A learning experience

I am glad I had a break today. Though its not exactly a break, and it was more of a chit chat and feedback and discussion day, but I'm happy that I dont have to think about my studies and *other things*.

Multicultural week is next week. It's one week of full on activities. Movie screenings, spring feast (which is a pasar malam in my uni selling international food), games, and so on. It;s good. Get a week to have fun, at least a deviation away from my assignments.

Was in the car with my Promotions head, Jeanette when she was sending me home. While we were chatting, it suddenly dawned on me how much I've learned and grown since I've been in Perth. I can definitely say I've been put out of my comfort zone. Just look at the friends or rather people that I meet here. Even for Singaporeans or asians for that matter of fact. We come from so diverse background. Hanging out with them is not an easy task. But in a way, I'm glad I met them because they provide me with a differing point of view in handling all kinds of issues. I've begun to take a whole new perspective with regards to school work, working life, friendship, relationship. Even the meaning of life.

Come to think of it, I've been regretting coming to Perth because I feel its such a boring place. But come to think of it, life is what you make out of it. I am sure there are things that I can be involved in (like mcw which I am involved in now, and the A.S.I.A cocktail - a clubbing event which I didnt make it tonight cos I was having dinner with the mcw people) . Perhaps its time to think of more things to be involved in. Uni life can be fun and interesting if I make it out to be. And I want to believe that so.

A learning experience

I am glad I had a break today. Though its not exactly a break, and it was more of a chit chat and feedback and discussion day, but I'm happy that I dont have to think about my studies and *other things*.

Multicultural week is next week. It's one week of full on activities. Movie screenings, spring feast (which is a pasar malam in my uni selling international food), games, and so on. It;s good. Get a week to have fun, at least a deviation away from my assignments.

Was in the car with my Promotions head, Jeanette when she was sending me home. While we were chatting, it suddenly dawned on me how much I've learned and grown since I've been in Perth. I can definitely say I've been put out of my comfort zone. Just look at the friends or rather people that I meet here. Even for Singaporeans or asians for that matter of fact. We come from so diverse background. Hanging out with them is not an easy task. But in a way, I'm glad I met them because they provide me with a differing point of view in handling all kinds of issues. I've begun to take a whole new perspective with regards to school work, working life, friendship, relationship. Even the meaning of life.

Come to think of it, I've been regretting coming to Perth because I feel its such a boring place. But come to think of it, life is what you make out of it. I am sure there are things that I can be involved in (like mcw which I am involved in now, and the A.S.I.A cocktail - a clubbing event which I didnt make it tonight cos I was having dinner with the mcw people) . Perhaps its time to think of more things to be involved in. Uni life can be fun and interesting if I make it out to be. And I want to believe that so.

company law assignment

My post for the past few days seem to be mostly about school work. I cant help it... My life now revolves around assignmnents. Yes, tonnes of assignment. I just remembered handing one up last monday. Now another, (see titleof thie post) is due tomorrow. Just finished one last draft. Still 2 more points to consider before I am finally done. 2 more on the way which is due in 2 weeks time. Havent started them. Shit. No semester break, assignment every day. It'll be a matter of time before I go insane.

Hee hee, but thanks to all those who tried to keep me sane. For some, it'll be serenating me with good songs as usual, some trys to comfort me, some try to talk sense in me. There are 2 who told me "just keep going. Just a few more weeks and you'll be back in spore". I cant wait for the semester to end already. And the best thing hasnt come yet! Mcw! Oh yeah, and also thanks to those who helped me with my assignment. Endless bugging, hee hee. Thanks to Jessie and Ed, who never refuses to help when I ask them questions.

I hope more interesting things come please. At least something which is different from this mundane life. At least a few hours at cottlesloe beach maybe? I miss going to the beach with my darling girlfriend....

Eme, if you are reading this, u better keep your promise of going out with me every week when i'm back in spore! ;P

sanity

Was flyer-girl on saturday.
Picked lemons with Li yin on the way.
Had lunch at Aria Di Mare for the 1st time.

Started on my law assignment in the afternoon.
I need sanity.
Been studying non-stop for the past 2 weeks.
I'm sick of this routine.
Either Uni, assignments, tutorial, city for promos.
Been home for most of the day.
Damn.
If only I could just do something different for a while.
Maybe another holiday or a crash course in drumming.
I need inspiration.
For I lost all of mine.
Someone keep me sane.
Or give me suggestions to keep sane.

Chinese society karaoke night

Just went for the chinese society karaoke night in utopia on thurs night. It was great fun. Thoroughly enjoyed myself; going around chatting to the mcw people. Love them heaps. We get along really well. There were 26 contestants. Some were really good. Some were alright. Some werent that good, but they made my day anyway. There was this guy who sang "liang hua yi duo duo" and he made me laugh throughout the entire duration he was singing. Not so good, but entertaining. I guess in every competition, you gotta have the ones who cant sing. They are entertaining and makes you laugh, just like how most of the contestants in aussie idol who did not make it through the 1st rounds. Its not to diss them, but to me, its a very good thing. Because in my eyes, they make me laugh. And that, in itself, is a gift that they have, which i think some of them do not even know about.

2 weeks to mcw. 4 assignments due within a month. Someone keep me sane...

live music =)

A sec sch friend of mine played and sang a few songs to me just now via msn. He played "your beautiful" and changed the lyrics to "I'm beautiful, thank you", more than words, bad day by daniel powter and the last song which I cant remember. He really made my day and told me this "Now you wouldnt feel bored in australia anymore. "

Haha, he made my day. Had one hour of nice "live music". Haha, played a few songs for him too. Though i havent practiced my guitar for a long time and played lousily just now.

Sometimes I wonder what I'll do without my secondary school friends. Whenever I go back to Spore, the people that I'll meet are my secondary school friends. That's where my best friend and most of my good friends come from. E3 dogs. They never fail to make me laugh everytime we have a class gathering. Even though I'm in aust, we still have msn chat logs quite often. And everytime I'll laugh my head off listening to them talk. Esp the guys. Their jokes never fail to perk me up. I love their company. Wan'er, Maggy who never fails to be by my side whenever I'm down even though they're not part of e3 dogs. And mind you, I knew them way before the e3 ppl.

They do keep me sane. My sec sch friends. I feel most at ease when I'm with them. I will say what I want and at the very least, they find my jokes funny (P.S., many ppl dont find my jokes funny and some even ignore what I say most of the time).

It really makes me rethink about staying in aust. I want to complete my studies, but at the same time, situations back home have changed in such a way that I want to be part of seeing the change. Experiencing the change with my family and friends. And given that each year gets increasingly harder being in Perth, I really with I was back in spore.

Well, never mind. At the moment, I need to brush up on my guitar. Practice more. Serenade more ppl. haha

I need a break!

Just fininshed a one week break last week. Wasnt a break at all. Had been busy going out doing promotions for mcw and doing my lab report. All the plan of fininshing my readings for psych hasnt been accomplished. After 4 gruelling days, (wednesday - only fininshed one reading for lab report, thursday- finish the rest of the readings, friday-1st rough draft of lab report, saturday - completing and editing it, sunday- editing and cutting down the number of words), I finally handed it up at 1 am in the morning (via cycling to uni) with 1200 words (100 words over my word limit). Cant be hecked bothered. Supposed to do my Accounting Info systems tute which is at 11 am today. No mood to do it. In fact, didnt feel like doing anything at all. Super sianz... Decided to sleep and wake up to do my tute. Just fininshed it and waiting to go for a make up tute at 3 pm. I so need a break. But I forsee that the next 4 weeks is gonna be crazy. Assignments due each subsequent week, mcw preparation and mcw itself, and then my 60% lab report. Ahh... the worse thing is, everyone else is busy too. Cant seem to get anyone to go out. Wanna go watch movies, beaching and singing karaoke..... ugh... now it can only be studying, promo, assignment-ing, studying, mcw, assignment-ing. Cant wait till all these is over and when everyone is more free. Damn...

Cousins' wedding

Woo hoo! I just got a call from my sis this morning that my female cousin is getting married in spore on march 11. This is in addition to another female cousin of mine who is getting married on March 12 whom I just got the news last week. 2 back to back weddings! ANd you know what? I am flying back from perth to spore for their weddings! Haha, eh, no, my 2nd cousin is from hongkong. So, I'll be flying from Perth to Sin to HK then back to Perth in the weekend to attend their weddings! Yeah! Haha. These cousins are close to me. There arent many females in the Lee family, so you can imagine how excited I am. I have been waiting for their wedding for a very long time. I am so gonna ask them if I can be their bridesmaid. I have been wanting to be a bridesmaid since I've been one when I was 7. Hee hee...

It seems like cupid is beginning to strike. He seems to be noticing the girls in the Lee family now. Will Cupid strike me too? Nah, not for marriage... just to be with a person that I like and loves me back. hee hee... We shall see... BUt I have a good feeling about this... About cupid liking me and shooting an arrow at me soon... haha

cycling

Ah... decided to take a break just now from almost a day of non-productive studying. took my bike, which I havent touched for almost 2 months (just cleared off 3 cobwebs from my bike and the dirt that accumulated on the bicycle seat) and off i cycled to matilda bay.

I took my mp3 player and played Jay Chou's latest album as I cycled. Jay Chou's songs never fail to perk me up. Everytime I hear his songs, I feel uplifted. cycling at matilda bay, enjoying swan river and the houses at the opposite bank made it much more enjoyable. Did not see anyone I know, which was terrific. Saw many old couples strolling along mat bay. Esp this couple, where the woman was supporting his husband as they walked. That image felt so sweet... It must feel good to be able to have someone by your side when you are old eh? Saw many people walking their dogs as well. Sometimes I wish I had a dog. In one way, there'll be company, in another way, it'll be a good motivation to take a walk or jog and bring the dog along. Dogs need exercise too... haha

Seeing perth and Australia, for that matter of fact, reminded me why I was here. To get my degree. I cant go back to spore not doing well for my degree. And for that, I promised to work harder this week to get all my assignments done, at least.

Listening

"It is significant that we have two ears but only one mouth, so that we might listen twice as much as we speak." Isnt that amazing? After all, we spent about 53% of our whole life listening, according to statistics.

Got loads of things to do this week. Let's hope I can keep to my schedule.

My Big Fat Greek Wedding

I just watched My Big Fat Greek Wedding for the second time on saturday. There was this line in the movie that was so funny that I could never forget.

Here goes, "Men are like the head; they will make the decision. BUT, women are like the neck; and they can twist the head anyway they want."

Yeah, I believe that women have the power to do it. Kudos to all women in the world!

Also, The Sound Of Music was shown on tv. It was good hearing some of my friends liking that show very much. It was my 1st movie ever watched. And I remembered watching it almost 10 times. I can never get sick of Maria and the 7 kids in the movie. Ahh... movies and the good o days...

Will there ever be an answer to the question?

My friend recently read my blog and then asked me on msn; " I just read your blog. Have you found the answer to the boy question?"

"What boy question?" I replied.

"I just read it. The one about why bother living since we are all going to die." He answered.

I said, " I still dont know how to answer him. "

He then said" I also asked myself a similar question before. Since all things have to come to an end... why bother? Until today, I also dont have an answer to it. "

He then went on to say " This question is like a pandora's box. The more someone dwell on it, the more loss he will become. "

Yeah, I thought. It's really hard to answer this question. But I still believe there is something to live for. It's not the end that we are living for. It's the process of living that we should be concerned with. Take for eg, like what my father always like to say to me, " boys usually go shopping because they have a goal of what they want to get. Girls go shopping because of the process itself. They get satisfaction out of it." My take on things? Either be like the boy, and know what you would want to get when you reach the end of life... Like most religions, where the end point is to go to heaven or to accumulate "good points" for their next life; or be like the girl, enjoy the process of living.

At the end of the day, each one of us chooses what lives we want to lead. It's all up to us what we want to make out of it. As for me, living life now would be not to have regrets. Not to wait till I am old and then regret not doing this or doing that. If I were to lament on the outcomes that I did not achieve, at least I could say " I did give it my shot but it didnt work out."

What would your take on life be? On another note, please do not think like the boy or my friend. Because if you lived, you would have no idea what impact you will have on other people's life. I am glad the boy lived. Through my seminar leader, he gave me a new perspective of life.

This might not be relevant to this post, but always remember: You might mean something less to someone, but you might mean something more to somebody else, and that person might not even know it......

Just a question posed by a depressed kid...

Can you ever imagine if a 9 year old depressive kid were to ask you" Why do we live when we all are going to die anyway?" This thought stuck in my mind after my seminar leader posed this question to us.

I would never have an answer to that. Yeah, why put us through all the suffering when we are all gonna go someday. For the experience of life itself?

What would you say to your kid if he/she asks you that question?