Day in Sin Chew 1

We are Sinchew Daily reporters, of course we hold the press.

30 May 2011 is my first day having my internship in Sin Chew Daily, the leading Chinese press in Malaysia. I chose this press organization due to its large corporation and more chances (I guessed). I got out from my house at 9am to Jie Ee and Yat Kuan's house so that we could walk together to the company.

The office, in the morning with no one and no light

J. E. told us that our seniors ever waited for two hours the first day that no one came to approach them. However, I think we are lucky. The editors and staffs treated us very well that they kept asking us to sit and read newspaper before the manager came. We are altogether six intern included Journalism and Chinese Studies students. While we were waiting for the manager, we kept reading the newspaper in order to memorize the face of the editors.

while waiting for the manager

Meanwhile, our manager, Xiao Hong came within one hour I think (so that's why I said we are lucky) and she briefed us the desks that we are going to take routine, which are General Desk, Metro, Entertainment desk and Accident desk. We were so disappointed and sad that we weren't given chance to have our intern in Feature desk. The reason that I wished to enter Feature desk is to join Buddhism activities, especially there are many Buddhism activities lately.

J. E and Y.K were assigned to General Desk this month, while me and a Chinese Studies are in the same group which is Metro. Our junior was assigned to Entertainment desk. How I wished I could enter Entertainment desk this week as Jeung Gen Seuk is coming to Malaysia for his concert and fans meeting this weekend. Yet I will never be that lucky.

We were asked to read the Metro in order to cope with its style. However, after half an hour of reading newspaper, our leader asked me to translate a Malay news to Chinese and asked me don't have to be too detail. This is my first task in Sin Chew Daily. I used more than one hour to translate it, I checked and checked, again and again. I afraid that I will spoil my first given job and UTAR's reputation. Nevertheless, when I passed the news to another colleague, she said my news is too short that she has added many I think. Yet, I did learn something from the task.

In the afternoon, both of us were given job again. Our leader told us that there are news regarding people sang to death recently and the desk wishes to do the topic. She asked us to do some reading of the news and telephone interview the leader of some choir. This time I learned to write a mugshot story.

When it is almost our back home time, we were assigned another work again. One of our pretty senior brought us to do some street interview. Although this is not my first time to interview outsider yet it is still quite fresh to me as my position now is different. I am Sin Chew Daily intern reporter. Besides, there was a photographer out with us for the assignment. With the photographer, everything is easy that we don't have to do too much work.

So, the first day I got to work overtime with no OT allowance. It has been a tiring and exhausted day, and remember, it is just the first day.

By the way, I met Tay Tian Yan today in Sin Chew Daily ground floor while waiting for our photographer. It is shameful that I actually don't know his face at all. Our senior asked us if we want to have his signature but we just smiled. Yet happy that today saw someone great then.

I have to sleep now that I got to depart from my house at 7am tomorrow that I got an early assignment. Good Night world~

p/s: I will update this piece with picture tomorrow. I am tired now.

I am a KL-ian now

I am now officially moving to Kuala Lumpur and played my new character as a KL-ian. Well, I shifted my stuffs to my sister's house in Taman Seputeh yesterday night. Then we spent whole night to clear the small room for me to stay in this three months during serving my internship in Sinchew Daily. Thanks sister for everything. ^^

Then I drove to Sinchew Daily this morning at around 8.45am. I thought there will be a big jam thus I decided to depart earlier ( my work start from 10am). Besides, I do not have work today, just intended to test the route and estimate my journey. I reached Sinchew at 9.12am then that the jam isn't as terrible as I thought thus I think I shall depart from my house at 9am next time.

After all, I turned round and round in Kuala Lumpur in order to getting used to the new environment. Yet, to be honest, I don't think I know where was the places I went just now. In the afternoon, I drove to Midvalley, to have lunch with my second elder sister (I am lucky to have a car to drive in Kuala Lumpur, otherwise I will bored to die at home).

Then it is the biggest present for myself in the night. I went to Losang Dragpa Center for the Guru Puja with Kyabje Dagri Rinpoche. Besides, I saw Geshe Tenzin Zopa as well. This is my first time to participate Tibetan Buddhism's activity by myself thus I guessed I am the only one who doesn't know what to do and how to do. However, I will catch it up soon I believe. There will be another Puja this coming Sunday and I will tried my best to make it to attend.

Live Blogging from Brunei 2

This is the second day in Brunei Darussalam and also second day in this foreign cafe. I am tired but happy and satisfied with  my fruitful trip. My feet are now started complaining to me that they showed their impatient and pain after the whole day walking.

This country is indeed a good country but sad is the currency exchange rate is high to us (double leh) that I have spent almost RM200 this two days. This really drive me nuts when I counted my money.

By the way, the guy beside me now is behaving weird and it is so uncomfortable here that only me, one girl with three Pakistan looked guys here. May my trip tomorrow is smooth and fruitful.

(This supposed to be post at 18/5 but the Pakistan owner closed my internet server so it could not be post)

Live Blogging from Brunei

Taken from Internet

I happened to like blogging during my journey oversea. I tried hard to go online even though it required me to walk to the town and enter an unknown building and here am I in this also unknown Cyber Cafe.

This cyber cafe is ran by a foreigner who looked like from Pakistan or elsewhere. The computers here are old and the line is slow but thanks him for establishing such convenient in this rich country where I guessed everyone have laptop and server in their own house. Or perhaps they just don't surfing internet.

This country is indeed awesome that it is so peaceful and everyone are in quite a slow path. The most important thing is I have met many good people today who really enlightened my day that I could not celebrate Wesak Day. Besides, thanks my friends for sending me Wesak Day wishes which really touched me. I have known some friends today and I will talk more next time when I back from Brunei.

Although it is already 10pm and the street out down is really peace enough but I think it is not "that's all" for me. I am going to adventure the masjid I visited this morning as it has a more beautiful looking at night. Hope that I won't get bite by crocodile then.

By the way, initially I planned to go visiting Wu Chun's hotel and fitness zone today yet I found it hard that I lost my way. I was forced to give up and take the bus to other place. I planned to find the place tomorrow and let bless I able to. There are many places that I wished to go tomorrow but I just wonder I don't have so many legs. And, I have become darker and darker!!!!

Anyway, I have spent quite much today especially in food (I want to keep fit!!!!).  I have spent BN $ 54.85 today, which is RM131.64 in one day! ( but included the accommodation fees) !! 

No way!!! I want to save money!!!

Ok, here is it. Bless me.

独孤旅程：前言

厨房后方的相机电池正储精蓄力地准备着。
这算是为麻雀的体验皇室之旅又或称之吴尊追访行程吧。其实并不觉得会遇上吴尊，只是前几天看到一个部落客说到他们住进了吴尊爸爸开的旅馆，结果竟遇上了吴尊。这似乎给了麻雀一个追星的梦想。另外，体验皇室生活，应该比较有可能。


众所周知，文莱是个富足的石油国家，什么都不多，就是钱和石油最多。麻雀，要化身贵族的贵公主，走（飞）在金光闪闪的洋葱头前，后方跟随着三五个助理，帮我捧着冰葡萄，顶着蕾丝边的洋扇。麻雀高贵地走着，遇到了阳光般的吴尊，迎面而来。然后，我就猛抱他，把他吓跑了！哈哈。。。


原来每个人心里都有一个皇族的梦想。只是我想如果当真如此，麻雀会做个落飞贵族吧。麻雀真的太不喜欢束缚的人生了，即便很多钱，也不管了。（可是会有很多钱去旅行啊~）


麻妈也慢慢可以接受麻雀的任性了，还问麻雀带了这个，带了那个了没有。虽然表现一副随意的样子，可是其实麻雀内心很激动，因为梦想，似乎近在手边即可得了。其实麻妈也真了不起，因为麻雀的班机时间是早上六时，因此决定前一晚在机场过夜，当然是看书过一晚，麻妈也从原本的强烈反对到今天的接受了，好伟大的麻妈~


说到这个旅程，当初会把文莱设定为麻雀独孤之旅的第一站，原因是麻雀太怕死了。因为是一个人，所以选了一个小国家。因为是一个人，所以选了一个最靠近比较熟悉的地方开始这个行程。去了这一趟旅程，麻雀又要开始计划新的独孤之旅第二站。其实有一个规划了，从文莱回来再告诉大家呗。

Anticipated Trip

One more day, I am going to Brunei, doing my first solo trip. I have been anticipating for the trip, it is not because of the place I visit( of course a little bit) but the major thing is this is my very first solo journey, which mean I am going by myself but not with any single person. And this is my first time to plan my whole trip, to go where I want to go, without have to have anyone's consent.


Initially, i thought I would have to sleep in bus station of Brunei Darussalam. I read a review of one youth hostel in Brunei which my lovely senior, Eel-wind gave me, that I will have to book the room before hand. Otherwise, it would be difficult to find the receptionist. Thus I sent an electronic mail to him ( noted: this is my first time to book room by myself) and he did not reply me for days. Thus I told weiyi that I am going to stay overnight at bus station. Nevertheless the next day I got the replied saying that "Your room booking is confirmed". So I got place to stay during my three days two nights trip. It costs me RM40 for two nights. Cheap, isn't it? This is the recommend from my lovely senior.


Besides, I have checked the places in Brunei and planned my trip, as well as print out the map. Yet, another thing I want to blame myself is stupid me chose to go an Islamic country with myriad awesome mosque but with only one Dua Peh Gung temple during Wesak Day. I have missed out the holy day, so sad. 


Kenchannun ("nevermind" in Korean), I am going to have an utterly new experience in this very special day so I am going to appreciate it. Well, wish me to have a wonderful and fruitful journey~ ^^

我的故事

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理由

一千个理由

麻雀想要找的

以作为放弃对他的思念

但那一个堂皇的理由

就足够打消这一千个理由

怪自己

选择了却步

却还是不住看着你

让自己越陷越深

原以为玻璃门重重的一撞

会撞醒麻雀这个傻子

但是

你的笑脸，好像孩子般

抓着我的眼睛

深怕一不注意，你就会跌到

没关系

就快不在金宝了

希望梦会醒

选择

 

其实，爱情的定义是什么

朋友适时地提出了一个那么关键性的问题

麻雀，被考倒了

爱情，到底是什么

而你要怎么证明你爱上了，还是喜欢上了

这是个没有答案的问题

人家说爱，没有理由

可能这个就是答案吧

只是死命地，麻雀要找出那不存在的理由

为了证明这存在的感觉

麻雀是明白的

感觉/感情之所以存在

其实那只不过是我们这些不知苦的人自己

在某种感觉上强加进去的定义

它本不存在，是我们让他存在

麻雀明，只是却一昧地往苦海堕

麻雀不挣扎，不求救

而是让自己持续地沉溺下去

是沉到了那深谷里，是沉溺而拍打至岸边石子上

这个漂泊的情绪，也不知道自己的下一个终点会是哪里

就任它飘荡着，任它随风而去

是抓住它，是拷锁它

还是把它放在纸飞机上，送到他的门口

只是门上锁了，纸飞机找不着空隙

它，站在门口

默默地，敲门吗？强进入吗？

它，愣着了

而选择静静地离开

Freedom

 

Well. I have been curious of Tibet, a place with mystery. Not merely that it is a Buddhist heaven but also of their culture and life.

I have been wondering why they intend to keep a distance from outsider or who we called foreigner. 

When I started searching Tibet in Google.com few months ago, my eyes automatically filter the information by only travelling information but no others. Yesterday, I chose to study this place thus I started from its history then only reminded me of their protest against China in March 2008 while the Chinese were happily doing Olympics in their own land.

The Tibetans were requesting to free the Tibet, to free their religious spiritual leader, Dalai Lama. The protest march was formed by the lamas and also laymen which started at 6 March 2008 and I have no idea when it ends.

The reason for the Tibet to discriminate themselves from the outside world, which merely intended to protect themselves, as well as their homeland. The land for home to thousand and thousand people. And perhaps, nowdays, it is China itself who intended to marginalized the Tibetans from outside, in order to keep something away from others, from the media. 

I happened to read an article which is so ridiculous. It is not its content itself which is ridiculous but the happening. The article is something like this: 

A few Tibetans protested and they were confronted by hundred of China army in the street. After settled down the Tibetans, an announcement was made soon after it from the central Lhasa, claiming that it was the China army block practising to check something ( i have forgotten) and some Tibetans tend to run away when they saw the army without knowing the reason of the army being there. And it wasn't any protest or disorder happened. Thus, the government asked the people not to worry and stay with the government.

( I have forgotten some details and could not find the link back. so bad)

From what I observed, the China government has seen the Tibetans as naive and silly that they do not know the outside world news. This seriously drove me nut and caused disgusting toward the China government. It is not enough for them to control their own nation's Chinese but extended the control and dirty hand towards this group of pure Tibetans.

When we claimed that we do not have freedom, yet let see how the Chinese, how the Tibetans perceive freedom?

Movie Review: Seven years in Tibet

When I was first approaching to Tibet, it was last year. I was told (by the information searched) that Tibet is a sensitive territory that foreign journalists and diplomats are not allowed to enter the region. I was zero knowledge of Tibet that time and have no idea of the reason. Then someone told me it is because of Dalai Lama who interferes the politics in the territory thus resulted in the significant protest in March 2008. People shouted for the return of Dalai Lama, the religious spiritual leader in Tibet to his holiness's own country.

People blame him for interfering the political matter in the nation/ territory. 

However, people have never understand the situation in Tibet when the China army robbed into the territory. They killed the Tibetans and burned more than thousand of monasteries in Tibet. The compassion Tibetans were in suffering and dying. This is so cruel to the innocent and the most kind people in the world.

The movie is about an Austrian who joined an expenditure to Mount Himalaya between 1944 to 1952 when the China takeover Tibet, and also WW ll. Thus the situation of the whole world is terribly fall in chaos and messy. And it is the time when the mount climber met Dalai Lama in Lhasa.

Although Dalai Lama was young during that time yet his compassion and courage are more than that age. 

I vividly remembered the quote he said, " How could i help people if I run from that?" when the mount climber asked him to left the country from being killed the Chinese authority. He was still not more than 15 and he was truly concerning of his people. He would rather to sacrifice himself to be with his people and to try to help me. Don't say he is fool but this is compassion.

Besides, another scene that touched me so much which is when the Austrian and Tibetans were building the theater beside Potala Palace, they found many worms in the soil. In avoidance from killing those livings, they used their hands to pick up every single worms and prayed for them. Their concept is every livings might was your mother in previous life thus they always avoid from killing.

When the Chinese came into the territory, their behaviour is terribly ugly and low class compared to the Tibetans. This is the first time I felt mad to the Chinese people. If they knew veil of ignorance, they will probably know that they might be facing the same situation in the future. However, wish there is no more any uncivilized war happened in the world again. We all are same the human beings but why some of the people could not understand others' suffer and just be compassion and a little lovely to others.

Thus, learned from the Tibetans.Just be compassion and love to every single livings in the world. Be gratitude to your current situation of what you have and whom that came into your life.

爱

这个人，麻雀会爱上他
只是这个不是爱情的爱，而是那一份超级欣赏和尊敬的好感
一次次的会面，都是让麻雀欣喜的期待
这是不能言语的情感，只是肯定的，不是爱情


这个人，不会照顾身体时
麻雀很想好好照顾他，因为他怎么就那么不会顾自己
这个人，深锁眉头烦恼时
很恐怖。只是麻雀想要分担他的烦恼
这个人拒绝别人的热心，因此分担根本是太阳打西边升起的比率
但，至少，麻雀想让他开心


知道他最近的烦恼，但是又不能问些什么
也无奈自己帮不到他些什么
只有默默支持他，祝福他，默默地
加油了！这个人！

推车

Photo from Nipic.com

这个学期的第13个星期，麻雀驾了小威回金宝
小威因此成了麻雀的代步工具，每天辛勤劳作
纵然麻妈百般交待麻雀不可驾到太远的地方
毕竟小威已年事已高，经不起那么多的风霜
然而麻雀依然故我，来去怡保数次，还有太平两次


就在昨晚，小威报销了~
静静地躺在湖边，动弹不了
麻雀死命地扭动车匙，小威依然无动于衷
想想之前，只要扭一扭它，怕痒的小威就会舞动身躯
载着麻雀，”呼~“的一声开跑了
然而，昨晚的它，失去了以前的威风凛凛
不过，想想，好在是坏在昨晚
若时间调校前一点，那就是麻雀去怡保的时间
若果小威忽然停在路边，麻雀也苦无对策
所幸，是在和杰啊帮们在一块儿时抛锚的


也谢谢这帮朋友们，在黑夜里，替麻雀推车~
真是不好意思了~

盒子里的小孩

盒子里的小孩，很脆弱，只怕一碰即碎

盒子里的小孩，低头不语

盒子里的小孩，不是不语，只是找不到言语的时机

盒子里的小孩，总是喜爱躲在盒子里

盒子里的小孩，选择避开这大千世界，静静地

小孩选择躲在这四方盒子里，五颜六色的

彩色让小孩舒心，盒子让小孩有安全感

小孩不是哑巴，不是聋子

小孩不是无情，不是爱自闭

小孩只是想要保护自己的爱丽丝世界

小孩只想严守心里的大门，因为他害怕

回首几个月前，在前往怡保的路上

麻雀和友人聊了大家对麻雀的印象

松鼠道麻雀于她的印象是个傻大姐

站在法悦阁前面主持会议时，傻傻的（这句是自行加的）

小鱼则说麻雀于她，是个很有台风的人（哇~有吓倒）且是个很疯狂的人

然而认识麻雀后，原来麻雀很静，喜欢静静地看书

再看回前几天，和”真善美の邂逅“的几位贵妃出游（实为聚餐）

也是的，大家在那金宝最后一次的聚会说了对彼此的看法

霖姐说麻雀是个女强人，很强

傻婆则说了，麻雀虽然貌似很强，其实。。。。

麻雀接了：”其实内心很脆弱“

没错，麻雀的心，就像盒子里的孩子般脆弱

麻雀，因为害怕没办法驾驽那颗心

害怕放纵它，它回不来了

也因为内心的脆弱，不自觉外在更要显得坚强

因此才会看到孩子外面彩色的盒子

看似愉悦，其实只是一个保护层

有时候，在想，想要出走的心态

是不是也是因为某种想要逃避的心态

雨天

Photo taken from http://becozwoo.blogspot.com/2010/06/blog-post_24.html

在B103考场里，麻雀坐在最靠近窗口的座位上
硬着头皮，作答着考卷上的问题（实为吹着水）
突然，窗外传来滴滴答答的雨声外加轰隆隆的雷声
猛地，糟糕！下雨了，眼看4.30pm就在那十多分钟之内
对铁马士们而言，这场雨下得太早
我们还得带着铁马回家的呀
无奈，考完试后，和友人在考场外喧哗了一刻钟时间
麻雀赶紧展开寻zing记，以便能免上一场雨水之灾
然而一番折腾后，zing和其他屋友搭着车子回家了
麻雀遇上了阿妈们便受邀乘搭他们的车子回家
然而六人之数，实难踏入内已有二人的车子里
且麻雀敏感之有，便邀舅公一同骑着铁马回家
感谢舅公愿意陪麻雀骑着铁马回家


其实心里实在是有点受伤且生起噌心
原谅麻雀还是凡人一个
因为简单的一句话，心里受到起伏了


回到家后，屋外的雨下得更大了
所幸我们还赶得及回家呢！

走

旅行家，这个职位，应该怎么定位
它不像是份工作，但是有些人把它当一辈子的事业
它不像是场事业，但是有些人为了它奋斗多久
它是一个人生目标，一个人人称羡的行为，但是能够做到的人又有多少

旅行家，又可划分成数类
观光客， 这类旅行家，麻雀称为走马看花型。因为观光客永远只是站在镜子面前看着这片土地。观光客没有了解当地文化的企图。观光客在每一次旅程，都只是停留在该地片刻，匆匆地看着，匆匆地走过。他的旅行目标只为让自己的地图上多画上一个“X"，或者是在朋友间多一个话题。这样的旅行家，临走前还会在当地著名的土产店买上一些手信带回家。

美食家，另一种旅行家，是为完成吃的使命而来的。这类旅行家，很专业的，可以从最平民的美食吃到最高档的；不专业的，只吃其中一种。当专业的美食家是有条件的，就是吃得开。荷包，吃得开；身材，吃得下（或吃不肥，或吃太肥）。

度蜜月者，这类型不全然是新婚夫妻度蜜月，而是可以很广的。逃开繁忙事业为得暂时的闲暇而旅游的人；为逃避现实问题而跑出国外的人；纯粹有假期而与家人、爱人去旅行的人，都可以是属于这类型的。他们的旅游目的很简单，只为得到放松减压和休闲。

购物狂家。顾名思义，就是那些为购物而出国旅行的人们。这类型人多数是高官贵族。因为嫌弃国内物品低级而出国花钱。当然有些则为在国内买不到的东西而往国外去。通常这些人都很有钱，也是扒手最爱的对象。

功能型旅行者，这些人出国的主要目的不是为旅行，而是为公干、比赛、活动等。旅行只是他们行程中填补空档的一节。另外，一些旅行家则是为摄影、爬山等其他主要目的而去旅行。而有些是出国沾洋墨水的学生为不枉此行而旅游当地。或穆斯林到麦加朝圣；佛教徒到印度观佛佗所在的遗址。

豪华旅行家，这类型的人比观光客更深入地了解当地。豪华旅行家通常会在该地住上一小段时间，住的花的，是享受型的。可是他们在享受的同时，也会尝试认识当地的生活，但不是融入，而是读(study)。

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背包客，或称行者。这些人，你们可以很轻易地在路边看到。那些背上背着大大重重的大背包的人，大多是背包客。背包客/行者可以有很多类型的人和方式，因个人喜好所定。有些人喜爱利用步行，有些喜爱有简陋的公共交通，有些会选择自己开车，有些则喜欢搭路边车，等等。这个系列的旅行家比较不适合称为旅行家，麻雀觉得体验生活家会比较适当。他们喜欢体验当地的生活，融入当地的居民，喜欢与当地的人互动。多数的背包客都会以最少的花费去旅行，而且一趟就要好一段日子。有一些背包客会选择留在当地做义工或打工以补贴旅费。背包客，或一个人，或成群结队。背包客的理念是生活中的每一景都只是个过客，因此背包客往往不会在某个地方安定下来。

若选择安定下来的，那就是移民旅客。这些人因为旅行而见到了心目中更向往的生活而选择移民到该地/国家，长住下来。

流浪者。这种旅行家，比背包客更上一层楼。他们可以不住旅馆/民宿/背包旅馆，而是选择流落街头，只为省下那一晚的住宿费；这类人，他们可以不冲凉两个星期，或更多。省钱只为了用最经济的方式走得更远。

还有什么类型呢？麻雀想不到啦。欢迎读者提供更多的资料。
简单地分析，就有了那么几种。你，想当哪一种啊？

前几天，看到一个晴天霹雳的叙述

本地一位颇有名气的背包客告诉某个部落客说：“女背包客要做好会面对强奸事件的心理准备”

一看到这一句，麻雀心寒了

这个世界，难道就是这样吗

上次课堂的教授也告诉我们有名英国背包客在柬埔寨被假和尚强奸了

更可气的是，该背包客被问及如果眼看女伴被强奸会怎么做后

他仅说了“只好接受咯”

这样的回答，麻雀也只有汗颜

此时依靠任何人都无用，只有好好保护自己才是王道了

只是，就那么一次

麻雀想和这位背包客去旅行

麻雀想要学习当一个真正的旅行家

只是，这个机会很是渺茫

只是，会有这个可能的可能性吗？

然而，即便是自己一个人上路，麻雀也相信自己的能力~