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i'm sorry that this blog seems to be abandoned.. it just so hard to go on9 when there's no permanent tenet connection in my home.

owh, here's some updates on what happened lately...

• me and three companions (wandai,andoc, n nabil) settled down kat one suburb place called churchill. its kinda an isolated, remote, and creepy area to live in.
• halal foodstock is often an issue. we do really need to pay extra attention on this matter everytime we go buy the groceries
• luckily, we r not the only Malay who's living here! there r quite a number of Malay families studying and living here too.. which is good!
• we go to school by car..
  
• owh, we perform solat jumaat in the campus (they booked the spiritual centre for us to pray on Friday)
• the dogs here are huge!!! but they dont bite.. hehee
• i bought a cheap bike for me! gone cycling twice ever since i came here
• owh, the prepaid here is so confusing.. and it can be so expensive at times (though sometimes it can be so cheap!)... weird australia

okey i think thats all for now, folks! :P have a nice day

Gippsland

G’day guys! Hows it going? :P

Haha..i’ve coped with some of their common language used in conversation… okey, so sorry for the long silence in my blog… I juz too busy to update this blog. So plz bear with me yea

So here I go, to Gippsland. The place of extreme quiet yet beautiful. This suburb is located in Victoria and can be accessed through road and railway… to get here, u can buy a ticket to the nearest city, Morwell station which is 2 hours from Melbourne. The current price is AUD13.70… as I said, the current price is that much, meaning that the price is definitely not constant. I guess, one year ago, the ticket to Morwell costs u AUD13 only but now it has climbed up 70cents bcoz of nobody-knows-why. Hehe

Okey, we shall not waste our time here, pal! Umm, this city offers u nothing except an ease of mind and a layback lifestyle. It’s great place for old folks to rest in peace and for someone who doesnot really like a hectic lifestyle… the place is so quiet at night (like nobody’s living here except you alone). Trading activities normally stops around 5pm onwards, and usually large mall and supermarkets extend their trading hours until 7pm or sometimes 10pm. The kids will start their day at 8am (I guess) straight till 3.30pm. they will take their meal twice in the school they attend. unlike in Malaysia, the school usually habis in the afternoon. Afterall, I believe both systems have their pros and cons. One thing need to be aware in Australia is that their kids’ mind develop so fast. So to those who’s thinking of living in aussie and wana have kids there, u better watch ur kids extra-carefully bcoz u don want their mind to be corrupted so fast. Bahayeee…

Okey lets talk more bout Gippsland. This place is mixed with range of mountains and vast area of lands. The scenery is sooo gorgeous that u feel like u don wana leave the place forever. Rule of thumb, buy a house at the top of the mountain and u can see the surrounding develop in 20 years time (only if u chooses to settle down here). Owh ya, the closest town to Gippsland is called Morwell. Only a few mins of driving and u’ll arrive at the small town. U can get ur everyday’s basic stuffs here at an affordable price or if u want even lower price, u can wait for Sunday Market which is only open on Sunday! Hahaa. Yknow what, eventhough this place is small and quite rural, they have produced their own newspaper! How cool is that,huh?! Afterall,I think the ratio of human to cow is 1 to 1. Haha.. yeah, u can see cows everywhere u go in Gippsland! So for those who never seen cows before, Gippsland is the best place to go during holidays!

All in all, I respect Australian for some reasons, they r clean, disciplined, and they care for the pedestrians so much till they will to stop if they see someone’s crossing the road in front of them.

rewind and forward

ops.. its been long i havent update this blog..

everytime when school days ended in november, i'll start doing things that selalunyee i xdpt nak buat.. like, umm, reading magazines and playing games... and when i'm getting bored, i'll juz lie down and start to think (or rather, daydreaming..hahaa)

"what i've done for all these times and what will i do for next year? hmm.."

so, lets think back bout what i've done in 2008 and what i'm expecting from 2009...


year 2008 was started with the news of me failing to go to oversea.. and worst of all, my parents have lost interest on me going oversea.. for them, they just want me to grad and have a degree in my life... but things had changed a lil bit when i've been accepted into Monash Malaysia in Feb 2008, which opened up my mind and give me some hope.. i started to dream about going oversea again... 2 things that have made my red aura (*red aura is the spirit of determination) overwhelming for the 1st semester of my 1st year were my bro's teaser and a condusive study environment in the campus itself... 1st of all, i got offended by what my bro said to me.. he said something that is "mencabar kelakianku" and so, i was really2 pissed off and i wana prove to him that he's wrong.. 2nd, i'm really like the study environment that monash malaysia has created.. the scenery is very calming and i could study well with the support of my friends and not to forget, "the database" for online quizzes from my dearest Yumni Amin.. heeheee... "jgn marah ye, i'm not using you, its a process of helping each other, kan?" :P

then, come the 1st semester exam, i was aiming for all HDs and what i get is 3 D and a P... afterall, i still bersyukur bcoz my average was above the par..and after i got the results, my parents started to have some interest in me... they asked bout the possibility of i'm going to oversea but they still hesitate whether i could do well for the 2nd semester or not...

my 2nd semester was a bit shaky.. i'm no longer sit at the front as frequent as i did in my 1st semester.. and i even started to escape ENV1800 lectures (bcoz its boring and i'll only sleep even if i come to the lecture).. but i'm not easily let my guard down.. i double my effort and call for study groups. having some discussions can really make u become more understanding on a specific topic. as a results, i got 2HDs and 2 Cs for my 2nd semester exam.. i btul2 bersyukur this time and i wana thank my friends for doing such a great discussions and i also wana thank Yumni Amin for her support.. she lets me tought her some topic on chemistry and ENV1800... we made tough topic easier for the both of us.. :)

year 2008 ends with me passing the driving test.. finally i have my own motorbike and car license!! woohoooo!!!

in terms of global world.. year 2008 was closed with a world crisis and attacks on Gaza.. ppl greediness have finally affect the whole world.. the bankruptcy filed by the US fourth-largest invesment firm in 15th September 2008 has drag down the Wall Street's stocks drammatically, causing billions of lost, and forcing the US Federal Reserve and Treasury and other 10 major banks in US to combine and create a $70 billion of fund for bailout... since US is the main key player of the global economy, other countries which trades heavily with US like Singapore, South Korea, India, Europe and Australia will be seriously affected..

so, in this new year of 2009, i'll be expecting more surprises to come. with the newly-elected president of the USA, Barrack Hussein Obama, i'm hoping for a better environment in future.. Obama seems to reconcile the diplomatic relationship with "Asia Barat" countries by sending George Mitchell for his diplomatic missions.

as for Malaysia, the visit of Pak Lah to Bahrain, Qatar and UAE for 6 days since 18 Jan 2009 have bear some agreements.. i'm expecting that more Islamic banks will be opened in Msia, the practices of Islamic banking will be widen and the usage of "Dinar Emas" will be implemented in future...

"2009 is a year of challenge.. more emotions will be poured in and more strength will be needed"
Rex 2009

Retro

woohoo!! dear readers! We meet again in my 2^nd blog.. minta maap bcoz I need to restrict my 1^st blog as there is some 19SX content which is not suitable for underage readers like you! Hoho.. juz kidding.. jgn marah ye, nnt kene jual..

btw, lets take a deep breathe and move forward… this is year 2009.. the year that is full of surprises and challenges.. the year where Barrack Obama will shape the world for another decade.. the year where Islamic economics system may prevail… and the year of the stronger me, Rexman.. J

what do I expect in years to come? I’ll keep the answer for the next entry..

btw, I would like to officially announce my new blog, “rasyid-love-retro.blogspot.com”… yes, as the title goes, I do love retro things.. i would wear old-fashioned clothes, choose ‘Raleigh’ bicycle over LC motorcycle, etc.

since I was a kid, I have a different mindset from the others.. i admit that I don’t realized bout it till I grown up…I like to observe and think juz about everything.. and I need friends that are willing share various knowledge with me…

this blog is intended for my friends, my relatives and my stalkers to read (and hopefully, to comment) on any issue that I’ll bring up later.. for the moment, thanks for your support and commitment to read this blog.

Happy reading!