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Sunday, April 30, 2006

Back from melbourne..tired. sometimes the whole notion of holidaying isn't neccessarily relaxing..but there are definite fun elements:) And think a large part of that is thanks to the good company:)



Thank you girls for the adventure in melbourne! Haha and special thanks to gloria for lending us her friends..they were really sweet to take time out of their busy schedules to bring us around:) I realise melbourne's actually pretty similar to sydney..in terms of shopping & food..though melbourne definitely has less of a 'big city' feeling to it..the main city area's actually pretty small..but there is a nice sorta cosy homey feel in the air:) haha a couple of things I found weird..there are subways and 7-elevens every couple of traffic lights..




Ah yes and what would holidays be without food?:) Breakfast of Queen Victoria..Italian at Lygon..buffet at crowne..and my personal favourite: dessert at Koko Black:) Koko black's sorta a step up from Max Brenner's..the hot chocolate there is amazing:) Plus we shared a delectable chocolate parfait, and a strawberry-chocolate mousse thing acoompanied with lemon sherbet..And the chocolates..haha we handpicked the chocolates from their incredible display..rum&raisin, cuppacino, earlgrey (heh gloria & LM handpicked this for me knowing my love for tea:) ) we went to Koko black after a full dinner at Mekong's (vietnamese)..so I was seriously dying after dessert at Koko black..I even ended up polishing off the remains of LM's cold chocolate in addition to what I had ordered :P greedy me. Haha and I was kinda high on a sugar overdose for the rest of the night..but I just hated to see good chocolate go to waste!




Then there were the late nights gallavanting out on the streets of melbourne..I've never been much of a pubbing person but I guess the company counts for alot:) Melbourne night life is kinda quiet though..haha we were sitting in a bar in the city and they kept dimming the lights till we were literally sitting in the dark..think that was their way of chasing us out cos they wanted to close..and another night we wanted to head for hard rock cafe but then they chased us out cos they were closing! at 11pm! although the sign in front clearly stated they would close at midnight..well thanks derek for walking us all the way anyway:) sleeepy now. think I should spend the day catching up on sleep..I love holidays! Happy weekend everyone:)
~me~ at 12:15 PM

Tuesday, April 25, 2006

Random pictures from shopping at Pitt street today!:) And so my camera is put to good use once again:)


And just our luck to have Anzac day fall on the day after our exams..for people back home..Anzac day's an australian public holiday. to celebrate the end of the war for NZ and australia way back then or something along those lines. so the shops only opened at one
today..sigh typical. I mean what's the use of having a public holiday if everything is closed? haha we were all geared up for our shopping trip..made it to the city at 12 plus..then shopped our way through all the way till closing time at 5pm..caught abit of the Anzac day parade..and its pretty nice to hear all the aussies applauding for the parade and waving their flags..somehow I think national pride's not something you see too often in singapore..


I suddenly realise that I haven't actually spent that much holiday time in sydney before:) other than the short midsem break last year..but yep today was nice:) although think I have forgotten how tiring shopping can get..and it was considerably cold today!don't know how I'm gonna survive in melbourne..I remember Ling always telling me how unpleasantly cold melbourne can get...Hope I've got enough bag space to stuff in all my winter wear. ok guess I should go pack now:)
~me~ at 11:39 PM

Monday, April 24, 2006

Freedom:) and freedom tasted especially good tonight in the form of korean hotpot:) Homecooked food is never bad..but I guess tonight just reminded me of how yummy outside food can taste:) the yam rice tasted abit weird though. And I realised I haven't played around with my camera for awhile now..time to take it out of hibernation:)


And it was really cold tonight. Heh but as the girls said..its a good excuse to buy more warm winterwear! Heard that melbourne's pretty chilly now. shopping tmr! and melbourne on wed:)


mandy: hahaha. hello mandy dear! you are just too cute for words:)
xinli: yeah he was pretty stressed..but I'm not now! and soon you won't be either! :)
~me~ at 9:40 PM

Sunday, April 23, 2006

Haha as predicted..we ran out of food today..so I tromped down to the oriental shop just outside for some therapeutic grocery shopping..I guess it was also an excuse to out of the house. At this point, I just would rather get the exams over and done with. This week has felt like an eternity! And the days just seem to get longer..


Anyway at the cashier, the guy had some problems locating the price for a half of chinese cabbage..then he started complaining to me about how his wife was supposed to have labelled the prices, how his wife was never available on her hp, how he had already spoilt 2 of his own hps in attempts to contact her..er well I didn't really know what to say so just kind of nodded. He went on for quite awhile..cos the queue behind me was getting pretty substantial..Haha but in the end..not sure whether he felt bad for unloading all his complaints to me, or probably out of spite for his wife, he gave me the chinese cabbage for free!haha and it was a HUGE half. Poor guy. Think he really was upset with his wife. Hmm or probably he was already mad, and it just took that piece of cabbage to spark off his rants. Weird how the most ridiculous things to one person can be of utmost importance to another. Or I guess the more involved you are with another person, the more the littlest things come into play.


One and a half days to go...


xinli: it cost us $10! well $9.95 to be exact..haha and considering the amount we bought..it was well worth it..quite fun shopping online:)
ruth: thanks!:)
nad: heh but I like you:)
~me~ at 12:14 AM

Thursday, April 20, 2006

Another mugging day..nothing too spectacular happened..although we were pretty excited when we received our first home delivery from coles:) haha the cheap thrills we get during exam period..


Ya but its actually pretty fun grocery shopping online! Haha and I was abit taken aback when I opened the door for the delivery guy..he was wheeling a trolley of 4 huge boxes into our kitchen..didn’t realize we ordered that much. Haha but I guess we were making the most of the delivery cost, which actually isn’t much at all. Heh we should do this more often guys. Haha as michelle was telling me.. “Wa online grocery shopping? So posh.”


So we’ve now got enough special K and chicken to last us for (hopefully) a month? Or at least a couple of weeks..Actually I won’t be surprised to see an empty fridge by the end of this week..somehow exams just seem to stimulate hunger. :P


“We rejoice in our sufferings, knowing that suffering produces endurance, and endurance produces character, and character produces hope.” Romans 5: 3-4


ruth: I miss you too:) but I’ll see you before you know it!
xinli: hhaha. I’ll try! Sigh but exam period..snacks are a must!:)
~me~ at 10:21 PM

Wednesday, April 19, 2006

And another day gone by..I couldn't even recall what day it was..when I did I realised..one week to melbourne:) And I just ate a cupful of seaweed nuts. (they taste better than they sound) That was after my after-dinner snack of ice-cream. And pancakes before dinner. Haha sigh. No wonder I'm so sleepy. Haha gloria! Lin Min! all your fault!:)


Haven't been sleeping too well..woke up the other night feeling like I couldn't breathe. Was actually kinda scary. Not sure if it was a really bad dream or maybe I just have some problem with my lungs :P


Haha my sister was telling me about the rat problem at home. There's apparantly a family of rats residing in our roof. They've been around for awhile but recently gotten more rowdy..haha my mom says it sounds like they're having a party on our roof at night..reminds me of the time we heard all these scuffling noises on the roof late one night at creston last year..creston called the police cos there had been a recent robbery just next door..then when the police came they caught the possum red-handed:) ya anyway my mom called rentokil and they planted poison about our roof. Ugh. Hopefully they'll be gone when I get home...


"For as we share abundantly in Christ's sufferings, so through Christ we share abundantly in comfort too." 2 Corinthians 1:5


I know sorrow's a part of life, but sometimes it's just hard to understand why. Why is it some people seem to have more than their fair share of sorrow?


He said to his disciples, "Why are you so afraid? Do you still have no faith?" Mark 4:40


~me~ at 11:57 PM

Its felt like a LONG day. But I wouldn't say I'm stressed. Strangely enough I'm actually feeling kinda high now. Well they say laughter is the best pick-me-up for the soul:) yes I feel like I've been laughing all night..my mouth actually hurts cos I think I've been laughing too much..at many little things here and there...talking to my sister, my mom, my friends:) think exams just bring out the crazy sides of people.


One thing me and xinli couldn't figure out. Why are they called cowboys when they ride horses? guess 'horseboy' sounds stupid but its not like 'cowboys' are any better.


And now that the day's over and I'm sitting down here typing this, I'm starting to feel lethargic. haven't been sleeping too well. I need sleep. Good night people:)


nic: haha yes grey's anatomy!but I've finished it now..so sad.. :( I miss you too:)
nad: hahaha definitely..yes handwashing too!the annoying sink is so loud..
ruth: heh well I was very pleasantly surprised actually:) I'm quite used to your crazy ways by now:) haha and I spoke to my mom..don't worry she doesn't think you're crazy either:) heh was nice to hear from you:) and I can't wait either!
gloria: me odd?? look who's talking lor. :) haha & u're not whining:) its just a relief of exam stress. which is good:) and stop scaring me by stalking me from my door!
~me~ at 12:57 AM

Sunday, April 16, 2006

I've never actually experienced being literally home alone this long before. Haha its actually not been too bad..being able to blast my music as loud as I want, and making a ton of noise in the kitchen early in the morning without being afraid of waking up my housemates..


yes for those of you who don't know, I'm one of those early risers:) Haha well I've been sleeping better this semester...but I still usually get up before any of my housemates..Have you ever realised how loud the sound of pouring cereal can be? especially when the rest of the house is quiet and Lin Min's room is right next to the kitchen..so I normally try to be as quiet as possible but this weekend I've been banging around:)


Anyway, I'm starting to realise how single adults with their own places must feel..coming home everyday to their own private hideout, away from the rest of the world. I remember a discussion with a friend..he was telling me how he kind of wished to live the single life..cos then he wouldn't have to worry about raising a family, or bear the responsibilities of looking after his wife and children. He'd have a nice home to come home to everyday, and his own private time. It is nice to be able to have my own private space. But for how long? Still, the idea of family is scary at times.


Haha and I've literally cleared my fridge in the last 2 days..had to make my dinner from odds and ends tonight. Haha but I guess thats my own fault..for being too lazy to go grocery shopping and for eating like a pig. But I still managed a decent meal tonight:) pretty full now:) Somehow this year's easter has been relatively toned down compared to my previous easters..In that I'm not feeling the full impact of easter as I think I should be. Last year there was dubbo. Back home, I would attend good friday and easter sunday masses with my sisters. And I remember...it never failed to rain heavily on good friday. I remember kneeling at my seat, listening to the sound of the rain on the roof. Every year without fail:) It's like the heavens are crying for Jesus who died for us:) Easter this year somehow hasn't had as much of an effect on me as previous years..maybe cos I've got more on my mind, but I guess thats not an excuse. Not sure why either.


"I am always with you.' Matthew 28:20. Thanks merleen:)


lynn: hey!!heh yay your exams are over:) I've still got another week..enjoy your hols k:) feels like I have so much to tell you..
cheng: *waves back* :)
cindy: haha ok I'll look out for him..think mandy told me about him too:) haha and sorry I keep missing you online!
~me~ at 7:34 PM

Saturday, April 15, 2006

I had a dream last night. A really good dream. I remember feeling really happy. But then when I woke up, I couldn't help feeling sad, cos I know what happened in the dream won't happen in real life. So then would you constitute that a good or bad dream?


Haha I've been watching an awful lot of lost and grey's anatomy recently. In 2 weeks, I cleared 2 seasons of grey's anatomy plus I'm halfway into the first season of lost. Strangely I don't feel that stressed..It was the same last semester..I start off the semester a nerd, then not sure why but I tend to slack off more as it nears exam time. Think it's a like a buildup of work, and then when I reach my limit, I just get too tired of it all. Not sure whether this is good or bad. Well my mom's always telling me not to get too stressed...
~me~ at 1:30 AM

Thursday, April 13, 2006

Feels weird to think it was the last day of school..well we're actually halfway into the semester but in a way its the end of alot of things..No more classes with the year 3s..I really did have fun with my SGS mates..though I wouldn't say we were exactly close, but we did have fun:) It was always nice having them around to ask for help with stuff:)


Sigh the next week just seems a very long way ahead..haha plus I've got the house to myself for the next 4 days..don't know whether thats good or bad. gloria! lin min! get back from church camp soon!


So its easter weekend once again. I still recall last year so clearly..easter with the creston girls in dubbo:) and this time last year I received the first little bit of news that I was gonna be an auntie:) sigh in a rather nostalgic mood now..was just talking to xinli..about how its sad sometimes when you look back at past phases in life..I wish I could just believe what I tell myself: that its good to look back and realise how many memories I've built up:) but some things....you wish you could change but just can't.


pips: haha old school? something you picked up from camp? ah well maybe its better from me..considering how deaf I am..
ruth: hey!yes thank you thank you for the mail:) well...things are as good as they can be I guess:) I'll reply asap:) haha hope u're having fun in brussels!! miss u:) haha and i didn't realise european keyboards were different.
cindy: he's from AC!haha but not our year..you know a Ben who's here now?:)
~me~ at 8:04 PM

Tuesday, April 11, 2006

Can't concentrate now! aahh.


Felt pretty tired yesterday..somehow clinical days just seem so long. heh at least I got a ride off josh yesterday to clinical (thanks angela)..then me and ollie spent half an hour or so before class looking like idiots while we tried to work out how to take our blood pressures using the machine..think I'm either deaf or ollie doesn't have a brachial pulse. the actual clinical time passed pretty fast though...just hope we get another good tutor next semester:)


Today turned out relatively well considering I had expected it to be a lousy day. The lunchtime band concert wasn't too bad..taking into account we only had a couple of lousy pracs for it and we never actually went through all the repertoire once through before..I'd never felt so unprepared for a concert before!I was literally sightreading my parts during the performance. yeah it was just a lunchtime concert..but still. I'd forgotten what it felt like to play in front of an audience before today..somehow I feel so much more confident when I'm standing there in the band:) Yep other than it being super hot and windy and the little incident of me and naomi losing our scores to the wind..it was pretty fun:)


haha was lamenting with Ben about how laid back the aussies were about the concert..they didn't seem very concerned over our lousy pracs..but in the end the concert turned out ok. But how can they be so sure that things will turn out fine in the end? Maybe their laidback attitude has some use to it..anyway happy birthday Ben!thanks for the company during pracs:) yes birthdays lose significance as we grow older..but just make the most of it for now:) its a special day if you make it special for yourself:)
~me~ at 7:57 PM

Sunday, April 09, 2006

Just received abit of shocking news..was on the phone with my sister and she was updating me about her week..one of her close friends died in childbirth on thursday. I never knew her well but I talked to her on a number of occasions..even sang in the church choir with her before..and she was so excited about the baby coming. Its just sad cos everyone looks forward to the coming of a baby, but then instead of the arrival of a new life, one is taken away.


And it's times like these that I wonder why such things have to happen. It just seems cruel somehow..Everything was going normally.. she had a near-perfect pregnancy up till the moment of childbirth. I mean, everyone knows about the dangers of childbirth, but you somehow never think it could happen to you, or to someone you know..Fortunately the baby came out weak but still alive as of now:)


God bless you Fudge.
~me~ at 9:29 PM

Haha somehow I just keep imagining Lucas rolling around on his cot..now that he's able to get on all fours, I'm sure he's enjoying the world from his new point of view:) Its nice to think how a simple act we take for granted is so valuable to a baby who's experiencing everything for the first time:)


But I suppose it's only normal to be initially excited about something for the first time. Its so easy to take something for granted once we get used to it. Simple acts like having someone cook a meal for you, or nagging at you to sleep earlier are suddenly missed when they don't happen.. haha well maybe not missed exactly..but it just feels like something's lacking. Sadly, I guess it's just human nature to miss what you don't have.
~me~ at 12:04 AM

Thursday, April 06, 2006

Sorry haven't been blogging that often of late..well I've had a legitimate reason for the past few days..our internet's been down (thanks to the wonderful internet service providers here..heh but I won't get into that. ) and I've been busy with work..but I'm somehow in a slackish mood tonight..probably cos the weekend's practically here:)


And also maybe cos I just booked my ticket to melbourne:) yes but before the hols I'll hafta remind myself that there's still the little issue of an exam before I can take off and have fun..hmm well was abit uncertain at first about melbourne cos my parents actually asked me to go home for the short midsem break..but then I decided not to spoil myself..though I really would have loved to see my mom again:) and my sisters. and lucas. but sometimes going back for such short times also make me feel more sad in the long run..cos I'm reminded all over again what I'm missing back home. But as my sister told me, by not going home I'm getting the chance to experience more of overseas life:) which I probably won't have much of a chance of next time..plus not going home that often just makes the few times I do go home more special:) haha sigh or maybe I'm just trying to convince myself of that..


anyway life's been hectic but interesting of late..was reminded that today was the 3rd last session with my classmates..kinda sad. but I guess its good to move on and meet other people as well:) just that the idea of getting to know new people all over again seems..tiring at times.


tada! there you go:) haha no reasons for you to curse anymore:)
~me~ at 9:36 PM

Monday, April 03, 2006

In the midst of assignments, projects, anatomy and pharmacology, I find my thoughts wandering even more than normal now..and I can't seem to be able to put all my thoughts down in words.


Its abit hard to keep my eyes open now..probably a result of me getting about 4 hours of sleep last night!hah I woke up in the middle of the night and realised I was COLD. But I guess its good in that I finally got around to taking my heater out of its box..its been sitting in the living room since I bought it a couple of weeks ago..can start putting it to good use:)


Quick recap of my weekend..
Friday night bible study was at slott's place..steamboat dinner:) there was a nice homey air to the night..it was also a surprise bday celeb for david..who really was surprised I think:) me and ollie enjoyed the birthday cake immensely..drowning our poppyseed cake in ice cream:) and then we had a recollection of the last 3 weeks of biblestudy..I think these studies really have been good for me..at the same time I'm realising things about myself that I'm not sure are good or bad. Sometimes knowing more just makes you more confused..but I guess its also the whole thinking process that teaches you more about yourself.


Not just refering to the bible..but life in general. Sometimes I wonder if things are better left unsaid, or if I would rather not know things..is ignorance really bliss? well perhaps..but then I'd feel as if I were living a very superficial life. So many things in life feel superficial and alien to me right now..sometimes I feel as if the me talking to my classmates isn't really me..and that I'm just putting up a front. How do people do it? Some people seem perfectly happy doing it. Or maybe to them it isn't really a front.


dinner tonight was yummy:) reminded me somewhat of dinner back home:)


I miss you :(
~me~ at 11:14 PM