The Kung Fu series

Very korean drama, isnt it?



And the kung fu story begins..




We never planned it that way. It was hilarious when it turned out like this.

And i did all this in a skirt!

I can put in a torch there...


Proudly taken by me. It really does look like he is going to take off, doesnt he?

Eugene, eugene..the guy who took over my room in the hostel now. He's has so much originality in his poses, i tell you.







This one was very natural, we were both caught unaware. I like. We actually had a picnic this day. Just the three of us..fancy having picnic in the winter! Was so cold, but a blast!

It IS that emotional...

my friend teared after her last paper on friday. She was the last one among the group. I was the second last. And i tell you, i can TOTALLY understand. 3 weeks of no playing you know...stressful period.

So,woooo hooooo! Exams are over! Interestingly, i am bogged with job offers before and during exam period..but now that exams are over, i have minimal job offers!! So good thing i did take on whatever job offers i had before exams and during so got cash to sustain.

I didnt take much pictures last semester. Now, its as if i am making up for lost time. As i was looking through pictures, i found this. The boyfriend seldom likes to take pictures, this was a perfect one. Taken by my younger brother when he was here. Made me miss him alot, he's got quite a talent, don't you think.

This is my new found good friend. I'm her nutritionalist cum fitness instructor now. Am so proud of her, she's been running with me everyday and we just went swimming! The other day, i brought her to church for the first time and she got very emotional. Then, i did too. Oh, and i told her that she can pray to God to lose weight. Well, i did when i had bad skin! My beautician then suggested to me, and she prayed with me! It sounds silly, but that just shows how good my God is.
The colours here are just so vivid. Nothing is edited on my blog.

The leaves are turning red and falling, winter is approaching.

A chinese teenager took this picture and the one below for us. I complimented him that he can take pictures, the ang mohs usually cannot take a decent picture for us!


City-wide-mid-year SALE!

Shows how much i like to jump.

My friend commented that i should check the cathederal out up on the hills. Apparantly, they have a fantastic choir. With my car, i am able to! Will find it one day. Oh, and did i mention i am going to bring my travel mates to the Hill Song church for service in Sydney! I cant wait to attend service there. Hill Song is like such a big name!

Haha, because i am the itinery planner. So although they are non-believers, they will have to follow me.Otherwise they are clueless! Ok, ok..i am not dictative. I did give them a choice...but they don't mind attending a free concert (that's what i told them about Hill Song. hahaha.)


See, i am not spoilt. Even though i own a car, i still take public transport! We're on the bus.



The funniest thing was, my friend actually took the EXACT SAME pose as me last year, without me knowing when i took this pose! Guess its natural for everyone to do this. Very typical.Hah.

I did not chao keng ar...that is my skirt! This beautiful dog came up to us when we were waiting for our food. Owner was nowhere in view. The dog actually immediately jumped on me and pawed me when i was walking towards it. The boyfriend said, "Must be a boy." So cute, so cute. Whoever wants to propose to me next time must do it with a puppy. Oh, and fireworks.

Don't say why i never study but work during my exams..it's because i can study while working!! Yeah, Singaporeans probably cant comprehend how that can happen. But i'm telling you, i can here!
Look at my temporary collegues from the office. I did most of my studying there.

Such a different experience mingling with the Australians. They tell me more about their opinions, culture and perspective. The girl in black is my age, and actually worked in the mining area for the last 3 years! So she was the only girl there, yadda yadda..and the mines here are something like in a ulu place. So she was telling me about the brothel there etc.

Train station. This was the night of my last paper. Must celebrate mah!


The supposedly Chinatown. Got sambal stingray to be found here!

I simply love this Korean steamboat lah. Brought mum and IVan here too. My third time eating.

The winter jacket dad bought me with the recommendation of my aunt in Germany (its actually considered their budget stores) actually keeps me so warm till i perspire! So even though it comes from a budget store, its of quality i guess. Maybe to Germans its budget, but to us, its quality already. But the test will be when i go Melbourne and Sydney. Its much colder there. Winter is actually sunny here!

I met the migration officer. I actually meet the requirements for a PR. Not easy nowadays....so yes..should i?

Last Chance learners

They have this reality programme in Melbourne where by first time learner drivers have been on the L plate for 10,13 years and has failed their tests more than 30 times. So this reality programme puts them with top notch instructors and if they do pass their final test, they get a brand new sponsored car each. How cool is that!

Thanks to dad supporting me getting a car, i realised that i have learnt ALOT about driving on the road. Lessons the instructor can't teach. Lessons should actually be taught at night, because its so different. But i doubt anywhere in the world, instructors teach driving at night. Which is why i suppose they've the system here whereby parents can take their children out for driving lessons on their own any time of the day.

Frankly, not to scare my parents...there were a couple of times an accident could have NEARLY happened to me. But thankfully, most Australians are pretty tolerant and patient on the road...so that's nice. Like yesterday, i made a somewhat illegal u-turn, u turn signs are rarely seen here that it almost doesnt exists! You only see 'no u-turn' signs around. So u assume if there isnt such a sign, a u-turn can be done.

So yes, i was making a u-turn, and this guy was coming out and turning in my direction (not expecting me to u-turn), so we almost clashed. When i told the boyfriend, he said one thing he learnt when doing such U-turns is to look at the opposite driver. If he is looking in your direction and aware of your presence. And i suppose i was lucky because that driver WAS aware of my presence, just NOT aware i was going to U-turn. Thus a clash was avoided. So er, wait a minute..does the boyfriend's advice make any sense?

Then of course there were the other times i didn't brake early enough, overshot those lines, and i hate those lights where once i am approaching them, they turn yellow!!! I always had a conflict, not sure to speed up or stop. But i must say my parking is getting better and better. No more reversing, going in, reversing. I can do it with one try!

They're very strict with the speed limits here. Most of the time i adhere, but there was once because it was uphill, i had to press harder..then as i go down hill (naturally, ur car will be abit faster because i accelerated up) then got a mobile speed camera there!! I am so scared...hope i didnt get a ticket. Stupid to put a speed camera there. Unreasonable and unfair!

Apocalypto

And so last night, we made our own caramel popcorn and sat to watch Apocalypto. It was brillant, brillant, brillant. A while back, my mum told me about this movie but all she could say was "Very nice..got naked people!" I was like "ok..what's so exciting about it."

Only when i saw the trailer on a rented dvd that got me interested so i asked my house mate to download it. How come such a brillant show was not publicised enough?! I'm very concerned about the dollars this movie pulled in. I hope it was a box office hit, because i would like to see Mel Gibson and his crew rewarded for their efforts. Not like Prirates of the Carribean 3, it was crap..but i bet it's a box office hit because everyone would have caught it, thinking it was good because of all that publicity.

Its so darn good, i'm actually reading up on the Maya culture. Apocalypto is kinda based on real history.

Ok, i fear my widom tooth is sprouting out. There's this mini ache at the left inside gum. The boyfriend says he sees something white. I don't even know where the dentists are here. And i realised the best thing about Singapore is everything is "downstairs my house". "Where you get this nice top?" "Downstairs my house." "Where's the famous chicken rice?" "Downstairs my house." " So cheap rebonding, where?" "Downstairs my house." "Where you hang out?" "Downstairs my house."

Besides the fact there was a Aids scare at the dentists here, i am not sure if i should check one out. My president at last job emailed me to ask if i have plans to return and work for them. I replied her, "send me to China!"

Its been a while..

I can imagine the two boys at home like this when mum makes her salads. But look at mine! It has chicken...and avacado and tomato beneath. Got this idea from the cafe's casear salad sans dressing. And of course, the chicken is the free one from the factory...woo hooo

Anyway, its exams now, with the last paper on the 15th June. Here i am again, temping as the receptionist. I thought i would be able to study here (without falling asleep, without snacking too much, distractions from the internet: scenerio at home). After all, i am at the front desk. But i find myself dozing off, and staring into space.

Just the other day, my lecturer shouted at me in his office when i went to collect my group report. Shouted at me over some dubious information in the report (according to him). And i actually brought him fries! (Because i went to see him after work in school, and i know he regularly buys fries from my work place) In the end, i dumped the fries because he rejected it. He said something like "that won't help."

I AM NOT TRYING TO BRIBE YOU,YOU YOU ERM (i am not very good with vulgar words)

I wanted to cry...because it wasnt my fault the report was dubious. (actually, i DO NOT THINK IT IS DUBIOUS IN THE FIRST PLACE. because it is ALL ALL ALL MY HARD WORK.)

He is just making things difficult, and it aint helping when i had 3 other absolutely useless group mates. I wonder how 2 of them can actually be presidents of some community clubs in university. My gosh! The lecturer said i should have just withdrawn from the group earlier on. Oh well, i had a good heart. I kept giving them chances, hoping they will produce substantial work, or the very least even PRODUCE SOMETHING. I ended up being a nagger and possibly the bitch.

Well, for that report, i failed by an amazing 0.5. Not sure if i should be grateful or not. I hope this doesnt happen in the exams.

I used to be very nice to people, then became not so nice because i feel i am taken for granted and not appreciated and ALWAYS BACK STABBED. But somehow, i am finding the niceness and the "thinking for other people" back again. The other day, i packed my friend her favourite nuts and brought another friend her craved cookies and cream ice cream. That's good right, because i thought i had become very self centered. I should be even MORE selfless, that's the aim.

And you know, i wouldnt have brought fries for that lecturer if i wasn't you know...thinking of him. I knew the marks have been set, why will i want to bribe him! Besides, i am not one who begs. Back in secondary school, everyone used to bug the teachers for more marks every time the test gets returned. And i wouldnt even bother, just sit there and watch them go by.

And you know how i ALWAYS fail my physics, interestingly...i remember i failed my physics final exam by 5 marks. And i didnt bother to go beg for marks, even though classmates who scored 80,90,95 went to squeeze just another 0.5 or so. My physics teacher ACTUALLY CAME UP TO ME and asked me to see him after school. I thought i was in trouble. I went after school, he took my paper and started giving me marks!! Come to think of it, why fail me when you are going to give me free marks later?!

Maybe he just wants some "private time" with me. Hahahahaa

This friday night, the boyfriend is working...yeeeeah...means i dont need to cook dinner (now i can understand why mummy is so frustrated with cooking everyday), means i can make curry puff, play majong and have a girl's night out (someone rented some gay comedy, we intend to order pizza and watch together). And erm..of course, study.