On one side of the law, the act of stealing is wrong, but on his side, he may really need the money to support his family/pay bills etc. Also, it is the environment he grew up in. You cannot blame a child for having 11 fingers can you. Law in courts, can be twisted and retwisted, but facts cannot. Facts leave no room for doubts and possibilities which hang between the line of understanding someone's situation.

Being selfish is not a fact, nor is being kind but it leaves room for possibilities of later actions. All i can say and wish is that, people be more kind and helpful=). Sacrificing a minute doesnt mean you lose a minute, but at least you put that good minute to see someone smile.

How Palmy looks like

Behold......Palmerston North!!!!

Main Bus Terminal, where it all starts. All links start from here and ends at Massey Bus Terminal and the cycle goes on and on forever.

The Square. Filled with ever-green trees and flowers. Behind are rows of shophouses, mostly retail shops.

A memorial statue remembering those who died in various wars during WWII.

Palmerston North City Council building. Weird right i know, looks as though it's gonna fall.



Newly completed section of the Square. 6 months ago when i came construction was already underway. How long do they take to build this thing...man, with this speed, Friendship Park would have rebuild itself thrice!!

"No sign of the suspect sir, over"

A different angle of the City Council building

Up close of the newly built section. Looks pretty=), but Friendship Park has more background and history to it. This one kinda lacks creativity. Especially the fountain.

"Still no sign of the suspect sir, we have back-up covering the river bank sir, over"

Taupo Trip

I recently went on a day trip to Taupo with 2 of my friends to pick up a dining table he bought from an online trading site called TradeMe, similiar to America's Ebay. Below are shots along the way....=)


Mount Ruapehu, an active volcano situatued within Tongariro National Park. Idea for skiing during winter as there are 2 skiing fields situatued up there. Whakapapa and Turoa. Wh- in Maori is pronounce as F....so it's suppose to be Fakapapa. Sounds odd i know!!!

Chen Wee and i, at Huka Falls. A student at Otago who lived in Palmy since childhood. The speed of the water is devastating.

Huka Jet!!!! We took the shotover jet remember mummy!! This one was less exhilirating because the width of the river was quite wide compared to the one in Queenstown.

I'm standing on a bridge that links 2 clifts together...catching this snapshot meant i have to hold my cam over the river!!!!!

Michael, Chen Wee and mua....beautiful place honestly.

From a different angle this time, this is "the fall"....

Long day

On today's episode, Eugene woke up at 10 and had steak pie plus cereal for breakfast and planned to head to town. He thought to himself,

Eugene: Should i take the bus or take the bike?

Eugene 2: The last time you took the bus, the lady denied you entry remember claiming
you were late although the bus was still halfway out of the terminal and still stuck in
traffic, plus, you waited an hour aimlessly for the ghost bus and walked home instead
taking another hour.

Eugene: Your right, i should bike and exercise, it's been a long time since i stretch those
hybernating sweet looking muscles. Time to........flex ya!

Eugene 2: The tyres are deflated, might wanna go to BP station and pump it up.

Eugene: Alrighty

And so the journey began for Eugene, cycling down from Munro Hill along Tennent Drive crossing the bridge and into BP station on half pump tyres. As he approached the air hose he said

Eugene: What????Not for bicycles??? You gotta be kidding me. I need this right now. No way
am i taking orders from some sign.

He unwrapped the hose from the hangers and pull them to the side of the station, avoiding any eye-contact between any staff and pump his tyres up. It took him an agonizing 10 minutes getting his palms black as well in the process but it was all worth.

Eugene: Ah, all done (smiley face), let's get GOING.

Eugene proceeded along Fitzherbert Avenue towards town.

Eugene: Wah, so quiet, and so chilly, i shudda wore jacket instead of vest. Man, brrrrrr, the wind
is not helping.

He pulled up along Pak and Save and parked his bike to start his journey in town. First he went to the post office to post a package to his baby who is back home. Ahem, we can skip the $$$ talk. His eyes was swayed away by some magnificent looking calendars for 2007 of New Zealand sceneries. It was on half price! Without hesitation he grabbed one booklet, cost NZD 5. Not bad not bad at all. Good job Eugene.

Eugene: okie dokie, now to the library, but first, the park. Gotta get rid of all this bread.

As an animal-lover and environmentalist, he did not want to toss away useful expired bread (still fresh) and so he sat in the middle of the park and began to tear up pieces of bread and collect them on his lap. From a distance, a group of ducks spotted the ongoing temptation and began running towards Eugene like there was no tomorrow. Eugene? Are you seducing them?

Within minutes, he finished tearing breads into pieces and threw them up in the air. The ducks who were like gamesmen on "The Survivor" rushed to every landing bread they can get their beaks on. Boy were they greedy and noisy.

Eugene: I gotta get outta here before they eat me.

He then happily strolled across the park, crossing the once "Big Ben" of Palmerston North which was now lying on the floor undergoing months of what seems like to be never-ever-complete renovation work. As he crossed the road and onto the "kaki-lima" (been wanting to use that a long time already) he proceed to the city library.

There read a notice,

Jan 1 CLOSED
Jan 2 CLOSED
Jan 3 8pm-3pm

Eugene: NOoooooooooooooooOOOOOOooooOOoOOoOOoOoOoO
Why......lazy ********. Where next. Oh well, Davis Trading. They might have some new
products.

Davis Trading was an Asian grocery shop. As Eugene reached the shop, which was across the across the square, just behind the library, there read a similiar notice.

Eugene: Fwhat?????? Zis is propostrous! Viu can't zo zis to mua!

Dejected, Eugene had only one stop left, weekly groceries. which means, back to Pak and save. En route to Pak and Save, he stopped by Downtown Plaza to buy a packet of sushi for lunch. A treat.....for a well-managed December spendings. Hee Hee Hee. Good on you.!

The thought of cathcing a movie crossed Eugene's mind. He took the escalator to the cinema on the 1st floor and walked around in circles and in 1 minute he walked back down. Don't know why, but apparently he thought the idea of watching a movie alone isn't so wise. So he went.....finally to Pak and Save where they go, "Whatever we do, we save you money and time".

Yea yea, still, the Pak Choy, eggs, meat and bakeries there were as roof-tall compared to countdown, Woolworths and New World. At least those 3 supermarkets give free plastic bag. Eugene grabbed chicken shnitzels, melluns, onions, cabbages, strawberries, milk, bread, carrots and eggs. As usual per week, his grocery shopping tops $40.

Eugene: I really hope all this can fit into my bag.

10 minutes later

Eugene: No no no, whyeeeee! So many things, how to carry back now. Urghhhhhhhhh. Aiyaaaaa

Poor kid, lesson learned. Nex time, bring a friend!! Hahahahahahahahhahahaha. Anyway, with his quick problem solving skills (wahahahahaha), Eugene walked to the bus stop and waited there for the bus. Quite rightly, the bus came. Woot woot. Hurray. Wow, what a luck. He went back to offload his stuff in his hall and took another bus to town to collect his bike back. Well, actually not really his bike. Hehe, and so when he reached town, he went to Harvey Norman to check out the external harddisk price.

Eugene: wow wow wee! lim pei lau pi huek arrr! si be kui! NZD369.99 for 80GB.

With absolutely no interest left, he dashed out and while walking to his bicycle park, he saw starbucks.

Eugene: Should i should i not...Hmmmmmm.....ah well, i deserved it. Slurpppppppp!!!!
Ahhhh, yummy frapucinno coffee. Ce café est impressionnant.

And then he biked home without encountering much trouble. Grogggggggggg. Someone's calling Eugene

Eugene: Ooooo, dinner time. Ah-maze-ing! Eggs i remember to buy, rice forgot! Haiyoyo!

That was his nature. To remember to flush the toilet but forgetting to close the door. Oh wait, what's this???

Eugene: Luckily i have some rice left in the rice cooker and enough in the bag for 2 more days.

Not so dumb after all, good boy. Dinner came with fried rice mixed with soy sauce and sweet/sour sauce and spinach. Oh yeah it taste real good. Cooked with passion and love. Who wouldnt like it???? (hahahahahahahha)

That ends the day of massive incompetence. Eugene carries on usual. Find out next week, on more, "Life with Eugene". Thank you and good night!

PS: Liverpool won, yahooo!!!

My hall

Last semester (2006) i lived in Walter Dyer Hall which is situated on Munro Hill, just across Massey University. Still living there though and this is the stairs that connects Munro Hill to Massey. It's about 86 steps and i frequently climb up and down to attend lectures.

The name says it all. Tha's my hall alright. Those stilts you see are just part of te maintainence team painting the window sills.

The window to the left is the living room.

Tada!!! My life and space. Room 1.25. Looks small but i like it. It's comfy and this is where i go to RELAX.

Creepy huh. It's the corridor outside my room. Don't know why it's so small but i guess its gotta do with fire safety. There's basically no room for air to come in from the outside world unless you keep your door open. Otherwise, the corridor is like a QUARANTINE zone.

One of my favourite places in the hall. The KITCHEN. Big and spacious. 2 fridges insde, one to your left (can't be seen). I keep my spices, rice, kitchenette all in the cupboard to the right of the picture.

Not a pleasant sight that's why it came last. These are the toilets. There's 5 cubicles but due to my unprofessional snapshot techniques, only 4 manage to appear. Couldn't take any images for the bathrooms though, there're ppl inside.

Happy New Year

Happy New Year first and foremost to all my fellow readers. A new year kicks in again and so am i. My name is Eugene and i'm from Kuching, Malaysia. Here, is where my life of a blogger......starts