Friday, November 30
busy busy day!i wandered into town, and met up with somemore friends today! isn't it just great when you come back from holiday and get to see all the people you've been missing all those months! *giggles*
i'm kinda tired now though, i've been waking up at really early hours for the past week, and i think it's starting to take its toll! *eyebags*
but lo and behold, i know that before i realise it, the FATBOY SLIM concert will be upon me!
Thursday, November 29
i've finally got all my stuff back in the same country now.. i went all the way to changi air freight center to pick up the rest of my stuff, and i swear that place is like a country in its own, to get in you have to surrender your ID, and there are so many buildings in there! i got lost trying to find where i was supposed to go.. luckily there was this really nice lady who kept walking from office to office trying to help us figure it all out..at the end of the day, after some drama and alot of stress, i managed to get all my things safe and sound.. at least i think so.. i haven't opened the boxes yet, and it looked like they were about to fall apart any second!
i think right now i'm just waiting for that one magic moment where everything just seems to fall together perfectly.. and i wouldn't have to worry about anything at all..
*sigh*
Tuesday, November 27
oh the noise!my upstairs neighbour is currently renovating their bathroom, and the drilling sounds like they're doing it right in my room itself! it's enough to even give deaf people a headache!! i hope that i'll have to get out of the house tomorrow, then at least i won't have to put up with all that noise again.. *shudder*
but at least my mom and i managed to clean out alot of shelf space, even if you do need a ladder to reach it! but while we were clearing out the shelves i managed to find some shoe boxes full of letters that my friends wrote to me while i was in boarding school! boy did that bring back alot of memories!
now it seems my brain has just stopped working.. i think it must be all the questions in the application form that i was filling out for a job with the ministry of information and the arts.. it seems more like an interrogation than an application!!
ooh, at least dark angel is on tv tonight!
YAY!
uh oh there's a mosquito flying around.....................
Monday, November 26
i went for a haircut today, or a trim rather at my trusty hairdressers.. i've come to a point lately where i won't let anyone else touch my hair because i want to know that i'm not going to have to worry about how my haircut is going to turn out!it's not alot different from what it was before, but at least it looks a little neater now.. *does the vidal sasson hair flip*
housemate c has taken home 5 of the female guppies that we had in our tank, and i told her that she'd probably have to buy new males if she wanted them to breed because the guppies we have currently have been breeding with each other, and goodness knows that inbreeding can't be very good! we might end up with gill-less, three-finned, three-eyed albino guppies at the end of it!
*shudder*
Sunday, November 25
today was a rather mellow day.. it's been drizzling most of the afternoon..but i had a lovely breakfast with chad this morning (even if it was from macdonalds!) we wanted to go to ghim moh to have something to eat there, but it seemed that half of singapore had the same idea too, so we gave up trying to get a parking space..
pebbles has just walked into the room, and parked herself next to the door.. she seems to like to do that alot! especially when you need to walk in and out of the door alot, or when the aircon's just been turned on, and since she's in the way, you can't close the door!
ahahaha, but she's a real cutie she is, her fur's turning a bit of a brown colour because it's going white on the inside.. it looks kinda cute actually.. but i wonder how long more it's going to be before she goes competely white..
hmmm.. a white rottweiler.. that's an interesting sight!!
we're having roast beef for dinner tonight
yummmmmmmmmmm..
Saturday, November 24
humid humid humidi think this is one of the things that's going to take alot of getting used to about being back home.. there's always this permenant feeling of being just that little bit sweaty.. i'm amazed at how people can walk around in jeans and long sleeved shirts.. that's the type of outfit that i'd wear on a nice spring day in melbourne..
*sighhhs* ahhh.. melbourne! it's starting to feel like it was such a long time ago that i was there..
i guess time just flies really quickly sometimes.. and the hours just go by without us really noticing!
i'm still living out of my suitcases.. although finding things is getting a little easier i think! or at least i hope so!
my mom, my sister, chad and i went to IMM today and had a walk around.. there are SO many stores there now, it was amazing! and there was even this cute little store selling fish, and we managed to find this gorgeous dark blue/black guppy, so i chased him around the tank and we bought him! now we have a grand total of about 23 guppies, and 10 baby guppies! and call me mad, but i think we need more fish.. MORE FISH!!! i cleaned out the water and washed all the stones, and the water looks so crystal clear now! who wouldn't want to live in a clean environment? heheheeh.. i just love to sit and watch all the little fishies swimming about in the tank.. it's supposed to be theraputic anyway.. and who wouldn't want free therapy?
housemate c(indy) has gone to zoukout today! it's this great big party by the beach, which sounds like fun, except that i'm just waiting for the fatboy slim concert instead!
GOOOOOO FATBOY SLIM!
Friday, November 23
*airport voice*WELCOME TO SINGAPORE!
so it looks like i'm back again, in the sunny tropical island in the sun that i call home.
it was odd how i didn't realise how much i was going to miss melbourne (i knew before that i was going to miss it, i just didnt' realise how MUCH!) until the last few days i had there.. :(
i walked around town today with seok bin and cindy, and part of me felt like i'd never left at all.. maybe it's more a case of my head never left singapore, but my heart got left behind in melbourne..
i'm still living out of my suitcases because i haven't got a room of my own (thanks to a grandma who's taking up more space than we wished her to!) and even in the room that i share with my sister, there isn't enough space to put any of my things.. i guess it would help if i remembered what i packed in the different suitcases.. so i don't have to go rummaging everytime i want to get changed to go out!
i've been fielding questions left right and center about what job i want, what i'm going to do next, whether or not i've been looking or got any responses..
maybe i should do what my sister suggested, write down all the answers on index cards and just hand them to people after they ask the questions.. either that or just announce that i'm waiting for a sign from God, and that everything is in God's hands and if they have a question they can ask Him instead.. and then just start singing hymns!
*kum ba yahhh my lord, kumbah yahhhhh*
i've been back only a day, but already it feels like a week!
i think for the time being i'm going to put the idea of getting a job at the back of my mind.. i deserve a break i'd say, especially after four years of hard work at university.. and if the university tells me that there's something wrong with my results or anything like that, and says that i have to go back again.. the world's going to see the biggest hissy fit ever thrown!
my mind's still working on melbourne time, i actually woke up at 7 am this morning!! *shock horror*
Tuesday, November 20
hmmmwell!
it seems that i'm still online! so i thought i'd give another update before i get disconnected ...
i've been up since about 8 30 am just packing and cleaning away.. it feels like i've made alot more progress now, although there are still alot of things lying around that just can't decide where they want to go :/
there suddenly seems to be too many things to do and not enough time.. but i guess even if someone gave me extra time, i'd still feel the same way!
the only thing i'm worried about now is that i'm not going to be able to carry all my luggage! i think i'm going to throw out my bag just trying to get everything to the airport!
*sigh*
whatever happened to those wonderful inventions they were talking about to shrink things? that would be SOOOO handy right now!!
Monday, November 19
*phew*i'm still packing away, although my mom and i have been doing some shopping at the same time.. i guess it's just too hard to resist! but at least the clothes that i've been getting have been working clothes, so i don't feel as bad about having to find space to put it all..
my internet is going to get cut off tomorrow, so i won't be able to blog for a while, but rest assured once i get my internet connection back i'll be sure to update everyone on what's been going on and how my flight went!
*sigh*
another chapter closes.. and a new one opens..
Saturday, November 17
pack pack pack pack pack pack packall packing and no play makes deb a dull girl! all packing and no play makes deb a dull girl! all packing and no play makes deb a dull girl! all packing and no play makes deb a dull girl! all packing and no play makes deb a dull girl! all packing and no play makes deb a dull girl! all packing and no play makes deb a dull girl! all packing and no play makes deb a dull girl! all packing and no play makes deb a dull girl! all packing and no play makes deb a dull girl! all packing and no play makes deb a dull girl!
i've filled up two suitcases, and a couple of boxes, and my wish of being able to just cart everything on the plane looks like it's going down the drain (hey, that rhymed!) so it looks like tomorrow i shall have to get jetta boxes, which seems to be everyone overseas' students saviour. there's still hope i believe.. or maybe it's just me trying to believe there's hope! i've packed all the major things already, it's all the little bits that are left, like shoes and stuff on my desk, which i just realised i haven't touched at all, doh! i wonder if it'll be worth it to just trash/give away everything and just buy it again when i get back home.. afterall, if i don't miss it, then i probably didn't need it anyway, and i wouldn't have to buy it again! if that makes sense at all!
i refuse to believe the stuff i have is junk (despite what everyone says) it's four years of memories!
and four years of memories take up alot of space!!
we didn't quite make it to queen victoria market today.. but at least i did manage to find someone to sell more of my stuff to! it looks like i won't be giving as much to the salvation army as i thought i would be, but hey, i'm not complaining.. as long as my stuff is outta my place by the time i leave i'm pretty happy!
*burps* i just made a huge big pasta for my mom and i, and i think we've both stuffed ourselves silly! this is what happens when you try and finish up food that's in the fridge!
the packing's coming along pretty alright.. a bit slow by standards, but i guess as long as everything gets done in the end we should be fine!
i'm listening to robbie william's sing when you're winning.. what a legend! I LOVE YOU ROBBIE WILLIAMMMMMMMS!
Friday, November 16
shopping shopping shoppingif ever there was a mantra for this holiday that my mom is on, i think that has to be it! we're doing pretty well though, buying lots of stuff at great bargains.. so i guess it's not all that bad a thing (although i'm sure there must be a million guys out there just shaking their heads in disagreement!) but my mom did manage to get lots of bargains at Katies! that should last her at least a few new years! hee!
i just realised that i've been out every single day for more than a week now, and that has to be a record! usually i spend a few days out, and then a few days at home recharging my batteries again.. i'm probably going to need to sleep for a week when i get back home..
i'm still on the hunt for work clothes.. which seems to be impossible to find.. not at a reasonable price that is..
oh what a horrid world of economics we live in!
tomorrow we are off to my mom's haven - queen victoria market!
it's only about 6 more days till i get back!
Wednesday, November 14
oh what wonders these cosmetics companies can come up with sometimes, my mom has brought over a ton of samples from elizabeth arden's good night cream and what a cream it is! i don't think i've slept so deeply for such a long time! and the best part was that i was so refreshed when i woke up on my own at 9 30 am! that HAS to be a record!of course, that didn't stop me from having a nap in the afternoon anyway :P
zoolander yesterday was sooooo funny, i had such a time just laughing my head off. there are just times when you really need those brainless movies just to make yourself feel more intelligent :P
we went to dinner at a restaurant in caufield called wild ginger.. it's owned by my parent's friends, and this isn' t a shameless plug or anything, but i really did like the food there! it's too bad that i only realised where they just a week before i have to go back home..
i'm starting to realise that i'm going to be missing melbourne alot.. there just isn't the same type of cafe culture back home, where all you can find is coffee bean or starbucks. bleah.
but don't worry melbourne, i'm sure i'll be back soon enough.. my mom has already told me that i should try and find a job here in the future, so she can come back and live here and buy her dream car - the range rover! i've got my eye on the BMW X5 though, now THAT'S a real car!
*waves* hullo housemate C!
Tuesday, November 13
ladies and gentlemen, may i please present, MY MOTHER!i woke up at the crack of dawn this morning, because my mom's flight got in at about 7 am, so i got up, got dressed and headed over to the airport thanks to lorraine (THANK YOU LORRAINE!) where we proceeded to wait for about two hours before my mom finally got out of customs. lorraine and i were just starting to wonder if my mom had actually gotten on the plane in the first place, and we were pretty close to just picking anyone that was walking out of the airport doors to adopt her as my new mom and take her home!
but she made it in the end, and i think my mom really missed melbourne, and she's got a pretty good memory too, she can remember where everything is! and the last time that she was here was almost three years ago! *impressed*
after a yummy breakfast at a little cafe called marios, we walked around bridge road where all the wonderful warehouses are.. and i scored myself a great work jacket from review, for the wonderful price of $49!! reduced from $299! and the best thing about it was that it was the last one there! *happy* i'd been worried that i was never going to find a good work jacket that didn't leave a hole in my pocket first..
tonight i'm off to watch zoolander! i watched shrek (again) the other night at rutti's place.. that movie still cracks me up! 'ohhh, you're a girl dragon... i mean, of COURSE you're a girl dragon!'
Sunday, November 11
yummmmmi've just come back from a wonderful yumcha lunch (otherwise known as dimsum to anyone outside melbourne) and what more could anyone ask for? dish after dish brought to the table, although sometimes we did have to track down the waiters and waitresses with the dishes.. but hey, we filled up in the end, and that's the important thing! i think i really ought to learn more cantonese!
it's a good thing i got home when i did, it's just started to rain!
Friday, November 9
i've been busy busy busy busy busy..on wednesday night i went to see a play and lorraine and kelvin are both involved in. it's called 'beyond the gate of heavenly peace' and i have to say i quite enjoyed it! the theater is a little small, but one of those cozy and personal ones, which at least made sure that i could see all the actors as opposed to those big venues where all you can make out of someone's head is a dot! i'm probably going to go back and watch it again, but i'm bringing my mom along this time, and she arrives in melbourne in just three days time! hmm.. maybe it's time to do a little spring cleaning around my place :P
on a more famous note, i met lorraine and her little brother's friend (he's visiting melbourne for a holiday) for breakfast on thursday morning and we went to a cute little cafe called blupost, and halfway through our meal, we noticed that there was a guy holding a camera, a camera stand, and another guy holding a boom mike.. and a couple of minutes later, dannii minogue walked in! i have to say, she's pretty good looking in real life too! i didn't really get to see how tall she was, but she certainly had great skin, and she looked good for that time of the morning!
after a little excitement, we went walking around chapel street for the afternoon before arthur joined us, and then he bundled us off to chadstone! my mecca for shopping! needless to say though, i didn't end up buying anything, and ended the day with just some really sore feet!
it's only about 13 more days before i head back home to the tropical island of singapore.. i'm not sure if i'm excited or sad.. a little bit of both i guess.. i've spent so much time in melbourne already that it'll be hard to leave behind all the little things of melbourne, but at the same time i'm looking forward to all the little things of singapore too.. i'm pretty sure that i'll be back again one day though.. melbourne is my second home :)
Tuesday, November 6
the emmys were finally on last night, but australian tv only showed it for two hours instead of three!! i was wondering why it seemed so short this year.. we even missed out on ellen wearing that bjork outfit! damn!but on the other hand, sharon made this wonderfully delicious chicken curry that i was still dreaming about this morning, thank goodness there were leftovers.. i wasn't even hungry, but i wanted to eat it anyway! aahaha..
it's melbourne cup day today, but i don't think that the celebrations will be very jovial today, it's been raining cats and dogs since i woke up, and it's not showing any signs of letting up anytime soon..
but i'm sure the australians will find a way to celebrate anyway, all those ladies will be wearing their big hats! so at least that'll keep them a little bit more dry.. :P
oh! and i forgot to mention that the peace camp that has been parked outside the state library has been kicked off! i think it was because they were killing all the grass that was there, apparently they've moved up one suburb to carlton... but there's still a small information booth that they were allowed to keep here.. the poor grass.. you can still see all the shapes of the tents that were up before!
Monday, November 5
ahhh.. it was like the good old times again!arthur is now back in melbourne for about two weeks, and that meant that everyone was camped out at my apartment until about 3 am.. which was how it used to be in the past.. so i can tell you it brought back alot of old memories :)
especially when arthur came to pick me up in his gorgeous black toyota celica! i have so many wonderful memories of that car.. it was just great being back in the passenger seat again (thank goodness i wasn't sitting behind this time!)
WELCOME BACK ARTHUR! MELBOURNE MISSED YOU!
*giggles*
Saturday, November 3
i've updated my site yet again, and there are even more photos to look at now!soooo..... you know what to do now :)
i went to watch a melbourne uni play last night called 'the meeting' which was... well.. bizarre really. i think it must be lorraine, anytime i go watch something artsy with her, it turns out to be really bizarre! don't get me wrong, the play had some pretty good parts, but some of the was just beyond me. I guess maybe i need to go to more artsy things before i can understand it. at least i'm trying!
i did retail therapy yesterday, and boy did it feel gooooooooooood. and the best part of it was that i didn't spend everything on myself! i actually managed to get the majority of my christmas shopping done! which of course made me quite happy, because i don't think i've actually managed to get 10 people's presents in the one day before! and it's not like i just went into one store and swoooped off a whole counter and just said 'i'll take that' i actually looked at stuff, thought about it, and decided it was right for the person!
i'm kinda proud of myself! hee :)
plus the review top that i rewarded myself with is just brilliant, i walked into the store, and it was the first thing i picked out and i fell in love.. *sighs*
Thursday, November 1
such lazy lazy days... today's weather was pretty good actually, the sun was out, the skies were relatively blue.. if it weren't for the huge construction site opposite the cafe that rutti and i were at, it probably would have been much better!! but i guess you can't win them all :)i'll be back in singapore in about 21 days, think i should get round to doing a little more packing over the next few days, otherwise i don't think i'm ever going to get all my things back home!!! ahahahah...
it feels good to finally have no assignments or essays to worry about though.. although that does mean that i sometimes have too much time on my hands, but what the hell, i get alot of surfing done! *giggles*
tomorrow i think we're off to watch zoolander.. it looks like one of those that you don't really need much brain power to enjoy... sounds perfect!
i've been watching this australian program called search for a supermodel and it's trashy stuff, but it's just one of those things that you just can't help but watch!! and hey, the girls are gorgeous too!
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