Tuesday, February 28, 2006

Part 1: 1st & 2nd days of school

Hmm in 5 mins' time, I hv to attend a tutorial which is the last class for the day.

Hence, let me make a quick recollection about this morning and yesterday's events. Will post another one about last weekend later on.

Actually I have two note-takers... one for 3 subjects and another for another subject. Yep im taking 4 subjects this semester.

Yesterday, met the first note-taker Shira. Inititally thot she was a Honours student like Karl but no, it turned out that she was my classmate. Actually i knew her way back last year... i remember she asking my partner and i if she joined our group for a project the last time. I met another one today, it was dismaying! he didnt really bother to find out whom he was writing notes for!!! I was waiting for him at the start of this morning lecture... waited n waited... then the lecture started... uh-huh, really have to go off now.

continued...

Thursday, February 23, 2006

Personal Blogging Craze

think about 2 days ago, yesterday and today, i was sooooo into my blog, trying to format, add more cool links, create some more categories that i've long wanted to put up there... that's why i asked some friends and even a cofa tutor if i can add their blogs to my blogs.. so that i dont have to go there directly.. and also i use different pcs to access the net and read all the online stuff... and i couldnt access my bookmarks from my personal pc that is still kept at my sister's home.

today, learnt quite a great deal of interesting stuff.. just learnt more about RSS(rich site summary) feeds although i have read about it somewhere last year but never really bothered to delve further into it. RSS is a useful tool that helps me read latest updates of the usual sites that I go to. Everything at 1 spot. and yup, just made my blog as a RSS feed. Click that below image if you wanna subscribe to this blog for any updates.

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At the same time, something amazed and fascinated me to no end. This time its a multi-touch interface invented by a group of pple. Do go and watch that video and u'll know wat I mean. Multi-Touch Interaction"

Another amazing piece of art I wanna share with you all.. Amazing Sand Art

Gosh, i kept telling myself to go "study hard".. i.e read all the animation stuff... havent done that since i came to cofa and unsw. those past few days were hermm distracting... :p gee... a lame excuse.. alright, i guess this blogging craze will cease to whenever i can find time...

Tuesday, February 21, 2006

A few days since I arrived in Sydney...

Wanted to post some photos that I've taken yesterday and umm think last week? I'll try posting them when I set up my PC system again once I move in at the college this coming Sat.

Yesterday was the start of 'O' Week for UNSW & COFA... O = Orientation. Went to UNSW first in the morning yesterday juz to collect my free student diary and other freebies. :p Also met a Baxter friend while being on my way to the library and caught up with her. Heard from her that the Baxter college is now nicer, and much better than last year! Looking quite forward to moving in at the college soon.

Last Monday, I arrived in Sydney tired n sleepy. Ben and Sis drove me back to their place. A long road journey... She rented 5 DVDs for me and yesterday, I just finished watching the last dvd with them. On that V-day, nothing special happened - I juz slept like a pig! The next day after V-day, I helped clean the house. The next day after that day, I went to Sydney with Sis since she had to work. Went to see how the Baxter college was. It was undergoing renovations then. Got my student card from UNSW as well. Argh, I looked so ugly in that photo! :(

That last Friday, went to do a bit of shopping (ahem, kinda in a rush) with Sis so that we can throw a surprise early bday party for Ben. Ben was pleasantly surprised and there were nice neighbours who came over to party with us as well.

Over the previous weekend, went to the avoca beach which was still beautiful as ever and looked like a part of the desert. Hot sand! Hot hot hot! As if walking on fire! At 1st, didnt like swimming in water especially with strong waves. Then Sis told me Ben told her how to handle waves. Just jump over the waves. So I went and tried. Boy it was fun! We also went to the nearby park to walk the dogs. Poor Fromage who had to endure the pain of his left shoulder. He had been limping all the week.

And today, I am here at the COFA library typing away and waiting for my free COFA student diary n other freebies (yes another diary. I got student diaries from unsw n cofa last year respectively).

Freebies, freebies & freebies! :D

Friday, February 10, 2006

A LOng VaCation...............

Umm, I know some of you have tried to look for any updates on my blog... Once David (not my cousin) asked me "Why didnt you update your blog?". There was no reply from me.

Initially, didnt feel like writing... beats me. i guess i didnt have the mood to write like you guys. another reasdon is my laziness that is my major flaw. :p

Recently, i felt like writing again but i was distracted by a desire to change my blog look. :p spent a whole day doing it and after that, didnt access it again.

hmm so what did i do during 2 and a half months of hols?

1) Sleep like a pig
2) Day dream
3) Catch up with friends
4) Spend time with my parents
5) Check emails as usual
6) Buy stuff for Sis
7) Buy little gifts for overseas frens
8) Hmm what else?

Honestly, at 1st, i was slightly depressed cause i found practically nothing constructive to do... couldnt get to sleep well. that's probably one of those reasons why i didnt write anymore.

but then i'm here writing again, thanks to those good friends. it was really nice catching up with my poly buddy Abby a few times b4 i fly off next mon. really enjoyed going out with her. the only thing i felt bad towards her is that she had to understand alot in signing... poor abby... but i hope she didnt have to feel obliged to do so... anyway its abby's blog that made me try to write again. i like abby's updates and layout of her blog, very interesting.. the only slight embarrassing thing is that abby put my school clips up on her site! (although it was cool to see my works there) Hee

and just now, i went out with another poly friend. at 1st it was quite awkward ... jut like friends who havent seen each other for a long time meeting up for 1st time.. it always happens to me every time i meet such frens (why is it like that every time?? sighs)! but upon seeing his smile, it made me feel better... i also caught up with another poly friend who used to help me find a good sound effect for one of my school works.

those poly friends actually keep me grounded... they have their own problems yet are handing them maturely as possible. one of them actually said to me in a serious tone that i will never forget: "Study hard". thank you, abby, alan & jammail.

yeah i also didnt forget those nice memories with my other good frens... eileen, lily, alicia, handoko and lydia. enjoyed making yummy orange cheese cake with handoko & lydia at my place and talked about everything! i also caught up with eileen, lily n alicia, it was an enjoyable girls' night out.

of course i didnt forget my dear yep frens.. its a pity that i didnt catch up with the rest except mummy, yen2, kah hui, liping & those frens who stayed back at the chalet.

oh yes handoko was so thoughtful that he actually gave me a chance to watch an entire korean tv drama "Jewel in the Palace". initially when i came back here, i got to know about it but didnt intend to watch. the show is really really rally good. a good cast (good-looking!!! specially ji-hee!!), good food, good storyline (good scandals and love story)! what more can i ask for??? i wish my guy will be like that Sir Min Jio-Ho!!! *starry-eyed*

The only bad thing about it is that it's wayyyyyyyyyyyyyy toooooooo long!!! 70 episodes!! OMG!!! *faints* it made me stay up late till weeeeeeeeee hours...

my family... actually to be honest, i really really enjoyed being in my family's company for the 1st time in a long time. we had meals together, talked about everything from Sis's dogs, Australia and etc etc, went shopping together and played Asshole game.

Which reminds me that i also enjoyed playing that game with my relatives during x'mas and cny. that too made me enjoy myself for the 1st time with those relatives. in the past, it was very boring and meaningless when i paid visits to them with parents.

oh ya, gay bar! haha... yeah thanks to yiyi and xuehui, i had the opportunity to go there with them and the rest. it was a pretty normal bar. all you see is guys having their private chat, drinking together etc. that's it. just like any other normal bar. i also had a lovely and funny chat with yiyi n xuehui recently, we also talked about everything from boyfriends to studies. we even had yummy and unforgetable choc and fruit fondue! yummmy....

as for my love life, i dont know what to say about it... of course still a bachelorette, its juz that feelings come and go. liked some guys in oz but nothing more than friends - i'm glad about it!!! also liked some guys here in sg. but glad that it didnt go further beyond friendship! sometimes, i got slightly upset when i heard some guy friends got attached or even married.. but later i realise i was actually glad and happy for them. :)

i remember eileen saying "hurry! cant wait to see you get attached!" actually i couldnt wait but after watching jewel in the palace, it made me realise what true love was really about. also my parents said "studies 1st". and they are right. they spent so much $$ on me, and i must not let them down.

oh yes i just remember. my dear teacher. visited my old teacher with old primary mates. when i was paying her a visit, i recalled those childhood times.. when i used to be tutored by her. Miss Han in "Jewel in the Palace" is so much like my teacher whose name is same! yes Miss Han! My teacher used to make me memorise all the mutiplication tables, bring me to the wet market and teach me all the kinds of vegetables. initially i was apprehensive meeting her in person coz i didnt do anything good for my career. she taught me well but i felt i let her down. anyway didnt expect to be the first person to arrive and we started talking about oz, school and etc etc...also taught her how to "draw" something in ms word. should she need my help, i'm more than willing to help her. actually, thot she saw me as a means of making money in the past but now i realise it's not. its more than this. she taught me life just like Morrie taught his student ("Tuesdays with Morrie") besides school subjects. its for the 1st time that i respect her alot and sincerely after that visit.

in other words, i will never forget those precious moments that i spent with miss han, abby, handoko & lydia, eileen, lily & alicia, my parents and sister, alan & jammail. they are little wonderful gifts in my life. speaking of religion, honestly, i was too lazy to try to make efforts to go to church and even pray. used to go to evening mass with a singaporean fren while in oz. yeah, trying to be faithful and go to church with my mum. even if my faith is not that strong, i still want to keep my religion. i still believe in God. O God, dont let me be tempted by materialistic stuff and less meaningful things....

okay, i know its damn too long but at least i started writing today and i am catching up with everything here. and at least u know what i did during those months of hols. 3 more days... should i be :( or :)?

one thing i know is that i have to work hard when i go back. cuz this is my last year of study... i really hope to get honours so must get good results... if i can take honours, then i can apply for honours scholarship, my parents dont have to work so hard. i better be hardworking, God help me.