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Monday, February 28, 2005

hello people!!!!I finally got internet access at my college!They don't allow internet usage in rooms so I'm in the common room right now. Yep its now 11pm the night before the first day of school. Oh gosh I'm missing home so so much.

The people here at creston college (my residential college) have been really nice:) The orientation program has kept me busy with harbour cruises and picnics and outings to the beach/park. The beaches at Sydney have been really incredible. The best I've seen so far:) my college is about 15 minutes away from coogee beach, which has really white sand and blue waters. Very nice. Today, we drove down to the national park for a picnic, and the picnic spot overlooked the sea and cliffs and a wide expanse of beach. And UNSW is HUGE. The campus looks great and the atmosphere here is very lively. I haven't really gotten the chance to look at all the different activities and such, but I'll get down to it soon. I'm really loving Sydney so far, for the scenery and the environment, but I just miss home so so much.

And thanks to everyone who came down that night to send me off, namely the rgs girls, cn5a, and cindy and xinli:) I was so happy that night. I think I didn't cry cos it hadn't really hit me yet that I was truly leaving. It only came to me on friday night that I had really already left home.

I went for my first mass today at the Creston College chapel. The chapel is nice, very peaceful though small. It felt good going to mass as usual, like I was still back home.

I guess once school starts tmr, things will get busier and I'll have less time to think about home and all of you guys. Sorry for the short post but I better turn in soon if I don't wanna be a total zombie on the first day of school tmr. Take care everyone!I'll update more about school once the week starts!:)

oh and by the way...my address is

36 High Street
Randwick 2031
New South Wales

and my handphone number's 0410626658.

Love and miss ya guys!
~me~ at 2:54 AM

Wednesday, February 23, 2005

Goodbye everyone!I don't know when's the next time I'll be able to blog..it'll probably take quite a while since my room doesn't have internet connection.

Take care, good luck to those having exams, and I'll miss all of you!:)
~me~ at 11:06 PM

I am feeling so down now. I said goodbye to my elder sister and chris who left for their honeymoon (in new zealand) tonight. Didn't expect to feel that sad. Didn't expect to cry. We hugged goodbye, and stayed in each other's arms for a long while. I feel so close to her, especially after the wedding. I'm so happy for her, and so sad to be leaving her and my entire family. Chris told me, "Remember you have a brother and a friend in me." I'll miss you guys.

They treated me to a nice farewell lunch at this japanese restuarant at great world city today. Good food, good company. I wish I could have had a few more of these lunches with them before I leave. And it only occured to me today that Chris is now my brother-in-law. I've always just thought of him as Chris.

Sorry if I sound rather depressing tonight. Just feeling very choked up at the thought of leaving this time tomorrow. On a very cheerful note, I had a great time at the batch chalet last night. It was the first barbecue I actually had more than enough food to eat. Thanks to cassandra for counting out the portions each person was supposed to eat, and to june joo and jaclyn for being very skilled bbq-ers.

We stayed up till about 5am playing silly card games and talking rubbish. We had planned to watch the sunrise but all slept through it. All-in-all, a night of good, clean fun with the rgs girls. :)

Got stuff to pack now. Ciao pple.

enping: haha I'm glad it went well too:) It really was a terrific day:)
meiling: Thanks:) Yeah my sister really did look stunning. Haha not too sure about me though :P
nicole: Haha alright I shall post more photos soon!I'm sure you'll look beautiful at your wedding dear:) oh and I'll try to find out how to change the colour of the board..
jiamin: thanks!ok I shall change your link:)
mandy: I'm glad I came last night as well:) I had a terrific time..will miss these times spent with you guys.. :)
~me~ at 2:10 AM

Monday, February 21, 2005

A nice picture of my sister getting her hair done:)
~me~ at 2:54 AM

The wedding was incredible. There is no possible way to describe exactly my feelings when I saw my sister walk down the aisle. I was so happy for her. She looked so beautiful in her wedding dress and I had tears in my eyes when my dad kissed her on the cheek and gave her hand to Chris.

Anyway, lets start at the beginning of the day. We woke up at 630pm, when I blearily showered and packed up the house a bit, cos we would be having a ton of guests over that afternoon for the tea ceremony. The hair/make-up artist for my mom, me and qi arrived at 7. My mom looked great!Very young and pretty with her gelled-up wavy hair and yellow cheongsam:) The make-up artist gave me and qi funky hairdoes, using a big heap of bobby pins and hairspray. She was pretty professional and I liked her work:) But my elder sis was beauty queen for the day. She looked stunning in her simple but elegant wedding gown. But it wasn't just her outfit, hair and make-up which made her look so incredible. She just seemed to glow.

The wedding ceremony was just perfect. The music was wonderful, and the readings were thought-provoking. I was glad to see her so happy after the stressful week of wedding planning. It was an experience for me as well, it being my first time being a bridesmaid. I felt a bit uncomfortable initially walking down the aisle, me and qi being the first 2 bridesmaids to lead the procession, but after that everything just seemed perfect. From the music to the homily to the exchange of vows. Definitely something I'll remember for a lifetime:)

After the mass was photo-taking and lunch!We had catered a curry buffet, with curry and naan and nonya desserts!I had to be careful though eating cos my make-up was to last me the entire day. We then had to go down to bishan for the tea ceremony at chris's house. Heh my sister and chris drove off in the cutest wedding car I've ever seen!A 1961 MG they borrowed from a friend. So picture-perfect!Heh me and qi got to ride in the bridal car with ginny, another bridesmaid. Very fun. For some reason everyone gives way to a bridal car.
So we went to bishan for the tea ceremony at chris's, then came back to my place for our own tea ceremony. Haha I received my first ang pow from chris and my elder sis. The day just seemed to fly by. Suddenly it was time to go to Copthorne Hotel to prep for the banquet.

I had to go there earlier to make arrangements for the seating plan. So we checked in at about 5pm..there were 2 rooms..The hotel gave chris and gen a complimentary bridal suite for the night, plus one extra room for the helpers. Wow the bridal suite was cool!Great view, lotsa space, plus free chocolates, fruit basket, wedding cake, roses, inclusive of free lunch and dinner!Heh I was so reluctant to leave the room to go down to the banquet room to prepare for the dinner.

I had enlisted the help of 4 other bridesmaids/groomsmen to help with informing people their table numbers. But it was still so busy!It took about an hour and a half before most of the guests were finally ushered to their respective seats. Somehow time seems to pass a lot more slowly when I'm a guest at a wedding waiting for dinner to start. Heh then it was start of the banquet dinner!My sister and chris made their grand entrance in a mist of dry ice.

I was rushing around a bit at the time, getting late-comers to their seats and dealing with last minute problems that had cropped up, so I missed the cake-cutting and the first course. Heh but the food was great!As yummy as the food we'd tasted the night we had food-tasting. Everyone was pretty satisfied with the quality of the food:)

I really enjoyed the banquet. My sister gave her speech to chris in the form of a piano piece. Her friends surprised her with an acapella item. The mood last night was just so joyful and celebratory. I'm really happy for her:)

Haha and my mom's friend's are so happening. Copthorne is just behind Zouk, so they went there before coming to the wedding. They were so crazy, egging my mom to drink up and yumseng-ing at the top of their voices. A very fun bunch :)

The night ended pretty late. Dessert (mango pudding!) was served near 11pm, but my mom's crazy friends didn't want to leave. Haha at the end of everything, I suddenly felt really tired. But really happy at the way the day had turned out:)I ended up sleeping at 3am last night!And I woke up at 9am to help my parents count angpows!I have never seen that much cash in my life before. And I was surprised that there were so many super generous people:)

And my sister had another small party at home tonight to thank the wedding party. Good food and nice company. But I am so tired now. Haha its a good thing I didn't end up leaving tonight actually. At least now I've got a couple of days to recuperate. Haha oh wait. Batch chalet with the rgs girls tomorrow! oh and to people who don't know already, I'm leaving this wednesday night!unfortunately its a midnight flight. Yeah I'll be at the airport at about 10pm plus though to check in my boxes and luggage.

Yawn. Good night all!:)

weibin: Haha thanks for the advice. Its a good alternative to pepper spray:)
mandy: See ya tmr!!:)
nicole: I was a bit irritated that my student visa was so troublesome, but now I'm glad cos I got to stay for the wedding party!Plus batch chalet tmr!:)Hey dear you and nad may not have been from our batch, but we love having you around!:)erm and I'm not sure exactly how I changed the colour. Think you have to go to the chatterbox website and login and change your preferences.
cheng: haha oh dear 2 months?!don't worry I'm not really that upset over it la. Hey hope you're enjoying youself in melbourne!!
~me~ at 2:51 AM

Here comes the bride... :)
~me~ at 2:51 AM

Picture-perfect!you can't see it, but there's even a 'just married' sign hanging at the bcak of the car:)
~me~ at 2:50 AM

me, my cousins and my dear grandma at the dinner!
~me~ at 2:47 AM

bridesmaid fun:getting gen ready for the tea ceremony!:)
~me~ at 2:45 AM

me and mom in her pretty yellow cheongsam!
~me~ at 2:44 AM

chris and gen pulling up at church in the cool MG!!
~me~ at 2:42 AM

Friday, February 18, 2005

Sigh. Life really is unpredictable.

I AM NOT LEAVING THIS SUNDAY people!!!yes I hope all of you get this in time. I've spent the last few days stressing out over my student visa and making countless trips down to IDP. I'm only going to get it approved by earliest next wed so I'll probably be leaving on thursday night. Its probably a midnight flight though.

Sorry for the late notice everyone!So please don't make the loooong trip down to changi for nothing this sunday.

Gotta go now!Wedding TOMORROW!!!
~me~ at 7:56 PM

Thursday, February 17, 2005

Yawn. I just got back from the church wedding rehearsal. It was cool, cos we got to practise walking down the aisle, and chris & gen had a mock exchange of wedding vows. The first time we rehearsed we were walking too slowly, and the wedding march ended before my sister was even halfway down the aisle. Benjamin, the little boy acting as ring-bearer, was so cute. He was really serious about his job, and was holding on to the little pillow (to put the rings on) very tightly. The little flower girls were the most enthusiastic. They were all decked out in their pretty white flower-girl dresses and they kept practising walking up and down, up and down the aisle the whole time.

I feel like I'm on a rollercoaster ride. I've run into a lot of problems with my student visa, but also had many fun times this week with friends and family. I almost had to push back my flight this sunday, cos of delays in getting my new visa approved. But now stuff is more or less settled, so I can at least still leave on my original flight. I'll be going to Australia first on a tourist visa, then I'll convert it to a student visa once I get there. Sigh. It's gonna be a lot more troublesome to go through the whole application process in Sydney, but I don't have much choice at this late stage. Yeah so I've been pretty shagged running around trying to fix things with my visa, in addition to organising the seating plan for 500+ guests. But I've also had fun times this week.

It was, all in all, a fun day. Lionel came over for lunch then we went to town in the afternoon :) I feel bad sometimes lugging him around town and dragging him from shop-to-shop, but I must admit its nice to have him along on these shopping excursions to carry stuff for me. Haha sorry dear. He kept me company to the tailor's to collect the bridesmaids' dresses, which turned out looking nicer than I expected :)

Dinner last night with cn5a was great. I really appreciate all of them taking time out of their busy schedules on a school night to meet up with me:) It was nice listening to the familiar banter and talk amongst my old classmates again.

I'm really gonna miss home.

ruth: I really miss you too girl:) *hug*
enping: haha happy vday to u too!yours sounded really fun:)
gwenda: Hello!haha yeah I knew from cheng that u were going off to sydney too but wasn't sure what uni exactly. We'll definitely hafta meet:) It'll be nice seeing a familiar face:)
nadine: hello babe!:) I'm really glad you had such an enriching experience on your retreat =) Stay strong and happy! *hugs back*
cheng: haha I'm honoured that u would actually go to the trouble of switching to netscape for my blog. Heh sorry. And Buster loves his new shoes!!I think.
~me~ at 2:52 AM

Tuesday, February 15, 2005

5 days to the wedding!6 days to departure day!

Haha its been a busy couple of days, but I'm getting more and more hyped up over the wedding:) Had a bridesmen/brideswomen dinner last night, where my sister's wedding co-ordinator, Dominique, was informing each of us on our tasks for the big day..I'm basically a slave to my sister that day, picking up everything after her and carrying her clothes and makeup. Dominique is really good at her job. She takes note of all the tiny details that never would have crossed my mind. Like bringing a water bottle for my sis (plus a straw so she doesn't ruin her makeup), feeding buster and the guinea pigs amidst the chaos of the tea ceremony, who's in whose car as we drive from church to chris's house. Whew. My sister's really lucky to have a friend like her :)

Spent this morning corresponding with UNSW and UTAS. There's still lotsa matters hanging which shall hopefully be confirmed soon. At least now I've been officially enrolled at UNSW.

We didn't make a big thing out of valentine's day this year..probably cos of the impending bigger events just around the corner..when it comes down to it, valentine's day is really just another day to me. Its supposed to be a day you let loved ones know how much you love and care for them. But I think everyday should be a day to let the ones you care about feel loved. And love can't completely be represented with one single gift on one single day. Don't get me wrong I'm totally not against the idea of valentine's day. It makes many people happy, which is good. I'm just saying valentine's day is not a day we save our love for each year, but more as a reminder to love each and every day :)

And I'm really touched by your gift dear thanks!:) Haha touched and amused. I'm very impressed with your erm creativity and artistic talent. :) I do think you need to work on your counting and rhythm though. Haha.

Speaking of touched, one of my mom's good friends whose known me since I was a little girl gave me an incredible going-away present..She's always been super nice to me but I really didn't expect her to give me anything..She came over for mahjong yesterday and imagine my surprise when I come down the stairs to see a brand-new piano keyboard waiting for me. It was just so generous of her. I feel bad cos it must not have been cheap. She said that she knew how much music meant to me(probably cos I'm often banging away on the piano when she's over for mahjong sessions) and now I have something to help me tide away the lonely times. Haha she also did mention that she originally thought there'd be nothing for me to do in tasmania. Anyway, it was just so thoughtful and sweet of her and I can't thank her enough. The keyboard is touch-sensitive, so it feels like a real piano, not like those dinky piano keyboards which generate no feelings whatsoever. Its great. I just hope I don't have any problems getting it to Australia. Probably have to check it in. And I hope my residential college doesn't have a problem with musical instruments.

Its sitting on my desk in front of me right now. It even has a foot pedal. :)

Happy valentine's day all!!

ruth: Haha yes london definitely is more dodgy. I guess people are just worried for me since I'm a total blur sotong. Even more blur than you, hard as it is to believe :) how are we going to be doctors? :) oh and I'm checking my mail but nothing :( oh no did your internet conk out again?
mandy: heh thanks!!:)
jing: Haha its alright..I lag sometimes too when I read your blog..yep thanks!
nolly: yes I'm really so grateful to God for planning everything so wonderfully for me:)
cheng: Haha dear its just natural for us to be worried for you:) I worry for all my friends so far from home:) yes do take care but have fun as well girl!!*hug*
~me~ at 2:50 AM

Sunday, February 13, 2005

Everything just feels very shakey right now.
-Already paid the deposit for my school fees, but it takes them 72 hours to process the payment. So I'm on hold until they receive the money then I can continue the acceptance procedure. So I'm actually not even officially accepted.
-Accomodation's not yet confirmed, but will be soon hopefully. My telephone interview with them went ok.
-I'm not even sure if the Australian government will allow me to switch unis. Apparantly there's this rule about sticking with your original education provider for the first 12 months. Why don't these people work weekends??Argh now I've gotta wait until monday to confirm if I can even go to UNSW.

Yeah so as you can see, everything's on hold. I just hope I can get everything done in time for next weekend. Oh well, a lot can happen in one week. A week ago, everything was settled & I was all ready to go off to tasmania. Now I've got UNSW on the brain and all the stuff I've yet to do is hanging uncomfortably over my head. I am still excited about Sydney of course. I've heard numerous accounts and stories over the last 2 days from people who've been there.

One friend told me how she got pickpocketed. She slipped on a puddle of detergent that "happened" to be in the middle of the pavement. A couple of guys came to her "aid", then made off with her purse. She told me how she saw druggies getting high in trains. Pips says to carry pepper-spray at all times. If all else fails, just kick the guy in the groin. Anne told me how an aboriginal came up to her and started pestering her for money. She told me how she was eating in a chinese restuarant with friends when the manager suddenly dead-bolted the front door cos of a gang fight occuring right outside. Haha I was kind of freaked after listening to this. Bottom line: Go out in big groups, try not to stay out too late after dark, and always keep pepper-spray on hand at all times. Haha but my friend assured me it wasn't as bad as they made it out to sound. But that its just better to be aware of all these possible happenings than to be blur.

On the bright side, I finished typing up the guestlist for the wedding!Yay. 552 guests. I realise there are politics involved even in planning weddings. You have to know who to seat with whom, whether so-and-so would be comfortable at a table with so-and-so.

Yawn. I just got back from the airport. Have a safe trip chengyee!!!You'll be greatly missed:) It was great seeing a nice bunch of so3L people at the airport tonight. Joined pips, michelle and amelia for dinner at BK after seeing chengyee off. It felt great just sitting there talking and laughing. I miss the RJ days of talking crap in the RJ canteen during breaks. I miss amelia's and michelle's silly lame jokes. Phinpeng's loud ramblings. Chengyee's drawings on my notes. Wayne's naughty ways. Suriya's singing :)

8 days to departure day. Hopefully. If there are no problems with my student visa.

pips: Thanks!!:)I had a good time tonight!:)Remember to get your essays done!!!!*angry look*
enping: Thank you!:)
nicole: Heh thanks dear:)
weibin: Yeah thinking about it, I realise life really is very unpredictable. Thats good and bad. Haha but for now I'm just so grateful to God for giving me so much:)
cheng: Haha yeah I'll be an hour's plane ride away!!!Hope you have a safe trip dear:) And please just take care:)
yahui: Heh yes UNSW is a good uni. I'm really looking forward to an education there. Yes yes come visit!!Sydney has beautiful weather!!!:)
debs: Haha yes excitement in life can be good and bad. But for now I can't thank God enough for giving me this great opportunity:)
lynn: Thank you lynn dear!!!:) Yeap people keep warning me to be careful..haha don't worry I'll arm myself with pepper-spray at all times!:)
~me~ at 2:57 AM

Friday, February 11, 2005

Life is just so unexpected. I've been preparing to move to tasmania for the last 2 months, gearing myself up to live in a small, quaint & peaceful environment for 6 years. Then suddenly everything changes. Yep I'm no longer going to tasmania people. I've been accepted into University of New South Wales!!:) Hello Sydney!!

I was so surprised when the lady from UNSW called me on tuesday afternoon to offer me a place. Yeah so its been a hectic 2 days. In between visiting relatives and pigging out on new year goodies, I've been doing all the neccessary paperwork and trying to settle my accomodation in time for my departure next week. I'll still be leaving on the 20th. I think God really planned out everything for me. My original flight to Tasmania would have required me to transit at Sydney, so my ticket isn't going to waste!Plus I arrive in Sydney on Monday the 21st, just in time for orientation starting on the 22nd. I really feel very lucky.

Not that I wouldn't have been happy in Tasmania. To be honest, I would really have enjoyed the peace and quiet there. My relatives and parents' friends keep telling me to be cautious in Sydney, cos its a big city and not that safe. It'll be really different from tasmania. But I know I'll get a lot more exposure studying at UNSW and receive a better medical education there:) Sydney will be slightly more expensive than Tasmania but my parents say its worth paying for a better education. Still feeling quite surprised myself. Now I won't have to bring as many winter clothes. Heh and Sydney's got a lot of nice chinese food.

Haha oh almost forgot..HAPPY NEW YEAR everyone!Don't know why but I'm not really feeling the festive season this year. The food was great as usual, and it was nice getting together with relatives and family again, but I guess the hype over the wedding & me leaving has overpowered the festive mood.

Ok gotta go now. Really busy with the wedding and the paperwork for UNSW. Can't believe the wedding is next week. Take care everyone!Do drink more water after all the delicious but unhealthy new year goodies!!

~me~ at 2:27 AM

Tuesday, February 08, 2005

"What the heck are chris & gen doing to me?Putting some funny things over my paws..hmm they don't seem edible."
~me~ at 3:23 AM

"Wow they look funky!!I love them!They've even got stripes..like little adidas doggy sneakers."
~me~ at 3:21 AM

"Ok so they look cool. Hmm but I feel funny though. Can I actually move in them? Ah forget it. Too lazy to move anyway. I'll just let everyone admire how cool I look."
~me~ at 3:18 AM

Buster got new shoes yesterday!To protect his paws from gravel & sharp objects during long walks around the neighbourhood..So cute..don't think he's used to them though..he stayed rooted to the spot once we got all 4 shoes on him and refused to budge. It was only when chris tempted him with a carrot that he attempted to move forward:)His movements were really jerky and slow-motioned---like he was moving underwater!Haha me and my elder sister were literally rolling on the floor with laughter while poor buster jerkily made his way toward the carrot. Wonder if he was wondering why everyone was laughing.

Anyway that was yesterday. Today he got sick again :P He started puking and his body temperature's considerably high with fever once more. I really hope its not the same problem as last time. He was just starting to recover from his last surgery. I really pray he doesn't go through the whole thing again :(

I spent the morning doing up the guestlist. We're up to almost 60 tables!!Its crazy. Then I spent some time sorting through my clothes..setting aside those I'm bringing to tas. Sigh.Haha I'm bringing mostly dark-coloured stuff so it'll be easier to wash---I won't have to sort out the brights, whites and blacks that often this way..Maybe the people there will think I'm this totally depressing and gloomy girl who wears black all the time.

And I had a particularly enjoyable tuition session tonight..Was teaching my sec 4 student about oxidation & reduction. Kept hearing Mrs Tan's voice in my head. She really made me love chemistry. I really wonder how my life would have turned out had I chosen teaching as a profession.

"He answered their prayers, because they trusted in Him." 1 Chronicles 5:20

It felt good to at least know more about what happened. But now I'm just confused over what to do with what I know.

nicole: Haha thanks I really like this pic too!!:)My elder sister thought she looked sleepy though:)heh.
yahui: Haha so thats good right?Haha cos I think my mom looks pretty:) and I don't have "a bit of eyes"...I've got 2 eyes:)haha sorry for being lame.
nadine: Don't be sad dear!You're greatly missed back home as well*hug* Just love life now and look forward to coming back soon!:)Remember what God said--let go of your troubles:)
weibin: Heh thanks:) I hope I'll have fun in tas too:) Just getting rather emotional now at the thought of leaving..haha i just happened to de-lurk at your blog as well!
enping: Haha don't need to thank me..I find it interesting reading about your life as well:)post more pictures!!:)
spacecow: :)
meiling: *whispers* alright ssshhhh. :)


~me~ at 2:52 AM

Sunday, February 06, 2005

RGS girls!!!haha for once debs, chee and mandy are the tallest. Love ya guys!
~me~ at 4:16 AM

BIG smiles people!!:)
~me~ at 4:11 AM

my mom just got a perm!!she's got a head full of buster's curly fur!
~me~ at 4:08 AM

A great great day!!!

Felt long but I'm really happy now:)I met Lionel in the morning, & he kept me company to suntec where I ran an errand for my elder sis..we had a quick lunch at this kopitiam-like place at suntec..the roti-prata was surprisingly satisfying:)

After lunch we headed to bishan for alumni prac at RI..neither of us are playing but band prac is largely a chance for us to socialise and meet up with old friends:)And RI is annoyingly BIG. The bus gate was closed so we had to make one BIG round through the main gate and all the way to the band room, which is situated right next to the bus gate. Not as big a turnout as last week but I still had fun. Anyway, it was another interesting afternoon of music making, andrew antics and precious time spent with the rgs girls. It struck me after band prac that this was probably the last ever band prac I'll be attending. No band in tas. "Pirates of the Carribean" is running through my head now. Its a pretty fun band piece. Have fun with it guys:) I managed to download the original soundtrack score. Nice:)

Rushed home after prac to change for my cousin's wedding dinner at Raffles' Town Club. The place is alot bigger than it looks on the outside. Food was good, but it somehow tasted mediocre after the food tasting last night. My family was seated with my aunt and uncle, the cutest couple I ever know. They're near 60 yet still so childish. We were kept laughing the whole night just listening to them tease and make fun of one another. Their love for one another is so apparant. I pray all married couples could be as happy as them. It was nice seeing all my relatives tonight:) Hmm the next big big gathering after chinese new year will be my sister's wedding!so exciting.

Spent the night taking lotsa photos as well. Been loading up my laptop with photos before I head down under. Haha my mom got a hair perm today. Lots of people at the wedding told her she looks like a young, hip star in her beaded shanghai dress and curly hair. Then my sister told her her hair reminded her of buster's curly fur. I think so too. Haha ok but she did look preetty tonight:)

Feeling full and sluggish now. Shall go bathe now. Happy night people!:)

God is love. Whoever lives in love lives in God, and God in him. John 4:16

ruth: Oh no its alright dear!Heh yep yep I just received your mail:)An email a day makes germaine go YAY!!!:)oh and its gonna be your birthday in 3 minutes!!!haha HAPPY BIRTHDAY dear!
nicole: Oh dear cheer up!!!You'll get to stuff yourself with chinese food and ice-cream when you get back:)heh and it'll taste even more delish than u remember!I'll prob be missing chinese food like you in awhile... :P
meiling: thankew:) haha its so nice to see you still lurking about my blog:) hope school's not too stressful dear :P take care ya!
pips: well said. HAPPY BIRTHDAY RUTH!!!!:)

~me~ at 2:57 AM

Saturday, February 05, 2005

Its been a tiring but good couple of days:) Met up with Mel yesterday at holland village and had a really nice chatting session. He says I talk a lot. I think I'm only that way with certain people and in small groups. Guess thats normal. Somehow in big gatherings I'd rather sit back & listen to what others have to say.

I feel like I've changed a lot over the past year. In neither a good or bad way, but I have changed. I can't exactly put my finger to it, but I just feel like a different person from the girl who graduated from RJC way back in 2003. If I can feel this different in a year, I wonder what the next 6 years will do for me. Don't know why I'm suddenly having these thoughts. Perhaps my conversations with people this week have made me ponder things about myself. I guess talking to people helps put things in perspective and makes you see things you wouldn't normally realise yourself.

A friend commented that I sound quite pessimistic about leaving. I think so too. And thats not good. I WILL BE MORE OPTIMISTIC. He said I mentioned how ulu tasmania is about 5 times in 2 hours. Maybe I'm trying too hard not to think about the real reason why I'm so sad about leaving. Of course I'm happy as well. HAPPY HAPPY HAPPY :)

Spent the most of this morning working on the guestlist for my sister's wedding. Haha she's appointed me as her unofficial secretary for the dinner banquet. I'm somehow reminded of the time I worked at Singapore National Eye Centre. In the hectic 2 months I worked there, I had to organise 4 workshops held in the span of 2 weeks. Haha I remember typing up the spreadsheets & calling up countless doctors to confirm attendance. And the doctors were annoyingly hard to get ahold of. They were never in their office and somehow always managed to miss calls on their handphones. I remember collecting pigs' eyes (needed for the workshops) from the factory. They looked like fishballs actually.

Anyway, back to the wedding stuff. We had a pre-wedding wedding dinner tonight in which we got a chance to taste the food being served that night!Yummy. Dinner's at Royal Copthorne and the food was really good!Super full now. It was typical wedding food (abalone, prawns, fish, shark's fin, scallops) but it was really refined and the presentation was great!There was glutinous rice wrapped in some kind of tofu skin and deep fried rice cakes that went with szechuan-style scallops. And the mango pudding was the best mango pudding I have ever tasted.

This weekend is truly a food fest for me. There was the food tasting tonight, I'll be having my cousin's wedding dinner tomorrow night, then reunion dinner at Lionel's on Sunday.

Oh and I was really touched by my grandma who gave me an ang pow tonight to wish me the best for my studies. Both my grandmas are so sweet. My other grandma gave me a cross to (in her words) "ward off the evil spirits in tasmania" :) My maternal grandma is funny. She carries a pair of scissors in her handbag to cut up vegetables in restuarants. She was snipping away at the vegetable dish. But I guess thats pretty practical. She says to drink more milk to get strong teeth or we'll have problems chewing stuff when we get old.

I have come as light into the world, that whoever believes in me may not remain in darkness. John 12:46
God in Thy great wisdom,
lead us in the way that's right,
And may the darkness of this world
be conquered by Thy light.

~me~ at 2:36 AM

Thursday, February 03, 2005

Feeling rather nostalgic tonight..I had a really good catch-up session with pips today :) We met at subway for dinner and talked non-stop for 3 hours. I miss the old days. But he reminded me how much I have to look forward to. And I really am blessed :) for knowing all you people who care enough to read this boring blog, and for being able to pursue a dream. Sometimes I just wish I didn't have to leave home to fulfill that dream.

I dreamt last night that it was departure day. And I woke up with tears on my face. Sigh. I know I'm being silly and that I should be really excited at the thought of medical school in a beautiful place. But I really wish that beautiful place wasn't away from home. Away from my family and friends. Away from Lionel.

Thanks pips for the encouragement and talk-time:)

And I really marvel at the wonders of our God. He seems to know exactly what to tell me at the most precise times. For 2nd Feb my prayer book reads "This is the day to thank your Creator for your hopes, your dreams and your faith in what is to come." Thank you Lord.

yahui: haha no need to thank me la:) I just hope you're feeling better now:) Take care!
cheng: Haha you were there too??!!Aiya so wasted we should have met up..I feel like I haven't seen you in ages.. :( hey what time's your flight exactly?
enping: yep sure!!haha welcome to the blogging community!!what's your add??I add you too?

~me~ at 2:52 AM

Wednesday, February 02, 2005

Buster just came back from the hospital. I was so scared for him earlier!He's been quiet and lethargic the whole day, which I thought shouldn't be too unusual after surgery..but then at about 8 tonight, we noticed a puddle of blood on the floor!He was bleeding and leaving little pools of blood wherever he went!He was trembling too and his skin felt warm to the touch. He didn't want to eat lunch or dinner and would hardly respond when we called his name..I felt so sad for him..We loaded him into the car and brought him to Mount Pleasant..

The vet says its common for dogs to experience fevers after surgery, and she bandaged his wound so he wouldn't lick or bite at it. He also got a shot to bring down the fever. He's looking a lot better right now thankfully..He actually looks pretty clownish, with a pink & white bandage around his middlesection, a yellow bandage around his paw where the vet took blood for his bloodtest, and a multicoloured headband around his ears to keep them from falling into his food/water when he bends over. Poor guy. Its so much tougher to treat animals than humans. At least humans can tell the doctor how they feel and where the pain is. We can only guess with animals. I really wonder how buster feels right now. The poor guy is on a porridge diet now, and I think he hates it. My sister painstakingly mashed boiled rice, egg and tiny bits of carrot for him, but I think he finds it rather distasteful. We had to feed him little bites of his dry dog food slowly to make sure he chewed.

Anyway, I had a food fest with Lionel today. We went to Ikea to buy stuff and to eat SWEDISH MEATBALLS. Yummy. They tasted even better than the last time I remember eating them. And Ikea raised the price of the meatballs again. Sigh. Then we had dinner at Newton!My dad wasn't using his car so we drove down to Newton for stingray & fried rice!Very satisfying. The food at Newton is really good. Its qt near my house but pretty out of the way by public transport..haha so I shall make full use of my driving privileges and drive to good food!It wasn't just the good food, but also the great company today. Sigh I'll miss these food fests.

I have told you this so that my joy may be in you and that your joy may be complete. My command is this: Love each other as I have loved you. John 15:11-12

cheng: Haha thanks for the consolation dear:) I just hope he recovers from his surgery really really soon :P Make sure Tisha eats slowly and in small portions!!!
nicole: Yeah I've got a 2 week break in June..but not sure if I'll be able to come back yet... :P hopefully I can!!:)



~me~ at 1:03 AM