Trius and TenTen Bayview

Last year (2005), I arrived in Melbourne to study for the first time. For the past 20 years, I have been studying back in Malaysia and it was getting rather dull. But coming here, Down South for the first time to study was a new thing for me.

I was never a good student. My grades were(are) average, I am helpless in math, and i've lived a life where I did not even know the right way of making rice. But that all changed when I finally got to go South!

Thats like the turning point when Clark Kent decided to go North to build his fortress of Solitude. So there I was, my first home, 21 Marshall Avenue. There, I made my first bowl of Rice, My first Fried Rice, My first Honey Chicken, My first experience with the washing machine, paying bills, So much learning, other than my engineering degree.

And then a year past and I returned home. Just for a while.

This year the year of 2006, I returned, not to Marshall but to 20 Bayview Avenue. My experiences so far have been deeper compared to basic necessities back in the Marshall Days. I learnt alot in this house. Both skill wise and internally.

I learnt to bake, make interesting dishes, weed the lawn, drying clothes without a dryer, learn to snowboard (not in the house), play DDR, and have rabbits.

These may look shallow, I know cause I wrote it in just a sentence. But In each point, there is a hidden meaning, lessons that come with experiencing each chore, such depth that could might as well spell the meaning of life itself. Well maybe not that complete, but would add to the chapters of it.

So if you care, to follow me on this....journey, you will see my life through your eyes, as your life will be seen through mine.

I have 20 Bayview, to become my test-bed so to speak. Things that our parents would normally tell you not to, you can do. But we are human, and we learn best through mistakes that we make ourselves. I dont mean lets jump into the fire and see what happens. Even our parents will think we are crazy to even attempt that. Things like how to manage cooking, unothrodox ways of doing things. It is fine that later on they correct you, but the first steps and hardships should be done first so that when they do tell us the right path, we can evaluate what is easier and more practical.

On that note, I was named the PCK or, Phat Condiment King as everything had to have something extra, may it be cheese, pork floss, sweet chilli or rosemary...it all depended on the dish. Which reflects on how I see my life. I may be basic on building my own path, but I am strong in applying what's best to an established life.

SNowboarding was a highlight in 2006 as well. 2005, i skiied for the first time. I loved it and was addicted to the slopes ever since. The board is a little bit tricky. Its because you are traveling side ways which we fine not in our comfort zone. The amount of times that I PK(thats Pok Kai or "fall") was much Greater than ever. But trying out new things, falling is just part of it. And I noticed something. When I trusted myself, the ride was smooth. It was when i started to doubt myself and try to stop the flow did I fall.

WIth That note, 'While trying new, things we must go with the flow, trust yourself, dont hold back and see the results for yourself'.

And lastly, Though we got a rabbit months before the skiing, it is what happened after that made a significant run.

See we got a free rabbit from Monash Marketplace. And it was going really well. The rabbit (momiji) was really starting to be a good household pet. But then another adversitement came in and we ended up with two free rabbits in our back yard. It went downhill from there.

A day after we returned from the ski trip, we noticed a swollen eye on momiji. At first we thought it was just an eye infection. Could it be that keeping them indoors causes something like this?

No. Vet's consultation, he has been in a fight, biting of some sort. And that cost him his eye, several open wounds on his leg. It cost us AUD500 bucks to fix him up. 500AUD!! thats outrageous!! My medical fee for getting my wounds stitched cost less than that!

So what did we learn from this? Family Planning. If we hadnt had the impulse to get Ecchi (the second rabbit), we wouldnt be in this situation. Sibling rivalry can be a horrid thing. Never have a baby too close to the other sibling, until he/she is old enough to understand that, it is you your partner and your first child's duty to protect the newcomer. Work with your first child. Let he/she be part of the project. That way, he/she wont get jealous, and still learn independance and character building.

Notice that it is not, Ecchi's or Momiji's fault, not the vets or nature, but we who control our decision and destiny that caused this. Not God, not the devil, but our 100% rational + X-factor decision that caused this. But it is nature for us to blame others. "Blame the devil" he seduced me to doing this. "Blame that witch!" She put a hex on me. THATS BULL! If you want to reword the devil, try curiosity, try uncalculated probabilty, try Your bright idea.

There is no devil, there is only you. Testimonies my foot, dont think that hell is down there, hell is inside our minds. But dont worry this goes both ways! Its a matter of thought. If you wake up knowing that something new and exciting is going to come, you're in heaven. If you wake dreading every moment of it, it is hell.

If you are angry, blame yourself, cause you are the one that chose to be angry. If you are envious, lustful wat ever sins u can think of, blame yourself. But now knowing the truth. SMile cause it works both ways. Smiling requires less muscles but yet it is addictive. ANd we can choose to smile.

So Cheers!! Cause my adventures at TenTen Bayview has yyet to end!

Till next time..... with even more politically incorrect Rants... see ya!

Trius Blades