kiss_&_tell

Out-of-the-cave-HELLO! 

i've finally decided to blog again, to justify the existence of this pathetic blog & possibly (to some) my own existence. 
i blog-read-hop more than write in my own entries. yes, im THAT lazy. & yes, i know whats goin on in all your lives. hurhur.

1st up, today is mummy dearest' birthday! no words can express how much i love & miss her. [& waiting for her to come onlineee] haha. 
im counting down the days till i fly back again to all my loved ones. though its a far stretch ahead still. 

next, All the best to DENVERS & xinyi for tomorrow's nationals. fly high & win! =) wish i could be there to watch this year, but, i'll wait for you to send me the video! 

hmm, lets see, some other sad events happened but lets not dwell on them.

alright, im kinda happy this sem, while more of than last sem & in summer sch. im finally doing subjectss that go into specfics. & more importantly, specifics that i actually enjoy & like. i didnt do as well in management as i wanted to. but finance was a surprise. i hate it. i never like to expect the unexpected, esp. not opposites. its frustrating. but thank goodness im bidding commerce subs gdbye until next summer school.

that phrase, 'find something you enjoy & you'll never have to work a day of your life'', i think im edging closer to that experience somehow, slowly but surely. a few days ago 1am, i couldnt zzz so i popped up 1 of the neuro books i borrowed & started reading. wham. next thing i knew, 7am. bingo. its crazy eh, sorta, ok yea, but have you ever had that kinda experience before? i was so engrossed. & strangely, happy after that even though 9am found me zzz through the afternoon & starving in the evening.  its awfully nerdy but sometimes, i wish time could stop & i can grab all the books i wanna read & just read them all, & when im done, the world can continue spinning.  [well, people can dream, cant they]

by next sem, i'll be officially year 2! though im already doing 2nd year academic subjs now, its still a good status to look forward to. i love walking through campus on saturdays. there will always be students in their graduating uniform taking photos w family & friends, it kinda spurs me on to my ultimate destination. one day, it'll be my turn. [one day pretty too damn soon actually]  & i really hope i'll make my family proud. 

lifes been pretty busy lately. perhaps its the whole 2nd year thing. or its just the starting of semester. or some other excuses i cant throw up now. theres soooo much things on my to-do-list every week. & through the weekends, im struggling to keep track! i've been trying to meet up with everyone during lunches on campus, & dinners out but meal-talk just doesnt justify it. [im going broke too because of this] then again, i think ive been zzzz wayy too much

had an amusing conversation with a friend lately, & we agreed, there are some girls, whom other girls (&possibly some guys) just dont like. not hate, jealous of, or angered by, but just. annoyed. disgusted. [i'll bet you can think of someone eh] dont we all feel like yelling: grow up already. 

& then theres the bunch of people we love to hate. because, we are just too damn jealous of them & their celebrity-like lives. no seriously, the almost-rich-&-famous friends you have? them. the best & worse thing is that they didnt have to work for their luxurrious life. [i mean private jet planes, personal hairstylists, branded everything & wild parties] urgh. [but alright, at the end, we agreed that we should also consider the other less greener side & most definitely, life is too short to try to be anybody else]

anyhows, i think im really getting better at cooking. found an ingenious [to me] way of making toast w.o a toaster [been watching ramsey's kitchen nightmares--maybe that helped.] haha.
spent my first [& more to come] cny miles away from home. gambled at Crowns & lost. damn. 
been watching a whole hoard of movies. i think ive watched more movies here in 2 months than a year in Sgpore [seriously]. 
been exploring around alot more, tramming into the suburbs, tasting the ''bests'' of melb food. --dutch pancakes, peking duck, chocolate pizza, lamb souvlaki, yummy brushetta, almond nutella crepes, brownies from this hotel, i cant recall now, but its REALLY ABROSIA BIG BIG TIME. HIGHLY RECOMMENDED. [dont we all adore good food yea?] =))
driving! [or rather being accidentally driven] haha, an amusing but embarrassing experience i shall not indulge anyone with. but, i must say, it was one of the happiest nights of summer, soley though, because it was then 2 months since i last had a car ride. [yes, the deprivations your pathetic friend suffers] 

alright, michelle has written another essay-entry.
so cheers to the next time i'll come close to signing into my own lj again. hurhur.

i shall label myself the loser blogger. definition surrounds waiting until events accummulate in my life enough to type in one entry. 

does anyone read my blog? seeeeee this: my christmas get-me-this: QUALITY PLASTERS. hands up if you agree plasters are SEVERELY UNDERRATED. someone ought to invent a new kind. revolutionary plaster that stays on & actually HEALS. 

im back in sgpore, but flying again soon. its awfully true, grass is always greener on THEOTHERDAMNSIDE. i used to like taking planes, checking in, hovering ard in the holding area. its alot different now when i do actually get to fly to and fro. i really really really hate the turbulence & air-sickness, the on-the-verge-of-throwing-up feeling. i cannot stress how much i'll like to erase that on every trip. 

i dont wanna fly back, but yet i wanna fly back. urgh. 

i went for cousin rremy's wedding, 1st time gg for a catholic church ceremony. it was pretty interesting. exchange of vows, in sickness & health part.. there were singing, reading, andd of cos, waiting for the Father to say, ''you may now kiss the bride'' super hilarious, bcos he was like, turn, wait, stare, (the Father forgot), ohh (Father finally rmbered), turn back, kiss. hohoho. pictures aplenty, lovely memories created. a very special day for them indeed. the dinner at night was a gd way for me to meet up w all my maternal family members, all the ''wahhhh, growww uppp alreadddyy, looook sooo tallll sooo differentttt'' & the moment I was waiting for: FOOD. hurhur. i took the chance to re-enact, my own cny reunion gathering, had all the wine i wanted & ate like nobody's biz. the night was overall full of 'awww'-s, the bride's dresses, yes, she had a few, were gorgeous, & the newly weds had a few grand entrances as well, with more bubbles & a little too much dry-ice-smoke. & the music was so...i wanna get married too.

everytime i think abt it, i get kinda freaked, knowing how much ''time'' i hv left here in sgpore. i still have so much food i wanna eat, so much ppl i wanna meet, so much more night cycling to go, so much more air-con time i wanna hv. i really dread gg back to the days where i hv to cook, clean, wash, marketing, sew... the list goes on.. iiii dunnn wannnnn. 

gg for ocs social night makes me wanna sign on army too. hahahah, seeing the videos made, the camaraderie, the teasingeachother, the takingshittogether, the foul language learnt, the bruddddderhooooddd. my ''date'' won best section yay! food was not bad, considering i went for multiple helpings tho everyone was seated & done eating. i was probably the most unglam one there, he said ''ur hair is so messy larh'' whhahahha. but honestly, it was quite an informal thing yet the other girls showed up like for prom night. gd entertainment & gossip spot seeing who wear until like what & which guy/girl can/cant make it. hohoho. moral of my story, only one gd looking guy & plenty plenty hawwwt girls. 

i think i finally get where the 3rd person fetish of mine is from. seinfeld ''jimmy'' episode! hurhur. ok, so, michelle's body clock is seriously upside down inside out. michelle loves her starmex aircon. michelle recently went clubbing for the 1st time! michelle loves doing 1st time stuff.

clubbing was a gd experience for me, considering i doubt id hv another chance to go until gooodness knows when. clubbing was made more special w the company of my favorite girls of ALLTIME. sze, xin, nat, i <3 you babes. we hopped from zouk to the arena to mos & switched abt arena for the drinks & mos to danceaway & finally arena's live band fixed us there. i must say, awesome music they have there. & honestly, i hv no idea how are they gg to make $$ at this rate. freee flow + 2ladies night pw + live band. its still funny when i think abt the bouncer at mos who said: ''wHAT IS THIS?!'' when i gave my uni-card. my IC is 2498miles away sir. lol. sze & xin got redd super fast & gg bonkers while nat & I were sober & sane. wahhaha. crazy fun high moments ill always rmb. 

michelle is allegic to prawns & sand. + so-called-weather-changes made my immune system plungeeeeee. take me to coney island is the best cure. 

im doing summer school! yay or no yay, my timetable clashed, which means i hv to change my subjects. which means...finance & accounting reports will hv to fight it out to see who gets the honorable kill. michelle's bittersweet bloood sweat & tearss. damnit simon still haven reply my mail. watch me crash ur lectures & spam u with stupid qns!!!!!! 

i  finally found my fav closest senior from sec school on facebook. yes, the wonders of a little boy genius who had too much time & swallowed too many magnets. sigh. everyone is doing so great now. see, we hv all unconsciously grown up & matured & conformed. 

ohwells, michelle is hungry & craving for gd nasi lemak... and hokkien mee, rojak, KAYA TOAST, omg, yes that.

 

omg im blogging. 
after 398371894689163891 possible minutes since the last post.
ok heres some excuses ima gonna throw up: i was too hazy_lazy_crazy to blog. 
no,
seriously.

hmmm, i realised i get so emo when i blog. do ppl read what they blog after they write? and edit it after? how much do they backspace? 

anyhoos, im over with sem one of uni. yes, how time flies, but i wont particularly say it was fast and furious. im actually really kind of gettting used to it.. and.. believe it or not, liking it. This whole getting out of the country independence & experiencing life overseas & the whole 4 seasons to-do. glad to say, no regrets.

from the days when i wake up and see the fog covering the mts. & fast-walk/run back home after psych lects at 615 when its dark & uber cold.. to the freaking bright sun now up at 530am and the FLIES. (big big huge huge fat fat irrrritttating flies) & how annoying that its only mid-spring now. i need to get a big enough silk scarf soon. or one of those bee-net-hat thingy. or an astronaut suit. whichever keeps the ENEMIES away. 

i rmb a few times when i wake up and sit up (yes, my bed has the perfect window view of the faraway mts.) and stare at the almost perfect scenery. there was once, 4 hot-air balloons at a 7am skyline... another time, a flock of birds making that V-shaped thingy... and i open the window.. the fresh fresh morning cooooool air. nature rescues. 

winter to spring. those moments where i had to wrap myself in layers before gg to school. from gloves, scarfs, boots to skirts, shorts, slippers. this is where shopping is fun. and also, the times when u curse urself during the 1st wk of spring when u forget to bring yr scarf to sch and it rains. or when u wear long-sleeves and the temp goes 2 digits.

i guess i'll be able to justly hate summer when im back in Jan. but for now, glad to say i'll be able to be awy from the ENEMIESSS for a mth to come. 

im getting better in sewing. really. 

shopping with jamie was uber fun. at supre, w our own 'paris'. hurhur. yea, 'paris' is this bloke who claims to be a fashionista. but i must say, for a gd looking gayguy, hes ideas were pretty gd. (pun not intended) he goes: 'Miiichelllee.. ohhh maaaa gawwwwwd i loooooveeee thaaaat namee' ohhhh maaa gawwwddd thaaaats sooooooo cute on youuuuuuuuu'' feels nice though. its like having a personal stylist around you. like mysweet16 on tv. 

someone told me that i'll wont be used to the unfriendly-ness of sg when i get back for a while. the rush rush push push get outta my way. 

i went shopping in the city again today, w aliki. and felt like santa. i kept thinking of what to buy for who. & started spending until i had no more moolah. but somehow, yea, it feels gd buying stuff for friends. somehow, you feel less guilty when you spend to make someone else happy.

tmr, its to gg vic mkt again for last minute family-buying-stuff and st kilda's beach on sunday. cant wait to go see alll the lovely cake shops! 

ive been reading ppl's blogs. its quite interesting. i must say. what ppl write usually reflect their internal states of mind. its like an invited probe into your inner most darkest secrets. yr world. yr life. yr thoughts. yr friends. you. and im quite baffled to see how much some ppl let out. its honestly, pure entertainment. for me at least. its funny to read what some ppl write & claim. theres nth private in the cyber world anymore. and duh, someone i dont know is reading this entry as well. 

entertaining you reckon? perhaps no eh. haha.

someone told me his 1st impression of me is: secretive. HAHA. maybe that explains. 

i bought a ipod shuffle . yes, theres sth abt me and audio systems. my 1st creative died on me. got it repaired & it died again here in aust. & so i bought the new ipod nano, abt 3wks later, it died on me. a friggin new ipod! terribly annoying & so its in sydney now for abt another 2plus weeks.. anddd my 6mths new Dell sound system is also cracking up. damnnn. pls pray this shuffle sustains. 


why is the mood picture for accomplished..so... negative.. anyhows, im starting to like dst afterall. more day time lets me do more things.& i technically haven spent 3hrs of my life if i were in sg now. hurhur. 

saying bye agnes style. 
TOODLES.

im not sure what to start with. life has been quite hectic since the last time i blogged. too hectic to rmber what happen. or maybe i just dun wanna to recall those days again. 

my mind seriously is quite blank now, though i know i'll come up with something towards the end of this. Forgive me if this gets too dreary like an essay. Ive been wking on one since forever. Finally handed in today! a huge load off my mind.

ok, spring break is here, which is y i can spare the time to blog a longgggg entry. (Sry Su, if ur reading this, I'll save up buy u a reading glasses one fine day) So for the next 2 weeks, I'll try and conquer all the suburbs possible. i hope.

I think Im quite exhausted. So im awfully thankful for this break. Sch hasnt been exactly gd. in terms of exams wise.. and everything else put tog. I dunno, maybe its just me, maybe its the system, maybe its the weather. 

I finally had the time to do my laundry. Which is a great relieve seeing the clothes pile up. Washed the bathroom & kitchen. Super clean now = Super happy. BUT i smell of bbq food all over again. sigh. more laundry to do tmr. oh, i ate sambal sotong today. slurpppppp. 

I hope Sam's dream comes true. Keep dreaming of me, haha i wanna know what happens next! haha.

Everyone is gg back depsite this short holiday, I wanna go back too.

Sometimes I really get quite hoomesick I dunno wad to do.

Sometimes I feeel like I like the new independent stronger me.

Sometimes I think Im losing it. Whatever it is. 

I guess, its true that time will tell who yr true friends really are, the one who dont mind spending that few more cents to sms or ask for my address. It never occurred to me about that simple gesture, those that care to take that extra effort to keep the frenship.... I dunno.. Its not alike when ur down-and-out-situation. But still, when i reflect about the ppl who go the extra mile (even here in Melb), u tend to think u actually least expect them to (though u expected some certain others to) oh wellls. 

It rained today when I walked from lygon to vic mkt. I wasnt carrying an umbrella. and the wind was so strong halfway it blew my hood off a few times. I was so hungry and it took me forever to find the place. I was sooooo tempted to hop into subway to get my 6 cookies. The rain here is really different from Sg. Max it lasts is about 5mins... and the wind, though super strong, is kinda nice. it reminds me a bit of the sea breeze i get when i night cycle along east coast, only colder and stronger. i really miss cycling. i miss the fun sunny times. cycling then eating then cycling again. or shopping then coffeetalking then shopping again. argh.

its been 2 months. i feel like ive been here too long already.
i think i need to rant. and run and scream and shout and cry.

i need to love and dance and fly and skip and sing. 

i need to be J. D. salinger for a while first now. saying gdbye to holly hunter. 

Seriously.

My frying pan is my miracle worker.
Its SO difficult to teach my parents how to manipulate msn over msn. 
Why do I keep forgetting things? It isnt just casual carelessness. Its freaking taking up my time & $$ trying to rectify things.
I hate technology.
Why arent there simpsons during weekends?
Im taking french during chemistry. 
Its getting colder and colder when winter OUGHT to be ending. 
I have not started on my psych assignment.      yet.
I didnt go Vic Mkt this weekend. 
I have to survive without salmon somehow this week.
Im piling on the processed food. 
I cant sleep at night. 
My electricity & water bill is so freaking ex. 
I miss home. 
I miss local meals. 
I spent 100AUD on retail therapy today.
I just had doritos nacho cheeessee for dinner.
Thank God bio pract is once a fortnight. 
Tramming is expensive..grr.. 
I miss night cycling.
Im gaining weight like mad.
I love mummydaddy.
I miss twinkle. 
='(
Im officially homesick.

...in separate events of course.

Hello! Ive decided to blog today on a weekday-night because 1) Im stuck at my stats assignment qn 2 of an explanation towards an observational study, 2) Im waiting for 2 psych research papers to finish downloading, 3) my laptop has a strangely strong magnetic power today. 

Happy Birthday Singapore! 090807. Very pretty date eh, lets see what Michelle accomplished today. Woke up happy knowing that she slept a good 8 hours last night. Packed & Prep-ed for school, its abit odd having to remember to bring things like my scarf, umbrella, & keys to school. Things I would care less for back home. Had an hour of bio tute. 2hours of RP. more hours in the comp lab doing this virtual fly lab thingy for bio. an hour of psych lect. Im becoming more & more accustomed to doing things at my own pace. I reckon its the same in uni everywhere. But here, its independent living learning all the way. RP was kinda fun today. The Mike (apparently Michael is automatically known as Mike here) guy that I was supposed to cancel on ended up the most fun of all 4 RPs Ive done. Hes in his honors year now, & thinking of doing a masters in neuropsych as well! How cool. On a side note, hes like twice my height. Ended the day's classes with psych lect., occasionally glancing over at the lex-luther from-smallville-lookalike. I'd say 89.99% alike. seriously. with the shaved-head & the whole black suit to-go. omgawdd. the suit. how charming. & the silent aura. sheesh, the one time he spoke to me was to ask if i dropped sth. now i regret not starting a conversation. hurhur. AND he wore a tie today. a tie that looked too small & too short for him. hilarious. ytd, his suit was white-stripped black. & no, im not stalking him. hes just too conspicious to miss. especially since he always sits at the same seat during lect, one directly diagonal to where i always sit. so, yea, that spells it all. 

Anyhows, skipped the sss event for ndp (8$ im sad to part with to watch a lagged-parade on screen I already previewed live before flying here) & went home instead to chance upon a free bbq here at my place. Yay to free food! I had 4 hotdogs & more salad! (told you my appetite is gooood here) & that settled dinner for me. Yay to no cooking! no washing dishes! hurhur. but it was an awfully cold bbq which made the hotdogs nicer I guess. Shivering while eating. Must get used to that sooner or later. Walked around to explore the building with Shirlyn & I opened the fx room door & disrupted a bunch of people in the middle of a prayer. opps. We KPO-ed the tv-lounge-area as well. & Ive got my electricity bill today! & for the month of 21 days here so far, Ive accummulated 72.89AUD. great. 

Assignments are piling as school goes full swing now. 2k words psych essay on Piaget. Argh, to hell with him. At least bio & math are relatively easier to handle. 

Hmmm, weather is improving I guess, Im starting to feel the sun more nowadays. But still, nothing beats holding a cuppa hot chocolate on a winter day. & wearing a scarf works wonders seriously. 

I was in the library the other day. Sat near this bunch of PRCs, & they were speaking perfect english in aussie accent. totally. weirdddd. well, to me at least. 

Lunches these days I had with random ppl, Sarah & Dean (Maritius) speaking in french mostly felt nice & weird at the same time. Im going to learn more espanol from Roice! (Spanish) & well, Joice shall test my indo more. Wheee...  

I shall go vic mkt this sat to stock up groceries! Pray that my new grocery bag dont fail me this time. Sigh. I want more salmon & sweet strawberries & more pokka green tea & more KINDER BUENO. I regretted not buying the entire stock when it went on sales last week. shoot me. 

Went for a movie last night, on the abolition of black slavery. reminded me entirely of Beloved. oh wells, absolutely enjoyed it, though kinda too much of a deja-vu lit lesson. Bought more hazelnut Loackers from safeway! Its my new found alternative to my depletion of kinder bueno. 

my hot chocolate cup is empty now.
I wore red to school today. Happy national day.

alright, back to stats.

I RECKON, i'll be an okay mum when I grow up! So far, Ive passed the stages of cooking, cleaning, washing, ironing, marketing. (repeat) hmmm, next to conquer is perhaps sewing. ohwells, one step at a time. 

I cooked for jamie ytd! :)) So glad to have someone around who knows and accepts you for who you are & not what you wear to school. We had an emo talk about school, life, career, future stuff, BGRs (hehe), missing home, gossiping as well! Oooh, now I know jamie gossips! haha. I cooked fried rice & beef with celery and all we could say while i was frying was: a) should we add more oyster sauce? b) should we add more celery? BUT, it turned out yummy. Im starting to see the alan ducass potential in me.

Ive witnessed 2 weddings so far here in carlton! One couple just now outside St. Jude's Church.. & another along Lygon St. taking photos in front of a vintage shop, or maybe tthe latter are models in a shoot. Anyhows, it was a pretty sight esp. white on white in winter. awwww, I wanna get married too. hurhur. 

Adding onto that, I had a hilarious conversation with daddy dearest a few days ago on msn. he said, 2 criteria to look for in a guy, 1. confidence, 2. rich. hahahhaha. what can I say when daddy spoke! & he said boys dont like girls who 'qiao jiao'. hmmm. 

I surprise myself sometimes, when jamie left last night, i watched casablanca for the nth time alone with rock music blasting next door, i upped the volume when 'As time goes by' was playing haha. inconsiderate bums but its a friday night after all. only saturday nights i hear is alright for fighting. anyhows, I slept warm and fuzzy 3am (radiator was on full blast) & got up at 830 this morning with a hoarse throat. argh, must be all the arnotts. It was fracking painful. Coughing here feels different than in Sg. Once you start, you cant quite stop. Im left with  7 difflams though. sheeeet. Gigi & I left for vic mkt and i FINALLyyy got my salmon. argh, it was more ex though, i got more trevally, mushrooms, chicken, mxture of greens and fruits that tore the grocery bag I bought only yesterday. yes, thats the extend of the weight I lugged back all the way home from vic mkt. Imagine, half a kilo here and there added up tog. We passed by a party shop where we randomly bought 7 dvds with some unknown titles, comedy chick flicks, touching-to-tears-i-hope-family ones. Gigi got 2 kilo of gummy bears. Haha, and yes, I got myself a few more classics collection movies. Im so glad to have a dvd player here. We sang stupid songs along the way back & stopped at bustops with cute adverts, e.g: 100 things to do in your life. haha, one of them was: hug a stranger everyday for a week. & gigi said: the same stranger? hilarious. 'Bob the builder' was the most effective song we concluded at Browns where we had breakfast! 

School begins full swing this coming week. Im quite looking forward to tutes. I hope I meet a big guy named moose. Or maybe even the RyanCaberra lookalike would be good.

My table looks sad and unused. Maybe I should do some studying. Im so lazy though, the tv is so near. The fish needs scaling. The chicken needs seasoning. Michelle needs to be more like Bob.

Just now, the sliding door whamed into me like I was poland and it was a Nazi. hrmph. 

I blogged twice in a week. Thats another achievement I should add to my list of the holly hunter ideals.

A Singaporean in Melbourne.

Im more and more certain that I can distinguish the Sgporeans from the bulk of Asians here, alright, or at least the M'sians/Sgporeans. (And yes, before they speak) Theres just something about our sunny island people. ohwells. Its getting less cold (not exactly warmer because of the very occasional and very very very strong wind) here. Ive had about 3 days of school, and it seems to all of us, like 3 weeks of torture. There always endless stuff to do and I shant get started on that. Not to mention 3 days of partial timetable slots since practicals and supposedly tutorials doesnt start until the 2nd week. I officially missed my first lesson (chem tute) in MU, since a certain someone was so sure that theres no tutes AT ALL for 1st week, he ate his words day after. 

Alright, school. Chemistry is ultimate boredom, we're doing organic chem, think cycloalkanes, alkenes, mass spect, argh, to hell with mass spect. Wonder how Im going to survive practs/tutes at this rate. The lecturer, in my opinion, would make a good tutor instead. Biology, is interestingly interesting, since my first thought of doing genetics & botany was of dread. The lecturer was somehow able to sugarspice things up and I found myself paying attention and taking notes!! hurhur. Maths, no, STATS, yes, michelle is doing STATS this sem, wow. Me and numerical configurations never quite got along, so Im personally curious how things will go. The lecturer, lets just say everyone is gonna have a hard time de-mensa-ing his accent. No, im not exaggerating, & neither shall i risk racism by stating his country of origin, BUT hint: asian. hehee. Psych, is an absolute disappointment. This sem's workload is sorta continuation from last sem, so Im guessing more occasions of michelle pulling her hair out. Some of the students are doing part-time working/studying so Im having to go through lectures sitting with people about twice my age. It feels wierd, dress-sense, the suit and tie, and the whole-to-do, is just wierd.

Ahhh, lets see, the people here. I haven gotten to know any locals yet. surprised? Well, the thing about aussie culture as I think Ive observed so far, its cool to be alone. Its cool to come for class alone and sit alone and eat alone and walk here and there alone. No one cares. The only conversation Ive shared this school week so far, is them asking me if ive dropped this or that or whether this is the right lecture or the right timing. And yes, between aussies and PRs here, you have the huge waves and the hugs and kisses. But then again, what can I say with 3 days of experience. Lets just wait for tutes. 

Theres a RyanCaberra lookalike in my bio and chem lecture. I'd say 80% alike, esp the hair. omygawwd, the hair.. hilarious. But arrrgh, the aussies have nice hair color really. Imagine the nicest hair color you'd like, they'll have it.


Theres this thing called ilectures, which is a video recording of the lectures posted on www. It makes me wonder, does the admin at MU have too much $$, too much free time, or do they wanna lessen the hallway traffic during school hours for better feng shui? 

Ive gotten to know some people here from old schools! From Victoria to Victoria! Awesome stuff talking together and reliving the past, even though they're about 2,3 years my senior. Andrea & Timothy (whos from TK! as well!) The ocf amazing race around the city was quite fun, I rmbered the curry chicken at dinner the most though, hurhur, probably the long separation and then reconcililation between me and good food. Nowadays, I classify most food not cooked by yours truly to be 'good'. Met joice (padang) and Anna (france) for lunch yesterday & had pinic lunch today on some lawn, enduring the strong strong winddd with some rach, andrea, ben, tim, xinyi . 

I end class at 6.15pm tuesday through thursday, which is terribly draining. Psych lectures positioned at that time so the people in suits and ties can gather and 'go to school' after work. The sky here darkens from about 5.30, so 6.15 Melb. time is about 8.30 Sg time. Yes, 3 days a week of walking alone after school at 'night' freaks the hell outta me. The streets arent as well lit as those in Sg and people drink beer > water after a certain time here. It takes about 15mins walk back to my apt, so pray for me. 

I still dont know my neighbours, but I think, im getting a gist of their lifestyles. At night, dinner-ish, I heard laughter here and there, and towards godly hours to slp, I hear them heading out, towards ungodly hours to slp, I hear rock music... 

My appetite is goooood here. Haha, i seem to be eating nonstop, maybe its the weather, maybe its the presence of food, or maybe its just me. The strawberries here are slurpp. and quite cheap too i think, 3.50AUD for about 10. [its 11.13pm, neighbour to the left heading out!] hurhur. The biscuits here are really yummy here too, we have KRAFT of all sorta dairy products you can imagine.  

I miss kinder bueno.
I miss mummy's chilli salmon.
Damn I cldnt buy salmon at vic mkt last sunday.
I miss TWINKLE ALOT.
Im emo-ing again.

I have a substantial amount of friends here having long-d rlships. I never did and never will believe in it, (and those friends' opinions: they arent sure as well. dont think it'll last. see how things goes.) Hmmm, whats the use of being in a rlship you know wont last?! Ohwells. 


SPST: i was at DFO the other day, seriously, i really wished you were there. You're dearly missed!! Ive got sooooo much accummulated emotalk. I miss our wkend escapades! I still cant really zzz at night. ohwells, talk on msn! miss meee. :)

Hello from Melbourne! Its my 5th day here upon arrival. What a journey it has been indeed. 

A big thanks & hug to all who came & see me off, babes from 05s23, ace, mabel, houteng, yc, kenneth (what a surprise!), kristin, yt, shazana, jiayan, zhihan, mave, kevin, xinyi, shu, fh, xy, xt, & anyone i missed out! Thanks as well for all your momentos! ='(( so sweet of you guys to do all these stuff for me, esp the handmade stuff, like the drawings from houteng, haha, my mom was so impressed a guy can draw so well, the earrings frm TEH, i was so touched u HANDMADE it staying up late in camp! it sooo pretty. =)) The book from Mabel, you must hv spent ALOT of time on it, all the photos brings back memories indeed, i'll miss you alot dear, thanks for always being there for me!!! The thick book from s23 girls, HAHA, all the fun crazy moments we had compiled in that book, how did u all get all the wierd pics of me inside?! i'll flip through frequently when i miss home. =)

Today is day one that Im all alone in this foreign land. but im off to a good start i guess, i'll miss home, no doubt i'll think of home every single moment, but im not gonna let it affect me too much, afterall, i chose this path & i shall stay strong & focus on my main goals here. I shall make the best of my 3years here! So everyone, Im surviving well, haha! Michelle is strong! 

Well, lets see, it rained again today & we were drenched trying to get a taxi to catch harrypotter! its 11AUD btw, haha, yes, super expensive huuh!!!!!! they hv wierd advertisements here prior to the movie screening, hilariously ridiculous ones. Xinyi's sis & her bf were nice enough to treat me to hot chocolate from Starbucks after that, hehe, feels awesome to have a hot drink in your hands on a cold rainy winter day. & we walked from the city to Safeway @Lygon to get some groceries for a super ultra yummilicious dinner cooked by the chef, xinyi's sis' bf, michael. its good to know someone whos a professional cook. hurhur, amazing dinner indeed & im still super full now with the chicken & potato salad. Thank you so much for that!! =))

Hmm, let me add more about Melb itself, taking tram was initially wierd, one tram ride costs about 2.6AUD, yes, well, everything here is costly. & I still get wierd stares from the locals, though Im taught to try & act confident & not bother about it, I cant help but feel scared at times. Seriously, most of the locals I meet on the streets look dangerous to me, so I walk really fast & try to look really fierce. haha, I hope it works. The city is walkable actually, about 25mins fast walk, & Vic Mkt is lovely, with the countless stalls selling relatively affordable groceries, esp fresh fruits/veggies. I bought a pair of suede boots from there anyhows, which would be useless back in Sg haha. Vic Mkt is a place i shall visit every fortnight or more often to stock up my greens! I went to the crown casino @ Crown Hotel twice with mummy, funfunfun, esp with all the excitement from winning 2 'Mini Progressives' on the 1st night. haha! & we had yummy cakes at Greco's as recommended & watch the flames go up on both nights outside the hotel. Pretty cool indeed. I tried to video the whole thing on my camera, it didnt quite work. The locals are really really tall here, 9/10 of them are taller than me. & on trams, 5/10 of them read. haha. but the streets are quite dangerous as they dont exactly have proper bustops structures so u just kinda stand in the middle of the road to wait for the tram. Ate loads & loads of Italian variety past few days, well since, lygon ST is aka Lt. Italy. but with mummy & papa back home now, i'll try to cook more often already, trying to get used to boiling my own water every morning, washing my own clothes, COOKING, yes, Michelle cooks, or well, shes learning.


Alright, before I forget, I think I wanna thank some ppl here in Melb who helped me to settle esp the past few days when I ask all sort of stupid qns about everything & anything. Mummy & Papa, thanks for coming along to help me with everything! I'll stay happy, healthy & strong & study & play hard, take good care of yourselves & dont worry too much about me! Mummy, come on MSN more often ok! We'll talk there =)
Jamie, for calling me so soon & giving me your cable so I can have internet now! =))) Joice, for bringing me ard Uni & the city as well. Jeremy, apologies for the multiple times you had to come over to pass me stuff & help with the rental issues. Billy, for explaining so much stuff in layman terms for me haha,  in your usual Fmaths style. Julia, Andre, Sheena, Samantha, for sharing all your experiences to get me geared up prior to flying off. 

oh yes, i have an internet limit here of 1Gb per mth, which Im not sure how much is that equivalent to. haha. So im trying to blog as much as possible bcos im not sure when i'll be able to blog again. Melb is 2hours faster than Sg. My apt is quite cosy with an excellent view. I dont think i'll post up pics yet until i get Uni wireless access, which might take another 2weeks or so. Orientation begins on 16th for me & the sch term starts 23rd. Im kinda excited about school, cant wait to get to know more people & see how uni life (in Melb) is like. 

I think i'll be staying home tmr to pack/unpack & do some laundry, get ready for school as well. Might be going out on Sunday. its wierd suddenly, i think this is the 1st time, i have a weekend unplanned, dateless haha! 

I miss Sg food alot. Shops here close really early, it gets dark about 530pm as well. I miss Sg sun as well. oh wells, I miss home sweet home.

Miss me!