Hit the clubs of Brisbane for the 1st time today. Its a good thing that there was a car ard. Walked too much for a clubbing day though... After parking, we walked to Mercury, before we even paid the cover charge, peeped in and, damm its so empty! Thus, i asked if we cld find a place to sit down n drink. They said to go Down Under instead. Wah! when reached, i felt so over-dressed. Its a back-packers club, thus dressing is casual. Stand ard the bar with our free drinks then the DJ gave us coupons for more drinks. Hee.. The club was pretty alright, played a huge mix of songs.. couple of the old funk hiphop, but mostly top 40s though. No seats, stayed, stood & danced for a while before deciding to try out Mercury again. Standing outside, my housemates suddenly feel so reluctant to go in. Haiz, thus when one said go for supper, i decided to give up, don't pursue to go in anymore and just went to eat hungry jack's for supper. Now gonna bunk into my bed. Donno if i can wake up in time to meet my friend tmr though... *yawnz*



Totally bored to death. Its a sat n i'm stuck home not doing anything. Actually i have reading to do, but hell, totally not in the mood to do it. Cleaned up my room today, did more cleaning that i did back in sg for a week. Haiz. Sad. Can't help but feel so restless. Life here is so slow, that u know there's really few options to do stuff. Guess as ppl here have been telling me that when i get to know more ppl than i'll be much better off. Sure hope so though, can't live staying in this room every weekend.

Shopped yest, bout a capri pants & 2 tops for 50plus bucks. I really havta stop shopping, but everything's so enticting. The danger of shops. Help me! n i know i'm gonna spend when it comes to gg back home, there's so many things that i've gotta get that the list is coming close to be a never ending one. Yeap. Its time to cut down. Ppl here in aus are really pretty stylish when it comes to fashion. U get almost everything frm punks to sweet girlie looks. Makes us s'poreans pale in comparison. Even in tis cold weather at night, i'm told that quite a number of girls just wear a mini skirt, backless tops & high heels out for clubs. Compared to us back home, haiz, saddening. Makes me more determined to dress up when i go out ya. Well, its back to readings then. Hopefully something comes up tonite, or i'm seriously gonna be freaking bored!



It finally came to friday! Didn't wan to get out of bed, had to get Hui to wake me up instead *grinz*. Lecture totally sucked today, cuz the course lecturer is away in San Fransico for a seminar thus he got another person to take over. This temp on is an ABNN n he totally sucks. Speaks in that ABNN accent, and worse off, he MUMBLES! Can't bloody hell hear what he said at all! Lucky tis was an intro lec. Anyway, ppl started leaving once they heard him speak for bout 5mins. Sitting right behind with a gal called Bon that i just got to know, we were chit-chatting away instead. The lec ended in 20mins! Totally sucked.

Anyway, now sitting here on my big butt, snacking away again. I'm so addicted to this cracker/chocs called PODS, it comes with Twix flavour & Bounty Flavour as well. The twix one is the best!

its soooo nice! n u just keep popping them into your mouth! That n coke makes the perfect snack. Haa..

N i've decorated my walls too.. with pictures n pictures. Need to remind myself of all the ppl that are close to my heart to stay close to me. Sooo, i've plastered the pics all over the wall, so that i can look at them everyday n feel less homesick at least.

Ta-Dah!



Didn't take long for my old habits to reappear. Yes, i was naughty today, skipped the 1st lecture of the semester and my 1st lec that i skipped. The 1st of many to come i suspect. It was an accounting lec, what was i to do? skimmed through the notes n realised that it was seriously gonna be a borin one, soo, decided to go car ride with my housemates instead. Hee.. Yes, i missed my chance to drool over cute guys, but i guess there's always next week. *grinz*

But i did go to uni today though, for this mocktails party by the woman's union. The woman's union, hmm.. its an eye opener, thats all i can say. Met lotsa nice ppl there and do realise how open they are. They have t-shirts that are so 'out there' that i'm seriously tempted to get one, but donno if i will get caught if i wear it back in sg. There's one that i've got my eye on though.



I'm suppose to go to sleep by now. Bad habit of mine keeps coming back. But ah.. heck! I've always been a late night one. Plastered my banner wall with soo many pictures that my housemates are starting to say that 4 ink cartridges ain't enough. Muawhh.. Don't care, i need to make it feel like home. Babes, darlings & buds, u'll be glad to know that the 1st thing i step into my room is that i see ur face! Coolies.. Don't worry, i will never throw darts at it, despite graces' comment.

The exciting part of being in bris has seriously worn off. I'm really bloody bored here. Becoming a pig will be my next job. Eat and eat. With adele's good food keep coming (had pork chops for dinner today.. *smuck*) and the ever readyness of my food supply and weekly grocery shopping trips, i'll be surprised if i still remain at the same weight. Think its time for me to go do some jogging along the Bris river.

Ahh.. but there are 2 items in which i can rave on. Number one, had the most fantastic time at lec today. Cuz had cute guys all round. Hee. Left one sat a Harrison Ford kinda handsome one, right one sat an ABC (Aussie born chinese), both are real gentleman. Hee.. kept dropping my pen during the lec bout 3 times (Noo.. not on purpose! i swear) My left one was so nice and kept picking it up for me. Now, the one on the right, got to know that he's family is from HK and he's born in Sydney. Too bad i didn't have a secret camera with me! left & right kept me awake throughout the whole marketing lec. Hee.. Now, the one in front of me, head to toe in branded, Gucci cap, LV bag, Raplh Lauren polo tee, tag heuer watch. Curly hair & cute. Walked out the lec and conincidentally was walking behing him. Saw his car and its a Peugeot. Rich kid. Wonder why he's in UQ though.. Haa.. Gave me a motive to go for next week's lecture. *evil laugh*

Number 2, housemates & i got the car today for $1800. Ok, i didn't do a 4 part split, but i did take a share, which is 1/8 of the amt. Adele took 50%, Rani 25% and me & Hui split the remaining 25%. Felt really bad, cuz they were so nice bout me not being able to share in the beginning, but i knew that we'll sure be gg out so often that it won't be fair that i don't put in anything and moreover Hui had put in her part. Wld be seriously quite bad if i don't share too. So we calculated tat me & hui will be using the car the least, thus we spilt equal share. I'm adpoting a lets-see-how-it-goes attitude now. Went for a test drive to Indoorpilly. Wah.. like rollercoaster ride up and down the slops. At times like thoes, i'm always happy to be seated in a bigger n heavier car.

Time to suggle underneath my cold bed and try to sleep. yawnz.



Had some really outta-the-blue phone calls this week. Today was the most 'huh
of all. This guy called Kev called me, said he's from my yest tutorial. I was totally like 'huh? who?' i nv recall giving my number to any guys here.. then he said: 'oh, i got ur number from Kate. I was the guy wearing green t-shirt sitting in front of u, remember?' i almost wanted to burst out laughing. Asked if i wanna join his project grp. I was like 'huh?' cuz assignments weren't even given out yet and i will most prob be doing it with Kate & Tee anyway. Soo weird. Best thing is he called when i was cooking my lunch! ARG!! N asked me what i was doing? Asked if i was attending the mkting lecture today. CREAPY! Lucky my hp low batt and shut off. I really didn't know how to end that conversation. Totally weird.. *brrr*



URG! i dislike friendster photo upload now. Totally sucks. Keep rejecting my photos said that it had an error and that it was partially uploaded. SUCKY! Damm it.



Just completed my first day of uni. Still can't believe that i'm a undergrad. Anyway, uni in aus is extremely stressing on a first yr. God, its a HUGE place & the amt of ppl there is countless in my opinion.

Attended my 1st lecture in Financial Management, its held at one of largest lecture theatres, but in my opinion, totally cannot compared to NP's. Its only half the size, but yet they are squeezing like 200ppl inside. Horrible. For the 1st time, it was hot inside. Since i've been here, i've nv had the feeling of hotness yet & today i experienced it. Ppl told me its damm weird here.. they nv seem to get the temperature just right. Its either too hot or too cold. Lec was alright i guess, just felt that the lecturer was shouting for donno what reason when she obviously could have used a microphone. DUH! But i like the lecture group, got quite a lot of cute guys. Even chinese ones too... *grinz* at least when i'm bored i have a distraction.

Thereafter attending my 1st tutorial - Accounting. Well, isn't what i tot a tutorial shd be though. My tutor is really open, she tells u directly that if u think that the tutorial doesn't help u and that u fully understand whats gg on, don't need to come as attendence isn't taken. So direct. But i like *grinz* My class is a good mix of 1st yr to 4th yr students. Got a couple of cute guys... but i think majority of the ppl in my class are so young! The aussie girls i've met like Kate, she's only turning 18 this Dec. ARG!! i feel so OLD! All in all, had a good impression of m 1st tutorial though.

Now, the walk home was scorching! My god, the sun was way up and i didn't put on any sunblock, but it wasn't the humid hot. Just plain like the sun-shinning-brightly-on-me hot.Now feeling a bit of heat on my arm. Need to slap on some sunblock already.



I've nv felt more alone in my life than i do now. Its hard to comprehend how this kind of feeling just keeps coming back every other day. I know, i've always been saying that i miss my girls, my family, my darlings and everyone else. But other than saying i miss them, badly, how else can i express how i feel?

Tears are so natural to come nowadays that i don't know when it will fall down. I really feel like i wan to just book the next avaliable flight back home and give up everything here. It may seem like i'm dwelling my feelings right now and that i should just put it pass me and look forward to this experience, but it really isn't that easy as it sounds. Feeling helpless isn't something that is in my nature and i really do feel that when i can't be there for a friend in need. Can't be there to say goodbye when someone i know passed away.

Although talking to my friends on msn easies the homesickness, but it can nv be compared to being here can it. Haiz, when lectures haven even started yet. How am i gonna cope thru. Upset.



Ok, i'm in pretty much a situation now. Here's the thing, for the past 4days, 2 of my housemates - Adele & Rani have been comtemplating the idea of us getting a car. They have gone and seen a car, its a small one, costing bout AUD$2200. They are saying that when we get a car, we split it 4 ways between all the housemates, its everything that is split, which means the car insurance as well as petrol and whatever maintence that is needed.

Thing is, only Adele & Rani has the license to drive, me & Hui don't. Adele said she doesn't mind driving us ard, but i've come to the thought that when she's unable to, we have to still fork out our own cash to spend on public transport. So, to me & Hui will it be fair? Plus we split petrol and insurance 4 ways, and only Rani & Adele can drive, thus when we go out using the car for their own stuff, it is still fair?

Spoke to mom just now and she pointed all these points out to me. Got the feeling that she isn't supportive of us sharing the car. Think she wld rather i not be a part. Told mom that Adele had said that if they won't approve of me paying for the car, Adele said she doesn't mind paying my portion first, but the remainder like petrol & insurance will be taken into the monthly house expenses and when the car is sold off at the end of the yr, if there's a lost, the part will be split equally and i would need to pay for it too. Mom hasn't really spoken to Dad bout it, but from the way she told me, i doubt the possibility is high, and she's spoken to aunt Nancy bout it too, whom disapproves. I can't go behind my mom's back bout it, she will know eventually, as Uncle David Foote (aka my australian godfather) is here in bris. I know she's also afraid that it won't be safe.

Haiz.. i'm really in a spot now. I'm kinda afraid that eventually if i put my foot down and said no, i would be treated very much differently. Its a fear that no one can help solve. But if i manage to get my parents to agree to it, its being afraid that when worked out, i'm at a losing end. Although i think Hui is in a more losing position than me cuz she studies in a different uni, but at this point of time, i'm thinking more for myself rather than others.

Adele said that Hui has spoken to her aunt and is on the agreeable side. Hui herself had said that she doesn't mind and stuff. I have been thinking if i shd go talk to Hui alone, but then, on the other hand, if i do so, can i trust her enough not to tell Adele or Rani on my personal thoughts & feelings? Moreover, Adele does know her aunt.

HOW HOW HOW? Can someone tell me what i shd do? Share a part of the car or risk being casted out of the house and being treated with dislike cuz i didn't wan to get the car. I'm really in a dilemma now, feeling like i'm balancing on a thin fence. Head spinning from thinking too much of it. Seriously need my friends now... I need their advice.. Feeling so alone...



Am so bored at home. Tried tis out at astro.com. Seems quite true...

Sun in Gemini, Moon in Libra

You were born with the Sun in Gemini and the Moon in Libra. Your inner thoughts and emotions can be totally harmonious with your actions and surroundings. The Sun in Gemini lends you a powerful intellect and natural ability to work effectively with concepts. Your mind is versatile and fond of changes. Your facility of speech enhances your personality considerably. You are well aware that you are very clever. You approach life with energy and a high activity level.

You have a need for physical and intellectual freedom. As a result, it is very difficult for you to commit yourself to a permanent relationship. The words forever and always frighten you.

You have a connoisseur's appreciation for the arts, good food, and elegant fashions. You will be successful in your relationships, if you exert your will. Because you are exposed to others so much, you will be greatly influenced by your associations.

Because you are so susceptible to changing influences, a steady partner in life will channel your diffuseness and set you moving in one direction.




Ascendant in Cancer, Moon in the Fourth House

At the time of your birth the zodiacal sign of Cancer was ascending in the horizon. Its ruler the Moon is located in the fourth house.

Cancer is the fourth sign of the zodiacal belt and its natives are under the rulership of the Moon. Your life will be full of changes and intermittent periods of activity and relaxation. Your vulnerability to external influences makes you subconsciously imitate the manners and ways of those with whom you relate.

In many instances, circumstances will require that you play the role of worldliness and sophistication but under the mask there will exist a very sensitive human being who is easily offended, and also very perceptive of the more subtle influences and impressions, as well as of psychic vibrations.

Cancer gives the tendency to completely retreat when hurt or frightened of a situation. This happens to you often because you tend to interfere in the affairs of others when you are not needed or wanted. Throughout your life, your responses will be emotional rather than rational.

Cancer also gives a tendency for life to be centered in the home and family; your attachment to your private and domestic habits is so strong that without them you could hardly endure. In love matters, you are emotional and gentle.

For the difficult aspects we must warn you against becoming overly preoccupied with trivial details of a psychological nature. Another tendency that you have is to flatter and to criticize carelessly, without regard for the other person's feelings.

Destiny may place you in environments where your natural traits can be best expressed. You will be happier when allowed to be occupied with searching for a person or a thing, though not necessarily in important work.

Your whole life will develop very much in the pleasant shadows of your private habitat which could imply that a livelihood will be derived at some time by commercial and business activities conducted from the place of residence. From another point of view, the Moon in the fourth house here indicates a life filled with changes and fluctuations where it is difficult to even keep a fixed residence for more than a short period of time.

There are possibilities of your gaining through inheritance and a beneficial reputation derived from one or both parents.

In old age, you may be fortunate to find peace and tranquillity despite your continuing to change places of residence.




Moon in the Fourth House

The Moon was found in the fourth house at the time of your birth. Moon here will definitely influence events concerning your mother, places of residence and family matters.

Both your childhood and even your older age will be characterized by a love of romance, various journeys, and interesting adventures.

The liability of this astrological combination is that it gives you an uncertain position in life and a perpetual striving for material security that seems to be hard to come by. This may be relieved temporarily by your receiving a small inheritance and will be almost overcome by the final years of your life by excellent family care and assistance.




Saturn in the Fifth House

Saturn was found in the fifth house at the time of your birth. Circumstances may oblige you to appear humble and patient in connection with love affairs and as a response to obstacles that will come between you and the object of your love.

It is possible that unless you can exert good control of your temperament, the obstacles can create a response from you that is harsh and severe. You must view these matters in light of the spiritual cause and effect.

We advise you to be very careful in business speculations and not to become involved in operations that have a risky element.

You should make an effort to become involved with the various human experiences of love so that your communicative power is increased. You must be sincere with yourself. Secretly you nourish the desire to be involved in human situations, but you apparently have lost the ability to relate to other people. A little more openness and confidence in your loved ones could be a good course to follow.




Neptune Opposition Ascendant

Neptune opposition the Ascendant shows that you are greatly influenced by the people with whom you associate.

Your opinions of the people you deal with are too idealistic, and you are hurt when they disappoint you.

When you volunteer to help people, you must protect yourself. Offer to help only when you know positively that someone needs your assistance. Being alone makes you feel helpless, so you seek out obligations to others.

Since you are imaginative and creatively inspired in expressing yourself, you should direct your talents to writing, music, or the arts.

You depend on others to provide the opportunities you need to earn a living. Because you feel that you do not deserve to be happy and contented, you overemphasize your negative qualities. But you are more loved than you realize, and your friends are deeply concerned for your welfare. Seek their advice before making a commitment so you will not regret it later.




Sun in the Twelfth House

The Sun was in your twelfth house at the time of birth. This may indicate a life full of limitations, obstacles, and human opposition, but at the same time a lot of inner strength and energy.

You are urged to pause and reflect upon your own accumulated history. Take some time for introspection. It may result in a purification process accompanied by some remorse of conscience.

Internally, you are quite different from the way you present yourself externally. You possess a vast reservoir of energy that may be partially hidden even from your own awareness.

Your internal disposition is strong, commanding, open, and of a rare generosity. More and more you should try to bring these characteristics into the open so that they can overcome some of the less desirable aspects of your personality.




Venus in the Twelfth House

Venus was in the twelfth house at the time of birth.

Only those very close to you have a hint of the little known facets of your personality. Regardless of the way you speak and express yourself, when you are alone, relaxed, and free of worry, you can have a sociable and congenial temperament that runs alongside a generous, kind, and attractive character.

This astrological combination may lead you into clandestine love affairs. Unless you use a great amount of tact and diplomacy, these secret affairs may create social complications that force premature termination.



Well, semester has officially begin... BUT.. i don't have classes on monday. Hee.. actually my housemates say my time-table is fantastic. Tues-Wed i start at 10am, ends at 4pm with 1 hr to 2 hrs break in between. Fri is just a 2hr lecture frm 12-2. Hee.. Nice? I think so too.

Tot my 1st week would be flowing nicely... BUT i had to recieved an email saying that accounting tutorial commences on the 1st week! meaning tmr for me.. ARH!! sianz..

Gonna be home alone today i think, the rest are all out for classes.. haiz, havta prepare my own lunch... Missing to be back in sg now. Saw the pictures of jo & gang at momo. I'm SOOOO JEALOUS!!! i wanna go too.. GRR.. How i wish i can be back in SG now...



Decided to join Rani & her friends to watch Monster-in-law today at south bank. Hui came along too. Damm bored here in bris i tell u. Been doing nothing the whole day.. either slack at home or watch tv. Its seriously startin to be a bore here too. Sat down at Crepe Cafe and talked for quite a long while. So many things to talk about, all bout singapore compared to Brisbane. Seems that how's conversations here get started.

Oh btw, movie watching here is cheap. Cost only $5.70 at South Bank on Sun and $5 on tues. N they have this loyalty programm thing, that if u get 5 movie chops, u get the 6th movie entry free. Gonna enjoy it a lot. Since SouthBank is only a CityCat ride away. *grinz*. N its free seating in the movie theatre, but the cinema is huge, looks a lot like the omni-max theatre, the way the seats are. Kinda weird.. but enjoyed the movie, cuz we were seated at the right row.. hee..

Adele cooked dinner for all tonite.. *grinz* starting to love her cooking. Ok, gonna go do futher decorations to my room... hee..



Attended caroline's 21st bday bbq this afternoon at Roma Parkland. Was a lunch bbq though. This time i remembered to bring my camera along. *grinz*


My housemates & I. From left Adele, Rani, Myself & HuiHui


Me & Shury, my pri sch friend whom i bummed into at the bbq. Really a small world of the singapore society in brisbane. Hee...


Roma Parklands


Waiting for the train to come.


Me & Hui at the train station.

The bbq was pretty good, cuz i got to meet more sg ppl here in bris, their bbq pits need not be pre-booked, just havta go there early to reserve. But they keep their parks very clean as well as the pits clean too! Very lovely. The 1st time i attend a bbq wearing a jacket anyway. Hee.. And my 1st time taking the local train, looks a lot like a new york city train though. Anyway, today was the 1st time all housemates go for our 1st grocery shopping of the semester. Fun lar... its nice to do shopping together. Well, there's many more to come.

*updated my photoalbum too.. *



Had totally nothing to do yest. So decided to accompany Hui to run her errands and do a bit of mine. For the 1st time, i sat the CityCat. This is a ferry transport service that runs up & down the brisbane river, in which i can take directly from my station here into the city. Really fun & cooling! Dropped off at QUT exit and visited the Queensland University of Technology campus. Hmm.. all i can say is that it definately looks like a city campus lar, tall buildings and small campus grounds. Anyways, Hui was so funny.. she like can get lost in her campus. She's a pretty blur ger, always kana scolding frm us cuz she forget to do tis n that.

Then a jingbao thing happened. She needed to d/l some stuff from a com lab, but didn't know if the lab was in use for a class, checked the screen that it wasn't, didn't ask the ppl inside, just went in n sit down. Then... a guy just stood in front of the room and said 'ok everyone, so today we will be going to talk about java flash.' I was seriously shocked and embarassed. But Hui, being her can just carry one doing, i super paiseh lor. We then left the place quickly. Together with Serene, we took the free loop to Queen street mall. Walked up and down waiting for Guan Hui to have lunch together. Wanted to set a sunglasses from Sportsgirl, but all the styles don't fit. Finally Guan Hui arrived and we met her at Myer Food Court for lunch. Craved for chinese food and red pearl milk tea and got what i wanted.

Then we went to run errands at the bank and library and transport authority. Finally did some true blue shopping at bout 5.30pm. But ended buying toiletries stuff from Big W and some groceries from Wolly's. Decided to visit the mini carnival over at SouthBank. Then we walked to UniLodge to allow Guan Hui to drop off her items before we headed to QUT campus to meet Alan & Evon. From there we walked the bridge over the river to SouthBank. And it was COLD!! the breeze was strong and i had to choose yest of all days to try to be brave and wear a mini skirt with sport shoes, damm.. i was freezing sia. The pedestrian bridge reminded me of the one at stadium waterfront back home actually. When we got to the SouthBank carnival, it reminded me even more of how the waterfront back home looked like during the weekends. I mean, its totally the same lor... along the river, white tents with ppl selling lotsa stuff like arts n craft and clothes, little food stalls as well as restaurants lining up along the riverside. EXACTLY the same style. So much like home. Donno whom copied whom. Anyway, decided to have fish&chips for dinner at one of the express food stalls, n we had it in a drizzle. It had been drizzling the whole of yesterday on and off, bloody irritating.

Took CityCat home from SouthBank and was freezing away waiting for it to come! Plus it was still drizzling. Damm...

Oh, n finally managed to take pics of my room... In anti-clockwise round...


My tables.. right is for books my food supply and everything else, left is computer desk.


The nicely stuck on banner given by my babes..


Followed by my bed at a corner.


My wardrobe..


Another wardrobe on the left, and the door on the right.


My newly bought pink gola shoes. *simlez*



Survived my 1st day in brisbane without my parents. Actually wasn't much of a survivor after all, cuz i was with my housemates the whole day. Hee..

Woke up tis morning and realised that actually my bed is pretty warm and that my toes actually isn't cold at all! Hee.. Was suppose to meet HuiHui in city for some shopping at 10, but as usual, i'm late and lucky i was slacking ard, cuz she had practical til 12. Can't imagine waiting for her for 2 hrs in the city. I'll go mad shopping. Anyway, rani & adele decided to come down too, since nothing to do at home. So the 3 of us took a bus to Toowong to check out K-Mart first. My 1st time taking a bus! My gosh, u won't believe the bus prices here, for an unlimited bus trips between 2 zones in a day, it cost AUD$2.50 for student consession, which is half price already! Expensive really, when the converstion to SGD kicks in.

Reached Toowong Village, which is 4 stops away, headed to K-mart and i'm just happy at their clothes section. Its HUGE! End of buying 1 pair of jeans, 1 short skirt & 1 basic top, all for AUD$42. Then headed down to city to meet HuiHui for lunch. The 4 of us just sat at myer center foodcourt and chatted for more than an hour over lunch! So much to talk n laugh about. Hee.. Plus we bought ice-cream, walk n talk n eat too. Such a kick to eat ice-cream in this weather. Hee.. I'm growing fatter. Oh No! Seperated frm Adele n Rani then and me Hui n serene headed to make our 18+ card at queensland transport authority.

Let me explain, in aus, they don't have an identity card for everyone. Once u turn 18, u have to apply for this 18+ card which proves that u are 18 n above to enter clubs. Weird huh? n its cost $22 to get the card! Still rem the other day, news was reporting that aus PM wanted to implement that each aus to have an identity card and some ppl were protesting saying that its an invasion of privacy. Then what makes it of us singaporeans? Is our privacy invaded? Huh? I don't get it. To me, i feel that its just an identity card, nothing to be invaded. Still don't get it.

Anyway, the card is damm weird, printed on the spot and i don't like my picture, cuz my hair is a mess!! The offical name of card is called a 'Proof of Age Card'. Sounds weird rite? Haa..

When thats done, we went shopping at Queen Street Mall, which is the main shopping area. Been there so often, that now i can rem which shops are located where. Hee.. Went to this store called Buss. Now, this shop is fantastic, i think if chris were in bris, she wld be pratically living there. Reason cuz nothing in the store is above AUD$15 each. All pants/jeans/skirts go for AUD$10 each, all tops are AUD$7 each and jackets are like AUD$15 each, regardless of what pattern. Best is, their style isn't out of date and the shop is a combination of a few brands together there, like ValleyGirl & Temt. N u can get anything from formal jackets/pants to jeans and sleep slacks there. Its always packed full of ppl. N their style is quite current. Hee.. i bought 2 formal pants frm there today, lowcut rise too and good fit. Great rite? I'm happy of my purchase. N it only cost AUD$20 for both. hee..

Hui then went for her lessons in QUT, i then shopped ard alone. Went to target and saw this black thick windbreaker. Nice, and it cost only AUD$25. Grab it sia, hee.. then walked ard further and went into Crazy Discounts and bought a Strawberry Shortcake alarm clock for $4. as well as a cut noticeboard. Hee..

Came home to a nice dinner made by my house cook! aka Adele. She used to be home econs teacher back in sg before coming here.. so ya, i'm happy! for the 1st time, the 4 of us sat down and had dinner together. Which is.. Pork Chops and Vege Stew with rice. Nice nice! n full! Adele is a great cook sia. I'm gonna grow much fatter when i get back. N before i still tot i will loss all my hair from all the msg that i'll be taking. No longer! hee... *gloating too soon*.. Opps.

Time for me to unpack all my stuff. Need to sleep liao.. got another shopping trip tmr. Hee.. Oh n lastly, did i mention that i got a pair of Gola Shoes for AUD$30 at Harbour Town factory outlet last tues? hee... Jealous? I'm loving Harbour Town near gold coast, cuz it has [roxy,billabong,ripcurl,mambo,gola,sportsgirl] factory outlets, all at 1 place. Gg back there in 2mths time. Hee.



Aft much bugging from christine, i've finally uploaded the pictures. Didn't take much of myself, just my parents & surrondings. Figure out since i'm here, i will have future chances of doing so. Post a few here just as an appetizer, wanna see more go to my photoablbum then.


brisbane city view frm the service apartment.


Sunset view. Pink & Blue sky. Fantastic.


Service apartment balcony


My temp house for the next 4mths at least.


'Where's', saw tis in the sky when in chinatown. Small little plane writing in the sky.


Surfer's Paradise Beach.



I'm missing mom & dad badly. Their flight shd be departing soon. I miss the comfort i get. I miss them. MISS EVERYONE BACK HOME BADLY!!! and i think its gonna get worse tonite. I'm just glad my housemates are all home tonite. Then i won't feel so lonely. HOMESICK BADLY! thinking of calling someone back home now.. hmm..



Ok, i've finally managed to settle into my room. Halfway through unpacking all my stuff. Got so tired that i just wanna take a break. Thinking of skipping morning orientation tmr, its 845am neh! Sick.



I'm really really missing everyone back home now. Badly. I've no one to turn to at this point of time, although my parents are here in Brisbane, but its still different. I miss the warmth of my babes voices our laughters n silly jokes, miss and want to call jiajia up so that I can complain to her. Miss my darlings, can't chat with them, no more club with them for now and no suppers. Shit. Why did I choose to come to Brisbane? Bloody dumb decision from the looks of it now.

Mom and dad are out for lunch now. I'm staying back in the apartment to pack my stuff as I'm moving into the house later in the afternoon. Saw the cards that Glenn and Juan gave to me, as well as the book that Jia gave, as I read through the messages, tears form. I want to be back in Singapore so so badly right now.

Feel so handicapped here, when I'm fustrated, I can't just go out for a walk, can't call up any of my friends for a meet up, can't go for prata or movies. Life here is so much different that I realize the amount of things I sacrifice just to be here for my studies. Is it worth it? I have to keep telling myself that I will be back in sg in another 4nhalf months. Only 13weeks of school then exams. I will be back soon.

Home sick for my friends.



Ok, today's a 1st time for many. I'm moving ard campus alone. Went for my Getting Started session and saw this cute guy. Found out that he was an exchange student from USA studying biology. Didn't manage to catch his name though, hee.. Found out a couple of things from the session bout Orientation. Aparently, classes starts on only 25th July! Got so much time to waste!

Finally gotten my Student Card, didn't like the picture, but haiz, just make do with it. Decided to walk ard campus a bit to explore and stuff before talking my first walk to the house. Wanted to do a test run on how long it takes to walk from home to campus and estimately, its bout 20mins on a slow walk. Ain't near, mind you, I think my lectures are ard the campus, not solely in my faculty.

Met Rani!! Hee.. Then mom and dad came to pick me Adele n Rani up to go for shopping at Indoorpilly. Its late night shopping til 9pm at suburbs on thurdays. Bought a lot of stuff at K-mart, all for my room and stuff. But I'm still lacking some items though. More shopping to come!



Its finally a city shopping day!! Headed down to town ard midday to do some shopping at the main shopping district at Queen's Street. Gosh, I've so many choices to choose from! Can't decide. In the end, bought 1 pair of jeans frm Sussan and 2 sleep pants from Miller's and became a discount member of Miller's on the spot! Had Vietnamese food for lunch again. Beginning to realize that there are lotsa Vietnamese ppl here in Brisbane. In the end, went to Wolly's (Woolworth) for more grocery shopping. Bought Kebabs for dinner then headed back to the apartment.

Mom cooked dinner for me n dad, adding more stuff to our Kebabs. To tell the truth, its kinda weird seeing mom cooking, she's doesn't do it at all back home! Simple meal for just the 3 of us. I love it! Gonna treasure these moments I have with my parents.



Woke up feeling lots better. Headed to 31, Mitre Street to see the house I'll be staying in for the 1st time. Well, at first glance, it isn't what I expected, compared to the other houses I see along the street, its below that average. Kinda kampong style, I think mom didn't like it much. Saw the interior and it kinda is like what u expect, though its better. The furnishing I must say though are pretty old compared to what I'm used to at home. Well, this is what I get for what I pay for. Met Adele for the 1st time aft corresponding with her for couple of months.

Then headed to uni to do bit of admin stuff. My gosh, the campus is huge!! Walking through the Great Court takes like 7mins from one end to the other. The staff pretty friendly and nice too. Saw where my faculty is and stuff. Adele's real nice to bring me ard. Aft tis n that is done, went down to a little village along Hawken Drive, had some vietnamise food for late lunch. Nice! Compared to the dinner I had the night before. Then went back to Coles to do bit more grocery shopping!

Came back to the apartment and cooked dinner! Cooked pasta, hee.. goodies!!



Just reached Brisbane. Weather here is damm good. Love it actually, it feels real good to just stand there and feeling to cool breeze. Bet many of ya'll would love it. Mom amd Dad rented a Toyota Avalon, this car is big! N for the first time, it doesn’t have an emergency brake pull.

Driving along Brisbane highway, its all straight and Mom was shocked that it starts at min 100km/hr. Kept bugging her to drive faster! Driving through the City, realized that I miss the high rise buildings, everything is all so one-three story blocks, so unused to it. Found our service apartment without much difficulty, staying at Inn on the Park along Coronation Drive. It's a real nice place, 2 bedroom apartment with kitchen intact, apartment facing Brisbane river where the CityCat moves through.

Decided to drive to Toowong village to do bit grocery shopping and man! I love their supermarket! The variety is fantastic, just standing in front of the ice-cream section gives me a headache of what to choose! N their juice n milk section, huge! One juice section is equliavant to Serangoon North NTUC cold food section. Daddy was happy looking at their fruit section, its real good man. The fruits (apples/oranges) are sweet.

Had dinner at bout 6pm bris time, Chinese food, but isn't that good. Salty. Everything here closes at 6pm, most of them by 5pm. By 5.30pm, its dark already! Totally not used to it. Really missing home. Thank God mom and dad are still here, or else it will be quite bad for me. Remember tearing a lot on the plane, everytime I take out my camera to look at the pics I start to cry. Its hard to stop, I can't even read through Glenn's card twice, by the time I reach the end, I'm a wreak. God help me! I miss all my friends and my home and my bed. Why did I choose to come to aus in the first place? Haiz, hope tmr will be better, gonna go visit the house and meet Adele as well as heading up to the uni to do some admin stuff.

Gonna lay my head to sleep and hope all these will pass.



Last blog frm home in 5mths. Finally D-Day has arrived. Gonna miss everyone so much! Scared n excited all together. Very over-whelming! Many thanks to my babes, buds, darlings n friends! Take care n i'll be back before u know it! *mucks*



Finally got my new laptop. Hee.. IBM. I'm sooo happy, forked 1K outta my own pocket for it, mummy n daddy paying for the rest. *grinz* Now configuring everything, my zen and digi pics n stuff. Happy.



Club plans cancelled for tonite as darling faith is sick with fever. Actually, i can't really club either lar, twisted ankle, perhaps rest for today so tmr can go with my babes n buds. Just as well, spend time at home with mom n dad. Ar bo, dad keep complaining that i keep going out. So i'm gonna stay home n meddle with my new laptop as well as carryin on my packing then.



Oh ya, n forgot to mention. Twisted my right ankle yest. Its not swollen now, but, can feel the pain when i stretch towards a certain angle. Haiz, donno how i'm gonna go for club tonite n tmr. Die, flat shoes?



FINALLY FINALLY aft so long... met up with my poly mates!! I'm so happy to see them! The whole gang was there with the exception of bq n xl. I'm really glad to see uncle sam and ll back in sg. Uncle sam got toned up, haa.. slimmed down too, new haircut that got him looking younger. Haa.. he was damm happy when i told him that. Bloated i think. Haa. Had dinner at Cartel then went to play pool. Its been ages since we gathered like tis and really had fun, brought me back to the good old days. Hee.

Oh yeah, n we all are still the same, somethings nv change, we still love wearing black! hee.. i'm really gonna miss them all, esp chatting with YY n LL, miss them so much. *sobx* i will really cry, think i might change plans to go to perth in sep instead of adelaine. Hee.. I'm glad to see that WC is alright aft what happened. Was sad that i missed his bday bbq, but its really a relief to see that he's over what happened. Can't say that its totally not his fault for what happen, but for her to do it that way, haiz.. its cruel.



Shirls still the same, refused to take any pics at all. Thus...

Didn't managed to catch much sleep last nite, brain tortured me as it refused to stop thinking and bringing me back images. Think too many mental notes made, thus its starting to give me more headaches. Woke up ard 8am and made breakfast for mom n dad. Kinda guilty cuz i've been gg out everynight meet up with me friends that i didn't spend much time with them. So glad that they both are coming down to bris with me, don't wanna cry so much at the airport. Not good for the image *wink* just kidding. But really, them coming down to bris gives me more time to spend with them. Gonna cry so much on the 10th and 20th. *sobx* Can't imagine.



Met up with buds yest for dinner and club. Lavie being the organiser was late for dinner! But for the 1st time in a long while, i've waited along at paragon for the rest to come! I was early for godsake! Lucky alex isn't a latecomer type either. Wanted to go winebar to chill, but no bloody place to seat, then aft much deliberation and deciding, we went to soundbar to chill.

During then, aft seating down, got the feeling that i'm being blamed for making them walk frm zouk over. Like its my fault for not choosing the right place to go to in the first place. Its hard to accomodate to such a large grp. I can say that frm experience, its rather draining and sometimes i get the feeling that its not being appreciated aft all that was done. Its been more than like 4yrs, i've always been the one that ends up organising stuff, i know, i wasn't force to do so, i do it willingly, but still, i like to feel the appreaciation sometime. They do tell me that they do appreciate what i've done and my effort, but actions talk louder than words don't they? When things don't turn out right, on the spot, i can feel the negative vibes already. I don't blame them, sometimes i do also show my negative face when things don't go my way, but eventually, i know i'll always look at things frm a different angle and see it other ppl's way. Ain't nice to show a black face to others.

Aft kh val n alex left, we headed back to phuture to club. Bloody squeezy. Detested it. Got my toe stub on too! Pissed. Went out to meet Darrell n Timmy and met tis aussie friend of theirs called Chris. Aunt nancy said he is good-looking. For me, felt that he's bit on the young side, but still the boyish looking kind. Not bad actually. Darrell was funny, he's apparently at the age where mambo interests him lots, the dance moves n stuff. Haa.. Timmy on the other hand was looking bored. Totally agree with him that dbl o is much better. They left early too.

Oh, n i bumped into one of micheal friends, didn't recongnise him at first, think his name was Wei something, cldn't really rem, only know that the face is a familiar one. He asked if i was still together with micheal, hmm.. apparently, he didn't know. Told him no and he gave me a weird look, like why not? Didn't wanna go into details so i brushed him off by saying that i'm leaving for o/seas etc. He still had the expression of disbelief, but heck him lar, what does he know anyway. Then his possesive gf came up and gave me a dirty look, started putting her hands round him n stuff, n asked me who am i? Like i bloody care bout ur bf. Urg! Left them asap to join back to babes.

Left a short while later, no fate as grace puts it. True, i rather like the impromtu ones like last week. More fun. I wld also havta say gg in big crowd to phuture, ain't a good idea either, place too packed. I've become someone who likes my space when i'm dancing, i think dbl o n mdm wong spoilt me.



Ok, so its high time for me to start packing my stuff. I'm really up and over my head bout it. There are stuff that i wanna bring but i'm afraid its not usable. Been getting advice here n there on what i shd bring n stuff, but it ain't working on me! Help!

So anyway, met up with Emmy, Sheam n Chris last nite for dinner at fish n co. So long since i last saw them, miss sheam esp. Had lotsa fun chit-chatting n gossipping. Oh yeah, n the live singer at fish n co, he sucks! I mean, his guitar playing wasn't that bad, but him trying to slang to the songs, really spoilt it. I mean, fav songs of ours really didn't turn out good. Haiz, its the 2nd time that i've been there recently hearing live singing, both are terrible in their own way! Can't fish n co hire some decent normal singer?

Anyway, emmy then left with her bf nick, leaving the 3 of us to shop ard n stuff. Bought a bag for 20bucks at PS, oh, n when we stepped in sasa, there were tis grp of china tourist, really disguesting. They were purchasing some SK2 products, the lady kept asking for freebies, saying that she will bring back and help them advertise? Pls, u think tis is pasar malam ar, SK2 don't need ur advertisement, so bloody lame. Then the guy tourist was making such a big fuss on the price, kept saying that very ex, asking to lower the price! My god, they really have no idea where to bargain, didn't they read any tourise shd/shd not do's before coming?? Total turn off sia, talking so loud as if they owned the store. grr!

Came home and found mama in a bad PMS mood, shouting at daddy, n i kana for nothing. Decided to hide out in my room. Jo ended up waiting for my signal to come pick me up. Mama was left right shouting, daddy had a hard time persuading her to go into their bedroom. Slipped out sliently aft that, n headed downstairs to wait for Jo, and found tis uncle scolding some lady at the coffee shop. He was shouting literally and vulgarities flew outta his mouth like noboday's business. Seriously had half a mind to call the cops to shut up tis old man, my downstairs coffee shop is terrible, seems to always attract shit ppl who like to scream n shout at night. Drunkens. Anyway, we drove to cck to pick faith up. Got lost along the way, suppose to exit pie to bke, we drove straight, didn't dare to exit anywhere along the rest of pie and instead connected to kje then exit the cck. n we also got lost in the cck neighbourhood, faith n us cldn't connect our location. Lucky we managed to find out way through. Drove down to holland v, but didn't stay there long, moved location to swensen's at crown prince. Same old location. By e time Jo parked car, we have drove for like 1nhalf hrs! Sat down for supper and chatting session. Got home ard 6am, damm bloody tired and slept like a baby once i hit my pillow. Gee...

I'm really happy to see jo aft not seeing her for more an a week. Gonna miss our bitching sessions really when i get to aus, pray hard that Faith gets flights there so that i can see her!



I'm back frm my visiting trip! N bloody stressed the moment i stepped home sia. Realised that so many things undone. my visa, laptop and packing my stuff! God i'm so dead.

Tis visiting trip made a first amongst the many things, for the 1st time in my entire life, i went KTV with my MOM!!! Can u believe it? but i think its one experience that i don't wanna repeat. She sings as if she's on a stage, with her hokkien songs, embarassing me! somemore so demanding, say she have tune her keys. Haiz. No, i think KTV shd be stuck with my friends then.

Stayed at sub-yi place thru the trip with jia n juan. Was great of course, as i always liked her place, waking up and seeing the sea. Who won't. Managed to complete all my stuff there, but for tis time didn't do the massage nor my facial. No time, and with mom screaming n complaining, i'm glad i didn't demanded.

Mom told me that couz wei had broken off with veronica and now doing insurance with his mom. When i saw him, had the feeling that he's changed, for the better, he seemed more mature now compared to a yr ago, more sensible too. Told my mom tis on the way home, she agrees too, i think his break with her woke him up or something, its easier to talk to him now..



Ok, i'm off to Penang already. With Jia n Juan n mama! Coming back for partying on tues! Seeya!



Went back to office last nite to throw away my stuff and pick up my files, and whip out my camera to take pics all round. Hee.


Angie n Me. She's a darling chocolate lover!


Michelle n Me.


Sherry n Me. Tis lovely dear is always up for my gossips n to lead me a listening ear.


Eve n Me. Sweet Evelyn, always giving me free rides home and she's of course my 'consultant'.


Me n Aeris. She's leaving to Perth next week. *sobx* will miss tis small n mighty ger!


Me n Babe Emily.


Ocean n Me.


Simmon n Me.


Belinda n Me. She's pretty mama, great baker and my 'ba ke quan shu'

Tis is of course only a few, i'm gonna go back next week to take more photos! Uploading them into my photo album....

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