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Sunday, October 29, 2006

I wonder how some people can be so confident..is it really possible, to know for sure that someone you've known for such a short time is the person you want to spend the rest of your life with? I guess maybe when you know, you know. Or perhaps it's not a matter of knowing, its whether you're willing to take that leap.

The engagement party today was sweet..though there were lots of people I didn't know..haha me and ollie were parked mostly in front of the buffet table. my stomach's feeling funny now. probably a result of eating too much finger food, not to mention the really yummy cake:) then there's the satisfying scoop of ice cream I had afterward during shopping. Sigh.
~me~ at 12:35 AM

Wednesday, October 25, 2006

And so yesterday marked the end of my band life here...for the year at least:) sigh I messed up typically being blur & all..showing up an hour late for the pre-concert rehearsal (I didn't mean to! I seriously thought that was the correct rehearsal time.) & everyone saw me & was like "thank goodness you're here!" even before I said hi..sigh so paiseh.

Yep so the concert went ok..some parts we could have played better, but I think the audience enjoyed it for the most part:) heh I was walking on my way to the bank today when a random old lady stopped me in the middle of the street and told me, "oh you were in the band last night weren't you? good job!" so nice of her:)

I really just feel like knocking myself on the head at times..or maybehitting it against a concrete wall..argh I really hope I can grow out of all my little blur acts by the time I graduate at least :P turning up for rehearsal late was just one of many acts this week..*knock knock knock*

meiling: I was so sad when bobby got kicked out!! :( he rocks. :)
~me~ at 11:31 PM

Monday, October 23, 2006

On the way to the hospital today, I don't know why, but I just suddenly felt so out-of-place in this foreign country. I was just staring out the window on the train..at the quaint little houses, the people on the platforms, the clear blue sky. I like taking the train here:) more than the mrt back home anyway:) though the trains are older, I like how they're double-deckered and you get to see alot more out the window:)

"The concert was great, i have erased jacky cheung from my playlist and lee homs has become my new idol! He was so handsome and i kept staring at his image on the big screen, besides dressing cool and smart." Believe it or not, that's what my mom told me about the concert she went to on saturday night, word for word. Haha.

australian idol's on tv now!!
~me~ at 9:32 PM

Saturday, October 21, 2006

Tired...but the weekend's here! ahh I love fridays...

A few things that reminded me this week of the beauty of the world God created.. :)
1. The very pretty purple flowering tree in full bloom on lower campus
2. The little grass-like splatters that raindrops make as they hit the ground
3. The sound of the beating heart through the stethoscope
4. Cadbury dark chocolate with rum&raisins (thanks to louisa for introducing it to me:) )

Its been raining for the most of today though its been seriously hot for the rest of the week :P and somehow the rain always puts me in a thoughtful mood:) I miss home :( among other things.

ruth: heyhey:) did u get my mail?:) I'll be back end november!!you?
xinli: haha yes I agree!:) ay and u don't get too stressed ah...u're supposed to be on a longlong holiday!but the term will be over before u know it:)
~me~ at 12:27 AM

Monday, October 16, 2006

I wish sometimes I could turn back time..perhaps I would have done things differently, perhaps my life would not be as it is now. But then I am thankful for many things in my life now:) so I wouldn't want that part of my life to change:) But then I think the human mind is stubborn..or maybe mine just is..and I still find it so hard to let go.

It's been a relaxing weekend:) haha considering I had a paper due today. little nice moments here and there..but then it all makes it so hard to get down to work. My band journal's due tmr as well. haha I still find it abit ridiculous that I have to sit down and reflect after each band practice. But it's all part of the assessment. It just feels cheesy having to pen down stuff like how I feel about playing this piece and how I feel about my instrument and how I can make the piece sound better. It's just hard to verbalise feelings at times. Garh. Wonder how I managed to clear this module last semester. Wonder what the markers are actually looking out for. I'm actually quite impressed that I managed to churn out 10 lame entries last semester:)
~me~ at 11:28 PM

Saturday, October 14, 2006

Gaah. It was a super hot day..max temperature was 37degrees! Even now in my room with my fan (ok ollie's fan:) ) on full blast and window wide open I feel like I'm melting..No wonder aussies have such high rates of skin cancer..I need a swimming pool. Or skirts. Or more summer wear! Haha I realised the other day I don't have a single skirt here with me here in australia..hmm. Probably cos it wasn't that hot here this time last year..

Anyway, I just finished a late dinner and not in the mood to do anything productive..though I have a paper due on monday..sigh. Full. Sleepy.

I think msn is bad sometimes. It does well to keep me in contact with people of course..but then sometimes msn becomes too convenient tool to the point that it kind of takes away the excuse of actually meeting up face-to-face, or talking on the phone. And there are so many things you just can't say via a computer screen. But really, why am I complaining about such a silly issue? God has blessed me with so much:)
~me~ at 11:38 PM

Thursday, October 12, 2006

I feel like it's the weekend already!!:) though there are still classes tmr of course..

I had abit of silly fun today with my classmates..there's nothing like kicking a stress ball about, or using a rolled-up piece of newspaper as a cricket bat to destress..our tutor must have thought we were crazy..we were just fooling about in the corridor and the flying ball came rolling to a stop right in front of our tutor's feet...

heh and my mom just sent me this...

~me~ at 8:50 PM

Wednesday, October 11, 2006

It's amazing how the most little things can brighten up your day..or how doing little things for people can make you feel better as well:) Like how little acts of kindness, although they might not mean much to the person giving them, mean so much more to the person receiving them:)

oh and haha with input from many people, I sort of came up with an answer to my question about the moon. It's yes or no depending on how you look at the question. Yes the moon stays the same in that it's always a crescent or full moon from all points on earth. No, it appears different in that it appears brighter and rounder in places like singapore maybe cos it's closer?

A Song of Ascents; of David. the Lord, my heart is not haughty, nor mine eyes lofty;
neither do I exercise myself in things too great, or in things too wonderful for me.
psalm 131:1

Thanks debra:)
~me~ at 7:46 PM

Monday, October 09, 2006

I got stuck with my greek clinical tutor this term again..haha he's pretty good at what he does but alot of the time I'm exchanging confused looks with my classmates cos we don't understand what he's saying..with his really strong european accent and with the way he speaks so super super fast it's really hard to catch what he's saying at times. I think even the patients were abit bewildered at his exaggerated motions and wildly gesturing actions that go with his speech. But he makes the effort to find patients for us. And he's eager to teach:)

The idea of predestiny is hard to accept, much less understand. I think I'm still trying to grasp the concept of it..that some of us are meant to follow in Christ, and some aren't. That some people are meant to live life a certain way, and some people are just destined to not live out their dreams. It doesn't sound fair at times, but then perhaps sometimes the important thing isn't to meet the final goal, but the lessons learnt on the path toward meeting that goal. Still. I don't really understand.

xinli: hahaha! serious? haha ok I'll take my camera out tmr and see if I can catch a nice photo:) heh:)
~me~ at 9:37 PM

Friday, October 06, 2006

And so week 1 is over..with the typical choosing of assignments and group projects and 8am lectures once more. sigh. You'd think I would be used to 8am lectures, coming from singapore. But I've been having some trouble sleeping this week..resulting in me struggling to stay awake during lectures. There's just something about either school starting or being in sydney that makes life suddenly seem more gloomy. It just feels like something's missing. But. I know I have a lot to be thankful for:)

Oh and happy mooncake festival everybody:) hmm. Is the moon supposed to look different from different points on the earth?

ruth: hahaha thats good!oh well, the name doesn't matter, as long as it tastes just as good:)
xinli: aiya. haha it's ok la you can afford to put on abit of weight! If you want we can try to eat good yummy relatively healthier food when you come back:) er if we can find any:)
cindy: haha I'm sure yours was nicer!!:)

~me~ at 11:42 PM

Monday, October 02, 2006

And I'm back in sydney once more..haha though this time I can take my time with unpacking and don't have to rush straight for classes since today's a public holiday..I'm kinda annoyed with the uni though..till now they still haven't finalised our timetables..sheesh it's not like they didn't know that they would have to plan out everything by now..

Anyway, to everyone: I really had a great time back home this time:) though short, but it was greatly treasured since I didn't expect to go back at all in the first place:) I was kind of in a depressive phase in the last 2 months, and I think this 2 weeks back home really gave me the motivation and recharged me for the next half of the semester..

Things at home were different without my sister or lucas or buster, but it really was fun staying over and getting the royal treatment at my sister's..and somehow I think when you don't live together you make the extra effort to talk more and meet up more:)

Bleah. Feeling really full now. Had risotto for dinner, then LM made really nice strawberry milkshakes for us! yum. But I think I'm only now feeling the effects of all that excess food I ate over the last 2 weeks. Jap food, tiongbahru market, thai food, stingray, mooncake...oh and I tasted the most amazing mooncake ever..haha my uncle gave us these really nice bing1 pi2 mooncakes with lotus paste filling.. but the best part was the "yoke" - which were actually white chocolate truffles:) I think alcohol goes nicely with mooncake:)

ooh and another memorable night was the night before I left..my sister and chris brought us to little bali..a very nicely decorated area with a cool laid-back atmosphere and good food:) It's like an entire food village..feels alot like malaysia or indonesia actually:) the place we ate at was done up bali-style..with wooden chairs and tables and tealight candles:) very nice:) sigh I miss home already. But not in a bad way:) ohwell. Hope the next 2 months fly by!

pips: haha don't be jealous la. You've got a very fulfilling life where you are now too:) and like I told you..sometimes it's easier to stay away longer:) heh. but whenever you miss home, know that the people back home probably miss you more! haha and yes I will remember..I still owe you a treat!!:)
cindy: haha kidding only la cindy. Really didn't mind waiting:) heh we have come to love and accept you for who you are!
xinli: hey I miss you!!! Just enjoy your school life there to the fullest k?:) haha ay & you 2..keep flooding my chatterbox with rubbish. heh but I don't mind:) And I don't believe you've put on 3kg la!

~me~ at 10:35 PM