HAPPY BIRTHDAY MY DEAREST DADDY!!!!

HAPPY HAPPY BIRTHDAY DADDY!!!! =) Its your very very special day today and I want to wish you a very blessed and happy birthday! =) May the good Lord bless you richly always! =) Love you daddy!

HAPPY BIRTHDAY MY DEAREST BROTHER!

HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO YOU! HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO YOU! HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO KORKOR! HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO YOU!!! HAPPY HAPPY BIRTHDAY MY DEAREST BROTHER!!!! =) MAY ALL YOUR WISHES COME TRUE AND THE GOOD LORD BLESS YOU RICHLY ALWAYS! =) HAVE A VERY VERY AWESOME BIRTHDAYY!!!!! LOVE YA! =)

What i need is time!

So its slightly less than a mth to the start of exams and I've tons to cover for all of my subjects. How i wish i could press a stop button and everything will just come to a standstill and when im ready i'll press start again. But i know that is impossible so i better buck up and study really hard the next few weeks. I need sheer determination and clear and focused mind for the next few weeks. I CAN DO IT!!!! Please pray for me people =) Okay, back to the books!

Daylight saving

Just to let everyone know, Melbourne is now THREE hours ahead of Singapore!!!

6 more days.

6 more days before i'm back in sunny singapore for two weeks! But before that, i've got to get through a legal ethics assignment! jiayou jiayou jiayou!!! see you all very very soon! =)

its been a while!

Its been quite a while since i last blogged and indeed many events have occurred since the last time i blogged till now. Firstly, my bro is officially a graduate now! haha this is one and a half weeks late but CONGRATULATIONS BRO!!!! =) Secondly, Godma, Uncle Bert, Aunty Margaret, Mummy and i had an awesome weekend trip to sydney!! It was really really enjoyable. We had absolutely good food and the company needless to say was the best that anyone can ask for. Though it was only about two and a half days but i really enjoyed every single minute of it. We went to all the places that we had set out to make sure we cover over the two days like taking photos with the sydney opera house, eating at kingsford chinese restaurant, going to the fish market, eating the very yummy sushi, the delicious hk style breakfast at chinatown, darling harbour and sitting and trying out almost every available form of transport there is in sydney. And shopping there definitely didn't disappoint us =) It was definitely one of the best weekends ever! =) Good memories to cherish!

After that, the house was very crowded when everyone came down for the bro's graduation. A total of 8 people actually stayed in my apartment! haha that is definitely a record number. But now it's just ME, MYSELF and I! I'm still getting used to living and cooking alone. It takes time i guess, but now i definitely cook alot simpler stuff. Its usually just a dish and rice. Or bread and biscuits. There are just days where you get so lazy to whip up a meal and you will just settle for anything you see. It helps me to lose weight, so i guess that's a good thing. BUT anyway, its 16 days till i return back for a two week break! I'm definitely looking forward to it. But in the meantime, school has been pretty interesting. I guess law is really a course that i feel is practical and useful. Hopefully that shows in my grades at the end of the semester. haha we'll see!

On a different note all together, i thank God for daddy's speakers, as my music is really my lifeline here. It's the best companion in a very big and empty apartment! =) okay, i will try and update about my life here whenever i feel there is something to write. anyway, SEE YOU ALL VERY SOON!!!!! =)

The more the merrier

I haven't blogged in about two months! Anyway, tomorrow morning aunty margaret, godma and uncle bert will be arriving in melbourne and on friday we will be going to sydney for the weekend!!! =) YAY! i'm happy and excited about our trip! Though its short, but its definitely better than nothing! =) So my melbie apartment will get merrier and merrier the next two weeks but after that its going to be me ME and ME! And then about a month later, im returning to singapore! There will be quite alot of flying around that i will be doing these few months! Anyway, just thought i'll give a quick update! =) Hope all is good back home!

Final Assignments Submitted!

My final assignments has been submitted!!!!!

This is a photo for my sister, Jaslyn, taken a few seconds after I submitted the assignments :)

Study hard and all the best for your exams!

Thank you very very much for everything you have done for me! I will remember this experience forever.

Jaslyn's kitchen is officially closed for the semester!

So my kitchen is officially close for the semester! And its also the last time korkor will get to taste my cooking! haha. For our finale, i cooked chilli chicken, brocolli and egg. Our three standard dishes and i guess that was a good way to end it off since i think one of the first few meals i cooked for him when he first came also comprised of the same three dishes! hahaha. That's the end of our cooking journey together for the past two years! haha korkor has been my scapegoat, trying all my weird dishes and often eating repeated dishes because i'm quite a hopeless cook! Thanks for being such a good 'customer' korkor! I've definitely enjoyed cooking for you, although i know at times i complain how tiring cooking is (during stressful periods) and all. I will miss going to the supermart with you and i would buy the same few items like brocolli, ham, bacon, mushroom, minced chicken, chicken breast and so on and ask you what you wanted to eat for the week so i could plan accordingly. Just like yesterday while i was walking towards the dairy section to get my cheese, i saw ravioli on discount!!! My eyes totally lit up and i immediately shouted for korkor to come over. In the end we bought two packs for 5 dollars and it was good! We had it yesterday with bacon, ham and mushrooms. I'll miss the times where we rush to have lunch and supermart all within two hours because of our free carpark, and how you would guide me how to park head in so that we can load our items more easily later. Its been fun! =) anyway, i shall save all this rambling for another time when i can find the time, but for now, i just want to say i've really enjoyed the two years bro!!! =) Oh yes, and on sat i accompanied the bro to the library to help him find books and photocopy! Korkor says its a special service that i can offer to other uni students and get paid for it! haha i wish! After that we had nandos which is opposite our school. It was a good dinner, good solid chicken breast stick and tasty peri peri chips. Anyway, i better get back to work now! the parents are coming tomorrow, so im officially resigning from all duties and just focus on studying!!!! PLEASE HELP ME PRAY FOR MY EXAMS!! i will study hard in the meantime!!!
here are some pictures we took!

End of first semester of 4th year

So today marks the last day of school of the first semester of my 4th year! Actually not quite, since i've one more class on tuesday since my teacher went on strike that day and are having a make up class for that. But still, the content and substance have all been taught and now its just revision time!! i've tons to cover and tons of notes to do as well. Time is running out and i am having a very frantic race against time. I wish time could just stop and allow me to finish revising first. AH!!! i've 3 very very heavy subs and very very little time left. I pray that God will watch over me and grant me the determination and wisdom and that he will see me through this very difficult time. I felt really stressed in school today, it was like a wave of anxiety that overwhelmed me for a while. The conclusion is : I REALLY NEED TO STUDY VERY VERY HARD!!! i need to PUSH myself to the limit!!!! Its only a few more weeks of suffering and it will be enjoyment after that. Hopefully this positive thinking can get me through this very tiring and trying times.

Anyway, on a very different note, the bro and i ate fried rice and campbell soup tonight. I decided to cook since there are not many days left for korkor to taste my cooking! hahaha. NOT that it is great though! anyway, about one and a half hours after dinner, the bro said he was hungry! so fast right? he had this sudden craving for eating some souvlaki. So we called for delivery. two chicken souvlaki and chips and two soft drinks. it was a set that costs us 20 dollars. Its pretty worth it. BUT im SO full now! i cant believe i ate two dinners tonight! and all these is thanks to the bro and his hunger pants! Now im sitting here feeling very bloated and slightly uncomfortable. i really think i overate. =( But it was pretty good i must say. haha. okays, i better get back to work now!!!

one battle has ended and another has just started!

I finally handed up my take home exam today after 4 very tiring days! But im just glad its over! Whatever the outcome is, i think i've done my best! And i must say thank you to the bro! he was very nice to buy me food and snacks to keep me going! THANK YOU! =)

But now its time to study for the exams that are just two weeks away! So much to cover and so little time! AH! I better 'cheong' this two weeks!!! It's really like a race against time! And this is also the last week of school for me!! im almost done with my first semester of 4th year!!! =) i just gotta hang in there a little longer!

Anyway tomorrow is korkor's last day at uni and also last day of his schooling life!!! WOW! Lucky boy! no more school for him after this and soon he will be stepping into the corporate world!! ENJOY YOUR LAST DAY AT UNI BRO!!!! =) aww...that means no more waking up early and leaving for school together!! =( i guess i will miss rushing him for school. When we are going for morning classes that start at 9, im always the kanchong one and say 'HURRY UP, LATE ALREADY!' . haha sometimes i get so impatient i even leave first! haha. Oh wells, this marks the end of 2 very fantastic years with him here! =) It'll always form part of my good memories of melbourne!

Okay, these are some photos that we have taken but just havent gotten around to putting it up! Enjoy!

The hibernation starts in 4 hours and 40 mins!

So at exactly 3pm aussie time my take home exam will be released!!! Okay, let me put on my 'prosecutor cap' and prepare for a 'fun' three and a half days with all the evidence!!! =) I pray for God's blessings to be upon me throughout this time!!!

Week 11!

And so we are into week 11 now! In other words, it is also the second last week of school! Tensions are rising, eyebags are growing and attendance in classes are suddenly soaring! This is definitely a sign of the up and coming exams. And i've one in just two days time! Will time please slow down? It's seriously moving too fast for my liking. I wish there was a stop button where i can press it and everything would just come to a halt while i try and catch up with whatever i need to do. Anyway, it's also the bro's second last week of uni life!! I can't believe he's gonna graduate soon! Time really does fly! It seems like only yesterday where he was talking about joining me in melbourne and now we are talking about his graduation already. But i must say that he's been an awesome housemate the past two years or so and that i've enjoyed all the fun times we've shared in melbourne! Well, as they say all good things must come to an end, and i have to enjoy his company while i still have it for the next few weeks!

Okay, so its back to the books!! I shall read more of my evidence notes now!!! STUDY STUDY STUDY!!!!!

ps: i know there is a serious lack of photos on this blog! i promise i will post them up once my take home exam is over!

Week 10 is ending!

Tomorrow marks the end of week 10 for me! I've got 5 hours of class tomorrow and i'll be done for the week. Can't believe that i've only two weeks of school left before its swot vac and exams! Nothing interesting has happened lately, it's been a pretty monotonous routine to school and back home. Haha i'm trying to think very hard what i can blog about, but my life has been so uninteresting lately that i'm seriously cracking my head to think of something. Anyway, tomorrow is my last lesson for evidence and proof before my take home exam next week. I must say this subject is a pretty enjoyable one, it gives me a very different perspective and insight when i watch homicide and detective shows on tv like 'FBI Files' or something because i begin to appreciate how important the police and the prosecutors have to work together to ensure that the perpetrator is brought to justice. Its basically about admissibility of evidence, coming up with the factual scenario and trying to prove your case. It sounds really easy but in practice it's alot more complicated when there are tons of things you've to consider. Hopefully i will be able to do all this in my take home next week. I'm pretty stressed about it and i'm keeping my fingers crossed that it will turn out fine.

On a different note, everybody must read the life section of the Sunday Times this week! There is going to be an article about the chow chow blog that korkor set up! the link is mychowchows.blogspot.com. It's gonna be pretty exciting! =) Okay, i guess i've to get back to work now!! Oh yes, Daddy take care in Sri Lanka k? Be very very careful!!! love everyone loads! =)

HAPPY MOTHERS DAY!!!!!

HAPPY MOTHERS DAY MY DEAREST MUMMMYYYYY!!!!!!!!!!=) THANKS FOR BEING THE BEST MUM IN THE WHOLE WIDE WORLD!!! You are simply the best!!! Thanks for being the best person that i can share things with, the person that can read me without me saying much, best shopping partner,for always being there through my ups and downs and most of all, I thank God for giving me such an awesome mum!!! You've been such a blessing in my life!! I LOVE YOU MUM!!!!!

Going all out for the exams!

So i finally submitted my property research essay yesterday! Glad that finally it's out of the way and i can focus on my upcoming exams. Its scary how it's only a month away and there is just so much to cover. But nevertheless i will fight on till the end!! I pray that God will give me the discipline and determination! It's about 1 and a half months more to singapore! Anyway, the weather here is really nice and cool these few days. It hasn't been as crazy as what it was a week ago. A week ago it was hovering around the 5-6 degrees region but this week its around 13 degrees. This weather makes it so nice to sleep in, and it gets dark at 5 that the day seems really very short. So today is the 9th of May, exactly 1 more mth on the 9th of June, i would be sitting for my first paper. Why oh why do my exams have to fall on the 1st day? Sigh! Anyway, since there is nothing i can do about it, i must start preparing now.

On a lighter note, we had japanese food last night. The friday jap place that we always go to. I ate the sushi platter, all salmon of course and it was not bad until i ate one piece where the salmon sashimi wasn't fresh! I almost puked and in the end just spat it out. The bro said my face changed colour immediately to green. Yeah, it was pretty bad, so im a little scared of raw food now i think i will stick to terriyaki beef next time. After that, we had french crepes which is next door to this jap place. I ate my usual aumoniere (which is a crepe filled with chocolate, vanilla ice cream and cream). It was heavenly =) I really am a big chocolate fan now. Somehow it makes me feel happy! haha. But talking about that, i had a major chocolate high on thursday night where the bro and i had churros with chocolate dip after having dinner at dessert house. Usually we have a churros (to share) which is a slightly bigger plate for two and a hot cold (hot chocolate with ice cream). But that day, because both of us had a craving and were greedy we ate the churros to share and a single churros plus a hot chocolate. Oh my goodness, after that we were exploding with chocolate overdose!! haha. It was good but maybe a little over the top. Guess we will stick to just one plate to share next time.

I shall get back to preparing my dinner now! We are having chicken rice with frozen breaded chicken with chicken rice chilli and to top it of, egg!

In the meantime, please pray that i will have the discipline to study and prepare for my exams! JASLYN FIGHTING!!!!

ps: thanks Godma for the lovely quotes of encouragement!! you're the best!!!

THE VERY CRUCIAL MONTH

The exam dates are finally out!

9th June: Administrative Law

12th June: Property Law

22 June: Criminal Law

and not forgetting my take home evidence and proof exam from 21st May to 25th May.

My property essay is due in three days time, and once its over, i've to prepare my notes for my evidence and proof exam then at the same time start my revision for my exams since its exactly a month from now. This is going to be a very very crazy month. I expect very little sleep, alot of stress and pimples and alot of hair pulling. There is just SO MUCH to do and SO LITTLE TIME!!!!! HELP!!!! I must hang in there!

the challenges of law school

So its exactly 1 week to handing up my property essay, 3 weeks to my 100% take home exam and about 1 mth plus to the start of exams. And these few weeks, the topic taught in each class seem to get a lot more confusing and challenging. I need to start my revision once my property essay is over. There is just so much to cover and I really need to start NOW. It's the time of the semester where feelings of stress, anxiety, tiredness and everything kicks in. The weather isn't helping either, with temperatures plunging pretty low the past few days. But i just got to HANG IN THERE!!! As they say, when the going gets tough, the tough gets going. These are the challenges of law school i should have anticipated anyway, and it probably will not get any easier. I just pray for the strength to go through tough and trying times, that i will not lose faith and that when i feel weary, I will know that there is always light at the end of every dark tunnel. Okay, i better get back to my essay now!!! JIAYOU JASLYN!!!!!!! (haha this is like psyching myself up!!!)

a cold, windy and wet day

Now i'm sitting at my desk, wearing my thick purple jumper, track pants and covering myself with a blanket. It's such a cold cold night tonight. It's currently 9 degrees celsius and somehow today it just seems exceptionally cold. I'm boiling water now to make a hot drink for the bro and myself. I didnt even open the sliding doors today cos i think it will get alot colder then, and i had rather try and retain the heat inside my home instead. I can't believe the weekend is ending. Time is passing a bit too quickly! Tomorrow will be week 8 of school already! 5 more weeks of school and one and a half weeks to handing up my property essay! I've been trying to slog and do it over the weekend. The only consolation is i've finally started writing, but sometimes its just so hard to put all ur points and plan into words. Oh well, i pray that the Lord will give me wisdom and determination to do my property essay.


On a different note, I'm saddened by the news that Uncle Kum Seng passed away last night. But on the other hand, i know that he is now safely in God's hands and that he does not have to suffer all that pain anymore. I'm really glad that he converted into a Christian a few weeks ago. It's truly a miracle and indeed a testimony of God's greatness and God's timing. I take consolation now that he is back home with the Lord. I will always remember him as an extremely nice, soft spoken and good natured uncle that always put others before himself. I remember his last words to the bro and i when he talked to us on the phone the other time 'study hard and take care'. I can't believe he's gone already, but all i know is that he is in a better place now and i should be happy for him. And one thing is for sure, he will never ever be forgotten and that memories i had of him are all happily stored in my head. Goodbye Uncle Kum Seng, thanks for being such a blessing in my life and everybody's life, you will never ever be forgotten =)

Victoria set for cold, wet week

That is the title of one of The Age newspaper's article. Okay, i must remember the brolly and to wear thicker the next few days. Ironically, its not cold at all today! Its like 22 degrees now! How strange. The article says:

"Get out your winter woolies - Victoria is in for a cold, wet and perhaps even wild weekend."

"A series of fronts moving across south-eastern Australia over the next four to seven days is predicted to bring rain, hail and even snow to our tinder-dry state."

haha. how exciting they make it sound but usually its really not tt eventful! But we'll see!!!