Tommorrow marks the day of another block of placement..its gonna last for 5 weeks..this time, its clinical placement..Hmm..i dont feel anything abt it right now..i dont know if its gd or bad...of cos i hope it will go well...Mum is in perth for holidays..she just smsed mi, telling me she went for fishing, and one of my aunt had sea sick while shes fine..and got heaps of fish..can have yu sheng..haha shes funnie lah..Hmm..i miss my mum..I am proud of her..to me, shes such a capable woman..single handledly raised mi, and able to send mi here for studies ( yesh i m beginning to feel guilty for all that complaints and contemplation of giving up) and has a career of her own despite the fact that she didnt have so called established qualifications...and she has a great sense of humour! hehe..She always make mi laugh with her corny jokes and i enjoy listening to her experiences and incidents at work...However, do stay clear when shes in one of her bad moods man...she has got a fiery temper! haha..
Hey, i didnt plan this entry to be on my mum...its amazing how your thoughts just run when you are writing..anyhow..wish me luck for tmr pple..i need it..
Will blog again..
~ 10 weeks left~
3/29/2005
3/27/2005
In brisbane..
Its my 3rd day hereee..and its awsome! Havnt had the time to blog since the first day i reached here..Just came back from Harbourtown..its a hub with a lot of warehouses!! Hiakz..and i spent $30 oni..in which i bought 2 caps, a pouch and a top!! hehe..so cheappp...really happy with my purchases boy...Will be going to sugin's place later..then clubbing i think...Yeah..let mi try to recall what i did on the first day before i forget...will post some pics later when cheryl sends them to me when i get back..
First day - Thanks to sugin and greg for fetching mi from the airport..then went to this shopping centre called Indoroophilly for lunch..then headed to cheryl's place in the city...walked to the Southbank to catch a movie with cheryl and her friends..watched The pacifier..which was really funny and lighthearted..and i enjoyed it!!
2nd day - Was supposed to have a picnic at the botanic gardens but there was a slight drizzle before we left home..so we ended up eating at home haha..fortunately, the skies cleared and we set off to the botanic garden anyhow and toured around QUT..the building is so much newer than my uni..and cos its v near the botanic garden, it gave a very serene and relaxed feeling to it..The botanic garden is along the Brisbane River...Then we headed to Gold coast, surfers paradise!! Heheh..thanks to luke, who drove us there and back..and at the end of the trip, he was complaining of a stiff knee..hehe..thanks so much dude...Yeah..Gold coast was gd!! It felt like i was in California..opp the beautiful beach, was a hub of shops and al fresco dining...and as we walked further up, there was a jap corner where there were so many jap restuarants!! heeh will post a pic of it..and i really felt i was in japan for awhile! hahaha...then dinner was at Sunny bank...Sunny bank was the equivalent of a town center for asians..there were supermarkets, shops and restuarants owned by koreans, taiwanese, japanese..and we felt we were at china/taiwan for a bit hahahaha...dinner was gd cos i was ravenous with hunger!! I had grilled chicken chop rice from this taiwanese shop...then as it was a friday, there was sth like a night market at southbank, the same area where i watched the movie on the first day...got some earrings and i must say it was a really nice place...think cool air, relaxed..joyful singing by buskers...warm lighting...lake...yeah...it was really nice..
Then we headed down to this club called Embassy...cheryl's frens were all gathered at her place and waiting for 12 am...cos apparently Amy (cheryl's fren) said that the clubs will be opened after 12am..cos of Easter...ya..at first we thought the clubs were gonna be closed cos the entire city was like a dead town when we went down earlier to the 7-11..Oh yah, i must add, cheryl lives in the city..which is so convenient and accessible...her apartment is really nice too...double storeyed with 2 bed rooms, a living rm, a balcony, kitchen, 2 bathrooms...cool...The club was ok lah..the music wasnt fantastic but i enjoyed myself anyhow...
Yeah..Ok lah..i gotta go down to meet sugin and greg...will blog later with pics..hopefully!
First day - Thanks to sugin and greg for fetching mi from the airport..then went to this shopping centre called Indoroophilly for lunch..then headed to cheryl's place in the city...walked to the Southbank to catch a movie with cheryl and her friends..watched The pacifier..which was really funny and lighthearted..and i enjoyed it!!
2nd day - Was supposed to have a picnic at the botanic gardens but there was a slight drizzle before we left home..so we ended up eating at home haha..fortunately, the skies cleared and we set off to the botanic garden anyhow and toured around QUT..the building is so much newer than my uni..and cos its v near the botanic garden, it gave a very serene and relaxed feeling to it..The botanic garden is along the Brisbane River...Then we headed to Gold coast, surfers paradise!! Heheh..thanks to luke, who drove us there and back..and at the end of the trip, he was complaining of a stiff knee..hehe..thanks so much dude...Yeah..Gold coast was gd!! It felt like i was in California..opp the beautiful beach, was a hub of shops and al fresco dining...and as we walked further up, there was a jap corner where there were so many jap restuarants!! heeh will post a pic of it..and i really felt i was in japan for awhile! hahaha...then dinner was at Sunny bank...Sunny bank was the equivalent of a town center for asians..there were supermarkets, shops and restuarants owned by koreans, taiwanese, japanese..and we felt we were at china/taiwan for a bit hahahaha...dinner was gd cos i was ravenous with hunger!! I had grilled chicken chop rice from this taiwanese shop...then as it was a friday, there was sth like a night market at southbank, the same area where i watched the movie on the first day...got some earrings and i must say it was a really nice place...think cool air, relaxed..joyful singing by buskers...warm lighting...lake...yeah...it was really nice..
Then we headed down to this club called Embassy...cheryl's frens were all gathered at her place and waiting for 12 am...cos apparently Amy (cheryl's fren) said that the clubs will be opened after 12am..cos of Easter...ya..at first we thought the clubs were gonna be closed cos the entire city was like a dead town when we went down earlier to the 7-11..Oh yah, i must add, cheryl lives in the city..which is so convenient and accessible...her apartment is really nice too...double storeyed with 2 bed rooms, a living rm, a balcony, kitchen, 2 bathrooms...cool...The club was ok lah..the music wasnt fantastic but i enjoyed myself anyhow...
Yeah..Ok lah..i gotta go down to meet sugin and greg...will blog later with pics..hopefully!
3/24/2005
Last day of my first block of attachment here..
Yayy..its the last day of my food service attachment! And also 2nd last day of going to uni for lectures..i think i like to attend lectures..in big lecture halls..haha..too bad those lecture hall days were long gone since yr 2..Lectures have been held in small tutorial rooms since last sem..prolly cos of the small grp we have..
I will be going Brisbane tmr..for a short break..as i was packing, i thought to myself if it was gonna be a gd choice to go for a holiday..no, nothing to do with my girlies i am gonna meet there..i am looking forward to it, no doubt abt that gals!! hehe....just that as i was reading through my assignment, i felt guilty..its gonna be due on the same week i return and each qn has got to be answered in around 2 - 3 pages!! there are like 5 questions!! On top of that, i will start another hellish placement on tues man...
Oh velz..thought i should bring my notes there haha..to make myself feel less guilty and hopefully attempt a qn or two..if theres time..i doubt so man..cheryl has oredi told mi we are going shopping tmr afternoon..then later she asked if i wanted to go ktv at nite...haha..greg and sugin have so kindly offered to pick mi up from the airport and are gonna have lunch together...
It feels gd inside to be loved by friends and that they are looking forward to meeting you...:)
I will be going Brisbane tmr..for a short break..as i was packing, i thought to myself if it was gonna be a gd choice to go for a holiday..no, nothing to do with my girlies i am gonna meet there..i am looking forward to it, no doubt abt that gals!! hehe....just that as i was reading through my assignment, i felt guilty..its gonna be due on the same week i return and each qn has got to be answered in around 2 - 3 pages!! there are like 5 questions!! On top of that, i will start another hellish placement on tues man...
Oh velz..thought i should bring my notes there haha..to make myself feel less guilty and hopefully attempt a qn or two..if theres time..i doubt so man..cheryl has oredi told mi we are going shopping tmr afternoon..then later she asked if i wanted to go ktv at nite...haha..greg and sugin have so kindly offered to pick mi up from the airport and are gonna have lunch together...
It feels gd inside to be loved by friends and that they are looking forward to meeting you...:)
3/21/2005
The wkends just zoomed past..
Wah, i cannot believe it..Its time for me to sleep soon..the wkends just zoomed past like that..Must be the half day burnt at work on Sat.but at least we managed to go shopping at Charlestown after that..I had a hard time trying to decide what to eat for lunch, in the end i settled for oporto's grilled 1/4 chicken meal..and only when i set down to eat then i realised that it was wat dearie ordered when he came over to visit! hehe..that certainly makes the meal even more delicious...After we have filled our stomachs, it was shopping time! Guess i was tired out by the whole week's work and early waking times..plus the heavy bag i had to lug around..i was so sleepy and tired throughout the whole thing..Managed to buy a pair of striped pants that cost oni $15! haha..and a pair of leggings for colder days to wear with my skirts...
Then sunday came..did some work..watched Constantine...this is my 2nd time watching it and those fuzzy parts became much clearer this time..hah..mi slow lah...and yes i mus mention, its my babi's convocation today!! Congrats dearie..its a pity i cannot be there but nevertheless i m very happy and proud of u! hehe..Though its not some PhD but still u worked hard and deserved it...so yeahhh!! Sighz..cannot wait for my own...Su, my cousin had her convo not long ago too, murdoch..and she has got no hat or watever u call that..the square thingee...how weird is that..she said UWA dont have also...but curtin has haha..and shes excited abt it...( shes doing another degree at curtin) ya..wahlau..how can she do another degree without a long long break?!! Definitely not for me man!!
Alrite..time to sleep..missing jeff again...
Then sunday came..did some work..watched Constantine...this is my 2nd time watching it and those fuzzy parts became much clearer this time..hah..mi slow lah...and yes i mus mention, its my babi's convocation today!! Congrats dearie..its a pity i cannot be there but nevertheless i m very happy and proud of u! hehe..Though its not some PhD but still u worked hard and deserved it...so yeahhh!! Sighz..cannot wait for my own...Su, my cousin had her convo not long ago too, murdoch..and she has got no hat or watever u call that..the square thingee...how weird is that..she said UWA dont have also...but curtin has haha..and shes excited abt it...( shes doing another degree at curtin) ya..wahlau..how can she do another degree without a long long break?!! Definitely not for me man!!
Alrite..time to sleep..missing jeff again...
3/17/2005
Rainy...
Its raining now..hope its not the start of the dreadful winter, not so soon pls..Winter makes me feel so gloomy..Though not winter yet, but i feel moody...Have been feeling like this for the past few days...Words like incompetent, useless, slow just comes to my mind when i think of myself..Really felt so demoralised..And all the more makes mi feel that i shldnt be here in the first place...Sighz..
Think i like to blog at night...Nightfall makes mi think..it makes mi miss as well..oh well...night is also the time when Jeff calls...But he hasnt called yet...perhaps he is busy...
I just wish for everyone to be happy..including myself...soon...
Think i like to blog at night...Nightfall makes mi think..it makes mi miss as well..oh well...night is also the time when Jeff calls...But he hasnt called yet...perhaps he is busy...
I just wish for everyone to be happy..including myself...soon...
3/12/2005
Lessons they never taught in lectures..
Before i came over for studies, i was more or less prepared to be faced with loneliness, to be more independent, and all that stuff pple will tell you before you go over..however no one told mi the content on the following lessons:
Lesson 1 : To learn how to ASK FOR help..
When you are in a foreign land, be prepared to ask for help, when i say help, i really mean help in all ways..they can include transport to attachment place at an unearthly hr ie 6am, space to just store your stuff for some time ie your belongings or food, someone to open your new spaghetti sauce jar ..and be humble..cos if you r too proud to ask for help, either you are v capable that you can handle everything, or you just cant get things done.
Lesson 2: To bug the pple here till you get what you want, i mean in terms of service especially.
No offence to the pple down under..but true personal experiences and a recent one of kavi, she gotta bug the IT pple for almost a week to get her internet up when they could settle it like less than 10 mins..And to think that they actually suggested they will need 3 days to get it done..my gdness..that also applies to repairing of spoilt fridges...in our room!! My gdness, the fridge had already been spoilt for a week, that is before we moved in..and now its oredi the 2nd week and still no new fridge..again..we had to bug our way to a small single compartment fridge that is placed just bside my table..that will nicely lead us to lesson 3..
Lesson 3: Be prepared that you have to attend to leaking fridges..
As i have mentioned, we have got a temporary fridge while the people here take a million yrs to get a new one...it was set at too cold a temperature cos we found our vegs, tofu etc frozen..so we raised the temp..But alas, the fridge decided to melt on us and flooded our food with water..arrgghh..so you have to learn to place tupperwares strategically to catch the falling water, place your foods in plastic bags to protect them and also to turn down the temperature again..
Life is just full of experiences isn't? Till then..wif more lessons...lol...
Lesson 1 : To learn how to ASK FOR help..
When you are in a foreign land, be prepared to ask for help, when i say help, i really mean help in all ways..they can include transport to attachment place at an unearthly hr ie 6am, space to just store your stuff for some time ie your belongings or food, someone to open your new spaghetti sauce jar ..and be humble..cos if you r too proud to ask for help, either you are v capable that you can handle everything, or you just cant get things done.
Lesson 2: To bug the pple here till you get what you want, i mean in terms of service especially.
No offence to the pple down under..but true personal experiences and a recent one of kavi, she gotta bug the IT pple for almost a week to get her internet up when they could settle it like less than 10 mins..And to think that they actually suggested they will need 3 days to get it done..my gdness..that also applies to repairing of spoilt fridges...in our room!! My gdness, the fridge had already been spoilt for a week, that is before we moved in..and now its oredi the 2nd week and still no new fridge..again..we had to bug our way to a small single compartment fridge that is placed just bside my table..that will nicely lead us to lesson 3..
Lesson 3: Be prepared that you have to attend to leaking fridges..
As i have mentioned, we have got a temporary fridge while the people here take a million yrs to get a new one...it was set at too cold a temperature cos we found our vegs, tofu etc frozen..so we raised the temp..But alas, the fridge decided to melt on us and flooded our food with water..arrgghh..so you have to learn to place tupperwares strategically to catch the falling water, place your foods in plastic bags to protect them and also to turn down the temperature again..
Life is just full of experiences isn't? Till then..wif more lessons...lol...
3/11/2005
I wonder...
I have never questioned if my friends around me will be there for me or not in times of trouble..Rather, i presume some will..that is those who are really close to me...Its not because i feel i deserve it, however i have this faith that the friendships we have built are strong and are able to go through thick and thin with me..just like how that attitude is in me for my close friends.. To have your friend go through thick and thin with you unconditionally is indeed a rare find...and its when they really go through the hard times and not only just mere words...
And how about ur family and loved ones: spouse/ partner? Have you ever wondered if they will throw you in the lurch where you need help the most? Stories I have heard are of pple in the family avoiding some relatives because of money problems..gf leaving his bf because he lost his job...same goes for the married..Yes, vows are exchanged when you have decided to walk the aisle with the one, however, can all of us really take the test and reality when problems really crop up? I guess no one can for sure say yes they will..including myself...
I admire those who have the patience and strength to go through all hardships with the people they love even though they have personal burdens as well...i really do...
And how about ur family and loved ones: spouse/ partner? Have you ever wondered if they will throw you in the lurch where you need help the most? Stories I have heard are of pple in the family avoiding some relatives because of money problems..gf leaving his bf because he lost his job...same goes for the married..Yes, vows are exchanged when you have decided to walk the aisle with the one, however, can all of us really take the test and reality when problems really crop up? I guess no one can for sure say yes they will..including myself...
I admire those who have the patience and strength to go through all hardships with the people they love even though they have personal burdens as well...i really do...
3/07/2005
Back in newcastle..
Sighz..i m back in australia oredi..just got back this afternoon..Everything just happened so quickly that i feel like im dreaming..yest nite, i was still at home with jeff and my family..and now im back here, stuck in this horrible place, be faced with all the work and stress that will be rushing our way...
Ya..everyone says 3 mths is gonna zip past, i wished it will go past faster..or rather i hate this transition period the most..getting used to torture from bliss..
Anyway i must comment that the flight back here today wasnt very pleasant..cos there was so much turbulence!! and we even got awoken by the violent shaking in the middle of our sleep...so scary...and after that, everytime the plane shook, my heart will beat faster..
And the weather is getting cold again..i suspect i have totally forgotten about it and packed the wrong clothes here!! sighz..hope not man...
Sianz..need to go back to sch tmr and report back to the lecturer about our attachment in singapore, take my stuff from storage, go supermarket..kaoz..so many things to do!!
Ya..everyone says 3 mths is gonna zip past, i wished it will go past faster..or rather i hate this transition period the most..getting used to torture from bliss..
Anyway i must comment that the flight back here today wasnt very pleasant..cos there was so much turbulence!! and we even got awoken by the violent shaking in the middle of our sleep...so scary...and after that, everytime the plane shook, my heart will beat faster..
And the weather is getting cold again..i suspect i have totally forgotten about it and packed the wrong clothes here!! sighz..hope not man...
Sianz..need to go back to sch tmr and report back to the lecturer about our attachment in singapore, take my stuff from storage, go supermarket..kaoz..so many things to do!!
3/03/2005
2nd last day of torture!
Hello pple..long time no blog!! No time no time!! yeah but anyway its the 2nd last day of the torture!! You can imagine how relieved i am boy!!
Ok lah..gotta go oredi, if not i will be late for work again..over slept for the past 2 days..Will blog again ya...
Ok lah..gotta go oredi, if not i will be late for work again..over slept for the past 2 days..Will blog again ya...
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