my yesterday started off a bit boring, but it turned out pretty good and i got 3 surprises yday. :)

the first little surprise was at the Flylab's christmas party at Carlton gardens.
yup, everyone from the flylab (abt 3 labs that are doing fly stuff) left work by 12pm, except me left at 1230 coz i did some biochem stuff before i checked my flies. we all had a bbq picnic party at Carlton Gardens. As I went to the gardens from the lab alone, by city circle tram, i'm so tempted to just go home straight with the tram. But i've promise many ppl that i'll be goin to the party and also i shouldn't be anti-social since i already missed out the other PeterMac christmas party last Friday. So despite the hazy smokey weather, i walked a big round in the gardens and finally found their picnic spot.
it was quite boring at first coz i dunno many ppl there and there are only a few (less than 5?) ppl that i can actually talk to (and they actually talk to me). ppl sat around on the rug, playing with babies (my supervisor and a lady from other lab brought their daughters), chatting or played cricket. so thankful to Louis (another summer student in the same lab i'm working in) that he kept me company most of the time yday.
me and Louis kind of had this conversation day before yday at the tea room, saying that we thought some, or most ppl in the other labs are not really friendly. It surprised me when i heard him saying that coz i thought it's just me, coz i'm asian and he's a local.

after the food and drinks, everyone sat down, and start the little game called 'christ cringle' (not sure how to spell exactly :P), where few weeks ago (before i started working), each person pulled out a name from the hat and you had to buy a funny present for that person without letting he/she knows that you are the one who's is getting the present.
so i sat there, like other ppl, looking at them getting their presents one by one, and you had to have 3 guesses abt who bought u present. and when it comes to the last 5 presents to be given out, i got a present too! But since they picked the name before i joined the lab, i didn't buy any present for anyone. But is till got a present. :) obviuosly, it's from my own supervisor :) can also tell by the handwriting on my present. i got a little box of 'ginger bread christmas trees'.
so yea.. that was my first little surprise yday. :)


2nd surprise was at night... around 10 something. the few of us, me, Sam, Jess, Alfred, Raymond, Eric Wang, Bobby and Doris went to K-box. most of us were there since 8.45pm.
so around 10 something, Jess asked me to go to the washroom with her, so i followed. we chat abit in the washroom and then Doris came in too.
a little while later, Sam came in, 'signalling' to Doris to go out of the washroom and she was a bit shocked when she saw me behind the door. but yea... i didn't suspect anything at all lar Sam.
after i waited for Jess to come out from the toilet, we went back into the k-room and they were singing bday song, with 6 custard puff stacked together (as cake) and 16 candles (no reason for the 16) on the 'cake'. and it's for me!! :D
thanks guys! and thanks to sam that planned all those coz i'm leaving tmr and she wont be here celebrating on my real bday in Jan, and she knew that i really really like a surprise bday. thanks Sam!! really touched! *hugs* i nearly cry u know!!


the 3 surprise was after i reached home.
i continue packing after i had my shower. i ended up sleeping at 7am this morning and woke up at 10am.
before i went to bed, i checked my bank account and found that i've got my first week salary from my summer work! yay!! :D
so hmm... i can spend some of (or mayb all of them?) the first week salary in KL for shopping! muahaha!


oh well, 10.37am now... i'll leave home for airport at abt 12.10pm. taking skybus this time. not many luggages, so it's still alright.

bye now! dunno if i'll update this blog when i'm in kl :P
but anyway, i'll be back in Melb really soon... if nothing else happened, it'll be in two weeks time.