This is the last day of school and most importantly, I am going home exactly in one mth's time!!

Sem 2 of Melb uni life just finished a few hours ago. It is just so unbelievable coz it feels like yesterday I just reached Melb. The best thing is 2006 is coming to an end as well, another year gone. By the way, I am "stealing" some half-time to blog and surf net coz I am gonna doze off if I continue studying my bio-genetics. Haha. Now looking back, I think this year is rather amazing. There were bad times, as well as good times. Quite an equilibrium or maybe more to the positive side. Coz bad times are mostly my own personal issues and stupid things happening.

Well well, good times always pass really fast. I enjoyed the company of Raine and a bunch of new friends this sem. Bbq. Stay-overs. Pot-luck. Chocolate fondue. Lunch breaks. All wonderful time, away from studies. Coz last sem, I am pretty lonely or isolated in sch, but I got my dear sec friends + their friends in CS then. Haha. Just that now they are back in S'pore, I am still blessed with another group of friends. Quite glad coz at least I won't be too bored. Not forgetting my cell group in ocf, coz we got more home cells and got more time to talk to one another more often + funny board games we play like Spy Alley. Haha. Another important friend in Melb is Meili coz I knew her since last sem, though we are from different uni but still managed to be such good friends and enjoyed her company too. She always got adventurous and interesting stories to tell. Haha. Also had more chance to go out with Est and Siew Hui more often this sem, duno why. But I am very happy coz I really miss my sec sch days. Den we will start crapping alot as well. For eg, ytd we were at Koko black, talking about post-mortem dissections!?!! Haha. See the load of crap we can talk about over coffee.

Though this sem pass real fast, I think I still can't get used to miss home, my close friends, spore food and most importantly, my dear. How nice if time pass faster so I can go home early and slower when I am spending time with my dear. Heez. I am grinning, smiling till my smile reaching the ear lobes. Really can't wait to be home asap. Though this summer vacation is all about work, at least I can be home with my family, friends and my dear. Positive thinking! Haha.

What an unlucky day~

It is a real crappy day today. This morning, I realised I handed in a un-edited lab report ytd. I wanted to print my lab report in school now, in the end my thumb drive was corrupted that it can't read. When I decide to print my genetics notes, I realised I got no staplettes to fasten up all the papers. All these happened within half an hour, and it is only 9.30am. I wonder how my day will go, scary~

I think I gotta rush home to try on my own lap top. What a day~ I wonder if tonite's gelati treat at Il Doce Freddo will help even out my mood? Haha. Ice cream makes me happy~

Freezing cold in Spring?!?!

Yup yup. It is really freezing now. About 5 degrees - latest weather report on Channel 9. Scary~ I was so cold while I was studying in my room. I had to switch on my heater occasionally coz of my freezing feet and hands. And the "best" thing now is that I am feeling a bit weird. A little feverish. A little nose-block. A little headache. A little cold feet and hands. Oh no. I don't want to be sick now. I got to revise for my exams and I need to memorise lots of stuff. I hope that it is all a false alarm. I wonder if it has got to do with the sandwich I bought in school. Coz I got tummyache and diarrhoea after consuming it. Symptoms of food poisoning? Hmm. What could cause me to have diarrhoea? Maybe S. aureus coz it is commonly found in deli sandwiches, especially when the food is not hygienically prepared. Or could it be yeast and mould that grows on cured meat? coz I bought the wrong sandwich which has salami in it, but I didnt really eat that. Maybe not. I suspect it is the lettuce which I ate, maybe it is the source of S. aureus as the vegie is not properly washed. Or is it because the sandwich is placed on the shelf too long and all sorts of microbes began to grow? Haha. u must think I am crazy rite? Nope. I really had diarrhoea yesterday. The analysis of the cause is real too. I am just practising doing quality assurance on food products and putting my food microbiology into good use. Haha.

A Well-spent Weekend

The weekend that just passed had been a busy yet fulfilling one. I never expected to learn so much in the women's conference. I have heard about inspiring stories and brave women in this world through the grace of God. Just so amazing thinking back why some things happen and some things don't. It is a great encouragement for me to realise how blessed I am and stop being the self-centred me. There is so much that life is in store for me and I didn't appreciate to go forth and experience them. Acts of kindness. Love languages. Words of affirmation. Quality time. Not to myself, but to others. Especially to my family, my friends and to my dear.

Next on the list - Miss Marples Teahouse. Oh gosh, you won't know how good is the place till you make the trip there. It is at Mount Dandenongs, about 1.5 hours drive by car from the city. The food there is just too good to be true. Yummy scones with good quality jam. Good main courses like quiche lorraine, hot pot pies. And the most important thing to have in a teahouse- Tea! Oh my, the tea is just so fragnant, relaxing your mind and enjoying the moment with good food, it is such a complement. Oh ya! There is a shop that sells unique, vintage kind of tea sets, tea cups and tea pots, not forgetting tea leaves. There is so many different varieties of tea leaves - from black tea, chinese tea, herbal tea, green tea, japanese tea, fruit tea and the list goes on and on and one. They sell chocolates as well, but are those chocolate-coated coffee beans. Yummy as well. Only then, I realised I am such a tea-lover. I got so excited in the shop and end up getting my friends to buy stuff with me as well. Haha. I am such a good salesgirl, wonder if there is any commission. Haha. After that, we went to drive around Mt Dandenongs, exploring the ranges and seeing the Kokoda Memorial Trail. It is Ko-Ko-Da, not crocodile! Haha. That's the lame joke from my cell group. Another one is Limbs-may-fall coz the forest's tree branches are the limbs of the forest, not Lims-may-fall. Don't be scared when a person with surname "lim" will fall. Haha. Okok enough of lame jokes.

It is a good weekend. Now, I got to be back to my books. Exams in 3 weeks' time. Gotta be serious with some serious working hard on my part. Haha. See how serious I am. Good luck to me! And to the rest too.

I love the sun~

Hipee Yahoo~ It's so sunny recently!! I am loving it.. With my spag tops and skirts.. Sunglasses and sunblock.. All ready for summer?? hehe.. So happy.. No more "dumpling-wrapping" of myself.. Ytd was 27 degrees in the morning, 31degrees at noon and 26degrees at night.. 1st time in melb that I sleep without my comforters.. I didn't even use my cotton comforter.. See how hot it was?? I like it coz I won't feel cold anymore.. Okok say i am crazy, but who cares.. I just love the sun.. Prefect for my slow metabolic rate and super-white skin.. It is a good time to lose all the weight.. Good time for gelati?? Hehe..

Just had my econs test.. It was crappy.. Coz I can't finish my paper as usual.. 20 marks per qn and there were 5 of them.. Scary!! I got a terrible mental block and I just threw in whatever I could remember.. Haiz.. I hope I can pass.. I will be very happy just that.. Heh.. Waste all my time studying so hard.. So sianz.. Don't I just love to complain.. Well tt's me, accept it or not.. I dun care~

Trusting relationships

Lovely-dovey couples on the streets. Sweet-nothings over telephone calls. Roses on annual Valentine's day. Romantic surprises during special occasions. Couples holding each other's hands tightly. Couples have telepathy during daily life events. Couples missing each other every single sec. Journeying together during months of their relationships.

All the above sound familiar? All sound so sweet and romantic, right? Pre-requisities of a relationship? How true. However, what if these happened:

Bickering with each other over nothing. Neglecting the other coz of other commitments (eg.work). Forgetting appointments with each other. Taking each other for granted. Doing things that the other is not happy with. Not understanding each other at times. Intruders in the couple's lives. Boring couple life. No more sweet surprises from each other. Not thinking of each other as much. Not having enough faith in their relationships.

My point to blog this is not to show that I am not confident in relationships anymore. I would like to ponder upon the question on what builds a relationship. Coz recently, I have seen more couples breaking up than usual. Some due to lack of faith. Some coz of personality uncompatibility. Others coz of unfortunate events (eg. coming from a different background/country). Or even coz of stupid reason like no time, boring couple life or too used to each other. See I used the word - stupid? Ya I think it is.

Coz I think that the last eg. of a broken r/s was really dumb. If a couple's life is boring, I reckon that something should be done to improve it and not say give up. Coz if a r/s is given up on this basis, any future r/s will not work out because this reason is just too user-friendly. And one point to note is both should work together to improve coz it takes two hands to clap, no point only having just one trying to make the effort(of coz it won't work). Unless if both really thinks that there is no point of return, then I shall not say anything more.

Any other reasons I mentioned, I think it is a real pity. That's what lead me to think more about trusting relationships and making them work. Real hard work, I can't beg to disagree. If love is such an important component, why people still do not trust each other? Coz love is built on trust, isn't it? When you love, you got to trust too. A fine example is when you love God, you trust God too. Of coz, loving God is different from loving your significant other. But the theory applies - Love and trust. Though some r/s broken, there are others which did last. All the best to all couples and believe in one another and in your r/s. "Don't let fear stop you from playing the game." - A Cindrella Story, 2004.

Blessed!

Thank God for answering my prayers.. My auntie was discharged already with just slight inflammation in her throat.. I guess I was just too worried for her.. But I will still continue to pray for her to make sure she will have good health all the time and pray for her to stay happy always.. Happiness fights all illness.. How true.. A prayer a day is even better.. It is very true! Heez..

Today is a lazy saturday.. Just called my mum and my close friends, namely: 1) Suann - coz it is her 21st bdae today.. so i gotta wish her.. Though we chatted alot, i realised how much I hav drifted from my friends.. Scary.. In the end, she was too busy preparing her pretty princessy look with manicure and haircut so we ended the call abruptly.. 2) Feli - coz i wan to gossip with her abt latest news.. Haha.. We always email each other, she is like my news broadcaster.. tt's how i get info abt my friends.. 3) Serena - coz we got too much to chat.. Even her bf knows that I was the one who called her.. so amazing..

It has been 2 months plus since I left home.. I always missed my friends alot.. They are the ones who I know inside out and who know me inside out too.. I do have friends in Melb too.. But our friendships are still building so I duno how solid is all those friendships will be.. Esp when most of us come from different homes.. Despite the fact, I really treasure all these friendships.. They are all God-given.. God placed them in my life for a reason.. To love, care and share..

TGIF!

Yuppie! One week of school is almost over.. Counting my days to HOmE SwEEt HomE~ 52 days exactly.. I miss my room, my mirror, my clothes, my family, my close friends and last but not least my dear.. It always seem slower whenever I am counting down the days.. But it's ok, coz now i got my loadful of chem notes to digest, bio notes to memorise and econs notes to regurgitate out in the upcoming test.. scary! As for food micro, peace reigns for the moment.. But in time to come, i will be "buddies" with all the bacteria, yeast and mould, toxins and viruses.. All of these is going to take up lots of my memory space(which isn't too much either).. It is not a good idea to jam-pack all my stuff during Swot vac.. So I guess I gotta start revising now.. Jia you to myself!

At the meantime, I am enjoying my fav blueberry muffin, bought in union hse and printing notes in the sch com lab.. Heez.. Gotta rush for chem B lec in 10 mins.. Gosh!

"Restarting" school~

Well.. It's already Wednesday, 3rd day of school ever since mid-sem break ended.. Time flies.. Really flies.. In just less than 4 weeks' time, i will have my SWOT vac, commonly known as study week and I will have my 1st week of exams.. No papers for my 2nd exam week, the last 2 papers on the last week of exams.. And YaHOoo~ I can go home! Hehe.. But my flight hasnt been delayed due to unavailability of tickets.. So pay attention, ppl! I will be home on 27 Nov '06 at around 4 plus! Pick me, anyone?? Haha.. If not, i gotta take a cab home myself.. Heh *hinting*

I wonder how is my auntie doing.. She is always in my prayers.. Ytd I nearly got a shock coz my dad kept giving missed calls during my lessons.. My heart nearly dropped coz i m so scared.. But in e end, it is just abt my flight ticket.. Whew~ Stupid me! I should trust God and leave her in His hands..

Gotta catch on my lessons.. Chem B~ Sianz..

Missing Klashcs gals~

Crappy Mood~

1st October '06
As the title says, I got a crappy mood today.. I got my exam timetable, crappy.. 2 subjects at the start of exam week and 2 subjects at the end of exam week.. I duno how am I gonna handle the exam study load.. It is so heavy to study 2 super-duper-hard subjects in a row.. Genetics and Chem B!! I hate them! Or I should use reverse psychology to make myself study better? I love them!! Tt's not all.. I called home just now and came to know tt my aunt is in the hospital for cancer therapy again.. Sob sob.. I am really sad.. She is one of the aunties who brought me up through my childhood and she styled my hair when I was young.. And now, there is nth I can do for her.. Through her tough times and depression.. Dear God, Can You hear my prayer? I really pray for her to get well soon.. Heal her with Your Mighty Hands.. At least, lessen her burdens.. "And the prayer offered in faith will make the sick person well; the Lord will raise him up. If he has sinned, he will be forgiven." -James 5:15

30 September '06
I went to Raine's hse to dye my hair ruby red!! The last time I was in this colour was like a year ago.. And suddenly I got the urge to dye my hair again.. Lucky the colour turned out not too strong, if not i cant go for attachment at the end of the year.. After tt, she cooked pasta for my dinner.. so sweet.. Though instant cooking, but it is the thought tt counts.. Heez.. Den we waited for Clar and Novi to come before we can start playing our event of the day - Majong! Coached by raine's hsemate who had to tolerate the slowness of a bunch of newbies.. Haha.. Though i learnt it before but it is all so rusty already.. Besides, my then-"teachers" are not with me and got no time to coach me or i refused to learn at times too.. Coz i scared i will be addicted.. And now, though i didnt really win, I am sort of addicted and liked the game.. Quite brain-stimulating.. Juz tt last nite, i was very very sleepy so I didnt really conc on the game.. Hehe.. Pai say.. If not, i wouldnt have given way.. Oops! Haha.. Slept at 4am and woke up with a bad backache.. Haiz.. And a bad day began.. *Read above*