A new year...

It was my 21st bday yesterday...
Did nothing 'unusual' at home during the day since i woke up, except recieving bday greetings from my friends....

i got my 1st one, an sms from Gary at 12am, which is before i slept.
then after i woke up, in the morning... the 1st greetings on the phone is from CheeLup!!! from UK!!! so touched that you called!!
the 1st sms since i woke up is from Khai Ern... my primary classmate.
then... the 1st bday greeting on msn is from JingYing... my ex-housemate in Melb.
also thanks to friends that sent me E-cards, sms, or even a testimonial on friendster :P, or a simple msn msg...

i only got sms from 1 person before i went to sleep. :( awww....
haha... anyway...

then went for dinner with my family...
we went for the Hakka 'lei cha'. a traditional dish for Hakka ppl.
it is one of my favourite food in KL!
then we came home, took pics, cut bday cake!! my 3rd b'day cake for this year's bday!! haha!!

there goes my 21st birthday...
although the birthday is just a normal day on the calender, it makes the birthday girl/boy feels her/himself being the important person, at least for the day...

so, what does being a 21-year-old mean ?
to me.. it means the same since i was 20...
to my parents... also no big diffr gua?? hmm.... still wondering...

early bday

had a good b'day steamboat dinner last night with my college, albert hs friends. Thanks guys!! erm... last night as in Sunday night. :)
SzeSze was there too! and we celebrated our bday together. :D
i've been thinking of how to celebrate our bday..
our first idea was karaoke...
2nd idea was a lunch or dinner at MidValley...
3rd idea was by KimHoong... seafood at somewhere at the Extreme Park...
then later KH found out that the Extreme Park was closed ... for some reason...
so he suggested to go to this steamboat buffet near Sunway.

It was a good dinner... first time gather with them (except YeeFei) since i came back from Melb last Dec.
it was a simple celebration but we're all happy... that's the most important point right?
Hope SzeSze enjoyed too!

well, i cut my 2nd bday cake for this year after the dinner. haha!
the first one was a chocolate sponge cake at s'pore... SinYee was the one who went to choose the cake... :)
this 2nd one was a blueberry cheesecake... Yee Fei's the one who bought it... :)
yay... both are my best friends...
knew SinYee since form 1...
knew YeeFei since Trinity...
eh... both of them have a word 'Yee' in their names :D

Primary classmates gathering

Yup... just went for my primary classmates gathering today...
we went to this restaurant at the Curve where you can hv live band playing (and singing) songs dedicated by the customers. good band!

i haven't seen some of them for years!!! as in... 5 years or more!!
but we all still look the same. haha!
good to catch up with them... hope to see them again during CNY at our form teacher's house :D

S'pore Jan 06

Wheeee.... came back from S'pore yesterday evening.
had good time in s'pore...
met up with high school friends from NTU and NUS, Melb friends and few ppl i knew from my last year's trip at NIE.
thanks to you guys for making all the gatherings fun!

I went to s'pore on Sat...
then sun nite 15 of us went for steamboat at Marina despite the heavy rain!! it was hot but fun!!
we were busy eating, busy chattin, and busy hiding behind our own 'human barrier' to drink the drinks that we brought from outside. haha!

It rained every single day when we were there... oh ya... i went to s'pore with YeeFei.
we took a 5.5 hours train down to Woodlands where i met my aunt and cousin.

Monday night was SinYee's 21st bday :D
someone almost got thrown into the NIE lake.. but failed... haha!
that was their 'tradition' during bday celebrations.

then... during uni days... went to meet them for lunch during their lunch breaks... went to a 2nd yr engineering (physics... talking abt fluid) lecture and a 2nd yr chinese theatre appreciation lecture. we couldn't stand the boredom so went out of the physics lec after 30 mins. while for the chinese th appreciation one... we couldn't get out half way through coz there were no break at all during the 2 hours lecture! and the lec was a small one... only abt 70 students there. so the lecturer can easily see who's doin wat. haha... but.. well... it was a new subject for me... kind of interesting thou... we got to watch those traditional chinese stage theatre.

ooh... i tried their Fan-tastic burger at McD!
imagine a McChicken burger... replace the 2 pieces of bread with 2 'pieces' of rice
it's good leh! I couldn't find it in M'sia.

then on thurs... met up with Marian, LeeXin etc...
months since i last saw Marian.
Heard many interesting stories from LeeFen. haha!

The night before we left s'pore...
they 'surprised' me by celebrating my 21st bday (that's almost 1 wk earlier) at my aunt's place
'surprised' coz i did hear their noise and footsteps when they are coming. haha!
anyway... it's so nice of you guys!! thank you!! *hugs*

This trip to s'pore wasn't a long one...
compared to last year... i was there for almost 1 month.
but it is as good as the last one!
coz i spent more time with you guys...
the only thing to be regret is... i still didn't visit NUS!!! :( :(
stupid rain!!
SinYee actually planned to bring us there on Sunday but it rained the whole day!!!!
aih...

in S'pore

In s'pore now....
having great time here in NTU. haha!
i came here with YeeFei... goin back on this friday
It rained the whole day yesterday!! from morning till mid nite before i slept.
last nite, my highshool mates from NTU and the few of them from NUS went for steamboat at Marina Bay despite the heavy rain~ it was fun! haha!!
and we just went to a (quite boring one) engineering lec just now... it was a 1 hr lec but we left 30 mins early.
so i'm now in the library.. waiting for them to hv lunch together. :D
looking fwd to SinYee's b'day celebration tonite!! yay!
hmm.. looks like it's goin to rain again today.. :(
pray hard! haha!!

~holiday~

Yesterday nite, me and another 3 primary school frens went out to hv a drink.
it's been years since i last seen 1 of them.
so good to hv primary school mates still in touch!!
8 years since we left our primary school!!
some of us even graduating this year!
man... that was fast!!

today... had been watching a 25 episode taiwanese drama series from 10am till 1045pm today!
i like to watch drama series... don't mind sacrifice my sleep to watch whole nite if it's a good one.
that's wat i did in melb after the exam.

well... can't wait to see you guys in s'pore!!
hope to visit NUS this trip. :D

holiday...

Happy new year!!
this year's new year... i NEARLY went to my first.. ya.. my first new year countdown! haha!
but nah.. we went home at 11 something.
next time lar... hope can tahan till the next day baru go home. :)

I'm still enjoying my holiday... still much to do...
still many things haven't done...
still many drama series havent' watch...
still many ppl havent' meet up...
looking fwd to go to s'pore ... i haven't buy tic yet thou...

wow... CNY is coming soon.. that's fast!
well, coming back for hol for 1.5 months isn't that long after all.
time flies... (as always)

Wheee....

Went out with a primary school fren today...
where to?
after lunch, we went to our primary school! haha! well, just drove around it, didn't get off the car. Never went there for years now! ever since i left school, i only been into the school for once (for a price giving ceremony) and that's it! haha!
then to my sec school. haven't been back there for almost 2 years now.
The buildings are still the same
saw some pics of my teachers... most of them still look the same thou :D
then went to the Curve. hmm.. next time hv to go there for RedBox lar! haha!
Had a great time today. :D thanks buddy!
Hope that next time we don't hv to 'count 1 2 3' again (u know wat i mean)! haha!

Merry Christmas!!

It's my first christmas in melb!!
eh.. hang on... i think this is the 2nd one...
ya... i've been here in melb few years ago. that time, i left on the 26th i think... or 25th? but definitely not 27th!

well, this is my first christmas in melb city!

went to the crown for the christmas carols at 8.10pm
after that, we waited for the flame along the river but it didn't come out!
so we went home after that. :(

then, watched the Carols by Candlelight on tv.
it's actually a 'concert' in Melb, an open-air stage.
next time if i'm in melb for christmas, must go to their rehearsal on the 23rd! it's far cheaper than the real show... ya.. you need to pay for the REHEARSAL!!
and another thing is...
a fren just told me that Boulevard in Ivanhoe has lots of xmas decorations!
many houses there are decorated for the xmas.
i remember seeing few houses like those at Endeavour Hills

hmm... my 2 'christmas plans' if i'm in Melb during xmas...
1) go to the REHEARSAL of Carols by Candlelight then watch the real thing on tv
2) see decorations at Boulevard in Ivanhoe
:D

i guess things i like most abt xmas are the carols and the decorations
oh... and see if i can add this on my list... boxing day shopping! haha!

'Back' in melb

Went to Syd for 6 days.
came back yesterday night (just hours ago).

well, this trip wasn't as good as i've expected.
but it's still alright.
met 2 new friends (should call them our family friends), met up with a friend, and mum's old schoolmate (or classmate?)
I think it's not a good trip for someone who has never been to syd coz we didn't go to many 'tourist spots'.
and i haven't been to the Fish market!!! :(
next time to syd, it's a must go destination for me!! haha!

It's sooooo good to be (back) in Melb. I miss my bed, my pillow, my toys, my quilt, my room, and my internet!!!!
I went to bed early in Syd, everynight before 12 (except one day, 12.30).

coming back to melb means a few more days before goin back to my 'real home'...
looking forward to meet my friends there, shopping in kl and the fooooood!!

:(

got my results today....
really disappointed by pathology... the 80% ppr with 3 essays + dunno how many (forget d) short answer questions
now that i've got my results, another decision to make now...

anyways, tmr mum and dad are goin to the GreatOceanRoad day trip.
hope they'll enjoy
while me and my grandma will be at home... hmm... i'll make a chocolate cheesecake with her.

This is bad...

Why can't i treat my parents the way i treat my friends?!
really hate myself for that!!!
To be honest, although they are here now... i'm not as happy as you thought i'll be.
I know this is not right.
I'm easily annoyed by the little things that they do. they don't have bad intension at all... but i'm just...
feel bad abt that... :(

this is my dad's first trip to Australia. for sure i want him to enjoy his stay here!
but now...
i've screwed things up.
mayb i've expected too much from them.
mayb i should just 'adapt' to 'how' they are.

i admit that i did change ever since i came overseas to study...
if not, i wouldn't feel like this right? as in...
i don't recall myself being annoyed by them when i'm still in high school!

Really hope that time can go backwards... even for 2 hours!

Disappointment...

Talked to my mum today...
Shouldn't have mentioned 'something' to her just now...
aih....

feel disappointed with her coz...
whenever i ask her for opinion when i hv problems or facing a dilemma,
wat she says is exactly wat i've thought of before i open my mouth to ask her.
and sometimes, I am the one who will be telling her why her ideas don't work!
plus she won't ask me more abt the situation and stuff. therefore that makes me very reluctant to tell her more abt it.
so... wat's the point of me mentioning my problems to her?!!
she might think that i'm old enough to make my own choice.
but i just want someone who can at least discuss the problem with me,
i'm not hoping for a direction!

不请自来的...

When all of my friends whom I usually hang out with went back to M'sia already,
(well, except that SzeSze is here in melb but with her family)
a 不速之客 came and 'stay' with me
who is that?
a pigeon! -_-|||
it laid eggs in the only pot of plant that i have at my balcony!
ya... EGGSSSSS! 2 of them!!! -_-|||

anyone know how long it'll take for the eggs to hatch and then fly away?
hope she won't lay anymore eggs from now on!
she laid the first egg on Tuesday,
and I saw the 2nd one today. -_-|||
aih....

well, it was very hot in Melbourne today... was 33c in the city at ard 4.30pm
went merayau-rayau in melb central in the afternoon... ooh... merayau-rayau means strolling in malay.
although i was alone, i quite like it that way.
well, sometimes lar...
still prefer being together with frens. :)
i went up to the cinema in Melb central...
Harry Potter starts showing today!
but hmph... noone to watch with... u guys went back already!! :(

How true are they?

Did a few tests today...

This one is quite true but not entirely:

How You Life Your Life

You seem to be straight forward, but you keep a lot inside. You tend to avoid confrontation and stay away from sticky situations. You prefer a variety of friends and tend to change friends quickly. You tend to dream big, but you worry that your dreams aren't attainable.

How Do You Live Your Life?

This one erm....

Your Hidden Talent

Your natural talent is interpersonal relations and dealing with people. You communicate well and are able to bring disparate groups together. Your calming presence helps everything go more smoothly. People crave your praise and complements.

What's Your Hidden Talent?

and

You Should Get a JD (Juris Doctor)

You're logical, driven, and ruthless. You'd make a mighty fine lawyer.

What Advanced Degree Should You Get?

Slow and Steady

Your friends see you as painstaking and fussy. They see you as very cautious, extremely careful, a slow and steady plodder. It'd really surprise them if you ever did something impulsively or on the spur of the moment. They expect you to examine everything carefully from every angle and then usually decide against it.

How Do People See You?

You Are 17 Years Old

Under 12: You are a kid at heart. You still have an optimistic life view - and you look at the world with awe. 13-19: You are a teenager at heart. You question authority and are still trying to find your place in this world. 20-29: You are a twentysomething at heart. You feel excited about what's to come... love, work, and new experiences. 30-39: You are a thirtysomething at heart. You've had a taste of success and true love, but you want more! 40+: You are a mature adult. You've been through most of the ups and downs of life already. Now you get to sit back and relax.

What Age Do You Act?

and some fun ones... haha!

Your IQ Is 100

Your Logical Intelligence is Below Average Your Verbal Intelligence is Above Average Your Mathematical Intelligence is Exceptional Your General Knowledge is Above Average

A Quick and Dirty IQ Test

You Are Mud Pie

You're the perfect combo of flavor and depth Those who like you give into their impulses

What Kind of Pie Are You?

You Should Learn Spanish

For you, learning a language is about career advancement and communication. Knowing Spanish will bring you tons of possiblities for jobs and travel. Bárbaro!

What Language Should You Learn?

最近比较烦

考完试放假，还以为能无忧无虑的，奖励下自己在大二的 hard work。
结果现在，比放假前有更多东西想，更多东西烦。
公事、housemate 的事，都是因为当时没看清整件事情，而造成现在的烦恼。
好想在爸妈过来之前把事情都解决掉。

Sien...

我 ... 又再被证明了
是一个不能在‘紧要关头’做出令自己满意、不后悔的决定的人。
realise 并不足够。
要知道怎么改进才是有用。

想 想 想
难道就是要我做多点仓促的决定后才会改进？
那太不划算了吧 ?!

唉 ...
现在只是想有用 ar？转得回么？

不爽! 罢!
ARGH!!!

HOLIDAY!!

Yay! had my last ppr of the year er... yesterday?! coz it's 1.34 am now. haha!
and had a good dinner at nic's place. :D
thanks to u guys for postponing the dinner till i finish my exam! how nice!!
well... wat to do now?
go out with frens, or even just doin nothing at home, i don't mind haha!
looking forward for SzeSze to come! yay!!

all the best for ppl who still hvn't finish their exams. :)

Duh...

Duh... woke up late this morning!
miss the first hour of revision class.
so just went for 1 hour class and went home before the last hour (coz i think it's not very worth staying).
and i realise that it took me less than 30 mins to walk home from uni!! i always thought it's far but it's actually not too bad.

ok, and i thought of another thing that i can do during my holiday (ya.. started planning alrady)
that is... find out abt dreams... the meaning of those dream ppl (mostly me) had. i'm always curious abt wat are the meaning of those dreams i had.
and i had a bad one last nite. and when i woke up, i went: luckily it's just a dream!

1 down... 2 to go...

Yay! First ppr done!!
Can't wait to get IBS out of my brain! need more space for the coming 2 pprs. have to put both of them in my brain at the same time coz only 1 day in btwn the 2 of them.
ooh... i'm sure time flies as soon as i start my first ppr.
yay! which means, holiday coming soon!!!

well, today... bit disappointed with someone...
ya i know... u can't expect ppl to do the same thing to u like how u treat them. mayb i'm just expecting too much? or i care too much at first?
fine... life's like this.. u can never get things fair and square.
ok, i'm just disappointed, nothing more...

alright, just finish my dinner,
time to stuff things inside my brain now.. hope they all will go to the neocortex, or at least stay in hippocampus till my exams finish! haha!