I need a plan

Well, the news about me being rejected by USM Masters was a sudden turn of events.
For whatever reason it was, I didn't particularly feel sad.
I feel kinda glad too in a way cause, I'm not sure if continuing my studies would be a good step for me.
I am now confused and perplexed as to what will my next step be.
Perhaps I should go and look for the Dean and appeal.
OR... I can explore the other options in life?

I believe that life changes happen for a reason.
Perhaps this is the time for me to actually get up and do something...
Even though now I'm actually in a sweet spot, juggling between 2 main (but part time) jobs.
But, the pay is still minimal to the extent that I have to use a magnifying glass to see my paychecks.

I actually have a checklist for myself to self evaluate, and the results are actually more confusing than ever.
See below:
1. Am I satisfied with my current lifestyle? If not, which part?
Yes, but things can be better, paycheck wise.

2. Do I want to work full time (office job)?
No, unless I really have to.

3. How am I going to cover my expenses?
Taking more jobs or earning more money, whichever comes naturally for me.

4. What are my short term plans?
I have a list of things to do lined up for me, but I don't have the means to complete it. I need to get more money. I prefer working on a project of some sort, be it a business idea or just some on the side writing projects or so.

5. How am I going to achieve the above?
... This is where I got stuck.

This is usually where the story comes to a magical twist of events right?
Ugh, I really got to do SOMETHING to change my life.
Well, at least I got one thing down, which is maintaining my healthy daily exercise routine.
I believe, if I have more healthy routines, it would help me in my future too...
C'on Wendy, think...
I need a plan.

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Supp guys, thanks for reading my blog.
It does get personal sometimes, cause I really do need to get it off my chest.
I'm routing for a change in my life.
Trying new things or just switching my current life up a notch.
Hopefully I get to enjoy the things I want.
As for you guys out there, if you're too struggling like me, I hope you have better luck at coming up with solutions to your problems.
I'm sure the solution will pop up someday, soon enough.
Let's keep the fire burning yo!

Pictures of my chickens to keep you energized!

Love
JCG

Life goes on

At times, you may feel that life is a bore that goes on for way too long.
At times, you may also feel worthless, depressed, sad or lonely.
Don't.

I lost a personal aunt of my recently and it was hard to bear.
Mostly because she was such an optimistic person,
I wouldn't thought that she would took her life in her own hands.
Questions afloat and many of them left unanswered.

A heart sometimes does need another,
Technology or the virtual world had pushed us far apart.
Even more so for our hearts and souls.
But, do people realize...
That sometimes, all it takes is just a little bit of love and care
To make this world a better place?

Rest in peace dear aunt.
You will be missed.
As for those who are still living, still struggling, still working hard
Remember, you will always have someone loving, caring, waiting for you.
What you need to do...
Is just to look up and smile to the world.
Stay happy, stay strong.

Remember, you are awesome the way you are.
I can't stress that enough. :)

Love
JCG

Bean Boozled!

One week after I came back from KL, I called up a few of my friends to have a small gathering...

While torturing them with this lil thingy right here.... MUAHAHAHAHA (*insert devil laugher)

I bought this in One Utama, in a shop called Candylicious. 

And, I thought it would be a great Challenge to us all!

Everything is set. 

We (Ms.Pheyee and I) cooked a delectable Western dinner beforehand to first pleasure their tastebuds...

AND THEN, we whipped out these bad guys and started our game. Yeeeehehehehehehe!

It was awesomely awkward nonetheless!

Check out the video to see how we played the Bean Boozled challenge!

Ahhh, fun times. 

Hopefully there will be more? 

Have a nice day pepo! 

Love

JCG

New blog, new opportunities, new changes!

Yes it does get dull sometimes running through my daily routines.
So I've decided to up it a notch.
Rest assured, I will still be continuing this blog (so many memories here)
But, I'll be also doing side blogging on another more work related blog of mine.
It's called Wendy Teaches Angmo
It is in wordpress, which is something new for me.
It's fairly new so don't judge. haha!

Next, I've just created a Carousell account as advised by my online guru, Ruii Lynn.
Posted my mom's Stone Art!
Check it out here!
*tears (proud daughter)

So these are the changes I've made.
More ways to explore and learn more about myself.
Hopefully you guys are having a fun day too!

Love
JCG

This is a stone art made by mua!

To my first ever mid-life "crisis"

Well, I'm not really reaching a mid-life "crisis" pe say, more like a mid-life "questioning".
So I am now shaping my path towards education in language and music.
But questions flowed in my head when I begin to wonder if I'm doing the 'right' thing for my future.
Say for instance, how could you be sure or certain about the things you do and how can you guarantee 'success' from it?

(yea, I know, success is such a big word!)
Which brings me to my point.
What do I want in life?

Everybody wants to live a nice peaceful life without needing to worry about basic needs.
Some would even go to the extend to achieve more when they're young, to be lazy when they are old.
They call it the passive income. (another big word!)
Well, Sheng and I had been through several 'business' models that attracted us with the aforementioned passive income.
But so far, we had not found one that is suitable for us.
I stumbled upon this Singaporean blog I'd like to share to all > Be inspired. Be A Champion
And I'd say, I've learnt a lot reading from this.
To practicalise this, there's still some gaps to be filled.

Back to my own story, well, I think what I can do right now, is to focus on getting my basic needs first.
I tend to get distracted at times, but I do hope I'm on the right track.
Well, what's the worse case scenario anyways...
But I'm definitely not satisfied enough with my current lifestyle.
More to go, there's definitely more to go...

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On a less serious side note, if you guys are ever in BM central market, do give this place a try!
It's a 煮炒 place where they serve incredible food.
It's called the 兴利 restaurant.

Kitchen manned by two brothers

 

Famous dished include the steamed fish, fried brinjal and fried tofu.

Well, we finished it in no time. 

It was delicious. 

To the beautiful people out there, stay strong, stay lovely. 

Signing off
JCG

A musical journey

It has been, what, 1 month since I've written?
Yes, and I have a totally legit reason for it.  (^ ^;)
I'm now in KL for a training, GCTP they called it. 
I'm going to be a music teacher!!!... for four year olds. (/◕ヮ◕)/

This is the first actual step for me in my music career.
Knowing I have been putting music aside for the most part of my life, it was definitely a step out of the comfort zone.
I experience new things daily, I was like a katak exploring a much bigger world...
I'd say, my eyes are wide open for most parts of my training (curiousity + sampat)
But it was a great way to upgrade myself. 
I've practised so many pieces and sang so many songs, I've even played on the piano (a bit more skillfully)
I also glad that the teachers here are very experienced and knowledgeable. 
It gave me a whole new level of respect for Yamaha.
Awesome stuff...

I'd say going to this training had made me realize how much more of a musician I can be, will be, should be.
It has been my lifetime dream to be a music teacher, and now I'm on track with my life goals...
which made me very happy. (＾▽＾)///

Chasing goals, chasing dreams...
Yes, I love it when my life is like this.

Le school: Yamaha

Le person: Me!

Prepping for class

Me beside grand piano!

Me beside WHITE grand piano!

JOC concert me

In UM Experimental Hall

Had a fun time there

I've made the decision to partake in next year's Electone festival. 

For me it's like a checkpoint I have to make. 

Hopefully, I got to try that out real soon. 

Have a nice day people!

Peace!

JCG

Life in Progress!

Whew, I've been wanting to do some of my personal stuff for some time.
For example, editing videos, blogging, and many more.
One thing I'm proud of myself for doing is that I exercise... Everyday!
But yea, food intake wise, that's another ball game.
Hence, the stagnant of my body weight. Heee...

Anyways, coming back to topic, I have so many things lined up for me.
But yesterday, I had finally closed some of the open files.
I've edited 3 videos in one go!
Which took me for about 3 hours (I've been doing my work while I was waiting for the render)
So, I'm happy of that!

Then I think to myself, when work actually comes, it demands such a big part of you.
Time is of the essence they say, but how do you actually spend it is what makes everything worth while.
Take for example, me writing this blog!
I may not have a million views or likes, but I'm happy that I got to put a small part of my life experience here to share with those of you who checked my blog.
Thank you so much for stalking me, I love you guys. :)

Sometimes, taking time to do your own stuff is satisfaction itself.
Now that I've completed some of my to-dos, I feel much relieved.
No regrets people! That's how I wanna live mah life.
Peace!

Obligated selfie post with new Taiwan boots!

Thanks to my cousins K&K!

This is one of the videos I was talking about. 

My silly friends and me enjoying ourselves at Jason's Bro's Wedding!

Bunch of awesome people they are. :D

Signing off
JCG

Choices in Life // New year!

Yey! I'm back from Taiwan!
Boo, here comes tough choices...
I felt bad for not being able to squeeze more time out for me to blog about my Taiwan trip.
But I guess leisure have to make way for more important stuff.
I'm finally starting off my career! :)

Hence the dilemma.
Well, it's kind of a complication with date clashes...
I have this training, which clashes with every other things I'm working on now.
Which is a sore headache.
Whelp, what to do but to toss a coin... Lol
*le sad me

It's a new year, 2015!
Woohoo!
Glad to say I've celebrated mine in Taiwan at Taipei 101.
An awesome experience no doubt.

New year is the time for new year resolutions right?
Wrong.
After so many years of making resolutions, I'd say even though many of them was actually realized,
This year perhaps I'm not going to write down each and every one of them like before.
It's always the same anyways.
But I'm still progressively working towards my goals.
The usual: get money, get fit, be fabulous.

Stay cool, stay awesome!

Signing off

JCG

Reflect on Weakness

Everybody's got their weakness. 

I do too. 

Today I met with one of my weakness - dominance. 

Note: today's blog is more of a reflection, the tone is more formal than usual.

Prideful as I am, I just realized that I am a very dominant person, especially when I am faced with other people who are more dominant than me. 

This trait is usually hidden behind my 'helpfulness', which I myself didn't realise. 

And this trait had brought me great friends and adventures, at the same time, sad and sorrowful times. 

Today I lost my temper a few times because of this trait, and I felt bad about it. 

I hated losing my temper. 

It's just not me. 

I'm peaceful loving, but not as humble or obedient as I thought. 

I will work on myself to improve myself. 

I will not take interest in other's petty stuff and respect others, even tho I may not agree with them. 

I will learn from my mistakes and avoid falling into the same trap over and over again. 

I need to be better. 

I will let go of things I thought was of importance to others. 

I will not let these things bother me. 

I will leave others to what they may be. 

I need to be a better me. 

Thanks Sheng for helping me to reflect. 

P/S: note to self, recheck exercise schedule. 

Signing off

JCG

How to Burger

So when a bunch of friends decided to squeeze some time off their busy schedules and meet up... 

What do they usually do?

Chill at a cafe? Lunch at a fancy restaurant? Or grab a movie at the nearest mall?

NOT FOR US!

We go back to the basics: man, nature, AND burger

First off, deciding to meet at 10pm at a Friday night is already as crazy as it sounds

But, to insist on having a nice warm BBQ session right after a rain? 

You know nothing's gonna stop us!

So here we are at our fav spot

Underneath Penang Bridge

A nice view to look at while we prepare our fire...

Which was sipek challenging cause of the rain

Finding tree branches and leaves are the easy part

Lighting em up to a decent fire took us about 1 hour

So it's 1 hour of non stop fanning, blowing onto almost-dead flames and throwing in small branches

But the guys did manage to ignite the whole BBQ set with only 1 火种 and a few charcoals

As fo me... Well, while I was waiting for the others to arrive, I was busy taking selfies

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Until I tripped and sprained my ankle...

Which confined me to sitting on a tiny rock afterwards for the whole night

Boo.... 

Readying the fire

Baby you're a firework...

 You just gotto ignite, the light...

And let, it shine!

Voila!

Burger in the making

Look at em go

Mr.Tommy - chicken tosser

Mr.Sheng - fire controller

Ms.Wendy - Rock sitter / Selfie taker

United, as one!

Pepo, these are the rare instances where you can see

womenfolk sitting around doing nothing, while the guys do all the work.

A toast, to you both!

Then 3 random strangers decided to come join our fire

Yes, they are totally random :D

How to prepare a mouth watering burger?

(hidden episode from how-to basics)

#1 - Ready the ingredients

#2 - Burn the buns

#3 - Slap waaaay too much mayo on your bun

#4 - Put in cheese that doesnt look like cheese

#5 - Smash in readied chicken breast

#6 - Regret your decision and try to save it by slapping black pepper sauce

#7 - Enjoy it anyways! 

*Ting*

Moar photos!

Le first burger taster

Working with almost melted cheese

Reminds us of... Stuff.

Fire burning our burnt bun

Mayo slapper

Everyone enjoyed their burger

Nice chilling and catching up with everyone :)

All in all, an awesome experience!

Even tho I got a bit tipsy towards the end, but I self-declare this gathering...

A SUCCESS!

I had an awesome time hanging out with you guys

Hopefully, there will be another one soon!

To end this amazing blog post, a photo of our beloved 大姐!

To many many more gatherings in near future

"I love you guys, you guys are awesomeeeeee"

- Jacky, 2014

Signing off
JCG