Hoong Kheen's Blog

Hoong Kheen is back blogging!

2011-12-28T16:33:00.002Z

I can't believe I'm back blogging tonight. I guess it is because I have too many things, ideas, rants in my mind, that I am not able to say it out to anyone.

I noticed I have been so alone, I haven't shared the things that were running in my mind with anyone for a long period of time.

It's not that I am secretive lately, but it's cuz I do not know how to express the ideas, feelings or whatever which is in my mind. And I am a bit confused too.

This has led myself into a very moody state and turned these into bad emotion and throwing of temper lately, which I have been regretting repeatedly.

So many things happening in my life right now. So many priorities to set. So many things need to be thought about. So many things making me worry.

Where is the person whom I can tell everything?

GLAD

2009-07-18T18:44:00.002+01:00

Am feeling very happy and glad now, after looking at photos that I've always wanted to see... I think she got it.

And now I think I'm pretty much done packing for my trip back to Penang tomorrow. I am then going to Langkawi few days after. Looking forward to it! Bye KL.. I'll be back again real soon! =)

The first Kinda insomnia

2009-07-17T19:26:00.003+01:00

it's past midnight now.. me trying to pack for Penang/Langkawi but stopped halfway....... took out all the clothes i wanna bring with me, and now i'm here writing another post of the night... realizing i've actually been having insomnia for a few nights because of that problem i have never had in my life.. this special first time kinda problem really gave me a very different feeling..
very emo, but still contented with life, wants time to pass faster... I still wanna try solving the problem and I wanna know the result...

Went to my sister's room just now just to disturb for a while..... but she was too busy with her work.. I saw a very old passport sized photo of her.. a very cute photo.. it brought back memories when we were still small.. how we fought over small things, how i bullied my sister, how we solved problems together, and thinking about now.. we're grown up, so busy with own work, progressing with life, and at the same time i was feeling grateful to have this 5 minutes time to disturb her..

Hmmmmm... i should put this as my practical emo time.. I don't feel I'm wasting time at all! lol... unlike other emo sessions... ok, i should continue packing now..

A new chapter or grief cycle?

2009-07-17T18:08:00.004+01:00

I finally feel the urge to blog again after a long long rest.

He finally finally knew how she felt,
how forgiving she was/is,
how naive he was for taking all of it for granted,
how heart broken she has been,
how massive the consequences were/are on her life,
how idiotic he was,
how difficult it was/is to move on and to forget,
how difficult it was/is to delete those bad memories/nightmares,
how difficult it is to love properly,
that her love was an unconditional one, but...

And now that he has learned how to appreciate,
she is not there anymore,
but someone else,
but the cycle continued,
maybe as a punishment for him,
but he don't even have to love unconditionally to feel the pain,
how painful she was/is? Tell me,
As what he has always been trying in these years, the moving on continues,
but it has only always continued with time,

And currently there's two hopes,
to hope that her life is filled with life-long happiness, little regrets, and good companions,
to hope the other she can learn and understand earlier before the history repeats itself.

In two weeks time

2009-01-27T23:35:00.016Z

OK, so I'm officially back blogging here. It's just so bored in Dublin. There's still 2 weeks time before I return for good to Malaysia. Just for the information, I'm flying away on the 11th of February and landing in Malaysia on 12th February.
Before that, I will be going to Andorra for a ski trip from the 1st to 8th Feb. I hope the trip will be a great European trip before I return to Malaysia. And so, now the problem is I still have about 5 or 6 days here in Dublin. I have absolutely nothing to do here. Things such as packing for shipment, bills, rents, etc. are pretty much settled. Thus, now I'm just waiting to enjoy the Andorra trip and of course looking forward to home.
I have been walking around Dublin quite a lot in these few days. Here are some photos around Dublin that I snapped. I've actually been to most of the places A LOT of times. But, you know..... I'm gonna leave for good soon, so I decided to snap some good photos for memory =)
Here you go------->

Custom House

View outside Custom House
-notice Dublin's LUAS tram passing behind me

Dundrum Shopping Centre
-one of the largest shopping centre in Dublin

Camwhoring in Fitting Room.. LOL
-I went for quite a lot of shopping these few days

Karaoke with friends

O' Connell Street
- I took this picture because I wanted to have a picture with Dublin bus ^^

Centre view of O' Connell Street

O' Connell Bridge

By O' Connell Bridge

Along the Quay

Entrance of Trinity College Dublin

Trinity College Dublin

Bank of Ireland Building

- I think it used to be the Parliament building but I'm not too sure =)

Trinity College Dublin

Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland
- of course, this is where I've studied for two and a half years ^^
- this picture is taken from the Stephen's Green Park, to get a better view of the whole building of RCSI

Side entrance of RCSI

Inside RCSI

St. Stephen's Green Park

St. Stephen's Green Park
- I feel that this is the best view in St. Stephen's Green Park. Agree??

St. Stephen's Green Park
- a flock of birds flying away together

St. Stephen's Green Park

Government Building of Ireland

National Gallery of Ireland

Custom House
-Front view at night

Custom House Quay at night

That's about it for this post. Will post more soon. =)

RENOVATION!

2009-01-26T05:25:00.002Z

Firstly, sorry for lack of updates. I have just finished my exams. And now I have one week before going for a skiing trip in Andorra. I still really can't figure out what to do in this one week.
Anyway, I've decided to spend some time 'renovating' my blog page. In these few days, readers might notice funny changes on the layout or themes of my page. Just bear with it, I'm trying my best to make my page look better and interesting in the shortest time! =)

HAPPY CHINESE NEW YEAR TOO!!!

No matter what..

2008-12-10T03:21:00.001Z

No matter what they tell us
No matter what they do
No matter what they teach us
What we believe is true

No matter what they call us
However they attack
No matter where they take us
We'll find our own way back

I can't deny what I believe
I can't be what I'm not
I know I'll love forever
I know, no matter what

scared...

2008-11-29T01:12:00.001Z

I was reading my lecture notes halfway and started thinking about the things that I need to know before exam. There's so much to learn. I'm feeling scared.. I don't wanna fail.. I MUST REALLY STUDY HARD FOR THIS SEMESTER!

It's time to give a lil' smile

2008-11-24T22:36:00.002Z

I was pretty quiet the past few days because I had flu, lost my voice, and was coughing so badly. I didn't really sleep last night cos i coughed the whole night and so I didn't go to school today. I was also procrastinating most of the time during this period when I was sick.
And so... now it's time for me to come back to work, stop being so lazy, and give myself a lil' smile
=)
Although I'm still sick, but I must procrastinate no more. and stay focus! =)

Things I did recently

2008-11-02T18:02:00.009Z

I was going through my recent photos to find something to blog about. But I realised there's not much worth blogging about. Haha.. So, I've decided to just upload some photos and write captions on it. =)

Badminton with friends

Hotpot dinner & poker game

My Irish Born Chinese friend, Kevin's birthday dinner, followed by a night stay in his house

Karaoke dinner

Yet, another karaoke dinner. LOL. We ordered 11 dishes but there were only 8 of us. What a feast.

Some clubbing sessions during Fresher's Week

Some random photos taken in Beaumont Hospital, the place where I go everyday for school.
It was his birthday that day. His name is Kenneth Kuan. Exactly same surname. Hehe...

OKAY! This photo ends the post. Spent quite a lot of time writing this post. Haha.. More of uploading and organising photos. keke.. Anyway,
COMING SOON! - a post on my trip to Newcastle and Middlesbrough =)

It's My Birthday!!

2008-10-30T22:15:00.006Z

Sorry for this super late post. LOL.. Have been really busy these days.. So, to resume blogging, I shall start with my surprise Birthday celebration.

My friends crashed my place at bout 12.05am on my birthday. I have actually suspected something's gonna go on at 12 but didn't expect so many of my friends would come. And so they just bashed into my room and Surprise! HAPPY BIRTHDAY!! Pssssssssssssssssssssssssssssttt... I dunno what u call those things for exact, but it's basically party spray.. I got sprayed all over and ended up looking like spiderman in the web.. lol... But anyway, a million thanks to all my friends.. =)
Here are some pictures.. =)

And then on my birthday night, I asked a few friends for a simple dinner in New Millenium Restaurant, followed by dessert in Bottichelli, an Itallian ice-cream(gellato) shop.

Pictures!

The 3 guys behind me share the same name. All of them are ALEX! Haha.. From left, Alex Soh (Singapore), Alex Cheng (Singapore), Alex Ong (Malaysia)

OK. I still have a lot of things to update in my blog. But for the mean time, I'll leave it with this birthday post first, so that readers can digest slowly.. Hahahahaha...
I gotta go to bed now. I wish everyone happiness alwayzzz... =)

Coastal hiking from Bray to Greystones

2008-09-14T03:28:00.009+01:00

Yuppie, as the title suggests, I went for a coastal hike last Wednesday - took a train from Connolly Station (2 minutes from my apartment) to Bray Station. Then, we hiked from Bray Station till Greystones Station and then took a train back to Connolly Station. It's not really a hike but more like walking along the coast and some cliffs once in a while. The scenery is not very very breathtaking but nice enough for a morning walk from about 8.30am to 1pm. For me, it's indeed a nice walk because it's better than me sleeping til 12pm and doing nothing in my room everyday. Kakaka..

OK. That's about it for this post. Photo time, as usual. Haha.. Enjoy the photos. =)

Thoughts..

2008-09-14T02:40:00.003+01:00

You know what happened? Initially, this post was to be inserted together with the "coastal hiking" post. But when I started typing about the following stuff, it got longer and longer until it didn't look like a post on hiking. hehe. So, I separated it to a different post. Here you go :-)

I've been staying home quite a lot these days. And of course, people tend to think a lil bit more when they are alone for a long enough period. Haha. What have I thought about? Hmm... About all the things that I've gone through, which nobody will have the full picture at all; And also the things that I'm gonna go through soon. Suddenly now, I feel afraid of the things that are gonna happen in these few months/years. But I know I have to deal with it eventually. I'll just hope for the best and do the best too of course.
OK, even though I've thought a lil bit more in these recent few weeks, but then it's clear in my mind that I must know when to stop and think about 'NOW' too. I won't be like myself last time. erm.. just last few months actually. You know what happened last time? I just sat there, think about my regrets/past, and also DREAM about what I wanna do in the future. But I forgot about the things that I should do 'NOW' (during that particular time). And the worst thing is, I didn't know how to stop. I just kept on thinking and thinking. Until I wasted all my studying time, showed some symptoms of depression, and finally failed my medical exam.
So now, I've recovered and became a much happier person. It's so important to be more optimistic, to think less, and to smile often enough. Sometimes I feel, these are the deciding factors that differentiate a slightly depressed person from a totally positive/normal (totally 'different') person. And another thing, I think the people you mix with also play some role occasionally. You know sometimes you have those friends, who are not emotionally or psychologically stable, then they try to gain their own self esteem/confidence by belittling others or just simply say something that will make people uncomfortable, such as humiliating phrases, dominant words etc. Yes, other people can choose not to be influenced by those words/attitude but when you're given increasing 'doses' almost EVERYDAY, you'll get influenced eventually especially when the people that you mix around are kind of limited and you will meet them almost everyday. But anyway, things have passed. =)
Hehe.. So these WERE some of the lil things that ran in my mind. And I decided to share it here in my blog. =)

HAVE A NICE DAY EVERYONE!

THANK YOU!! =)

2008-09-12T00:30:00.002+01:00

I've got a new watch!
My friend gave it to me as a present to appreciate my help. =)
The brand is O.D.M.
It has a pre-install feature where you can key in some words into the watch when you buy it. Then, the words will appear during stand-by mode. And when you move your hand, of course, the time will be played instead. Quite cool! =)

The words keyed into the watch are "Hoong Kheen, you are the best!"
hahahahaha.. Thank you! =)

No suitable title

2008-09-07T18:06:00.005+01:00

Things aren't always how u want it to be. I feel so disappointed. Despite the effort and help that I have given out, I get nothing back. And it's not my fault. At a point of time, I felt I have no one that I can talk to. But I just have to bear with it and wait. I wanna recover as soon as possible. I know I can do it. I know what I want.
Angry + Disappointed + but learnt something new again

There's no suitable title for this post, but I would like to include a random photo.
This photo was taken last time, but if I were to take a photo now, this is how I'll look like. =)

Finished!

2008-09-03T12:33:00.002+01:00

yay! I just finished the last paper of my repeat exam.. and now I'm free.. but BORED! I don't know what else to do in Dublin... lol..
Guess I'll be visiting the gym more often
Go window shopping
Maybe travel around Ireland
Tidy up my apartment
Iron all my hospital clothes

Hmm... Don't know what to say further..
Will update more of what I'm doing.. =)

Back in Dublin.. The Food

2008-08-28T18:42:00.014+01:00

As promised, the post on the food in Dublin...

It's been 2 weeks.. I have been in Dublin for 2 weeks since I came back here from Malaysia after my summer holiday.. And of course, I'm kinda not familiar with the cooking again.. I'll never be used to cooking.. lol.. Sooo, sometimes I do go out and dine... And there are quite a few new places to eat here in Dublin.. and I've spotted 2 interesting ones to blog about..

The first one... Swai Malaysian Restaurant

This is a newly opened Malaysian Restaurant. I'm so glad it's opened because it's really really near to my place cuz all the other chinese restaurants are bout 20 minutes away from my place, but this one is like just 5 minutes from my home. The chinese name of this restaurant is actually "overseas" which is the same as the one in Malaysia. Anyway, we went there to eat its lunch buffet which costs us 12.50 euro per person (RM62). It's actually reasonable since it's buffet and the food quality is good. Additionally, this restaurant is opened in a glass house-like structure BY THE RIVER. sounds nice isn't it? Moreover, it's summer/autumn now.. the weather is like Genting Highlands. So we sat outside and the ambience was nice.. Take a look at some pictures.. =)

and the second place... Quays Irish Restaurant

I've eaten here twice already.. So, this is my third time.. But, strangely, the food gets better and better each time I visit the restaurant.. haha... The food here is really nice... Three of us went together, ordered 4 main courses, and agreed that the food is Really Tasty. Lol... The surrounding is a bit like those ancient Irish restaurant. It's nice to dine there and expensive too.. So, I don't know what to say further..hehe.. Just have a look at the pictures in there...

My order - Grilled Pork Chop

Billy's order - Irish Guinness Stew

Zi Fu's order - Grilled Calamari

For everyone to share - Buffalo wings (I hope I get the names correct)

Took this photo when I was walking home - Liffey River

hello my Dear Friends..

2008-08-28T12:44:00.003+01:00

I was going through my MSN friends List to have a look at their status message.. and found out quite a few friends are in their emo state now...
I would like to tell them especially those who are in overseas and nonetheless those in Malaysia, that no matter what happens, u still have a good friend here who will always wish all the best for you and support u morally at least for now.. hehehe.. and I'm sure you have other good friends and family who will always be there to love and support u..
Please don't get too depressed.. It's the way it is... there r things that u can't change and u just have to bear with it, but during this time, just take a minute to clear your mind, think of other happy stuff and u'll find that the world is indeed much merrier than u think it is.. =)

=) =) =) =) =) =) =) =) =) =) =) =) =) =) =) SMILE!!!

Love love love...

2008-08-26T22:55:00.002+01:00

I've been watching a Hong Kong drama named 7th Day. It's a love story. I find it really touching. If it's me last few years, I definitely wouldn't find it touching at all. But after going through happy and sad times in my previous relationship, I start to appreciate love story like this. I have always wished if I could turn back time. But I wouldn't learn that much if I did not go through the sad moments.
One can only fully understand the true meaning of drama like this when one has experienced it himself.
"I should have loved her with all my heart because she first loved me unconditionally"

OK, I better get back to work. Finished emo-ing already. Hee..... :)
and I'll update the post on food in Dublin soon.. promise..

2008-08-25T12:33:00.003+01:00

To Go To Dublin AGAIN

2008-08-25T11:52:00.004+01:00

In the previous post, I said I was really reluctant to leave Malaysia for Dublin again.. I don't know how to explain that special feeling to you guys.. I miss Malaysia a lot even on the first day when I reach Dublin.. It's different from the feeling last year when I feel excited on the day I reach Dublin.. Like now, when I'm sitting down writing this post here in Dublin, I'm thinking of all the fun things I do back in Malaysia..

Anyway, the journey from KL to Dublin was the worst flight journey I've ever had.. I flew with MAS from KL to London Heathrow, and this flight was ok.. But the flight with Ryanair from London to Dublin was very disappointing.. Initially, my flight got delayed for 40 minutes, so I told myself it should be ok la.. I was waiting at a common area where there's a lot of duty free shops.. I was very hungry that time and luckily i brought some Pounds with me, and so went to buy Godiva (which I didn't try before) and Ferrero Rocher chocolates..

After that, I decided to walk to the boarding gate.. When I was about to reach the boarding gate, the LCD showing the flight information stated that my flight was CANCELLED! After the 40 minutes of waiting, they said it's cancelled, sigh... and so I needa walk back out to the check-in hall, which was crowded, and carrying with me my hand carry, heavy laptop bag, and the bag of chocolates.. Then I went to the counter and got my boarding pass changed, and I need to go clear the custom security again,.... And now here I am near the boarding gate again, looking at the LCD... and it says that my new flight is delayed again for another 40 minutes.. =.="

While waiting, I developed migraine, and I hate headache! But I don't have the medicine with me and I thought it'll go away soon, so I decided to just bear with it.. Then in the plane, the pressure difference and surrounding precipitated my migraine and I felt like vomiting.. the feeling was kinda scary when I think about it again now.. Lastly I only reached my home in Dublin at bout 12.30am, instead of 8.30pm if the flight had been on time..
After reaching, I quickly called back home, unpacked, and went to sleep as I know I needa get rid of jet lag before I can start studying the following day.. I was left with 4 days only before I have 2 important papers on 2 consecutive days.. Anyway, the days have passed.. I just wanna talk about it again along with these few pictures I took during my 'memorable' journey back to Dublin..

KLIA - with Sister, early in the morning..... so sleepy actually.. hehe

KLIA - with family

Ferrari I saw in London Heathrow Airport

Stuck in Heathrow with my stuff

Don't know what to write as caption for this picture.. haha.. erm..
I was fucking fumed when I took this picture in Heathrow!.. haha.. no la.. jus kiddin'

Summer Holiday in Malaysia

2008-08-21T19:52:00.003+01:00

I think I should update a lil bit about my summer holiday in Malaysia too..
But actually I didn't really have a very happening holiday, but still a very enjoyable holiday.. Of course I went to eat everything that I didn't get to eat in Dublin, but strange, I didn't really put on a lot of weight.. haha..

During the holiday, I went to Bangkok and Pattaya for a week of family vacation... Didn't do much there.. Just enjoyed the sun, beach, food, and shopping..

I didn't get to go clubbing in Malaysia this year if compared to the holiday last year.. Not really a regret but just wanna mention it.. hehe..

And of course the very usual yumcha sessions.. One of the place that I went was up a hill in Hulu Langat. I didn't know that there is such a nice yum cha place where you can have the picturesque scenery of whole KL from the, you can say peak of the hill. And pai seh to say that the hill is actually very very near to my house.. lol..

Ok, I think that's about it in Malaysia. The life I had in Malaysia during this summer might sound boring to you, but I really treasured the time I spent in Malaysia and I really miss Malaysia so much this time when I went back to Dublin. Hehe.. Ok la... stay tuned.. more posts to come..

Bangkok & Pattaya

Crocodile Farm and Zoo in Thailand (World's Largest Crocodile Farm)

Random Yum Cha/Dinner Pics with Friends

University of Nottingham's Graduation Ceremony 2008

2008-08-21T19:13:00.008+01:00

My sister has recently graduated from Nottingham and now she's working with Price WaterHouse Coopers. She studied...erm..... I always forget her degree name.. LOL.. I think is business and accounting management..
So, the ceremony... It was boring.. It might be a very important and significant ceremony for the graduates and so they pay a lot of attention to what's happening in the hall in Marriott Hotel in Putrajaya.. haha... But for me, I tried my best to focus to what was happening, but I was kind of sleepy, especially during the Deans' speech.. But anyway, of course I took quite a lot of pictures of myself.. haha.. After the ceremony in Putrajaya, we went to the Nottingham campus to snap some pictures too..

And lastly I would like to congratulate my sister and wish that she'll always be happy.. =)
Last time I thought I'm more intelligent than my sister but now.. I don't think so la.. She's more clever.. graduate already.. hehe.. =)

Some of the Pictures

During the graduation ceremony, they didn't have the time when everyone throws up their graduation cap.. So my sister and some of her friends did that together in front of the Nottingham main campus building.. It's kinda funny and entertaining too when only four of them did it together.. hehe..
and the video ends this post.. =)

It's time for an update!!! Hehe..

2008-08-21T19:04:00.002+01:00

Hi everybody.. It's been a long time, I hope everyone is fine and happy with their life =)
Ok.. For people who don't know, I am actually back in Dublin now.. I just finished completing 2 repeat examination papers.. and I actually have another one on the 2nd of September, but I still have about 10 days to prepare for it, so I think it should be alright..
So, now after this post, I'll update my blog starting from my experience in my sister's graduation ceremony..... ENJOY..! =)

sorry readers..

2008-08-05T15:31:00.002+01:00

sorry readers..... i'll update again soon.. i'll update everything.. but not now... pretty occupied with some stuff right now.. =)

just...Holiday..

2008-07-02T16:52:00.002+01:00

OOkaaayy... sorry again for not updating often enough.. hehe.. I can't give the reason that i'm busy though cuz I'm practically not doing much everyday, except that I'm giving tuition classes once or twice a week.. lol...
So, actually this is just my life currently.. and of course I'm enjoying it..
If there's a thing that I hate the most for now, I think it'll probably be about the RCSI holding on to our results.. I have no idea when they will release it.. Ok, let's not talk bout it cuz it'll make me scared and unhappy.. hehe..
I think really... there's nothing much that I can update.. haha.. I think it's just plain wonderful life that I'm having now.. I might feel bored sometimes, but when I think of it again.. I won't have this when I'm in Dublin and I'm not gonna have such a long holiday anymore in this few years time or 10 years time perhaps? haha.. and more importantly, we don't always have the time when you can spend like so much time CONTINUOUSLY with your whole family at home, and that's really like heaven for me..
My dad's bro-in-law passed away few days ago. Died of heart attack, or should I say myocardial infarction.. hehe.. Anyway, his death suddenly brought a dialogue cloudy above my head saying, "Treasure the people around you. You won't know when they'll leave you"

OK, I think I've typed enough for this time... Dunno what to say further.. I think the next post will be about my sister's graduation ceremony.. and there'll be loads of pics in that post I guess.. No pics for this post though.. hehe... Aite, so stay TUNED......keke... =)

I'm back I'm back I'm back

2008-06-08T18:07:00.004+01:00

So sorry to my blog readers.. has really been long since the last time i updated.. hehe...
and so I'm back in Malaysia since last week.. As expected, I've eaten like nobody's business and thus has put on a lot of weight.. I haven't really weighed myself YET but my tummy is getting bigger.. lol..

The reason I did not update my blog for a long time is because...... Firstly, I'm too busy eating and sleeping the whole day.. haha.. Secondly, I find it a bit boring this time when I returned to Malaysia, a different feeling compared to last year when I came back for summer.. So, I wasn't really in the mood of blogging.. Anyway, I hope it'll get better and more happening soon.. But still, of course I prefer to spend time in Malaysia.. keke..

The first week when I came back, I went around eating and window shopping.. There's quite a number of new shopping malls in Malaysia.. and I think the nicest is the Pavillion (i hope i spelt it right)... 'The Gardens' opposite Midvalley Mall is nice too, the design and architecture is similar to the pavillion in some ways.. Anyway, I just went window shopping cuz I've shopped enough in Dublin. Must really stop.. haha...

Yesterday, I went to play basketball with some secondary schoolmates.. enjoyed it, although a bit unfamilliar with the court cuz it's so much bigger than the 'multi purpose court' in RCSI.. and I really hope my hip joint will heal.. every single time I play basketball, it'll hurt quite badly cuz I injured it when I was playing back in Dublin..

And it's the usual 'yumcha' sessions with friends.. following are pictures taken during my latest yumcha session.. didn't really take pictures in previous sessions.. I'll be heading to Bangkok in a few days time for a one-week vacation.. so I guess I'll update again when I'm back from Bangkok.. =)

EXAM: THE END.... woohoo!

2008-05-27T13:43:00.004+01:00

yeah yeah... it's the end of my intermediate cycle 1 exam..
I didn't wanna sleep when i came back from hospital today after the exam.. too excited.. and thus wrote this post..
and..pai seh to say..... i took some pictures of me with my white coat and stethoscope.. made me look more like a doctor.. haha.. anyway, I don't know what to say here.. my mind is quite blank now.. i haven't slept for dunno how many hours..
oh ya, and it's just 2 and a half days more... and I'll be in the plane flying back to malaysia.. can't wait for it..
I know this is kinda unorganised shitty post.. LOL.. anyway, dunno what to write.. here's 2 pictures of me taken before and after the last exam.. =)
will post more after I've got enough sleep.. =)

I know I'm such a camwhore but just can't help it.. hehehehehe........

Dr. Kuan??? =P

pre-exam........

2008-04-30T17:58:00.004+01:00

Exam's just around the corner and I don't really have anything terribly interesting to update.. except for some camwhore pictures and some photos of my room.. hehe.. I've been skipping classes so that I'll have more time to study at home.. So, hope I'll pass my exam this time.. *fingers crossed*
and now it's exactly one month before I can land on Malaysia again.. really really can't wait to go back.. the atmosphere, car driving, the food, and of course gatherings! alright.. i shall stop here.. and resume studying.. MALAYSIANS! I'll be back.. real soon! =)

MY WORK STATION!

It's not a comfortable bed at all.. but I'll have to bear with it.. =.="

Bang!

2008-04-22T15:11:00.007+01:00

My friend, Alex brought 4 of us for shooting the other day.. and yes.. shooting with real shotguns and sniper rifles! The shooting ground is near the border of Dublin and it's bout 40 minutes drive from the city centre I think. Alex has a car, so he drove us there.. It's been quite a while since the last time I sit in a car with a group of friends.. (Bus not counted! i take bus everyday.. lol).. Alex is quite a good driver but I should have expected that cuz he even has license to drive tanks and airplanes..
and so.. This is the first time I hold a real gun.. muahahaha.. It was a really good experience despite the very cold weather and strong wind.. I do not know why but the girls shot better than me.. lol.. I think I would prefer playing with the sniper rifle cuz it's easier to operate and it's really cool to shoot down the 'goats' one by one.. and just for your information.. we were shooting moving clay discs/'pigeons' with shotgun and very small stationary 'goats' with sniper.. lol.. here are some cool pics of us shooting! =)

Sniper bullet shell! Brought home 2 of 'em... haha..

Shotgun! Quite the heavy..... :)

Friendly instructor teaching me how to shoot

Writing down our scores..

BANG!
Isn't it cool shooting with sniper in this position? hehe.. I forgot to take pics when I was shooting with the sniper, so I'm putting a picture of Yeni, friend from Hong Kong

Very nice photo.. Charlie's angels! lol.. with real snipers man!

Group photo
Photo of the Day...

Whole range of snipers.. damn cool..

erm... TeRRence.. lol

2008-04-22T01:03:00.003+01:00

sorry guys.. I would like to add an extra R to my english name..

so it should be Terrence from now on..

i suddenly added an R cuz i noticed my name already has double O and double E stickin together, so y not another pair of R... lol...

so, i'm officially...... Terrence Kuan Hoong Kheen.. =)

long name.. but i think it's COOL! lol..

My English Name!

2008-04-16T20:26:00.004+01:00

I got myself an English name..

TERENCE

hehe.. call me terence.. =P

Terence Kuan... yay!

2008 RCSI College Ball

2008-04-13T18:03:00.008+01:00

As the title suggests, I attended my college ball yesterday night. This is the last ball in Ireland that I'm attending before I go back to PMC next year February.. I enjoyed myself a lot yesterday.. took loads of pictures.. I think everyone looks really good during the ball.. everybody dressed better than last year I think.. and the ball itself is a better one than last year.. Alrite, I'll cut the post short and post some of the nicest photos of the night.. Besides, I've posted all the photos that I have in Facebook.. the following are just part of it.. Enjoy..
And you guys can give comments in the chatbox, whether I look good or ugly or anything.. hahaha.. actually I do feel that I look short in some of the pics.. :(
hehe.. anyway, here you go..

I got tagged.. for the first time.. hehe

2008-04-13T13:05:00.004+01:00

Instructions: Remove 1 question from below and add in your personal question, make it a total of 20 questions, then tag 8 people in your list, list them out at the end of this post.

1. At what age do you wish to marry?
- 26 to 30

2. If you can turn into anything, what do you wish you can turn into?
- I wanna look like Daniel Wu.. haha.. and I hope I can turn back time

3. What job are you doing now?
- Medical Student

4. Where is the place that you want to go most?
- Moon

5. If you have one dream to come true, what would it be?
- To have all my dreams come true

6. Do you believe in seeing the rainbow after the rain?
- Yeah..

7. What are you afraid to lose the most right now?
- Family and my own determination

8. What cheers you up for the rest of the day?
- Sleep!

9. If you meet someone you love, would you confess to him/her?
- Only if I am certain that she loves me as well. But most of the time, it depends..

10. List out three good things of the person who tagged you.
- Hardworking, determined, kinda pretty.. hahahaha..

11. List three good things about yourself.
- Responsible, Slim, Kind-hearted

12. What type of person do you hate the most?
- "Actors".. they always think that other people won't know what he's thinkin bout..

13. What would you do if you won a million dollars?
- Share it with my sister... keke...

14. What is your ambition?
- To be a good doctor

15. What would you want to be after you're dead?
- To stay in heaven with my family and my ex gf..

16. If you have a chance, which part of your character would you like to change?
- I don't wanna be too kind sometimes

17. What is your favourite color?
- Blue!

18. What do you think is the most important thing in your life?
- Happiness

19. What's the last thing you think of before you go to sleep?
- What time to wake up the next morning?

20. What are the other things that can keep u awake other than coffee?
- Shopping.. lol

Eight people that I want to tag are..
Alex Ong
Choong Kar Wai
Hong Sheng Chiong
Kok Seng Wai
Sheila Oh
Tan Wai Keat
Xin Yun
Yi Ping

London

2008-04-02T19:45:00.005+01:00

ohhh... it's really time to update my dusty blog.. i've been to London recently.. It was just a two days trip.. There were 8 of us who went there to EAT and WATCH FOOTBALL.. for me, EAT is more important actually.. lol.. cuz chinese food in Dublin is expensive, yet needs a lot of improvement if they were to compete with London..
basically, we ate during the whole day.. haha..

pre-lunch- a lil bit of dim sum
lunch - four season roast duck in Chinatown
pre dinner/tea - krispy kreme!
dinner - malaysian/japanese restaurant, i ate unagi don - as good as the one in sushi king, malaysia
during the football match - ate more krispy kreme
supper - KFC

the football match was a friendly match between brazil and sweden.. too bad ronaldinho and kaka were not playing.. we took the tube (train) to the arsenal emirates stadium.. the crowd was so scary.. screaming and singing all the way.. we actually left 10 minutes earlier before the match ends to avoid traffic.. here are some photos during that trip.. i have a few more nice photos actually but my friend hasn't sent it to me yet.. i'll upload more when he's sent it to me..

drooling..................... we don't have these in Dublin

the very famous 4 season restaurant, where they serve very nice roast ducks. best in London and UK, and some say the world.. lol

a bad picture of me slurping the dessert during lunch

Harrods, with a lot of S classes and 7 series waiting in front, with driver inside waiting for their boss

Arsenal Emirates Stadium

and I shall update a bit bout my life now.. don't know why i'm not living a very happy life now.. but i'll try to cheer up.. cuz i know we should appreciate life riteee.. =)
and I miss having those long-hour face-to-face talk with my mum.. and i terribly need that now actually.. anyway, will post more soon.. =)

ma lai si aaaaa

2008-03-23T21:09:00.005Z

I viewed few of my friends' blogs just now. Those friends in Malaysia are having such happening life.. lol.. I'm so envious now.. Can't wait to go back to Malaysia.. I do not know why Dublin is getting more n more boring for me.. Maybe cuz I'm not going anyhere this Easter holiday, except that i'm going to London for just a day on coming wednesday to watch a football match... But no matter what, I'm still lookin' forward to MALAYSIA!! It's just another 2 months time.. Time really flies.. It was 7 months ago when I stepped on Dublin's airport again to have my resit examination. Since then, I've never stepped out of Ireland..
Anyway, I will need to work hard for my coming exam in mid-May before going back to Malaysia. So, I shall stay focus on my work! =)

St. Patrick's Day

2008-03-18T20:25:00.009Z

Hey hey.. at last, something special to blog about.. Yesterday was St. Patrick's Day.. I'm not sure what's the significance of the day but i's a public holiday.. and it's another day for Dublin people to drink more than usual too.. haha.. on st. patrick's eve, we went to one of our friend's place to have sarawak laksa dinner and of course, drinking session.. on the exact day, I went to watch the parade.. there was a lot of people watching the parade.. and i took some pictures to post it here.. have nothing much to say.. till then.. =)

lecture.. in beaumont hospital..

2008-03-13T10:33:00.011Z

I'm writing this during a very boring lecture in the hospital.. haha.. don't really like the lecturer though.. she's quite fussy.. late comers must enter through the back door.. bla bla bla.. haha..
i still have not understood a few immunology lectures given by her.. and i seriously needa pick up with that.. i think i should do it this weekend.. here r some pictures i snap during the boring lecture.. =)

i'm down..

2008-03-12T01:25:00.003Z

i don't mean to get myself depressed.. but i'm worried bout my exams these few days.. although my exams are bout 2 months away.. but i'm worried.. this sem, there's just so much to do.. hospital life is already tiring.. yet there are a lot more things to study.. i don't know where is the Hoong Kheen last time.. i wanna be like last time, during SPM.. the atmosphere and the people in Ireland are just too fucked up.. in a way, it enables me to learn more in life, but at the same time, i don't wanna fail my exam.. tats all for now.. till then..

Kheen & Grace

2008-03-03T00:19:00.008Z

I was feeling bored the other day and decided to do some techy stuff.. I spent about one hour with the iMovie software to compile the photos of myself with my previous girlfriend, Grace into a sort of music video.. for those who know Cantonese, u can pay some attention to the lyrics of the song.. it's very meaningful for me.. hehe.. After compiling, I sat down comfortably to enjoy the music video.. the video really brought back a lot of sweet memories and at the same time made me miss her even more for a little while.. I'm the one who ruined the relationship.. Anyway, I decided to share it here.. I'm not sure whether i should post the video.. At this instant, I feel like sharing it.. But I might remove it if I change my mind in the near future.. If there's any chance that Grace might be here to watch this video, I would like to tell her that I'm really happy and glad that you're here to read my blog.. I miss talking to you.. Take care.. =)

Kheen & Grace, April '05 - Feb '07

It's time.....

2008-03-02T05:26:00.005Z

It's time....... to update my blog.. hehe.. nothing really special happened in my life these few days.. just everyday of hospital life.. i got the chance to visit the operating theater the other day.. i spent 5 hours in it.. witnessed 2 neuro operations.. for the first time, i saw the brain of a living person.. hehe.. it's so cool to watch the neurosurgeon perform the operation.. had a really good experience in the theaters..
Yesterday, i went to my friend's place for a party and stayed overnight at his place.. then, i walked back home early in the morning at about 7.30am.. i stay near a long river, called Liffey River in Dublin.. when i was on my way home, i was walking along the river and the ambience was really nice, despite the cold n windy weather.. i can also see the sun rise.. so, i decided to snap a few pictures with my handphone.. not really clear though, but just wanna share it here.. i snapped a few pics too when i reached my living area.. enjoy.. =)

Liffey river - 7.30am

Liffey river - sepia

Liffey river - sepia

Back entrance of the place I stay at

Place I'm staying at

My apartment block

Dublin's nice.. but KL is better.. looking forward to go back home.. =)

updates.

2008-02-21T00:12:00.005Z

There isn't a lot to update actually.. hehe.. cuz basically, i'm doing the same thing everyday during weekdays which is going to beaumont hospital to attend classes. it's pretty tiring and weird too.. weird because I feel stressed up easier compared when i attend classes in the RCSI campus. I don't know y but it's just a weird feeling.. i don't really mind going for classes in hospital but just tat i will feel down sometimes.. anyway, life goes on.. and recently, I start to miss my family a lot.. feel like talking to them face to face.. mommy, daddy, jie jie.. I miss you!! =)
It was my housemate's birthday yesterday.. we went to Good World restaurant for dinner.. it was a nice dinner.. and guess what did we buy for him as present... a foosball table!.. haha.. n since he's my housemate, of course the foosball table will be placed in my house.. hehe.. here r some photos on his birthday..

The group in the dinner

Me n my housemate, Zi Fu

Me n my ex-housemate

Zi Fu's present, a foosball table

and lastly, one comment for myself.. i think i look fatter already in the photos.. hahahaha..

hospital life..

2008-02-12T08:18:00.000Z

i'm writing this early in the morning before I go to hospital later.. My new semester has started and this sem, I will need to go to hospital everyday to attend lectures.. It's really tiring.. and I don't really like the ambience of the hospital.. I will need to wear in formal everyday, which means tonnes of shirts and pants to be ironed.. and frankly speaking, it's not that comfortable to wear formal and with leather shoes everyday when attending lectures.. anyway, I will need to bear with this for 3 months.. after 3 months, i'll have a month of holiday to study before an exam in mid-May.. And then... I'll be going back to Malaysia on the 1st of June.. Yay! hehe.. but that's only gonna happy in bout 4.5 months time.. anyway, I still look forward to it.. Again, I would like to wish everyone a Happy n Prosperous Chinese New Year.. haha... =)
till then..

ZARA!!!

2008-02-09T23:45:00.000Z

I went to shop for leather shoes for my college ball the other day but ended up going home with more than a pair of shoes.. hehe.. I think Zara is having their end-of-season sale and the stuff there are really cheap.. definitely cheaper than in malaysia.. haha.. and the good news is I can still find my sizes.. yay! These are the photos of stuff which I bought with their prices in euro (1 euro = RM5), just to show u how cheap they are! =)
What a productive shopping day.. hahaha..

Red shirt = 8 euros
Slacks = 10 euros
Green tie = 5 euros

Shirt = 8 euros
Jeans = 10 euros
Tie = 5 euros

Topman shoes

I paid bout 50 euros for the pair of shoes. There isn't any discount but it's ok la.. hehe..

PASS!

2008-02-07T18:54:00.000Z

i'm feeling very happy.. cuz i passed my exam.. yay.. haha.. but results for one more paper hasn't been released yet.. anyway, i still feel happy cuz i've passed the most difficult paper...
=) thank u God.. hehe..

Chinese New Year 2008

2008-02-07T05:10:00.000Z

it's 5.10am in dublin.. and i'm stil awake.. and today is the first day of Chinese New Year.. I do not have enough vocabulary in me to describe my feelings right now.. i shall just write down what i'm experiencing.. i've been nervous these few days cuz my exam results will be out either today or tomoro.. most probably today cuz they always release it earlier than promised..
yesterday, which was CNY eve, I ate my dinner alone in front of the laptop.. hehe.. sound so depressing, but luckily the ambience wasn't too bad cuz i was listening to 988 radio station (malaysia). so, i kinda have company..
now, i'm eating my.. u can call it breakfast, while writing this post.. i've been suffering from insomnia these few days.. I myself do no know y i just can't sleep.. but, anyway i still managed to enjoy some of the time when i'm awake..
tomorrow i'm throwing a small CNY party at my place.. a really small party, bout mayb 6 ppl cuz everyone's gone for vacation. and on the same day, my results gonna be released.. i don't know what will happen tomoro.. the other day, I was smiling, saying to my friends that i might cancel the party if i fail my exam.. if u ask me to say it again now, i think i wun b able to smile.. i know i'm not supposed to sigh so much on the first day of CNY, but sigh.. hehe.. okla, write til here first..
HAPPY CHINESE NEW YEAR EVERYONE!

sorry, jus to add a lil bit more.. the other day, my friends kinda scolded me wen i said that i'm really worried bout my results.. i know i can't turn back time, but can't i just feel worried n express my feelings in front of u guys sometimes..? anyway, nvm la..

7.25am..

2008-02-05T07:25:00.000Z

sigh.. i can't sleep!!! i tried to sleep at 10pm just now, but woke up at 12am.. n then i stayed awake til now - 7.25am! Ironed a few clothes just now.. i really hav nothing better to do alr.. it's so boring..
as some of u know, i can be very emo at times, especially when i have nothing to do, then i'll start thinking bout lotsa stuff.. from the beginning of my semester break, I didn't experience any serious kinda emo n i hope i can keep it up til skool starts again.. but it's really farking bored over here.. i watch drama, i iron clothes, i go gym, i go shopping, but still i'm just bored n lonely.. anyway, now, i shall go cook some breakfast for myself.. hahahhaha..
oh ya, one more thing, the chatbox on my blog page is really pissing me off.. it just can't fuckin load.. sigh.. any advice for that?

ignorance is bliss?

2008-02-04T20:26:00.000Z

i saw my cousin's blog.. he says ignorance is bliss.. don't know y, i smiled when i saw tat.. maybe cuz i wish i could be ignorant at times.. i'm the youngest son in the family.. i can jus b ignorant rite? haha.. n socially, i'm really nobody.. not tat significant.. so i shud also b ignorant right? dun hav to think too much.. hahahha..
hmmm.. but anyway, everyone is different.. for myself, i'll try my best to make myself and everyone else happy.. so tat, i'll have no regrets n tat wil make me happy..

updates..

2008-02-04T20:02:00.000Z

currently, i'm having my semester break.. it's a 2-week holiday.. almost all my friends in dublin flew for vacation, leaving only a few of us in dublin.. there's nothing much we can do in dublin especially when there are only bout 4 or 5 of us here.. and also cuz i stay so far away.. lol..
basically, my everyday activities r just wake up, eat, watch drama, n sleep. can u imagine doing tat every single day for like 2 weeks.. omg.. it's kinda torturing although i dun hav to study.. haha..
but there's something which i'm fear of - my exam results on this coming friday.. hope it'll b alright..

soli soli =)

2008-02-04T19:57:00.000Z

hehe.. i'm sorry.. i deleted my previous blog AGAIN.. but this time, i promise.. i wun delete my blog again k.. haha..