My Life. In Words & Snapshots.

2010-08-03T01:07:00.016+08:00

Amazing July

I just came from here, where I read a beautiful post about what a dear friend has been up to for the past month and how the things she has done have reminded her of how good life can be.

Thinking about the past month I've had, I feel lucky to say that I have been so so blessed as well. From spending 2 weeks over East, hopping from Sydney..

to Gold Coast..

(where I conquered my fear of roller coasters!)

to Melbourne..

.. to the 2 amazing weeks I spent at Ernst and Young as an vacationer...

.. to the fun filled 4 days I spent with Hwee while she came to visit..

.. and the first few weeks of uni. Things have just been going so smoothly.

Ooh and I got a phone call today congratulating me on securing a place in the Deloitte Dream Team competition happening this weekend :D

I am glad that I have been kept busy in Perth - a place that I have gotten so used to and was starting to find boring and uninspiring. This semester has started off on a very different pace, I have been so occupied lately there is no time for me to even stop, sit down, relax and bum (like I always do and like all uni students do). But this is good. I am enjoying being kept busy. The pressure and constant deadlines drive me. I feel alive and determined and motivated.

I don't think I have felt this content in a while :)

2010-07-31T01:07:00.001+08:00

Sydney, Tu Es Tres Belle! :)

2010-06-09T00:16:00.004+08:00

Of Otters and Options

Me (after watching a 6 min video of an otter playing around :))
'I want a baby otter noww! OMG so cute!'

Zarina: 'Hmm they don't look very good old though...
I could get a baby otter. And buy a put option on it. And then if it gets ugly and I don't like it anymore, I'll exercise it!'
~ Zarina Paurobally, 9th June 2010

HAHAHAHAHA! I laughed so hard! Derivatives really got the best of that poor girl.

PS: A put option is a financial option you buy that gives you the right to sell something in the future.
PPS: We had our derivatives exam today morning :) And she was just linking everything to what we learnt!

Funny funny.

2010-05-20T00:09:00.006+08:00

Another funny quote. Plus snapshots.

Mum on an advertisement she saw on a billboard in KL that had a picture of an egg with a speech bubble saying 'Every egg's dream' and a picture of McD's sausage egg muffin next to it:
'Horrible la these people. Make this kind of ad. Now the egg looks so alive to me!'

HAHAHA!

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Oh and I just remembered the title of my blog.. 'My Life. In Words and Snapshots' and realised that I have not posted some pictures in a while. So here's the few big things that happened over the semester..

Hail Storm 22nd March 2010

The view from the living room. We were scared shitless at the sound of the hail stones hitting the roof!

Yeah.. we were happy and excited, until we realized the amount of damage that was done T.T

Flooded living room. Twas disgusting. And not fun to clean up.

College lawn covered with hail stones.

I guess this is what the quad will look like if it ever snows in Perth.

Hail stones the size of golf balls!

The disgusting wet carpet in my room. Had to live with the stench and drenched carpet for about a month!

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Car Rally 1st May 2010

We went dressed up as cowboys/girls.

Team Robots!

Team Housewives? LOL

Team Toy Soldiers! Coolest costume ever!

I like this picture just cause it's so colorful! Team Aladdin + Tigger?

The thank you note we left next to Harman's car, written (using shaving cream!) very nicely by Andrew.

Twas pretty, until a car zoomed past and ran over our masterpiece :(

OK, that's all for now! Back to learning about manias, panics, crashes and bubbles!

2010-05-15T23:11:00.004+08:00

Funniest Quote Ever

My brother's comment on the overflowing love and affection he gets at home:

"Wish I was you.
5000 miles away from those ever searching lips overflowing with unwanted affection. "

BAHAHAHA! It's so well phrased and funny!! LOLOLOL

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Finally, booked all my tickets for the winter trip! Sydney - GC - Melbourne - Perth! Really looking forward to the break! Woohoo!

Super stoked about the possibility of going to UK/Europe at the end of the year too!

:)

2010-05-12T22:12:00.003+08:00

♥

Hottie ♥

I think Nate should forget Jenny and Serena and all the bitches and go out with a nice girl like me.
:P

2010-05-10T01:29:00.006+08:00

Australian TV

.. Has been surprisingly good lately!

The week before, there were 2 movies starring Chris Evans in one weekend! :D My all time favorite - 'Cellular' and this typical crude American teen movie called 'Not Another Teen Movie'. IRONICALLY.

Last week, 'What A Girl Wants' was on TV on Saturday. And speaking of these easy to watch chick flicks, 'Just My Luck' was on a few weeks before!

And this week, muahaha! Another Chris Evans movie! ♥ Fantastic Four :D And at the same time, 'Eragon' and '13 Going on 30' was showing! ZOMG I went crazy, watching 3 movies together, switching back and forth during commercials. Woo movie frenzy! Love it love it!

Not to mention, there are TV series showing everyday too. Big Bang Theory, Bones, NCIS, Master Chef, Border Patrol (which is really good), Deal or No Deal :P and heaps more! It's crazy. I don't think I've had this many temptations in such a long time.

Wow Australian TV, you've been good to me :)))

Okay back to Derivatives!

PS: Here's a huge shout out to my superwoman of a Mummy! Happy Mother's Day! I ♥ you Mum!

PPS: Finished my 50% Investment Analysis group assignment on Monday. Wow I've never had a crazier hour in my life than from 3-4pm that day. LOL I swear I almost got a heart attack rushing to hand the assignment in! Also, 15% Corporate Financial Policy assignment handed in on Friday! And to treat myself, I got a Cookies n' Cream Mocha Chiller from Gloria Jean's today. It was heavenly ♥

2010-04-18T13:07:00.006+08:00

Thoughts of New York (as usual)

I've been reading this blog for the past 2 hours to keep myself occupied at work. The author of the blog studies in Columbia University, New York. Having spent the last 2 hours reading about bits and pieces of her life, I feel like I already know a bit about the person she is like. What I've read about her leads me to deduce that she is one of those people who studies hard but parties even harder. Going through her blogposts from 2008 all the way til 2010, she's been to countless parties and visited a number of places, and alongside all that, she's done charity work, is a pretty decent debater (I think) and I'm sure she excels in her studies. Basically, one of those all rounders whom I've always wished I was. She is a true Malaysian and loves the country to bits, she writes and stays on top of the politics and things that are happening in Malaysia. She writes superbly and words just flow in her blog posts. Her writing exudes intellect and maturity and I am not surprised that she is in an Ivy League university.

All these just got me thinking about my university life and what could have been, where I could have gone had I not come to UWA. This post won't be a very organised one, I'm just typing out what I think as I go.

Had I not been so lazy to sit down and look at the tedious US applications, would I be somewhere in the States now, instead of Australia? Back then, I sort of eliminated the US as a place to further my studies, simply cause I didn't think I was ready for it. I was young and naive and did not know much about the world at all. I'd like to think that I am able to adapt quickly to new environments and surroundings, but who knows what my life would have been like if I went to the States?

What would the quality of education have been like there?

Would the lecturers be a lot different than the ones we get here?

I have so many questions that I feel like my mind is going to blow.

Would I have been surrounded by more intelligent and bright young minds who have a keen interest in the world, instead of people who just waste their lives drinking and sitting around beaches?

Attending FAWA (Finance Association of WA) events in uni has exposed me to a different group of people, ones that I have not had the opportunity of getting to know yet throughout my university life. I met some really intelligent people, who were so smart and impressive and good at what they do. To think that these are the people I'll be competing with if I do venture into the finance industry makes me feel so incompetent and it freaks the hell out of me, to see how someone my age is so much more than I am. University should be a place where you grow, both intellectually and mentally. And one way to do that is to surround yourself with people who will challenge you and your beliefs, people who will help you grow in both aspects just by mixing with them. I'm not saying that everyone I know is retarded, but the amount of people I know who are matured and truly well informed about the world are less than a handful.

I know that growing up as a person is my job, and I should not expect other people to help me with it. Nevertheless, it would do me no harm to get to know all these aforementioned smart, overachievers that will motivate me and expand my intellect right?

UWA is a great uni and I really am enjoying my course. But sometimes, I wish that I got more out of my university experience. Once again, I know that what I get from university is solely up to me, but I can't help but wonder how my experience would have been like in a good university in the States.

Whatever happened to my dreams and ambition of attending an Ivy League university? Back in 2007 when I was doing my pre-university course, I was gushing about Cornell. I'm not sure if Cornell is the best place to go for my course, but the point here is, whatever happened to my goals? Why didn't I at least try to apply for the universities in the US? What happened?

Being in Australia for 2 years has taught me one thing. That Australia is not the place for me. Not now anyway. As much as I appreciate their strong emphasis on a work-life balance, (I mean, everyone here spends a lot of time outdoors exercising and hanging out with family & friends), how they don't spend so much time working that they forget to enjoy life and the fact that people here are generally nice, but at this point of my life, where there is an exponential opportunity for me to grow and learn, being at such a quiet place with such a slow pace of life is just not right.

I don't know how much I'd like New York as a place to live in, but right now, to have the chance to be transported to the hustle and bustle of a big city, especially one that plays such a vital role in the financial markets, would be a DREAM come true. And that's where I aim to be/ to have gone (even for a holiday!) in FIVE years. FIVE YEARS.

I'll see you soon, New York City (:

2010-04-13T20:56:00.004+08:00

Happy Birthday!

Happy Birthday Mummy! :)

Hope you have a greaaat one and that you got you 1 carat diamond ring, and iphone and petai burgers!

Otherwise, you can always play with the 'iphone' I got you! :p

♥ you and I hope you enjoyed yourself!

2010-04-09T16:16:00.006+08:00

Ernst & Young YAY!

So all the hours spent stressing about my application and the assessment and eventually the interview paid off!

I got an internship for 2 weeks with Ernst & Young this winter! After hearing from everyone how competitive it is to secure an internship in Australia, I am very happy and thankful and proud (=p) of this. Thank you to everyone who helped me along the way! Mohan, Hansen, Lavenia, Sherify and Mummy & Daddy! ♥

E&Y!

E&Y folder! :p

Internship documents etc :)

Invitation to E&Y's welcome cocktail party!

And if you haven't figured how E&Y obsessed I am, I have E&Y colored jellybeans too :P

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Easter came and went by and I wish I could said I spent Easter painting eggs or hunting for chocolate eggs but no such thing this year :( Boo. It was good to just sit around and relax for a couple of days after the 1st of April though, where I had an interview at 8.30am and a mid semester exam at 6pm on the very same day! Had my dose of Supernatural and I think the show is getting amazingly better by the episode. Spent about 3 days doing nothing, until I realized the amount of work that piled up over the past 2 weeks :( And now we're almost at the end of the mid semester break! Where did all my time go?

It's going to be very crazy when uni reopens next week all the way til after the finals in June! Endless assignments and exams.. I'll need as much luck as possible to get through these next few months!

On happier terms though, I've booked tickets on the 26th June from Perth - Sydney! And on the 1st July from Sydney - Gold Coast. Will be going with Chen Yi, Jorine, Fred, Sharon, Jia Chen and maybe Tiffany :) As there are no direct flights back to Perth from GC, I'll need to stop by Melbourne on the way back, which is burning a hole in my purse BUT it also means that I'll be able to see my lovely M1-ers, Parisa and maybe Stephanie! :)

This winter break is going to be a very jam packed and excitement filled one! Holidays start on the 21st of June. I'll be jetting off to Sydney on the 26th and then heading to Gold Coast, Brisbane and Melbourne before returning back to Perth on the 10th of July. And my internship with E&Y starts on the 12th of July and will go to the 23rd. After which I'll be able to get TWO days worth of rest before uni starts again! I am very excited about everything though!

But for now, it's study study study! .

.. til 7pm, cause I'm going out for dinner with Mo & Hansen to celebrate my internship!

Ta! :))

2010-03-10T22:47:00.003+08:00

Life

I stumbled upon a Facebook event about someone's memorial service today. Out of curiosity, I clicked on the link, only to find that this person who recently passed away was a young Melbourne Uni graduate, who looked like such a nice and sweet girl. From the wall posts on the event page, it's obvious that she was loved by many. And even though I have no idea who this girl is, stumbling across this really made me feel so sad. I think she was a music student, and for someone who had so much potential to go so early is so saddening. Tons of similar youths probably pass away too early I know that. But I guess it's different when this person is a friend of someone you know. It just makes it a little more personal. And it's not everyday that something like this happens to people/ friends of people we know.

Such is life. Full of uncertainties. Which is why my fave quote of all time is...
'Dream as if you'll live forever. Live as if you'll die today'.

There's really not much point in this post. Just felt like writing a few words about this. Every once in a while, I come across some moments that are just so powerful it makes me sit down in silence and ponder about life. And this is one of them so.

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Sorry I have no written here in a while but ever since I got back to Perth, life has been so hectic. The first couple of weeks were spent catching up with friends and adjusting back to uni life. And now it's week 3 and uni is in full swing. Assignments have started and I have some sort of deadline to meet everyday, whether it be preparations for tutes or applying for vacation/grad work. But life is good. I am now living in Memorial Wing in college, which basically means we get a house with 3 rooms. I'm staying with Badar and Sherif. My room is designed like a hotel room and I get a sweet bathroom too. During my first few days back, it felt as if I was on vacation =D Semester 1 2010 has got off to a good start. Let's hope this will be a better semester than the last!

ps: I have a very cute Russian lecturer who giggles at absolutely everything and a very eccentric Investment Analysis lecturer who is just plain awesome. Loving my lectures :)

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Also, thanks to a few of my friends who are applying for/ have applied for exchange to the States, I've been dreaming of New York again. Just for fun, I browsed through NYU Stern's business school website yesterday. And let's just say that it did nothing but intensify my longing to go to the Big Apple. Also, I got an awesome fish eye poster of NYC today. Must.get.to.NY.somehow!

New York
Concrete jungle where dreams are made of
There's nothin' you can't do
Now you're in New York
These streets will make you feel brand new
Big lights will inspire you
Let's hear it for New York, New York,
New York

- Jay-Z feat Alicia Keys

Toodles for now!

2010-02-12T18:35:00.009+08:00

What A Life!

Whilst organizing all the things I wanted to pack for Perth, I did something I've been wanting to do since I've been back - go through all the random stuff I have in my cupboards. Going through the countless boxes I have, I came across letters, handwritten letters, so many of them from the friends I met at the NZ youth exchange, my host parents in Papakura and Wellington respectively and even some that the Sixerhz sent while I was in New Zealand. Those letters made me stop everything I was doing momentarily to think about all the different individuals I've met over the course of my 20 years of life. And I am so happy to say that I have been blessed to meet all these different people from different walks of life, of different nationalities and from different countries.

Letter from Suwei accompanied by a dolphin drawing by Su Li.

Postcards from Anna, Ling and Pearly from Langkawi!

From Emma, the awesome Brisbane chick that I met randomly while on the chair lift in Rotorua to Brock, the quiet guy from Narribri that I got along with so well during the camp. From a couple with the names Chris and Teresa who were nice enough to accept me into their lives and treated me like a member of the family from day 1 to another adorable old couple living in Wellington with the names Tom and Anne, who showed me so much of New Zealand's capital city in the short 2 weeks I lived with them.

Postcards from Brisbane from Emma <3

Birthday card, Christmas card and random postcard from Chris & Teresa.

The 5 page long letter sent by Tom & Anne :)

Going through my cupboard some more, I came across pictures of New Zealand. And man I miss that beautiful country. This may sound familiar to some of you by now, but I miss all the interesting personalities that I encountered at Rotorua. From the stunning Brazilian named Eduardo to the tall sweet Austrian girl called Susi to the shy Italian joker named Lele. I miss waking up every morning to the cool New Zealand air, only to see Lele do laps in the field at 6am in the morning. I miss being excited about the endless possibilities each day brought while I was there. One day we'd be hanging out with the Maori and camping by the beach, and another we'd be zorbing down a hill and driving into rocks with 39 other enthusiastic youths, who were brought together from so many different backgrounds but who all clicked like we've known each other for years.

And then I found pictures of Europe. I remember the wave of emotion that hit me the first time I stepped onto the cobblestone roads of Prague. I was excited, nervous, enthusiastic and very very happy all at the same time. And up til now, no experience other than when I travel and my first few weeks at uni has managed to evoke these same feelings. Seeing Prague and Amsterdam amazed me. I never really knew back then, how different other parts of the world were like. And I dare say, it was one of the most eye opening experiences for me, to date. I came back from the trip a changed person. I realized how big the world actually is and how small a part of it I am. Along with all that, I also caught the travel bug, which is a huge part of the person that I am today.

Coming back to somewhere closer to home, I also came across my 5S1 and SAM year book. Reminiscing back, despite my hatred of Chinese and people who spoke nothing but Chinese and would use the word 'chim' every time me and the girls spoke English, Kwang Hua was really one heck of an experience. I wouldn't trade my time there for anything in the world. I read the notes our teachers left us, the things we wrote about each other in class and could not help but wonder about how everyone is doing. I haven't seen or heard from our teachers in years and can only hope that things are going well for each and every one of them. As for everyone in 5S1, I've heard nothing but good things happening to everyone. Our class is now scattered everywhere in the world and although it makes me sad to think 46 of us might never all gather together again, it's heartwarming to know that everyone's doing well and chasing their respective dreams. Also, I read something that put a huge grin to my face! The years have made me forget my tennis sessions in class with Kean Seng! I've forgotten about how we used to scrunch up paper and hit it around with our books, as if we were playing tennis :) Those were the good old days.

I've always thought that one year in Taylor's wasn't enough as the class of M1 2007 had so much fun together it felt like time flew past. Reading the messages everyone left me in the yearbook at the end of that year made me miss all the amazing people that made up our class. From gorgeous Navina to the very blonde Yean Ling, to my 'mummy' Kar Mun and my 'daddy' Kuan Jhun to big eyed See Mun and adorable Alston who brought us everything from 'heong peng' to cuttlefish! I still remember Mr Lee's reaction when he stepped into class that day after we had cuttlefish and stunk up the entire room! I miss standing outside college everyday during lunch break and cracking our heads over where to eat, I miss all our conversations over lunch and generally, just getting to see and hang out with you people everyday. Also, who can forget the crazy things the Features team of the Winangali got up to? It was the first and only time I got my face smashed into my birthday cake, and revenge never felt sweeter as I got back at Shyan by smashing cake on his face. TWICE *evil grin* hehehe SAM wasn't easy, but going through it with this amazing bunch of individuals sure made it worth it. And to be honest, I don't remember any of the stressful or less than ideal moments we had. Every memory I have from SAM consists of nothing but laughter and joy. 2007 was a great year and one that I will continue to miss for a long, long time.

Speaking of long, this post has been going on for too long. But for once, I felt the need to write down everything I was feeling. I guess what I'm trying to say is, thinking about all these experiences reminded me of what an awesome life I've had. And I'm only 20! As much as boring Perth has brought me down a little and made me lose the enthusiasm I had in my first year, as long as I find a way to wake up each day and think about the possibilities that day may hold (ie the people I may meet etc), I'll be alright. And I'll find ways to turn the lemons life throws at me into fizzy, refreshing lemonade.

2010-02-08T00:29:00.003+08:00

Funny quotes

- After looking at Stabilo colour pens for about 15 minutes, I walk off deciding not to buy any cause they cost RM3 each and my bro says 'Come back and pick one. I sponsor you la.' LOL how pathetic is that? Needing my 17 year old brother to sponsor a pen for me?!

- After I refused to eat any more sunflower seeds, my dad goes 'But you were eatinging with me just now what..' If you are wondering if I made a typing mistake. No I didn't. Daddy did, in fact, say EATINGING.

- After 10 days in Malaysia, Sherif, my very cute Egyptian friend 'Wo ai ni, leng lui la la!'

;D

ps: I am dreading February 19th. When I have to return to the hellhole that is Perth :'(

2010-01-25T16:09:00.012+08:00

Of IELTS and Absolute 'Jakun-ess'

I got my IELTS test over and done with last Saturday, the 23rd of Jan. The listening/reading/writing sections went well I would say and I'm pretty confident of getting the bands I require. I wish I could say the same for my speaking test though. The test was at 5pm and considering the fact that I had to wake up at 6am, my brain was on the verge of shutting down by the time it was my turn. I didn't come up with as much points as I could have, given a fresh mind. lol I expected to get an English interviewer but ended up with a very intimidating looking Chinese lady =/ I was nervous at the start and pretty sure my face was shaking as I mumbled answers to her questions. lol But we'll see what happens. Please just give me the band I need. I am not keen on spending another 300 AUD to retake the test! Fingers crossed!

After the listening/reading/writing test in the morning, Mum and Dad treated me to a high-tea at Corus Hotel. I haven't been to a high-tea for ages and man it felt good to stuff myself full of all kinds of food :D I had fried rice, mussels in some kind of coconuty sauce, curry chicken, fish, salad, mushroom soup, rojak, ice kacang, cakes, tarts, fruits, coffee and ice cream topped with lots of chocolatey stuff :) Choc sprinkles, choc flakes, choc syrup.. everything chocolate! Yum. It was a surprise that none of us got stomach upsets after that, considering the different types of food we stuffed down our throats at one go! LOL

2 funny incidents happened, that I'd like to jot down. The first one happened when me and Dad tried to make some ice kacang. It was a DIY one. So, okay I went to the ice shaver machine and pushed the bowl against it, as is shown on the sign. But the machine was so unbelievably loud I jumped back in shock. And me and dad just stood there laughing. Seeing how useless we were, this lady who works there grabbed the bowl from me and did it for us. After saying thank you and feeling incredibly useless, we tried to stack the ingredients on top of the pile of ice. A few minutes of this and Dad suddenly says 'Eh, aren't we meant to put the ingredients into the bowl first then put the shaved ice above it?' And it dawned on me that 'Oh right. Ya I think that is the correct way!'. No wonder I haven't seen anyone else make ice kacang using so much effort before. lol That was noob incident Numero Uno.

The second one was when we and Mum wanted to make a cup of coffee. I wanted to try their 'Macchiato', not really knowing what it was. Now, the coffee machine looked something like the one in the picture above. Notice the little metal tube at the right hand side? The only difference is that this tube was right next to the white part with the 2 little tubes sticking out. So, after pressing the Macchiato button, I held the cup and had no idea where to put it! Under the 2 little white tubes in the centre? Or the little metal one at the side? I was shuffling between the 2 of them and finally I decided to put it in the centre. Milk started pouring out into my cup and I was relieved =p But then, the milk didn't stop til my whole cup was almost full! Then I thought 'Eh, where is the coffee?!!' And the whole dilemma started again. 'Maybe the coffee is meant to come out from the metal tube?' So I put it there, but nothing happened. Not having any other choice, I put my cup in the centre again and this time, coffee started dripping out :D There was so little coffee compared to milk though! But after a very uncertain 5 minutes, I finally got my coffee. LOL! Mum and me were laughing so hard and felt like such jakuns!
After that very heavy lunch, we went to KLCC to kill some time before my speaking test. At which I ended up spending an amount I don't want to mention on stuff from the Body Shop. I never understood why people were willing to spend so much on stuff from the Body Shop. I mean, I knew their stuff smelt nice and all but what are people paying so much for? Only recently did I come to know of all the different types of things they have to cure any problem you might have with your skin or on any part of your body. LOL jakun-ess. I love their Sea Salt body scrub thing. After using it, you really feel like the layer of dead skin on your body has been removed and you literally look fairer and cleaner. LOL Their cocoa butter lip balm was pretty amazing too. I had insanely dry and cracked lips walking into the shop, but the moment I tried applying some of that onto my lip, I could see my lip absorb the moisture immediately. It normally takes some time with a normal lip balm doesn't it? :D Expensive stuff but effective!

Anyway this was an uber long post about my Saturday! Quite a fun day, excluding the speaking test. I'm so happy to be home! :)

2010-01-22T13:42:00.007+08:00

Oh essay writing skills, where art thou?

I had to practice writing essays for my IELTS test tomorrow. And gosh it's been ages since I last wrote a proper essay. My brain finds it so hard to conjure up points and my flow of writing has been impacted so badly. It's horribly hard to come up with good introductions and my points just plain suck now, if compared to what I could have come up with say 3 years ago when I was still in secondary school! This is horrible and very worrying. Wish me luck tomorrow!

=/

2010-01-21T20:27:00.003+08:00

Retards

I absolutely hate people who play music out loud on their hand phones in trains. It's just so inconsiderate and annoying. Saw this stupid guy today who was playing some moany Malay tune and relaxing/sleeping while everyone else was giving him weird looks. OK maybe not everyone, but I kept rolling my eyes. I mean, come on, get a pair of earphones and don't think that your music is GOLD and expect everyone to listen to it!

Retards.

2010-01-06T01:40:00.005+08:00

Amateur

But bear with me :) I'm happy with the way this one turned out.

Taken at Cape Leeuwin Lighthouse, Augusta, Western Australia.

2009-12-22T01:06:00.007+08:00

BACK IN ACTION!

I've finally decided to get off my lazy bum and start writing again. Oh joy. Not that anyone reads this blog anymore. But lately, certain things have made me feel like writing short posts, just to pen down what little thoughts I have =p

So.. Summer. Other than being filled with work, worrying about finding a better paying job, ~~worrying about going home~~ and sweating my butt off under the 30 degree Perth weather, I've started watching Supernatural again. And man, season 4 was such an epic season. Lots of demons, conflicts (between the brothers and within themselves) and the characters have grown so much compared to when we started off at Season 1. Having been to hell and back, the Dean we knew ie the cheeky Dean whose eyes never fail to light up at the thought of women, the cool, confident Dean was replaced with someone who was weak and angry and felt sorry for himself (as he was the one who broke the first seal - if all 66 seals are broken, basically Lucifer will walk free). And Sam, well to be honest, I think Jared Padalecki is not too good an actor at all. He always has this one constipated look when he's hunting that annoys me so badly. So let's ignore him. A great addition to the show, however is Castiel, the angel played by Misha Collins. This dude has STYLE baby! He started off being cold, ignorant and forceful but towards the end, the character really grew and became a bit more human, he had feelings and started questioning the ruthless and sometimes brutal orders they were getting from their superiors. You see, in Supernatural, angels are portrayed very differently to what we are used to. They are brutal, willing to kill and honestly, don't look like they care much for human life at all. To sum it up, they were jerks. MASSIVE JERKS. All of the angels are pains in the arses but Castiel has really captured my heart. He's just such a great character and I can't wait to see what happens in Season 5.

I do not know why I just wrote a review of Supernatural. lol It's just that I have been thinking about how the show has changed and how far they've progressed since Season 1. After watching Season 4 of the show, I am a huge fan once again. The show has the right mix between light, funny episodes and full on, serious and intense demon busting ones. If you've seen Supernatural but have not caught up to the latest season, I think you should start now, cause you have no idea what you're missing out on.

More blogposts soon hopefully! :)

2009-10-18T01:51:00.002+08:00

For the final time

It's so sad hearing Ronan break down in tears :"(

RIP Stephen.

PS: Hate those stupid girls who were holding roses in their hands and SMILING! Why did they bother going in the first place?!

2009-10-11T18:07:00.003+08:00

RIP Stephen Gately

You were way too young.
Boyzone will never be the same without you.
Rest in Peace.

2009-10-05T13:30:00.002+08:00

About an issue I have long felt strongly about

Everyone who do not understand why I am tempted to spit at a shop whenever I see fur coats on sale, watch this. The footage is gruesome, but I'd rather be informed than stay blinded and worship fur coats like they're the most fashionable things. It's really sad that so many remain oblivious to how fur coats are made. Educate yourself. When the demand stops, so will the killing.

PS: Trust me when I say I have seen videos much worst than this when it comes to the making of fur coats, videos that will disturb you so badly emotionally and give you nightmares for days.

2009-10-03T22:59:00.009+08:00

Thank you, Ben Jones.

I was reading through the MIT list of '50 things' again. No matter how many times I go through the list, I find that I still learn something from it every time. Reading this list makes me think. About how my 'hate' for some people in college is just unnecessary. So, some people can be absolute idiots and just plain ignore you when you say hi and offer a friendly smile. Really, it's these people that made me learn how to hate. However, considering the amount of time I've spent here and the pitiful amount of people I've grown close to and actually want to talk to, I cannot help but think that maybe I haven't been as sociable as I could have been, maybe I did not try hard enough to talk to the 160 other people who live in this great big castle. Most of the people who are in George's are stellar students and great all rounders and maybe it's time I put myself out there and start learning from them. Even though, on the surface it may seem like there's not much to learn from them, given their constant partying and drinking..

Embrace the differences between you and your classmates. Always be asking yourself, "what can I learn from this person?" More of your education will come from this than from any classroom.

It makes me think about the way I've been living my life in uni. Truth be told, Perth is starting to feel old for me. It's only been one and a half years and it's not that I hate the place, but nothing excites me anymore. Maybe it's cause the novelty of coming to a new, different country is wearing off, maybe it's because nothing I'm doing this semester excites me as much as French 1101 did last semester, it may also be cause staying here while time passes mean that I need to try to get over people leaving every semester. Lately, I've found myself constantly wondering about what changed in the past year, why our group seem to feel less close than we used to be, whatever happened to our constant Friday game nights, whatever happened to us? And I remember how hard headed I was last semester about a new person joining the group. Back then, I wanted so badly for time to just stay in first semester, where everything was new and exciting and perfect. And sometimes, I think that I still do.

But I guess mum has said this to me multiple times before, that people change. I guess I just need to accept the change that's slowly but surely happening. I'm sure we are all still as close as we used to be and as long as I learn to adjust to the change has to happen due to the change in circumstances for everyone (like how we are all getting busier as we get further into our degrees), I'll realize that things are actually okay and life is really, pretty damn good.

Your friends will change a lot over the next four years. Let them.

It's really amazing how much this article hits home. Not only for me, but for the people around me. Every time I reread this list, I'll be able to relate to at least one or two more points compared to the last time I read it.

I still relate to this, as I always have.

In college more than ever before, songs will attach themselves to memories. Every month or two, make a mix cd, mp3 folder, whatever - just make sure you keep copies of these songs. Ten years out, they'll be as effective as a journal in taking you back to your favorite moments.

I am starting to consider doing this.

Much of the time you once had for pleasure reading is going to disappear. Keep a list of the books you would have read had you had the time, so that you can start reading them when you graduate.

And as of late, I've noticed how these following points relate so well to a few very close friends of mine.

Things that seem like the end of the world really do become funny with a little time and distance. Knowing this, forget the embarrassment and skip to the good part.

No matter what your political or religious beliefs, be open-minded. You're going to be challenged over the next four years in ways you can't imagine, across all fronts. You can't learn if you're closed off.

Half of you will be in the bottom half of your class at any given moment. Way more than half of you will be in the bottom half of your class at some point in the next four years. Get used to it.

In the long run, where you go to college doesn't matter as much as what you do with the opportunities you're given there.

Wash your sheets more than once a year. Trust me on this one. (hehehe)

Life is too short to stick with a course of study that you're no longer excited about. Switch, even if it complicates things.

Also, I think I might start thinking of this list the next time I feel like...

(Sleeping my day away)
Take naps in the middle of the afternoon with reckless abandon.

(Having a chocolate oreo bubble tea or a tim tam in the middle of the night)
Eat badly sometimes. It's the last time in your life when you can do this without feeling guilty about it.

Also, I am going to try to start doing this!

Carve out an hour every single day to be alone. (Sleeping doesn't count)

One of my favorite of the list of 50!

In ten years very few of you will look as good as you do right now, so secretly revel in how hot you are before it's too late :D

This is the only time in your lives when your only real responsibility is to learn. Try to remember how lucky you are every day.

Ben Jones is amazing. He's inspired me so much today. Thank you for reminding me of things that I should never have forgotten in the first place.

Reading your blog posts make me want to be a part of MIT. I never knew that admission officers immerse themselves so fully into a student's story, into what a student's been through and his or her experiences. But then again, I guess not many admission officers are like you, are they? Knowing this is how applications are judged in a place as renowned as MIT is really comforting and make things seem a lot less daunting, doesn't it? Want to know what I'm talking about? Do read the article below. It's one of my favorite Ben posts :)

"It's More Than A Job"

In response to an earlier entry of mine, this post appeared on College Confidential:

You know, I get sick of college admissions officers saying how they couldn't accept so many wonderful people. While it's supposed to be comforting, obviously, I just find it really insincere. I mean, either you're accepted or you're not. There is no grey area... so they shouldn't try to sugarcoat the harsh reality.

I'm thankful to whomever posted this, because it really made me think. It's certainly a fair post, and I imagine a lot of our applicants share these sentiments. A million years ago when I was applying to college, perhaps I would have felt the same way.

I've written before about how the class is selected, but I'm too tired to dig up the post so I'll give a quick recap. First you apply. Your application is read by a senior staff member who will look for deal-breakers (like a bunch of D's, for example). Assuming you're competitive, your application is then read by a primary reader who will summarize it at length for the committee. Then a second reader (and sometimes a third) will read and write their own summaries. Then it will go to selection committee, where multiple groups of different admissions staff and faculty members will weigh in on it. Assuming you've made it that far, the senior staff will then review it again. Approximately 12 people (give or take) will significantly discuss and debate your application before you're admitted. This is all very intentional; committee decisions ensure that every decision is correct in the context of the overall applicant pool, and that no one individual's bias or preferences or familiarity with a given case has any chance of swaying a decision unfairly.

With that in mind, let me tell you a little bit about what my job is like from November through March. Three days a week, I take a random bunch of applications to the public library, find a quiet corner, and immerse myself in your lives.

I read about your triumphs, I read about your dreams, I read about the tragedies that define you. I read about your passions, your inventions, your obsession with video games, dance, Mozart, Monet. I read about the person close to you who died. I read about your small towns, your big cities, the week you spent abroad that changed your life. I read about your parents getting divorced, your house burning down, your girlfriend cheating on you. I read about the car you rebuilt with your dad, the championship debate you lost, the team you led to failure, the performance you aced. I read about the people you've helped and the people you've hurt. I read about how you've stood tall in the face of racism, homophobia, poverty, injustice.

Then I read about the lives you've changed - a math or science teacher, a humanities teacher, a counselor. I read the things that they probably don't say to your face for fear of inflating your ego: that you're the best in their careers, that kids like you are the reason they chose to be a teacher in the first place, that they're better people for having known you.

If you've had an interview, I get to read about how you come across in person to someone you've just met - how your face lights up at the mention of cell biology, how you were five minutes late because you had an audition, how your smile can fill a room, how you simply shine.

(Your grades and scores are clearly competitive or your application wouldn't be on my pile in the first place.)

By now I'm fully invested in you so I write a gazillion nice things about you in your summary and I'm smiling the whole time. I talk about your depth, all the ways you're a great match to MIT, all the things I know you'll contribute to campus. I conclude with phrases like "clear admit" and "perfect choice." In my head I imagine bumping into you on the Infinite Corridor, asking you how your UROP is going, seeing your a cappella group perform.

I come home each night and tell my wife over dinner how lucky I am, because I never seem to pick boring applications out of the pile. In fact, I tell her, I'm inspired enough by the stories I read to think that the world might actually turn out to be okay after all.

In March I go into committee with my colleagues, having narrowed down my top picks to a few hundred people. My colleagues have all done the same. Then the numbers come in: this year's admit rate will be 13%. For every student you admit, you need to let go of seven others.

What? But I have so many who... But...

And then the committee does its work, however brutal. It's not pretty, but at least it's fair. (And by fair I mean fair in the context of the applicant pool; of course it's not fair that there are so few spots for so many qualified applicants.)

When it's all over, about 13% of my top picks are offered admission. I beg, I plead, I make ridiculous promises (just ask the senior staff) but at the end of the day, a committee decision is a committee decision.

Of my many favorites this year, there were a few who really got to me, and when they didn't get in, the tears came. Some would call me foolish for getting this wrapped up in the job, but honestly, I couldn't do this job if I disconnected myself from the human component of it. It's my job to present you to the committee; if your dream of being at MIT didn't become my dream on some small level, then really, why am I doing this at all? Others would disagree, but then, others aren't me.

To the 87% of you who have shared your lives with us and trusted us with your stories over the last four months, please know that they meant something to me, and I won't forget you. When I say that I share the pain of these decisions with you, I'm not lying. I'm really not lying.

To the person up there who said "while it's supposed to be comforting, obviously, I just find it really insincere" - you have it backwards. I don't expect it (or anything else) to be comforting at this moment. But insincere? No. Not that.

Just got confirmation that the USPS picked up the mail (for real), so it's on the way. I'll be thinking about all of you.

2009-09-07T03:04:00.005+08:00

Help save the dolphins.

In Japan, fishermen round up and slaughter hundreds and even thousands of dolphins and other small whales each year.

In the small fishing village of Taiji, entire schools of dolphins are driven into a hidden cove after a prolonged chase. Once trapped inside the cove, the fishermen kill the dolphins, slashing their throats with knives or stabbing them with spears. The water turns red with their blood, and the air fills with their screams.

This brutal massacre — the largest scale dolphin kill in the world — goes on for six months of every year. Even more scandalous, members of the international dolphin display industry take advantage of the dolphin slaughter to obtain some few, show-quality dolphins for use in captive dolphin shows and dolphin swim programs.

It is commonly assumed that Japanese fishermen hunt dolphins to supply a small minority of Japanese people with dolphin meat. But unlike the expensive whale meat, dolphin meat is not considered a delicacy in Japan, and the real reason the Japanese government issues permits to kill dolphins by the thousands every year has nothing to do with food culture. It has to do with pest control. As shocking as it sounds, some Japanese government officials view dolphins as pests to be eradicated in huge numbers. During a meeting at Taiji City Hall, the fishermen of Taiji admitted this to us. "We don’t kill the dolphins primarily for their meat. We kill them as a form of pest control," they told us. In other words, killing the competition is their way of preserving the ocean’s fish for themselves.

Most likely in order to push the food culture issue even further, the Japanese government recently introduced pilot whale meat to children's school lunch programs, despite the fact that the meat is tainted with mercury and not fit for human consumption. The Japanese government and the dolphin hunters do not warn the Japanese people of this danger, although the dolphin meat should be labeled as toxic. Much of the tainted dolphin meat ends up as counterfeit whale meat in Tokyo and other large cities.

Science has established that dolphins are highly intelligent and complex marine mammals. How can "pest control" on dolphins continue with so little opposition from the Japanese people and the outside world? The answer is secrecy. Since we first traveled to Japan in 2003 to document the dolphin hunt and expose it to the world, the fishermen have become increasingly paranoid about being photographed and filmed. Today, they hide the dolphin slaughter behind barbed wire, ropes and tarpaulin. Killing the dolphins before daylight breaks, they station guards at the mouth of the killing cove to ensure that no one witnesses the blood bath.

The fishermen say they kill the dolphins "quickly and humanely." That's an outright lie. The methods used to kill the dolphins are so savage, it's hard to believe it unless you witness it for yourself. And once you've seen it, the images and sounds of the screaming dolphins never go away. The fishermen know that the world will be outraged when the truth gets out. And so, guided by their government, they hide behind phrases such as "food culture" and "tradition." They even once told us they are proud of what they do. If they had told us they were having fun while killing dolphins, we would have believed them. We have heard them laugh out loud as they were throwing spears at the dolphins and hauling them ashore with ropes, or dragging still live dolphins by their tail flukes to be slaughtered. If they were really proud of this, then why do they go to such extreme measures hiding it? Why won’t they even let their own people know about the hunt? We asked them this once, and the answer was: "It is none of their business." But it is their business. The Japanese people have every right to know about the dolphin slaughter. And they have a right to know about the mercury-poisoned dolphin meat that is being fed to their children.

Please help the cause. Do your part and sign this petition targeted at President Obama, Vice President Biden and Japanese ambassador to the United States Ichiro Fujisaki.

http://www.thepetitionsite.com/takeaction/724210624

This inhumane slaughter of these magnificent creatures who have done nothing to deserve the way they are being treated must stop. Also, check out The Cove a movie documenting the annual dolphin blood bath in Taiji, Japan.

Here are some extra quick facts for those who are interested:-

ps: I don't mean for this to be a wordy post, but I thought these are things that everyone should read about. It really shows how inhumane people are and can be. Everything I've read tonight disgusted me. Barbarians like these can all go to hell (in my books) and I would not even blink an eye. And don't anyone tell me that it's their job and maybe the only way they can earn a living. WARNING: You will piss me off.

• About 23,000 dolphins, porpoises and other small whales are killed in Japan every year, making it the largest scale slaughter of cetaceans in the world.

• About 2,500 dolphins and other small whales are killed in the so-called dolphin drive hunt that takes place six months out of the year.The rest are killed with handheld harpoons out at sea.

• In the small fishing village of Taiji, Wakayama prefecture, the dolphin drive hunt is carried out by about 26 fishermen from September 1st though March.

• Operating with 13 motorized boats, the fishermen go out to sea at early sunrise and look for migrating dolphins. Banging on metal pipes submerged into the water, they terrorize the dolphins with a "wall of sound," causing the dolphins to panic.

• Terrorizing the dolphins with underwater sound, the fishermen herd the dolphins into a secret killing cove close to Taiji Town.

• Often times, dolphins die during the chase that can last eight hours or more.

• The Taiji fishermen claim that dolphins eat too much fish and therefore must be exterminated.

• Operating with a permit from their government, the Taiji fishermen have referred to the dolphin hunt as "pest control."

• The majority of people in Japan have no knowledge about the annual dolphin blood bath.

• The fishermen kill the dolphins with spears, fishermen's hooks and knives. Trashing about in their own blood, the dolphins emit high-pitched screams during the massacre.

• The slaughtered dolphins are processed into meat and distributed to supermarkets throughout Japan for human consumption.

• Dolphin meat from drive hunts in Taiji proved to be highly contaminated with toxic chemicals such as mercury, methyl mercury and PCBs.

• Repeated chemical analyses have shown that the level of mercury in dolphin meat is much higher than the maximum allowable level set by the Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare of Japan.

• Some of the dolphin meat is given to children as part of their school lunch program.

• The Japanese government and the supermarkets issue no warning that dolphin meat is mercury-contaminated.

• The fishermen of Taiji have told us that the Japanese people have no right to know about the dolphin hunt or the high levels of mercury found in the meat.

• Concealing this information from the public is a violation of Article 21 of the Japanese Constitution.

• Some members of the international aquarium and zoo industry are strongly connected to the Japanese dolphin slaughter, in that they pay top dollar for dolphins deemed suitable for commercial exploitation in dolphin shows and captive dolphin swim programs.

• Dolphinariums throughout the world, including Japan, repeatedly make the claim that captivity of dolphins promotes dolphin conservation and protection.

• Several of the hundreds of captive dolphins in Japan's 50 dolphinariums were obtained through the dolphin drive hunts; yet the dolphinariums do nothing to educate the public to the hunt.

• The World Association for Zoos and Aquariums (WAZA) is the world's largest network of zoos and aquariums around the world.

• Dolphinariums that have conducted business with the dolphin killers of Japan have been welcomed into WAZA's network, although the trade in these dolphins clearly violates WAZA's Code of Ethics.

• The dolphins that are purchased by members of the dolphin captivity industry represent a much higher commercial value to the Japanese dolphin hunters than the ones that are slaughtered for meat.

• Live dolphins captured in a Taiji dolphin drive hunt recently sold for $154,000 per dolphin.

• The Japanese dolphin hunt will continue for as long as members of the international dolphinarium industry continue to reward the hunters for show quality dolphins, thereby making the hunt tremendously profitable.

• The most sought after dolphin species for public display are bottlenose dolphins, orcas, white sided dolphins, Risso's dolphins, pilot whales and Pseudo orcas, all of which have been targeted in the Japanese dolphin drive hunt.

SAVE THE DOLPHINS.

2009-08-31T00:10:00.003+08:00

Interesting Fact

Did you know that Eric Dill (formerly from the Click 5) and Chad Kroeger from Nickleback both co-wrote Chris Daughtry's new song, 'No Surprise'? Good to know Eric's gone on to great things ;D No Surprise is SUCH a good song, it's been on replay on my computer for a while.

Also, my family came down to Perth for 10 days. They left today morning and I miss their presence already. I loved having them just a 10 minute drive away, instead of tens and thousands of kilometers away. I had an amazing time the past 10 days. Although having to miss uni and thinking of all the work I have to do stressed me out quite a bit, it was a great week. Hope you guys enjoyed the trip. I miss you all already :( January come quick so I can go homeeee!

Wednesday - 7.5% Calculus test
Thursday - 30 - 40% Finance mid semester (can't remember how heavy the percentage was.. =p)
Friday - Advanced Corporate Accounting assignment due.

And then mid semester break after that! Yay!

Wish me luck getting through this week. I'll need it.

2009-08-10T13:37:00.004+08:00

One of those days

So I woke up today morning, had a very rushed breakfast and hurried to uni. Before I left college, I took a look at the sky and thought that I should walk to uni as it looked like it was about to rain anytime soon. However, I was late and only had 10 minutes to get to the business school so I decided to cycle.

The moment I got out of college, it started drizzling. Which was fine, as I had my UWA jumper which had a hoodie. But as I continued cycling, the rain got heavier and heavier. And before I knew it, it was pouring. I was drenched from cycling under the rain. So I got off my bike, whipped out my umbrella and pushed my bike while I walked. But after 5 mins, both of my shoes and socks were soaking wet. At this point, I contemplated turning back and just going back to my room. But, being the hardworking, do-not-miss-tutorials-unless-I'm-deadly sick person that I am, I got on my bike and continued peddling.

I eventually got to the business school. Parked my bike, ran up to the first floor where I thought my tute was. When I got into the room, instead of seeing Rick (who is my tutor) I saw the lecturer for one of the accounting units =/ I was a bit confused but walked in anyway. He then told me that this was not a tute, but an experiment. So I sat down and double checked my timetable. Only to realise that I was in the wrong room. I apologized and ran up one floor to level 2 where my tute was supposed to be. Upon stepping in the correct tute room, Rick told me that the equipment is not working today and our tute was cancelled.

It was one of those WTF moments. Sorry for the language but seriously! After all that effort and getting wet cycling under the rain, I reached the business school, only to be sent straight back to college. I swear the universe is unhappy with me today.

Let's hope my day doesn't get any worse than the way it started.

In other news, look what I saw at UWA's Open Day yesterday!

Tell me that's not the cutest piglet on earth!!! *melts* So cuteeeeeeeeeeee.

Open Day was pretty fun. I volunteered to be a Roving Ambassador and basically, my job was to walk around, hand out flyers and point people in the right direction. It was great seeing entire families come out together and check out UWA :D This is something I've kept inside for a while but I really hate it when people degrade UWA or talk about it as if it's so bad there's no reason anyone would be here unless they have no choice. Sure, it's not UCL or Cornell or anywhere near that, but it's a pretty decent uni with a Business course that I really enjoy. I came here by CHOICE and I'm proud to be a UWA student ambassador as I think everyone here should be!

Also, I've been thinking about moving out of college again. But I won't have to worry about that for another few months so it can wait.

Bye for now!

Me and Blake with balloons we got from the Physics department, which kept me very happy until Hansen accidentally let go of my balloon and sent it floating into the air ;(

2009-07-31T09:11:00.002+08:00

Hello

Oh hello poor abandoned little blog :(

Sorry I have left you for so long but it has been a whirlwind last month for me. Sorry that I am only updating you now when I have nothing else to do and am quarantined in my room for the next 5 days because I have the flu. I hope you'll forgive me and I WILL update you later in the day.

I do love you my little bloggie. I shall see you later as I am off to do whatever swine flu quarantined people do to procrastinate :)

2009-06-17T13:42:00.003+08:00

You know you go to UWA when...

1. Your alcohol tolerance has increase tenfold since you left school
2. The oak lawn has become your second bed in summer
3. You can list the whole menu at the Ref
4. You've lined up to scab free food, probably from the Guild
5. You can tell what faculty someone is from by how they dress
6. You return for O-day every year to scare the freshers (or get free stuff)
7. You fear for your life while walking in the rec center car park
8. You find a new scratch on your car every day
9. You complain about crappy Guild coffee but buy it anyway cos it's cheap
10. Broadway isn't a show, it's a pizza place
11. You ask your self on a regular basis "What the hell are the sculptures supposed to be"
12. You danced in the fungus filled fountain at a law courtyard show when you were too out of it to know any better
13. You witnessed someone spewing (or spewed yourself) on oak lawn during mexicana
14. You have your own corner in the Reid library
15. You spend an average of twenty minutes per day queuing for a computer at Reid
16. When someone has a laptop, there's an 80% chance that they're either a law student (who bought it) or an eng student (who only did the course cos they got a free laptop)
17. You waste precious hours of your life waiting for a parking spot
18. You know someone (or are someone) who's gotten sick from eating a Guild kebab
19. You've gotten stuck with a tute at old Archeology and were late to class as a result
20. You've witnessed many a hilarious interruptions to lectures
21. The post grad students sit at the front
22. You've tried, and failed to get SNAP connection on your laptop many times
23. Going to bed before 3 is considered sleeping early.
24. What doesn't kill you can only make you stronger.
25. Lecture halls / classrooms are considered social areas
26. Mt Ararat isn't just any mountain, it's a mountain of tabbouleh
27. Half of the admin staff don't know wtf they're talking about and can't answer your question
28. The party might have been crap, but you don't remember it anyway
29. You've seen Michelle Guy on campus, or you've looked out for her
30. You eat way too many hot dogs with god knows what in the sausages
31. You can guess who went to a private school
32. You wish Prosh was more days a year (even if you don't participate, you like classes being cancelled)
33. You wish UWA had undercover walkways and better drainage so it didn't flood
34. You know every 5th person you see (it is Perth after all)
35. You've had at least one lecturer who has felt the need to list everything on his/her resume
36. You were traumatised after O-camp, but you've never looked back
37. You've encountered the VSU protestors (or maybe you're one of them)
38. You know every stall that comes to Tuesday market day
39. You became a mentor/host day leader for the cool t-shirt
40. As a fresher you joined every single fac club with mummy's money but didn't attend events from half of them
41. You've attended / heard about / seen a wedding held on campus
42. Student parking is always full, but you idle (wasting petrol) because you can't decide whether you'll spend more by idling for the next 30 minutes or paying for parking
43. You know that UWA has a big clock, but you don't know anything about its history
44. You don't have a clue who the Vice Chancellor is
45. Beer or spirits are your best friend
46. You don't understand why anyone would go to Curtin, ECU or Murdoch
47. You've seen a naked or half naked person on campus.
48. Textbooks cost more every year and the Co-op is never the cheapest
49. You no longer care for, or trust, peacocks.
50. A fully salaried staff member is employed just to look after the peacocks (ok, apparently she runs the multimedia center as well, but who knew that even existed!?)
51. You've put money into the hot drink machine only to get murky looking water
52. You know that the guild toilets are never worth the risk, no matter how desperate you are.
53. You think the card-readers are mocking you with the 'card declined' sound (which sounds suspiciously like the bankrupt sound from wheel of fortune).
54. You've had a lecture cancelled because the lecturer couldn't get the powerpoint / visualiser to work
55. The biggest decision of the day is whether to have lunch at the guild village cafe, or the reid library cafe
56. You've seen something weird in a tree on campus, such as a bicycle, clothing or a person
57. You've lost a shoe in, slipped in or cursed the muddy patches of the Oak Lawn
58. You know to set aside a full day if you need to do anything at student admin. And you know to bring a tent if it's the last day to withdraw.
59. Various companies bribe you on campus with free stuff and you wish they'd come more often
60. The girls wish they would put paper towels to dry your hands in every toilet
61. You've spent many hours contemplating the mystery that is the difference in quality between tav food and ref food.
62. You know exactly how long it takes between the ref's fire alarm going off (again) and the fire brigade telling everyone it's a false alarm, for the fourth time that week.
63. You know all of the Tav staff by name, and by now you also probably know their most intimate secrets.
64. Approximately 33.456 seconds after your parking ticket has expired, you return to your vehicle to find a hefty fine courtesy of the nazis at Subiaco Council.
65. You learn to hate part-time students, with their irritating ability to complete and make notes on every reading while you're lucky to coast by on one.
66. Investing in a pirate costume in first year is the smartest buy of your life.
67. The graffiti in the bathrooms is more engaging and socially-stimulating than many of the social sciences tutorials.
68. You are prepared to walk from the Arts building to Broadway just to get a decent meal even though the ref and the reid cafe are closer.
69. Your lunch has been stolen by a Reid duck.
70. You see a huge herd of students (numbering 150-200) all moving in one direction, and you know that a year of the medical school is on the move/has just broken for lunch.
71. You can tell who the freshers are by how they dress.
72. Anyone you know in the medical school mysteriously disappears after their second year.
73. You still don't understand what the naked man statue is doing in the Physics building.
74. You've been yelled at by Cricketers in summer for walking across the James oval to get to your next class.
75. You've decided that the majority of your uni fees are going to keeping said oval, as there are never less than 3 maintenance guys on there at any given moment.
76. You can tell a funny story about someone jumping the moat around reid library
77. The vice chancellor has materialised only twice during your uni life: on orientation day, and on your graduation day.
78. You survive uni on $5 Dominos pizzas
79. You make friends with the night shift at the petrol station on the corner of Broadway and Stirling Hwy, and they ask you how is your assignment/project/thesis when you visit them for 2am coffee.
80. You learn that their coffee machine will dispense a 10ml shot of coffee, and then fill the rest of the cup with water, so you make a super sized macchiato by filling your cup with only numerous shots of coffee, and at least 5 serves of sugar.
81. Daily you wish that there was a Dome, Chinos or similar on campus that served good coffee.
82. If you're doing a double degree, you graduate from one and then spend the rest of your days eating & drinking at University Club.
83. First year consisted of 8am maths classes, and you had to take the bus.
84. You've mistakenly ended up at the website for the University of West Alabama instead and not realised it. Or worse, the Uganda Wildlife Authority...
85. You have to sit on the floor in a lecture because there aren't enough seats - and then the lecturer kicks you out because of "fire safety regulations"
86. You drive cautiously along Mts Bay Rd waiting for that speed camera, and speed up again when it's not there.
87. You know that no matter the question or time, it can be answered on a Computer Science forum in minutes
88. You go to the Computer Science labs at 2am on Good Friday and STILL can't find a free computer.
89. You skip lectures and tutorials the entire semester only to find yourself camping in one of the 24hrs computer labs before & during midsems & finals.
90. You realise that the tutor who is assessing you on 'participation' doesn't even know your name.
91. You have been ogled at by the tourists on the uni campus tram tour.
92. You realise that solid gold music is never going to end.
93. Somehow (you don't know exactly how), you've managed to bluff your way through an entire tute without doing one reading.
94. You've used the word 'supertafe' to refer to ECU
95. You've taken overseas visitors to uni just to show them how pretty it is.
96. You've played inter varsity, and WON.
97. You learn the best times and places to see dolphins feeding in the swan river because you spend so much time at Matilda Bay
98. You've attempted (successfully or otherwise) to get into the clock tower.
99. You have wanted to, tried to, or been convicted of killing a peacock for those god damn noises they make, and the suspect way they glare at you when you're eating.
100. It takes you 30 minutes to walk 100m across Oak Lawn, because you keep stopping to chat.
101. You either HATE or LOVE clubba where almost every uni party ends up
102. You refuse to join any association that doesn't abbreviate its name
103. You end up writing deep ontological musings on toilet doors instead of in essays
104. The majority of the cars in the car park are worth 30-100 grand.. with p-plates attached
105. You continually run into first year psych students looking up a tree...
106. You wonder when those 26 year olds are ever going to leave uni and get a real job....
107. The arts common room stinks of weed at midday
108. You admire the truth of the graffiti in the arts department guys toilets - "place hands here for arts degree" (under the hand-dryer)
109. You know that Liquor Barons Dalkeith has the cheapest goon in the Western suburbs
110. You carefully avoid walking between Arts and the Reid library and near the Oak Lawn at the end of September for fear of getting harassed by candidates for the guild elections.
111. You tell the candidates "I've already voted" even though you never will.
112. You find yourself trying to explain what stressed is to your friend who’s doing a part time teaching course at ECU.
113. You can't just say you go to uni, you have to add that you're at UWA.... And expect a gasp of admiration every time.
114. You know that peacocks actually like Fruit Tingles and Salt & Vinegar Chips, but not apple cores.
115. You also call ECU "Enid Blyton University for fictional degrees" HAHAHA!
116. You have thought about or attempted to catch, by hand, one of the seagulls on the oak lawn that walk too close.
117. You hesitate when you consider the reaction from the PETA guys who are standing nearby (asking for donations from already poor students)
118. You are wiling to walk all the way to guild from agriculture to use the semi decent "secret" toilets.
119. You go to lectures in first year only to find that they don't think you need a desk in lectures to write your notes!
120. You walk into uni the Winthrop Hall end, not because its convenient but because your sick of walking past the entirely functional and bleak phys/eng side
121. You've been so lost you've found the Large Animal Facility.
122. You loathe those idiots who talk in the library but become that idiot when your friend comes along to socialize with you.
123. You understand that *insert unit here* = tears
124. You trip over the pavement by Hackett cafe every day.
125. You'll get up at 3:30am for Prosh but can't make it to 9am lectures...
126. You fall in love with the idea of webct and online lectures in their infinite archival wisdom however you then realise you're too lazy to look stuff up anyway
127. Bay 13's party goes nuts and the guild is overrun by police.
128. You're sick of having to change your Pheme password 5 times in a row every 6 months just so you can keep your old password
129. You're sick of the viagra and other spam in uni webmail (get it together UWA IT dept!)
130. The one time you try to use Web CT to actually do some work, it crashes.
131. You chuckle at a “it’s ok if I fail at Curtin, there’s always ECU” bumper sticker (and believe there's a market for a similar UWA/Curtin one)
132. There is a black swan with a vendetta against you
133. When 'physics' 'chemistry' and 'law' etc become buildings rather than disciplines of study
134. You are scared of the creepy ref cleaner
135. When you make an effort to keep up with the toilet graffiti, because it's occasionally interesting.
136. Only the law faculty *female* toilets have lists of girls and guys names and bitchy comments.
137. Having a class at QE2 immediately before/after a class on the main campus, you need to decide whether to run or risk waiting for the bus and being late
138. Exams finish before other unis, and you gloat about it!
139. You need three hands to count the number of assignments due tomorrow
140. You mark off whether you felt good or bad doing a poo on the wall of reid library second floor toilets!
141. When >50% of people in many lectures (especially commerce & engineering) are Asian and you know that at least 80% of them paid their way into UWA.
142. Dan Brown isn't the guy who wrote The Da Vinci Code, he's the guy who wrote the course outline for ENG1111.
143. Guild catering is the biggest rip off, and you can't help but think that the whole of UWA is a money sucking machine.
144. You see the irony in ECU's expensive advertising campaign about how "ECU graduates speak for themselves"
145. You wonder why you bother with SPOT surveys, because they don't ever change anything anyway.
146. UWA kids insistantly wait in the VIP line in Clubba, refusing to recognize that the regular line is moving faster.
147. You avoid eye contact with the people handing out leaflets and despite walking past them hastily they still chase you.
148. You move interstate and discover that 'UWA' is the only West Aussie uni anyone has ever heard of.
149. That evil kookaburra on Reid lawn has stolen your food right out of your mouth.
150. You wait for the bus in front of Trinity College so you can get a seat rather than standing (or actually get on a bus during peak times)
151. You're sick of being asked whether you're a Guild member.
152. You know what the golden triangle is....even if you live nowhere near it.
153. You refer to UWA as "U-Dub"
154. Countless times you search for a toilet within the Reid library only to find a toilet of the opposite gender and arrow signs signaling for you to either walk up, down or around two corners (Try Geology, bottom floor)
155. You wonder where the other 16,000+ students are because you only see the same 500 at the most (or maybe they're the only ones you notice!)
156. You are sick of lame acronyms being used for every online assessment (ACE, IRIS, SPOT, SURF...)
157. You wonder if the people filing into General Purpose Building are studying a general purpose degree.
158. A lecture which had 400 people in week one has 10 people by week 13.
159. You know the mirrors on corners are so you don't bump into people but you still manage to anyway.
160. You are sad to leave the place when you graduate... but there's always post grad!
161. You read this list because you're procrastinating and avoiding study.
162. You understood everything on this list
163. You could add to it.

That was fun :) Not that I expected anyone to have read up til this point.

2009-06-08T16:57:00.003+08:00

Congrats Roger!

On winning your first ever French Open title and for equaling Pete Sampras' record of 14 Grand Slam titles! He played superbly against Soderling (Sorry that he lost, Jonas!.. or not =p). I mean, 6-1 in the first set. That was amazing! And whenever he hit an ace, the 12 of us who were in the St George's clubrooms watching the match would punch our fists into the air and go 'YESS!'

I can't really describe how I felt when Federer hit that winning forehand that clinched the championship title. There was immense joy and relief but more importantly, it felt like life was complete. This title's eluded him for the past 3 years, it's just so satisfying to see him finally achieve it. And when he started crying, a part of me just melted and I was this close to shedding tears of joy for him :)

PS: Who else hated that idiot who ran into the court and waved a flag in Federer's face in the 2nd set?! He made a fool of himself, and although it is funny now looking back on the clip, I was so mad that he did that and distracted Federer, even if it was only for a while. What a loser. Ugh.

But oh well. Fed won anyway so here are some pictures of him in the final. Can't get many pictures of him with the cup just yet. Congratulations again Roger! You deserve this =D

My biggest idol ever with the Coupe des Mousquetaires

You got it =)

07.06.2009 - A day when history was made.

I'm still so stoked :DD

2009-06-06T23:11:00.003+08:00

Happy Birthday Stickerr

To the greatest man I know,

I hope you had a good birthday and that the mountain climbing was fun! It probably made you sleep for the rest of the day but that's the daddy I know and love ♥ It was great talking to you and Mum today over the phone, even if it was just for a little while. I realized that I've missed you both so much. And Jin too of course.

You've just been the greatest dad, showering me with so much love, care and understanding when I need it most. Thanks for all the encouragement you've given me, and for always making me feel okay with myself after I've had a shit exam by telling me that 'As long as you did your best.. Try harder next time'. Hearing you say that to me, even now, always makes me feel like crying. Thanks for being so supportive of me and Jin's interest in photography. I will take some amazing shots in Melbourne. Just for you :) And I swear, hopefully in the not too distant future, I will be able to get you an awesome DSLR and a trip to New Zealand. It's about time you stop giving us kids everything and start doing the things you want to.

Happy birthday Dad. I love you more than you'll ever know. Hope you've had a great day :)

Lots of virtual hugs and kisses,
Stickooo :)

2009-05-14T22:32:00.004+08:00

Loving Life ;)

I just realized how close to perfect life is for me in Perth.

I'm happy with my degree. I'm starting to like Accounting a lot more this semester (as hard and heavy a unit Corporate Accounting is, it's quite interesting to me).

I'm doing something outside my course - French and really enjoying it. French is such a beautiful language, I really should spend more time speaking and practicing it.

I jog a few times a week and play tennis on the rare occasions that I can get Zarina away from trying to do work. So sports is covered. I actually find running relaxing now. Well I don't run all the way, it's more like a jog - walk - jog - walk thing, but still =p I feel refreshed after every jog. Plus, the Swan River must be one of the best views to have while running. Watching the sun set on the horizons of Perth city, watching the yachts and sail boats on the river every time I go running.. life is beautiful!

I have amazing friends who really are the bane of my existence in this little city. You'd be amazed at the amount of time I spend in the college dining hall every meal, just talking to these guys. Just as an example, I went to dinner at 6.20pm yesterday and did not get back to my room til 8pm! Worry not, this does not happen everyday, we normally leave by 7.30 =p Yesterday I broke a personal record! lol

There are a few pianos in college that I can play when I feel like it. In fact, I'm performing at the college's Classical Concert next week. Wish me luck! Shall be playing Yiruma's River Flows in You. It'll be such a simple song, compared to what everyone else will be playing but I hope people like it! *fingers crossed*

I take time out for photography at least once a week, during photography classes on Sundays. They are always really relaxing for me too :) Taking time out to capture the beauty that surrounds me everyday makes me appreciate it even more.

So, great friends + great lifestyle + great degree + gorgeous scenery + photography +music. Seriously, what else could a person wish for?

Ok I could make do with more hours in a day! And I'd love if my family and cats and friends from back home are here with me.. But other than that, I'm as happy as anyone can ever be :D Life's great! Despite the fact that the finals are in 4 weeks.

:)

2009-05-14T14:08:00.004+08:00

Point 3

'In college more than ever before, songs will attach themselves to memories. Every month or two, make a mix cd, mp3 folder, whatever - just make sure you keep copies of these songs. Ten years out, they'll be as effective as a journal in taking you back to your favorite moments'

- By Ben Jones from MIT's Admissions Centre.

Over the past year or so, quite a few songs have attached themselves to some wonderful memories. Listening to these songs never fail to make me smile. Here's my list :)

Sway (Pussycat Dolls) - Parisa loves this song and was bugging me to get it for her. I also put this into the birthday video I made her. I always think of Parisa when I hear this song. And as much as remembering the times we spent together makes me sad, I feel so blessed to have been able to meet this amazing girl, who I miss so dearly everyday.

Butterfly (Aqua) - We were in TimeZone sometime last semester, and Debbie was dancing to this song on Dance Dance Revolution. I remember our walk back to college that night very fondly. Badar was singing this song all the way back. Good times :)

All The Small Things (Blink 182) - Another one of the songs we sang while on our first long walk back to college last year. I remember us all singing it, on top of our voices (at 2am in the morning mind you) while walking up the slope back to college. We weren't drunk but I remember us all saying that if anyone were to see us, they'd have no doubt that we were wasted!

Last Thing on My Mind (Leanne Rimes & Ronan Keating) - Sang this with Badar during karaoke last year! Best duet ever! hahah =p

Gloria - Gloo-ooohh-ohhh-ohhh-riaaaaa! Debbie got Badar addicted to this song, so every once in a while when he feels like you, we can hear him yelling away into the microphone in the dining hall. It's pretty hilarious :D

Morning Has Broken (Cat Stevens) - Another one of Badar's fave song. You might think, why does every song have something to do with Badar? It's cause he sings ALL the time. Like ALL the time! And every random song he starts singing makes me laugh :p Morning has broken... like the first morning...

Gives You Hell (All American Rejects) - I actually really like this song but for the past week, Badar's been complaining about it at EVERY MEAL. He finds a problem with the first verse that goes 'I wake up every evening with a big smile on my face'. He does not seem to think that makes sense, like who wakes up smiling? I reckon hat guy needs to find more joy in his life and stop picking on the All American Rejects. hehe

Kryptonite (3 Doors Down) - Badar's favorite song of all time. He was yelling along to it at karaoke last year and this semester, when we all went out, he made us all so embarassed cause he was just singing so loud in the bus, all the way to Northbridge! It's a pretty good song though thankfully!

Tong Hua (Guang Liang) - We all sang this song so much last semester cause Debbie and William were always practicing for their duet for Folk Night. And of course, Badar learnt it too. He just completely changed the lyrics and only used the few Chinese swear words he knows and the words 'pig' and 'star' for the entire song. Anyone who hasn't heard his version of the song, has never lived.

Dance Floor Anthem (Good Charlotte) - Me and Hansen danced so hard to this song at the GC concert last year. It's probably one of the most memory provoking song ever :)

I'd say that's quite a list. What Ben Jones wrote is actually really true. Songs have never attached themselves to memories for me, not until I came to Perth. Ahh what I'd do without the wannabe singer in our group!

2009-05-03T22:31:00.003+08:00

King's Park Night Photography

Just a few pictures from our trip up to King's Park tonight. I want a tripod now! Was using Woody's for these shots. Finally got to use an external flash as well! Was pretty cool :)

2009-05-03T14:12:00.002+08:00

Coming Up..

CAR RALLY!

2009-04-29T09:41:00.007+08:00

Juza Photography

I was going through an email by Stumbleupon, and came across this AMAZING photography website - www.juzaphoto.com

This guy takes such good pictures, everyone who is reading this blog right now HAS to go check out his site! I felt the need to share the pictures I found nice. So here are just a few of the shots he's took.

Moon in astonishing detail.

The Milky Way.

'Tre Cime di Lavaredo'

Sunset Light.

Sunrise from Mt Blue, Italy.

Sunrise from Combi / Lazan Hut

Sunrise at Bodo.

Sunrise from Novena Pass, Switzerland.

Landscape at Sunrise (Switzerland)

River

And look!! The Twin Towers! What an awesome shot.

Guess where this paradise is? Tioman Island =0

He takes really good shots of birds and wildlife as well.

Mandarin Duck. Look at the rich and vibrant colors *faints*

RAWRR!

In fact, it's a disgrace to view the pictures here. You should check them out in 1200 x 800 pixel resolution he has on the website. JUZAPHOTO.COM! GOOO!

2009-04-21T12:00:00.002+08:00

Quick Update

Here's a glimpse of what I've been up to over the past weeks. Would love to blog but I have a mid semester this Friday and I've been having wayy too much fun, so I'm going to go study instead! Will update this weekend, after the exam!

Good Friday - 10th April 09'

Something I've been doing quite a bit lately, BAKING!

Lancelin Trip - 11th April 09'

Blues & Roots - 18th April 09'

Augie March

Bob Evans - who is AMAZING.

And JASON MRAZ!!

I have a lot of blogging to do. Updates after this Friday!

2009-04-15T23:02:00.003+08:00

Tennis No More

It was our last tennis class today! :'( I went there and played happily, thinking there'd be another class next week. But at the end of the class, Will and Tris went 'Thank you guys for an amazing term. We went through and learnt the techniques pretty quickly and got to play a few doubles matches for a couple of weeks, which we don't normally get to do... It's been a great term, maybe we'll see you guys if you decide to take up Level 2 tennis..' And I was like =0 It's the last class?! :'(

I've gotten so used to the routine of going to tennis lessons at 5.15pm every Wednesday and having late dinner with Zarina after that, I'm really bummed the lessons are over. I really liked learning tennis, it's good to know the proper techniques and be able to hit SOME balls back now :) Ahh and of course I'll miss seeing Will and Tris every week =p It's been great fun, I wish it went on forever.

I'm on a tennis obsession mode now, I want to play with someone! Hopefully Badar finds some time to go with me this weekend! I don't know how I'll handle his 200km/hr serves, but we'll think about that when the time comes.

Might go for karaoke tomorrow night. Hopefully everyone will be able to make it!

SIGH *pinches self, trying to come to terms with the fact that tennis lessons are over*

PS: Talking about tennis, Roger Federer finally married his long term girlfriend! And he has a baby on the way. Congrats Fed Ex!

2009-04-13T20:54:00.003+08:00

Happy Birthday Mum!!

Also, how could I have forgotten?

HAPPY BIRTHDAY MUMMY!!

Hope you had a good day, NOT working. And having chicken curry! Yummm post some over? ;p

I love and miss you. Enjoy your day :D

♥

2009-04-13T19:55:00.004+08:00

Randomness is Gold.

What a queer title. lol

We've been up to some pretty random stuff these past 2 days. At around 9pm yesterday, I figured I've had enough studying for the day (been doing Corporate Accounting all day for that online quiz I had to complete - which I aced btw =p) and decided to watch a movie. Inkheart to be specific. Saw Badar on Facebook and figured.. 'Hmm why not get everyone to watch it together?' Cause we haven't done that in a while. He agreed to, but we had to wait for Debbie and Blake to get back cause they went out for pizza. They got back at about 11pm, after which we spent half an hour deciding where to watch the movie and ended up doing something we didn't plan at all - watching on Badar's laptop in Memorial. Then spent another half an hour deciding which movie to watch. Badar, as usual thought of Inkheart as a kids show .. he says that to almost every Disney show. No, almost every movie actually. So we contemplated Fight Club, the Wrestler, Pans Labyrinth, Juno, the Bank Job, Into the Wild etc. And ended up watching Jim Carrey in The Truman Show. Notice how I decided to watch a movie at 9pm, but only got to start the show at 12.30am. And it wasn't even something I wanted to watch =.=

Anyway after the show was over, I don't know why we started talking about cartoons. And we went on YouTube and started looking for random clips of cartoons we all watched as kids! Mann, Badar and Debbie were like in another era of their own, they were mentioning names of cartoons I've never heard of! LOL Me and Blake, on the other hand, grew up watching shows like the Pinky and the Brain! Remember that one?!

'Pinky and the Brain
They're Pinky and the Brain
Yes, Pinky and the Brain
One is a genius, the other's insane
They're laboratory mice
Their genes have been spliced
They're dinky
They're Pinky and the Brain, Brain, Brain, Brain,
Brain, Brain, Brain, Brain, Brain'

Listening to the theme song brought back memories! We also saw intro clips for Scooby Doo, Ghostbusters, Thundercats, Bionic 6 (haven't heard of that til yesterday), Captain Planet, Tom & Jerry, Power Rangers (lol), My Little Pony (!!), Gummy Bears, Care Bears etc! Ahhh! Memories from when we were young :)) It was the most random but enjoyable night! We were actually on YouTube for 3 hours looking at those videos. Oh and at one point, we were talking about ghost movies, and showed Blake a few scenes from the Grudge.. you know how the boy does that scary noise that goes 'aaaa. aaaaaaaaaa. aaaaaaaaaaa'. The 4 of us were trying to imitate that sound and went 'aaaa. aaaa. aaaaaaaa' at 4 in the morning. LOL! I really hope Caris (which lives just next to Badar) did not hear us =p Eventually, when 5.30am came, we decided we've had enough and that it was time for bed.

I woke up at 11.30am and we made a deal to ring each other at 12pm so that we wouldn't miss lunch. Random much?

Then at lunch, Badar suggested we all go for a run at 5pm. The weather was so cloudy today and it looked like it was going to rain anytime.

*fast forward*

At 5.15pm, after contemplating for another half an hour, we decided to go for the run. I took Debbie's bike while Blake, Badar and Debbie ran. I couldn't stop laughing when Badar stopped us and made us all follow his lead and do some warm up exercises. Then the three of them started running, with Badar coaching and talking like he was some commander and we were soldiers in training. We actually went all the way to the bridge near the city, which was about 3km from college. Blake was pretty impressive, it was his first time running and he didn't stop, he went all the way!

After we got to the bridge, The Commander decided it was a good place to do some sit ups. So we all lay on the grass, by the road and did crunches and leg lifts. It must have looked hilarious to all the cars that drove past. 4 idiots doing sit ups by the side of the road. I giggled so much I couldn't stop =D

I was quite surprised that we made it back in time for dinner! Blake's cheeks were flushed with colour, for once! He looked healthy! =p I'm thinking we should do this every week. St George's Marathon Club, anyone?!

It was such a fun evening =)

Had loads of fun on Friday and Saturday as well but I'll blog about that sometime else.

I think I've officially fallen in love with my group of friends in George's!

They are frickin awesome xxx

2009-04-10T10:31:00.004+08:00

Happy Easter!

Happy Easter weekend everyone! I'm loving all this hype about Easter. Back in Malaysia, I normally just read about Easter in the papers and it passes. But here!!

Numero 1 : It's a public holiday!

Numero 2 : Someone put Easter eggs all over college yesterday, so we had an Easter Egg hunt!
I've had quite a few yesterday =p

Spot the Easter egg! hehe Just an example of where the eggs where hidden around college :)

Numero 3 : I'm going to paint Easter eggs later with my group of friends from orientation last year. Should be good fun to see them again! It's been a while :D

That's more than what I would've done back home. So I'm pretty stoked.

And to add onto that, it's our mid semester study break! Phew. It couldn't have come at a better time really. I'm starting to fall behind in some subjects, so I'll hopefully *fingers crossed* get everything up to date within this one week.

But for now, it's relax + fun first! =p Making a trip to Lancelin with Hao Shen, Elinna and I'm not sure who else on Saturday. We're going sandboarding! Yay ya!

PS: I've done so much over the past few weeks. I'll find time to blog about everything over the course of next week. So stay tuned!

2009-03-17T22:15:00.016+09:00

Cottlesloe Beach 15th March 09'

Pictures from our 2nd trip to Cottlesloe. There were some sculptures on display by the beach for the 'Sculptures by the Sea' competition. It was a really hot but fun day out. We went out in the arvo, then went to the city for Macca's. Only got back around 11 that night, with sand all over our bodies and a very happy heart :D

Beaches in Perth are gorgeous.

hehe I buried Blake in the sand :D

The Mummy rises =0

Yeah.. we were trying to make a cross or some sort of pattern. Obviously didn't turn out really successfully.

BLEH!

'Sand fight'

Building sand castles. The 2 kids *grins*

I like this shot! hehe

One of the many sculptures. Emu made out of tyres.

This guys reminds me of Wall E ;P

This box reminds me of LOST, the TV series. You know the very first scene in the first season, right after the plane crash.. It just gave me the same sort of feeling.

Wide angle shot.

Clouds were beautiful too!

Huge motorcycle :D

SUNSET!

I love the silhouettes against the sun.

Another photographer =)

Cool effect huh?!

Oooh my favorite sculpture! :D A huge pencil in the center of the beach!

This one's cool too!

The moon when we were walking back to college :)

It was huge, so orange and SO LOW! It was quite a sight!

~ The End~

2009-03-12T14:35:00.004+09:00

Twilight Post

Most of these shots were taken during/around the time of sunset.

College -14th of February 2009. Notice the red carpet? They had some Valentine's Day thing going on.

Autumn's almost heree!

Roses :)

I played around with the Shutter Speed settings for the next few pictures.
It went from this ..

To this.. lol. Drastic change much?

To this. Which I like ;)

Tried to run to uni to capture the clock tower against all the gorgeous colors in the sky, but I couldn't make it. So this was the best I got.
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PS: Thank god it's the end of the week. I need a break.

2009-03-11T22:09:00.003+09:00

Tennis lessons!

Hello again peeps. For those who didn't know, I signed up for tennis lessons in uni this sem. And they've been awesome so far! ;) I'm really enjoying it, it feels so good to finally be able to pick up tennis PROPERLY. We learnt the Western grip for forehand last week, and this week we learnt the Continental grip for the backhand. I found the backhand so much easier than forehand! I got it much faster. Wee! Every week, the coaches will come up with a couple of games for us to play. This week, we had King of the Courts (hehe) and the Round the World game. I won't even bother explaining how the games work, just wanted to mention that they're great fun. There are about 12-14 people in Level 1 tennis and we have 2 coaches, named Will and .. I think this other guy's name is Chris, but it sounded like Will was saying Tris or something today :/ Gotta check with him next week. hehe And guess what, they're awesome tooooooo. So nice, friendly, and encouraging :) And like most tennis coaches, they're pretty cute as well =p Also, they can't be that much older than me, which is great cause it's so easy to get along with them. All in all, I'm really enjoying this. I look forward to Wednesdays every week now ;D Can't wait to learn how to volley!

The intercollege swimming carnival was on today as well. Me, Blake, Zarina and Debbie decided to follow the St George's crew and check it out! It was pretty good, everyone was in red, cheering and chanting. It's at events like this that I feel so overwhelmed by how strongly knit our community is. I was so surprised when I saw that Richard, our chaplain took part in a relay event! He was so good, swam so fast and beat everyone by a mile! I don't know who won the carnival overall as they're probably announcing it in the Tavern right this instant. But I don't think we could've done worst than what we did last year, when we got LAST. LOL!

Also, I'm so full from dinner! Cause of tennis, me and Zarina had to order late dinner. We had lasagna and wedges and this yummylicious chocolate brownie thing. Man they gave us so much food! My plate was so full. And I actually managed to finish most of it. Hence, the sick feeling I feel in my tummy right now :/

Eugene was telling us over dinner how good the Cirque du Soleil and the Phantom of the Opera musical was. I'm so tempted to go to both of em now. Sigh. I need and want a job! ;(

Oh and I had my Intro to Corporate Accounting tute just now. And gosh, I was so LOST during the tute. As if share capitals and allotments and stuff are not confusing enough, my tutor was talking with the speed of a bullet train. I had no time to even try and comprehend what she was talking about. And apparently, this is the easiest chapter of the whole course! I am SO doomed. This is really worrying ;(

Anyway that's enough blogging for one day. I shall go study for my French test now. Tata!

♥ tennis tennis tennis ♥

2009-03-10T21:41:00.006+09:00

About uni and life in general

Hi everyone. I know it's been a while since I wrote, but I haven't had the time nor motivation to write anything lately :(

Firstly, I'll just talk about the first 3 weeks of uni I've had. Uni is going okay I guess. I'm taking Microeconomics, Management Accounting, Intro to Corporate Accounting and of course, French this semester. Microeconomics, like any Econs unit really has been fun and interesting, although I've learnt most of the stuff before. I had my first tute today and boy I was so happy to get the lecturer as my tutor! ;D I never had the chance to have lecturers as my tutors last semester. Our tute class today was huge! Tons of people who weren't meant to be in the class decided to crash. There weren't enough chairs and people sat on the floor all over the room. People kept coming in even after 9am and everytime someone did, the lecturer (Mr Andrew Williams) would shake his head, sigh and stare at the late comers, not cause they were late, but cause they're making the class even bigger! He is one funny guy ;D Management accounting has been okay so far. I got the lecturer as my tutor for this unit too! Wee! French is so interesting it deserves a post on its own. But Corporate Accounting has been hell. It's so dry and there's always tons of reading to do! Which is not surprising, as the textbook is 1000 pages thick ;/ In fact, I got bored studying, I was diverted here. Sigh. I shall pull through this unit. If everyone else can do it, so can I *tries to think positively*

The first few days of uni was pretty fun! I'd walk to classes and meet tons of people I know from last semester on the way! And it was great seeing everyone again after 3 months :) One day, I'd see Chen Yi and Mark. Another, I would see Johnson and Jia Chen and so on. Chen Yi and Jorine had a mini housewarming party 2 Saturdays ago. It was nice to just chill and hang out with them again. I spent almost my whole day with those great bunch of people. ♥ you guys!

2 Fridays ago, I went with Hao Shen, Elinna and Kong Jo to Amy and Irene's house for a BBQ and quiz night. I knew Irene from a dinner I went to last year, but not Amy. Or so I thought. When I got to their house, which is lovely btw, I stepped in.. saw Amy and realised that she's in French class with me! It's such a small small world! That was really all I wanted to say about this event. I had a good time. So thanks Hao Hao & Elinna! ;D

And of course, I have to mention Parisa, who transferred her course to Monash University in Melbourne. As if I don't have enough friends from M1 there! Sigh. I think she's really enjoying herself. But I really really miss her so much. Mum says I say it so often it's like we're lesbians. LOL It's just that I had such a good time with her last semester. I really enjoy her company and was looking forward to creating so many more memorable memories with her. Then, she had to 'send my world crashing down' by telling me she's leaving in 5 days on the day I got back =( Saying goodbye was so difficult. The day she left, I completely lost my appetite to eat I could barely swallow the food during dinner. I guess I'm dealing with it better as the days go by, but I must say I still haven't gotten used to her not being around. I have random moments when I just think 'If only Parisa was still here...' A couple of days ago, I put the iPod (Hansen has a tiny iPod Shuffle so I'm using it for now ;p ) on shuffle and it played the song 'That's What Friends Are For' by Stevie Wonder and Dionne Warwick. And I was reminded about the video I made her for her birthday last year as I inserted this song into the video. From there on, I thought about all the things we did together, all the crazy pictures we have, and all the fun we've had. And yeah. It gets a bit depressing. Yes, people tell me that you make new friends every semester, but right now, all I want is Parisa to come back to Perthh =(

- Thanks for being a part of the best 6 months of my life. All the best in everything -

I guess that was all I really wanted to write. Oh wait. I haven't mentioned anything about college yet. Myeh I'm feeling sad now AND I need to get loads of studying done! *grumbles silently* That can wait. Toodles.

PS: Good luck Sam & Hao Qi for your SPM results!

2009-02-23T13:43:00.003+09:00

FRENCH 1101

Ohh la la. I went to my first French class today. I felt so excited walking to class. When I got there, the students who were in my class all seemed like really nice people and we just started talking in no time :D My language teacher is this nice French lady called Michelin. And oh.my.god. I met the most good looking chap! *melts* I swear, all the good looking boys in uni are doing Arts! Or Law. SIGH.

I was a bit worried cause the teacher taught pretty fast. She would just say one sentence and we would have to repeat after her. But 5 minutes later, ask me to say the same sentence again and I'd be 'WHAT?' Cause words are never pronounced the way they're spelt in French. Mann this isn't going to be easy. But HEY. Getting to see *him* every week might make it worthwhile ;p On top of the fact that I'll be able to speak one more language that is!

The text is going to cost SO much though. I think the 2 books I am REQUIRED to have cost 180 AUD *cuts throat* On top of there, there are some books which we are recommended to have. I'll have to work out which books to get etc soon.

OK so you might think why is this silly girl blogging about her class? For me, choosing to stray away from the norm (which is to take something like Management & Organisation or Organisational Behaviour) to pick a language as my elective is a HUGE thing. lol Learning a language is never easy and I'm so sure I'll struggle through this. But hopefully at the end of the day, it'd all be worth it. And I hope I don't fail! ;P

Even though classes have already begin, my mind's still undecided between French and Italian. Both would be awesome languages to learn! Sigh. I feel like crashing an Italian class just to see if I'll like it more than French. Although I must say, learning French would be a lot more useful as a lot more people speak French. We'll see.

I don't feel like buying the boookkk :(

PS: Me and Blake crashed Badar's flat last night to chill and play Wii ;D It was so much fun! We played tennis, BOXING ;0 (I actually knocked out my opponent! hehe) and Mario SuperKart! WEEE IT WAS THE BEST TIME EVER ;D

2009-02-17T22:53:00.014+09:00

Cottlesloe - 15th February 2009

Pictures from our day out at Cottlesloe! :D Clear blue skies, white sandy beaches, great company. It was the perfect Sunday.

Badar being his usual BadGens self. Kicking water AND sand on everyone else.

Parisa got pissed and chased after him :D Funny.

Aww man love ♥

They look like 2 lovebirds strolling by the beach. hehe
Mind you, they were so far away! The 450D's zoom lens are AWESOME.

Woah Bollywood star mannnn ;p

Picture perfect Parisaa ♥

I have no idea what they were trying to do.

Silly Badar. lol

Cause the 450 D captures pictures so fast, we didn't have to time the jump like we did with the normal digital cameras! heheh

My best girl friend (in Perth) who I'll miss dearly when she leaves for Melbourne ;(

2009-02-05T17:37:00.009+09:00

A very late post about the Australian Open 2009

So who saw the finals of the Aussie Open 2009? And who felt their hearts shatter when the great champ, Roger Federer started shedding tears?

*throws hands up in the air* ME! Along with millions around the world I'm sure.

Ever since I started watching tennis, the Australian Open has never failed to deliver some shocks / unexpected moments. Some years it opened people's eyes to new talent, new players for the world to talk about ie Novak Djokovic & Jo-Wilfried Tsonga. Other years they produce major upsets ie 2008 when Djokovic defeated Federer & Tsonga defeated Nadal in the semifinals. This year, it made headlines again, not only cause it's one of the Major Grand Slams in tennis but also because of:

1) The heatwaves, one of Melbourne's worst ever, which caused some matches to be postponed and some players redraw.

2) That epic 5 hour semifinal between Nadal & Verdasco.

3) How it made the great Roger Federer shed tears, for the first time ever (I think) in public (ie 15,000 in Melbourne Park & millions watching around the world).

I don't think anyone who watched the match could help but sympathise with the Swiss maestro. It was an epic battle, with the real pity being that there had to be a loser. The match was 5 sets (4 and a half hours) long, the longest in the history of the Australian Open. Federer and Nadal both played superbly, although Federer did make a little too many errors and seemed to have lost his game in the 5th set. In the end, there was nothing to say but that THE BETTER MAN WON.

The prize presentation ceremony will be one that I'll remember for a very long time. Not because of the tears shed, but because of the true respect for each other that I saw between the 2 players. Nadal actually looked pained by Federer's sadness and apologized (for winning?!). And all the while, I could see him trying to contain what I'm sure was bubbling inside him - excitement and joy of victory, that was mixed with true heartfelt sadness for Federer. At that instant, whatever resentment I had for Nadal for snatching what would have been Federer's 14th Grand Slam title vanished completely. He was a gracious winner, a great sport and so matured for his age. Think Andy Roddick's outbursts and Djokovic's irregular childishness and arrogance and you'll know what I'm getting at.

All in all, the Australian Open this year was truly one to remember. With the sweltering heat, the endless 5 set matches, the discovery of Fernando Verdasco, that epic final and of course the heart warming exchange between Nadal and Federer in the prize presentation ceremony.

These 2 players make me proud to be a tennis fan.

Enough of pictures of Federer all heart broken and shattered (although if anything, this has made me love and adore him even more) , I prefer images of him looking like the winner that he is. I'll be rooting for you Fed Ex, play your way to that 14th title!

By the way, for those who have some free time on their hands, this is an article I came across that I thought was pretty amazing.

To Federer and fans : Enjoy the Moment of Pain
By Guan Xiaomeng (chinadaily.com.cn)

I always believe the true sport is much more than joy of victory. Pain of failure, on the other hand, is another attractive side of it. And I must say, if I have exaggerated it, a pathetic story makes the human nature of a hero perfect.

A tearful Roger Federer before a crowd of 15,000 at the Australian Open victory ceremony convinced me of this thinking more than ever. The Swiss tennis maestro became emotional when he held the runner-up cup beside his long-time great rival Rafael Nadal. The Spaniard dethroned the former top-ranking Swiss last August and this time stole the title of hard court that Federer specializes in.

"Maybe I'll try later. I don't know. God, it's killing me," said Federer, a graceful man both on and off court. He couldn't resist confiding his true feelings, which could be read through his forced smile and halting words. He then bowed his head and used his index finger to wipe his red eyes. But Nadal encouraged his rival with appreciative applause and the crowd drowned out their sobbing icon with a deafening stand ovation.

To a great sportsman like Federer who ruled the tennis world as world number one for 237 consecutive weeks with 13 Grand Slam titles under his belt, winning one more title would have been the icing on the cake. But this title is not other than the one Federer had been pursuing to equal Pete Sampras' 14-Grand-Slam-title record. The final moment in Melbourne Park was really heart-piercing for Federer, who has been struggling to recapture the top ranking from the younger Nadal at the age of 27. The maestro was just like a crying child who was robbed of his favorite toy by his playmates.

But Federer later said he didn't regret at all about his public crying and was confident that his fans would understand. For a Federer fan like me, I feel increasingly affectionate towards him after I found he is such a sensational man off the court, as well as a level-headed one on the court.

That is the nature of a true man who tastes bitterness - he is just a true man who wants to win.

The tears of the loser left the cutthroat face-off between the world's best two players with a touching end. The picture of Nadal putting one of his arms around the choking Federer while holding his own trophy will be an ever-lasting moment shared by the two greatest players of my generation.

Spain's Rafael Nadal (L) puts his arm around Switzerland's Roger Federer, as he poses with his trophy, after their men's singles final match at the Australian Open tennis tournament in Melbourne February 1, 2009.[Agencies]

In that picture, Nadal is smiling with the joy of victory and comforting his rival friend; Federer, red-eyed, is smiling, with the pain of failure and appreciation to the Spaniard. The two men spoke well for the realm of sports: win a good win, lose a good loss.

Before the moving victory presentation, it was a nail-biting match that lived up to all expectations. When Federer came from behind to level Nadal 1-1 after nearly two hours, I knew there was no use expecting either of them to have a smooth win. When Federer managed to force the deciding set with a 2-2 tie, I began to relax, waiting for God to select the winner. But when Nadal dropped joyfully to the ground after Federer sent a groundstroke long to present the first Australian title to a Spaniard after four hours 22 minutes, I was neither sad nor happy.

Why? Because the pulsating match itself had overwhelmed the result with the wonderful shots and volleys the two played during the over four hours still fresh in my mind. The winner deserved cheering and the loser deserved sympathy for their epic showdown. The triumphant Nadal and the devastated Federer were both glittering memories in tennis history.

I believe Federer could have managed to hold back his tears if he tried. But his tears interpret his greatness - a runner-up finish is killing him. And that is why fans could share the bitterness with him: a fallen great player is still great, sobbing or smiling.

I remember a slogan chanted by English football fans after their team was ousted by Brazil in the quarterfinals at the 2002 World Cup, saying "Don't Cry for Me, England". The slogan was coined from the song "Don't Cry for Me, Argentina". It's a touching sentiment expressing that fans stay loyal with their team, winning or losing.

I also remember the pained face of injured Chinese Olympic hurdling champion Liu Xiang on the Beijing Olympic track. The stunning exit of China's biggest Olympic hope on the track is engraved in Olympic history and his fans cherish him even more.

Also at the Beijing Olympics was Katerina Emmons' kiss to her husband Matthew Emmons who missed the medal podium simply because of the poor last shot. And this became a sweet memory for fans, who not only remembered his dramatic loss, but also admired the shooting lovebirds' kissing moment.

True feelings make true men, and true men make true sport.

2009-02-04T19:51:00.002+09:00

I hate Dell.

I am never ever going to buy anything from Dell ever again. They have such s*** technical support! I am getting pissed just typing this. I've called them twice, talked to their technical support staff online twice and they still refuse to send someone to fix my laptop. Instead, they have all these suggestions.. 'Try downloading this, try updating the drive, try doing image restoration..' blablabla. I can't even get my computer to stay on and not flicker off every 2 minutes and they have this list of things to TRY. I've been trying for days, and I have less than 2 weeks before I fly back to Perth. CAN SOMEONE JUST GET TO OUR HOUSE AND FIX THE BLOODY THING?!

I officially hate Dell. The next computer I'm getting will be a Mac. End of story.

Idiots.

2009-01-20T18:17:00.005+09:00

M1 M1 M1 ♥

I met 6 friends from our good old days being in SAM, M1 2007 yesterday! It was so overwhelming to see everyone again. I haven't seen some of these guys in one year! It felt so good to see and hear everyone's voices again, and a bit weird too if I may say! We did a lot of reminiscing and talked about uni, life after college basically. Gosh it was so much fun! We should definitely hang out again sometime soon guys! :) Here are a few pictures from the mini gathering. Majority of the pictures are with Hwee Hwee and Alston!

In Kim Gary

In the .. er.. toilet :p ALL BLACKS! lol

And finally H20 in SS15

;)

PS: Just read Hwee's blog, and I couldn't agree more that College was one of the best years of my life. As awesome as uni has been, I'll always always treasure my time in Taylor's. Now that I think about it, I kind of miss it. Miss standing around at the guard house deciding where to eat everyday, miss all our times spent in Asia Cafe and Success. Ok maybe I don't miss standing outside .. ok wait. Where was that place, waiting to go in to sit for our tests .. and maybe I don't miss rushing for assignments either lah. But remember how we used to buy nasi lemak from the shop by the road all the time, then order a cup of cold Chinese tea (cause it only cost 50cents!) & sit down at our favorite table in Asia Cafe? Good times people! When are we going back to visit our awesome lecturers? hehe

2009-01-20T17:36:00.004+09:00

Random Update

I was just reading Regina's blog and she was saying how after returning from Australia after 4 months, things haven't changed one bit. I felt the same way! For one, I was SO sure my cats would've forgotten me by then. But no once I got back, I called my little Baby girl and she responded by leaping up to the sofa for me to pat her. Just like the old times! Funny thing is, she never responded to anyone else in my family while I was gone. Mum told me, after I left, Baby kept going up to my room to look for me.. she'd wait in front of my room. But I never ever came out :( The poor girl. So after a few months, she finally figured I wasn't coming back anytime soon and stopped going upstairs completely. She proceeded to bug my neighbor, meowing at their door everyday. But once I came back, things went back to normal. She started going upstairs all the time, coming into my room to check on me when she felt like it. Even refusing to leave at 1am in the morning :) She'd just sit in my room and watch me do whatever, meowing and begging for attention. Such a gem! ♥ I wonder why is it that when I went to Prague for a week a few years back, not one of my cats recognized me when I got back. They stared at me like I was a stranger for a while, but warmed up to me again fast enough. And now, I go away for 4 months but they remember me & act like I never left at all! Funny little creatures they are =)

And of course, nothing about home changed. Unlike the previous few times when I went overseas and returned home.. I always felt like the house was smaller, lower somehow. Like either I grew bigger or the house shrank ;p But this time, home was exactly how I remembered it :) I reckon it's because I spend so much time in my room in college there, compared to that little room I had, home was awesome! Excluding the fact that we had to travel to Muar to visit my grandfather tonnes when I first got back, everything was the same. For that short period of time, me and my brother had to take care of food and do house chores when Dad went down to Muar and Mum was working. Not very fun. Now that granddad is so much better, everything's back to the way it was before I left. I'm spoilt and pampered again :P I actually didn't mind having to do some house chores, but it's not something I'd do voluntarily (I know I'm such a lousy member of the family) but I actually wouldn't mind doing it if I were forced to. I swear I was a bit fitter then ;p lol Doing work, instead of lazing around watching tv or reading books all day long. *Should never publish this, cause Mum will read it and say.. God knows what* ;p hehe HI MUMMY ;D

Anyway enough about that. I saw Blood & Chocolate today. It was a show about this teenage werewolf girl who was torn between her family & protecting the secret (that werewolves really exist) AND this human guy she loves. I loved the show. It reminded me so much of Twilight somehow.. werewolves and all. I thought the whole feel of the movie was pretty awesome. The director of B&C should direct New Moon! She'd handle Jacob and the whole werewolf thing so well. I really hope Chris Weitz doesn't screw up the show. He directed 'About A Boy', which was good but that show is so different from New Moon. I really hope it turns out good.

Su Ling, I understand now why you hated Twilight the movie. After reading the book, I went to watch the show with my cousin again. And this time, I was fidgeting in my seat, thinking 'NO NOO It wasn't like this in the book! What are they doing?!' lol The movie made it seem like Edward & Bella just fell in love at first sight and hooked up just like that. It was terrible. Having said all that, I still think Robert Pattinson's .. *melts* ;p

Okay I guess I have nothing more to talk about. I like writing random blog posts, they always end up being so long. And the posts that I actually plan to write never materialize. I'm still halfway through Day 1 of my trip to Beijing. God I need more discipline!

OK.. I'll get on it once I finish Breaking Dawn! Less than 200 pages to go now ;D

One more thought before I go : I really want to see FOB in concert! Where do I win tickets?!! Argh.

2009-01-06T00:49:00.003+09:00

River Flows in You - Yiruma

I am officially obsessed with this song. Got the scores yesterday and I think I played the song about 20 times today :/ My poor family must be bored of it already.

Unfortunately I'm not yet! hehe I tried recording myself playing with my hand phone, and erm Imeem won't let me upload the complete song, so this is a bit of me playing River Flows in You by Yiruma :) Excuse the mistakes. I'll get better :D

Me playing River Flows In You.amr - Original artist - Yiruma

This is a video Sam showed me that I am in love with as well :) Ahhhh.

2009-01-03T19:49:00.007+09:00

Twilight

Robert Pattinson interview. He is so funny in this video :))

He giggles after every answer *melts*

And the link below is one of him explaining why co-star Kirsten Stewart intimidates him. heehee.

http://link.brightcove.com/services/link/bcpid1859729793/bclid1859711709/bctid1902591304

God I sound like such a tween.

2008-12-31T16:32:00.006+09:00

CHRIS 'Harvard Hottie' EVANS

Watching the Nanny Diaries ALWAYS makes me smile :) Harvard Hottie ♥ How can one person be born so good looking, it's unfair to every other guy and girl in the universe. The guys because NO ONE will be called good looking compared to him, the girls cause there's only one Chris Evans in the whole world and only one girl can get him! ;p It would actually be quite embarrassing if he were reading this, but the chances of that are one in a trillion so I don't think I have anything to worry about.

Ahh why listen to me gawk when you can just look at pictures :D and gawk yourself. teehee.

Harvard Hottie

Looks good in pink..

Or even a simple t-shirt and a three quarter khaki.

*dies*Saves the world with his super good looks :P

Oh I came across this guy's blog, he collects autographs! So cool.

Without a question, my favorite scene in the whole movie!

Loooooooooooook at thaaaaaaaaaaaaaat.

My favorite movie with him in it. Cellular.

I wouldn't mind spending hours on the phone with YOU.

Oh just killl me.

HAPPY LAST DAY OF THE YEAR PEEPS! Or more commonly known as New Year's Eve :)
Have fun tonight, wherever you are!

2008-12-29T23:33:00.002+09:00

The Year That Was 2008

2008 has gone by so fast. Especially the last 5 months or so. I've never been one for making new year resolutions but I think I might write one for next year. But every year, I think I do flashbacks to remember everything that happened in the year that is coming to an end.

So in 2008, I..

- Got my first job. AND got screwed by my awfully shite employer who still owes me RM500!
- Got higher than a pass for my practical piano exam! And to do it when I'm at my final grade :)
- Experienced the stressful but immensely fun times that one gets in university.
- Made the coolest friends from countries like Iran, Pakistan and Afghanistan :D
- Lived away from home for more than a month.
- Experienced winter in 2 countries : Perth and Beijing.
- Visited Beijing, China!
- Saw snow for the very first time.
- Climbed the Great Wall.

Well that's all I can think of for now. From the looks of it, I'm really happy with how 2008 has gone by :) It's been so much fun. Bring on 2009!

I MIGHT write a new year's resolution soon. The only thing I have in mind now is to score nothing less than a Distinction in all my units next year. hehe

Enjoy what's left of the year everyone!

2008-12-26T00:43:00.005+09:00

Come on this can't be Christmas.

Christmas this year was boring, uneventful and just pure depressing. I don't really care about presents or anything like that.. although I must give a thank you shout out to Sam for the shirt :) Yes Love Won't Hurt Me. teehee. But back to my point. For me, the ideal Christmas would go something like this.. Waking up in the morning to a blanket of snow on the pavement, with a snowman or two in the front lawn and then going downstairs, to be greeted by a tableful of mince pies and Christmas pudding. To wake up to nice, warm smiles from my family who would be gathered around the tree and to Christmas tunes ringing through the whole house. After a nice hearty breakfast, the whole family would gather by the fireplace. After which, we would either go out to a shopping mall to walk around and take in all the Christmas decorations that would have been set up. OK being realistic and remembering that I live in Malaysia, we can scrape the whole snow part but hey all I really want Christmas to be is a day where the whole family can just sit down, relax, go for a nice meal and just not do anything.

But alas, there is a reason what we're living in is called reality and not some fantasy dreamland that was most likely put into my head by happily ever after Christmas movies. What I woke up to was.. dad sitting in the living room, with tons of paper spread out over the table and sofa, sorting through his bills.. mum cleaning the house (which normally leads to her losing her temper at some point). And instead of hearing Christmas tunes, I wake up to HBO .. which was showing Hot Fuzz. The rest of the day went by with me and Jin watching movie after movie on Astro, mum cleaning the house the whole day and me dying in frustration trying to get episode 13 of Prison Break. My hopes of going to the Curve to look at the decorations before they are taken down was well and truly crushed. By the end of the day, I felt confined, bored out of my wits, thinking 'Is this what Christmas is like?' and cannot help but miss my friends in Perth. There were moments when I really wonder how today would've been if I was back there. Not that I do not appreciate being able to be at home with my family this festive season but it was just a really lousy day.

I guess Christmas really is just like any other day, unless you're a Christian and it is about remembering the birth of Jesus.. I cannot find a reason why it should be any different. I'm sure 100 years ago, Christmas wasn't about giving presents to each other. Somewhere along the lines of time, people started manipulating the event, turning it into what it is today, an overblown, commercialised money making scheme. But I guess I've always treated festivals, any festival as a time to be with one's family, to sit down and enjoy the day together. I just wish for it to be a day where everyone can just put their life (work, chores or whatever) aside to spend time together, for no one in the family to lose their temper or argue or something along those lines. After all, tis the season to be jolly no?

I am truly disappointed and bummed about how the 25th of December went by this year. I don't think I've felt so down in a while. But anyway, merry christmas everyone. I sincerely hope you all had a more enjoyable day than I did.

Just a thought, I think the Christmas I spent with Tom and Anne comes close to matching my ideal Christmas. Lunch with the family, just spending time together, watching a movie or two in the comforts of the house and cats with Santa hats and matching bow ties :)

PS: HAPPY BIRTHDAY HANSEN ;) Hope you had an awesome day and a great year ahead!

2008-12-13T00:53:00.003+09:00

Beijing China!

Sooo living up to my blog's title, the avid traveler is finally traveling again! And it feels awesome! Beijing has been a blast so far. Seeing the Great Wall today, all snow capped was the experience of a lifetime. And it didn't feel like I was in China, the landscape as we approached MuTianYu (which is the part of the wall we climbed) made it feel more like a winter wonderland, akin to something I'd see in Canada. Snow capped mountains, rows and rows of trees, all brown and without leaves.. it may not seem like much to some people, but having never seen snow before in my entire life, I absolutely loved the landscape. It was amaazing!

Beijing has really surprised me. Even though I knew it wouldn't be as I imagined - crowded, dirty, old.. (cause the authors in the Lonely Planet guide book clearly wrote that it wasn't so).. nothing could've prepared me for what I've seen so far. The city is as modern looking as it gets. And the roads and everything remind me of Europe. The streets are always so clean, which is more than I can say for KL. Yes, it is packed but it is nowhere near dirty. The toilets don't smell as bad as they do in Malaysia.. and sometimes I feel so at home here surrounded by so many Chinese. Not that I'm being racist or anything but you know. This city has really made an impression on me. I'm seriously enjoying my time here. I think I'll be really sad to leave!

PS: It helps that it's cold here. Which is how the weather should be during Christmas! It gets me in the mood. hehe

Below are some pictures from the Great Wall!

Ok.. I would upload a lot more pictures but Firefox just crashed on me and I can't be arsed waiting for 5 more pictures to load. I need sleep it's going to be a long day tomorrow! Summer Palace and Forbidden City here I come! ;D

2008-12-09T02:27:00.003+09:00

Sigh.

I hate how quiet my blog has been. I've had so much fun after the exams but I never got around to blogging about what we did. Still have a post saved as draft that I was supposed to finish writing last week. But I guess it's been pretty hectic since I've been home. Been at Muar during the weekends visiting my grandfather (who's looking much better now thank god) and been going out to Subang Parade, Sunway and KL over the week too. And tomorrow night I fly off to Beijing for 6 days! Will be back on Sunday. Mum has a meeting there and since she wants to look around the place a bit she booked me a ticket too! WEEE! It's winter there though, hope I don't freeze my butt off! Should be goood. I've always wanted to see the Great Wall :D

Just a short post to say that this blog will be quiet for the next week or so.. unless I bring my laptop along with me to China. But after that, it should be flooded with pictures of China. I'm hoping to get some good shots with the D60! That's all. I'm going to go reply people on Facebook now, then head to bed. See you when I get back everyone!

PS: Sixerhz outing was fantastic girls! Love you all heaps! <3

2008-11-13T16:43:00.003+09:00

27 Dresses

Oh.my.god. I loved this show SO MUCH! Is it just me being overly emotional these few days or is this show just soo good?! I was really sucked into the storyline. Like, when she saw her boss with Tess I felt her pain. When she fights with Kevin I find it so cute. Ahhh I loved ittt!

And of course, having the lead characters be so good looking helps too! James Marsden is soo cuteee ♥ :P And Katherine Hiegl is beautifullllll. All these actors/actresses! *sigh* I officially think Michelle Monaghan is the most gorgeous actress ever, followed by Katherine or Jessica Alba. I used to love Jessica Alba but Michelle Monaghan ♥!

I actually cried watching Titanic yesterday! GOD. What's wrong with me? I've never found that show sad before! Jeeez.

♥

2008-11-11T17:14:00.003+09:00

Peter Sinden and His Jokes

A question from my LAWS1104 Introduction to Law paper on Monday,

Peter Piper picked pecks of pickled peppers. How many pecks of pepper did Peter pick?

A) None
B) 437
C) Yes.
D) Insufficient evidence
E) PICK ME AND GET CREDIT FOR A BONUS MARK! (I am trying to ease your pain here. :-) You're welcome. Have a nice day!)

No, I am not joking. This question really did come out in the paper! hahahahahahaha

One more exam tomorrow and I'm done with this sprint! WOOTS!

2008-10-31T13:25:00.009+09:00

Picture Update!

Here are some of the things I've been up to in the past few weeks..

We went to the Diwali Festival of Lights held at Bell Tower.
18th October 2008.

Besides seeing some really beautiful fireworks, we also found the coolest toilet ever!

It looks like buttons on a lift! Coolio!

We all had a good time, getting inside and figuring out how to use this high tech toilet! Once you go in and close the door, there will be someone talking, informing you that the maximum usage time is 10minutes, after which the doors shall open! Hahaha! And once the announcement is over, they even played some classical music!

Wandering around Perth city at night is FUN :D

Last Sunday, we went to Steve's Oval, which is really near college to watch the freshers vs seniors cricket match. The match had a super canggih name man.. wait I'll look it up on Facebook :P

Ultimate Cricket: Bastard's XI vs. HR's XI

That was what it was called ;D

Sunday, 26th October 2008.

Me and Blake, having M&Ms. Look at the beautiful background! There were so many sailboats that day, it's weird how we never got even ONE in this picture -.-

Me & Parisa basking under the sun :)

Then there was a classical music concert in the St George's chapel.
29th October 2008.

Parisa, Ben (who played the clarinet), Debbie and me (we played the piano)

Yesterday was the Valedictorian Dinner.
30th October 2008.

At the quadrangle with Lina (who's also from Malaysia), Will, Debbie, Badar and Margo.

All the valedicts for 2008. I will miss them alot!I've written down the names of people I will really miss seeing around college.

Richard - is the most hilarious person. I'll always remember well he acted as Anton in college play! :) And he played the fairy godfather so well too!

Anne - is one of the sweetest person you can find. She's smart, beautiful, talented, has an amazing voice and always has a smile on her face. She was one of the friendliest people I met when I first arrived. I'll always appreciate the warm smiles she gave me that made me feel just a bit better and helped me settle into college.

Emma - lives on the same floor as me in college. Even though I don't see or talk to her much, I know she's an amazing person. She does engineering and thus studies a lot! haha But she's been a good 'neighbour' this semester. Hope you have the time of your life traveling around Europe next year!

William - was the founder of the 'PASSAGE'! How can I NOT miss him?! It's been great fun knowing you Will. Although I do wish you won't hide in your room so much now that its your last few weeks here in college! ;p I'll always remember our movie nights in the clubrooms or JCR or Reynalds room.. all our talks at the dining tables and that long long walk back from the State Library! I do hope you get the PR! And all the very best in everything you do. Stay in touch!

Lofty - is one of the craziest and most creative people I'll ever know. He's so funny, always has a smile on his face, and an insane poet! He's made travel documentaries about WA and a short film that won the first prize in the UWA Film Competition! Way to go Lofty! I am really sad he's leaving and I will really miss seeing him around college :(

Nigel - best Senior Student the college could ever ask for. He's contributed so much to St George's and have become sort of a significant figure around college. He's sensible, funny, always cheerful and ready to help out. I will miss hearing your laughter from my balcony! And the way you handled what happened at Fresher's dinner just made me look up to you even more. All the best in your future undertakings. I know you'll go far in life :)

Shane - I just want to make a point that he reminds me of the boys in Westlife! hehehe

Alastair, Simon, Rebekah, Rhiarne, Chris Day - I'm sure you're all amazing people. It's just a pity I never got the chance to get to know you all better. All the best in everything!

Parisa, Lofty, me, Badar (with his cup of coffee lol), Debbie and William.

This is the best 'PASSAGE' photo ever! Too bad we're missing Blake! That's John Inverarity, our warden. And the only other guy I have not mentioned yet is Akram (who's in a blue shirt). He is one of the funniest person ever. He always has a story or two to tell. I'll never forget how he lied so well and made me and Debbie so frightened once! A very great friend :) Thank god he's not a valedict!

It's been an awesome semester at St George's. I cannot believe it's come to an end so quickly. I will miss everyone in Perth when I'm back in Malaysia but at the same time, I cannot wait to go home! :) To family and friends and my cats AND GOOD FOOD!! :DD

2008-10-22T23:30:00.005+08:00

Quick Updates

Uni's been keeping me pretty busy. After this week, there are 2 more weeks then it'll be the final exams! And I have the shittiest timetable ever. I start on the first day the exams start, 8th Nov - which is a Saturday! Then my next papers are on the 10th, 11th and 12th. And I'll be done. Problem is my flight is booked for December the 7th. Hopefully I can get a part time job somewhere, earn some money and go around Perth a bit ;)

I've been having bubble tea a lot! We had it after going for Chinese food 2 weeks back, then again last Saturday after going for the Diwali festival at Bell Tower. It's funny how we never bother about these cultural things while back home, but when you come here, it's a different story. I've never cherished being able to speak Chinese so much! People are so amazed when they know we can speak it. And Debbie, being the teacher that she is, loves to teach people words. She's taught Badar quite a few.. and they aren't even good words! He knows how to say a swear word in Chinese now, it sounds so funny with his accent. hehe Parisa only knew how to say STAR in Chinese, until last week when we taught her how to say MONKEY cause she wanted to call Badar one. It's really hilarious when Parisa and Badar call each other names in Chinese! It's like.. 2 non Chinese fighting in Chinese. And cause they only know the same few words, they kept using it over and over again, repetitively. Funny! Hmm anyway back to bubble tea, I'm soo having it again this week after going to get the refund for the Simple Plan tickets at Burswood. Chocolate Oreo bubble tea is SO good! PS: Screw SP for canceling at the last minute. I'm still angry and get turned off listening to their songs now. I won't be listening to their songs for quite a while.

First sem has gone by so fast. It feels like last week when I arrived in Perth. It's only going to get busier from now on until the end of exams. I have stacks of notes to read and things to study. LAW IS INSANE. 30 pages of lecture notes for .. 1 or 2 weeks. I really won't take any kind of Law ever again unless I really need to. Oh and I initially came to UWA wanting to major in Economics and Finance (Investment) but now I'm thinking more along the lines of Financial Accounting, Corporate AND Investment Finance. Triple major maybe?! I'm so Asian. Kiasu like mad! Haha It's not that la actually, just that I think it'd be a good combination to take these 3. Anyway they have overlapping units so its not too bad! I want to get CPA!

Hmm. The next few lines are just going to be random thoughts..

I'm getting sick of my songs. Been listening to it whenever I do work, which is ALL the time. Need new tunes! I don't even know what the new singles from artists are. Haven't listened to the radio or seen much TV for months!

For the past week, everyone's been stressing about picking rooms its stupid. Some people are so competitive they wouldn't show others what rooms they picked! And everyone is going for the Valedictorians' rooms. I find it really sad how people care more about getting your room than about you leaving. I will miss William. A LOT! And Lofty too :(

I liked this week's Poor George's Almanak, which is a publication we get in college every week.

I got the Managerial Position as International Student Rep in St George's, with Debbie. We are also in charge of organizing Folk Night next year with Aria. Should be fun! This year's one was so good it's going to be hard to beat!

I need to be more organised next semester.

I like going on walks by the river, whether in the day or at night. It's always so beautiful! And I lovee the breeze!

It was insanely hot 2 days back. I swear it felt like the sun was going to burn through my skin and kill me. And the flies are feckin' irritating. I wish I had a can of FIRE, like ones where I can just spray and Fire will come out. They'd be F.R.I.E.D.

Today's weather however was the most perfect weather since I came. It was sunny but not too hot, breezy but not til you get chilled, a bit cloudy but not the type that makes u depressed cause it feels like it's going to rain. Brilliant weather really. I hope tomorrow will be like that!

I still have not started reading for tomorrow's Law tutorial yet. I think I should go.

TA! Year Dinner tomorrow should be fun! Golden Swan restaurant, here we come!
PS: The mission is to get kicked out at the end of the night! WOO!

PSS: I've uploaded most of the pics from the Kukerin trip. Blogger be nice to me for one more day and I'll have it all up. Shall sit down and write about the trip properly over the weekends!

2008-10-12T04:03:00.004+08:00

'PASSAGE' Outing to the City (Minus William & Akram)

I LOVE.LOVE.LOVE this picture so much. And of course this bunch of people too! :)

2008-10-10T22:05:00.003+08:00

*pants*

I..

successfully..

completed..

and...

handed in..

THREE .. yes, THREE...

assignments today!

Due to the fact that they were ALL due at 4pm, I was running around like a mad fool in uni today, going from the commerce lab to the econs & commerce building, to the library to the maths lab and back again. By the time I handed everything in, I proper looked like a mad woman, with my hair all over the place and my face looking all worn out.

But oh.my.god. It feels so good to have gotten all those assignments over with!

I still cannot believe how I managed to do the whole (almost anyway) Financial Accounting assignment myself. It was THE most stressful time of my life. EVER.

If you were to add in the Intro to Law take-home assignment I handed up on Monday, that would raise my count of assignments done in one week to FOUR. Which is freaking amazing may I say.

LIFE IS BEAUTIFUL AGAIN!!

Yes, finals are only ONE month away.

But for now, just let me rejoice and screammmmmmmm HALLELUJAH!!

*dances and twirls around in circles*

Oh and and anddd! HAPPY 19TH BIRTHDAY SUE YONG!!!!!! I hope you have the Best day ever. And know that I am thinking of you despite the distance! :D LOVE.YOU.SO.MUCH! <333

2008-10-03T09:13:00.004+08:00

WHY??!!!

Simple Plan freaking canceled the Perth show!

WHAT THE HELLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLL.

I was so looking forward to a good night out after I've handed in all my ASSignments. It couldn't have been at a better time for me why did they freaking cancel it!!!!!!!

Stupid young kids who kept complaining about the show being 18 and above!

GET A FAKE ID FOR GOD'S SAKE!

* YELLS AND THROWS A TANTRUM*PULLS HAIR*

2008-09-30T14:29:00.005+08:00

OK..

Maybe I don't have as sad a social life as I thought. I mean, look at all the events I have on my Facebook! Not that I'm going to attend all of them but still! ;p

Thursday, Oct 2nd - St George's College Arts Week
Saturday, Oct 4th - John & the Inverarities in the NCBC State Final!
Sunday, Oct 5th - Paint Nigel's Car Competition! hehehe

Monday, Oct 6 - Video/Photo/Art competition [St George's]

- The Amazing Race [MCW UWA]
!! Law Assignment Due!!

Thursday, Oct 9th - Spring Feast!
- Folk Night
!! Econs & FA assignment due the next day!!

Friday, Oct 10th - LAN Party [ St George's ]

Saturday, Oct 11th - College Ball

Tuesday, Oct 14th - SIMPLE PLAN CONCERT!!

Thursday, Oct 16th - St George's College Play.

Doesn't this just prove what I said about not being able to attend EVERY single event there is?! There are so many things on in the coming weeks. And I'm busy enough with the 3 assignments! It's going to be a hectic October!

2008-09-27T13:34:00.002+08:00

How Do I Strike A Balance?

Between staying in & missing out on fun stuff AND studies?

I've been missing a fair amount of gatherings / outings recently. Just take study break for example. My Orientation group mates went to Swan Valley to a vineyard and chocolate factory, they went to various people's houses for sleepovers and went to this place called Chilliz or something for lunch together. And I went to none of the gatherings. Not even one. Part of it was cause I met up with Tom & Anne who were in Perth at the time, partly cause I stayed in college to TRY and get some work done, and partly cause I was just lazy to take the train/bus all the way to their houses which were so far away.

Then yesterday, 3 people in college threw a HUGE birthday party in Leederville Hotel. And Badar, William, Debbie, Blake and Parisa all went. Well they tried to anyway, but Debbie and Parisa didn't bring thier passport and Blake was underage. So in the end, only Will and Badar got in.. they went in, said Happy Birthday and left. LOL. They decided to go to the city after that for bubble tea. And of course with every outing, there are bound to be crazy, hilarious pictures, and whenever our gang go to the city on a Friday night, we always end up walking back to the city. And yes. I missed out on all the fun they had too. Due to all the assignments I had. It wasn't a party I wanted to go to, which is why I gave it a miss and decided to stay in and get some work done. I did want to head to the city after Will called and said they were heading there but there was no bus til one hour later, which would've been 11.10pm!

Anyway, my point is. I've been missing out on so much due to studies recently. I just don't feel like going out if it's not something I'm 100% interested in. Mum and Dad paid so much for me to come here to STUDY. Of course, one has got to let go and have fun every once in a while. I do think I know how to draw a line between how much fun I can have before I start neglecting my studies. I don't regret not going out yesterday cause I got quite a fair bit of my Financial Accounting assignment done. But it just feels terrible to get on Facebook after an event and see pictures of all the fun everyone had and all the memories I would've created had I gone out.

Sigh. And to make it worst, there was absolutely NO ONE to talk to on MSN yesterday as I was doing my work. It was such a boring but productive Friday night. I really don't know what to think about yesterday.

I'm so looking forward to the John & the Inverarities final next Saturday and of course, SIMPLE PLAN ON OCTOBER 14TH! It's about time I have some SERIOUS fun.

2008-09-24T16:28:00.002+08:00

Don't Write Me Off Just Yet

Definitely one of the best soundtracks ever! But you'll only understand the lyrics if you've seen the show. I just got the scores from a website today and I cannot stop playing it! All I need now is someone to sing it while I play. AHA!

2008-09-16T23:16:00.005+08:00

Of college life and more [16th September 08']

We went to Perth zoo in the morning (by public transport - bus and then ferry! Where we saw dolphins!), had lunch at 3pm at Taka restaurant in the city (Chicken Katsu Don is SO good), bought the Simple Plan tickets from a CHEMIST (of all places) and played Dodgeball at night. Oh and I lied down on the grass and just stared up in the sky / stars today too! Never realised how good it feels til now! I'm going to do this regularly from today onwards ;)

I'm so tired. Not as tired as before that crazy game of Dodgeball (that woke me up from my very drowsy state somehow..) but college life is just SO fun! I love how we always do the most random stuff! Dodgeball at night, when it's nice and cold, with the only light coming from the moon (which has been very very round for the past few days) rule!

2008-09-14T20:41:00.019+08:00

Joondalup with Tom & Anne & Family [ 14th September 08']

So I met up with Tom and Anne, my host parents from New Zealand today! It was so good meeting them again after almost 2 years! Both of them haven't change much really. Tom's still the same knowledgeable person who you can learn so much from no matter what you're doing or where you are, Anne is still so refined and proper in the way she speaks :) I showed them around St George's and they said the place reminded them of when they used to go uni in LONDON! I just found out yesterday that Anne once went to King's College and LSE! How cool is that?! After a bit of a walkabout, Tom drove us about 20 minutes away from the city to this place called Joondalup, which I've been dying to see! His son, Edward and his wife, Catherine live in such a nice house! The neighbourhood was really pretty. Me and Amery got to meet Catherine's sister, Emily, her husband and parents as well! There were so many people! haha We had lunch and just caught up with Tom and Anne. It's good to hear that Diana and Daphne (their cats) and Mike & Jo are all doing well. Ohh one of Mike and Jo's cats, Tiger got run over by a car! :(( He was quite a character, that cat.. It's quite sad. We had loads of food for lunch, there was chicken (which was soo good), salad, potatoes, some sort of meat which I didn't have and three types of dessert! I had PAVLOVA again, which I've not eaten since Christmas 2006! It was so good to have that again!

Pretty flowers.

PAVLOVA!

Oh and I've officially fallen in love with this little girl! She's their grand daughter and the most adorable thing on EARTH!

She has a lovely name tooo!

I'm telling you, we all spent almost the whole afternoon watching this 2 play! The baby boy is Elliot, Emily's son. He was so cute. A tad bit moody and serious compared to Hazel, but he loves pushing chairs around! He cant actually walk but he just stood up and pushed this random chair round and round and round the porch it was so funny! So the adults decided to just put Hazel on the little car thingy and he went to push her! So cute!

"Must I push her some more?!" ;p

Elliot : "I GIVE UP."
Hazel : "Hey where are YOU going?!"

"FINE. I'll go sit with granddad instead.""I'll sit ON Dad!"

While Elliot obviously abhors beer (good boy!)...Hazel can't wait to have some herself!

"What are YOU looking at?"

Is she adorable or what laaaa?!!!
*melts*

2008-09-13T13:33:00.004+08:00

WAHOOO!

Finished my last mid semester paper!!!!!!!! And it feels soooo good! Because I'm done AND because the paper was easy! Should do pretty well, unless I do shit loads of careless mistakes but I'm hoping for good results! *fingers crossed* It's weird, I've never had so much confidence stepping into an exam and coming out so insanely happy before! ;p

Going to the city in an hour or so to just walk around and maybe get the Simple Plan tickets ;) Then tonight we're just gonna play UNO and watch movie after movie after movie! OK maybe not everyone la, but I know I'll be! muahahhaa.

I've never felt so happy in such a long time! Cannot stop smiling! :D

2008-09-12T10:40:00.002+08:00

Comfy :)

I feel very at ease today, for some reason. This doesn't really make sense, seeing as I have a mid semester exam worth 30% tomorrow. Strangely, I am not at all panicking yet *shrugs* I don't know if its confidence cause I already know the subject pretty alright or there's just something wrong with me. I hope I don't come out of the exam hall tomorrow thinking 'SHIT. I should've studied harder.' or something. It's not that I didn't study. I did, just without any feeling of fear or dread of the exam. In fact, I wish it was today! :P Oh well. Studying is so much easier when you're not all stressed up!

I feel very good today. Haha. It's just one of those days where you just feel so comfortable to be yourself, if that makes sense. One of those days where you just go out wearing whatever pleases you, even if it might not look good! I don't know.. today just feels good ;)

And tomorrow's going to be even better!

2008-08-31T11:57:00.007+08:00

Happy Independence Day All!

Happy Independence Day Malaysia! MERDEKA!

PS: Check out this video HERE. It's of 4 of us from college on the piano! Best music ever :P

2008-08-30T11:35:00.005+08:00

Ok... Ok...

Yesterday I went over to Jorine's place for lunch/afternoon tea. The guys (Mark & Jia Chen) were assigned to cook spaghetti for us girls ;) So bla bla bla, we only got to eat at 3pm. Something funny happened while we were talking. Jorine suggested that the guys cook for us once a month. Mark and Jia Chen literally choked on their food and looked at us with their eyes wide open going 'WHAAT?' No one took Jorine seriously and she kept going 'Once a month la. OK? OK?'

And then. Right after she said that, the Pussycat Dolls song 'Don't Cha' came on and you know the song starts with 'OK. OK..' It was as if they were answering Jorine's question! It was so hilarious Chen Yi couldn't stop laughing! Guys, even the PCD thinks it's a good idea. No way of escaping this now! Muahahah.

Ok got to go study now. Bye!

PS : The heating system throughout the Old Wing in college has crashed, meaning there will be no hot water in the showers til the new heater arrives! I have to walk 1000000 miles to the Guest Wing to take a shower now. Argh!

2008-08-29T11:02:00.001+08:00

Before It's Too Late.. What About NOW?

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