End of the first week of school

Its been exactly a week since i arrived back in melbourne. I had a rather hectic first week and the crazily hot weather definitely makes things alot worse! Anyway, i came back to a brand new house (which of course is the great part), haha but the bigger the house means that there is alot more cleaning to be done. Thank goodness mummy is here to help me clean up and unpack! I didn't realise i had so much stuff until we started unpacking! Its madness. I do indeed have alot of junk for one person! Its a case of bringing all my items here and bringing nothing back to singapore. But anyway, lots of vaccuming , cleaning, laundry and all those stuff were done this week! It was indeed a very very tiring week. But i know that this semester will definitely be alot more tiring than that! So i'll just have to hang in there! Settling down takes a while i suppose, especially after the very long summer holidays. Back to the usual mad rush here. Buying books, notes, running for lectures and tuts. Back to the usual uni cycle, that i probably am getting re-adjusted back after the long hols. Anyway, uni has kicked in and its back to mugging and being super discipline for the brand new semester! I'll post some pics, when i do get the chance to take some! haha. Take care everyone and all are very much missed! =)

MIA--missing in action!

My blog has been 'stagnant' for a VERY long time! In fact, since i came back which was about three months ago! Lots have happened since, HK trip, two wisdom tooth extractions, catching the flu, the worst sun tanning experience that has sent me running under the shades now, and of course the ever so great shopping and catching up with pple i love! Thats what i totally love about the end of year summer hols! The great feeling of doing absolutely nothing very productive ! haha. But nonetheless, its a very much neeeded break and rest to prepare for a very much anticipated hectic year ahead! But im definitely looking forward to all tht is coming. A BRAND NEW YEAR WITH A BRAND NEW SET OF CHALLENGES! =) I'm really kinda looking forward to it. With the brother coming down in july, and me having to get used to having a housemate after living by myself the past two years or so. But its definitely great having a member of the family with you! It makes you feel very much at home! oH yes, and im definitely looking forward to living in my brand new apartment! UROPA! A whole new life embraces me ahead!

2007---here i come!! =)

HAPPY BIRTHDAY DADDY!!!!!!!!

HAPPY BIRTHDAY MY DEAR DADDY!! =) May all your wishes come true and the good LORD bless ya richly always! Hope you enjoy this special day! promise i'll make it up to you with a birthday dinner when i get back!! Love ya loads dad!!

HAPPY 21ST MY DEAREST BROTHER !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

HAPPY BIRTHDAY BRENDAN ANG!!!! =) You're finally an adult! haha old already right? 21 years old! haha...You're legal for lots of stuff now, haha though now i can't seem to think of one! Exams have totally clogged my brain that i cant seem to think straight now!=( Anyway, I do hope you have an awesome birthday bro! I'm sure you had a blast with your friends yesterday and im sure you will continue to have a great time at dinner with the family and relatives tonight!! Thanks for being the best bro in the entire world!!! i cant thank God enough for you! Anyway, do enjoy this special day bro! I miss you and do have lots of fun! Remember ur lil sis is missing you LOTS!!! =) Love ya !

Daylight saving!

Just to let everyone know that daylight saving starts tomorrow at 2am. So i'll be three hours ahead of singapore! That means one less hour of sleep too! Blah! i don't like daylight saving this time of the year!

Last day of school!

In half an hours time, i'll be going for my last class of the semester! Finance 101. haha. Wow this semester has whoozzed by so fast. And exams are coming soon!! Ah i still have tons to study TONS !!!! Anyway, i pray that God will create a miracle and that he will guide me for the next 3 weeks. Anyway, yesterday i was being so emotional and angry . haha i wanted GOOD FOOD so badly! I was sick and tired of living on crap food. So i went out to eat! Yes i went out to eat on a weeknight. Oh wells, i had jap food and then i bought myself a chocolate frapuccino from starbucks! That made me much happier! I think it must be the crazy stress that im feeling now! I shant let this evil and stupid stress get into me!! I can do it ! I can do it!!! YES I CAN!!!!! I just need to hang in there for now. A few more weeks and it will all be over! Ok enough of my rambling , i shall go and prepare for school! My last lesson of the semester!! Goodbye semester 2!!! ...OOO i can smell the holidays already hahaha......and the exams ! ah...

Too much too little

Two more weeks to my first paper Macroeconomics. Then one week 'break' (technically its not a break but rather to cramp the other 3 subs in) and then three papers at one go!

6th nov: Introductory Macroeconomics
13th nov: Torts
14th nov: Finance 1
15th nov: Quantitative methods I

This is my exam timetable! So much to cover, so little time! I really need lots of prayer and i know with God's help, i will have the strength to persevere!! I need lots of focus, lots of discipline! AH! I hate it when i find it hard to keep awake or find it hard to glue my eyes to the books! Tomorrow marks the start of my last week of school for the semester and the year! Wow time passes pretty quickly. Ok i guess i'll head to the gym later, it may release endorphines to make me happy, either that or it will make me sleepier! I prefer the former anytime! Ok off to the books now! Torts..torts and more torts =)

EXAMS EXAMS EXAMS!

Ok now that all the assignments are FINALLY over, its preparation for my upcoming exams! Three weeks to the real deal, TONS to revise and study! Im going to mug like MAD for the next three weeks, my next 5 weeks (including exams) is gonna be a really stressful time! I shall hang in there and soon it will all be over!!! GO JAS!! (haha self motivation) If you don't hear from me, im probably somewhere buried under a pile of notes and books! I want to do well this sem and i shall! NO PAIN NO GAIN! yes its definitely gonna be very painful now but im looking forward to the holidays so thats a good motivation! Ok off i go to the books! =) Pray for me people that i'll be focused, have the determination and will to hang in there even when the going gets tough! I pray for God's guidance =)

To my babes in singapore studying for their A levels: Hang in there babes! Its a stressful time for all of us but it will be over real soon! Lets just persevere! I'll be praying for you girls!

HOT HOT DAY!

Its a FREAKING HOT DAY!! Out come the shades, the shorts, the flip flops, the spag tops...Rather than enjoying the sun out there im slogging at my qm assignment. Oh wells, one more day of it! Come on jass! This is semester assignment madness... amongst all these madeness i shall find joy in doing all these. Yes, because after this assignment , its mugging for the exams..ok back to qm! Back to microsoft excel....

DEDICATED TO ELIZABETH LIM =) Happy 18th birthday my dear!

HAPPY 18TH BIRTHDAY ELIZABETH LIM!!! This entry is dedicated to you! Its been an amazing 5 years knowing you liz =) Thanks for being such a good friend. The shopping, the movies, the outings, everything that we've gone through together babe, they are all great memories! I love how we've become much closer over the past 2 years =) Do enjoy this special day babe! Loving and missing ya loads! Cheers to many many more years of friendship! cant wait to see you in nov!

photos of my hols!

Its us at crown and yarra river =)








More pics! Oh the BOSe word is damn cool! it was written in the sky! Dont ask me how it got there! im equally puzzled too! Oh and Krispy Kremees! haha

End of break....Start of 2nd half of semester

Two weeks of holiday just zoomed by! Now, its the start of the second half of semester! Anyway, my holidays were good! Dad and mum came down for ten days , and i must say i totally enjoyed those ten days =) Great company, awesome homecook food and all . It felt like i was back in singapore ! Lets see what we did this holiday.... Oh i finally could enter the casino! But the stupid security guy purposely took very long to look at my passport. He kept looking at me , then at my passport, then at me again. Annoying guy. It was totally on purpose! Dad wanted me to test out not taking my passport out immediately and see if they would stop me. He said if they did means i still look young if they didnt haha then too bad, it must be that i look way beyond my years . And they did! haha wonder if that is a compliment! The Crown Casino is HUGE! My first time being in there ! And what a surprise i got when i realised that more than half of the people inside were asians! How bizarre is that! Its pretty sad seeing people gamble their hard earned money away! Dad said he brought me to the casino to show me how people throw their money away! Its quite a sad place really, thats what i feel. Anyway , i had my go at the jackpot machine! haah made quite a loss on the first day! Its just a game of pure luck! No skill involved! So we went there two days in a row, and i made money on the second day! haha yay! Oh something very funny happened! I was like standing behind one of the machines with mum carrying our 'winnings' heh, and then this crown staff approached me! I was quite scared of first, like why would he wanna approach me? DId i do something wrong? hahaha . But in fact, he asked me if i wanted to be a crown member. He offered to give me a card to play with and it had 5 dollar value inside! Of course i said, yes and so i got my membership card! hahahaha. How weird, the poorest girl there gets to be a member! hahaha. Anyway enough about the casino story. We basically spent most of our time apartment hunting! I felt like real grown up! looking at the website for houses and calling up property agents! haha, we went to see quite a few! Pretty fun i must say! But i think so far, one of the apartments, uropa, is probably the best so far! Really hope to get an apartment there! Pray for me people!.So my ten days with my parents were amazing! Thanks mum and dad for coming down! I miss you all already!

Ok, so now for the first week of school since the holidays ended! this week was really hectic! three assignments due this week! Econs, finance and law. Blah! im glad its over but now ive another qm assignment due next fri! Its 4 weeks to exam! scary stuff!! But that means i get to go back to sunny singapore real soon! Yippee! haha tons of things to do when i return..learn driving...meet my friends...try golfing maybe haha...cant wait! Anyway hope everyone is doing well in singapore! i miss everyone !

2 days into my holiday

Its the second day into my holiday now. Well, holidays have been pretty all right so far, except for the assignments and all. I spend my entire weekend just chilling out, going out, watching tv and all. And i wake up at like 930 every morning! haha. Im trying to catch up on my sleep. The weather has been sunny and good the past few days. Except the wind today seems extremely strong, i can hear my windows rattling, leaves rustling and all! Strong wind in melbourne is nothing unusual really. Mum and dad are arriving in 2 days =) Its been pretty long since i last saw them. Last year, i used to see them everyday on webcam and all but now we dont use webcam anymore cos its too laggy and irritating. So our form of communication is the phone! What would i do without my handphone! GOsh, i realise im so dependent on it, guess everyone in this IT savvy era is. Oh on friday i went shopping with michelle! it was a pretty fun day although we came back empty handed! But i explored almost the entire melbourne city. We did random walking where we just walked into tiny lanes , where we discovered tons of small cafes and interesting eateries. I never knew such places actually existed. Shopping here isnt that fantastic, considering that its rare that i dont buy anything when i go on my shopping trips. I just couldnt find anything that i really fancied. Oh wells, i shall save up and wait for my end of year shopping. We took tons of pretty pics too! Think i'll post some here since my bro always says that i never post pics at all! Thats true, i havent posted any pics that i have taken here. Ok i shall do that this time. All right so its photos for all to enjoy now =)

Spring

I'm so tired! I spent the entire week studying for my qm test, and finally its over! The paper was pretty hard though, sigh, all that studying didnt really help! Thank Goodness its only 10 percent. At least i tried my best =) Life has been pretty all right so far, havent really gone out much. I realise i stay home alot on aussie. In singapore, i feel the urge to go out every day! Shopping , eating, meeting friends or whatever. But when im here, im a real hommie person. Funny isnt it? I thought ill go out more often when im here but somehow i dont seem to find the time. Another three days to spring break! i cant wait for it! Two whole weeks of holiday! Thats what i really need! Unfortunately, ive 3 assignments due after that. Mid semester breaks are never really breaks cos assignments are always due once school starts. Sigh! But i'll definitely take a few days off to eat, shop and just enjoy myself! I really need that ! But ive tons of catching up to do. I just realised that once school term starts , it will be 4 weeks to exam! How fast!! But that means i get to go back soon! YAY! haha...im looking forward to christmas shopping! =)

I'll be heading out for dinner with andrea and gary soon! Its PAPA GINOS for us =) Italian food! I miss eating outside food! Im so sick of cooking and all. I seem to have run out of ideas on what to cook ! I shall go and look for more recipes and learn a few more dishes! Ok, i shall head for dinner now =) Hope everyone is doing great! I miss you all! =)

To my dearest fiona smith! =)

This is dedicated to ya FIONA JANE SMITH! Thanks for being such an awesome friend fi! You are just the sweetest girl alive and its been an amazing 5 years since i know you! I'll always remember all the sweet things you have done for me, the cookies on my birthday, the lovely tags you drop on my blog, the fun times we had in sec school, the outing we had at fish and co where we just sat there for hours talking with pei! I'll cherish all these great memories fi! Thanks for everything!! I know ur leaving for england tomorrow night babe! And its gonna be a while before we'll meet again!! I'm gonna miss ya fi! Come back to singapore as often as you can k? DO take care loads and cheers to many many more years of friendship!! Remember we have to skype when ya reach england!! LOVE YA LOADS!

cold and wet night!

Its been raining the past few days in melbourne. Pretty unusual i must say, considering that melbourne rarely rains and that explains the shortage of water here. But the weather has been pretty weird lately. Melbourne is pretty well known for having four seasons in one day, and i thought that was just some kinda myth, but no it really isnt. There was one morning, where i walked out and it started to rain. I took out my umbrella and had to brave the strong wind and flying rain. Thinking that it was gonna be a wet day, i was proud of myself that i actually remembered the brolly when i came out. BUTT just when i thought i was being smart, the next minute it became so HOT! The sun was shining and all. How bizarre is that!! Yes and then i kept my brolly and after class when i came out it was pouring again! haha . what a weird weather ! But it is this kinda weather that gives you a headache, hot, cold, hot cold... this sucks haha. But its been a pretty cold spring so far. Not the usual hot and sunny spring but a really wet and cold one. Ok enough about the weather.

The september holidays are coming! YAY . But i still have another week to go and one more test to do before the break starts. Time passes pretty quickly, more than half a semester is gone and after the semester break it will be mugging for the exams! WOW thats fast, exams again! I cant wait for all this to be over! I want to go to hawaii and japan at the end of this year!! My bro is going or wants to go to hawaii and i want to go with him! Its gonna be a great brother and sister bonding session! =) What i really need is good breaks and good holidays!! Im really looking forward to my 3 mths break at the end of the year! There is so much to do, learning how to drive, holidays, catching up with friends, spending time with the family and so on. Tons of stuff to do and im all excited just thinking about it! And i want to go to japan too! i love that place!! The land of snow-hokkaido!! I miss japan and i really cant wait to go back there again!! In the meantime, its studying time ...suffer first and enjoy later!! Hawaii and japan here i come!!! hahaha! =)

goodbye...

Its been pretty long since i last blogged, and so much has happened since then. One extremely sad and devastating news. My granddad passed away on saturday the 2nd of september. I was really shocked when i heard the news, i had no idea that the last time i said goodbye would be my last goodbye to my grandfather. But, i know that now his pain and suffering has ended and im sure that he is in a better place now. Like my brother said 'He is a fighter' Yup, he definitely is. He has been holding on for many years and we are all proud of him. I feel kinda sad that i cant attend his funeral and stuff cos im so far away. But its the good memories that ill always hold onto and that ill never forget him. Thanks to all of my lovely friends who comforted me and encouraged me. i really appreciate it =) This is to my grandfather! Goodbye yeye, you will be dearly missed ...

On a different note, i handed up my essay today. Finally ive finished it. After so much research and time spent on it ! Its all over ! But now ive another assignment coming up and a test . But its all good. I cant wait for my September holidays! Its coming in 2 weeks. And my parents will be coming over. I’m really excited and happy =) I haven’t seen them for almost 2 months and I miss them. Guess my family must be really busy now and im not sure if they will read this, but hope all of them are fine and they’ll take good care of themselves. For me, now I realise how fragile life is and we must really treasure our loved ones around us =) . Hope everyone is doing well.

Bad, Wet day

I had a great morning greeting from a bird today! When i was walking past one tree, i saw something fall from the sky..not something, a few wet drops, i thought maybe it was water!! But boy was i so wrong!! I think it was birdshit and one landed on my pants!!! Gosh, i had to run to the toilet to wash it off!! haha what a way to start my day, i had not even gone for my first class yet!! And after class, i realised it was raining so i wanted to take out my umbrella, and sure enough in such a rush, i cut myself deep on my finger. I didnt even realise it immediately, until i felt a sharp stinging pain on my finger then i realised blood was oozing out! Yucks! haha guess bad things always happen one after the other!!

On a different note, ive been pretty busy lately with my law essay , tons of researching and reading , and planning, and ive a macroeconomics assignment due next week which i havent started! Its assignment period now, or rather i call it the stressful periodd and the weather hasnt been of much help!!! The rain, the cold and all makes me really really sleepy! Every night, im like dozing off on my study table at like 10 something at night!! its terrible !!! i blame the weather!!! haha.

I've been having really bad cravings recently!! I was like thinking of Goodwood park hotel's taiwan porridge and the soya milk!! and like all my local food!!!! Thats bad i tell you! Oh and just two days ago, i had this craving for Brunetti's cake!!! i wanted something sweet and all! haha why am i having so many food cravings? Must be stress! It always makes me think of food!! But i shall resist.....erm...yeah i will try not to succumb to temptation !!!!!

How's everyone doing back home?? I really miss my family, my dear relatives and friends!!! Wish everyone was here now!!! Im counting down till the time mum and dad comes here in september!! Mum was so funny . '10 days more to handing up ur law essay jas!! '' I was like "mum , you are stressing me!!!' then she said ' no , actually cos im counting down to the day i go to melbourne! i havent sat in a plane for a long time!!'.

haha isnt my mother so cute!! i cant wait for them to come over too! Then i will have great company !! ONe more month to their arrival!! YIpee!! For now, its more assignments and all!!

'voiceless'---sick

It has been pretty long since i last blogged, so much so that dad asked if there was something wrong with his computer cause the my last post was on the 6th of August ! Yes, indeed its been almost 10 days since i last blogged. Now, im kind of down with the flu, and i have NO VOICE! im in fact VOICELESS!! that really sucks ! Trust me. I think i have a very lousy or weak 'voicebox', im always losing my voice as all my friends tell me. I can still remember losing my voice six times in sec 2.
How amazing how someone can lose their voice so often? Well, im definitely a living proof! Life has been pretty busy so far, tons of assignments coming up! Many deadlines to meet and all, its always this period of the term where everyone gets really busy with assignments and all. I'm just another victim. Mum is sounding so much better now, compared to her really husky voice last week. I think there is a new kind of virus that can spread through the handphone! haha , thats how mum spread to me i think! NOW im the one with the very husky voice!! Everyone says i have a very sexy voice now! Thanks for the compliment but no Thank you! haha. I hate having no voice! Its like when i talk to my friends or parents , half the time they are like going 'HUh? What did you say?', so much so that i dont quite feel like talking anymore! Oh well, enough about me being voiceless!

The wind totally is absOultelyfreakingly STRONG! Its so scary, it sounds like there is going to be a typhoon here! I can almost feel myself being blown away! (thats how strong it is). Well, as i always say, Melbourne weather is weird! One day its hot and sunny, the next day its SUPER WINDY! the country with 4 seasons in one day-MELBOURNE!

my dear friends in acjc are into their third day of prelims now. Hope all is going well for them!! I miss everyone! Friends , family and all! and my dear val lee just told me she wont be going back to singapore till april next year! That is sad news!! Anyway, i shall hang in there for the time being!! Assignments , readings and all!! AH!! Back to the books i shall go! Love everyone back home !!!

another week has passed

Its yet another sunday again. Well, this week was pretty eventful, the biggest change from last week to now is probably the fact that im 18 now =) Yups, im so called legal now. My birthday was a pretty quiet affair this year, but i still had my cake and a big meal. Well, i cut the cake twice in singapore, one with the family at home where mummy ordered my favourite butterfly lana chocolate cake and it was a joint celebration with aaron and his durian cake. I really enjoyed that night, we had hotplate and steamboat. Great food and great company. =) Now i really miss my family and relatives back home ! Anyway the second one was with pei and fi! A mini affair where we were at fish and co , and we decided to hold an early celebration for us august babies! We ordered a nice chocolate cake and blew the candle together! That day was simpy great, i love meeting my darlings . How we just sat there for hours talking and photowhoring. hah fun stuff! And this is to pei !! HAPPY BIRTHDAY MA PEISHAN!! U ARE LEGAL NOW! three days to fi's birthday and we will all be legal ! =)

Tomorrow would be the third week of school. DEadlines are screaming at me and yes, i can already feel the pressure. But i know that with God's grace he will see me through. I know this is nothing compared to what my dear friends in singapore are experiencing now. Prelims start tomorrow for my ac girls and i want to wish them the very very best. Sam, cheryl ang, Yanny,liz, adelle, and lots more , you gals can do it! just hang in there and it will all be over soon! I'll be praying for you girls. If i was in singapore studying now, i guess i would be in the exact position.

On a different note, Australian idol has began. haha . I watched it just now, it was pretty good. THe standard is very high. Anyway, i shall end here. I hope everyone is doing well! I miss everyone !