germy.

Sunday, July 24, 2005

A memorable week filled with laughter and thoughts:)

I just returned from a short 2-day trip to bintan with my family..had expected it to be the normal relaxing laze-about-the-beach kind of holiday..I was all prepared with my sister’s copy of harry potter to occupy myself during the 2 days..ha but I think I ended up doing more exercise in my short 2-day holiday than in the last 4 months:)

We went to club med, where all the activities and food are inclusive of the cost, ha so we figured that the best way to get our money’s worth was to cram as many activities as we possibly could in our short time there:) I occupied myself mostly with table tennis, volleyball, dance lessons, archery and the CIRCUS TRAPEZE!!!:)

Ha yes that crazy looking girl with the wild mop of hair is me:) so fun!!ha the only scary part is the moment when I stand at the top of the platform ready to jump off:) After takeoff its just amazing:) The best part is when you hang upside down from your knees in a position ready for a fellow trapeze artiste on an adjacent trapeze to catch you:) At that moment, all you sense is the sky, the wind in your face, and a vague idea of what it feels like to fly:)

I was just addicted to it:) Ha I must have went up there more than ten times:) The instructors were really nice and funny:) and the trapeze is seriously a lot scarier from the ground than up in the air when you're actually swinging on it:)

Yep all in all a good holiday of good food and fun activities:) didn't manage to finish harry potter though :P about three-quarters through!Anyway, I returned from bintan on friday and joined cn5a for a steamboat dinner at marina!They're still as funny and easy to talk to as I remember:) and childish:) somehow I can't picture my aussie classmates behaving as they did yesterday:)

Ha but I think thats the part I miss the most about NUS--my very entertaining classmates:) We spent a good portion of the night taking silly photos..and kept up the embarassing behaviour even on the mrt back home..by playing orientation-like games in the train carraige in full view of everyone:) was quite sad to say bye to them but happy for a night spent in their company:)

It still feels surreal to be going back to sydney tmr. Maybe cos I feel like I've just adjusted to being back in singapore and my comfort zone once more. Ruth says people who study overseas lead double lives. I met up with her this afternoon:) Glad to have gotten the chance to catch up with her about our lives and experiences:) I feel that through other people's experiences, I'm learning with them as well, and its comforting to know that although we lead lives so physically far away, we are still able to share thoughts and be mentally in tune with people we care about:) In some ways, I do feel closer to the people I care about since leaving for sydney:) I never used to appreciate the mere presence of my elder sister as much as I do now:)

ok gotta pack now. my suitcase now weighs 30kg and sydney has this annoying rule where a piece of luggage strictly cannot exceed 32kg. Ha and I still haven't packed in netter's and all my last minute stuff. Sigh I hate packing. Packing=leaving home. Yep but there is still stuff to look forward to in sydney:) Guess I'll be going back to the other half of my double life pretty soon:)

~me~ at 1:52 AM

my search for verve

Sunday, July 24, 2005 A memorable week filled with laughter and thoughts:) I just returned from a short 2-day trip to bintan with my family..had expected it to be the normal relaxing laze-about-the-beach kind of holiday..I was all prepared with my sister’s copy of harry potter to occupy myself during the 2 days..ha but I think I ended up doing more exercise in my short 2-day holiday than in the last 4 months:) We went to club med, where all the activities and food are inclusive of the cost, ha so we figured that the best way to get our money’s worth was to cram as many activities as we possibly could in our short time there:) I occupied myself mostly with table tennis, volleyball, dance lessons, archery and the CIRCUS TRAPEZE!!!:) Ha yes that crazy looking girl with the wild mop of hair is me:) so fun!!ha the only scary part is the moment when I stand at the top of the platform ready to jump off:) After takeoff its just amazing:) The best part is when you hang upside down from your knees in a position ready for a fellow trapeze artiste on an adjacent trapeze to catch you:) At that moment, all you sense is the sky, the wind in your face, and a vague idea of what it feels like to fly:) I was just addicted to it:) Ha I must have went up there more than ten times:) The instructors were really nice and funny:) and the trapeze is seriously a lot scarier from the ground than up in the air when you're actually swinging on it:) Yep all in all a good holiday of good food and fun activities:) didn't manage to finish harry potter though :P about three-quarters through!Anyway, I returned from bintan on friday and joined cn5a for a steamboat dinner at marina!They're still as funny and easy to talk to as I remember:) and childish:) somehow I can't picture my aussie classmates behaving as they did yesterday:) Ha but I think thats the part I miss the most about NUS--my very entertaining classmates:) We spent a good portion of the night taking silly photos..and kept up the embarassing behaviour even on the mrt back home..by playing orientation-like games in the train carraige in full view of everyone:) was quite sad to say bye to them but happy for a night spent in their company:) It still feels surreal to be going back to sydney tmr. Maybe cos I feel like I've just adjusted to being back in singapore and my comfort zone once more. Ruth says people who study overseas lead double lives. I met up with her this afternoon:) Glad to have gotten the chance to catch up with her about our lives and experiences:) I feel that through other people's experiences, I'm learning with them as well, and its comforting to know that although we lead lives so physically far away, we are still able to share thoughts and be mentally in tune with people we care about:) In some ways, I do feel closer to the people I care about since leaving for sydney:) I never used to appreciate the mere presence of my elder sister as much as I do now:) ok gotta pack now. my suitcase now weighs 30kg and sydney has this annoying rule where a piece of luggage strictly cannot exceed 32kg. Ha and I still haven't packed in netter's and all my last minute stuff. Sigh I hate packing. Packing=leaving home. Yep but there is still stuff to look forward to in sydney:) Guess I'll be going back to the other half of my double life pretty soon:) ~me~ at 1:52 AM
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