The Traveller I Am

Took the quiz by BBC. I started to love travelling when I went to Europe last year. It is amazing how travelling helps to augment my knowledge and allow me to view things from different perspectives. The entire experience, from researching the destinations until I come back with an exhausted body, teaches me many things that really cannot be learnt through any books. You get to know how big is the world and how small you are. You have the chance to meet different people and know that not all welcome your presence just as you don't like certain people in your country. And there is no big place nor small place, civilized or not doesn't make any difference to you if you are a true traveller. You won't detest the third worlds, you won't adore the first worlds.

It is so true that the result says about me. I am a documentarian. I like to document everything I see and experience in the journey. So I have a 30 days journal for my last trip. The first thing I will rush to will be the museums and monuments in a new place. The history, art and people are what I really want to explore in the new city. No, being a documentarian does not mean I am the crazy photographer whose sole purpose is to capture as many photos as I can. I will do more than that definitely.

Humility is the key to a meaningful trip as well. You enter the city as a guest, not an intruder. There are certain ethics are to be followed to minimize the disturbance to the local life. Keeping the place clean and preserve the monuments are just some of them. Be humble to learn about the city. With a humble heart you will accept different people have different ways of practice. With a humble heart you will respect different beliefs and thoughts. 

When you return, you will be someone better, for sure.  

First Poster Presentation

My poster and I

Even though it was just a hurdle requirement, which means it was not graded but we have to fulfil it, it was an awesome experience. Because we knew there would be no marks given for it, our team did not put much efforts into it. We could have done better than this.

My idea on a health promotion for Kechara Soup Kitchen was selected for the poster presentation. It was about hygiene care, a simple enough idea. Our primary goal was to get all the clients in the centre to wash hands before meals.

One cool thing about the presentation day was we were the only group with allowed informal attire because we had our agency's shirt. Another interesting thing on that day was we had a 2/3 chance of winning a prize, but we did not. Haha.

I should have put more effort, to the least prepare my script beforehand. I thought I could speak well enough directly 'fresh' from my mind. It was proven that my crapping skills were not adequate for formal presentations. Haha. Why? The judges had a criteria to mark on.

Anyway, this is medicine! In the future there will be more presentations to come. 

Be mattified, be mattnificent

P.S Mid semester test is coming up! The download speed is critically slow. Hopefully I can download all the exam material before exam.  

照片一张

终于找到了热衷于摄影的朋友。一张美丽的照片，人的仪态固然重要，但有一位专业的摄影师也是很重要的。懂得耍帅，也得个会抓角度的摄影师才行。

那天拍了好几张，等我的个人摄影师加工好了再与大家分享吧。

上场前，自信最重要。拇指向上，一切尽在掌控之中。

街灯下的你

还没好好的感受　雪花绽放的气候

我们一起颤抖　会更明白　什么是温柔

还没跟你牵着手　走过荒芜的沙丘

可能从此以后　学会珍惜　天长和地久

周末晚上总有一股惆怅涌上心头。吃过晚餐后，口里咬着一颗纽西兰苹果，站在窗口旁观看点亮黑夜的灯火。夜色的迷人，是因为它带有一种朦胧。再多的灯也无法把每一处照明。某个黑暗的角落，不知有什么戏码在上演。夜幕，再次让这座城市活跃，人们的需要，人们的欲望。对面那一栋公寓，见证了我们曾经的爱情。我努力地睁大眼，想看看现在是谁住在了里面，什么样的故事正在蔓延。从前的我，给了我们的未来太多的计划，不晓得最终只会落空成想象。

还没为你把红豆　熬成缠绵的伤口

然后一起分享　会更明白　相思的哀愁

还没好好的感受　醒著亲吻的温柔

可能在我左右　你才追求　孤独的自由

看着一对对的车灯萧萧而过，车里坐着了谁，谁又急着去见谁。有时候会很好奇，世界七十亿人口，在我的唾液消化苹果里的糖分时，都在做些什么呢？有多少人也在让唾液消化着苹果呢？每一个人的生活，每一个人的时间。有些家庭在观赏电视节目，有些正在吃着晚餐，有些孩子伏在桌上赶功课，有些正在洗澡。沿着思绪一直地走，一直地走，最后的停留是你。你会在做什么呢？不懂这是不是从前因为你而养成的坏习惯，见不到你时总会一直得揣测你的动静。你曾经留在我记忆的每一个动作都在脑力相互拼接了一遍。

可是我　有时候

宁愿选择留恋不放手

等到风景都看透

也许你会陪我　看细水长流

一直都想努力做更好的自己。一直都想发挥自己最大的潜能。不管是在遇见你之前，或之后，或现在。可能你都永远不可能体会，有你之后的每个日子我都想让我们一起成长，让彼此见证彼此的改变。每一个感动，每一个欢乐。现在，我独自翻山越岭，而你，却在另一边。失去了你，我依然必须前进，向未来的我迈进。那是一位好医生，要成为那一位好医生并不容易。一位好医生将具备完全的人格，他有儒家的驯，将军的霸，所罗门的智，军师的定，士兵的勇，飞箭的锐，铁杵的刚。因此我背负着巨大的压力，因我与之差矣。好多次，多想让你知道我是多么地难受，我有时是那么地脆弱。但只能选择在记忆里留恋。

有时候　有时候

我会相信一切有尽头

相聚离开　都有时候

没有什么会永垂不朽

我害怕。断了线的风筝只能让它飞。我惧怕。我一直盯着越飘越远的风筝，怕它从此离开了我的视线。手里握着半颗苹果，我发现伤口愈合的我，慢慢地对记忆里你美丽的脸孔失去了反应。我曾经紧握不放的爱情，渐渐地离开我的手掌心。那一种撕裂心扉的痛楚，和记忆里的你一样递进消逝。我却害怕了起来。我一直以为就算分手了，你还是会在我的心里永垂不朽。原来伤口愈合也是件让人措手不及的事。不过，我不情愿你就这样地飘离，我不原意失去你的消息。

让我想象，多年后的一个晚上，再次在街灯下与你相遇。

M

M FOR MALAYSIA

M FOR MONASH

M FOR MEDICINE

M FOR MISCHIEVOUS

M FOR MATTHEW

I AM

THE MATTNIFICENT

新编小学作文

突然突发奇想，如果以我二十一岁大男孩的思想去写从前的小学命题作文，会写出什么样的东西呢？

其实早在几年前我就写过了一篇游记，叫做《浮罗交怡游记》，说的是我们一家经过多年决定再次全家去旅行。和朋友旅行就是吃喝玩乐，全家旅行呢就是享受天伦。妈妈一向来体质不佳，旅行不能活动过量，所以全家旅行其实就是换个地点聚在一起罢了。虽然是有点闷，但我还是很孝顺地愿意陪伴妈妈，就像陪伴外婆一样。

话说回来，如果我以现今的角度去写小学的作文题目，应该会很有趣吧。目前能想起的题目不外是那几个：《……的自述》，《……游记》，《生病记》，《我迟到了》，《理发记》，《我知错了》，《学骑自行车记》。这些都是叙述文吧，说明文的有：《谈储蓄的好处》，《橡胶的用途》，《如何制作风筝》，《我的志愿》。

这些题目当中，最想写的还是什么什么的自述。大男孩写的故事情节会比较不一样。说明文好像没办法更动太多。好吧，下一回就写《我是一辆自行车》或《书包的自述》。

想想现在的小学生都在写什么，他们的年代和我的年代，生活背景变化了，写的东西也应该有变化吧。有些小学作文题目，在我那个年代都有点不相关了，不知道现在那些题目还在课本里吗，譬如说《乡村大扫除》。记得当年我是想象自己住在乡村，后面有一条河。由于河水散发出恶臭，村长决定号召大家一起清理河流，顺便也把整个乡村打扫一番。可能有些题目对某些人还是相关的，但大多数的题目对于住在城市的小孩而言，需要想象力。如果发下来的题目是《停电记》，不知他们会不会提到大选？

大家就敬请期待我的新编小学作文吧！哈哈。