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Sunday, July 30, 2006

It's been a very nice week spent in the company of a dear friend..and I would just like to say bon voyage and THANK YOU ruth for the wonderful times!:)

I felt abit like a tourist all over again this week..I don't think I ever really considered myself a tourist in sydney..when I first came here at the beginning of last year, I was too busy with administrative uni and accomodation stuff that I never really got to formally touring and having fun..it was more of a view-sights-along-the-way kind of first year..also probably cos I knew I'd be staying here for 6 years, so kept thinking to myself that I'd eventually have time to take in everything..










Really sleepy now and the slight ache in my legs reminds me how much I've walked in the past week..but looking at photos now also makes me realise how much I've eaten and spent in the past week as well :P from pancakes to hotpot to seafood to ice-cream to dimsum to chocolately goodness..my wallet's feeling pretty thin now..

anyway my first week back hasn't been too bad, mostly cos I've been kept busy playing tourguide..but guess it's back to normal school once again starting tmr..but I shan't go into the whole missing-home-first-week-blues rant once again..think I must tire everyone here of that everytime I return here..this term we're doing prenatal stuff..pretty interesting but tedious & tiring on the mind..it's amazing when you think about how everything started from a tiny microscopic dot in a mother's womb:)

haha I just had a good long read of xinli's bday blog..and suddenly the memories of that day and my june hols came flooding back to me..haha and I was especially touched when xinli drove to my place on the day I was leaving to deliver me some leftover (very yummy) chocolate birthday cake:) thanks so much girl!

and to my sisters..I really wish I could be home now :P
~me~ at 7:13 PM

Thursday, July 27, 2006

And it's back to sydney once more..my last few days back home passed in a whirl of good food, good times, good sentiments:) thanks everyone for making this winter break especially memorable for me.don't know why but each time back home just gets better and I get more sad each time I have to leave..

but then I'm glad that this time my first week back here I've got ruth to keep me company:) I've been kept pretty busy the last couple of days with last minute enrollments for gen eds, classes, annoying little things like school fees and bank stuff, but also busy with playing tourguide..hah it's been fun..though I think I really need to catch up on my sleep..my sleep cycle was totally out of whack this holidays..what with suppers, late dinners, chalets..haha plus I didn't sleep too well on the plane ride here..

I landed monday morning and had to chiong for classes immediately till five..haha thanks to my dear sister for giving me sleeping pills on the plane ride over..they were relatively effective in that I got more sleep than I normally would have on a plane..hah I took the pills just before takeoff, thinking it would take at least half an hour to take effect..but the next thing I knew we were up in the air and the air stewardess was shaking me awake to ask if I wanted to have supper..I didn't even get to say goodbye to singapore!

haha I normally like to look out the window during takeoff to bid farewell, whether I'm leaving singapore or sydney..though my goodbye to singapore is obviously much more of a bittersweet kind of goodbye..haha but the pills made me conk out so fast I completely missed that this time..good thing I didn't take the pills at the airport..haha my mom actually suggested that I take the pills before I went into the gate, but luckily I didn't or else I don't think I would have made it to the gate..

anyway yea thanks to the pills I got about 3-4 hours sleep so I was able to make it through monday..hah but I still really should go to bed now I guess..but just really wanted to say thanks everyone and I miss everyone! sorry if I haven't been replying emails the last couple of days cos I've been busy..but thank you for the sweet sentiments and I'll get back to you asap!
~me~ at 3:08 AM

Saturday, July 22, 2006

Yap Xinli!! This post is dedicated to you :) Happy 21st!!

So it's now been 8.5 years..you've known me since my nerdy rgs days, and you've always been there for me..haha thanks for being (in your own words) my "pillar of strength", and you know where to find me if you ever need your own pillar of strength :)

I spent thursday night at aranda resort (the nicest chalet I've ever been to) courtesy of the birthday girl..it wasn't the normal kind of chalet in that we spent most our time preparing for the party..but it was fun :) from hanging paper butterflies on the ceiling to making paper flowers...heh I think the last time I did that much art & craft was back in primary school..but I really don't know how you come up with your ideas for decorations..so many innovative thoughts. haha you really should get a job as an interior designer or events manager maybe?:) All that work was really worth it just to see you so happy and excited for the party..

I just hope you had an incredible time:) I felt so sad after that hug goodbye to you..was deep in thought from your chalet all the way to home..I can't emphasize this enough..I feel really blessed to have you in my life:) I meant every word on that video k :) Happy birthday girl! can send me photos if you're free? :)

And cindy lee!!haha your tagboard still hates me. but hah I'm honoured to be in your list of "missing people." I miss you too!somehow more so this year...haha but thats your fault la! run off to US at the last minute...haha but ya I'm happy that you sound like you're having a great experience there:) ya and I didn't realise that I would be back before xinli..haha so we get to set a new record before she comes back! haha and you know what..xinli's first reaction to your/our present was to laugh at her computer screen..then she started crying! you la! made the birthday girl cry...haha I suddenly really miss you too man.

On a relatively more depressing note, it feels like alot of funerals have been taking place lately..I always feel so out-of-place attending them..in that it feels rather detaching to have everyone gathered there, although in a somewhat somber atmosphere, but still talking and chatting away about everyday stuff..hmmm xinli suggested it was cos the ghost festival is coming up..and so more people are dying and more souls being gathered? a spooky thought but who knows what's true in this world?

And I stole this picture from jing..who very kindly snapped this photo of my drink..haha I had finished nearly half my drink...and was reading the ingredients label and realised I had no idea what I was drinking..the ingredients didn't sound too savoury...


haha and I just got your sms jing..sorry I missed you at the party! heh wish I could have seen you in your pink dress:) we've gotta catch up more in december k:)
~me~ at 9:00 PM

Thursday, July 20, 2006

Just got back from dinner with lynn :) haha it was my third time eating at thai express paragon in the last week. I've always wondered what it would be like studying medicince with her..its weird but I just realise we've never been in any of the same classes before..but we've been studying the same things all this while...I hardly got to see her during class time all through rgs and rj..even now I rarely get to see her, but I just feel closer to her each time we meet:) she just seems to understand me so well :)

Meeting up with friends this week has made me both happy and sad...I know I'm glad to have these people in my life..but I also feel sad at the end of the day when I have to say bye, knowing that I'll only get to see them and talk to them again in another few months..some even longer than that..yet at the same time I keep telling myself it's pointless to feel this way..but I think at times I get too attached to things and to people for my own good.


And today was a historical moment in the life of my hyperactive nephew..he took his first few crawling steps:) haha my sister was kind of tempting him with a toy on one end of the mattress..so he took a few stumbling steps forward on his fours toward her:) haha I think I could just spend the entire day watching him...the growing child is such an amazing sight:)

qixiang: heyhey!! haha yea I've been back for a couple of weeks liao..but going off so soon again :P haha we should have the class over at my place again for ktv!
ollie: haha thanks!I like your new blog too:) sigh going back soon..feels like just yesterday we were taking that horrible flight back into singapore..oh well. see you back in sydney:)
xinli: haha thanks girl:) no la you won't get fat la:) you'll just work it all off with your cheerleading and dance:) anyway dimsum is always worth it! haha I don't care we must set another record!
cindy: ya can't wait to see you:) so sad that I missed you this time..but I hope you're having a fantastic time now!
~me~ at 2:28 AM

Tuesday, July 18, 2006

Somehow feeling rather nostalgic and abit sad now..haha but I really did have a good time catching up tonight..take care k? although I've been meeting up with you once every 6 months for the last couple of years, tonight feels abit different..but I'm really happy for you!I know you'll have an incredible experience:) looking forward to hearing all your stories the next time I see you:)

haha and I tried escargots for the first time tonight..not too bad but abit too garlic-ky for my taste..I'm not usually the type to try new foods but I tend to cave under pressure..especially from you :P but seriously..thanks for everything:)

so its my last week here..met clot, mandy, jing, cass and the twins for a transient moment today at cine..and I don't think I really realised how soon I'm leaving until I told them I was leaving this sunday..sob. haha but its been a great 2 weeks back so far:) and I guess the less time spent here just makes me appreciate time back here all the more:) sigh but but..I really hate this feeling of nostalgia..and I hate how it hits me even before I've left home once more..it just makes leaving even harder..

anyway I had a great weekend..met michelle, amelia and ruth on saturday..haha and I had my 2nd consecutive meal at thai express with them..but I didn't really mind la since we ordered completely different stuff from my dinner there on friday night..sigh I feel like I never can get enough time with them..haha but it was fun:) and I finally got to see kian and ade on sunday:) I promise to return bearing chocolates and cookies for you guys the next time I see you k!:) yea well that was my weekend in a nutshell..amidst other memorable moments like an incredible popiah dinner and chocolate birthday cake for chris and my dad:) abit tired now to type out in detail..but its definitely been a noteworthy 2 weeks so far:)

I need a bath now..I think I smell of my dinner..escargots..and fish and chips..
~me~ at 12:44 AM

Saturday, July 15, 2006

Its been a long day but so fun!I met xinli early this morning for our long-awaited dimsum brunch at redstar in chinatown..I remember my granddad used to bring me there..I still recall images of stressed-out grumpy waiters/waitresses pushing about trolleys laden with dimsums, desserts and other yummy delicacies in a huge crowded hall..haha well it was alot less crowded today being a weekday plus we went there pretty early..when the first trolley came by we were kinda overwhelmed with the long list of dimsums the nice waitress was spouting off at us and didn't really know what to pick..


the 2 of us ended up eating 12 portions of dimsums + 2 desserts!haha we beat the old record cindy and xinli set the last time they ate at redstar:) we were super full but then I suddenly saw xinli's eyes light up and I guessed that the trolley with eggtarts was behind me before I even turned around..haha and I was right!tsk tsk I know your greediness all too well yap xinli..anyway we ended up sitting there at our table for 4.5 hours just eating and chatting away:) think I could go on talking to her forever...thanks for listening to me! you know I'm always here to listen as well:)


I was super full after that but I met gary for dinner at thai express later..haha and I ate super alot again..a prawn popiah roll, soft shell crab, a serving of rice plus prawn omelette..haha and he even treated me to supper later at coffee club..haiyo..trips back to singapore always turn out to be foodfests for me..but then I guess the natural thing to do when you meet up with people is to eat:) what else can we do in singapore?:) anyway ya thanks for the meal gary:) and sorry if I sounded rather pessimistic..


I'm not too sleepy considering I got 2.5 hours of sleep last night..but then think I really should go to bed now..haha yay and I finally get to meet ruth and amelia tmr:) sigh and yet another pigout session...
~me~ at 4:08 AM

Friday, July 14, 2006

Hahah..notice anything weird about the photo? My sister got the brilliant idea of placing balls down the front of lucas's shirt. hahaha poor boy..he probably doesn't realise his own mother is abusing him for her own amusement..


just got back home..it was nice talking to the twins again although not under the best of circumstances..but just glad I was able to be there guys:) we really need to meet up again before I leave:)


and dimsum tmr (actually later today) with xinli :) can't wait!


oh and a random little thought..haha I was at the market this morning with my mom..and she was telling me how her fruit vendors used to be gangsters..and then they decided to switch to the more honest occupation of fruit vendor. haha they actually did fit the bill of the stereotypical-looking gangster..but I was just thinking how possible it is for someone to really just completely make a lifechanging decision..and stick to it. I like the thought of second chances..and although I really want to believe, it's hard to believe at times..ohwell but the fruit vendors were really nice:) they gave my mom free pears:) haha plus they helped us deliver all our stuff to the car:)
~me~ at 3:50 AM

Wednesday, July 12, 2006

so happy that I got to meet michelle yesterday!had hotplate at pepper lunch (michelle's been craving for it for awhile now) where we had a very satisfying meal of pepper beef swimming in butter..haha well not too healthy but I didn't really care cos it was so fun talking to michelle again! we sat there for 2 plus hours just chatting away and doing some much-needed catching up..haha then we attacked the food fest at taka square!


afterward I went k-boxing with gloria, LM and ollie..the ktv room was freaking cold and I didn't sing too much considering I don't know that many chinese songs but it was nice seeing the girls again:) haha guess I've gotten so used to seeing the girls everyday back in sydney its weird suddenly not seeing them for awhile..ollie got to sing her lemon tree song again:) and why is it all english mtvs are so dodgy? they're either of random girls in bikinis or panning screenshots of beaches or mountain scenary..


I can't help feeling disappointed. There's still a chance it might not be true..but somehow my gut instinct is telling me to face the facts. I wish I didn't feel this way..and I feel like a horrible person for thinking this way about you..but I just can't help feeling angry when I think of the way you've treated her..please let me be wrong.
~me~ at 10:17 AM

Saturday, July 08, 2006

sorry for the lack of updates!its been a really wonderful week seeing everyone once again:) can't believe one week's over already :P


Just got back from Jing's housewarming (though we never actually stepped into her house) cum bday celebration for debs and karen:) haha jing's new place is really nice!though we didn't actually get to see her apartment, the pool area's really cool:) and cos everyone made me promise to put up photos..


~me~ at 3:46 AM

Monday, July 03, 2006

~me~ at 10:13 PM

to people who don't already know..I'm home:)


the plane ride back was cramp and bumpy and felt incredibly long..but at least I had ollie for company:) so far its been a short but nicely bliss time back home..seeing everyone again:) glad to know buster still remembers me..don't think lucas does but he's alot more responsive and smiley than I last recall..plus he can now sit up by himself and feed himself (sort of) :) Its funny how the simple act of feeding oneself a biscuit is a landmark point of time in the life of a growing child:) its amazing that we all start off in this world helpless..then we slowly take in more and more with our basic instincts and with the encouragement of others:)


haha we brought him swimming..well more like splashing around in the shallow water..and he seemed to like it:) he toppled over face-down into the pool for a second and got abit scared but he quickly went back to splashing about happily again after awhile:) think he'll be a natural in the water when he grows abit older:) I recall hating the swimming lessons my mom sent me to when I was younger..I was terrified of my coach!making us swim laps continuously for our 3-hour lessons..plus it was thanks to those lessons that earned me the labelling of being as tanned as a malay/indian in primary school..but now I'm pretty grateful for them:) I haven't swum at all while in sydney and the water felt refreshing today:) lotsa people say jogging helps them think but I think swimming does it more for me:)




and my sister just realised the sepia mode on my camera so she went abit crazy with the random photo-taking today..but yep I like the old-fashioned colouring of the photos as well:) its weird how old stuff goes out of date..then after using new stuff for awhile..old ways and looks suddenly seem charming again..not just with photographs..same with old songs and styles..or maybe its once again just the human nature of not realising the full potential of something until it goes away or becomes obselete.


sigh feels good to be home:)


ruth: hey girl! hope you've got most stuff settled in london by now..yep looking forward to seeing ya!:) miss you loads too!!!
xinli: haha yes I'M BACK. but you already know that I guess:) yay will see you soon:)
gary: ay thanks for the luck:) yes haha fridays or weekends better for you?
mandy: thank you maandy!!yay are we planning something soon?:)
lynn: I'm home already!! feels like I have so much to tell you!
~me~ at 1:57 AM