Personal Information

Personal Information 

Name                       ：Chan Han Seong

Matrix Number     ：213001

Age                           ：23 years old

Place of Birth          ：Penang

Race                         ：Chinese

Religion                   ：Buddhist

Nationality             ：Malaysian

The above are my personal details. Furthermore, I am studying Bachelor of Business Administration in Northern University of Malaysia.
Besides that, I like travelling because it allow me to explore new places and have a hands-on experience regarding on its culture and lifestyle by meeting new people from all over the world. Some of my other interests are playing badminton and running as my sports activities. 

Triumph in the Skies

Furthermore, I like to make a lot of new friends, it is because we can learn and share different experience or knowledge to each others. Therefore, it can improve our skills. Thus, friendship is important in our life besides our family. Friend can help you when you are in outside and share you their knowledge. 

Friends can come from different age, different race.
We are able to share and able to have fun from time to time.

My Magazine

Life is meaningful

Life is meaningful. We have to enjoy every moment in our life, when we are feeling down, please think positive because life is still going on yet we have our beloved family and friends always besides and support us all the time...Be happy and think positive, smile and enjoy life in every moment.

A Thing That My Family Proud For

A Thing That My Family Proud For

What is the thing that I make for my family proud for? Yet, I also do not believe that I did it. 

The thing that I make my family proud for is I able to enter the local university which is Northern University of Malaysia in Sintok, Kedah.

Well, why I say so? Actually I was not good in my study when I was young, always got a bad results during primary school. But, when came to secondary school, I did try my best to improved in my study and my parents did not give up on me. They sent me for tuition. 

After SPM results released, I challenged myself to study form 6 that I heard most of the people said it is hard in form 6. However, my parents support me to study in form 6 and try to get into university if I possible to make it.

Finally, I did it. Now I am a final year student in UUM. Although I am not graduate yet but my parents is proud on me that I able to study in university. 

So, I would like to share some of my experiences here. 

1. Do not give up easily in anything that we do.
2. Think positive and believe on yourself.
3. Be confident in what we want to do.
4. Network is important, try to make friend as much as we can.

 My University, Northern University of Malaysia

The above pictures are my university photo and picture with my course-mates. I am enjoying my university life and make a lot of friends from different states. 

Amazing Trip To Singapore

Amazing Trip To Singapore

In the year of 2011, I went to Singapore for my holiday trip. My uncle and his family are Singaporean. Therefore, I always go Singapore to visit them. 

Singapore officially the Republic of Singapore, is a sovereign city-state and island country in Southeast Asia. It is separated from Peninsular Malaysia by the Straits of Johor to its north.

There are a lot of tourist attractions in Singapore. The Pictures below are some of the tourist attractions that I had been visited.

Singapore Universal Studio with my cousin.

Song of the sea performance at Sentosa. It was a awesome performance at the sea.

Orchard Road in Singapore. It is a place must visit during Christmas, the decoration is beautiful and there are a lot of shopping mall can shop in Orchard Road. 

Singapore Eye. It use 30 minutes for 1 round, it is very slow until you wont feel the movement. You may enjoy the view of Singapore. Night is a best time to go for it because you can see the beautiful of Singapore in the night view.

Marina Bay

Singapore is a awesome country. It is one of the country that I like the most. The country is clean and beautiful and the transportation is well managed. You may spend your holiday here. 

I love Hong Kong

I love Hong Kong 

I like to travel and it is one of my hobby. Travelling can allows me to explore new places and have a hands-on experience regarding on its culture and lifestyle by meeting new people from all over the world. 

In the year of 2012, I had a trip with my sister and mother to a busy country " Hong Kong". Hong kong is located on China's south coast and it takes 4 hours flight from Penang to Hong Kong, It is a nice and beautiful country must visit. We spent 6 days in Hong Kong and 1 day in Macau. We went there in June yet it was a summer season and the weather was quite hot. 

These are one of the transportation, minibuses. It looks cute and mini. 

The pictures below are those tourist attraction in Hong Kong.

Night view of Hong Kong. It is so beautiful
and it is very cold at top of the mountain

Hong Kong Disneyland. First time been here, the performance here are awesome and it was fun.
Furthermore, can take picture with Mickey here...

Cable car, it was quite scary, the cable car will pass through the sea, few mountain to reach the destination.
The journey took around 15 minutes. 

It is a relaxing place, is a good place to have a cup of coffee and enjoy the view here.

Healthy Breakfast 

I am so lucky, met two of them in Hong Kong.
This is the place that you can meet those artists here.

We also spent a day trip to Macau. It is a heritage area and a lot of Casino in Macau here.

The weather is very hot and still lot of tourists taking picture here included me...haha

It was a wonderful and memorable trip with family in Hong Kong. Looking more trips in the future.

A Wonderful Moments In Secondary School

A Wonderful Moments In Secondary School

In the year of 2003, I entered to my secondary school and it is like a new stage to me. My secondary school is "SMK Westlands". I did not know everyone and the environment was new to me. So, i have to try to make new friends from there and i was very shy and quiet on that time. So, from time to time, i had make quite a number of friends.

When came to form 4, I started to be very active in joining a lot of activities and society. I was a scout and at the same time i was a school prefect as well and chosen to be head prefect and scout troup leader in form 5 which was my last year in the secondary school. 

Joining Scout when I was in my secondary school

I was quite active after i joined scout, I had learnt a lot of skills in the scout training and make a lot of friends when we have outing or activities with others school such as camp fire. 

Scout activity with other school, it was fun !!!

Besides that, I was also a school prefect. To be a school prefect is to train my leadership skill and also the discipline of myself. After I joined Scout and School Prefect, I found myself are more confident in doing anything and able to speak in front of the public. As we say "Never try, never know". So, we have to try everything that it is good to us, to have an opportunity for us to learn and train to be more confident. Life is meaningful, therefore we have to enjoy and appreciate every moment.

It is not easy to be a leader, but it is good to be train to be a leader.
Once you accepted the challenge to be a leader, you have to show the responsibility as a leader.

It was a wonderful memories that I had in my secondary school. We played, we laughed, we shared and we care to each others.

School Graduation Night "Viva Westlands", a picture section
with teachers and friends

Performance during school graduation night "the night is still young".
We are singing "Viva Forever" it is our theme song of the night.

A Story of Gua Kelam, Perlis

Group Photo at Gua Kelam, memorable day trip in Perlis.

Inside the cave, with a LED lighting, the cave became
beautiful and attraction, nice place to take picture...

A Story of Gua Kelam, Perlis

On 6 Dec 2013, I had a trip with my friends to Gua Kelam, Perlis to spent for my weekend. We knew this place through one of our friend who are staying in Perlis. The Gua Kelam caves are located in Perlis state which is very close to the Kaki Bukit near the Malaysia - Thailand border in northwest Peninsular Malaysia. This cave become very famous and it is one of the tourist attraction in Perlis. 

Along the way to Gua Kelam cave, we can found a lot of old houses
in the both side of the road

This is the way to Gua Kelam cave

What  actually we can do there?    

                                                                                                   
We pass through the cave on a suspended wooden walkway above an active river that flows through the cave. Inside the cave, we can feel it is very cold and there is a LED colorful lighting inside the cave to make it more attractive. We was enjoy inside the cave and took lot of pictures. 

We are ready to walk in !!!

Outside of the cave, such a beautiful view at Gua Kelam.

Chinese Lion Dance

Chinese Lion Dance

Everyone should know about lion dance and lion dancing usually takes place during the Chinese festivals or in any events. Therefore, lion dance is becoming more common to everyone  of us. I would like to share my experience regarding to the learning process of the lion dance. It is divided into 3 categories, it starts at beginner, intermediate and finally is advanced level.

The learning process for a beginner

In traditional way, the new members have to "give a cup of tea" as a sign of respectful to the Master. After that the Master will tell the new members regarding with the ethics, discipline and moral value. 

After that, it will proceed to the introduction of the lion dance association, mission and vision. In this stage, the new members are then being introduced to the use of all the necessary equipment through out the whole lion dance performance.

The second level of learning process is Intermediate

Individual will continue to the intermediate part after he or she done with the musicians, Therefore, they will practice with the lion costume which consists of 2 parts, head and tail.

Two dancers are usually needed to give life to a lion. One is to control the movements of the head, eyes, and mouth, the other to act as the body.

After that, they will go for show performance, the dancers are usually enticed with gifts, normally is ang pow attached to a vegetable and tied to a pole. It represents the good sign of prosperous.                                                                             

The advanced level for individual

For those to achieve higher and interesting to learn in higher level, they will practice the lion on the high steel which is acrobatic lion dance. Usually this stage is for those who has a good foundation of basic skills and dare to accept new challenges. 

The master will select the perfect match for a head and a tail and train them in advanced. It is because the advance level is the most dangerous level among all. Therefore, both dancers must understand each of them well.

Therefore, this is my personal knowledge and experience in the Chinese Lion Dance. Hope the cultures of this lion dance will be maintained to the next generation. 

PENANG HAS IT ALL

PENANG HAS IT ALL

Where is a best holiday destination to go? Bali? Phuket? What if I share out there is another place which is more interesting and more explore than the other two islands that I mentioned above. It is a shinny pearly stated in Malaysia, very fondly nickname "The Pearl of the Orient". It is situated along the north-western coast of the Peninsula, Penang is Malaysia only "Island state". So, what is so special about Penang. Let me share out the secret behind this beautiful little island.

The first attraction is the natural sites of the island. One of the Penang Nature Sites is the pristine white sandy beaches. The most popular beaches people mostly visit is the Batu Ferringhi beach. There is actually a series of water sport available at the beach such as jet-skiing, parasailing and beach motoring. While in a night time, for those who loves shopping, they can have a visit to the legendary night market located along the stretch of the Batu Ferringhi road. There have delicious and cheap foods, unique souvenirs, shirts, pants and so on.

A series of water sport available at the
beach in Batu Ferringhi, Penang

Next, Penang Nature Sites includes the old Georgetown, which has been accorded a listing as a UNESCO World Heritage Sites started on 7 July 208. The streets of Georgetown are rich with Penang's local tapestry of culture. It is the Penang's capital city where everyone can visit historical building, momentum, forts, temples and clan house which represents a age of Penang's colorful history. The recently popular places which have became the visitor's focus and visiting spots is the Penang Street Art. Street art such as the murals of Ernest Zacharevic and steel sculpture of marking Georgetown is all over the heritage area.

Laksa

Ice Kacang & Cendol

Next, which is the most look forward attractions in Penang - Penang Local Foods. There are Chinese Local Street Food and it is mostly find it easier and cheaper to eat out any time of the day or night. Hawker chinese food such as Laksa, Ais Kacang, Hokkien Mee, Char Koay Teow and Curry Mee. Next, is the Malay Local Street Food such as Satay and Nasi Lemak is the best voted in malay penang local foods. Besides that, the Indian Local Street Food is also must try item. The Indian is famous for its Ais Tingkap, Putu Mayong and Putu Piring.

Penang famous Char Koay Teow

Nasi Lemak

Satay

Ais Tingkap

Putu Piring

Roti Canai

Nasi Kandar

Penang Island is the only island in Malaysia that offers great shopping possibilities. There are numerous huge modern shopping malls throughout the island such as Gurney Paragon, Gurney Plaza, Queensbay Mall. 

Therefore, Penang is a perfect place to visit. Cleaner, Greener Penang