Happy Birthday VAN!!!

with my love from down under, i hope you’re doing very, very well and had a smashing time!

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as promised, here are some pics of uni..

yeah, it’s was RATHER dreary yesterday when we were enrolling and stuff..yuck, really. i was kinda drenched since 1145 while waiting for the bus…HAHAHA, frikkin 103. i got wet at the bus stop. and i think the umbrella might have been a waste of money..i mean, omg, i FORGOT my umbrella yesterday (quick, shoot me!) but during the course of yesterday, i saw 4 people get their umbrellas blown inside out..oh man…

here’s what it looked like from the bus stop on my way to school…

HAHA, yes, the stops here are pretty good, most unlike the fancier ones in singapore, these are actually built to try and shield you from the weather..SO..you’re kinda boxed in, save for the front so obviously you can get in it and hail the bus..anyways, it’s the frikkin wind here that’s insane, haha!! i mean the rain isn’t exactly THAT heavy, but like, okay, walking to the bus stop, i got ONE pant leg wet..and the other just damp..it felt SO weird…

anyways, here’s a random one of jacquin one morning after he had his vegemite toast. DO NOT GET ME STARTED ON VEGEMITE. i do NOT care how oz’s feel about it (their crazy about it) but i do NOT like it AT ALL! i tried it yesterday for breakfast and ended up having peanut butter instead, as in made another piece of toast cos i couldnt take the vegemite…

allison and i watched batman in freo last night, it was GOOD! i think some bits were abit too twisted for me but it was GREAT! emmm. if you all thought that movies were getting expensive in singapore, do NOT make so much noise cos it cost allison and i $16 (AUD) to watch, on a WEDNESDAY night. like wth…i (and i daresay we) pretended to be fine (by concealing our utter shock) when the lady at the counter told us and we casually paid. walking away however, we were like ‘WTF, HOLY SHIT! SIXTEEN DOLLARS???’ and the pre-movie music they play..is like techno-zouk type..= a serious of seemingly (but only when you’re drunk) melodious series of beeps and toots, brought together by a weird, synthesized bass. OH, and the MAD number of ads they had on. but okay, at LEAST it was a good movie..

i realize that ozs REALLY love their wine..almost every function, charity, school or social has some wine provider backing it..HAHA! well….

here’s a shot i got on the train, it’s a good one AND it’s so cute!!

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today, i went for neuromonics at winthrop after going to cottesloe central to check out Kathmandu for a possibility of a raincoat for me (didnt get any, the cheap ones were out) and some grocery shopping..tony’s making tiramisu tomorrow..but ethel can you please send yours still? i want to try, and also prove that i CAN and have the patience to do it…please…? and variety is good too, i’ll try and give you tony’s… OH and allison’s making pasties tomorrow (i’m noticing the accents more now, the diff between, the ’singapore accent’, the american and the oz’s, like how allison says ‘pay-stees’ and the rest of us say something more like ‘pehr-stees’) it’s like a pie thingamajig with veggies and meat in it!

k, im so thankful i got dropped at winthrop, michelle brought erin with us shopping and then i got dropped..so lion’s hearing clinic..is quite far from me…not say very convenient..ACK! i can take a break from the device for a few days!! =) WHEE! yeah, she’ll call me on monday for more info! yeay!

and then i felt so bad, i fell asleep on the couch before dinner and didnt help at all…and i wanted to watch the bbq-ing…dang. the lamb chops were GOOD though..

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ehhh, im cramping….eww…

and i hope my timetable works out…*crosses fingers* if all goes well, i’ll have fridays off..

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thanks here is due to marie’s COOL retro cam with colored flashes..

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give yourself a break, you deserve that and more, and so do the people around you.

Tour

okay, uni is starting to get daunting. i’m interested in the whole studying thing all of a sudden, which explains how i think i have settled my units/modules for this sem and hopefully the 2 years ahead. roighto..

AHHHH, im glad allison’s been coming to uni and going home with me this couple of days, it’s made a big diff..but yeah, it’s cos our schedules are quite the same yesterday and today.. the rest of it, i think and go ‘ICK!’..yeah…i think i need to find the right people to hang with.. yeah, i’ve met grace and emily from NP, some new friends from Singapore, tiffany, cheryl, samuel, harjeet, a cool aussie girl who’s lived mostly in europe: nikki, yeahh… but still you know, i guess we’ll all find the groove when we’ve started school and there are more people around.. when hanging with singaporeans, we tend to talk really about the same things..

i’ve noticed though.. that things move much slower here and oz..and yeah, it’s abit idiotic if you’re used to how singapore works..so..i’ve to get my student concession, go to westpac and activate the fucking (yes, im seriously frustrated about this one cos i ACTUALLY OWE sam rent) online banking with my passport. according to them, they need my ID, i dont see why cos sheesh, you know, i applied with my passport already!

anyways, i have to plan my time really carefully here cos the bus service here is really efficient, but just not as frequent as we’d like it to be. sheesh, every half and hour…not so cool…

pics soon..

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i called her…

Church

and then we went to freo..and had lunch at this place called benny’s =)

here is my burger.

ROAR…i met sam’s parents..they’re italian…and they dont speak much english..

josephine and giuseppe..funk..and i had oranges from their garden..what a life!

i heard SOMEONE reserved a mixer…

i think im gonna have to go for a run later..im feeling damn weighed down and err..fat?

Pavlova

good aussie dessert!

turns out like meringue! and again you were thought about…

served with fruit cream and chocolate..

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so allison is on this walk tomorrow and then the folks are gonna meet me in cottesloe..it’s st mary star of the sea i think..hmm, it’s been a LONG time since i’ve been to church with the folks.

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boots with the fur..

Look

we went to harbortown the parents and i..this is an example of an oz sign for sale..

and tony came over!! this is sam’s cuzzin, he’s 24 and is a chef…from italy. YESH!

and so we made pasta.

and some random italian compilation was playing.and yeah..sam and michelle..they’re so loving, they’re my example..

and THIS girl got tipsy…HAHAHA!!

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we played pictionary, and it was SO funny..AHHAHA, tony doesnt speak alot of english so sam kept having to translate stuff..and then we were trying to teach tony how to say ‘bottoms up’ in english..the oz’s say ’skull’, so they just chant ’skull, skull, skull…’, americans say ‘chug’, so they chant ‘chug, chug, chug…’…singaporeans just chant ‘drink, drink, drink’ or ‘drink LAH’…and yeah, they made tony down a shot of port going ‘DRINK LAHHHHH’ in they’re oz/american slangs..so funny..

oh, and talani and jacquin watch alot of mtv/vh1 and listen to ALOT of US music..kinda like flo-rida’s ‘low’ and everything else..so she’s glad for allison who’s a REAL ‘americayn’..she went ‘im speaking aMEriCAYN!’…and played with my hair…HA..jacquin just keeps doing the thumbs up sign

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bad case of loving you.

Transition

leaving singapore was harder than i thought..the following people were at the airport..no offence, but i think i’m ‘glad’ that keith didnt come..cos if he did, it’d be too much..he typed after i called and said that actually he considered coming but decided not to, whatever the reason, i’m thankful..i almost wanted to type to jerry and ask if he’s coming before he got changed..ethel and him came in the taxi with me and dad..eeee went with kor and mommy in the camry..

here’s the family, mommy, dad, eeee, uncle victor (who met us there) and kor..

this is ‘manda and aunty lina..

this is van, marie and val..

and yeah…hi ethel!

this is kor

this is us 4..

and this is perth from the airport..it was a wet, wet morning..

and this made it better…

we hung about the city after depositing the bags at the comfort inn place the parents are staying in and had breakfast..we settled the bank and everything, got my optus pre-paid card and stuff..SO…yeah, sam picked us and this is the view from his living room.

sam’s family have turned out to be absolutely great! but wow. it’s been difficult..

here’s them..michelle, sam, talani and jacquin

hello..allison..she’s from montana in the US..mountain-y place..very scenic..

HAHAHAHA! HELLO. this is outside my room..they’re really, really friendly kiddies..

michelle looks after this baby for a friend.and her name is erin, who has thunder thighs that talani wanted to show me…

HAHAHAHA!! erin likes fruit bread, she’s so adorable…

and so this is the end of my second day in perth. it’s been easy and diffcult all at the same time, but it’s getting better. i’ve got my oz number activated and i’ve the bank accounts settled..

oh, being able to do the oz accent has worked well to my advantage..i had to call the bank this morning, and they really could not understand me. and i made very sure i didnt have the singlish on at all.. but.. excuse me. the conversation went noticeably smoother when i switched to ausTRAIlian..omg.

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thanks is due to everyone who came to the airport… and and and…skype is working!!

Stepping On Up

olrighty! here is my last post before i embark on an adventure to perth.

thank you all for all your support all this time, i hope it continues, i think i need it..and i hope that things will go smoothly for all of you. skype, MSN, email, you all know it, if not, keep your eyes peeled, it’s on here somewhere.

i hope this works well for me cos i know im sure as hell going to try!

with my love,

Instabile

Sai, in questa vita tutto sembra breve,
anche i nostri momenti spesi insieme.
Dai camminiamo un po’: è tardi sì, lo so,
ma non lo facciamo mai.
Sei la voce che nessuno sa ascoltare,
la luce del lampione in questo viale:
soffusa eppure c’è… ma resta qui con me:
sediamoci se vuoi.

E dimmi come stai e nei tuoi giorni cosa fai;
parlare è facile sotto questa finta luna.
Ed io ti ascolterò e se cadrai ti prenderò:
sei meno fragile dentro questa notte scura.

Sai, a volte penso che tu sia inerme
e tutto il mondo intorno ti sorprende
come questa neve che sta cadendo lieve
ma restiamo ancora dai.

E dimmi come stai e nei tuoi giorni cosa fai;
parlare è facile sotto questa finta luna.
Ed io ti ascolterò e se cadrai ti prenderò:
sei meno fragile dentro questa notte scura.

Mostrati e vedrai che nel tuo cielo volerai,
apri le ali e poi con un salto vola.

E dimmi come stai e nei tuoi giorni cosa fai;
parlare è facile sotto questa finta luna.
Ed io ti guarderò e se vorrai ti seguirò
se sarai stabile tu non aver paura,
tu non aver paura…
tu non aver paura… no.

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i’m trying to keep it together, trying not to think so much.im excited, yet not; happy, yet not. i hope this transition works smooth and things go well. i am thankful for the support i have around me and i hope it continues.

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and so miss venezuela won the miss universe competition…i was a fan of the lady from the dominican republic…

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because i said i would.

LoveBox.dk

and so we’re both in front of the computer posting this..
we went for 9 mass and then went to united square for lunch and grocery shopping. HA, ethel helps me save money! and this is a good thing! lunch was nice, we had horfun at this lil al fresco joint and yeah, erika was glad we had asian..we shared some black chicken soup, okay, and it’s nice but we didnt really get what’s so good about black chicken..HA, tastes the same!

tiramisu when we got home..erika says i am talented =)
tiramisu is good for the soul.

really, ethel IS talented.

kor and cher came back and then they cooked pasta and chicken…

okay, we’re just not thinking. and umm.
yeah. we’ll go eat tiramisu.

her ____ is like WO. when she ____ it’s like WO.

Ruff

okay, here’s a major update..

this was wednesday night..i met eil, livia and tania at paragon..and we had fish&co

this was at cedele at wheelock after they walked in zara..

hello livia..

and then this is tania being cam-shy…and yesh, i think i remember this look on eileen’s face

and it just got progressively worse, haha!

and eil likes to take pics when im unaware..omg, what was i doing please?

we were trying to ask eil for the cam..but this is what happened..sheesh..

okay, we couldnt find a spot to put the cam so we’d all be in the pic, so we decided to try the escalator that had stopped for the night.. the scene in the following 3 pics, happened 4 times..HA! we couldnt believe we did it so many times…

and the end it was screwed up so we gave up..so yeah, we used the one we took when the cam was on timer mode on the fire alarm switch.

and this is on the way down the escalator..yes, this was second try: the first being mine and i conveniently chopped eil’s head off..roight!

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thursday was a pleasant day spent with mom and i had dinner with ethel. okay, so emm, the learning point here being that sea urchin is NOT good for me. im so glad i wasnt alone or on oz when it happened! i think i kinda freaked the both of us out. sorry..i was just curious..

we had a very pleasant evening and we met marie’s jonathan and LICHENG! oh my god, i met li cheng!! hahaha! she’s in sydney doing chem engineering…WOW! hahhaa, very coincidental!

and so came friday-

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the day was free before dad’s birthday dinner and yeahh. umm, picking kor was very annoying. i didnt mind going to pick him and cher with mom, but really, my mom needs to chill out. she was like shrieking in the car about how kor is so late and how he doesnt know we’re at the pick-up point…omg..WTF. i was gonna get out the car and take a cab myself to thomson plaza. seriously, it’s times like these im thankful im off to perth.

moving on, dinner wasnt too bad..uncle howe came..yeah…

and then. i met char, jude and ethel at zouk (okay, phuture, okay, same place..). holy. there was more rubbing than dancing and it was slightly gross at the end cos it was seriously crowded- a fight almost broke out too! roight..boys…

emm, we met char’s church pals, lynette and jason..and im uite glad they were there! hahaa! jason was really nice and  guess it helps if there’s a big boy around..

do NOT ask me what lynette was doing here.

and jason was for some reason having his eyes closed for longer than a blink, HA! he’s looking like he’s asleep..yeshh, the girls and the bourbon coke, they had alot of fun with the jug i must say. quite insane!

oh, jude…

and char, my treasurer friend…you can move!

and this VERY annoying guy was dancing up on ethel from behind. no seriously, and jason even had his hand out trying to move him away..and he had his hand in her pocket. i could have killed him. im sorry, he was so not-goodlooking even if i used something and made a dent in his face, it wouldnt make a difference.

here, thanks is due to jason! char, jude and ethel for queuing before i came! ladies, you rock!

oh, and jude, apple shooters arent too bad!

hey boy, i dont stop anyone from looking at what they like but could you you not see she’s with me?

i could have been all up in your face but i stopped myself and i’d like to think of myself as someone who wouldnt stoop so low.