It's 9.10pm right now. Gonna be leaving the house at 10pm. Gonna have to wait for Jason and Steve to arrive...they're gonna send us to the airport!
I can't wait!!!! Mummy, Daddy and Jess will be picking me up at the airport....can;t wait to see them again. Been such a long time.
Well....gonna have to pack up my lappie. See all u guys back in Singapore!!!
Just 40 hours more and once again, I'll be able to set foot on Singapore grounds! I totally can't wait now....feel as if i'm this small kid anticipating some surprise....filled with excitment! Looking forward to catch up and spend time with my family and friends! After not being in Singapore for close to a year, the homesickness has already taken its toll and all i want to do now is be in the comfort of my own home, own room, own bed,with my family.
The weather right now is crazy! Its madness man....yesterday it was like windy and cold and today it's so warm....feeling all yicky and sticky now...gotta take a shower soon. Can't take it anymore....Wonder how i'm gonna acclimatize back to singapore's weather, especially after the cold days i've survived thru in Perth.
Been spending the last 2 days going ard getting last min stuff for my family. Still got quite a bit of packing to do...have to pack all my books and files and whateva is left outside into proper storage so that dust wouldn't collect. Will probably only be coming back like a week b4 uni re-opens which is on 1st March'05 so yea....loads of dust can accumulate over that period.
There's Harry Potter on the telly later this evening....heehee....gonna watch it.
Back to packing and clearing the stuff in my room for now........
The last 5 days have been really GREAT! Headed up the northern part of Western Australia for our roadtrip. 5 fun-filled days with 5 great pals....Mish, Daryl, Charles, Jon and Me! Heehee!
I think the only bad part of the entire trip was the freaking long hours of driving...thank God i dun have to drive! (shall get my driver's license next yr) Can u even imagine...approx 900km of road to cover! Lucky for us we've got 3 drivers, so it wasn't that bad and tiring for them. We killed time and boredom playing tai tee at the back...talking nonsense and playing stupid catergory games which i unfortunately always seem to loose! Damn!
Headed for Kalbarri on our first day. Went abseling @ the Z-bend, which is this really beautiful place formed by many gorges eroding thru the land....tracked in the area quite a bit....but obviously the most enjoyable part of it was the abseling. Our guide and instructor was Rob, he was really nice cept for the dumb song that he kept humming asking us if it sounded nice! Did 5 abseils...3 backwards and the last 2 fowards...i reckon the forwards one were the best....really felt as if it was the kinda those mission impossible thingy. *super fun man*
Gorges of the Z-Bend in Kalbarri. 
Abseiling the Z-bends in Kalbarri.
Ok...but one thing i have to mention was the horrible heat and the countless number of irritating houseflies that were just buzzing all over and landing on our faces and stuff....arghhhh....i can easily tell u w/o exgerrating that we had to constantly shoo off over 2000 houseflies on the entire trip...possible more in fact!!!! *gross* Spent the rest of the day suntanning along the beach....nice...clear waters too....*grins*
Scenic caption of the gorges in Kalbarri National Park.
Left for Denham on the 3rd day...further up North from Kalbarri. Small nice town and not too mention the places that we stayed in were really nice and cozy! It was just great to spent time and hang out with each other...the trip was constantly filled with loads of laughter. Relaxing it was....something different for a change. Back in the motels...spent most of time just chillin, snacking on junk food, playing thr guitar and tai tee, talking...TV...yea!
4th day....went to Monkey Mia....saw loads of pretty dolphins...they were so beautiful man...came so close to shore and so up close too. First time i actually saw so many at once. Lovely sight man. Too bad it became a little too cloudy in the afternoon...not much of a suntan! *sighz* so much for the hope of trying to even out my tan! *darn*
Ain't the dolphin beautiful? Taken @ Monkey Mia.
Pretty Dolphin...
On our way back to Perth....dropped by Shell Beach...i tell u this beach has its name for a reason...the entire beach is just covered with shells! It's a pretty amazing sight. Shells of all sorts of shapes, sizes, colour, texture.....and the water was like crystal clear!
Shell Beach...
The drive home was a pretty long one....nonetheless....the entire trip was good. I had fun and i think the rest did too...really tired from all the adventure....have to get up early tmr...still got loads of stuff to settle.
Pretty excited now.....tmr morning gonna set off on our 5 day roadtrip up North of Western Australia. I've been up North b4 but never gone that far. This time round we're really heading up North man. Way cool...it's probably gonna take us a good 7-8hrs to reach our first destination - Kalbarri. Damn long rite! *sighz* We're going up even further to Denham and Monkey Mia which is the place which I'm really looking forward too....heard the beaches are beautiful and the water is crystal clear with dolphins swimming abt. Can't wait to go snorkling there man!
WoooHoo! Hope the trip will be a damn good one.Gonna go with Mish, her brother -Jon, Charles and Daryl.
Well...shall blog abt our adventure when i return back on Thursday ya....meantime.....all u guys out there enjoy and take care...Ciao...
Yesterday was good! It was our final gathering of 2004 for all the human movement international students. Had a BBQ down at Matilda's Bay ard noon. Hmmm...yes yes, i know most of u must be wondering why in the world hold a BBQ in the middle of the daqy rite? Hey listen here k...this is not Singapore....it's Perth! We do it the aussie style...hahaha...but yea, the weather is real good and not hot and humid like SG. In fact it was a tad chilly yesterday.
HM group photo...too bad not everyone's in the pix!!!
Had loads of yummy food....*slurps* Felt pretty bloated after everything. I just love BBQ's here in Perth. First of all....
** u dun have to book the pits b4 hand and it's free (first come first serve)
** the pits are electrically heated, meaning that u dun have to do it the old conventional and messy way using the charcoal method
**lastly, the prior users are always very considerate, they never leave a mess and really take time to clean up the grill even though it's free
(hey come on....even in sg free or not....does anyone really bother...pls! *rolls eyes*)
It was such realxing kinda gathering. Everyone's exam has ended (ok myabe except for MJ...but she's doing good...no worries babe). *sighz* so sad man, final year gathering...meaning...some ppl wiull be leaving us! Farewell to our Honours students : Halim and Jeff. Our 3rd yr students Colleen, Chee Yong and my darling 'twin' Michelle. It seems as if we knew them forever, yet it has just been under a year studying together.
My darling 'twin' Michelle....don't u agree we look kinda alike? (obviously I'm the taller one...hahhaha...sorry babe!) Lub ya !
The BBQ was good...spents heaps of time chattering and laughing. The entire afternoon was well spent. The guys played their usual soccer...and as for us gals....hahaha...yea, out usual gossiping session. What's new rite?
The HM babes of 2004.....
I've been such a bum man. But i shall not complain...life is good as it is for now! Carefree and relaxing. Ahhhhh....what more can one ask for.
Been spending the past few days emersing and soaking myself into DVD's....watched:
....saving private ryan (guns, guts, guys....errr....pretty good movie nonetheless)
....brother bear (i teared while watching the movie...sooo...soooo touching...sobzs!)
....kill bill vol 1&2 (bloody movie...served arms, heads...uma is hot...she's got the moves)
....suddenly 30 (didn't think much of this show...just u're typical hollywood thingy...but ok lah)
....peter pan the movie (errrr...ok...this was a ?????? show...dun watch it unless u're really bored)
.....Farenheit 911 (tribute to the victims and heros of the sept twin towers attack....sad...memeories of the tragic event brought back to reality)
....panic room (thought this movie was pretty interesting...keeps u at the edge of ur seat. Interesting concept and story line...)
....u got served (way cool dance moves...hip hop street music...grooves, moves...yea baby...but the story line was a tad cheesy)
....the white chicks (funny, lame, dumb ass, bimbotic, slutty....well, not too bad a movie to have a good laugh over)
yes...ok, so much for the 'movie review'. Anyway, i'm freaking red and burnt now lah...ouchy! Was at the beach on monday with clara and 2 other her mates....was sooooo hot man. But i like.....took a dip in the chilly waters of cottlesole...went wave surfing....was good.
pissed coz yesterday headed to the HSBC bank in the city to open a savings account.Bloody hell....i waited for a good 1 hr 30 mins just to be served, coz there was this family opening a joint account in line b4 me...and when it FINALLY came to my turn, i was greeted by the lady at the counter.."oh i thought u were part of the family..." ...i mean what the f***. Arghhhh...piss off
Well, made myself feel better by heading to the city center to do some well deserved shopping.Felt so much better...for once in my life i actually finally felt the meaning of shopping being theraputic. Bought meself a pair of cargo pants and a top. i'm contented.... :)
Pretty tired now....spent the entire afternoon out. Went swimming first....the faculty pool was pretty crowed today, i prefer the weekend swim,esp on sunday, lesser ppl, it's better like that. Joined Min, Jeff and Wilfred for a game of tennis after that....think we played for a good 3 hrs. Basically did lots of rallying...but it was fun. So funny man....jeff was so 'cartoon'...and Min is POWER man...woohooo...u go gal...wilfred....hai...Mr tri-athlete is pratically good at every sport...i have no further comments .....hahahah
JUst got home from dinner...Wei Kang's parents are here in Perth to visit him and they offered to bring us out for dinner. Went to Jade Dynasty...some chinese restaurant....dinner was good...feeling all stuffed now...yum yum.....thank u uncle and aunty...heeehee
Yuppie...tmr afternoon, gonna have another human movement gathering...well, it's probably the last for this year as our yr 3's and honours students prepare to leave us...sobz....time flies so quickly....just when u actually feel as if u're just starting to get to know them....it just comes to a close. Anyway, gonna have a BBQ down at madtilda's bay....should be good fun....
Right now I'm thinking how to occupy myself for the rest of the nite....another DVD???
Exams are finally over....thank goodness! U know what time it is???? ----> It's time to P.A.R.T.Y!!!! Yeah baby!!!
Hmmm...well, i guess the human biology paper was pretty ok. MCQ section was a toughy though, other than that it was just average. Came out of the exam hall...felt totally refreshed...no more exams man...well...at least not till next year! Came home and immediately took a nap to recoperate from the lost of sleep that i've missed out on. Hahaha....thought that i slept for like an hour or so....BUT, by the time i woke up and check my alarm clock....4 hours had just gone by! Couldn't believe how long i actually slept for....nonetheless it was all good. Even the sky was starting to turn dark already...gosh!
I'm really sorry to say this but i think i'm already starting to feel bored! hahah....i know ppl who have yet to finish their exams would really wanna bash me up at this point in time...but honestly...i have no idea what i wanna do....allalallalalalalal....
Spent the rest of my evening sitting in my room watching DVD's - You Got Served: The dance moves were really cool and funky, other than that i didn't think that the whole storyline was that fantastic. The White Chicks: this movie was pretty funny and crappy....lame it was. Think i actually slept too much in the afternoon....had problems trying to get myself to sleep later that night...infact, didn't dose off till like close to 5am. hahahaha....
Saturday went pretty well too....went for a swim, something that i haven't managed to do for the pass 3 weeks due to exam preparations. Goodness....started doing a few laps of freestyle and i realised how my stamina has declined so rapidly just over this short period of time. *sighz* Even practicing my butterfly stroke....die...kinda lost the coordination of the leg and arm movement. So much for trying to be as graceful as a butterfly...looked more like a fish that couldn't swim (dun ask me how this analogy actually relates...it's random)
Beach it was for Mish and me in the afternoon...the weather was good,sky was sooooo clear, not a single cloud in the sky, and the sun was high above shining bright. Was a tad chilly though. The both of us just lay on the beach soaking up the sun and endulging in a book---that's the life man....pure relaxation. If only life was like that everyday...then again, maybe not... :(
Stayed to watch the sunset....lovely sight...the beautiful colours across the horizon...mama mia! U can never get anything as close to this in Singapore man! Ooolala!
Just finished watching Mulan, the disney animated movie. They were broadcasting it over the telly...i just love disney animated movies....cute, funny, interesting, and i just love the songs that go along....also, they always tell a story with moral lessons/values in them. I'm such a fan man. I think the best disney movie up till this date would have to be The Little Mermaid! Other favs would include Lion King and Beauty and the Beast.
Okie Dokie....hmmmm....another 9hrs more to my LAST...yes my LAST-FINAL-THE END-NO MORE-DONE-NEVER AGAIN Exam paper....Human Biology it is....
Another 11 hrs and it shall all be over...well that's provided all goes well for me later ya! *sighz* But that's not the main point, rather.....its my last paper...WooooHooo....
For now, i shall prepare to head to bed...hopefully this early resting and going to bed thing will serve and do some good for my brain tmr!
Yay! The day i dreaded the most has finally gone by....well...almost (got another say 3hrs to go)
Hmmm....why u might ask...., for crying out loud - COZ I HAD 2 BLOODY EXAM PAPERS TODAY!
Had my organisational behaviour and psychology papers today, each paper was like 3hrs man! 6 hrs of mind drained, brain jucie sucking and non-stop writing...what do u think! It's every university student's nightmare to have 2 papers in a day! I've been fretting and worrying so much abt this day...all the tension and stress that had built within. I was more worried coz i thought i wouldn't be able to cope and manage and that i would be more confused and not being able to memorise the many theories and concepts and essay outlines.
Well, i guess it wasn't as bad as i thought i would be. Really thank God for helping me survive and pull through it all. I must say the psychology paper went pretty well for me (at least i think it did), I was pretty lucky coz the 2 essay questions that came out were one of the few that i memorised pretty well, basically went there and regurgitated evrything that i could think off. My most dreaded OB paper turned out average...at least better than what i expected it to have been. At least i see some hope in it all. Well, i cannot get too contented and overly confident at this point in time....afterall it's only a personal judgement and the true results will only be revelaed when the results are posted....ahhhh!!!! Still got my last paper on friday to study for....Human Biology....
Walked out after my psy exam and i felt this total burden and stress load lifted off me almost imediately! Really felt as if a 100kg of load was lifted off man....never felt any better feeling than this. It's good....hahahah! I think my housemates would wanna kill me coz i think they have been the ones tolerating all my whining and complaining abt how stessed i was and so on.....the random floppings on their beds and stuff....heehee....lub lub u guys!
Well....3 down, 1 to go....woohooo....
The Lord is my shepherd, I shall not flunk;
He keepeth me from lying down when I should be studying.
He leadeth me beside the water cooler for a study break;
He restoreth my faith in research websites,
He leads me to better reading habits
For my grade's sake.
Yea, though I walk through the valley of overpiled assignments in such a short time,
I will not have a nervous breakdown;
For thou art with me.
My prayers and my friends, they comfort me.
Thou givest me answers in moments of blankness;
Thou anointest my head with understanding.
My paper runneth over with ideas I recognise.
Surely passing grades and flying colours shall follow me
All the days of my exams and assignments,
And I shall not have to dwell in this university forever,
Amen!
I'm currently feeling really mentally exhausted. I think i can feel all that brain juice being sucked up....brain dehydration!!! I think the regeneration of new brain cells are not even caught up enough to keep pace!
Tired...sleepy...drained...having 4 papers within 4 days is no joke.
All i seem to be doing is rambling away...no use i know....but what the heck!
I really need to work on my studying technique...think it's not effective and efficient enough...no time for changes now....shall keep that in mind for the next exams.
Tension and anxiety building up inside....i have exam phobias....normal i know but mine can be pretty excessive! I worry too much....i get stressed to easily...and this blog post is bloody random.
Maybe a shower will do some good....
Yesterday's HB practical exam was pretty ok i guess. Well...all apart from the fact that I'm annoyed coz most of my questions were based on idetification and function of cadaver parts! *irritated* The one that probably got me the most irritated was the question on the rat disection-where the bloody photo was so blur and 'weird-looking' that i had problems trying to identify the white-coloured organ that the arrow was pointing too! For a moment it looked like the rectum or bladder....then again it looked like the stomach to me! *crap..how bad can that get rite???*
No point harping over it....one down, another 4 to go next week. It's full swing next week man...can't wait for all this to be over. I'm already starting to smell the sea breeze, feel the heat from the sun and the sand beneath my feet. *the beach is calling me....'Come, Come'
I think i spend a good 1/4 of my study time thinking of all the things that i wanna do when the exam are over...ok, i just can't help it.....exams are plain miserable! Still have quite a bit to revise and till now i still feel damn reluctant to even open the crap OB text....this is not good...NOT good at all...i hate OB, its prob my weakest unit as well...can u even feel the hatred i have for the unit!!!! *arghhhh* It's crap...at least i dun mind studying for the rest of my units....to me they make more concrete sense than OB!!!!! *grrrrrr...*
Was suppose to wake up at like 8am this morning....but NO....i refused to get up...and dragged myself out of the bed at 10am instead! *damn* Ruined my study plan for the day!!!! Well....another cup of coffee in front of me now...studying part 2 commences once again.....
Shit is a powerful word. Just think of all the concepts and ideasyou can communicate with it. Shit may just be the most powerful wordin the English language.
Consider: You can be shit faced, be shit out of luck, or have shitfor brains. With a little effort you can get your shit together,find a place for your shit or decide to shit or get off the pot. Youcan smoke shit, buy shit, sell shit, lose shit, find shit, forgetshit, and tell others to eat shit and die.
You can shit or go blind, have a shit fit or just shit your lifeaway. People can be shit headed, shit brained, shit blinded, and shitover. Some people know their shit while others can't tell thedifference between shit and shineola.
There are lucky shits, dumb shits, crazy shits, and sweet shits.There is bull shit, dog shit, cat shit, bird shit, whale shit, ratshit, and horse shit. There is tough shit, hard shit, soft shit,slimy shit, rough shit, limp shit. You can shit a blue streak, shitbricks, shit pink twinkies, shit marbles, or shit your guts out.
You can throw shit, sling shit, catch shit, or duck when the shithits the fan. You can take a shit, give a shit, keep shit or serveshit on a shingle. You can find yourself in deep shit, or be happierthan a pig in shit.
Some days are colder than shit, some days are hotter than shit, andsome days are just plane shitty. There is funny shit and sad shit,bad shit and good shit. Some shit doesn't stink while other thingsreally smell like shit.
Some music sounds like shit, things can look like shit, and there aretimes when you feel like shit. You can be faster than shit or youcan be slower than shit. Sometimes you'll find shit on a stick,sometimes you'll find shit everywhere, and then there are times whenyou can't find shit at all. You can have too much shit, not enoughshit, the right shit, the wrong shit or a lot of weird shit.
You can carry shit in a bucket, put shit in a barrel, have a pile ofshit, have a mountain of shit, have a river of shit, or find yourselfup shit creek without a paddle. You can slice shit, spread shit,dunk shit or jump shit, and some people just can't cut the shit.
There is fun shit and dull shit, silly shit and serious shit.Sometimes you really need this shit and sometimes you don't want anyshit at all. You can stir shit, kick shit or stick your ass out thewindow and shit on the world. Sometimes everything you touch turnsto shit and other times you swim in a lake of shit and come outsmelling like a rose.
Shit! When you stop to consider all the facts, it's the basicbuilding block of creation. This means the universe did not beginwith a BIG BANG but rather with a BIG DUMP. Keep that in mind thenext time you flush the toilet. And remember, once you know yourshit, you don't need to know anything else!
First exam paper strats tmr morning at 9am! Human Biology 102 Practical!
Spent the earlier part of my morning down at the anatomy lab going thru stuff that might come out for tmr's paper. Saw buckets of brain, kidneys and cadavers...hahaha....hung out with Aaron and Vanessa for some peer testing. I guess it was pretty productive, it was good to reinforce the stuff that has been learnt. I feel that u learn and understand stuff better when u actually discuss and go thru it with ur friends. It's a reciprocal kinda cycle- u help them they help u in areas that u're waker in....well...then if u're the smarty pants, then u just get to reinforce whatever u've leart. Especially when u learn how ppl use various techniques to memorise and understand their stuff....it can be pretty hillarious, but it really stays with u! (eg: like how gentics plays its part in altruism....arghhhh....thanxs to Aaron for the tip! hahahah) Vanessa, this really sweet aussie chick was so funny.....she's like kinda blur sweet gal...but she learns fast alright,it was good fun hanging out and revising with her.
I'm just hoping and praying that all goes well for me tmr. I really hate the topic on the brain, espcially when they ask for the functions of the various parts.....irrtating man, i just keep getting so confused and mixed up! So much for studying abt the brain....i think someone needs to study my brain to see if its still alright!!!! *sulks* Saw think really weird alien like model of part of the brain...and we were like...what the heck is that thingy! I would have to say that I feel pretty prepared for the paper tmr, yet again, I don't want to be overly confident. U never know what those evil examiners would ask! *evil stare*
At this point in time, all i know is that I'm just gonna spend the rest of my afternoon going thru the whole practical shit one last time and have an ealry nites sleep! All the best to me and may i have the clamness, clarity of mind, wisdom and knowledge for the paper tmr! Good luck to Ja Ja! hahahaha....
*BLOATED* Gosh, I'm like super full and stuffed man. Just got back from dinner @ Nando's down Stirling Highway. Hahaha.....was a good time out to just head on down to get some yummy good food, taking into consideration that I haven't even eaten a proper meal the entire day. Think all I had was coffee and some biscuits. Nonetheless, it was brilliant, totally satisfied now. I can even hear my tummy sounding all pleased and contented! hhahah!
Well, all was good apart form the brilliant idea of ms chelsea ting to walk all the way down to Nando's....claiming that it would only take us 10mins!!! *grumbles* Ya rite....felt as if we were walking like forever man! No doubt it was a straight road down....we just kept walking and walking....no signboard of 'NANDO'S' in sight.....
Ok, maybe I'm overexagerating the story! Well, but we did walk quite a distance...so much for '10mins' But it was good....its always good fun to walk with someone....especially when that person is someone u get along well with...ie: Chelsea.... all the nonsense that comes out, sometimes u even wonder if the person is sane or not...then again, chelsea would prolly be refuting this by saying that I'm actually refering to myself....rite my sayang??? hahahhaha. Yea, but it also got our stomach working, so yea, all prepared for dinner! *drools*
Yea.....hahha....as for out journey back home....we were actually smart enough to TAKE THE BUS!!!!!!! What a difference it made man....both of us were looking out the window, pretty pleased with the distance that we had to cover to grab dinner.....as for now....its another long journey thru the nite for me....time to revise psychology followed by OB. *reluctant*
Ahhhh?..yes...the wonderful feeling of sucking and licking away on a paddle pop ice cream (ok, I know it sounds totally dubious! Then again, how else u do enjoy eating an ice cream???) Yes, we're eating paddle pop right here in Perth-Aust!!! U know the rainbow ones!!! Yup, we bought a box today?was in a pack of 10 and was going at like $2.99?which comes up to approx 30 cents per stick! Its like being a small kid again!.....can't believe how excited chels and I got over having paddle pops. We were even singing the paddle pop song!Remember??? The one that goes...paddle pop WOW?.paddle pop Yea?supper duper yummy??? Hahhaha....yea yea!!! Woohooo!
Used to love eating those as a kid?still remember that it was so cheap back then, like 30cents or something now if memory does not fail me?it has gone up to a ridiculous 70cents???Crap! Anyway, I've realized that I haven't eaten paddle pop ice creams ever since I came over here! *how pathetic* In fact, its really weird how u would expect one to eat loads and heaps of ice creams here since Aust is known for its dairy products and stuff, and hence there would be a greater range and variety, making it cheaper as well! Well...the truth is, I haven't! I would think that I ate more when I was back home in SG. Yea...in fact today is prolly the first day since I stepped into perth that I took a bite into a 'stick' ice cream! How cool is that! *lame* But yes, it's a great stress reliever esp when u?re wacking for the exams which like start in another 2 days!!! Arghhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh????.!!!!!!!!!!!!
Sally: "Mum, does God go to the bathroom?"
Mum: "No, dear. Why do you ask?"
Sally: " Well, this morning I heard Dad knock on the bathroom door
and say: "Oh God, are you still in there!"