The top 10 holiday destination..

When you're hard at work being busy with your stuffs here and there, there's all these tensions and a gigantic load of stress. Each and everyday, there's only this one holy hour which we call "lunch", where we can sit down, lean back, have a meal, and relax for a while. When you're relaxing, you can't help but think of escapes to a holiday destination, where you can fill your wonders and use up your time at ease like boss.

Everybody has got this goal or dream about, whether they wanna do something, or go somewhere else, or just do something pretty crazy, you can't help but feel you need something to take your mind off things. And while thinking of these, I thought about my annual leaves and what I am going to do with them; well, here comes the thing. ~HOLIDAY DESTINATIONS~ (drool).

You can't help but imagine where you wanna be right now, instead of sitting in your office chair gazing at your computer screen with increasing shortsightedness. Well the below are the top 10 destination which I cam up with, and hopefully will be going sooner or later for break. These are just awesome, I'm sure you'll agree with me and jump out of your office chair while 私奔 with me to these destinations. That's just how awesome it is, watch:  

10. The Maldives - The perfect getaway, having a spa by the evening ocean.

9. Si Chuan, China - Beautiful crystal clear lake, a breath of fresh air for trapped office-potatoes.

8. Arizona, The U.S - The nightskies are amazing, you can rent a caravan and go into the middle of the desert. You'll feel like you're on another planet.

7. Crete, Greece - A sunny relaxing mediterranean ville, which makes you feel like  you've just woken up to a  beautiful sunday morning though its already 1pm in the afternoon. 

6. Oslo, Norway - Planning for Christmas, I'ma visit Santa.

5. Alaska, The U.S - Sometimes you need to just get away from the cities. And to do this, this is perfect. Go trout fishing, plant your own vegetables, mountain trekking, all in the middle of a beautiful no-where. 

4. Venice, Italy - The fabled river city, I can't wait to have my pasta while sitting by the river-side cafe during the autumn season.

3. Paris, France - A ride on a hot-air balloon beside the tour d'eiffel on a sunset evening, with a camera on hand and someone beside me, that will be fantastic.

2. Vienna, Austria - The city where I am most likely to find  Mozart in his 17th century attire while having a cup of coffee outside a cafe.

1. London, the U.K - The Holy Grail for Arsenal Fans, London, the home of the Gunners.

So what do you think? Pretty good huh.

Especially London, home to the Emirates Stadium.

30 May 2013,

Alan Chua

My life in SG..

No words, just pictures.

Home-made carbornara

Close up

My room-mates

Back in Malaysia

Bakawali kueh tiao kia

Evening drive

Back home

My groceries in SG

Just me.

                                                          五天幾年 

Alan Chua,

27th May, 2013

Top 5 Things I Need To Get Before The End Of This Year

I am thinking of setting up some goals and target in life, rather then living the present as it is and working like a robot everyday. So I've decided to come up with a list of what I want to buy as a kind of incentive for myself, and here down below are just a few things which I kind of have a fiery desire to want at the moment, but unfortunately it would have to take some time to realize it. As a measure, I hope I would be able to get those things in this list by the end of this year. 

1. 

I seriously need an android phone with the double Sim card function, as I travel every weekend between Malaysia & SG. And this phone seems like the best choice ever. The Galaxy Grand.

2.

The Honda CBR 1000RR. Approximately about 1000cc, the naked bike of an adrenaline junkie crisscrossed as a city traveller. I can't wait to get my hands on this monster.

3.

A Hugo Boss suit. Have been wanting it ever since I looked like a nerd during my first presentation in PD1, when I was in college. Now I am gonna wear it for my Graduation.

4. 

A Tag Heuer Classique.. to me, its the master-make of all Tag Heuer watches, gives out an old-skool feel, that's what I like the most about watches, classic, elegant, stylish.

                                                                               
                                                                              5.

I've been really looking forward to photography since ages ago, but its rather costly for me as I was a student. Now I am looking forward to landscape shooting during my off-time, perhaps go on a travel with my camera.. it would be fantastic to be able to go to parts of the world and capture the moments.

Well I still have a long list of what I want personally, such as going to gym, taking a piano & a guitar class, go and get a diving and a skydiving license, buying a condo, getting the Volkswagen Passat etc.. but still it would take some time, effort and $$ before these things could happen.. so for the meanwhile, I will be stuck to making these top 5 things happen as soon as possible,
So, Cheers to all.  

16th May, 2013,
Alan Chua

Boyce Avenue - "Mirrors" feat. 5th Harmony

"Aren't you somethin' to admire, cause your shine is somethin' like a mirror. 
And I can't help but notice, you reflect in this heart of mine 
If you ever feel alone and the glare makes me hard to find
Just know that I'm always parallel on the other side."

I have a dream..

"I have a dream that one day this nation will rise up and live out the true meaning of its creed; "We hold these truths to be self-evident; that all men are created equal."

These words were said by Martin Luther King exactly 50 years ago.

How these words will ring forever in the hearts of the people is a wonder. Whether they be Americans, Europeans, Africans, Middle-eastern, or just Malaysians, when the people which their government is supposed to protect, stand up in unity against the unjust, the corrupt, and the oppressive authoritarian, these words will always echo inside. 

I am a Malaysian born in Malaysia, but my destiny was to be away from my country. Having lived many years overseas and seldom came back to Malaysia, I felt no sense of belonging to my native country. It was until after I came back to have my tertiary education instead of continuing it overseas, it changed my view of my country. 

Different from Japan which I used to live before, I am not able to walk alone at night without being alert for my safety or the people close to me.

A uni-racial political authority in a supposedly multiracial democratic country. People were still being judged by the colour of their skin.  

The level of development is falling behind, people are getting poorer and poorer, income is going down and inflation is going up. 

In the international arena, not even many people know of Malaysia, to them, its just another country located somewhere around the globe, the people there probably stays in the jungle.

Do I feel ashamed that my country is in this state? Yes. Because of some political delinquents, with their corruption, murder cases, greed, selfishness, and racism, they have turned the country which me and my fellow Malaysians are supposed to love and to be loyal to, into something seemingly destined for a tragic ending.

But will I bow to that? No. Because I see people working hours after hours just to make a difference for us on the stage with their voices, to make sure our voices will be heard and justice, equality arrive. It's because I see strangers become friends with strangers, people helping each other regardless of race, religion and ethnicities, all united under one slogan.

It is during these moments that I feel proud to be a Malaysian, and therefore I will not, and I will never, give up on Malaysia. Although it is not at all difficult for me to be a citizen of other "better" countries, NO I will not give up my place on the land which I was born. I will pursue until the very end for the cause of justice, equality, peace, reformation and freedom from oppression, until one day my nation become great, prosper, powerful, and beautiful, and an envy of the world, I shall pursue this cause. For my beautiful Malaysia, for beautiful Democracy, lama hidup Malaysia, lama hidup Demokrasi.    

I am only 24, 
I am still young,
and I am not afraid to voice out 
my thoughts nor oppose the corrupt.  

- 生为马国人，死在马国土."

10th of May 2013,
Alan Chua,