Do i Care????

2007-04-12T16:27:00.000+10:00

Wa.... today was cardio, bodypump and pilates... from 12 - 2... non stop

My first try at pilates. Looked weird being the only people wearing trainers in the class. So we took it off and did it barefoot. It's suppose to be working on the core of the body. From the shoulders to the hips. Involves lots of breathing. In through the nose and out through the mouth. Instuctor said :"do it like a big sigh."
Some people breathed very heavily so it sounded like a snoring class to me. However, this class really lets u explore the body's movement. Everyday we breath but never notice how these movements are brought about by our various muscles. Pilates makes u focus on ur body and these movements.

There was this move where we were on our side and we had to lift our legs and upper half of the body upwards... we were suppose to imagine ourselves to be mermaids.... eh....
Although its very slow and calm... i could not help giggling to myself. Anyway.. its seems to slow for me. I really don't understand all the hype over it. Oh well.. at least i tried it.

However, i look forward to the other more hyper classes. Cross my fingers that time will permit.

Blogging so frequently

2007-04-10T19:44:00.000+10:00

Yawn (530am)
Felt like jelly-try lifting weights non stop (7am)
tired- brainwork with analysis (10am)
Cooked(12pm)
Nap- sub conscious(3pm)
dinner(7pm)
blog(8pm)

polaroid ... have u even heard of it?

2007-04-08T12:03:00.000+10:00

Been searching for something pretty obsolete. The company still exists. The production line still moves, maybe at a super slow rate though.

What is this?? I am looking for a polariod camera. Anyone know's where to find one??
Yes i know that digi cams are printer friendly. But its not the same la... cannot really carry a printer around eh...

Currently i am camera-less. Speaks for the photo-less blog. But i did say i was going to take photos and show people.. haha got a camera phone which i am still figuring out to use. See how it goes. Tata..

Another sleepy sunny day here.

2007-04-03T20:08:00.000+10:00

Currently going through post purchase evaluation. Am i going to make use of the gym this time?? Well considering the fact that they are charging me so much, i better make use of it la...
Gotta drag my feet there.

Tomorrow gonna try the first class 645am... Know i am sort of crazy. Nothing better to do right. But there are no other time slots that fit my schedule..... Sharks... seriously reconsidering... thinking i signed so many things today. Was i CHEATED???

All i can do now is pray hard the i go regularly.....slimmer wallet slimmer me??

day of DRAMA

2007-03-31T22:54:00.000+10:00

sorry to all those who actually STILL read this.
I thought that by only signing up with that new google thing can I then blog. TA-dA.... I found a way to avoid that. So i shall still continue to leave some life stories here.

TODAY was so dramatic for my housemate n I. In the morning , we found a cockaroach under the pile of wood we had to clear..... my housemate was so freaked out. so i had to 'kill' it. Yesh it was definietly not a nice sight. I kinda squashed it.....

We had to dispose of the 'corpse' with the wood and our TV box. Bringing the box to the dump was another funny event. I took tiny steps with the ' tap tap tap tap' sound while no noise came from hsemate's steps. We then burst into laughter... think we woke up everyone in the as we were in the courtyard.

In the evening, we suddenly had an unexpected visitor. A mouse! Gosh i really freaked out this time while my cool n calm hsemate dealt with it.

See the irony. One's not that afraid of the 6 legged. While the other is not afraid of 4 legged. Thank goodness we stay together. Pls don't come to the conclusion that we live in a slum. It is nowhere near when u put 2 clean freaks together. Its just that there is more nature down-under. Haha...

Another visitor we have is the flu virus. Both of us have been wiped out by it since last week. Grrrr the weather is also not helping... upcoming week's forecast is an avg of 11-20. Who ever said 4 seasons was fun?

internet blues

2007-03-13T12:11:00.000+11:00

My housemate and i are eagerly anticipating for our internet to arrive TODAY!!!! Pray hard ok. Then you will at least be able to see more updates.... It has been a long wait. First there was delay in connecting the phone line. Then we had to wait for the wireless router cum modem to be sent to us via mail. As usual there was a hiccup. We went to the shop and had to call the service centre to 'complian'. The guy said "oh your service has been put on hold". After clearing up matters, they finally managed to process it through. My goodness the inefficiency here sucks. If we had not followed up, no one would know it was ever on hold. Somehow, it seems like the customers are more eager than the company.

Living without the net has made life more free. You start to realise how much time u actually have to do other things. As the only necessity for the internet is for school work. It really cuts off the blogging, msning and surfing. (I know this kind of totally contradicts someone's current way of living... opps). Well but thats because U don't have Tv either and need a source of entertainment. So its not that bad la.... But it really cuts u off from the world. I don't get to read news and stuff...

Workload is increasing and the red due dates that i write in my diary are appearing so often. There is also a list of NEVER-finished readings that i have to do. Yikes.

redhead

2007-02-07T19:41:00.000+11:00

Bring out all the aunties in the making!!!!
China and Perth are back. Only leaves UK. Sharks... forgot to take photos!!

Music has been sustaining my life. There are so much undiscovered GOOD music. HMV rocks.

There are connotations with blondes any with red heads?? Besides looking like a chicken's crown?

fortune in a cookie

2007-01-13T13:58:00.000+11:00

Ele had her first fortune cookie!!!! (exp at 70c a piece) Could not believe she never had one. The fortune was a positive one. Aren't they all?? Anyway, I am not too sure where it really originated from. My only memory is that they are usually served in those 'western chinese restaurants'. I remember getting them after u settle ur bill at overseas chinese restaurants. Its not a true blue chinese tradition but more like a fusion thing. Western people like dessert after meals and chinese like their fortunes told. So 1+1 equals paper in a cookie. Thats only my conjecture. Ha ha
I think it's a rare sight to see them here. See, its a western thing LA!

2006-12-14T19:51:00.000+11:00

Lessons have started, let the revolutions take over and move off. Fun! The meek machine is on the road. ' You are in control. If there is no time, just brake.' Thats what i was told this morning. A very very expensive simulator game?? No its for real! Play time every morning.

Ys, i really hope u get the letter. I was so shocked it only costs 85 cents to send mail by air to PRC. Hmm... everything downunder just seems to have a premium attached to it. Its 1 buck to send mail there.

Town has just been masses of people. Is everyone that free? On the hypothesis that all 4.48 million people decided to go downtown on a public holiday, i will gladly say good luck to the 4 479 999 people.

2006-12-01T12:48:00.000+11:00

Best harbour shot i have so far. All my other harbour shots in other places cannot beat this one.

Finally catching up with sleep. Would like to get back to 10 hours of sleep routine. Luxury i know but when else can i enjoy? Well as long as the dark eye rings vanish, i am happy. You should see how bad they were just last week. I kept stepping on people's feet due to the lack of judgement=> lack of sleep. Yesterday i also could not walk straight and bumped around in an eatery. How embarassing.

Or was it the previous day's intoxication?? Had some sparkling wine let's define it as half a small bottle and i was flush red. Nope definitely not blushing. Just super dialted blood vessles. Gosh... looked sun burned. Luckily its not as painful and long lasting as sun burns.

Going to go shopping soon..... weird that the christmas mood is setting into me. Too much radio i think .....

2006-11-23T19:58:00.000+11:00

Infatuated with the Beatles hit 'Hey Jude'.
Have liquid paper all over my right index finger. Air pressure must have accumulated. Then after using it just now, the release of the air pressure caused a large blotch of liquid paper on my table. Luckily that came off but not the large patch on my finger. Bother.

Its irritating how I have not been able to sleep enough. I have been sleeping late and waking up early. I am so tired. Recent commitments have also cause me not to be able to sleep early or sleep in. Darn. Dark eye rings are getting darker by the day.

To all those still mugging, Good Luck for your papers.
There should be many storytelling sessions after that right?

2006-11-08T11:00:00.000+11:00

Opps its not the hols yet but i am putting in another entry.

HAHAHA i was really thinking hard about what i can write. Then while reading stratis times online i saw this 'BRITNEY SPEARS FILES FOR DIVORCE' I think most of us knew this day was coming...... aww. Well although it was around my time that she was the pop princess, I think she has just messed up her life. At her age she's pretty young. Now a mother of 2, she does have more baggage with her for life.

Side tracking, I miss niang tofu... thats the only thing you cannot find here i think. Who wants to treat me?? haha...
Oh now is crunch time for the exams, so i have been eating out more often. Lets list the food .Definitely chinese take away (pretty sick of it). I think i have tried almost 1/4 of the menu of a particular shop... its full menu is about 100 odd dishes. Then there are the pizzas and pastas which are only one street away from where i stay (one full street of italian restaurants). So thats has been my super unhealthy diet. It has come to a stage that meals have become a torture to think what to eat. Ha ha sometimes i even have breakfast for dinner, cereals. Yummy eh....

It irks me when i see how oily and taste the salty food from the shops. All i want is a good home cooked meal. Chicken soup! Ha ha i think Niang tofu is still the best. Yum.

2006-10-31T16:03:00.000+11:00

After the many nags to tell something more interesting than North Korea's nuclear testing. Here is finally another update.
Iran has stepped up its nuclear programme too!!!!

Ha ha ok spare u all from another nuclear contorversy.

The main reason that this has been stagnant is due to maybe too many things happening in my life. I don't feel like writing about it. Don't know how to express them..... Another reason is... NO TIME. Anyway those who read this will soon get to see me and i will rant away like mad ....

Reading about difficulties in gp work in SH's blog brings back memories... haha well don't get so aggitated over it. Its not like u have a choice. Neither can u really choose ur gp members. So thats where we learn how to give n take. Its like that in the real world. It's not like we can choose who we want to work with in the future. Tell u personal experience soon. Hope that helps.

I am just looking forward to the long hols. The next update will be about hols. Definitely.

New World

2006-10-09T19:46:00.000+10:00

Nuke tests were done in N.Korea. I just think that from today, the world is going to be a topsy turvy one.

Lets embrace ourselves for a new era of politics and possibly wars.

2nd chance

2006-09-30T12:47:00.000+10:00

Today's Saturday Special Report in The Straits Times is really worth a read. It's about the Yellow Ribbon movement to help ex-convicts settle back into the society. I read the articles published and was moved by them.

There were some poems publised also. Here's one i like......

12 steps

With every word, I learn to keep it
With every criticism, I learn to understand
With every ego, I learn about humility
With every step, I learn to be careful
With every mistake, I learn to improve
With every doubt, I learn to believe
With every injury, I learn about healing
With every cry, I learn about regret
With every smile, I learn about sincerity
With every sin, I learn to repent
With every prayer, I learn about confidence
With every prostration, I learn to be grateful
With every pleasure, God bestows upon us

By a 40-year-old woman serving a seven-year term for drug consumption

Everyone gets second chances. Why exclude these people?

Was i Out of my mind??

2006-09-28T14:26:00.000+10:00

Ha ha I was away from Melb for 4 days and was in Cairns.
What was i doing??

horseback-riding, feeding farm animals.....Hot air ballooning, white water rafting....skydiving...and seeing part of the great barrier reef.

The activities are in chronological order and the last day at the reef was disaster.

woke up at 3am to go for this....

our group was an all gals team... so the instructor called us super women team...ha...he seemed to be the only stable one though...

2006-09-22T09:58:00.000+10:00

SO many people have offered to send mooncakes to me. How sweet of them.
BUT BUT BUT

not that i don't want. It's just that I will never receive them. Why??
Mooncakes have prohibited ingredients. Yolk in those in sing and meat in those from Suzhou (what i was told). I also heard that someone who hand carried mooncakes over that immigration officiers sliced up the mooncakes to inspect them for contraband.

Not that they don't sell mooncakes here. However, the standard of those sold here cannot be compared to anything we get back home. Oh well..... will miss 2 more of these festival before i get to sink my teeth into snowskin mooncake with a chocolate truffle inside... This mooncake actually has no contraband. The only problem is that it cannot last the ride here. Aww...
Anyway when is mooncake festival??

My fav

Fire!!! evacuate

2006-09-18T22:14:00.000+10:00

Hmm if it was not the call from reception, my friend and i will still be watching TV in the apartment. The fire alarm here is LOUSY. It is loud from outside but muffled from the inside. Isn't the purpose of am alarm suppose to tell people INside the building to get out and not aleart people OUTside that there's a fire in the building....

Anyway. everyone is safe n sound now with just a little flooding here and there i guess. The wait outside the building for 2 1/2 hours with cold wind blowing was not enjoyable though ( considering that most people were in home clothes and rushed out without taking much).
Just thank the lord that nothing life-threatening happened.

Lesson learnt from every experience. This time it was really not a fire drill. Take the drills seriously too coz u never know when the real thing happens.....

2006-09-12T12:13:00.000+10:00

Bang bang bang... this morning all things just hit me so hard. Then it leaves me super flustered. Then i rushed to get my top-up card so that i could get some counselling and consoling.
Letting steam off was only superficial in the end the problems were still within and i am trying trying so hard to lay them out one by one to tackel them . ARGH....Disgruntled

Not liking it one bit.

2006-09-06T20:02:00.000+10:00

Talk about literally learning processes. BORING. Hmm let say that only one person attempted tute homework today. Ha ha. Definitely not me.

Its a sub where one practically states out what happens from step one to step 44?? or where it ends. Every action must be recorded, then drawn. To make things more complicated, all these start from a narration. Words to pictures.... i thought in primay school its always the other way round. Hmm.... which one's easier.....i really wonder!

Oh no.... its amazing how we are all gonna be scattered around the world. There are 2 of us downunder, one going to china, one considering UK and 2 are still rooted home. At least there is something binding us for me to know all this. Any reunion soon??

2006-09-01T12:24:00.000+10:00

Its spring. The tree outside my window is blooming. I have watched it shed its leaves in autumn, become 'bald' in winter and now....flowers!!!! How amazing is nature?

Thats one thing to be happy about. The other is that its friday!!!! yeah. I made it through another week. Weekends rock! Its a time where i can catch up on sleep and not have to jump out of bed telling myself that lesson starts in 10 minutes and I am still at home!

More things to be happy about..... Week 6 of the sem is OVER. Gosh thats fast. Yeah. Although work is not easier but i will tackle it when needed. Today i shall just think positively and be happy. :)

Oh and during my semester break, i will be going for an adventure holiday. I am getting a little worried for my safety from the reaction i have gotten from others when i tell then what i am going to do. Maybe i should go buy insurance. If i don't blog about that trip, pls call 000/999. Haha ...

Off to realish freedom under the SUN.

highs n lows

2006-08-14T20:27:00.000+10:00

One mean of communication just got axed away. I clicked onto the singtel internet sms page which is under my favourites. TO MY HORROR...................it has evolved. There is now something called internet sms chat.
I gasp and with my hands tightly pulling my hair shout a loud W-H-Y!!!!!

exaggeration???Nope. There goes my sms.... I have no free way of annoying people at home now. Argh.... no more instant msgs.

Is it worth it to experience 30 seconds of free fall for $219. It felt quite of dumb when i realised it was only a mere 30 seconds. Thats how fast you drop from 10000 feet above ground.

At least that time when i took the reverse bungee it was student price. I still relish that experience LOVED it.... want to go again...

2006-08-03T20:36:00.000+10:00

the clearest water
the whitest sand
A picture perfect beach. Redang island.
Went on a cruise with my friends while i was on holiday. Carefree days are lovely....

2006-07-28T16:14:00.000+10:00

Don't
run away,
hide,
be afraid.

starts again

2006-07-25T20:44:00.000+10:00

The sleepless night still persists while the excitement dies off. That is how the first day of school becomes as time goes by..... no more fresh smelling uniform, new 'blanko' white shoes, and the inevitable traffic jam.

Now it turns into a dull boring day of digesting info. They start teaching straight away. Not only that. In uni, everything is already set for the whole semester. All assignment dates are fixed. Even the time that it is due is shoved infront of u. It is from here that you have to manage your time solely by yourself. It is like ' nah here's the manual.... you are to build a car'.

The sleepless nights will definitely persist while the excitement dies off.

28-6 wakeboarding

2006-07-01T12:43:00.000+10:00

woo hoo.... shoik!!!!
just love it so much :)
was so high

Buying plastic with plastic..

2006-06-19T00:11:00.000+10:00

I quote the title from the article i read in the newspaper. It written under the topic of people spending money for branded goods which are not deemed worth while.

I use plastic to buy plastic. I literally have been buying plastic.However, my consumption was at its zenith early this year.... i have not purchased so much ever. Maybe times have changed because lifestyle has changed. It struck me once on how ridiculous a price i am paying for plastic. Let me classify my plastic. I buy 'refined' plastic which is CDs with content on it. The unrefined versions are only worth cents. My refined plastic can set me back a good 50 bucks a piece. Buying things online has not helped much.

So is it worth while spending on plastic? No. Its definitely a depreciating asset. I buy 10, sell it in MINT condition for 7. No way can it appreciate. Worst investment. Now i have a problem of storing plastic. Guess it will be stored in plastic also. DUH!

Love it ; Hate it........ plastic addiction.
3 plastics that kill
1. credit card interest rates- 24%
2. non-bidegradable hazard
3. over priced entertainment

How much do u know about bulbs?

2006-06-16T21:25:00.000+10:00

A must learn in life.
LIGHT BULB skill.
1.Learn what is the maximum wattage that a light can take
2. Learn what type of fitting the bulb is ( screw or pin)
3. Learn how to put the bulb in ( its redundent to know the above two but not this)
4. Optional--- know that light comes in different colours

When will you be tested? anytime a light blows

p.s how do i know. life experience.
p.s.s energy saving bulbs are a worth while investment

A luxuary in life

Cooking in progress again. This time real progress has been made. Meatball spaghetti. Trust me its delicious. YUM.

Why Jap??

2006-06-13T14:06:00.000+10:00

Aww..... last night the socceroos won. I managed to watch the last 10 minutes of the game. Think i caught the best part of it anyway.
I was pinning my hopes for Japan.
After the game i went to sleep but could not really sleep. Not beacuse i was affected by the game, but the people outside were..... car horns honked away, people were screaming. They were elated ok but i was sad that jap lost.
Well the breweries will certainly thrive here for another match soon. Must try a carlton draught soon.

2006-06-08T16:16:00.000+10:00

Although Aust. has lots of open land and real mountains (unlike where i come from), I don't really get to enjoy it much. Today was a day that would be perfect if i could stand at the edge of the mountain and shout my lungs out. I am sooooo relieved. 1 more to go.

This morning i woke up esp early to study. To my horror....or let's say its Murphy's law at work. The light in my study area BLEW. AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH y so sway...... its not a nice feeling when u got a paper in 2 hours time and u need light to get 'light'. Reported the fuse at reception but infamous for their inefficiency, i guess it will be a dark study room for a few days. Luckily i have no paper until next week.

BTW, do u know who invented the light bulb? Guess many of us forgot right.
Does Thomas Edison ring a bell...??? Bet it did... funny how we learn all these when we are young and forget now.

2006-05-28T22:53:00.000+10:00

STARE

Stare

stare some more

still looking ah

oie stop staring ah......

What on earth is so interesting!?

what else...........

end of chapter

2006-05-26T22:36:00.000+10:00

Enlightened and bored.
Although that may seem ironic but yes i feel that way!!!!
Those who know me well enough will know that i never really loved studying in the library. I always preferred home. Guess what! Due to exam circumstances, i have been heading to the library to actually glue my butt to the chair to study. I find that a thrill..... insane?? maybe but its FUN. I go to the east asian book section which is on level 3 and find a lovely cubicle to isolate myself with the 'text' world. Amazingly, the enlightenment that i have gotten is that i can do so much in the library. It freaks me out.
The library has extended opening hours now till 3am.....but its not safe for me to walk home so late....so even it i want to stay i cannot. Oh and it gets so cold now that i am really wrapped up like a dumpling. Aww.....well now i can confidently say that i have 3 homes. But i miss one so dearly and cannot wait ....

Btw, its the last day of sch today(another chapter to look back at). Swot vac up next.

2006-05-10T17:06:00.000+10:00

Got a new poster. Actually got 2. Ones more kiddy and the other has got the "ouch" factor. Ha ha ....y ouch? Here's why......

Yes speak to the hand. What attracted me was that it was a girl in the pic. Shows some female attitude eh.... haha...
BEE ZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZ as exams are up next. Argh.....there's so much to cram.

so 'speak to the hand' for now and i will reply asap.

GOSH! uni life eh.....

2006-04-30T06:49:00.000+10:00

Guess what i have been up almost the whole night. WOW!!! now at my friends place in Oakpark which is in the broadmedows suburd....
I have been working at this assignment of mine for the whole night. Have only had 40 minutes of sleep at around 4 am...then woke up again to continue. I cannot believe it....never been so hardworking eh? No its not that last minite a homework....
Haha now its ard 650 and the sun is rising...rise and shine man gonna complete the assignment soon..i hope.
This has been easier than all the chalets i have been to and wanted to stay awake..hmm....i wonder y.

not equal

2006-04-22T21:51:00.000+10:00

cold weather + being sick + eating more = recepie for growing fat

Weather : cold (avg temp 17 degrees)
my status : sick
appitite : wonderful

Having to survive the cold i eat more. Being sick, i drink lots of water and eat too. Hopefully i will not be what that equation sums up to.
Ok we shall revise the equation

cold weather + being sick + eating more = need for exercise

but if u work the maths, it does not make sense that
need for exercise = recepie for growing fat

whoever can solve that for me do tell me the ans

What else can u induce?

2006-04-18T19:59:00.000+10:00

Ever heard of inducing rain??
Oh my i just found out that by shooting iodine tablets into cloud formations, rain can be induced. The only induction that i have heard of was for birth. haha.
Hmm humans seen to be intervening too much with mother nature.

Watched 'failure to launch' today. Umm its nothing fantastic. I am starting to get bored with movies. In the end they all seem to be alike. Esp the love stories. Guy n gal fall in love, something catastrophic happens, in the end they patch up with some help/ coincidental meeting and live happily ever after. BORING.... it sort of happened for both movies i watched this week. Think i will stay off these for sometime. Where are the good shows?? I have not watched a WORTH-watching show in some time. For english movies i cannot remember any goods ones.

Its free time during the holidays but i find them super boring now. Well at least i know where i will be heading the next few days, the gym. Must go. Cannot give myself excuses.

2006-04-17T22:50:00.000+10:00

Its definitely autumn as the leaves on the trees are turning brown and falling off.

As of now, i am sitting infront of my comp trying to do an essay. But then these rumbling noises start to irritate me. I thought that it was due to the other apartments sliding door for the wardrobe (although i never heard it b4). Then when i got out of my seat and turn around wanting to pour a cup of water, i peeked out of the window. To my horror, its the wind that was making all the noise. Trust me the wind is like no other. The trees are really swaying and all the fallen leaves are flying mid-air.....even newpapers and some pakaging are flying.
As the streets here are super dimly lit, with the added atmosphere the wind gives, its pretty scary out there. Luckily i am safe at home but....the rumbling still goes on...and its freaking cold.

Life n Death

2006-04-14T21:17:00.000+10:00

Distance, time and more time will make me leave it alone.

I think time is a powerful factor but there are some things that just remain that close even though a long time has passed by.
Is death the only way that people learn about life?
I experienced death more than a year ago. After that i realised some things that i have done wrong. I started to treasure things and .... have a past to miss.

Recently my mind was refreshed on this experience in a show i watched. It just inspired me so much. I am also working towards why he put me in this world and looking for the direction that he wants me to head in. I know that i have missed something and may not be made for that. But i trust that God has a mission for me. :)

2006-04-12T18:29:00.000+10:00

3 more contact hours tomorrow and its the semester break!!!! wooo hoo.....wonder what is installed for me. Hmm... going to play badminton, watch movies, some surprise outing ....late nights....i guess....quite tame eh...

I better make it fun. Ha ha. But its only one week.

Uni is a rip off eh..... they give u so little breaks in between semesters and load u with piles of homework to "enjoy " during the break. All our tutors were just wishing us to have a good break and also to remember our assignments. CONTRADICTORY!!!!! The only people who get a break are them.

Inefficiency

2006-04-08T13:46:00.000+10:00

me: excuse me , have the mail box keys for those who have not got them arrived?
receptionist: aw. sorry not yet.
me: So do we collect our mail from u?
recptionist: no...no...its all in the mail box
me: how are we suppose to get it out?
receptionist: umm...u could probally use a pen. Yeah... i know its hard.

That was the most i could tolerate.
Basically the organisation who is managing my place is firstly super inefficient though they make themselves seem so busy always.
I have not got my mail box key as there was a swap in the numbers of the mail boxes. So there are some numbers, like my apt no...which was so unlucky to have been shifted onto a mail box which has no key issued by the contractor yet. Mind u, it has been a freaking 3 weeks since they changed it. After reminding them that there are poor souls out there who have been having a hard time getting their mail out of the mail box, they still have not done anything about it. Such poor service is ridiculous when i am paying premium rent rates at this place.
They also are sometimes no-brainers.

So here are some ideas for the people at the front desk:

They could get a master key so that they can unlock those locked mail boxes
They could keep mail for people who do not have access to their mail boxes
They can send mail directly to people

Well i have tried to suggest the first 2 but to no avail. It was going to work but inefficient people who work in different shifts don't get the msg across...

Anyway i got a better idea to that missy......come on, a pen won't work. Thats y chinese invented CHOPSTICKS.

2006-04-03T19:22:00.000+10:00

Time change, weather change, person change???

Side- tracking from that top topic ( awaiting the answer for the last change)
Hmm i shall tell u how absent minded i was. I did laundry today. But i forgot to wash my socks. I missed the whole bag of socks beside the laundry basket. Only when i was putting the things into the dryer then i was ' eh why is there one bag missing?'
I looked inside the washing machine---- nothing!
Opps it must be at home. hai....so next time i do washing, socks will rule! haha. Actually i was thinking of washing it by hand, but nah.... the water is freaking cold.
Stupid weather is freaking cold these few days and the weather man says there will be showers....aww.....

sweet and sour pork

2006-04-01T16:35:00.000+11:00

Ha ha after having the craving of sweet and sour pork for sometime, i finally decided to try to cook it.
I also consulted someone on how to cook it. However, i modified it slightly. I did not make the whole sauce myself. Think it will be a disaster so i got some pre made one.
BUT i did fry the pork first, I did add the tomatoes and onion in.....however, i forgot the pineapple. Umm....somehow i just forgot to get it b4 i left the supermarket. I had it in my mind....well....being too lazy to go back to get it, i just added honey to make up for the sweetness.
The outcome, BELOW....

Looks good eh. Well the taste is not too bad either. Yeah a pass for another dish. : ) aww...did i just make all u guys fell hungry??

Hey ele i did it :)

2006-03-27T12:13:00.000+11:00

bread here comes in much larger quantities. So i FREEZE it.
Today i had defrosted bread for lunch. It actually tastes as good as the original bread. Of course a little colder.

2006-03-26T23:56:00.000+11:00

Not that free, but had to blog this down. Aww... the commonwealth games has come to an end. How did i know?? Well I saw the fireworks from my apartment window. Hahaha...I did not know that it will be so clear. Good location eh....
At first i thought it was thunder. Then i walked over and realised oh ya....the closing ceremony is just a few kM away .....it was a nice fireworks show. :)

Recently I have been able to catch many firework shows. Firstly was the one in Shanghai which was just outside the hotel i was in. That was to celebrate the new yr 2006. Then just around 10 days ago, I went to catch a glimpse of the opening ceremony at the Yarra riverside. This week i see it from my place. Pretty boring looking at it alone though. Hai...back to work which i think is a sort of "self-punishment"

May the days pass faster.

2006-03-26T15:02:00.000+11:00

Ping pong ping pong......table tennis champs all from Singapore!!!!! yeah!!!!!!
Sad that i don't get to watch the matches. They only show the "important" matches to them. Shows some bias-ness eh....SO wanted to watch the singles finals. Aww....

Had don don take away for lunch. The food is good for that price. Think i will frequent that place more.

2006-03-25T23:04:00.000+11:00

Body ache.....jogged a bit too far today i guess. Just feel limp. Lack of sleep could be another cause. Tomorrow must get a coffee after church.

Was just lying on my bed and stoning. Then i realised that there is going to be a study abroad session. So happens that nus and ntu are sort of linked my sch. Wonder if i could apply to go for exchange program there? The only thing that holds me back is that i may get too attached to uproot to come back. Then i am dead meat. But it would definitely be fun to be able to study with u guys back home. On the other hand its sort of ridiculous. Yeah an overseas student goes back to home country for exchange. Wa hahahaha. Worst of all i pay the ridiculously high fees here even if i go there to study.

2006-03-23T15:15:00.000+11:00

Thank you for listening and caring.

I eventhough the next day my eyes were almost 1/4 smaller, I opened it wide to see my surroundings. Yes I see it. I realised. I struggle to accept.

2006-03-20T16:09:00.000+11:00

Feel riped off being part of the academia now.
It use to be the teacher doing more work than students.
Now, its the other way round. They have less contact hours than us. They get paid heaps from our enormous fees !!!!! This is really premium service that is being "sold".
So to all the people who want to rip pple off, join the academia. Its the place where talent is tresured.

2006-03-18T11:12:00.000+11:00

testing to see if what i posted will ever go on to my blog. ABOVE the concert i enjoyed most!!!!!

2006-03-17T17:26:00.000+11:00

ok its the end of the week. Someone put up pics on a blog for me so i shall do a good deed for that person. This is what i have been up to lately. ( btw, to that someone, i drew the pics. Not so advance to have such a gd camera phone) Haha with 2 extra visitors form the sunny island, I had company over the last week. Hmm the following may mislead people into thinking that uni life is sooo relaxing. Who cares! i was told to enjoy myself. So here i am doing it. haha

This is on the way to seee the penguin parade. I am like so amazed that pple actually pay $$$$ to go see penguins come back onto the beach aft going out to sea to collect fd for thei young. They should be hounoured man that 3000 pple go welcome them back every night. No one welcomes me home when i come back aft a hard day of sch . Hai......lucky birds

New bag!!!! Ha ha its nice when pple do shopping for u and just give u things. I also got a new alarm clock. Things just keep popping out from no where. I want more Santas!!!!! thanx pple i love the gifts.

Wa the living area of the place i live. Don't worry i am not that messy ok. NOT ME!!!!!

study area. probably where i spend most of my time in at home. Cute hor there is this little opening in the wall.

There is still a kitchen and bedroom and toilet. But lets leave it out for the timebeing. haha. Btw my only complain is that there is no space in the kitchen for me to prepare food properly.

2006-03-10T16:28:00.000+11:00

I miss them. Ha ha wonder if anyone still reads this. Well i finally got my internet at home. However, its no luxury like last time where it is unlimited. Now its limited amt of downloads. The last few days were bad. I feel so stupid, helpless, young and insecure. Not that i miss home or anything.... its just that uni life is so shockingly independent. The scarsim from tutors are the ultimate to me. The hype that " we are there to help u is also somewhat a falacy to me.

I have not been able to express things out to people. After reading some other people's blogs, i totally agree that sometimes there is no choice. I cried whlie at a cafe today. Tears just rolled down. It was after a tute. I felt like how can i not know when i have already did preparation. Sucks.
I know that some pple have been disappointed recently through some events. Yes sometimes things do not appear the way you planned or PERCIEVED it to be. Sucky right. I too have been list and not know where life is heading to. In fact i am still lost. I am questioning what i am doing now......

lazy

2005-12-02T22:32:00.000+11:00

i am busy getting ready to go home.....lazy to type much. body aching as i am 'aging' haha.
i think i may blog less as .........lets just sum it up with lazy. we'll see how things go.

2005-11-05T18:27:00.000+11:00

What an early morning we all had...haha this time it was really PARTY!!!!! We clubbed at 255..... it was an experience. Though not as thrilling as I would have made it if I really let go. Haha..... no mischievious punk over here but just a bunch of funloving gals....haha

Let me just tell everyone again. I was SANE (really). At least i remembered what happened. Haha. I was not as knocked out as the others. Wa.....tequila sunrise and absolute madrine with orange juice. Killers....haha.....shall go slower next time. Opps did i say next time...haha OF COURSE..... what else can i do??? haha.... well that was our "study break"....yeah we finally look more in now than the past.....Oh it was also another first time for me in dressing hahahahhahahahahaha.............. recouping now its a great workout!

feeling

2005-10-22T19:55:00.000+10:00

" A Perfect Day" latest release from Sun Yan Zi. Not bad at all. Still rocking even though it is her umteenth album. Love it.

Wonder when my pefect day will come.

everyone is so busy. will someone listen?

Some childish behaviour makes me laugh. Who's mature? None i guess.
Right choices i have made some. Wrong choices, plenty. In search of many things. But i do know that some things will be unanswered forever. Don't worry i will accept it. Nothing changes.

anything people

2005-10-07T15:10:00.000+10:00

What a laugh!
X and Y said anything. BUT Y could not settle for anything . so it became something. Now that was hilarious.

Don't be fickle. Mean what u say and say what u mean. It is better to learn the hard way too. What u think is going to work may not work either. HAha.....

now the sun rises so early that i am awoken by the light rays coming into my room so early in the morning. Hopefully i will get use to it.

be contented. learn through difficulties. do not be a pain. haha

2005-09-27T13:14:00.000+10:00

SOB SOB cannot go for the exchange program. I really wanted to!!! But the date that they leave HAS to be the day after i officially end school. I did offer to get there myself and find the group but it was not feasible. It is no trouble. ahhh.....a great experience that i will have to miss. freak
hopefully i will have another chance.

On the first day on the job u get free circus tickets (the best seats) with complimentary wine
Second day, u get a 6 course chinese lunch
after a week, u get free T-shirt and a cool IT gadget
Then its time for breakfast with the CEO's at westin.
wow this fits the perfect storyline of an advertisement. But it happens in reality. How i wish i was the one who applied.

2005-09-19T01:59:00.000+10:00

Someone wants to quickly shake aunty ho's hand.
I want to quickly get over and be done with school.

Someone just told me over dinner that working is much worse than studying.
I don't think earning is that bad

Someone said i may be inclined to do social work.
I shall ponder on this

Someone is suppose to meet me
I hope i have time to meet u

Someone owes me a cheesecake
I hope i get it

Someone keeps encouraging me
I too am trying to help myself

Someone cares
I care too.

It has been a few days of holiday. I kinda love and hate it.

should i

2005-09-17T11:46:00.000+10:00

Wow this morning i just picked up the phone and i got an amazing offer. I have been invited to go on an exchange program with ele. Hopefully things turn out well and i can go. hmm......

I am giving moral support to all those who are still mugging. One last week only. Few more days.....yeah.....

its great to be back. I got nothing and lots to do.

I am hot!!!!(no pun intended) haha will i get basked for that?

Cheese cake

2005-08-30T20:26:00.000+10:00

Blow wind blow.... its been blowing so stongly that it freaks me out. I am afraid that one day it will just lift me off my feet. On the bright side, it makes me feel light. Ha ha. The winds here have been so strong that i practically get pushed by it. No kidding.

Haha... someone has agreed to bake a cheesecake for me. Awaiting. Hmm maybe i should go help out and learn in the process of it. Cannot wait. Cheesecake cheesecake ah...... mouth's watering already. Just hope it really gets out of the oven. : P

GP is over for those who took it today. Hopefully it went well. Though i get alot of oks... Thats the standard answer i guess. Now everyone is just waiting for the rest of the papers to pass. Though pple back in spore will not really have much of a Sep hol, persevere on. I miss holidays. I don't feel like i get them (in the sense that mine are so short and 2 days are wasted travelling) argh!

sick

2005-08-23T21:56:00.000+10:00

sick sick sick I am really sick. Stuffed up in the nose. Wonder which stupid planet moved and caused the humour in my body to be unbalanced??
my body's immunse systen is at its lowest. Worst of all i had to literally run to the doc's, for a prescription, then rush back for class.
How embarassing it was for JB to call my name out infront of the whole lect theatre.
People out there pleases sleep early. Late nights really cause u to fall ill. Now i need to catch up on sleep greatly. This term has been project loaded. More complications thus arise. I need help at times. However, i shall not let trival things bother me. I shall live with them to a certain extent. Not as if problems last forever.

Oh my and this i MUST write. Hip hop is fun!! Maybe coz i could get the last lesson. hahaha....

Quest: what would u reply to someone who just said that the dance u did on the street was good?
Ans: thank you.
hahahahahahahaha............but i wonder how u can see along a dimly lit street :p

2005-08-10T09:06:00.000+10:00

Just a few more steps ........just a few more steps.........just a few more steps.........
working on it.

Thanx child for almost killing me with a caption, i almost choked on the pear i was eating. Love that picture haha.

2005-07-31T22:20:00.000+10:00

There are some people i want to meet but not in heaven.

I finally got to read a new posting from shu hui. Hey hang in there. U are almost at the end of the race. I know that its a really busy time for u but u will not be defeated right. : )

To the other REALLY busy pple, i know u all have started to count down. Give this last phase ur best shot. Care now....its worth it!

2005-07-28T20:22:00.000+10:00

27/7 splendid day for child. Say splendid!!!!
Although the morning was crappy with the inefficient UMAT people. That technical error they had really caused loads of inconvenience. We reached there at 8 am but the test did not start until 1050. What a waste of time! We did not end till 145. One whole day was really sorta wasted.

I was also put on tenterhooks when i could not find my bag when we ended. Luckily it was finally found. Had important documents inside which would cost me my life. Then i was startled by ....
" Oh my gosh i saw........Really! Where where i want to see! Are u sure. Don't make me turn around. Don't make me turn around. " This conversation was between 2 people. It was an exciting scene to watch. Think they had just found someone they were looking for for a long time.

As it was a pretty loud conversation, i found out who they were looking at. It was through the colour of the bottom. I was kind of outa my mind and wanted to shout......... but was hacked to sanity haha(no offense)

Lunch was great! Had it at Big Harvest. Tasty food. Want to go there again.
Child just say splendid. I am sure it was. (applicable to everything)

Excited but not for myself but i will definitely remember the face u had aft that. Smile man..... : )
some may find this story inchorent ....sorry but it has to be this way

2005-07-24T14:10:00.000+10:00

Early in the morning of 24-7, 6 gals were working very hard 24/7 doing some soul-searching. We all did not know who they were.They had all inhabited a tiny cosy room. Who are they ? Will they make it out of our shirts? Trust me hiding was no option for them. They had their dark secrets. Lucky reader. They have finally consented to reveal their dark side. HAHAHA....

Yes through time they managed to get out of the shirts. However, nothing enticed them. (Maybe they could not care too)

After waiting, They finally saw light when the DOOR opened. They reached up in the air to rejoice.They had a way out now! ( or were they worshipping the missing 6th person?)

Getting out was fantastic as they ventured into new grounds and had more space to flex those sore muscles. Aren't they lucky to have conqured new territory so easily. They own a living room now.

These four then found the second storey and occupied their individual spaces.

Not being left out the other 2 went down and up respectively to look for their personal enclaves.

They have now settled in their new locations. They could then find themselves. It was not easy learning all these traits of theirs. Naming themselves was a tough time too. They had limited experience with the world so it was an achievement to get the message across. They succeeded !!!! At least i know what their names are. It is soooo clearly printed. They also shared a place which is their home and named it unit 3. Sadly they did not abide by the law and got into trouble. They did not take their identification photos properly!!! They had more fun then getting their ID's filed up for official purposes.

In the end they got together again and still preferred their little cosy room. Memories improved and names were recalled. Who they were was not a problem anymore as they finally found themselves and knew that being them was all there was to life. I wish them all the best in their further jouney but meantime they will be walking together from unit 3. Here is the happy unit 3 .

2005-07-21T22:24:00.000+10:00

Paging for Amid/Armit who was sitting beside me on the flight here to Melbourne. Have u settled in?? Hmm i am still wondering which part of this vast victorian city u are staying in? Want to have curry sometime?? ( thats if u ever come across this, highly unlikely) All the best in your studies. This was triggered by child.

Its interesting how peoplw who i spent 7 hours beside can leave such a big impact on me. He was interesting to talk to. Very. Probably cause there was also nothing much to do. But i learnt lots from him too. Its impolite to ask an Indian their age. Obviously that was after i DID it. Opps. I also found out the "dangers" in life. I could not answer him when I was asked to name a bollywood actress. Sharks time to get zee TV. I also tried to clarify if "swami" was really a hindu religious teacher. He was hindu afterall so i thought must as well ask. However, we could not get each other fot that part. ( too bad ) Interesting was when he thought that i was travelling with my childhood friend.

Speaking to child was enlightening. I learnt that onions have many layers. I had a total of 11 missed calls today. I think i need to peel layers too. But its partially the phone too. Haha whatever. Sorry to the 2 pple who could not contact me. I really could not feel the vibration. It was not intentional.

Tim tams are on offer. 2 bucks. tempting but nah.....just ren and the offer will be over. Then i won't buy. Haha.

One last interesting fact. Why won't more guys wear formal jackets and look cool? Sadly in reality there are few. Its a passing comment but guys should take note. Haha

She's child i'm hood & we are childhood friends. (sorry for this copyright)
Thanx child for inspiring this blog. Night.

2005-07-17T22:30:00.000+10:00

Hey there are so many nice slippers here. Where are their owners????????? are they disowned??? Ooooo I can go sell them.Hee hee make money.

OH NO!!!!!! they are owned. There are all the owners. Crazy man. Its winter, freezing cold. They are not properly dressed too. Such thin layer. CRAZY PPLE.....furthermore they are bear footed

Yup. Those are the people i stay with. I am as crazy too. It was really cold. We were the only maniacs who wore slippers out. That caused some stares. Then we took them off and stepped into the water. *screams* It was THAT COLD. trust me. We were crazy. Toes all turned red. We sloshed around and took some photos.After that we walked to the toilet to wash the sand off.

It was a clean and dry toilet. But after all of us went in, it became disgusting in a sense that murky sand(sand +water) was on the floor. PAISEH leh....people stared at us and laughed. But who cares. we only pity the cleaner. hmm....some did yoga, lifting the legs into the sink to rinse them but the cleverer ones used water bottles to pour water on the legs. Total unglam moment.

This is kids size fish and CHIPS. As u can see there are more chips than fish. Thats what u get for kids, but its way cheaper than the original platter. Save $$$$$ (but not filling). I did not finish the chips.

We then headed to Acland Street for dessert. Cakes galore. It was filling. yes we each had a piece...pigging out.

Ok we are all "shagged". All on the verge of falling sick .

funny

2005-07-15T13:13:00.000+10:00

i tried blogging but i still cannot get anything out. This is the truth. Been infront of this page for almost 20 mins. What else can i say??? NOTHING.....see how uninteresting life has been. it s,,,,

2005-07-08T17:05:00.000+10:00

To Ele------
"If you don't see the stars twinkle at night, it doesn't mean that they are not there. They're just hidden behind the clouds and you will surely see it again."
Really sorry that i could not hear ur day yeasterday. Do take a break and refresh ur mind before starting on ur next phase. It is a difficult road but you are almost done with it. Keep the faith in God. He will guide us. Take care of urself.

SQ is better than quantas. It was not so bad afterall sitting beside this indian guy who is going to do his masters here. On scholarship. Clever. Hmm they are all IT freaks too. Computer engineering. Learnt lots from him too. Unpacking took sometime but its finally done. I hope that all of us will be able to go through term 3 with different perspectives and lots more motivation. Although there is the next holiday to look forward to but its too early i think. Brainwashing a little.....8 more weeks.....no. 2 more months...... whatever. Oh bother. It was like i just got over things and now i have to start missing them again. SOLITUDE.

Impossible is nothing. Let's start from the very beginning.

starting again

2005-07-06T12:51:00.000+10:00

The holidays are almost up. There were many things which did not go as planned. Things just happened and others did not. Cliche----Life's like that.

I am happy to have met up with many people i know. Thanx for enlightening me in many ways. I have benefitted. Especially a few people's words of wisdom. I will try to remember them. I guess that there are certain things in life that we will slowly learn to accept or accept the hard way. Eventually we will see them from a different perspective. Thats nice. Getting on is better than staying stagnent at a point.

Appetite too has moved along. Heard that heat causes metabolic rate to decrease. Not too good for food galore Spore. But hor fun, chicken rice, mac, burger king, roti prata(despite what i heard abt it), waffle, nasi lamak, chinese food, jap food, buffet.....all checked off the list. Certain degree of shopping was also done. Still have to grab some last minute items. Ook.... hopefully i will get slightly tan today at the beach.

Just unpacked but packing again. MA FAN!!!!!

2005-06-30T00:21:00.000+10:00

I want to see......
There!!!!
haha.
Hopefully no one heard all that.
Its just so freaky when i think about that. But all amusing at the same time. So fun : ) glad u enjoyed yourself too.

Have not really caught up with sleep. But i jus pop out of bed in the morning. i am working without an alarm clock but i am up by 730. Oh my !xo. Amazed myself.

Got lots more pple to meet. days are passing soo fast. Sharks. may time drag

2005-06-25T10:16:00.000+10:00

Wasted a little early (had motion sickness as usual)BUT i managed not to puke this time. It was a terrible experience. Makes me think twice on how many more times i have to go through this. NO FUN.
First of all when we had to check in, there was this long long queue....there were only 3 booths in operation when there were almost seven booths in that row. Only after watiting for 45 mins did the other pple come back from lunch and started the other booths. Second, i went up to this counter with this lady who p***ed me off. She was hostile and did not bother about my asile seat even though i told her i suffer from motion sickness. Freak. Can u believe it i reach there 2 hours earlier to check in but i only check in 45 mins before departure. SLOW.
On the plane i was seated in the middle. So happen i got the seat beside dorothy even though we did not check in together. In a way it was good sitting beside someone i knew. I had my fruit platter. Consisted of 1/2 a passion fruit during dinner, the other 1/2 for refreshment, watermelon, rockmelon, honeydew, blueberry, strawberry, pineapple and orange.
Throughout the 7 hours, i only sat sat sat and sat longer. Got up went to the toilet twice, became impatient, sat sat sat and waited. I could not watch movies.....started feeling sick, the last hour was spent infront of the puke bag. Now i got a muscle ache at my shoulder. Did not have a good sleep on the plane.
Anyway, back in my home. I was in my room last night and it felt like a hotel suite. Haha.... not that it has everything like a hotel but..........its sooooo much bigger than what i have been "coupped" up and will be for months. : P Love MY room. Appreciate it now.

2005-06-23T21:10:00.000+10:00

One little two little three little indians
four little five little six little indians...........
Oooo with the hype of India fever, that just came into my mind haha.
The number of little indians just decreased today as people are starting to go HOME. Lucky for me, i am not one of the last lot to leave. Its getting quieter. But the noise will be back in spore. We will rock when we get back. Cannot believe that there is even a timetable for our holiday's. hmm......are we too well trained in time management?
Oily food, real authentic chinese food, hot spicy food, (may skip roti prata due to some unappetising joke-------beware of roti prata "flippers" who have rings), whatever there is i am going to try.
Sad that i have to get my wisdom tooth out again. Why must there be 4 of them? sob....ATTENTION TO ALL-------if u want to hear my voice better contact me b4 the 27 if not i will be mumbling to u haha. I wonder if i can tolerate the pain again. Panodol must rescue me again.
Its weird suddenly having so much spare time. Not that there is nothing to do but..... i can take my time. :) I need a break. Just realised that i have not really had a life for the past 5 months. Better get one this time.

seven little eight little nine little indians
ten little rascals here

2005-06-22T14:30:00.000+10:00

EXAM FEVER---------EXAM STRESS
yes i have got them all. It has been tiring. Then there comes the time when u start planning what to do during the hols. So many things but so little time. hmm

need to maximise t=play+sleep

see there i prove again that the differentiation we learn cannot help me. HAHA
Okok i just need to pull through this last bit. Going bonkers. Oooooo i get to go shopping by this wkend. sorry to those who start having exams then ........its ur turn.....haha....but all the best. We will make it. ALMOST THERE!!!!!!

2005-06-16T11:45:00.000+10:00

Cold Cold Cold Cold.....freaky weather. Blow wind blow...........
Yes days are counting and there are 2 things that are almost here. First the exams.....then GOING HOME......3 cheers for that.
Already thinking of everything that i am going to do back home....haha .... stock up on dvds.... eat local food.... get my hair done.....oooo wake boarding.... catch up with friends.....shopping.....more shopping.....did i say shopping?? and sleep....haha

2005-06-13T22:57:00.000+10:00

Oh no.....rheumatism has struck. Not growing old am i ??? Knee hurts. Although a bunch will say that theoretically by counting the days/ lets say months its a fact. Whatever :p The freeky weather is also bothersome. Its currently raining cats and dogs. Hopefully tomorrow will not be so freeky. Cold too.... The sun was just shining brightly this morning. Sunny but not warm enough. Well the queen's birthday is almost over. Back to class in a few more hours.

Been enlightened and have enlightened. Helping slightly now. But the mind is still more powerful.

Ele, glad that u enjoyed all that u have been doing. Its good. No wonder i did not hear from u the past few days!!! Camping. Ha ha. Yes, u never know how impt or meaningful things are until u don't have it.

Hmm really considering a TV in the room. First i better find space. Cannot wait to go back to my bigger rm, bigger hse and bigger bed......hmm everything here just shrunk i guess. Ha ha Best is if i shrink too. Eager!!!!

2005-06-08T08:31:00.000+10:00

I was very tired from the previous nights preparing for my monologue. I finally got it done and over with it. Just as i was about to give myself a good rest last night, some external factors prevented it. At least i still managed to make it through to today.

About my monologue: It went ok i guess. There were the pluses and minuses. Room for improvement? Maybe. OH and not forgetting to thank people. Thank you all who gave suggestions and lent props. Lastly not forgetting my tatooist (pilot makes good markers 3days and they are still there) cum makeup artist ( I think my actual dark eye rings were just as dark haha) THANKS !!!

Now that my third external hurdle is over, I have to focus on other things. Other things fill my mind too. It is just life i guess.

Yes the days are numbered... happy, sad and tired.
But "I don't mind chatting if you don't mind". Chapter CLOSED.

2005-06-06T00:11:00.000+10:00

I finally got to eat out of a chinese take away..... not much fun though. It was noodles. So hard to grasp with the chopsticks. It was the "Little ninja black belt box" catchy. Reasonably tasty. Just love the box!!! Sad that i could not salvage it. The black belt sauce dirtied it. I think i may want to try it again.....just for the fun of eating out of the box.

Dr seuss

2005-06-03T16:26:00.000+10:00

Was just wodering around, finding something meaningful.*ting* then i remembered it. It was something i remembered and found it essential now. It would have be more relevant at the start but its never too late. We are still starting on new things all the way. I managed to find it aft a long hunt.

I was actually lamenting on why we remember things but now i realise that its not too bad aft all. If not i would have forgotten about it. "Oh the places you'll go" Lets hope people will adore them. I will be happy for you then.

2005-05-28T09:06:00.000+10:00

"THINK MOUNTAIN, ITS PEACEFUL" Yes i currently need some solitude. Life just moves so fast and the pace tires us out easily. A break is coming soon, soon enough i hope. I am really looking forward to it. Quoting from a show " If nothing is said, nothing will change. If nothing is said forever, it will stay the same forever." It's suppose to be in chinese, brings out the meaning better.

I do wish for things to stay the same but it seems unlikely. Time will tell .............

2005-05-20T22:00:00.000+10:00

How do I come about re-knowing someone i know or a long lost friend? I lack the courage to go up and say hi i guess. There is that fear that the person either has forgotten me or does not want to re-know me. Is it worth a try?

There is also that group that you are just acquainted with. People do slip my mind so I have no objections to those who forget me too.(Unless u just saw me!haha) There are just some people you cannot get out so easily. Thoughts of them just flash by now and then. If only it was Caesar at this moment. I need to know u better.....

The world is actually very small. We will all meet each other one day in unexpected places. Its amazing to know that somewhere out there, there are people who know you. You may have even crossed the person's path before getting to know that person. Its just that small.

At least I have enough space for myself for now.

2005-05-17T19:17:00.000+10:00

Judgement shall be given tomorrow. Will I survive? I am not too sure. I just wish to get this whole load off my mind asap. Must tolerate a little more. Germs have also attacked my throat. Hope that the strepsils I took will take effect. I have prepared for battle with almost 2L of water beside me. Praying that 明天会更好. 后天更更好........

2005-05-13T21:17:00.000+10:00

Had gelati......sinful. The roche flavour is heavenly.
Rough week. Miss lots. Want lots. Have to accept lots. Said lots. Heard lots.
Surprisingly practical went well. Not too a way to start the wkend. Noise is sometimes good. Sometimes it irritates. I need answers to many things. Where should I start looking?

Uncertainty revolves around all of us i guess. We all cannot predict the future. Why so we then worry about it? We even plan for it? Weird. Just doing what i can. Nothing else really matters. I want to say i DON'T care. Deep down inside my conscience does........

" You okay?"Eliot looked out if the kitchen window, at gray waves receding from the shore, and said he was fine.

2005-05-09T16:16:00.000+10:00

i just changed a few parts of the blog ( in case u did not notice). I come from a part of the world where domestic help is prevalent. Now that reality has struck me. The saying "Home sweet home" is true. It use to be convinient for everything. Being independent is hard. I am learning to though. I have comes to terms that "don't like also must like". I guess one will be compelled to perform under circumstances. I need to adapt, change. If only it was as easy as *snap*.
Its funny how i contradict myself at times.
The air was fresh today but.... i could not appreciate it. It just went in and left my body like that. There was no time to appreciate it. I think i need more than 5 DEEP breaths.

2005-05-07T14:52:00.000+10:00

i'm here!!(swami happily eating fruche)
Me: Good bye,have fun.
yes.... another wk has just passed. poof...i have learned through sch and others sooo much stuff. Enlightening. It has been taxing on me too. Life is a learning journey but i cannot bring myself to learn certain things. I shall have to slowly absord and think. I hope that my helplines will bring me through this.
Hmm can anyone tell me how to prevent my food from walking away..... i think i better do some stock taking more frequently.

2005-05-01T00:12:00.000+10:00

It is not so simple.
Our thinking have to change.
I have finally realised. (not too late i guess) I cannot take it anymore. Too much of everything is no good. Why doesn't it work for knowledge. I cannot think simply.I am still hanging in there.
It is difficult. Dep.........At least let me seek solace from God.

2005-04-29T22:00:00.000+10:00

Time really flies. The day started off calmly with lit and chem lect. Then it was another apple lunch( surviving well on it). The horror came during chem pract. Though it is alternate week for me,i still fumble it. Am i not made for practicals......they are all flops. How weird too that they use ml here instead of cm3. WEIRD. Then it was the piercing sound of the horn. Y? Crossed the road when it was red man. I did not notice........my fault :(
On the way to safeway, i saw this irritated driver horning to the car infont because the car wanted to turn while it wanted to go straight. The driver turning then gave the Up yours sign.....(index finger) this is part of cultural difference.
Chaotic....friday's are just chaotic.
More things are filling my mind. Thinking. Headache......drained

2005-04-28T22:56:00.000+10:00

Long long day.....dreaded but survived. It ended with a puppet show. It was an eye-opener. Puppet shows are rare.
I am tired. Physically to a large extent.......mentally to a small......Could not really sleep last night. Tonight i hope that peace will rein....Nothing much has been happening. Work sch.....life...
I did like something today though. I learnt that the job scope of a student in uni is to PROVE TO THE TEACHER THAT U KNOW WHAT THEY TEACH. That simple??? I have my doubts. It just sounds simple..... I am my own hinderence.....gotta sleep still got 1 more day of the wk.

2005-04-27T09:10:00.000+10:00

It was not suppose to be like that.
Am i making problems for myself or do these problems just exist so that we can be tormented in life?! What's with higher education? How did all those greeks become so clever when there wasn't even a State Library then? Going to explode.....i realised that pressure cookers are universal. How naive of me then....
HOW?????I am lost.

2005-04-25T20:39:00.000+10:00

TAKE 5 DEEp Breaths and Everything will be fine (fresh air preferred). It really works....at least for me. It was refreshing to go to town. Seeing pple and Chinatown. They actually import so much stuff over. I even found Kaya..... maybe i will get one soon. haha
sorry

2005-04-23T20:54:00.000+10:00

LIFE is a LONG RACE if not u can say marathon. We cannot say we sprint now and then take it slow at certain times. Momentum must be there if not we will get EXHAUSTED. Thankfully, exhaustion can be cured with recuperation. It is never too late. You may feel that it is hard to run or u don't seem to feel as tired as others? I think it has to do with stamina. It does vary within people. Lucky for those who are gifted with it. It just means that they go through it easier than others.
Like a marathon, training is needed. I think in life, these will be obstacles that we encounter. We will LEARN and thus live life better. Everyone goes at their own pace. We have to find a suitable speed and try to win the race. There are no rules in life which don't allow short cuts to be used. We learn more so APPLY the knowledge and we will win the race.

Recently in my EAP discussion, we were debating what was a better form of motivation. Intrinsic or extrinsic ( internal/external) ? Most of the class thought that intrinsic motivation is the better one as it comes from within u. Only u can tell urself what to do so it works that way. So I have to motivate myself!!!!!

The above is written in the "first-person narrative form" that i just read in my lit notes.
Interpreter of Maladies.............btw, maladies means something that is wrong in a system. Shoud i be am alchemist of the interpreter........hmmm.........my fav quest. DO i care????
( interpret the above in ur own way)

2005-04-20T19:48:00.000+10:00

VITAMIN C.....i think that is greatly needed by all people in my block. I wonder who will be the last one standing. What has infested us? Some virus. Most probably FLU. " left right left, heart to heart, left right left, we all fall down" Hopefully we can battle this. The feeling of falling ill outside home is really terrible. And the cold weather makes it worst. U have to keep warm, drink lots of water.....etc
Hmm i do have oranges. Wonder if they will be of use. But i have been told by many "mothers" that orange causes phlem. Oh bother.

I have to accept things. Fretting over them will not make it any better. Time really flies. Hope it flies faster at this time....then JUNE will come. Just come!!!! At least the week is halfway through. Life ......Life LIfe , when will i ever unravel it?

2005-04-16T20:47:00.000+10:00

I do believe "Don't do onto others what you don't want others to do onto you". Sometimes bystanders can evaluate things better as they see situations happen. They can pin point others mistakes and see how silly pple act in the fit of anger. However, it is not certain that if they are in the situation themselves, their reaction will be the correct one. We are all learning....
Maturity takes time........

THE day

2005-04-14T17:23:00.000+10:00

Describe to me your perfect date? TODAY! It started real early when we had to catch the 9am bus near Flinders station. It was not sunny not hot. We needed thick jackets and umbrellas. It was perpetually raining the WHOLE morning. And i emphasize rain, not drizzle. Go-karting was fun. Sad that i did not get a video taken of me when the rest had. Hai....Hmm there was really the need for speed for me as i ended up the slowest. Nvm shows that i am a careful driver. Ha ha. No worries when i get my lisence. :)
It wizzed past and we finished our 21 laps. Soon we found ourselves in the rain again. This time with strong winds.....It was so strong until am umbrella flipped over( not mine though). Loved my Disney jacket. The ultimate. Although the hood could improve with alterations.
Urban burger was good too. Quite reasonably priced. It also does not leave the greasy feeling like fast food.
We also walked lots today. Basically on every surface. Roads, tram tracks, sand, soil, water puddels, grass and carpet. All half dead now. I may have left out some details but it was just a wonderful day.

Asking will give answers.

i got a "cleaner"

2005-04-12T10:01:00.000+10:00

Cannot believe it!!! Someone who hardly packs her room and does not make her bed BACK HOME, is doing all these here for me!!!!! All i can say, amazing. She got me to help out in packing my neat room neater. Moving all my stuff out of their postitons and saying that it was neater in the places she put them. Although there were not many changes in positioning due to my objection, they still had to be moved slightly. There was a time when i left the room during "spring cleaning" and when i came back, my table was totally reorganised!!! That quick. Can be super cleaner.
I neede to use an adaptor the next day....... guessed it? I COULD NOT FIND IT!!!!! where did it go??? I asked my "cleaner " and she said that she did not see one. *shocked* Ahhhhh it was lost. I started a small hunt around my tiny room. Still could not find it. THEN..... i looked into a cup and there it was. So much help of having a neater room.
Today, the "cleaner" worked again. This time on the mirror. Now it is like the magic mirror in Snow White. Want to come ask ur fortune? It was cleaned off all the dirt left by the previous occupant.
Anyway just want to thank this wonderful weekly "cleaner" ::::::::: CHARMS::::::::: : )

how are things suppose to turn out? can we all be alchemist?

2005-04-09T08:29:00.000+10:00

Having been "secluded" for sometime, i was really ignorant to what was happening sround me. After doing some HOMEwork, I see light. haha. The world really does not revolve around me( unless it is my world). Things just happen, every minute, every sec. Time difference is no issue too. I found out that war in the middle-east can break out soon due to scarcity of WATER. When people are thirsty, they just go wild.

The most intriguing one is about a man. He should be famous but I bet those reading my blog may not know. He is Lakshmi Mittal. Who is he? No not my northern Indian friend(i wish) but he is the richest asian. Ranked third globally. *wow* What does he do? Guessing from his last name, it sounds like metal.....yes he owns steel mills. Maybe i should change my last name. His success, opportunity and alchemy. Alchemy: the science of turning all metals into gold

We do get opportunities in life. Some are there,others chanced upon. What we don't know is the outcome. There are times when u are just afraid of taking that risk. If not, failure looms in ur mind. I too am oblivious to how my life will turn out. There have been things that i have dreamed, hoped,worked and prayed for to go MY way (think that is all a person can do) but it DID NOT. Then i questioned myself YYYYYYY???????????? Rhetoric. Such a simple answer. It was not suppose to be that way. ........*dots* yes i see *dots*

I had to move on. Hmm......maybe i can be an alchemist. There will be other opportunities i believe. Luck will also be on my side one day. I will continue to dream hope pray and work.
Things will turn out they are suppose to. Who controls it? I will be looking..........

2005-04-07T12:19:00.000+10:00

Yes we have finally finished it. Completing something gives u a great feeling.( fighting with Ai Leng over who does more of it)Also made the process more lively. We started it on Monday night for a while.... then continued for another 2 days. We only took 2 days to do this 1000 piece puzzle. Don't u find it pretty. Just in case u are not sharp enough, there is a MISSING piece. The unique thing is that it is missing in the middle. This is not that bad as we have thought of ways of "mending" it. Nothing is spoilt even though it is not complete. It is still perfect in our eyes. That is how we should see things right?

Ping-pong------ loads of fun when u start picing up balls. Under the coaching of our pro Ai Leng, I have learnt how to serve the ball properly.YEAH.....thanx.

Do we usually have to conform into society's perspectives?? There are some things that we do that are actually not needed but u still want to do it so that u are accepted. Sadly i think that is how life goes. U have to live up to them. Let me quote" There are 2 ways of living:We are all round watermelons. Due to society's doing, we are all compressed into square boxes for easy storage. However, there is another way to live and that is to have thicker skin to withstand obstacles."

Puzzled by puzzles

2005-04-06T11:46:00.000+10:00

Our house recently got a jigsaw puzzle. It is 1000 pieces. Hmm we got it as we were bored. It was financially sponsored by Charmaine. However the ones doing it is Ai Leng and I. It is a great way of spending time. Other people did help put in a number of pieces. The alluring picture is of a woman (pls do not have warped ideas). It has been 2 days and it is almost finished. What puzzles me is that how so many people can be just so connected by a puzzle. We can just sit quietly around the coffee table and do it. AMAZING.

Writings can be misleading, mind boggling, telling the blatant truth, giving subtle hints or totally lieing. When we read something, we have to question reliability/credibility.Cannot be naiveand take things on the surface.Should I care? I have been dumbfouded by somethings that i have been reading. There are times that i believe but there are times that i doubt too. Following intuition is definitely not good as there is no proof to back it up. Women are suppose to have a good intuition. Let's say that mine is not honed.

Do I care??? I think I do this time. There are somethings that have to be done NO HIGHWAY OPTION.

Blow wind blow

2005-04-03T16:09:00.000+10:00

Blow wind blow. It has been a gloomy day as very dark clouds are settling in. The weather should take a change from the past few very sunny days that we got. I also found out how dusty the rds are when the dust was carried at high speeds by the wind. When it hit me, i was like *ouch*. It was that bad. Hope i can survive without gloves for the time being, until i get back. Having green tea, to clear away the GREASE we has for lunch. Hmm....maybe i should have another cup. Just read from Time that green tea helps in prevention of cancer. Ok going to boil more water.

yarra river

bubble tea shop( dinner time)

what a mansion!!!

2005-04-02T22:09:00.000+10:00

What a mansion!

2005-04-02T21:35:00.000+10:00

Wow the main highlight today was really Palmy's day at Uncle Bruce's house. One word: Huge. Although u may say they have land here, it is definitely not an average house. There are so many bed rms to start off with. Then for entertainment, a tennis court, pool table, indoor pool, many toilets, larege dinning area, large garden with a hut too. Now though, one toilet remains locked.....Charmaine got stuck in it. Luckily there was a window for escape.
Today, many pple from palmy left for home too. Awaiting for them to come back to make noise.( Whit is behind blabbering things..... some should know what !!!)
There are difficult choices to make and i chose to not take one option that i was given..... Hope that it is correct.