Wednesday, July 29, 2009
Wednesday, July 29, 2009
5 mths came and gone just like that.
can it b considered as a blink of an eye?
Maybe.
had i changed?
i think i did.
Busy sch term started. Followed by quizzes, assignments and report deadlines.
Time flew by just like any other school semester.
Below are the little perks of my boring school semester.
1) Lucky for me, I found a fren who had similar timetable to mine.
So, we could go for lects tgt all the time.
Is this the beginning of a new friendship?
I sincerely hope so.
2) Had a gr8 birthday week.
Could spend the time with ppl that I love though I was away from home in a foreign land.
Really treasured it.
Thanks for the presents ppl!
Got a new phone from my dad. hee
3) Hunter Valley Road trip
Had a taste of a atas lifestyle.
Had cheese with wine and champagne and choco.
Went for horse riding, drove ard e countryside.
It was quite a foodie road trip too. Haha.
Saw beautiful sun set in a vineyard and sunrise in Newcastle.
Managed to have a relaxing road trip.
Took a 2h train ride back to Sydney. Longest ever. Haha.
Glad that the accounts was settled too.
4) Tons of birthday dinners and meals ard in Sydney.
Managed to have a chance to explore various parts of Sydney and e food around.
Found that there is a shop that sells authentic Singapore food.
Find that idea quite funny.
Along with ups, there r down times.
1) A aunt passed away nearing e end of sem.
Felt guilty that I wasn’t there for a final goodbye.
The tot of not being able to see her again was upsetting.
Oh well.
2) started to have sleepless night once winter started.
Not sure if its coz of hormone changes or coz exams were round the corner.
It was mentally and physically draining.
3) Times when I miss sg a lot.
The family, the friends, climate, atmosphere, language, food and etc.
Being overseas brought up the significant traits that can endemic to Singapore.
Those are hard times.
Joy of July holidays:
1) Met up with dine in Sydney.
Went to Jenolan Caves in Blue mountains and watched Transformer 2 at IMAX.
Had pancakes on the rock and ribs at Hurricanes! YumYum.
Thanks for the wine! =)
Being with dine brought back lots of sec sch day memories.
The good and the bad.
If only there r more of our photos on facebook…
Coz my previous harddisk crashed and I lost my entire collection of our op photos.
Haiz.
2) NZ trip
I got upgraded to business class seats on my emirates flight from Syd to Christchurch.
The chair was very spacious and huge!
I could even order champagne and wine anytime.
Haha. Lucky me.
I think I was fortunate as we did not check in online and got the last few seats.
Hence, they decided to upgrade the person who would be seating at the last few seats.
It may not be true. haha.
Upon our arrival in Christchurch, we took a shuttle bus to Methven.
The bus conductor thought im only 16. Haha.
Do I look that young?? Haha.
We stayed over at the YHA there.
Their service is really good.
The nights were really cold though.
So cold that I would get woken up in my slp.
We spent 2 days skiing in Mt Hutt.
I put my skiing skills to e test by going up to the intermediate slope but it took me 1h to get down. Haha.
I guess I was not daring enough.
The food in Methven was gd!! Haha.
Then we spent 2 days in Christchurch.
On e 1st night, there was a earthquake.
However, we were out on the streets and did not feel anything.
What a pity. Haha.
We spent another day in the middle earth of the LOTR movie!
Took a day tour up to Edoras.
Gr8 scenery!
It was breath-taking.
However, it was a foggy day.
We were not fortunate enough to witness the full beauty of the 360 degrees mountain.
What a pity.
The trip made me wanna watch the extended versions of all 3 movies.
Then we caught the Harry Potter movie in Hoyts.
The movie was a waste of money.
There was no action at all!
Felt so cheated.
Next, we took a domestic flight to Auckland which was delayed by 2h.
Spent e time chatting and slacking. Haha.
After reaching Auckland, Danica and her dad brought us around the city.
It felt like Sydney.
There was e sky tower and a smaller harbour bridge.
Perhaps all the cities look the same afterall.
Our accommodation that night was damn cool.
Their lift is so ancient that we have to open and close it manually.
It was an eye opener!
Haha.
We picked up our car and started to drive to Rotorua.
The car broke down about 10km out of Auckland.
We had to wait for 1h for a replacement.
What luck. Haha.
The first thing we did when we reached Rotorua was to go to Rainbow Springs.
The highlight of the place was their kiwis!
Haha. The catch to it was that they are nocturnal animals.
Haha. So, we checked in first and had dinner with Auntie June.
So lucky of me to be able to see ppl from my family.
It meant a lot to me regardless of how close we were before.
After dinner, we went to check out the kiwis again.
Haha. We had to play ‘find the kiwi’ game.
They had cages with shrubs!!
And they could camouflage well.
The kiwis are huge.
Haha.
We spent the 2nd day in Rotorua on water- rafting.
It wasn’t exciting at all. Oh well.
We sang the entire trip to and fro.
I hope the guides dun think that we r nuts.
Haha.
Then I drove down to Taupo.
The public roads were not lit at all.
It was very different from driving in the city.
The GPS even brought us to take shortcuts where there isn’t any public road.
Haha. Exciting!
We spent our 2nd last day in Taupo sight seeing and eating.
We visited the Huka falls and the geothermal places ( they do stink a lot).
Haha.
Then we drove back to rotorua for spa.
Wanted to try mud spa but it was closed for maintenance. What luck.
Haha.
Then we drove back to Auckland in the middle of the night.
We dropped SX and CJ at the airport first while me n SY went to return the car.
When we returned to the airport, we realised that our flight was cancelled.
Haha. It was hilarious.
N we were told that this is not the first time that it happened.
At least we managed to get another flight back to Sydney.
Glad that we managed to get back to Sydney safe and sound.
How I wish the plane landed in Sg.
I do miss home after all.
4 more mths and I will be back.
I think that I think too much.
Hope I can see a light soon so I will not dwell on it too much.
Or mayb im not meant to c the light.
Life will be simpler.
I noticed that the different background the experiences shape a person’s thinking differently.
Hence, when faced with an issue, different solutions will be presented.
I believe that is the root of all misunderstandings and miscommunications.
Someone has to give in or accommodate.
But I guess, there is limit to it as well.
Coz no one is a saint.
It made me so tired.
E other day, 3 old frens met up.
Started to talk bout sch days and e ppl they met.
All the gossips and old rumurs came in.
Then I started to wonder..
How much power does e words of 1 person has on another..
Will it change the impression of the other person totally?
Is it fair to the person who was e topic of conversation?
Would it condemn the person?
Will there be ‘2nd’ chance for the person?
Is this back-stabbing?
Then again, I believe that there is a reason behind everything.
But the reason is not always being divulged.
Is that the crux of the matter?
I believe it is.
Or prob, I choose to believe it is and have faith in the goodness of everybody.
They could have handled the issue in a unique way due to family influences or past experience.
Who are we to judge based on the surface evidence?
Who are we to comment?
Do we really know the full story?
Cant we give e person a benefit of doubt?
Truthfully, its weird being ard ppl from elite sec sch and jc.
All they talk about is the ppl that they knew.
Wow! Sg is a small world.
I guess that is the few common topics that they can find.
‘Pot calling the kettle black’ – a situation that arise way too often.
Just that ppl failed to notice it.
Being away from the upbeat face of sg, it made me realise that I hav been taking lots of things for granted.
Can I have the time to make amendments?
I hav to admit that Im not gd at keeping friends.
I guess I was too obsessed in schoolwork.
Had e wrong impression that everything else can wait.
The truth is it doesn’t.
Guess I have been making wrong decisions all the time.
Took me 21yrs to see that.
Better late than never?
I can only hope so.
Im sorry.
Friday, February 27, 2009
Friday, February 27, 2009
This post may be contradictory coz it’s a summary of what happened since I got here.. had to do this coz we met lots of problem setting up the internet..
If you are looking for my photos.. check them out under my room-mate’s facebook.. haha.. will try and tag them to me soon.. sorry bout e delay.. coz the internet sucks!!
I think that goodbye is the hardest word to say,,
Been trying to see it in a different light..
Not sure how well if it worked..
Kind of dreaded Thursday to come..
Not like there would be much of a difference coz it still came..
Thanks those who made the effort to meet up as well as came and sent me off..
It really meant a lot to me..
Thank you for the gifts!!
More happy memories for me to dwell on whenever im down..
I can never thank you guys enough..
Been trying to set time aside to meet up with as many ppl as possible..
Kind of disappointed that it wasn’t as successful as it could have been..
It was difficult to walk into the terminal..
Tears swell up during the journey to e airport..
Its so difficult to be tough..
Hav no idea why im trying to be so strong and tough..
Why??
In e end im bottling all of it up..
It feels horrible..
I think I had finished building the wall..
The plane ride was very bumpy..
They provided too heavy a dinner..
Didn’t get the chance to explore the plane though..
Then, we took a maxi-cab to Unilodge.
N rushed down to school..
Only to be 1h late for a 1.5h seminar..
Haha.. cool rite??
Was kind of embarrassing though.. haha..
Oh well, not like they will remember.. haha..
Then went back to my room..
Spent the rest of the day tidying up..
Quite disappointed with the state of the room..
So me and my room-mate decided that we should not be nice..
Haha.. demanded a lot of stuff from the lobby ppl..
Hope that the room will be better soon..
Why does it sound like the room is sick?? Haha..
Spent my second day with my family and brother at Blue Mountain & the wildlife Park…
It was a pity that it was rainy..
The whole place was too foggy to see the 3sisters rock..
Prob hav to go again.. oh well..
At least we have the chance to touch koalas, kangaroos, wombats, etc..
Took lots of photos!! Haha..
Then we went to explore Paddy’s market, Sydney Fish Market, Chinatown n etc..
Looked around at the surroundings..
Felt so comfortable to be able to speak Chinese in Chinatown.. haha..
Felt more at home..
The seafood at Sydney Fish Market is damn fresh!!
First time I tried octopus which is not chewy at all!!
Haha.. I sound like a noob..
The abalone is huge as well as their native crab!!
Wow.. haha.. Love the food there..
Went to have dinner at a Jap restaurant..
Its not too bad too.. haha..
Then my dad walked me back..
So gonna miss that warmth feeling..
Monday came just like that..
Had to do enrollment..
Hope its fine coz of my situation..
Then had farewell lunch with my parents..
Rushed back to school to continue enrollment..
N cabbed down to their hotel to send them off..
Tears swelled again..
Haha..
Its really not easy..
Went for a bit of retail therapy..
Not sure if it worked..
Am I still bottling up??
I hav no idea..
Been trying to settle all the small misc issues with my roomie..
Felt so insecure..
Went to get a bank account..
Asked for their interest rate and 3 different staff quoted different rates within the few minutes we were there..
Not sure who to trust.. oh well..
I got my new number too!!
Call me at +61423964762!
New Address is:
Unilodge Sydney Apartment 4141
185-211 Broadway, Bay Street
Ultimo
N.S.W. 2007
Australia
Dread the day that we have to start cooking..
Felt like we hav to do everything from scratch..
Had to demand stuff from the reception..
Fancy paying so much but the room is not clean to our standards..
Been up til 2am daily to try and set up the router for wireless..
Suffering from severe insufficient sleep!! Oh man..
Miss Singapore local dishes already..
Miss the convenience too..
Most imptly, I miss my friends..
Oh well..
The internet provider in my lodging sucks!!
Only one laptop can access e internet at a time..
Haiz.. Its either im online or my roomie or neither..
Hope it will b better soon.. Sianz ar..
Annoying little details r so annoying..
That’s y they r annoying.. haha..
Dunno how else to grumble I think..
Lots to stuff to consider..
Should I adopt a Christian name??
Should I start to learn their accent??
Oh man.. is there a need??
This sucks totally..
Been cooking for over a week already..
Had curry chicken!!..
But when it was my turn to cook,
We steamed e fish too long and it turned super chewy..
Can you believe that??
Haha.. oops.. guess we all have to learn..
Gotten my timetable and its bout e same as how its like in NTU..
Stats at 9am daily.. ends late..
Earliest is 1pm..
Can you believe that I need to pay to use msn and skype in school!!
This sucks.. so not used to the internet restriction..
Oh man..
Went for clubs orientation and got totally turned off..
Have to pay for every freaking thing..
Even have to pay to go for audition for their orchestra..
Seriously.. that is the reality??
It cost $0.10 to print a page..
Oh man.. and textbks can cost more than $100..
This is bad..
Plus had to get all e necessities for our room to be like a home..
All e expenditure..
Not used to spending so much at a go..
Haiz..
And there are soooo many numbers to rmb!!
Oh gosh..
Guess this is part of e package..
School starts on Monday!! Haiz..
Missing you guys lots!!
Smile more!!
Thursday, January 22, 2009
Thursday, January 22, 2009
Wow.. i didnt realise that i was busier when i am not working..
haha.. oops..
Last Christmas (2008), we had a gift exchange at Nadine's place..
Just like old times??
Her must-cook tea eggs with Indian Rojak.. haha..
Just being around her living room..
Taking lots of photos..
brought back older memories.
THanks Mark for the socks!!
Its very cute.. haha..
I do like it alot..
Hope that Hao ge like the shirt! =)
Hope that JiaHui likes the book too..
We had the count down at JiaHui's place!!
1st time leh..
On top of that, we could catch a few minutes of fireworks from Malaysia..
haha.. Bonus!! hehe..
It is also the first time that i played Wii..
haha.. its so cute..
such retarded rabbits.. haha..
it was fun being silly together..
Gonna miss that alot..
GLad that i was able to spend the day with my loved ones.. =))
Then, patronised this Jap ala carte buffet restuarant near Alexandra Road..
Damn good!! OMG!!
i dun mind gaining weight for it..
haha.. good food..
But i still prefer the BBQ on christmas day..
Prepared by my mum..
wow.. shall think of it when im eating food that is horribly cooked in Sydney..
haha..
Prob gonna end my ushering job soon..
Hate to do so..
It had been a great experience..
Given the chance to try out the service sector..
Learnt so much from the seniors there..
Had History lessons too..
The history of cityhall too..
The other ushers there are warm and welcoming..
Its like a big family..
Been out for K-Box with Jas, shi hern n joel..
haha..
it had been ages since i sang..
n i was having sore throat.. =((
then we had Gelare.. hehe..
I had been exploring Singapore..
so Happy!! hehe..
been to the Zoo, took the walk from Kent Ridge to Vivo, walk to Sungei Buloh.. =))
had lots of fun..
lots of places to go still!!
Hope i have enough time..
Realised that i dun hav many days left..
Should i start counting down??
its quite daunting.. haha..
Finally settled my accommodation and flight..
Taking SQ 221, departing at 2040 12.02.09, T3..
to a new chapter of my life..
Friday, December 26, 2008
Friday, December 26, 2008
Yeah!! 2.5 more working days to go..
N i shall have my freedom back..
But my bosses piled my table full of stuff to do..
should i be a nice person to finish it all??
mayb it will bring me gd karma??
haha..
havent got a chance to run since the marathon..
oh no.. this is not gd..
haha..
shall try and find time..
somehow..
cant wait to meet my frens for gathering..
Poor yew kiat..
kenna suan like siao.. haha..
im soo mean..
ok, i shall be nicer to him..
haha..
i finally got my paper license..
hope that it can be valid in Aust too..
then i can drive all ard the place..
But my dad has yet to allow me to drive his car..
but i want to..
Christmas juz came and go again...
gd food and the presents are juz the things that i look forward to..
haha..
had bbq at my house..
lots and lots of food.. yum yum..
turkey, chicken chop, lamb chop, pork chop, clams, prawns, sotong, stingray, bacon with sausage, bacon with veg, 3 pizzas, chicken wings, otah, salad, drinks..
omg.. gonna miss the food..
then i start to wonder if i will be home next christmas to eat it..
oh well..
we shall see how things goes..
maybe i cant resist the temptation of food and b back..
haha..
helped out for carolling..
but i think i cant sing well.. haha
the frens of shisong are damn good..
haha.. should be very grateful to them..
haha..
the highlight of christmas is the gathering of OP gang..
at yy's lan shop..
haha.. who else goes out with 20 odd friends in 1 go??
haha.. just hanging out is fun..
the warm atmosphere in the room..
soon, we will have known most of them for 8yrs..
we had grown up together..
all that memories and the stupid things that we did..
haha..
gonna miss u guys so much..
we had a proper countdown at 11.59..
but our dear lionel didnt press record..
haha.. so we had to countdown again for him..
its so real..
we are such gd actors..
haha..
then there was the very 'nice' singing of lionel and wb over the laptop mic..
its a miracle that the laptop speakers didnt break down..
haha.. =P
then there was 2 games of saboteurs..
n teaching lionel english..
pity his future students..
haha..
since we are in a lan shop, of course the guys have to play CS..
haha.. n sf got hooked onto audition..
i tot its quite a old game already..
haha..
i hope that accommodation and flight tickets can be settled soon..
oh man..
the year is coming to an end..
its amazing the she believed her and not me..
juz a sentence from her beats everything that i said and did..
stunned..
i love my presents... haha..
cant wait for the party on the 30th..
so many gatherings to go for!!
=)
quite sad that i cant go to Bangkok..
n had to waste all that money..
hole in my pocket is getting bigger..
oh well..
its e season of giving..
haha..
Happy Boxing Day!
Thursday, December 11, 2008
Thursday, December 11, 2008
Havent been able to blog..
haha..
Too busy i guess..
Finally the Marathon is over!!
The big event of the year for my life thus far.
Though i must admit that i didnt put in much effort..
haha.. Im overjoyed that i can comlete it and still go out the next day.
haha..
Have to thank so many ppl!!
Thanks Lionel, Kahing, Mal, WB, TW,Mark,Yilong and others who had trained with me..
It had beeen super enjoyable running to different places with you guys!!
Would you guys still wanna run??
haha..
Thanks for running/walking with me that day dine!!
Thanks for helping me complete the marathon..
haha.. an accomplishment for the year 08!!
Now, im a proud owner of the black finisher tee..
heee..
I did it!!
Do it again??
Prob.. i dun mind i think..
haha..
Sad that i didnt manage to go yuki-yaki with the others.
sorry.. had to go for carolling practise..
Hope i can see the photos soon then Lionel can help me print!!
Soon..
Finally settled my VISA..
Gonna get my MacBk in Jan!!
Got a hard-disk for it already..
So exciting!!
Hope i can find a room-mate for unilodge sydney..
Praying hard**
Next, have to book air ticket..
Preparation of packing my bags..
hee.. since my parents will be going over with me, i guess baggage limit will not be a problem..
I hope everything can be settled too and soon..
went to snow-city the other day too.
went down the slide so many times..
haha.. felt like im a kid again..
i guess being around the kids influenced me..
haha..
Gonna go BirdPark on Sat!!
But the number of adult exceeded the number of children for the event.
Oh well..
Kind of sad..
i have yet to talk to my parents bout BKK..
i think that Vimal is gonna kill me..
sorry..
Cant wait for work to end..
haha.. End of Dec!!
Then i shall play..
Awaiting anxiously..
Monday, November 17, 2008
Monday, November 17, 2008
Havent been in a mood to blog..
Been through a rough patch..
both literally and physically..
prob i ran out of luck..
All started with the terrible fall on last tues..
I DUN WAN ANY SCARS!!
damn sad..
hit my thumb very badly, both knees and my chin..
oh no.. im disfigured le la..
oh well..
better start saving more money in case i hav to spend e rest of my life alone....
haha..
then i lost my sense of humour..
if there was any for a few days..
substituted it with tears..
been grounded..
pain in e knee when i wanna stand..
cant run..
marathon is coming..
having problem with my visa..
havent done my medical checkup..
driving instructor schedule is fully booked..
not confident for my test next mth..
whether to go bangkok or not..
worry bout my wounds..
worry bout when i will receive my eCOE..
oh man..
found it hard to put a smile on my face..
wasnt in much of a mood for anything e past wk..
all i wish now is for my wounds to heal properly..
then i can start running..
prob will go tanning..
so that e scars wun b obvious..
hope it works..
sad..............................................
Sunday, November 09, 2008
Sunday, November 09, 2008
ANother week had passed..
soon.. another mth will pass..
N.. another yr!!
omg!!
haha..
shall try not to think bout that..
in order for e yr to end, i hav to get my license n finish std chart first..
haha..
now, e yr sounds longer..
haha..
Let's make life an adventure!!
N not waste it!!
Wanna thank e guys!!
motivate me in running!!
Thanks guys!!
its so sweet of u guys!!
Beautful memories~~~
Life is beautiful..
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