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Wednesday, September 03, 2008

Wed, 03 Sep 2008 00:00:00 GMT

MOVED/DIPINDAH/搬了

www.xanga.com/ahxiong is officially inactive

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Thank you for your support! :)

(Yes, I have sentimental feelings towards this xanga too)

Tuesday, September 02, 2008

Tue, 02 Sep 2008 15:40:30 GMT

are you ready for it?

September 3, 2008

Wednesday

1000hrs (GMT +8)

1200hrs (Melbourne)

I'll see you.

Tuesday, September 02, 2008

Tue, 02 Sep 2008 01:00:05 GMT

Monday, September 01, 2008

Mon, 01 Sep 2008 14:31:26 GMT

bermekemerdekaan-merdekaan

Tse Han stayed over on Merdeka Eve and while everyone was sleeping(I had to study), I placed 3 flags in lokasi-lokasi strategic, kerana angin monsun timur laut dilindungi oleh Sumatra, oleh itu Selat Melaka diminati ramai pedagang asing..........

OH yes, our dinner!

Everyone was sick. Look at the Nin Jiom Pei Pah Gou at the end there. HAHA!

Tightest space to take photos award goes to Wing Loong. But who cares!! THE HIGHLIGHT OF THE DAY.........

This is my first time ordering FRESH STEAMED FISH in Melbourne. You have no idea how excited Tse Han and I were. We just wanted an occasion as an excuse to order this. SO GOOD! I miss Menjalara food.

On Merdeka day itself, Tse Han, Rachael(aka Mohan) and I went to Federation Square, expecting something explosive, something exciting, happening, filled with FOOD stalls, but to our disapointment....

All we got was baju tradisional, seni pertahanan diri tradisional, tarian tradisional, nyanyian lagu Siti. Okay la, but the fact that we got Fed Square was pretty cool. Pity we couldn't get some health license thingy to serve food. So it was boring. We left for lunch. Can't believe I didn't take photo with Mohan. IT RAINED LA...

This was probably the most interesting event of the day....

OMG I used to play this with my sisters all the time. But not with rubberbands. I guess we had a few ringgit to spare to buy real tali lompat's. And and and, got somersaults and all sorts of weird moves wan ok! Ahhh... Good times!

Snappy Remarks: Photos taken with the Nikon D40.

Saturday, August 30, 2008

Sat, 30 Aug 2008 14:39:20 GMT

"feet"uring..

I was having a lot of feet cramps with my silly flat soles ok? A little retail therapy never hurt anyone. Moreover, 2 of my shoes are so "hole-y" already! And these are from factory outlets! But I'm lovin' em! This is my first pair where I actually feel VENTILATION, like ACTUAL WIND blowing into my feet!

"did you ever know that you're my heeeee-ro?.....you are the wind between my toes...."

I feel so protective over them but I know some day, they'll get dirty. I just have to let go. Sniff..

I would also like to officially announce that my blog is MOBILISED! Use you iPod touch, iPhone, N-series, WHATEVER, and log on to

ahxiong.mofuse.mobi

That's two front teeth for you, on the go! It's been a while since I've set it up, just never had the chance t announce it. As you can see here, it still uses the old header.

I'll be blogging about my little merdeka dinner with Tse Han and Ruwan soon, hang on! :)

Snappy Remarks: Photos taken with the Nikon D40.

Saturday, August 30, 2008

Sat, 30 Aug 2008 06:07:34 GMT

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i.. don't.. care.....

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Friday, August 29, 2008

Fri, 29 Aug 2008 12:14:22 GMT

wei xiong goes to prison

I know it's weird for me to not post up my photos, let alone writing about my dream. But weird enough, I wanna write this down before I forget. It was an experience for me. I woke up in the middle of winter, with a MASSIVE headache, sweating all over.

I don't remember it in sequence, but bits and pieces from here and there. I think I woke up a few times but comtinued the same dream anyway. And there were many parts where I wasn't me but I was me, just that I was a spectator watching myself.

So I THINK it started off with me at a place with family, I forgot where. The closest to what I can remember now is a bowling alley. A police officer wanted to see my credits card etc to check for fraud. He was being unreasonable and just wanted to find reasons to put me into jail. The next few moments didn't really make sense, as the evidence he found doesn't really exist in the real world. I was arguing with him with my elder sister's help but of course, lost. I remember having caused someone else to go into jail with me, a friend, but I forgot who.

The next thing I remember, I'm home from prison. Obviously, I couldn't remember what had happened during my stay in prison. And in my dream, I kept wondering why. Maybe they washed away my memory. But everyone welcomed me home, and there was some dinner that the whole family had to attend, and I was to get ready. I felt loved. Everyone was supportive, and knew that I didn't do anything wrong. I think my family had something to do with my early release. I asked my sister how long I had been imprisoned, as I couldn't remember anything. "13 days", she said. I thought it was longer. I opened my wardrobe and found a set of clothes that my family had gotten for me. A set that in my dreams, I had wanted for a long time. I remember a lot of green. But I was overjoyed.

I think I woke up after that, because I don't remember the dinner. But the rest of the dream(s) took place in prison. It felt like a Singaporean prison, for some reason. This one sort of makes sense, as in the tram earlier today, Eugene, my Singaporean classmate, was telling us about detention barracks in the army and criminal records.

Let's call the big boss in prison, THE CHIEF. Funny enough, the chief was telling newbies what we needed to bring from home. Much like a lecturer. I didn't catch everything he said, so I went down to ask him. This "prison" was a unique one. I remember being on this road with jail mates getting ready to sleep in their sleeping bags and mats. Someone threw me a mat as I had nothing. Anyway, this road had grass on both sides and was a slope. It was a bright place, but it was at night. As I was talking to the chief, he asked, "Newbie? Let me give you a tour."

This part of the dream was like a flashback, so while I was in prison, I knew I'd spend 13 days there.

I also told him how I got into jail. The next few parts were blurry. I remember that guys and girls did the same activities during the day but went back to separate camps. One part, we were all sitting in line waiting for something. This girl behind me (I think she's ang moh) started massaging my back. Then a bunch of us after that always hanged out together. One night, we were followed by a bunch of people and started shooting each other in this "car park looking place" we called prison. We started out using clothe hangers as guns (I kinda knew I was in a dream and I thought my hanger would work!). Then the fight got bigger and more people came shooting with Counter Strike guns. I managed to fight pretty well(HAHA!), grabbed my enemies' guns and killed a few. But at the end of my dream, a few chinese guys (whom I know in the real world but can't remember now), despite being shot by me, were able to surround me while I ran out of bullets. That was pretty much the end of the dream.

Okay this one part, I can't seem to slot it in anywhere. My guess is that it happened at the start, before I went into prison. It was a very cinematic sequence of events, much like a romantic love story. It was also the only part where I was watching me, and I myself was an ANG MOH! Anyway, I was driving my truck. My old white pickup truck. It was very American. Here's a google image of what it looked like.

This part doesn't make sense because I remember being in prison for WAY more than 13 days. More like a few years. I went to look for the girl I wanted to marry after my release. I had a wedding dress on the back of my truck, and went to this leafy, cozy neighbourhood, I think during Autumn. The house was a white cottage.

I went into an empty house. A friend of hers then told me she died while I was in prison. I was devastated. I SOMEHOW put on the wedding dress and got onto the back of my truck. I remember watching myself cry while the truck was MOVING! Wonder who drove it.

But I also remember that there was this girl I fell for when I was in prison. The girl who massaged me. But I also remember this confusing part where the girl I was looking for didn't die, and walked in the door. SUPER DRAMA! It felt like such a good movie! I should make that movie. So here's my dream. I wonder if in your mind, it's as beautiful as what's in mine. Alicia said the girl in prison is the prison janitor. HAHA!

But I felt pain, love, brokenness, supportiveness and SO MANY EMOTIONS all in a 3 hour nap. And I need to know, I just NEED TO. Tell me if you read this till the end in the tag board. You don't have to put your name in, just leave an annonymous message saying "READ". You can tell me what you thought of it too, if you want. Thanks!

Thursday, August 28, 2008

Thu, 28 Aug 2008 13:47:54 GMT

i'm cute

Need.. to.. manage.. time..

Wednesday, August 27, 2008

Wed, 27 Aug 2008 14:56:03 GMT

i will follow you

There's a funny story behind this. I stopped traffic with this amazing poncho. Wanna know the story?

Ahh.. I miss you guys. Miss MALAYSIA!! MISS HOLIDAYS!!

Snappy Remarks: Photos taken with the Nikon D40.

Tuesday, August 26, 2008

Tue, 26 Aug 2008 15:19:55 GMT

faces

Snappy Remarks: Photo taken with the Nikon D40.