Special high intensity training~

Memo to All Employees:
In order to ensure the highest levels of quality work and productivity from employees, it will be our policy to keep all employees well trained through our program of SPECIAL HIGH INTENSITY TRAINING (S.H.I.T).

We are trying to give our employees more S.H.I.T than anyone else. If you feel that you do not receive your share of S.H.I.T on the course, please see your supervisor. You will be immediately placed at the top of the S.H.I.T list and our supervisors are especially skilled at seeing you get all the S.H.I.T you can handle.

Employees who don't take their S.H.I.T will be placed in DEPARTMENTAL EMPLOYEE EVALUATION PROGRAMS (D.E.E.P.S.H.I.T). Those who fail to take D.E.E.P.S.H.I.T seriously will have to go to EMPLOYEE ATTITUDE TRAINING (E.A.T.S.H.I.T). Since our supervisors took S.H.I.T before they were promoted, they don't have to do S.H.I.T anymore, and are all full of S.H.I.T already.

If you are full of S.H.I.T, you may be interested in a job teaching others. We can add your name to our BASIC UNDERSTANDING LIST of LEADERS (B.U.L.L.S.H.I.T). For employees who are intending to pursue a career in management and consulting, we will refer you to the department of MANAGERIAL OPERATIONAL RESEARCH EDUCATION (M.O.R.E.S.H.I.T).

This course emphasizes how to manage M.O.R.E.S.H.I.T. If you have further questions, please direct them to our HEAD OF TEACHING, SPECIAL HIGH INTENSITY TRAINING (H.O.T.S.H.I.T). Thank you.

BOSS IN GENERAL, SPECIAL HIGH INTENSITY TRAINING (B.I.G.S.H.I.T)

P.S. : Now send this S.H.I.T to 5 people who need S.H.I.T in their lives, just not the same person who sent you this S.H.I.T. I have already had my fill of S.H.I.T. Thank you for your time!

Sincerely,
The Director Under the Main Bureau of Super High Intensity Training.(The D.U.M.B.S.H.I.T).
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i got this from an forward email~ and i find it too intersting not to be shared. feel free to spread the joy of S.H.I.T. now i am going to get my share of S.H.I.T if not i will be in D.E.E.P.S.H.I.T. and i think i am in deep trouble if i am stuck to E.A.T.S.H.I.T. i suggest you guys to do so too, as i dont think B.I.G.S.H.I.T and the D.U.M.B.S.H.I.T are people that will joke about this. enjoy the S.H.I.T everyone~

the orange~

its 2 days since the 2nd sem, 48 hours gone. and i still cant feel the excitement of the new begining... somebody save me.... i wonder whether is the holiday bug still sucking my blood or the weather is freezing my brain in my skull. and currently, i am under my quilt to collect my body heat. hahaha.. the hottest thing in the room now?? my liver at 37 degrees. hot a not??

temperature in adelaide is currently cold. at average of 13 - 3 daily. it gets worst especially when it rains or cloudy day. waking up, going to Uni in the morning is really a torture. who ever that says they like cold weather, they seriously havent experience winter. and now i understand why people likes to escape the winter. so not fun. i wish malaysian's sun can follow me around now. then everyone will sure envy me one...

nothing much happening happen to me lately. just moving from holidays to my new study period. and i already got my 1st assignment. RIGHT ON THE 1ST DAY!! how exciting. due right in the middle of august. *sigh* and this sem, we are going to study about stuff that is most probably unrelated to the feet. 1 will be spending my 1st 4 weeks on the spinal columb and then move to systematic anatomy. which means, we get to study the guts.. excited? haha.. ok ok..

mind set is important. i like uni. i like to study anatomy. i like uni. i like physiology. i like uni. i like anatomy *repeating phrase to self*

ru shi youth camp

its been a week since i left this camp, where this, i shall call, my official 2008 camp to continue wth my camp tradision 2001. i have been joining camps since 2001 and till this year, it havent stop. this youth camp was organised by youth for youth. which made me think about the age limit of the word 'youth'. i didn't know i am still a youth =) hahaha.. ok i am not dat old. there are older members around. better keep my mouth shut on this before everyone flame me.

"Wenqi, join camp a not??"
"harr?? when??"

anyway, the previous 2 camps was.. well, not challenging at all, and was disappointing (sorry to say that) therefore i didn't keep my hopes high for this as well to prevent further disappointment. So.. the clever me went for a badminton game the night before the camp and only pack my stuff 7 hours before checking into camp. (mistake number 1). nevertheless, the pro camper like me, can pack his stuff in 15 minutes and off to bed. and.. i over pack my stuff instead.. >.<

"wenqi! you are here"
"am i late??"
"nope. ok.. everyone here intro yourself starting from the left"

after 2 hours of badminton and 6 hours of sleep, my muscle was sore all over (lesson learn from mistake 1). anyway, i made it to the gathering spot bracing the cold winter wind on time and off we go to the camp site. upon arrival, usual stuff, registration, unload our stuff and all, and mix around with camp members. Camp members mostly from south east asia region and also aussies. mostly from malaysia. To sum 4 days n 3 nights together, like i said, the camp is organised by youths for youths. and activities ranges from neuron killing thinking, taste bud fooling to physical demanding and being graceful and soft during dancing sessions at nite and in the early of the morning. the events are so proper plan that i had to use my old fungal growing high school camping skills to catch up. it really brings back the good old days of mud and sweat of high school camp back to me. Plus, the all-out commitment given by the committee members really made the camp a great one.

"hey, my name is wenqi. u??"
"hi, my name is *insert name*"
"ah.. "
[30 minutes later..]
"ei.. wats your name d ah??"

all the activities had meaning behind them. from training us to be patient, to trust our leaders, or even to imply the malay saying 'masuk kandang kambing mengembek, masuk kandang kerbau menguak' [literally translate to: enter a goat pen, bleat; enter a cows barn, moo.]* and many more. there was once all members were blindfold and was call to eat their lunch with hands and blindfold on. you might think its a hard one, but for me i seriously enjoyed my lunch a lot. and i had my 2nd serving. there was also once we need to feed each other for lunch. it was a great experience doing so and understanding how disable people and the care givers feel. other than all those 'torturing' games, we also was force allowed to sleep in the middle of the day for a 'light and easy' time. We even went to japan to enjoy the tea drinking process tru 'tea zen' session.

"ok.. now we need to select a leader, who wants to be??"
"err..... you lah.. i don't want"
"aiyah.. scissors paper stone everyone"
"harr?? i be la.. "
"really?? ok settle. you be leader"

like always, camp activities are not the best parts in camps. the best part is when all of us get together and chit chat, laugh, sing and dance together. the times we had together between meal times, or during our free time where we are free to do anything. we talked, sing, share our past and present and many more. there was also one night when i and 2 other guys stayed up late to prepare for our drama's props.. i didn't expect to see such dedicated members around. those times are where memories come from. of course, the process in preparing our cheer, dramas and debate was absolute fun. i have and will apply this quote from now on. 'enjoy the process and not the outcome, for at every outcome, there begins a new process' i really enjoyed myself being part of my group in being a multi-talented group. its one of the few times when i manage to see all group members come out with their talents through all the activity. maybe i am just over observant or is just myself feeling dat way. i notice that i as part of my team, we come from different backgrounds but with our backgrounds we manage to put in all our strength in preparing for the activities and games. with this wonderful group, although there are no best group award, i feel that we already be the best group =) thanks verdanians.. thanks alot

"EI WAT HOSPITAL?? I DIDN'T BUY HOSPITAL LEH??
"i said your mum needs an surgery.. she is at the hospital..."
"WHAT SURGERY VERSUS HOSPITAL?? GOT MEH?? WHERE GOT??
"I SAID UR MUM NEEDS SURGERY AT THE HOSPITAL!!!"
"WHAT??!?!??!?"

the whole camp was such fun of course goes to all committee members that had put in effort into making it a good one. with their effort, i think the outcome of their effort is clearly shown tru the end of the camp where everything turns out well and all the members went back with a great experience. maybe there are some problems arise behind the scenes, but, WELL DONE committee members. you guys were great. maybe all of you know that already, but i guess i can't stop myself from telling you guys (and gals) that u all are really good. i being a camp committee member before really understands the effort needed to make such camp a great one. special thanks to our 2 group facilitators that give us the support and ideas and also help us in understanding the questions of the drama titles and discussions and stuff. as for the discipline master, duty time was fun, especially i manage to prepare asam laksa [yes.. we had penang asam laksa in camp. something we hardly get in aussie]. programmers, the camp plan was great. the dance was great. the activities was great. the chef(s), thanks for all the meals, to the president, all the best to you in your trip to the largest country on this planet. can catch 1 panda for me?? hahahha... on last time, all committee members, you guys did A GREAT JOB!!~

"ok.. 1st you need to get a partner"
[everyone gets partner]
"now i want you to look into your partners eyes, and feel, what is he/she feeling"
"what??!!?!?"
"just do what i just say till i say stop. start now"
[everyone looks into others eyes]
*3 seconds later......*
"HAHAHAHAHHAHAHAHHAAH!!!!"

its been a week past the camp. and people say it takes time to really find the true words to use especially when one wants to describe an event that they really like and to allow a time frame before saying anything stupid. 1 week is enough i guess to really figure out what my mind is thinking (being mindful here =]). i really enjoyed myself a lot. looking forward to kids camp soon!!!

mindfullness

'please be quiet and i am serious about this'

i crossed my legs, stacked my palms and closed my eyes, reducing the dim light of the room to a total darkness. concentrating on my breathing, in and out. the cold air did not do much good towards the situation. many of the other 20 people were thickly wrapped under their blankets, somehow, my thermoreceptors did not register the cold feeling. the sounds from the factories around the room are the only sounds heard through the silent night. during this time, i tried to reflect back on the pass 3 days i spend here.

'vedana hot to go
H-O-T-T-O-G-O
awhoop hot to go~'

for the past 3 days, it reminds me of the the past me. the me that use to reflect on my life. but sitting in the quiet room, i tried to think about the the things i have done but nothing came into my mind, as if there is a black hole, sucking up all the memories. i tried to go throughout the day from sunrise to sunset, but i just can't remember what had happen during those times, i can't remember what i saw, what i heard, or what i say. i just can't remember

a tap on my shoulder, breaks my thoughts, i got up and walked towards the door.

'walk along the corridor, and observe the wall, and remember to be mindful'

i took the paper lantern, and started my journey into the cold darkness. Questions arises from my thoughts, what am i expecting?? at the corner of the building, i turn.. and saw 4 pictures on the wall with 4 words on each. life, old age, sickness and death. 'hmmm, this is the cycle of life' i told myself, and move on. a row of candles guided me then to another place.....

'crawl through this tunnel, and remember, be mindful'

the light of the torch light i held, shined on something familiar.. 'hey this are the stuff i did for the pass 3 days' what r they doing here??' with my chest on the cold floor, i look around, some memories flow back into my mind.. i crawl along.. and looking at all the scenes.. the tunnel was short and there were too many pictures to be seen.. but i move on quickly..

'cover your eyes, and now you will be blindfold. don't worry, you will be guided along'

total darkness, i trusted my guide along the path of the unknown. a hand held tightly on my arm and another press against my back, being blinded is not fun. for all that you can do is trust your guide. being nervous due to the unknown stiffen my body. my guide sensed the nervousness, and said,
'don't worry, you are in good hands'. i trusted my guide for that's all i can do.

'hold the string and guide your way. try not to hurt yourself. i will now let go'

my guide that i trusted let go. i felt the pair of warm hands leave my body, leaving me alone. 'what are they trying to do??' my heart asked. experience told me, being alone and blinded is not a good thing in this situation. will they do something bad to me?? where does the string lead? how long it takes?? damn, too many questions. holding the string with my left hand, and feeling my way with my right, i crawled along the way. taking each step is hard. negative thought flows into my mind. what will i face in every step?? is there anything sharp?? or dangerous?? what if there is a step and i fall down? will there be anyone around? i pushed on. alone.

'alright. this is the end.. now please follow me'

a pair of hands held my arm and gently push me along in to the unknown. this time, i wasn't scared. for that i know i was not alone anymore. the feeling of being help when you are alone is beyond words. a pair of warm hands touch mine, and said 'oh dear, why are your hands so cold??'. i wanted to answer but the warm feeling just keep me from saying anything. i was then guided to another place, a place i am more familiar with.

'through out the process, do you want to share with us what you feel??'

still being blindfold, a soft voice asked us about this question. my mind reflected back on the previous seconds, maybe minutes, i can't find the answer. i can't tell what i am feeling. i have no answer. but after the whole event, i thought back. the waiting, the tunnel, the journey i made alone, and at the end, the feeling of warm from being touched by warm hands. its journey of life. the times of being alone and being helped by someone when you least expect. i tried to search for the correct words to answer the following questions, but words fail to express clearly what i am feeling at those moments.

being mindful to our surrounding, towards what we eat, see and do. i realise by doing so, we could see taste and feel more than we use to. eliminating the sense of sight really taught me to be mindful on things around us. being mindful doesn't only means be aware of ones surrounding. be mindful also means one must remember that there are many more things that happen without us noticing or knowing. as we breath, someone else will die, as the person dies, others will be born, as one is born, mayb some will be sick. if only one can always be mindful on what is happening, and spend a few minutes of the day, thinking about what is happening around them.

'now you can remove your blindfold'

removing the blindfold and seeing familiar faces around. i am in a familiar place. a place that i spend my last 3 days there. i know its over. with the event over, i bring with me, a new experience.

80,000 trees~

Kangaroo Island Nationally Threatend Plant Project has called upon volunteers to help in their program of planting 80,000 trees.. yes.. eighty-thousand trees on that island in 3 days. 1st i must note here.. THIS IS NOT A RECORD BREAKING PROJECT unlike some countries... making big events for a public stunt *ahem* *ahem*

small little welcome sign greet us on arival of planting ground

the land where 80,000 trees will grow

this project is divided into 3 days and involves about 200 people with 150 volunteers from my uni. my friends and i joined the 1st day as the 1st 50 volunteers to start off with the project. The plan was to re-establish threatend plant species in Kangaroo Island(KI).

the baby plants ready in the tray

single tray, each tray contains 50 smaller potted plants

We started our planting sessions early in the morning at 9.30 and it ends at 4.30 in the evening. and the plan was to plant about one third of 80000 plants. 50 of us is devided into groups of six and was led to a plot of empty land devided into 4 rows. each about 100m X 3m big.

lining up for our lunch.

clear blue sky, people in action

each row we will have to plant about 200 plants of about 20 species randomly to recreate the natural enviroment of the island. in a team of 6, we are devided into jobs of 'making the hole with the planter' , 'placing pots of plants next to the hole', 'planting the plant' and 'collecting the empty pots'. its alot of squarting and bending throuout the day. nevertheless it was fun and enjoyable. they even had a small competition on which group planted the most trees in 10 minutes. our group did 205 trees in 10 minutes pretty fast huh?? apparently 1 of the groups did 300+ in 10 minutes. and nobody belives them.. muahahahhaa

my team in action.. 2 pod, 2 physios', 1 business and 1 engineerin student. the one in orange is our leader.

the empty rows where we plant our plants

the organising commettie was superb!! at every 2 hours we have a break. we had morning tea, and lunch there. and the meals was quite good too given we are in the middle of no where without water and proper kitchen to cook. and during meals, we are given talks about the program and also their koala maintainence in the island. apparently, koalas are afraid of the color yellow.. hahhaa

2 of the many plants we planted

the plants will take about 4 to 6 years to fully grown and only the reall outcome of the program will be seen. although we had planted about 80,000 plants... not all of them will grow. as the law of nature states, survival of the fittest, mayb only half of them will grow as planed. the plants we planted will not be taken care off and nature will take its course on them. it would be nice to go back to the spot in 4 years time to see how our plants grew.

injuries of the day

the sunset bid farewell to us =)

we left the planting ground by 4.30 and leave the rest of the planting to group 2 and 3 for the next 2 days to complete. our team of 50 volunteers manage to plant about twenty something thousand on the day.

port adelaide

port adelaide, a place where u can really go out to sea and watch dolphin swim in the sea!!!
its about 20 minutes train ride or 1 hour bus ride from the city.

port adelaide lighthouse, and the market at the back

inside the market. you can find all sorts of stuff here. from books, clothes, hardware, computers, motorbikes etc etc etc.

tourist info center. nice building huh??

the bicycle store..

they even sell pig ears too!!! erm.. yea.. PIG EARS..

yupp this is the boat we ride to watch dolphins

sail boat parked at the side..

petroleum carier

submarine... yes.. 2 submarines

view of the sea,

township of port adelaide. notice there is very little cars. we went on a sunday morning thats why...

info center, again

one of the buildings in port adelaide, very british feel

people feeding the seaguls,

and this is the place we buy our tickets =)

on the trip we manage to see a few dolphins swiming and i did capture a video on it but then i dun know to upload it here =)

oh btw.. who wants to be a judge?? anyone interested?? i can buy this for you..

*bang bang bang... COURT!!!!!*

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coming up next==> eighty thousand trees =)

faces of disguise

"wenqi, can you help me??"
"huh?? what happen??"

a call in the morning, breaking the silence of my room, waking me up and made me thinking why are you calling? hearing the voice on the other end answered my 1st question. i went to your aid, but with a mind full of questions, but also knowing its not a good time to ask. your sound is different from the normal you, serious and nervous and hearing that, i left my lame jokes aside. i know this is serious and its not funny. meeting you up, tells me that you are at the edge of breaking down. and you did.

"hey, what do u think of me??"
i stated my answer
"hah, that's not me... this is the real me."

everyday, putting a strong look for the world to see, masking all ones problems, and only showing the happy and joyfull look for the world to see is part of human nature or at least for some. smiling at friends, laughing like they are the happiest people in the world and hiding well all the sorrows behind. does this makes one feel better?? or just makes one look stronger?? or they just want to keep their sorrows lock away deep inside and be happy for the few moments in life??

hiding these emotions are no easy task, i myself does it. everyone does it. hiding it from others and keeping it to myself just because there is too many questions ask when i share them. shadowing your troubles with your cheerful face and happy looks, that the world accept u are a happy and care free person, but, somehow, someday, you will be burden by these troubles that you crackdown. sometimes alone, or sometimes with someone that cares about you, but not given the chance before. revealing your true self to the world, shock and blank, the world react. how are we suppose to accept this? is being around when in need is enough??

"i don't know why when in front of you guys, my smile will automatically come out"
"well, i can see that.. people don't usually show their weak side out.."
"of course, we wont want to look weak to others..."

masking your sorrows from the world, putting a happy face when ever the world greets you sure must be a tired job. i myself tried before. behind all the laughter and joy, lies the problems and negative thoughts that you think no one could help you. you think that its better to keep the problems to yourself. If you ask, who wants to show their weakest side for the world to judge?? i will not be the ones that raise my hand for that question.

while the world judge the weak and look up to the strong, i still believe that help is everywhere and all you need to do is ask. i do not want to be a fair-weather friend where only laugh about with jokes and during happy times. all i ask for is to be a someone that could help you when the time needs. all you need to do is say you need help. thou i sense u need help, but without you opening up, there is no way the world could help you there. i am no psychic after all, and i don't do mind reading either.

the sound of the phone beeping, pointing out a message is receive. i saw that your matter is settled at the time being. i am glad.

internet

the sound of rain, hitting the roof

cooling down the day of winter,

hiding under his quilt horizontally, he typed

to dust a little, his orange site,

but the evil and mean connection,

disallowing him to do so,

giving up wasn't a option,

and orange keep fighting on,

for only his dear readers in his mind.

he fought with his mouse,

and the 'F5' button,

he fought bravely,

yet, little orange is weak,

the battle is lost and failure gloom.

"oh well" , orange sigh

you win tonight, but, don't be happy

for that i will win you back soon.

=)