Hey guys, I have created a new blog here.
Feel free to drop by and see my recent updates about my life in Eau Claire, Wisconsin.
My new blog URL is http://enghwa88.blogspot.com
4 months ago
Thursday, July 16, 2009
Monday, July 13, 2009
Happy 21st Birthday Celebration in Malaysia
21st Birthday is really a big day for Americans.
You're mature!
You're responsible!
You're adult!
21st years old, you can go to bars, house parties, buy drinks or wines legally.
Nobody is gonna stop you from doing so. You're mature and you will most probably think like an adult. You're independent!
Let's see some photos where I teleported back to my home country, Malaysia and celebrated my birthday together with my dearest friends. It was so surprised!
You're mature!
You're responsible!
You're adult!
21st years old, you can go to bars, house parties, buy drinks or wines legally.
Nobody is gonna stop you from doing so. You're mature and you will most probably think like an adult. You're independent!
Let's see some photos where I teleported back to my home country, Malaysia and celebrated my birthday together with my dearest friends. It was so surprised!
Tuesday, July 7, 2009
I love the United States
Hey everyone, I arrived at the United States safely and everything is fine here.
I have uploaded some photos to my Facebook. You guys can check it out!
Eau Claire is really a nice place to stay in. It is a peaceful land. If you feel tired about city life where is chaos and crowded all the time, you can spend you entire life here after your retirement. It is so cool!!
I will update my blog in every weekends. Stay tune.
Here it is:
This was my first time travelling so far away from home. And, I was travelling alone!!
First pit stop: From Kuala Lumpur to Singapore
I stayed at Transit Hotel in Changi Airport!! Kind of boring...
Next Station: Singapore to Narita Tokyo Airport
I got to wait about 3 hours in Japan. McD, I'm loving it.. I changed some money at the money changer counter and bought Fresh Prawn Burger in Japan McDonalds. It was so tasty!! Cant find it in Malaysia!! RM100 just for approximately 2200YEN.
Foods on the plane!! Delicious!!
After another 10hours flight, I reached Minneapolis St. Paul, Minnesota Airport!! Tired! Not enough sleep... Jet Lag!!
Welcome to Minneapolis St Paul International Airport!!
I have uploaded some photos to my Facebook. You guys can check it out!
Eau Claire is really a nice place to stay in. It is a peaceful land. If you feel tired about city life where is chaos and crowded all the time, you can spend you entire life here after your retirement. It is so cool!!
I will update my blog in every weekends. Stay tune.
Here it is:
This was my first time travelling so far away from home. And, I was travelling alone!!
First pit stop: From Kuala Lumpur to Singapore
I stayed at Transit Hotel in Changi Airport!! Kind of boring...
Next Station: Singapore to Narita Tokyo Airport
I got to wait about 3 hours in Japan. McD, I'm loving it.. I changed some money at the money changer counter and bought Fresh Prawn Burger in Japan McDonalds. It was so tasty!! Cant find it in Malaysia!! RM100 just for approximately 2200YEN.
Foods on the plane!! Delicious!!
After another 10hours flight, I reached Minneapolis St. Paul, Minnesota Airport!! Tired! Not enough sleep... Jet Lag!!
Welcome to Minneapolis St Paul International Airport!!
Thursday, June 25, 2009
Cathay Cineleisure's Negligence
"Sir, are you sitting at the right place?" I asked.
"Yes."
"Are you sure your ticket is L15, can you show it to me?" I asked again.
After comparing the tickets with the aid of cell phone screen light...
Wahh.. Seat Number, Hall Number, Movie Title , Price , Time ... Exactly the same!! Unbelievable...
"Sir, I found out your ticket is exactly same as mine, can you borrow me for a while, i gonna ask the personnel outside" I said.
Right after came out from cinema, I saw one crew was passing by, I approached him and ask about what's happened to my tickets. I met with some other cinemagoers who were having such a problem too. The crew asked us to follow them and they are gonna check the tickets at their database.
THIS IS MY TICKETS:
... ... ... 10 minutes gone, the show has been started... ... ...
After that we followed the crew to go upstair again. We went into the cinema again!! Stand a while to watch the show. wow.. i saw there was a fierce fight between transformers at the beginning of the show.
The crew called us out, they have checked and they informed us that our tickets are invalid because it is 11:45AM, not 11:45PM. Gosh!!
They brought us to the ticket counter, then asked us to deal with the personnel.
It sounds like they always have this kind of technical problems.
My sister was there, she spoke to the crew and sought for the manager on duty.
We explained the problem to the manager.
Actually we bought the ticket in the morning around 10AM, we wanted to watch it at night which is 11:45PM, but they gave us 11:45AM instead of 11:45PM.
My sister asked for compensation. She requested for REFUND plus FREE 3 TICKETS for tomorrow Transformer.
The request has been rejected and we are only able to claim refund. It spoiled our mood!! We went back home with full of disappointment and freaking bad mood.
REFUND:
I talked to my sister, I'm gonna sue them!!!
The lawyer (my sister) has spoken to me, the printed ticket mistake is a contributory negligence, which both parties need to be responsible.
As a cinemagoer, we need to check the time and title of our movie before leaving the counter.
As a cinema crew, they need to make sure their customers preference on time selection.
The part that we pinpointed and able to sue for negligence of Cineleisure is:
We were allowed to enter to the cinema hall after the ticket checking by their crew.
This was their fault.
If this is a VIP Platinum Movie showroom, and such a technical problem occurred, the chance of winning is higher.
What we can do is write a letter of complain to them as a feedback for them to improve their service to eliminate such a problem.
End up, we go back home with bad mood. I am here to express my dissatisfaction on Cineleisure service. This is the first time i faced such a problem. I will definitely will check the tickets before leaving the counter!!
DEALING PROCESS:
Picture taken at 12.07AM, 25 June 2009
"Yes."
"Are you sure your ticket is L15, can you show it to me?" I asked again.
After comparing the tickets with the aid of cell phone screen light...
Wahh.. Seat Number, Hall Number, Movie Title , Price , Time ... Exactly the same!! Unbelievable...
"Sir, I found out your ticket is exactly same as mine, can you borrow me for a while, i gonna ask the personnel outside" I said.
Right after came out from cinema, I saw one crew was passing by, I approached him and ask about what's happened to my tickets. I met with some other cinemagoers who were having such a problem too. The crew asked us to follow them and they are gonna check the tickets at their database.
THIS IS MY TICKETS:
... ... ... 10 minutes gone, the show has been started... ... ...
After that we followed the crew to go upstair again. We went into the cinema again!! Stand a while to watch the show. wow.. i saw there was a fierce fight between transformers at the beginning of the show.
The crew called us out, they have checked and they informed us that our tickets are invalid because it is 11:45AM, not 11:45PM. Gosh!!
They brought us to the ticket counter, then asked us to deal with the personnel.
It sounds like they always have this kind of technical problems.
My sister was there, she spoke to the crew and sought for the manager on duty.
We explained the problem to the manager.
Actually we bought the ticket in the morning around 10AM, we wanted to watch it at night which is 11:45PM, but they gave us 11:45AM instead of 11:45PM.
My sister asked for compensation. She requested for REFUND plus FREE 3 TICKETS for tomorrow Transformer.
The request has been rejected and we are only able to claim refund. It spoiled our mood!! We went back home with full of disappointment and freaking bad mood.
REFUND:
I talked to my sister, I'm gonna sue them!!!
The lawyer (my sister) has spoken to me, the printed ticket mistake is a contributory negligence, which both parties need to be responsible.
As a cinemagoer, we need to check the time and title of our movie before leaving the counter.
As a cinema crew, they need to make sure their customers preference on time selection.
The part that we pinpointed and able to sue for negligence of Cineleisure is:
We were allowed to enter to the cinema hall after the ticket checking by their crew.
This was their fault.
If this is a VIP Platinum Movie showroom, and such a technical problem occurred, the chance of winning is higher.
What we can do is write a letter of complain to them as a feedback for them to improve their service to eliminate such a problem.
End up, we go back home with bad mood. I am here to express my dissatisfaction on Cineleisure service. This is the first time i faced such a problem. I will definitely will check the tickets before leaving the counter!!
DEALING PROCESS:
Picture taken at 12.07AM, 25 June 2009
Wednesday, June 17, 2009
4 injections today!! Just like drug addict..
Studying abroad? It is not easy as I thought.
Not you say you wanna go, then the next day can go ady..
there is no such thing!!
First, You need to take TOEFL exam (US), IELTS (UK).
When you got your university.. it still a lot of procedures that you need to go through...
Today, I went to Kelana Jaya Medical Centre with my GPS.
Private hospital is faster and I almost get everything done in 3hours.
Luckily I have had my blood test in Pathlab last month, the blood test is quite a comprehensive one. So, some other records can be referred to my blood test report.
I have just realised that I never had tetanus booster vaccine when I was small.
SEE MY BIRTH CERT BELOW: (Tetanus Booster is Blank)
And I forgot whether I have had the measles, mumps, rubella (MMR) vaccines. So, I decided to take it one more time.
As to the requirement of my University, I need to take Meningococcal vaccine. It is the most expensive one among all. It costs me RM108 for that injection.
What I have done in KJMC today are as below:
1. Chest X-ray
2. ECG
3. Vision examination
4. Meningococcal Vaccine (Menomune)
5. MMR Vaccine
6. Tetanus Vaccine (ATT)
7. Tuberculin Skin Test
8. Physical Examinations
Doctor said I am just like a drug addict when I've completed all the 4 injections.
For Tuberculin Skin Test, the vaccine dosage has a total of 15ml, but I need only 1ml. So, it can be used for 15 ppl. However, it will only last for 24hours once the seal is opened. I need to pay for the whole vaccine dosage. It costs me RM90 for that. If divided by 15, only RM6.
Doctor asks me to call my other friends who wanna do Tuberculin Test, it is Free of Charge since I have paid the fee. Otherwise it will be wasted and throw away.
24 Hours from 17 June 2009, 1.30pm. Who wanna do the test, go KJMC tomorrow before afternoon!!
I have called up my Kelvin, Gin Seng, Anna, they are busy and cannot go there tomorrow. So, i think it is gonna be wasted!!
After the Tuberculin Vaccine, the report is gonna come out 48-72hours after the injection. Doctor is gonna check my injection area, that's why he marked it with permanent marker pen. So, I need to go back KJMC to get my Tuberculin Skin Test result on Friday.
After that, I will be going back to my Hometown, Jitra and come back to KL on 22nd June.
Not you say you wanna go, then the next day can go ady..
there is no such thing!!
First, You need to take TOEFL exam (US), IELTS (UK).
When you got your university.. it still a lot of procedures that you need to go through...
Today, I went to Kelana Jaya Medical Centre with my GPS.
Private hospital is faster and I almost get everything done in 3hours.
Luckily I have had my blood test in Pathlab last month, the blood test is quite a comprehensive one. So, some other records can be referred to my blood test report.
I have just realised that I never had tetanus booster vaccine when I was small.
SEE MY BIRTH CERT BELOW: (Tetanus Booster is Blank)
And I forgot whether I have had the measles, mumps, rubella (MMR) vaccines. So, I decided to take it one more time.
As to the requirement of my University, I need to take Meningococcal vaccine. It is the most expensive one among all. It costs me RM108 for that injection.
What I have done in KJMC today are as below:
1. Chest X-ray
2. ECG
3. Vision examination
4. Meningococcal Vaccine (Menomune)
5. MMR Vaccine
6. Tetanus Vaccine (ATT)
7. Tuberculin Skin Test
8. Physical Examinations
Doctor said I am just like a drug addict when I've completed all the 4 injections.
For Tuberculin Skin Test, the vaccine dosage has a total of 15ml, but I need only 1ml. So, it can be used for 15 ppl. However, it will only last for 24hours once the seal is opened. I need to pay for the whole vaccine dosage. It costs me RM90 for that. If divided by 15, only RM6.
Doctor asks me to call my other friends who wanna do Tuberculin Test, it is Free of Charge since I have paid the fee. Otherwise it will be wasted and throw away.
24 Hours from 17 June 2009, 1.30pm. Who wanna do the test, go KJMC tomorrow before afternoon!!
I have called up my Kelvin, Gin Seng, Anna, they are busy and cannot go there tomorrow. So, i think it is gonna be wasted!!
After the Tuberculin Vaccine, the report is gonna come out 48-72hours after the injection. Doctor is gonna check my injection area, that's why he marked it with permanent marker pen. So, I need to go back KJMC to get my Tuberculin Skin Test result on Friday.
After that, I will be going back to my Hometown, Jitra and come back to KL on 22nd June.
Say Bye to TARC!
I have submitted my deferment form and told my tutors that I am gonna defer my studies for 1 year and go to US for the next 6months.
1 year deferment is my opportunity cost...
I would say nothing is perfect in the world.
You've gotta know how to give and take.
I will definitely miss the ACCA December 2009 exam sitting. And, only be able to take my core papers on June sittings.
What I am planning to do is:
1.Not to bother so much and go enjoy my life in US for the rest of year 2009.
2.Back from US, go KSA, Orange for ACCA tuition.
3.Take up ACCA core papers in June 2010 sitting.
4.Enroll in TARC AFA2 on June.
5.Get my ACCA result on August. (crunch time!! hope to pass all papers)
6.Sit for optional papers in ACCA December 2010 Exam.
7.February 2011, ACCA result released.
8.Become ACCA affiliate!!
9.Complete AFA2.
10.July 2011 - Dec 2011 Go BCU for Master in Accounting and Finance.
1 year deferment is my opportunity cost...
I would say nothing is perfect in the world.
You've gotta know how to give and take.
I will definitely miss the ACCA December 2009 exam sitting. And, only be able to take my core papers on June sittings.
What I am planning to do is:
1.Not to bother so much and go enjoy my life in US for the rest of year 2009.
2.Back from US, go KSA, Orange for ACCA tuition.
3.Take up ACCA core papers in June 2010 sitting.
4.Enroll in TARC AFA2 on June.
5.Get my ACCA result on August. (crunch time!! hope to pass all papers)
6.Sit for optional papers in ACCA December 2010 Exam.
7.February 2011, ACCA result released.
8.Become ACCA affiliate!!
9.Complete AFA2.
10.July 2011 - Dec 2011 Go BCU for Master in Accounting and Finance.
Friday, June 12, 2009
USA, See you next month!! I am coming!!
Finally, dreams come true...
On 4th July, USA National Day, I will be arriving in Wisconsin.
It's less than 1 month to get myself prepared.
Hope everything can be done in time.
All the best!!
Tuesday, June 2, 2009
Back to my college, miss my workplace so much..
Well, my college has started and heading in the second week of new semester + new academic year, that is final year. As an ACCA student, here it comes. Finally, I am ACCA student who will sit for P1, P2, P3 real external examination in December 2009. Previously, I was an internally assessed student, who has been awarded exemptions by ACCA for the first Nine Fundamental Papers in ACCA Examination.
Now, I get back to college life, but still not in the mood for studies. I miss my internship place.
Well, whenever passing by One Utama, I still remember vividly the period I worked in Deloitte for my internship. Every morning around 8am and evening 6pm, I will pass by this place. It is 1Utama. The biggest shopping mall in Malaysia.
After being together along the congesting traffic, here I reached my workplace, Deloitte Malaysia. It is at Level 12/19 of Uptown 1, the highest building in Damansara Uptown. Nice? there is always nice cars parking outside Deloitte Building.
And this was my group partition, it is nice and organised. The picture is shot by my Samsung Omnia in continuous taking mode.
This is my desk place, I enjoyed working there.
Now, I get back to college life, but still not in the mood for studies. I miss my internship place.
Well, whenever passing by One Utama, I still remember vividly the period I worked in Deloitte for my internship. Every morning around 8am and evening 6pm, I will pass by this place. It is 1Utama. The biggest shopping mall in Malaysia.
After being together along the congesting traffic, here I reached my workplace, Deloitte Malaysia. It is at Level 12/19 of Uptown 1, the highest building in Damansara Uptown. Nice? there is always nice cars parking outside Deloitte Building.
And this was my group partition, it is nice and organised. The picture is shot by my Samsung Omnia in continuous taking mode.
This is my desk place, I enjoyed working there.
Time flies… It has been 3 months and 2 weeks I put my time and efforts in my work with Deloitte. It’s just like my another home here.
I would like to take this opportunity to extend my sincere gratitude and appreciation to the people who have came across in my life in this fulfilling and knowledgeable based journey in Deloitte.
1. To my master and my Group A1 members for their guidance in teaching me the ethnics and imparting their knowledge and experience to me in taxation profession.
2. To all my colleagues for all the friendship, affection and support through ups and downs.
Thank you for the supports and advices given to me during my vacation training in Deloitte and I will always remember your kind gratitude and gestures in my heart.
All these experience have made me a stronger and a better person and it is a great stepping stone for me to have myself prepared for my next challenges in my future.
Sunday, March 22, 2009
Pit stop and update!
It has been amost 1 and half month i did not update my blog.
This is because I am BUSY!!
Working life is totally different with study life!
Through out my internship life in big firm, i realised that my 50% of time has been contributed to my work. Usually, i wake up at 7am and prepare to go for work, and reach home almost at 7-8pm after taking my dinner. Can you imagine that?
No choice, when going to work and back from work, the most terrible thing to be sufferred is -
TRAFFIC JAM!
I've get used to my life. Although in weekend, i will wake up before 9am as well. My lifestyle has been changed. Totally changed! In college life, some class or tutorial is on afternoon. I still could recall that i always wake up at 12-1pm.
Recently, I am damn busy because of Form E submission which the deadlline is at 31 March.
Further, individual tax computation is to be filed soon and to be submitted before 30 April.
Time is wait for no man, I has been working for almost two months already since the date i updated my blog here.
This is because I am BUSY!!
Working life is totally different with study life!
Through out my internship life in big firm, i realised that my 50% of time has been contributed to my work. Usually, i wake up at 7am and prepare to go for work, and reach home almost at 7-8pm after taking my dinner. Can you imagine that?
No choice, when going to work and back from work, the most terrible thing to be sufferred is -
TRAFFIC JAM!
I've get used to my life. Although in weekend, i will wake up before 9am as well. My lifestyle has been changed. Totally changed! In college life, some class or tutorial is on afternoon. I still could recall that i always wake up at 12-1pm.
Recently, I am damn busy because of Form E submission which the deadlline is at 31 March.
Further, individual tax computation is to be filed soon and to be submitted before 30 April.
Time is wait for no man, I has been working for almost two months already since the date i updated my blog here.
Wednesday, February 4, 2009
Amazing.. Egg can stand without backing!!
鸡蛋站立，只有不倒翁才能办到吧？
相信没有煮的鸡蛋，也就是从菜市买回来的鸡蛋可以站立吗？
起初的我不相信，直到我试后，成功了，也相信了！
你们try看吧！
之后给我看到以下解答，我相信了！
原来在春节期间才可以，2009年最佳时间是2月4-5号。
解答：
坊間一般以客家話來讀“立蛋”是“立春”，客家話雞蛋也叫“雞春”，至于立春是否就是立蛋，則有待解析。
但目前似乎沒有太多的科學跟據，證明立春這一天也是地心吸力最強的時刻，也沒有太多的科學試驗能證明為什么圓形的東西，在這一天都能“站立”起來。
在春分立蛋的说法中,认为春分这一天，太阳直射在赤道上，地球的引力会发生变化，鸡蛋所受到的重力会随着引力的变化而变化，因此鸡蛋会更容易站立起来。
本身春分这个位置在天文学上有它特殊的意义的，但实际上考虑地球引力，本身春分没有什么特殊的意义，只是太阳绕地球转到一圈到了某个位置，这个位置它跟这个地球自转的轨道平面和地球公转的轨道平面跟这两个轨道的方向有关系，每天它的引力都会有一些细微的变化，就每天都是不一样，特别精确的说，就是每天都不一样，每时每刻也不一样。
根據所得資料顯示，雞蛋是可以直立的，但絕不是因為立春或任何天文上的關係。
每年立春（2月4至5日），地球在太陽系內的位置沒有甚么特別，就算是在春秋分、夏冬至、地球過近、遠地點之類的日子，太陽對地球的引力也不會忽然變得能令雞蛋可以豎起來。
每年立春的農曆日期也不一樣，由此可知，月球的潮汐力也不是雞蛋可以豎立的原因。
科學記載指出，蛋殼其實是凹凸不平的，只要能令雞蛋剛好承托在這些凹紋之上，便能豎起雞蛋了。
雖然在科學角度上，能夠將雞蛋豎立是符合邏輯，但無可否認的，這項豎立雞蛋遊戲確實為市民帶來無限樂趣。
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Sunday, February 1, 2009
CNY Gathering 2009
Oh my... it has been quite a long time I did not update my blog.
The above photos are the 1st round gathering in Changloon, Soo Ping's house.
We started off from my house to Pulau Nyior, Padang Sera, Kodiang and headed to Changloon.
After that, we went to second gathering at OXC's house, Tmn Golf, Darulaman.
Reached there around 10.45pm.
I met some old friends where we have lost contact since Form5.
They are Huimin(Korea), Teik Yee, Nee chin, Aijia, Jieying...
It was a great and wonderful gathering.
Below are the photos in OXC's house. (All the photos are grabbed from Wei Aak's facebook)
Sunday, January 25, 2009
好久没写Blog了！
差不多一个月了。
我没有update我的部落格。
因为。。。考试！
还有圣诞节、新年、再加上现在农历新年快到了。
祝大家新年快乐哦！
新年后，我二月就要去Deloitte 上班了。
Corporate Tax部门。
好期待新年的到来！！
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