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Sunday, March 13, 2005

Week 3 in Sydney starts tmr!sigh has it only been 2 weeks here?

My weekend was pretty good..went to coogee beach for a bbq organised by SSA (Singapore Students Association) food was not too bad..though the beef was not very chewable and the sausages looked weird..but I had fun!there was volleyball and frisbee!I met some nice, interesting people as well:) I was a bit bored initially but gloria was urging me to mingle so I did and I'm glad I did..don't know why but I felt a bit antisocial at first..The beach was packed!I can understand why I suppose..the weather was perfect tanning weather and the water looked great!There was this woman who was lying on her front in a bikini and she was TANNED. Like practically BLACK. And she was still tanning. I felt like shouting at her, "Hey you tan anymore you're gonna burn up and burst into flames!" People here seriously love the sun too much.

And last night I had a truly disgusting experience. My college-mate Ana, who lives 3 doors down from me was sitting at her desk doing her work when she suddenly smelt somthing really really BAD.she went to her bathroom to investigate and saw the shower floor flooding with brown sewage water!!!eeewwww. The sawage water was coming out of the drain in the shower. Think there's a drainage problem. Haha at the time it was actually quite funny cos she was going around proclaiming "My room smells like shit!" haha literally. I think I would have been pretty upset if it happened to me but she took it in a humourous way. We helped her move some of her stuff from her room to an empty bedroom in the other wing..her room smelt so so awful!!!ugh. We were holding our breaths everytime we entered the room.I was pretty cautious and a bit scared to take a shower after that in my own bathroom..but think mine should be fine..cos her rooom is a renovated one while mine is one of the old ones..think there was a problem when they renovated the place..hope I don't encounter the same problem though.

And I'm happy cos I finally got down to doing some work today!My presentation due tuesday is almost done. But still lots left to do..the creston girls went for a walk along the coast today!It was breathtaking. I realise that the beach is quickly becoming a big part of my life here..it was really beautiful today!We were walking along the cliffs coming down toward the beaches..there are people snorkelling and scuba diving and the water just looked so incredible..there was also this 'swimming pool' which is actually part of the sea..its like a bay area which has been slightly modified so people can swim in it like a giant swimming pool but its really the sea..so nice..I felt like jumping into the water myself..I wish I had brought along my camera..

I am so sleepy and full now..today was a day of good foods!haha Rosa was telling me how there's normally better food on sundays cos its the day of the Lord!Haha. She's so cute. Rosa's this really nice brazilian lady working at creston..she was the one who asked me to play piano for the sunday masses and her mannerisms are just so cute!Anyway, back to food. There was veal with potatoes, this nice corn, peas and minced meat dish for dinner and even wine!Then crossionts for supper. Bleah. Very sleepy now. Sigh I just had a look at my timetable..practicals on monday, tuesday, wednesday and friday! :P

Good night!

weibin: g'day mate!!!:)
JM: haha yeah Krispy Kreme is great!I've never heard of it before coming here though..woah Harrod's must be ex.
gwenda: haha you go to coogee very often?I am a 20 minute walk away from coogee!whew and it was so super HOT that day! :P
cheng: yeah same here!!tues night is $5 movie night..yep and there are weekly travelpasses here in sydney as well..but I don't usually buy them cos I don't travel that often!!
~me~ at 9:46 PM