Uni

Hi guys!

Sorry for not being able to update my blog since I came back. Let me update you what I've been doing since I came back.

Been helping out at orientation in uni when everyone back home was collecting ang baos, eating Bah Kwa (My fav) and visiting relatives. It was a full on week where I helped out from Monday to Saturday. Helped Suyen (the international student services director) with her speech, joined a group of international students for orientation, showed freshies around uni, and taking the international students to fremantle for a trip (where all I had to do was to take attendence on the bus! What a waste of time...) Nonetheless, it was interesting seeing all the new faces; blur looks, helpless looks, friendly looks... Made a few friends. Nice.

Uni started out with a bang! I'm currently organising a swan valley event that will take place next saturday. Here's what I have written for the poster. Does it look exciting?

Want to have a free tasting of mouth watery chocolate??

Want to enjoy a fun and exciting Supa Golf????

Want to enjoy a beautiful, scenic tram ride???



ISS is taking you to the Margaret River Chocolate Factory, Supa Golf at Swan Valley Oasis Resort, and Whiteman Park for a Tram Ride, all for a reasonable rate from $10 onwards!!!!!


Date: 10 March 2007 (Saturday)
Time: 8am to 5pm
Venue: Swan Valley
Price: $10 for Guild Members, $12 for Non-Guild Members


To sign up, visit our ISS Stall from 12 to 2pm, Mondays to Thursdays at the Guild! Alternatively, email lees46@student.uwa.edu.au or call Nicole at 0423323716 (Optus Pre-paid). Hurry Up! Places full up fast!



I've been in the stall from 12 to 2 everyday this week, unless I have lessons. I've learned how to organise a trip; call the bus company, call supa golf to book places, call whiteman park, set up a budget, how to send e-mails advertising my trip, how to print posters, how to put the posters up in uni and college (U need to get permission!)


Besides, I've been cleaning up my house. I swear to keep my house cleaner this year. My house is abuzz with ppl. Nick, an ex-college friend of mine is staying with us for the moment. He just graduated and is looking for a place to stay plus applying for his PR. Amanda, my ex-housemate is also here staying in my room. She's getting all her transcripts and applying for advanced standing credits for her units so as to apply for completion of her majors. There are at least 5 ppl in our house now, so the house feels much livlier!

I just aplied for a job yesterday and I've got a call today telling me to come down for an interview next week! I'm gonna work at subiaco Oval, where AFL is held. AFL means the australian footy league, something like the English premier league, except that the english play soccer and the australian play footie. The rules are different. I'm not sure what my job scope is, but I'll be working when there's a match, either waitressing or tending the bar or working behind the coffee machine. Anyways, I'm really excited. Hopefully I can clock in 20 hours a week. Then I'll save up enough money to go travelling! Yeay!

I'm still getting back into the lecture & tutorial mood. Its the first week but I feel that I already have a lot of things to do.. Welcome to fourth year... Kinda sick of studying but I'll press on... I need my degree!

Yeah, that's basically what I've been doing for the past 2 weeks since I've been back.

The weather in Perth has been really weird. I'm wearing a jacket to uni today because it has been raining for the past 2 days! And its summer, where the weather is supposed to be hot! Forecasts predicts the weather is gonna see about that... But in 5 years I've been here, I've never worn a sweater in Summer! It's interesting hey?

An interesting note: I was pretty full after dinner and I've decided to take a walk at matilda bay (which is about 10 mins walk away from home). The weather's really nice to take a walk. I saw a flock of birds (a white body and green wings. Yes. I'm not kidding!) flying past me. I saw the sunset and people walking dogs in the park. I walked past sommerville auditorium ( an open field in uni) and saw that there's a sunset cinema going on there. I suddenly realise how beautiful perth is, and how abuzz with activities it can be. And speaking of it, I really wanna go to the west coast blues concert in April, where acts like John Mayer, Wolfmother, Missy Higgins, and lots more artists are performing!

Yeah, that's all I have to blog for now... Lotsa more to blog about when the weeks come by, so stay tuned! If you wanna know what's happening in my aussie life..