Resolutions for year 2010

Here are my resolutions for 2010:

1. I wish to complete my ACCA successfully (Passed my P7 when results released in February and P6 in June 2010 sitting)!!!

2. I wish to gain another year of audit experience so that I would be able to be MIA and ACCA member by 2011!!!

3. I wish to keep fit and loss my weigh to 70kg by end of 2010 (currently 85++kg).

4. I wish to be able to successfully take leave to visit Bangkok in March 2010 and Macau + Hong Kong in October 2010!!!

5. I wish to be able to do eye laser successfully!!!

Also, I wish and hope that all my family members, relatives and friends will be in good health and happy always!!!

Happy Winter Solstice, Merry Christmas & Happy New Year 2010

2009 is going to end really soon, less than two weeks. Today is also the Winter Solstice and hope you all have eaten the "Tang Yuan" either with your friends or family. This was already my fifth years that I did not back Brunei to gather with my family during "冬至"!!!Just now, I went to farewell with other colleagues for our audit senior at Pappa Rich, Bandar Sri Pemaisuri cum celebrating this festive season and eating "Tang Yuan" together.


Also want to wish all my family, friends and relatives....Happy New Year 2010 and Merry Christmas. Hope you all will enjoy the festive seasons with your loved ones or family or friends!!! I will be going for stocktake at Johor from 30th Dec to 1 Jan with another colleague, hence will also countdown at Johor for the end of 2009 and beginning of 2010!!!

End of 2009!!!

It was quite some time that I did not blog. 2009 is going to come to an end soon. Time just passed very fast. What have I achieved and what has happened during the year?

I have gained another year of audit experience, I required another 1 and half year experience to be MIA member as well as ACCA member provided I passed my last 2 papers (P6 and P7). I have finished P7 exam last week and exam results will be released in February next year. I really hope that I could pass successfully so that I could fully concentrate on P6 Advanced Taxation. I am not strong in this subject.

Next, my grandmother (Mom's mother) has passed away during the year. It was a really sad and shock news for me and my family. Both of my grandpa passed away before I born and my another grandmother (Father's mother) passed away when I was in primary school. Life goes on....

Of course, I also travelled to few nice places such as Pulau Redang; Rainbow Waterfall at Lembing, Pahang; Kukup, Johor; Tanjong Sepat; Sepang; Taiping and so on. All these were my first visit. Besides, I also went to visit Penang, Melaka as well as Johor Bahru with my friends.

This month will be a super peak period for me in audit life. I will start to audit another plantation listed company tomorrow. As usual, I will be doing stocktake at the last day of 2009 as well as first day of 2010. I just hope that I would be able to countdown with my friends.

Sungai Lembing Trip (2nd day)

For the second day, it was the highlight of our trip: "Rainbow Waterfall". We woke up around 5am. After having our breaksfast, we took one hour rough ride in a lorry and zip (Ford 4WD) to the starting point of the waterfall. Due to heavy rains in last few days, the road was a bit muddy resulting to the lorry unable to continue the journey after effort to pull the lorry up by the 4WD. We have no choice but clamp on the 4WD. We were lucky to meet another team of people and some of us followed their 4WD. After reaching there, we needed to cross a river and some jungle trekking for around 1 hour before reaching the nice waterfall!!!

In the lorry

Nice waterfall

Nice rainbow waterfall view

A group photo with the tourist guide when reach




On the way back


It was the nicest waterfall I have ever seen and I recommended you all for a visit. However, 2 conditions required to see the rainbow waterfall which the weather must be good and no rain!!! It is really worth a second visit and I am looking forward to bring my other friends to go, if got chance!!!

Sungai Lembing Trip (1st day)

Before departed to Sungai Lembing, Pahang last two weekends, we gathered at Sungai Long and they celebrated my, Wen Zhi, Vui Vui and Xiao Qi's birthday at Azmi mamak.





2 cars with 10 person departed from Sungai Long around 1.30am and reached there around 4.30am. After meeting with another 5 friends from JB, we had a quick breaksfast and started our journey which took around 45 minutes to climb Lembing mountain ("林明山") to see nice sunrise!!! Here are some nice photos:

Nice sunrise


Group photo with sunrise (Too bad cant really see clearly the sun)

Nice view


After the climb, we went to have eat some nice food at nearby "Tai Pai Dong". We then went to check in to our resort (Lembing Court Resort) and had a short rest. The tourist guide, who is the assistant manager of the resort brought us to visit old tin mine site, museum as well as a temple in a cave(On the way to Kuantan road from Lembing).
Old tin mine site





Sleeping buddha inside the cave

Inside the cave


We decided to go Teluk Cempedak Beach at Kuantan and we reached there around 5pm. Some of us played kite whereas we guis of course did not miss the opportunity to swim and shout our our stress!!!


At night, we had a nice dinner at the restaurant eating some nice dishes like mango fish, "Siew Yok", etc and we also sang some "K". It was considered farewell trip for Jian Cheng, who will go Macau to work for 2 years. So, we watched a video made by Raymond and Zi Jun for our memory!!!

To be continued...

ACCA Exam soon

Another ACCA exam is coming soon. I am taking P7 (Advanced Audit) this semester and the exam will be held on 8th December. I did not really study much this semester other than attending classes and revised for progress tests and mock exam. I have to start revising soon so that I could pass successfully. However, I am rushing for current job assignments these few weeks. Luckily, my study leave will start from 17 November so that I could fully concentrate on my revision for the tough ACCA exam.

I still left with 2 more papers (P7 and P6). I would take P6 (Advanced Tax) next semester and hope to pass all by June 2010!!! ACCA exam results for December 2009 would be announced and released during the Chinese New Year 2010!!! I really hope the results won't spoil my CNY mood. Another way is to check the results after CNY!!!

Last week till now - Final part!!!

Last week, I basically only worked for one day, which was on Wednesday. I was on leave on Monday as I wanted to take good rest after Johor trip. I also took the opportunity to jog at nearby park, Tasik Seri Pemaisuri, a really nice place for jogging and relaxing. After jogging, I continued to swim. It made me so refresh and I am determined to do exercise at least once a week for my health!!! We could earn a lot of monet but without good health, you would not be able to enjoy life.

On Tueasday, I was on half day training and so did not go to client place at Rawang. I was also on last minute study leave on Thursday and Friday for ACCA mock exam last Sunday. WHile doing my revision, I also went to shop at Midvalley and gathering with Xiaxiang friends at Sushi King for the RM2 Bonanza. We queue up for around one hour plus and we could only eat there for one hour.

8 of us eating 70 plates at Sushi King


On Friday night, we celebrate belated birthday for Xin Yi at Dae Cheong Ngam at Sri Hartams. It was my first time to officially go Sri Hartamas/Mont Kiara.

It is our tradition to celebrate each other birthday since our uni time (T6 classmates). Too bad that Elvi, Lan Xin, Ying Sing and Sez Chin cannot join us nowadays as all of them are working at Singapore. Our usual gang included Kean Yap, Me, Xin Yi, Sing Mae, Qian Ling, Roland, Kong Soon, Jason...

Me and Xin Yi


Tiratmisu Birthday Cake



2nd round drinking at Boston, KL Soho



Coming up: Penang, Pahang, Klang trips....

Last week till now - Part 3 (Kukup trip)!!!

Kukup is situated south of Pontian a small town at the southwest corner of Johor. It is an interesting fishing village with many residents having their houses built on stilts over the sea. This village is famous for its seafood restaurants, most of which are built on stilts over the sea too.7 cars, 29 people departed to Kukup, a small fishing village around 11am on Saturday. We reached Kukup around 12.30pm and took ferry to our chalet. We met up with Han Yi, another member who came herself from her homtown, Kluang.

Welcome to Kukup

On our way to take ferry

In the ferry

On our way to the chalet


After settling down, we went for lunch and took some photos of the nice view while some of members played "Mahjong" and some singing "K"!!!

Nice sea view

Nice sea view

Taking after our lunch

Singing K


Then, we have early birthday celebration for our Xiaxiang group, Peter and Winnie as Han Yi wanted to back earlier in the evening.

Happy 3 years old birthday to our Xiaxiang

Group photo after birthday celebration


In the evening, we sent Han Yi to the town as her parents were fetching her. On our way, we took some photos:

Goodbye to Han Yi

Outside of expensive, nice house

Nice evening view

Nice evening view


At night, we had BBQ dinner, eating nice Taiwan Hotdog, chicken wings, grilled fish and so on. After that, we played some games, drink Black Label (43% alcohol), singing k and dancing...

Nice BBQ

Drinking

Dancing after drinking


On Sunday, after having our breaksfast, taking some group photos, dancing our xiaxiang songs, we departed to visit the Mangrove reserve at Kukup.

Group photo before depart back

Visit to Mangrove reserve


After that, we went to eat nice seafood at Kukup Town. After some shopping, we departed back to Kuala Lumpur. That's end of this trip and see you all at Perak for the next annual gathering!!!

Last week till now - Part 2 (JB trip)!!!

After fetching Kai Sin, we went to shopping at Jusco Tebrau City which is the second largest Jusco after Bukit Tinggi, Klang. While waiting for JB guy, Kerlson Tian to finish work. We went to have a light dinner at "Sushi King". After that, Kok Soon fetched us to eat at nearby Hawker's Food Stall to eat our dinner together with Peter's sister and niece who are staying at JB.

After having a short dinner, we went to JB custom to fetch Xiao Ting, Xiao Yu and Maggie who are all working at Singapore while meeting up with Raymond, Epin and Jia Soon. We went to eat supper near the "Kuang Rou Secondary School". Here are some nice food:

Nice sotong

Nice banana leaf fried rice One of the nicest fried rice I have ever tasted before!!!


The night was still young!!! So we decided to go for bowling while waiting for another 2 cars who were departing from KL around 10pm. I followed Raymond car to fetch Pei Fen, another JB girl at Skudai before going to Daiman Bowl.




All of us overnight at Xiao Ting and Raymond's house and that's the end of JB trip.

To be continued...