Friday night : Carina and me =)

That was the dinner date we had!! Finally got to meet up with this babe after not seeing her for three weeks!! It was so great, the talking, the eating, the milo lattes that we had and the mee pok!!!

Unfortunately, i wasnt feeling well after the meal. I think i drank too much milo latte!! I left ocf early and this lovely girl walked me out in the dark cos she feared for my safety! She is so sweet! thanks carina ! Anyway, had a wonderful dinner with her !

what an experience!

Finally i handed in my two essays. What an experience! i mean the past few weeks were really stressful, the research, the planning, the writing. Pretty nightmarish actually! But i guess thats part of the learning experience and thats just the start of my uni life, I kinda know what to embrace in the near future. Hmmm...anyway now ive more assignments and tons of catching up to do before the exams! Ah! It seems like a non-stop process. Work, work and more work. Guess thats what students do anyway. Feeling rather tired, guess its cos of the late nights and all. I even dream of my essays! haha scary isnt it! Oh well, for now i'll just have to keep my fingers crossed. As they say, "do ur best and let God do the rest". Thats really my fave phrase which i always remind myself especially when i get really frustrated.

Anyway, i finally got to see the pics of the new car! Thanks bro for posting the pictures! It looks really nice and white. Hmm i thought it was suppose to be light blue or something?? haha im really looking forward to sitting in the new car when i get back at the end of june! I cant wait to go back in june! im getting withdrawal symptoms now, with no shopping and everything! i cannot wait to go back and shop and eat all my fave food. Its about two months from now. Really looking forward to it. Meeting my friends, spending time with my family and all! How exciting! but for now, its just mugging for the exams and doing my assignments!! Oh well, suffer first and enjoy later!

Hope everyone is doing well back home! And congrats dad! Looks like the new car is really a lucky charm! haha ! Oh and pls exclude me from all that walking! Yes, you are right im really gonna slow both u and mum down! I would rather sit in the new car and travel around singapore!!! Anyway, going to cook my dinner soon! It shall be salmon, brocolli and rice tonight! yay healthy meal (i think!) ! And i shall go off to cook now! =)

Oops! Some more pics!

OLD CAR



NEW CAR

Old Pics, Old Car and New Car

Hello Sis!

Here I have some OLD pics we took when we were over in Melb, some pics of our old camry, and some new pics of the new car! Enjoy!

end of easter

Today is the last day of my easter holiday. Well, time passes really quickly cos just not too long ago i was talking about the start of my one week easter break. This week really wasnt a holiday for me. I had a "long date' with my essays. haha. Oh well, just gonna do my best and let God do the best. I mean it was a really stressful week for me and all. But i guess all things happen for a reason for ill just have to hang in there. ANyway on a brighter note, mum finally got her new car. According to mum and dad, brendan is totally obsessive with it! haha u go bro! Heard u got up really early to wash the car and all and refused to let the maid touch it! How i wish i could sit in the new car! Oh wells, two more months and i'll be home ! i cant wait at all! The weather here has been pretty cold. I mean though i havent left the house for a few days but im its pretty cold in my room! At least there is the heater! Anyway i better get back to my essays! Love you all! =)

Hello baby elephant, byebye camry!

Today marks the arrival of our new car! haha ! I heard everyone back home is really excited! haha i wish i could be apart of this fun rather than slogging my guts out for the essays! =( oh well, so sad the camry is gone! I mean i think i sat the most in the camry, i mean besides mum of course. Lots of memories and all attached to the car. The tears, blood and sweat. Ok im getting a bit too descriptive here and some may think im exaggerating! But really im not! Those were my schooling and bowling days! Yups , it all seems so long ago! Oh well, guess that marks a new chapter in everyone's life! Hope everyone will enjoy the new car! Im looking forward to sitting in it in two months! Till then, i love you all! =)

chocolate muffins!

It was baking of chocolate muffins today! Well, i havent baked it here in aussie since abt a year ago i think. Here are some pics of the end result! Make the judgement urself! haha.

WINDY NIGHT!!!

Last night was pretty scary. In fact, its the night ive been most afraid. I mean ive never heard such a loud howling of the wind and like u can hear the leaves outside rustling and stuff. Ok maybe my explanation isnt good enought but if u were here u would definitely understand. It was strong that my lights actually flickered, i was so frightened that there would be a blackout. ha . what an eventful night! I turned up the volume of my music cos i really didnt like the howling sound of the wind! It was so creepy! i mean ok if it happened back home i wouldnt be afriad. Maybe cos i was all alone thats why i began to get the chills. Oh well, glad that ordeal is over! Hope it doesnt happen tonight again! The wind here can really get so strong! I thought it was like some hurricane or typhoon ! Yes, im not exaggerrating! I think im just not used to it, cos like there are no tall buildings blocking my apartment so i get the direct impact of the wind!


Ok enought abt last night! Life for me has been pretty all right! I mean its like im at home almost everyday doing my essays and stuff . Sometimes i get really frustrated and stuff but thank goodness there is FRIENDS to keep me entertained. Yup, FRIENDS the sitcom. I think im pretty backward cos like most pple have watched the entire season and im only on season 1 !! =)


Anyway sunday was nice cos i talked to marian on the phone! MY marian in perth! She was playing tai tee when i was talking to her! But its really nice talking to her cos she always makes me laugh with her hilarious stories! And i totally didnt know this girl could cook!!! haha ! Im waiting for her to cook for me! In fact, she was suppose to come to melbourne this easter and bunk with me! But she changed her mind last min! HMm hope she comes the next time! And yesterday it was talking to hui yiang on msn! Yay she bought me a tee from Barcelona!! thanks so much babe! =) I cant wait to see them in june! i Miss them!


In a short while, ill be going for lunch and to safeway with nicole! Yes , think i need to take a walk instead of being stuck at home! I did cleaning this morning! Cleaning of the toilet! haha. Suddenly felt the urge to clean! Oh and thanks bro for the nice chinese songs!! I love them! i absolutely love chinese songs! Somehow they make me really happy! =) I hope there is more that he can send . *hint* =) I'm missing everyone back home! i heard the baby elephant is coming this thurs! Yes brendan is very excited! ha but im gonna miss the camry! =( aw! But new car is good! just that by time i return to singapore in june the car would be two mths old! Hope it still has the new car smell! haha i love that smell! Anyway hope everyone is doing well !! Love you all! God bless !

Good friday and easter

Its good friday tomorrow and easter on sunday. My holidays officially start tomorrow and its for exactly a week. However, this holiday wont be really a holiday cos ive to rush two law essays, which are due after the hols. Oh well, i guess easter holiday is never really a holiday here . Its for us to catch up on our work and to do our assignments. I guess thats what university life is really about. I remember still having my easter holidays last year when i was in trinity. I went to mt dandenong and went shopping in the suburbs, somehow i had more time to spare then. Time passes rather quickly , cant believe all that happened about a year ago.
My friends are going for easter camp tomorrow. I'm giving that a miss cos its quite long , 4 days and 3 nights and i dont think i can afford the time. In fact, ive friends going back to singapore too. Haha its only a week but everyone is going to so many different places. For me, my room is where i shall be , to do my assignments . Oh well, im just looking forward to june so i can eat shop and party again! Suffer first and enjoy later! Guess ill just have to remember that! Anyway, miss everybody loads!!! =)

cold and wet day!

Its such a cold and wet day today! Ok the day didnt start out like that in fact in the morning when i peered out of my window it looked pretty sunny. ANd i was very very wrong. The moment i stepped out that was a gust of wind. Not an ordinary gust but a HUGE AND STRONG one. How deceiving melbourne's weather is. And after my class ended at one , it started to get dark and all. I went for lunch with a friend cos we were going to the law library to found some stuff for the essays. It was very unfruitful in the library. We didnt know we had to set up a printing account to print stuff and that it could take one day to be activated. And actually most of the stuff we can find it online and in the comfort of our own home. Somehow the air in the library is exceptionally still. The tension is so great . haha and i dont know why. I get irritated cos we cannot talk but have to whisper. haha yes i dont know why i find the lib a really cold place. Oh well, i had better get used to it cos thats where ill have to do my research for the next five years. FIVE? wow that suddenly seems really long. Anyway because i went to the lib i missed my package!! DHL came to cs but i wasnt home so they will have to deliver it tomorrow. Its so troublesome cos like cs doesnt allow them to leave the package at the counter even if i authorise them to. What a stupid policy.! Thank goodness the guy from dhl called me up just a while ago to say that they would deliver it frm 9-10 tomorrow morning. Just before i go for my class. I was so worried that they would deliver it again and i wont be home. Thank goodness they are coming early in the morning. I hope they actually do and not just make empty promises. Anyway im eating chicken stew tonight. The suggestion was given by mummy and aunty margaret . Yes, im running out of stuff to cook. And thanks to them im having something different tonight. haha thanks for the suggestion! Its dark already! The only thing i hate about winter is that it gets dark easily. Its only 630 now and its pitched black. Haiya. I got caught in the rain today . And i had to take a bath and wash my hair cos i was getting a headache. Funny how rainwater gives you a headache. Oh yar i just remembered. Ive to blog about this crazy blue black i have on my leg. Yes i fell down and it happened at home. How stupid right? You see, i heard the fire alarm the same one that i had to evacuate last time. BUt this time it wasnt my building , in fact i dont know where it came from. So i wanted to look at my window and see where the sound was coming from. I tripped over the blue leg rest and fell and hit my leg against the wooden part of my sofa. It was so so painful. Now its all bruised and stuff. Feel so clumsy. Sigh. I should really look where im going in future.

Ok enough from me now, im going to eat my dinner now! Anyway hope everyone is good back home!! LOVE YOU ALL!

Daylight Saving

Melbourne is now TWO hours ahead of singapore! NOT THREE!! haha ok yay now i get an extra hour of sleep ! The weather here has been really cold . Apparently today its like 11-17 degrees. Yikes ok its a sign that autumn is here. But then again the weather here is so freak that often its too unpredictable. The weekends are ending and its gonna be a brand new week of school oh and it is a brand new month; April. This cold weather makes pple very sleepy or rather it makes me very very sleepy! I had to keep slapping myself to wake up. Thats one of the bad things abt winter. Its so nice and cold to sleep. =) I had to sleep with two comforters last night! That was how cold it was yesterday. Hope everyone is doing well back home!! I miss everyone !

30.03.2006

What a title right? yeah i couldnt think of any title so thought ill just put the date! I'm so tired! Just handed in my micreconomics assignment today. What a relief! I mean i stayed up till like one something two to do it. I hope it went well, if it didnt i cant be bothered already i tried my best. Oh well, i didnt go for night class today. Ok i wont call it slack. My whole body is aching and all, feel a little tightness in my throat.. Nopes not a good sign but after having a good meal (yes, i cooked ) and after drinking barley water i feel much better. Maybe this was what i really needed . A night of rest. I find it so hard to find time to even sit down and really rest. I do have a hectic life. But i shant overburn myself cos ive a long long way to go! I guess im done with all my commerce assignments for the time being. But guess what Ive Law assignments now. And just when i was stressing out over 10 percent for my accounting and econs assignment , guess what? My law assignments are 50% ( HUGE GULP!) . I've two essays and their due dates are just two days apart. BUt i shall not fear cos i know the Lord will help me =) Oh well, i guess one can only call themselves an achiever when they have gone through difficult times and are able to survive them and come out well. Im so gonna be that kinda person! I mean uni life is hectic and tiring with constant assignments and all. But i shall look upon them as challenges. I shall overcome these challenges and conquer them one by one! haha now im sounding like Hercules. But yeah im just gonna do my best ! Hope everyone back home is doing fine. Oh i must send cheryl ang's card tomorrow! Its her birthday on sunday and i want her to get the card by then!!! Easter is coming in two weeks!! But no its not really gonna be a holiday coz ive two assignments due immediately after the break. WHoever said easter was a break!! Oh well, i miss everyone back home!!

pictures =)

The weekends is here !

The weekends are finally here! =) yay my long awaited weekends. Its been pretty hot the past few days. Everyone is wearing spag top or sleeveless. Ha i thought it was suppose to be autumn! Melbourne's weather is so weird. How's everyone ?? Dad's in Bangkok now i think. Heard he's coming back tonight. That leaves mum all alone at home! haha wonder if she's enjoying this freedom. heh. My week was hectic this week, with tons of assignments and tests at the same time. It seemed a bit overwhelming at first but I'm sure God makes things happen for a reason. I mean ive been thinking about what studying overseas means and yeah it really isnt easy. But as mum says its a learning experience and that we will all emerge much stronger than before. Thats true i guess, im mean like having to cook, wash, study and having to juggle many other things is a bit hard at first but i guess it takes getting used to. As dad says , the only way to survive through short term difficulties is to look long term. I guess thats very true. Im sure what lies ahead is alot sweeter and nicer and im definitely gonna look ahead. Oh well, on a less serious note. I went for cell group last night. I went for OCF melbourne uni. That was my third time there. Its like a usual practice for us to go for supper after OCF so we went to some italian place along lygon. I was so full from eating the mee pok before ocf that three of us shared wedges and each drank an ice chocolate.! Ah im gonna be so fat from all that supper!! Ok i will control!! haha.. I hope everyone is enjoying themselves back home! I miss everyone tons and i cant wait for june to see everybody again!! In the meantime, with God's grace and strength , I will accomplish my goals and trust that he will help me =)

more pictures!

lovely pics of williamstown, geelong, strawberry farm and lots more

UNI LIFE

hey everyone ! Its been ages since i last posted anything. Ive been so busy the past few weeks and days . University has finally started for me and it has been very hectic the past few weeks, with night classes and all. Im back to being independent after three months of relaxing and not even touching any kitchen utensil back home. In fact since mum left ive only cooked once. It was pretty successful taking into consideration it has been a long time since i last attempted to cook. I've been trying to adapt to university life the past few weeks and it honestly isn't easy. Its a really busy place with people rushing to all their different faculties . Lectures are huge and even for my law seminar classes can go up to 45-50 people. Quite a large no of people. Ive been taking the tram to school everyday . Just bought a monthly ticket about two weeks ago? Pretty worth it cos from where im staying to law school is indeed quite a long distance. I hope everyone back home is doing fine. Heard Brendan just extracted his wisdom tooth! Yikes i really hope mine doesnt come anytime soon. The two weeks my family were here was awesome! WE visited so many nice suburbs with breathtaking sceneries. It was really really nice and fun! In fact that was the furthest ive travelled out of the city since i dont have a car and moreever cant drive. But i'll post a few pictures of our "little journies". It was great especially the strawberry picking. It was really an experience. Dad's an awesome ''strawberry picker". haha realy efficient. So efficient that he even helped me fill my bucket. Well, just wanna say i miss everyone and i hope you all will take care of yourselves! I'll try to blog when i have the time . But post msges too cos i just love to read them! Love everyone back home!!

back in melbourne

Hey everyone!
Yes im back in melbourne again. It has been so hectic since i came back. Moving house, orientation... Im just so tired now. Physically and mentally drained and as my mum says " its just the beginning". Yups it is. But on a better note. My whole family is here. And thanks goodness for them , the moving house process was so much faster and all. Dunno what i would do if they were not here. I really didnt know i had so much stuff. SO SO Much. Dad and brendan were shocked at the amt of stuff i had. Haha i had no idea myself. We rented a car and thank God we did. It made the moving SO much easier like so so much. The car was so essential , not just for moving but also to drive up to the suburbs. I will post some pictures later of the places we went and all. I enjoyed myself so much. Like dad said this was my first time out of the city and enjoying the real australia. Yes and thats because i usually have no form of transport , the only one i have are my legs.( which are aching so badly now). Im enjoying the company of my family here. Its nice to see them after a hectic day of school. I miss everyone ! ALL my relatives and friends. Wish everyone was here. Well time here passes quickly so i guess ill see them real soon in june! i cant wait!!! Im now just getting a taste of what uni life is really like. Its really very different . Im not really used to it yet. I guess it takes time. Well, school will officially start next week. I am looking forward for what lies ahead. The journey to success may be bumpy but i trust God has perfect plans for me. =)

Its drawing the end....

Yes, my holidays are ending! It has been a great two and a half months holiday. Did lots of stuff, met up with pple and spent quality time with my family . Its been so enjoyable and yes ive done a fair bit of shopping too =P Im excited to embrace my new uni life which will start pretty soon . Its gonna be quite a hectic journey but im definitely looking forward to it. Here are just a few photos that i took during the hols ! =)

MY HAPPY ENDING =)

hey everyone!
This is my last post of my trinity year 2005. And im elated to say I managed to fulfill my dream of ending the year with a BANG! Yes, i finally got what ive been eagerly and anxiously waiting and hoping for. To enter into my dream course Law and Commerce. As i reflect back on my year in trinity, i cant help but have so many events and memories flash through my head. Both positive and negative. I remember vividly 13th february ,the day i left singapore . The day i had earlier feared to face, yes it has always been my dream to study overseas but honestly, i did not expect to leave so soon at the tender age of 16. Yes 16, what would a normal 16 year old be doing?... Going to jc. But yet the path i chose was not the usual one , in fact a completely different one. I chose to spend my college year at trinity. Everyone felt I was too young to study overseas, i definitely shared the same sentiments. There were so many questions running through my head. Was i doing the right thing? Or was it just a moment of impulse that i would live to regret? I didnt know what laid before me and i was filled with uncertainty and immense fear. I remember hugging my brother so tightly the day i left. I cried my heart out. The thought that i would not see him for the next 6 mths proved too much for me to bear. I remember bidding my last goodbye before heading for the departure gate. Was that it? i asked myself. I breathed the last Singapore air and embraced what laid ahead of me. Yes that marked the start of my journey. In fact the hardest moment was when my parents were going to leave me all by myself in melbourne. I was going to be all alone in a foreign land. Having to fend for myself in everything. I had to learn to survive all by myself. Cooking , grocery shopping , laundry and so on. All of which i will dare to testify that ive never done any of these chores in my whole life. yes, i was going to do what seemed like the impossible. I knew that i chose the path and that no matter what i had to stick to it and complete my year. That would be the least i could do to repay the expectations and hope of my loved ones back home. The first term passed by at the blink of an eye. The work load was little and i was having a blast . April was when mum and brendan came to visit. It was a great two weeks spent with them. But soon i found myself all alone again, embracing the second term. That was when the work load started getting much heavier. It was quite a struggle but i managed to go through those tough times. Then it was back to Singapore. Yes, i cant explain how much i looked forward to coming back in june. I was so excited for i hadn't been home for six months and i could not wait to see my loved ones esp dad cos i hadnt seen him since feb. And trust me it really is a long long time. I loved the june hols but the hardest part was returning to melbourne. I remember being so homesick in june when i returned. To make matters worse the weather was madly cold and the work load was so heavy. Everything seemed so bleak and i was in pure misery. But with God's help and my family's support i managed to survive those few mths. However. i fell terribly ill at the end of term three just two weeks before my exam. I was in fact so ill that i could hardly get out of bed. I was running a terribly high fever and i was weak all over. I was in a complete state of disaster. I remember needing to study so badly yet i didnt have the energy too. That was when mum got really worried and decided to fly over. Thanks to her i managed to get high marks for my exam and i recovered really well. I came back again in sept cos i was too homesick and i wanted to recharge my energy before the most crucial term.. term 4. Term four proved to be a challenge both physically and mentally. I remember having to juggle drama practices and studying for my exam. Mum came over to cook and take care of me during the exam period. And it was so awesome having her as company and support when i was feeling down , stressed and tired. Thanks so much mum.

This is just a brief summary of the significant events of the year. But this year has indeed been a very memorable one. Ive indeed learnt alot . And with God's grace im able to pursue my dream course. I want to thank everyone esp my family for all the support and love they showered upon me this year. I could not have done this without all of you. It was a tough decision made on everyones part but im so glad that everything turned out so well and in fact ive learnt so much from this enriching experience. I believed in my dream and it has FINALLY COME TRUE =) Im so happy . With determination and hard work we can realise our dreams. I look forward to university life. And i embrace what lies ahead of me.

SPECIAL THANKS TO DAD FOR TEACHING ME ECONOMICS FOR WITHOUT YOUR HELP I WOULD NOT HAVE BEEN ABLE TO SCORE SO WELL. THANKS FOR YOUR PATIENCE AND THE HOURS SPENT ON SKYPE TEACHING ME . I REALLY APPRECIATE IT ! =) AND THANKS TO MUM FOR COMING OVER TO MELBOURNE SO OFTEN TO TAKE CARE AND COOK FOR ME. THOUGH I ALWAYS TEASE YOU FOR BEING MARIA, BUT I AM SO THANKFUL FOR YOUR PRESENCE AND YOUR COMPANY AND YES YOUR EXCELLENT COOKING . THAT FILLS MY STOMACH AND FEEDS MY BRAIN. =)
THANKS TO BRENDAN FOR YOUR ENCOURAGEMENT AND FOR ALWAYS BEING SUCH A SUPPORTIVE BROTHER. I did it bro! hehe.
THANKS TO MY RELATIVES AS WELL FOR THE SUPPORT AND LOVE AND CARE.
GODMA FOR YOUR LOVELY CARDS AND TO EVERYONE FOR ALWAYS BEING THERE.
I LOVE YOU ALL.

AS I SIGN OFF, JUST WANNA SAY A VERY MERRY CHRISTMAS AND A HAPPY NEW YEAR TO ONE AND ALL =)