2006 Sem 1 at perth...

Had the urge to blog ever since I came back... Wrote down 2 entries in MS word so that I could cut and paste into my blog...

Friday 24/2/06

I’ll just use Microsoft word to blog about each day. Arrive at the Perth airport at 2 35. I got my luggage and went to the customs to check my baggage. It was when they wanted to open my luggage and when I couldn’t open it that I found that I got the wrong baggage. I found the right baggage and still got checked because they thought my shokubutsu refill pack was some kind of dangerous stuff. When I was about to take my luggage off the table, the handle tore my jeans, my new jeans which I had just bought for chinese new year. Felt so disorientated when I came back, realized that they’re many things which I haven’t done. I haven’t got my letter which I need to pay my school fees, haven’t enrolled in 3 units yet, and my room is still full of boxes. Only managed to pack my clothes in my cupboard. I just realized how many clothes I have. I have 2 cupboards in my room and if I hang them up, I think there’ll be very little room for more clothes. Its really scary… I had better do less shopping this year…

Wednesday 1st March 2006

Finally got my internet connection set up yesterday… All thanks to Amanda! I know u’re reading this. Thank you very much!

My life in Perth’s in a mess rite now… esp with sch. On the 1st day of sch, I had to go and collect my new campus card cos the mail which contained the student card got sent back to the post office. Plus I had to go to collect my statement of account to pay my sch fees. It’s the due date on mon. Thankfully I got both things out of the way by 10 am. Had sandwich for lunch and quickly rushed off to settle my enrolment. I had enrolled in psych 311: Specialist Research Topic in sem 2 without knowing that I had to enroll for psych 310: Specialist research topic in sem 1. Apparently 311 is a continuation of 310. Got that sorted out pretty quickly in the afternoon. Thank god I didn’t have to join the long queue in student administration. I’m now waiting for my enrolment to be confirmed. Plus I didn’t really have the mood to do my enrolment for tutes in Spore. In the end, did it last sat when I went back and I was in the 2nd allocation run, meaning that I could only take the available slots which the students in the 1st allocation run didn’t want. I hope I get an even timetable. Hopefully I’ll be able to get Friday classes so I don’t get to slack. I’m pretty freaked out this yr cos I have no more 1st year units.

Gotta sell books tomorrow so that I can use the money to get new books. I really regret not coming back a few days earlier. I’m doing everything last min and everything seems in a blur. I feel unorganized and blur. Cant even make out what I’m saying or doing sometimes. For ppl in Perth who are reading this, I’m so sorry. My mind’s in a whirl now. Hopefully I’ll be able to settle down soon and get everything out of the way…

Will there be any more drum lessons?

Wont be blogging for at least a week... My internet connection in perth will only come a week later...

Today's my last drum lesson at Yahama... The whole class had an extra hour to practice cos our teacher told us we could do so... Kel and I were so happy... Will I be able to find a good drum school in Perth? Or rather would I have the money to do so? Would need the money for other things... Other things which I think is more important... Playing musical instruments and listening to the radio for good songs has been my hobby all along... I'll have my acoustic guitar for accompaniment, but just playing the guitar itself has no meaning... I just love it and hate to stop halfway... I brought my drum sticks and drum book so that when Kel comes over in July, she'll be able to teach me what she has learnt up from next week all the way till when she comes to Perth...

My current favourite song is the "The Ghost Of You" by My Chemical Romance. Its a rock yet emotional songs. I cant find the right words to describe it. Its rock yet when I hear it, it makes me sad... Just like eminem's song... Rap but an emotional touch to it... great for listening, great for helping to sleep....

Little India explored with my Best Friend!

First, we went to Komala's for dinner... I had the vege pulao meal. The youghurt rice is pretty nice... A spice was added in the rose milk, diff from the Bandung I always drink. Wan'er had a thosai meal... Her thosai's pretty good. The mango lassi that she ordered was a bit sweet though...






Right beside Komala's, we discovered an ice-cream shop. Khulfi's bar. According to the owner, all the ice-cream's natural without any artificial sugar. Good for the both of us. It comes in a cone, and we had the mango and lychee ice-cream and a peach, orange and grapefruit blendie. The both of us love the place. The ambience and the design of the shop is just fantastic. And the 2 of us were the only customers when we first ordered our deserts. We couldnt help snapping pics away... Wan'er got a name card from the owner and she's definetly gonna come again... Wan'er, this entry is dedicated to u.. wait for me for 9 more months... WE'll definitely come back to Little India again ya? With adidas cologne, Giordano watches, Basmati rice and Indian snacks found in Mustafa which we cant seem to find elsewhere... And let's see if we can find another chinese guy in Little India who says we look like sisters!

Auntie Karen, my fav colleague in Creative

Met Auntie Karen on Mon for dinner... Went to the Wisma food court where I had tim sum at fortunate restaurant.. Didnt have a chance to eat at the one in toa payoh, but went to the one at the food court instead... Then went to xu liu shan for desert. Had mango sago, not too sweet which is good.

Above a pic of Auntie Karen, my most fav colleague when I was working in Creative. She was sitting right in front of me and I'm supposed to cover her work when she leaves. Now she's enjoying life as an ah-ma taking care of her new born grandson. A life that so many envys. Hee hee. I love her personality. We hit it off at my 1st day of work. I still remember we have so much things in common, so much things to talk about. Not to mention tea time when she calls me for tea. Just 10c for a tea tarik, my favourite at the vending machine.

Shared so much throughout dinner and desert. I shared with her my life. And she told me this:"Your life will not be straight and smooth forever. There'll be a long period of time when you'll be upset." She told me that when she 1st left for spore to work, she felt really homesick even though she goes back to m'sia every weekend. THings only felt better for her when she met her husband. SHe told me things will get better when i am attached. At least there's someone who cares. She also told me instances where she was very nice to some ppl who just doesnt like her. All kinds of ppl in the world hey? After thinking that everyone goes through sad times, I felt more comforted.

Took pics with her at Orchard, all kinds of diff backgrounds. Auntie Karen, when you come to Perth next year, come and find me okie? I feel so happy seeing ppl I know from Spore coming to Perth... real happy =)

Munchie monkeys

Went to Munchie Monkeys at nus for dinner today. Was Siqiao's treat as its her bdae in 3 days times. Happy early 22nd bdae gal! The food there was delicious. As Maggy quoted"comparable to cafe cartel". Had their lagsagne, delicious. Maggy thought that her cabonara was fantastic too. Had Hawaiian pizza, chicken salad, calamari, brownies and ice-cream. Full to the max. Been so full these past few days. Had a buffet at Swissotel on wed with Maggy and Weitian. Was terribly full after that I had to take a long walk. Took pics of Club Momo's logo but havent had the chance to club there yet.

Played rock beat during drumming lessons yesterday. I finally know how to play the beat of "We will rock you". My whole feet hurt after the lesson as I have to hit 2 consecutive semi-quarter beats of the base pedal. Kel's beginning to love the lesson and I only get one more shot at it next thurs. My music ambition has grown stronger. Haiz... Love all the loud music. A drum set, an electric guitar is what I crave for in my room but I know my housemates will definitely kill me if I own one. I'll just rock the roof down. If anyone's interested in jamming in Perth, let me know. I can be your guitarist or not so good drummer but I'm willing to learn. Haha, so much for wanting to play...

when you encounter a rotten apple, cut off the rotten parts and it can still be eaten; if you throw it all away, there'll be nothing left...

I not stupid too touched me deeply.

I remember the starting of the movie:
"When was the last time someone praised you?"
My ans: I cant remember
"When was the last time you prasied someone?"
My ans: I cant remember either.

The parents protrated by Jack Neo and Xiang Yun strikes a very deep, similar resmeblence. You should focus on the person's good points more often, instead of focusing on their bad pts. It's something I always believe in but I cant seem to find anyone close to me doing that. We are always picking on other ppl's bad pts and enlarging them. I admire Tom's character in the movie; at least he dared to say that he feels lonely in his blog. When you show that you're lonely, ppl will label you as desperate; and if they label you as desperate, they will look at you forever with tinted glasses.

I cried and I cried throughout the movie. There's simply no one I can pour out to. I can only rely on ice-cream to make me happy. Ice-cream is now my happy medicine; it can only cure me of all my unhappiness.

My thoughts? Concentrate on ppl's good points instead of focusing on their bad points. Praise or encourage them often. You have no idea how relationships will improve. And one more thing. Eating ice-cream too often is bad for health. I have been eating ice-cream too often and will see myself eating it very often in the future. Take notice if you see me eating ice-cream often but dont bother asking me why I'm upset. I'll be happy just to know you care for me as a friend.

Only giordano clothes fit!

Happy Valentines to all out there! Hope you'll enjoy this day, with bf/gfs, even friends and family! Who says friends and family cant have a good time on this day?

Hee hee, my shopping escapade again... I bought my first pair of Levi Jeans =) Marissa bootcut. Cost me a good $150 plus $2 altering. Now i have 4 pairs of jeans... enough to last me throughout the year. Went ard in Women's secret but couldnt find what I like.. Went ard department stores to look for Wacoal but its too ex... Finally got one in a shop in taka... Couldnt resist myself when the Black collection came out in Giordano.. Been shopping ard in spore before new year but couldnt get myself any new year clothes. Settled for a red giordano spaghetti and a pair of jeans which suits me just fine. Tried almost all the new clothes there and bought 3 tops... woo haa... I love Giordano man... It feels like Giordano's clothes are just tailor made for me...

Not to mention my earing frenzy. There are 4 stalls selling bronzy earings for only $2 per pair! Bought at least 3 pairs... Gonna add much more to my collection! More shopping tomorrow... Slippers, more women's secret(hee hee) , a nice belt... Woah ha, my short-termed retail therapy =)

My new hair-do

My new hair-do... Its been a year since I cut my hair short. Wouldnt be cutting my hair again for 9 months... Having a hair cut is pretty ex in perth... The time when I wanted to cut my hair was the time CNY was approaching, and I decided to wait until CNY's offically over. Before my mum warned me they totally changed pp lin kimage and when my mum went to cut, it didnt turn out quite well. I just decide to give it a shot, since my mum had the kimage card. The lady who cut my hair was pretty nice, told me what hairstyle I should have and when I told her I wanted a hairstyle which I can maintain cos I'll be in perth for almost a year. She chose my new highlighted colour ( a brown base and a red gold highlight) and then proceeded on. I didnt feel that her skill was on par with the rest of the hairstylists I had before in kimage, but I just told myself to trust her. After 3 hours came this hair-do. How does it look? I feel its something different. My sis commented that my head looks big with this new haircut. Oh well, that's my sis. Here's another pic of me with my side view on the left.

My mon's spent on doing my hair... Tomorrow shall be formal shopping... Hmm.. I better lest down the things I want... Hee hee... What better way to put my hard work to good use... Retail therapy's the best!

The marriot gathering

Its been one of the best things that happened to me when I came back to Perth. Meeting with with my secondary school friends. The e3 dogs. From the 2d 1 night marriot gathering to the new year bbq at my house to taking drum lessons with Kelly and sharing with meixian and weitian has been exceptionally great. They really make me feel comfortable to be able to say the things I want, to joke and laugh and have a great time.

Meixian has a free voucher at marriot after signing up for a prudential plan so we all got lucky as the whole class stayed there for a night. Some of us went to sing ktv at 3. Most of the songs were from S.H.E (I think I roughly know all the S.H.E songs from their new album by now) and those songs that are hot in yes 933. Had dinner at fish & co before we headed back to the hotel. Lost $16 in "ban luck"(Heh, I am not sure if its the correct spelling) as lucky Alvin kept getting ban luck when he played banker. We had to pay him $4 and $6 when he got ban luck twice. Leiming took photos throughout the gathering. I was so impressed with his pics when he showed me after the gathering. He's a part-time photographer, taking pictures during weddings and events. Those random snapshots of his made Ivy, Cheryl, Meixian, Kaili, Weitian, Wanlin, Siyun, Alvin, Zihao and Suqin look damn attractive even though they're already good looking themselves. I think I was the only ugly one (not becos leiming's a bad photographer but becos i look ugly in photos) but I loved those photos anyway. I'm gonna keep these photos. These photos are a perfect memory to remember them when I'm back in Perth. Guys, make sure u come and visit me in Perth in July.... I'm really looking forward to it....

Finally... a swim at the pool

I wanted to swim at my pool so much... since I came back early today, I changed into my swimsuit without hesistating and just dived into my pool. Swimming is really theraputic. I was totally relaxed and refreshed after it.

I finally bought my Zen Neeon today. I got the light blue colour one (hee hee, my fav colour) and paid $274. I helped eme buy an I-trique speaker. It was heavy so I had to take a taxi back.

Just 4 more days to ending work. I kinda look forward to ending work. It gives me 2 complete weeks to buy stuff, meet up with friends one last time before I leave for 9 months and to think about things. Yes, think about things. I havent been able to sit down and think. I've been too keen and eager to want company from my friends that I havent been able to figure out what I want to do. I guess thinking will have to take place even after I go back to perth.

There's just so much to do now... and too little time...

mY rEcEnT uPdAtEs...

Auntie Karen, the colleague that I'm temporarily replacing retired yesterday. I'll miss her greatly. We hit off on the first day of my work, and if not for her, my work at creative wouldnt be as enjoyable. Yeah, enjoyable's the word. At the last day of work, she treated me to a buffet and I heard her story of her working life. Behind the facade of her popularity among majority of her colleagues is a sad story; "xin suan"as she would put it. It suddenly dawned on me that what Maggy and my mum felt is true. Your work environment is really impt, and it has a great impact on you. Another thing I realised is that how you portray your character really has a great impact on everyone around you. If you are nice, everyone around you will feel nice. If you dont smile and you have a bad temper, everyone around you will have a bad day and really dislike you. I apologise if you disagree with the statement. This is how I analyse it through Auntie Karen's story. I'm gonna meet up with her again before I leave. Hopefully we'll get to have a drink or 2 at Raffles Marina or at her house. Oh boy, this colleague of mine can drink. GREAT.

After my drum lessons yesterday, I had to go to the counter to terminate my drum lesson. I really enjoy every moment of it, and I have to leave my lesson, my teacher which I like despite his cold jokes, and going for every lesson with Kelly, having dinner with her and just yakking away with her. This is one hell of a good friend. We just cant keep our mouths shut. Conversations just flow. You just know that you are totally comfortable with a friend when you guys can sustain a conversation without feeling awkward, loss for words or constrained. Hey Kelly, carry on your drum lessons girl. Dont give up halfway because I am not there. Muhahahaha. Nah, enjoy your drum lesson. Finding drum lessons in Perth is gonna be pretty hard as transport's not that convenient and I gotta find a place which is accessible.

Watched memoirs of a geisha on thurs and fun with dick and jane today. I only read one chap of the book that I've read before I saw the movie. The movie was great nonetheless. Jim Carrey still makes me laugh. Its great.

Hmm... the sign of the rat at River Hongbao says that its not a good year for the rat in general.. Can us rats defeat this from this bad fortune? Hmm....

the swimming pool at night, a theraputic pool...

after coming home at about 12, I decided to sit by the poolside at my condo. With no security guard watching, I took off my slippers and walked through the shallowest part of the pool to reach the other side of the pool. The feeling of sitting by the poolside, with my feet dipped into the waters at 12 am in the morning and no one watching is just terrific. Its just like sitting by your private pool at night with no distrubance. As I watched the ripples caused by the swaying of my feet, I wondered why I had only swam at the pool once since I came back. Then I thought to myself, why am I keeping myself occupied with work when I could be swimming at my pool everyday, having a tan at the chairs around the pool. I told myself that after I end work next week, I'll swim at the pool from monday to friday everyday for the remaining 2 weeks before I go back to work. Hmm, that remains to be seen... haha