SanXian for Busking

start seeking a suitable SanXian for me to bring along...
France warn me that it may too long for handcarry.... i checked online for Quatas regulations... max. 115cm long... if the info. is still updated...
and i also checked with the size of SanXian... it's no way to bring the Large one... must be over 115cm... and it's too heavy.... the medium is around 115cm.... but still not includes the bag....
the small one should be better.... abt 90cm... but i think it takes time for me to get use to play the small one as the all the fingering would be narrowed.....

Frances didn't know the reason why i have to bring it along.... but i can say if it's not a way for me to earn $ in this trip, i won't bring it.... i even seldom practice it at HK.... i won't bring it there for practice only.... haha.....

i start practicing it and thinking of what to play.... i thought of 鄧麗君，周璇's song.... and some traditional hymns, western classical songs.... i even thought of singing while playing the songs.... it's hard to handle... i juz can hum till now.... it would be great if i can do both things together....

juz like a Geisha...

Busking Preparation

i'm now seeking some info abt busking.

i found this from a forum:

What we need to do is ... get a lience from City Hall ..



The licence is free and just fill in the form and provide a address.

Dont tell them the address is hostel ... if not, they need you to give them another address .. (i just try ... ) ..><


After getting the licence , one thing should not be overlooked is that you only can play in General Area !!!


Don't go to the mall ... whcih in collions st. Only for those who have half year licence can play there ..

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for busking in perth city , we need to get a permit of $22 per month..

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i juz went to Wan Chai Yue Hua, seeked a small size SanXian.... seems the quatity is bad.... i still remember what Ms chu taught, how to choose a good SX.... it's not worth it....

i should go to MK to take a look....

another book recommended

i'd been to book store after the breakfast. i found another book written by another backpacker of WH at AU. 就這樣出走-- 遇見澳洲的另一片天

using guy and non-christian point of view... published at March, 2009.... the info is more updated and the book design and photos are more attractive....

the most thing attracted me to pay for the book is a chapter who written a Japanese he met in the trip... He's a street musician at Melbourne. He used to plays guitar but he plays violin for Christmas... he's not familiar at violin... juz learned it for 3 days..... 3 DAYS!! enough for him to perform at the street....

actually i think abt that for a long time already.... bring along my SanXian and perform at the street.... mayb during weekends after Church...

that guys said he earns alot.... AUD $200 per day!! it's may even higher than a normal job....

but my SanXian is extremely heavy... it's heavier than a cello... how can i bring it along with my luggages??

i plan to seek a smallest one, which i play it when i 1st play SanXian... hopefully it's not expensive...

then i can have a  Life on a string ;)

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i promise, i will write my own book..... if someone is interest, publish it for me!

where's my destination?

it's time for me to plan my route.... will be just a prelim one...
i hate fixed schedule...

the first destination should be Brisbane.

May Poon, my secondary school classmate who left HK from F.5... i miss her! she's know living at BNE. she said i can stay at her place till i settled down and found my own place.
i don't know if i can join her wedding within that year... that's one thing i really want to do...

Terence, my cellmate said he could help me to get a job at BNE and found some Church info. for me.
he given me a lots of useful info. Thanks;)

Josephine said she may go there to join me for the trip... so how long should we stay at BNE? a few months? then start to travel around for another few months, then she will be back to HK and i'll enjoy my 2nd half trip w/o Josephine. but i believe i'll meet some new frds and have another plan... God knows ;p

GuangXi YiZhou Missionary Trip

before i go to Australia, i will have another trip need to go....

on 28/12-2/1, i will go to mainland China, GuangXi YiZhou, to visit those students who are subsidized by our church....

this will be the 2nd time for me to visit them...
to be honest, the most thing motivates me to go back again are those students who assigned for me to write letters for them.... esp. one of my "daugher", JiePei,  who treats me as her big sister... her words show that she cherishes my caring. She's working hard and always got awards at school.... i'm so glad to hear that. although she's from mainland China, we could write letters in English, sometimes half Eng, half simplify Chinese.... i mean whole page in English and whole page in Chinese...
last time when we had pre-trip meetings, someone shown a large letter with some students' words for us....
i found JiePei written a poem for our us, it amazed me.... it's lovely...
i'm so proud for her...

i know if i don't go this year, i won't have another chance to vist her since i will be at Australia next year and two years later, she will be graduated and i may no longer to see her anymore....

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why it related to my Australia trip that i write new post here?

all the letters we send to each others have to read and approve by some ppl between us.... we can't say anything about Jesus Christ... that means if i write letters, i can't send it directly.... and if i'm a backpacker within this year, the address may change alot.... how can we keep in touch by mail??
when i hesitate abt that and wondered should i commit one more year??
i told the person in charge, Charlotte about that..... she introduced a sister to me that she was studied at UK for a whole year and could also write letters to the students....

HOW? they could scan the letters and email to me.... and i can email reply them, they will print it out and send to them. she told me i don't have to worry about that, just join the trip...

Oh, thanks God, YOUR thoughts is always higher than my thoughts....

i should reply the letters within this month.... let them know i'm coming ;)

Visa Grant Notification

juz found that the Immigration Dept sent me a email to notify me my application had been granted...


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Dear Hoi Ying Minnie Wong

RE: Application for Subclass 417 - Working Holiday (Temporary) (Class TZ) visa


This is to advise that you have been granted a Working Holiday Visa, Subclass 417, on 16 November 2009.

This letter contains important information about this visa.

VISA GRANT NUMBER
The visa grant number is xxxxxxxxxxxxx. This is the unique number assigned to the visa. You should keep this visa grant number with you, as you may have to provide it to the Department of Immigration and Citizenship (DIAC) during the life of the visa.

VISA INFORMATION
This visa allows you to make your initial entry into Australia no later than 12 months from the date that the visa was granted. Your initial entry into Australia must not be after 16 November 2010

Once in Australia, this visa permits you to stay in Australia for 12 months from the date that you first enter Australia. It provides you with multiple travel to Australia, which means that you can leave Australia and re-enter Australia as many times as you wish during your 12 month stay. However, if you depart Australia during your 12 month stay, you are not able to recover the period of time you have spent outside Australia.

You will not have a visa label placed in your passport when travelling to Australia as your visa is recorded electronically in Australia's visa systems. It is recommended that you print and keep a copy of this advice for your personal records.

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they sent me juz a few hours after i did the chest x-ray... and they told me it may take 4-7 working days.... but i never thought they would accept me that fast... their response are always prompt....
i don't have any further interview need to do..... i even didn't show them my bank book....
that's really out of my expected....
haha..... don't waste $ to take ID photos.... they don't need it....

so what i need to do is juz print that email out and get a good travel insurance.

Chest X-ray

juz had the chest x-ray today... to match with the Australia time, they prefer earlier appointment 8:30am -12:00, lunch break, 2:00 start again and should be before 4pm....

applied one day leave for work... juz finished all the work and available to apply leave... slept till 12:00pm... good to take a rest...

i made the appointment at 2pm... i thought no make up should be better for body check, so i even didn't draw my eyebow.... but this was totally a wrong decision... they took a pic for me..... b4 she start, i asked her what does that pic for.... she said it's for my visa application......... huh?! i requested her to give me some time to make up.... i used 9"9 to have a little bit make up, at least looking more vital.

the procedure was so simple... juz have to hold one deep breath....

they asked me to wait for a while outside, then asked me to check if my info is correct.she said it takes 4-7 working day and i can on-line check the result.... seems i don't have to do another interview, the clinic done all things...

okay let me wait a few days.

don't know if i can match with the sharing time at choir.... someone asked me to share something to the whole choir next week........... if so, i will announce that and share how God opens the door for me ;)

P.S. the chest x-ray cost $350 and the application fee for the visa: $1340, total $1690.

Book recommendation

a book recommended by Josephine which is quite useful for those who's goin' to have their own working holiday at AU..
it's all abt a Christian gal who juz brought HK$5K to AU and started her backpacker life.

Although this happened in abt 5 years b4 and the info is not really updated but i think her experience is good for me to take a note.
she experienced God's amazing grace. Though there's also bad things happened, but she finally made it... and all these things become a blessings for those who read this book.

i wish my trip can bless others too....

i still not finished it yet but will try my best to finish it b4 the trip.

P.S. and my sister told me that the writer was my sister piano student.... the world is sooooo small;)

The process

i told my frds abt that b4 i apply the visa, most of them given me a positive response and support me, thanks! but it doesn't means those who given me negative response is bad, i thanks u too because i know u r caring me ;)

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i'm not those who do things at once, i made the decision at late Sep., but take the action at early Nov... mayb my cellmate is right, she said what my hidden concern is no time to do the body check and interview while i'm still busy on my project..... no time to have any kind of leave...
i've done the preparations b4 that, print all the forms, informations, copy the bankbook and passport.......... etc. and sent email to enquire abt those i don't understand.... their reply was so prompted..... and replied me every single questions....

one week b4 i finished my project, i know it's the right time to take action.... time wait no one...
and my mum, my frds urged me.... haha

i'd sent the application by post and i received a call from them the next day.....

"i'm sorry, this application is just accept doing on-line............."

"But the cheque....?" i said.

"i'll return to u, u should pay it by credit card"

OMG! why they didn't tell me at the email?! after i read the email again, it had told me to do it on-line, juz didn't mention it's a must.... and still don't understand why he still replied me abt the cheque payable and told me the address i mentioned is correct to post........... weird.... mayb i didn't mention which passport i'm holding...

i did the on-line application afterwards.... and make the appointment with the clinic abt doing the chest X-way...

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i'm not those ppl who check emails frequently, esp. my hotmail account....

just because i need it to use it for getting a confirmation link.... i found Jo's email, my John the Baptist... juz sent me a day before... i thought she would contact me thru' facebook, i won't aware that if i didn't check that account... i think it's not juz a coincidence, but God providence ;)

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that's what i done up to now... keep updating here....

Prelude

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"Leave your country, your people and your father's household
and go to the land I will show you." Genesis 12:1

mayb u don't understand why i have to go... i believe that's God's will...

one day i heard a voice abt this verse... and i received my frd's SMS...

"Hi, how r u? i will go to Australia next month to start my working holiday, if everything is smooth, i will be back after a yr. Let's meet up b4 i leave"

Heard abt working holiday for long time, but she made me really think about it. i didn't know if it's my will or God's will.... i juz thought, if it's God's will, He will open the door for me and vice versa... after i made this decision, i feel so peaceful and i know it's God's will.

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The most thing i concern is my Mum. But i can see her changes....
First time when i told her abt that, she juz thought i'm not serious. Second time, she starts worrying... but after one or two weeks, she called me and asked how's my applications? she said her frd is also going to have working holiday soon, i can ask him for info. .... and later she left me a memo on my desktop abt her another frd's contact no. who also juz came back from Australia too.... she has no hesitate on whatever i need her support... I Love U, Mum!

thanks God always prepare those Aussie around me so that i can get some advices from them...

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no relationships, no business, no family burden... i can go wherever i want, do whatever for my own.... mayb that's single ladies advantages.... i can find another job after i come back, that's easy... i want some changes in my life, try something new.... do something willful before i found the one ;)

and i believe God will lead my way, He will prepare what i need and let me experience His grace along the way.

Being a backpacker is not easy for me, i'd never been to Australia, but i know i will make it.
i still remember a verse came to my mind...
"John the Baptise prepares the way"... i forgot the message for that sermon... but i juz thought that verse inspired me that my frd, Jo is my John the Baptise... she goes there first and keep contact with me, i'll join her afterwards.... juz like she's preparing the way for me...
i wish this blog can bless u all, i love u too ;)