Who the hell cooks a meal at 1am in the morning?! And makes glutinous rice balls at 12am?! Wtf la, I'm so fed up with that stupid woman. Absolutely no sense of consideration nor common sense. Thank goodness there's only four days left to endure her shit.

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Yes, you read correctly: FOUR DAYS LEFT!

Yay, the weekend's here, and I finally got some rest! Woke up at 1pm today hahah and spent the whole afternoon preparing for a presentation on Monday. Stupid OP, it better turn out well lol. But I guess with such a fun topic like rock climbing, it can't really get that bad, right? :D

Which reminds me, I totally HATE my Academic Study Skills teacher whose name does not deserve to be mentioned. But basically she's a total BITCH and hag who doesn't have any patience whatsoever and who always seems to be PMSing although I'm sure she's way past any reproductive age. Locking me and two other classmates out of class just because we went to the toilet and someone's presentation had resumed is just plain downright mean, and she probably thought that it would be rude to walk in halfway. However I have to say, that she had walked out of class during another group's presentation without a word, which is even more rude if you ask me. And she was the one who gave us permission to leave anyway. But anyway I decided that it was the last straw so I started stomping around on the wooden floor outside the classroom HAHA. According to Kico inside it was pretty loud, but I don't giva shit anymore. I made up my mind to give her shit from now until the end of this bloody foundation course. She doesn't deserve my respect, or the respect of everyone else, for that matter.

Anyway I forgot to say that in school on Tuesday I had my first dissecting lab practical! After waiting since Secondary 3 to do dissections, I finally got my opportunity! So we cut up kidneys, brains and worms.. And it was so fun. :D It wasn't as smelly as I thought it'd be (flash back to the day that Mrs Chaiw showed us a sheep's heart in Cedar and it stunk to high heavens) though at times when you got too near you'd catch a whiff of the stuff. Sadly though, I've concluded that Racheltan isn't exactly a good dissector because my hands are just too damn clumsy and un-delicate. Whereas Eva on the other hand, has like some God-given talent of dissecting things. Haha yeah, so I kinda left most of the cutting up to her, except the brain which I did. :D So here are some pictures!


The kidney is so cute la! And when cut across laterally it looks like a heart. <3


BRAIN.


WORMM.

So anyway, the excursion to some water recycling plant on Wednesday was really fun! It was nice to have a break from school and go out to see the countryside. Got up early in the morning to prepare sandwiches for our picnic at the plant, and then went to school! The plant is located in Weribee, which is about an hour's drive from our school so we all piled into a bus and took off. Settled down for our lunch once we got there, and everyone loved my sandwiches, yay! :D Though they were really easy to make, I don't know why everyone raved about them. Haha and we had apple pies for dessert, courtesy of Kico and Kaman! Which were delicious. (: Went inside the discovery centre and looked at the different displays, played some recycling game and then embarked on a tour of the area where the water is processed. Learnt quite a bit on the tour, and the place is huge man! Like dunno-how-many thousands of hectres. Crazy-ass huge. I think its like the world's largest water recycling plant. Got to see many birds too, like black swans and their chicks, Australian pelicans and ducks. Then we went to this part which opened out into the Pacific Ocean and took pictures. Really nice day it was! Thank God for the good weather. (:


Sandwich-making in process


Food, food, glorious food!










One of the many processing ponds



Life in Chisholm has been pretty smooth-sailing for me so far.. I'm getting more or less used to it already. (: Especially the cooking part! Omg cooking is SO FUN. Made stir fried beef in oyster sauce with onions, spring onions and garlic for my first proper meal. Omgg it was simply fantastic haha. Don't mean to brag but it was really good!! Even the girls in school kept stealing my food. :D Then for my second cooking meal I made fried rice with ham and egg. Again, it was nice. :D Made quite a big batch, so it lasted me for about two days. Wonder what I'll make for dinner tonight though.. Just wish I had more space in the fridge! So I can buy more ingredients and cook a wider range of things. But anyway, ever since moving into Chisholm I've felt more independent and grown-up. I think its because Chisholm isn't as sheltered as Glenn, and the people here are older and therefore more responsible? Not sure about everyone else's responsibility in the kitchen though, considering how everyone's pots and pans are always left in the sink. But yeah, the feel is different in Chisholm, and I kinda like it. Though of course I do miss the prepared meals in Glenn (even though they taste like shit), the bigger rooms and bigger toilets. But I guess you gotta make-do with whatever situation you get, right? And besides, Glenn was too comfy already, and I don't want to be spoilt by all its little luxuries.

Since Puay the Pig doesn't believe that I can actually cook good food, here are some photos to PROVE HER WRONG.


LOOKIT THAT! :D


DELISHHH


FRIED RICEEE




My neighbour from Glenn and current neighbour, Pri and I :D

And, of course, my room in Chisholm:

I have finally survived the Great Exodus from Glenn into Chisholm and am spending my first night in Chisholm! The move was pretty smooth, much thanks going out to Alexis who was an incredible help and guide. Without her I would've gotten lost and died along the way or something haha. And also to my friends who came to help me - Eva, San, Stephen, Ali, Vanessa and Sharon. Everyone was a great help. But of course, not forgetting the most important person, God! It was purely through His grace that such lovely friends came to my assistance during my time of need. I am so truly grateful to Him.

Well after managing to lug/drag/carry/hoist/whatver Jeri and my stuff from Glenn into my new room in Chisholm, Alexis and I has a very satisfying lunch at Ping's Cafe before heading to Northland to get some groceries. Digressed a little and bought a cute portable iPod speaker from this shit-ass awesome stationery shop that I never did notice before. Came back, and started to unpack and organise my room. Omigod it was like a nightmare to me, trying to fit everything into the limited space. But again, all thanks to God, I managed to sort things out and my room doesn't look like it was hit by a tornado or something. I'm quite happy with the result.

It'll take me awhile to fully get used to Chisholm life though.. Especially the cooking part. And jostling for fridge and freezer space. But heck, I've already marked my territory all over the kitchen and people better respect that. Hahaha.

Excursion to some water recycling plant tomorrow! YAY NO SCHOOL. :D Haha but gotta get up early tomorrow to make sandwiches for the girls and I for out picnic lunch during the excursion. I hope I don't screw up my first proper Chisholm meal!

Anywayss I'm gonna ta for now. I need my beauty sleep.

LOVE YOU RAI! Glad you liked your card. :DD

HAPPY 18TH BIRTHDAY RAI!! <3

I love you so much dear! Hope you have a good one. (: And hope you like my surprise! :D

Guess its goodbye, Glenn! Thanks for being to awesome to me during my 6 months there. Really enjoyed every single moment. (: But well, its time to welcome Chisholm life! Yay, cooking here I come!

The Great Exodus. 1/12/2009.

Sometimes I wish I felt more my age. Wish I dressed more my age, wish I did things like others my age. After reading some of my friends' blogs, I feel so kiddy now.

But I guess that's what makes me me, right?

That aside, dorm life without most of my friends has been nothing but boring and even more monotonous. Been spending more time with Momma, Kerry, Sharon and Ana now, especially at dinner, but I still miss everyone else who's left.

After starting to pack my stuff into boxes, I realised that I have actually acquired quite a bit of nonsense. And I'm pretty worried that I won't have any space in my Chisholm room after I shift over Jeri and my stuff. Shucks, I shouldn't have opened my big mouth and volunteered my room. I'M AN IDIOT. But anyway I gotta move next Tuesday, and thankfully I only have school until 1pm. So after class I gotta rush back and start the long, taxing and arduous task of moving dorm. God bless my soul.

Stress stress and more stress ahead of me! Math test tomorrow, Biology test and oral presentation next week, and Chemistry test the week after. All I can say is that I can't wait for all this shit to be over and done with.

Ta for now I guess.

I think I've just hit the lowest point in my time in Melbourne. Started this week, with my dorm friends finally leaving one by one. Amanda and Daphne left on Monday, Qimin on Wednesday, Jeri yesterday and Lingchi and Gen today. Which leaves me with no one else in the clique that I'm close to save for Momma. Its really sad to see everyone leave, especially when they're all going back home while you're stuck here for another month. So yeah, I started getting pretty down ever since Amanda and Daphne left. Dinner was never the same, with empty seats and less conversation. Kinda realised that I took everyone's presence for granted, I think. Because its like only after they've left that I realised how much I valued their presence and energy. But I guess that's just human, isn't it? Taking things for granted and only valuing it after its gone. But anyway, today was pretty much the worse day, with Gen and Lingchi leaving.. Said bye to Gen before I left for school, because her flight was at 5pm. When I got back from school though, Lingchi was still around and I was quite happy that I still had one last dinner with her. But then her plans changed and her aunt decided to pick her for dinner and so there went our last meal in Glenn together. ): Was kinda bummed and sad, but couldn't do anything about it. Tried not to show my sadness when I said bye to Lingchi, but I really felt it inside.. You know that feeling of being left behind and feeling so down that you just don't want to do anything but hide in your room? Yeah that's how I felt. Although Momma was still with me (which I am highly thankful for), I was still down. Went to dinner.. Felt even worse. Its like my other half is missing. Which, in a way, is true because Kakak and I pretty much did everything together in Glenn. And ogling at eyecandies by myself is no fun at all. ): Sigh. I really miss Kakak already! ): And everyone else too.. Time passed so fast here, feels like just yesterday that I just moved in and Kakak popped by with the rest to say hi to me. And now their school year is over and everyone's gone home.

Really sucks to be all alone now. ): Miss you Kakak! ):

But like I said, I'm really thankful that I still have Momma and others like Ana, Kerry, Sharon etc. here in Glenn.. At least I wouldn't have to lonerise completely during mealtimes. And then there's Alexis too, who is so amazingly smart and knowledgeable haha. I thank God for her because I think He's placed her in my life to help bring me through this tough time, especially next week when I have to move to Chisholm. Alexis is moving too, and she's going to try and get a car so that we can move easily. And since she's been here for like four years already, she pretty much is familiar with Chisholm and everything, so I can depend on her when I move. Really hope I get a room next to her over the summer!

Never in my life has a month felt like eternity to me.. Not until now. But I was thinking that its about time I went through a 'tough time' by myself.. I mean, I consider myself extremely blessed for having God put people like Gen and Jeri in my life to welcome me when I first came, and a wonderful neighbour like Lingchi to give me someone to hang around with. Because of them and the other fantastic people I met in Glenn, my transition to life here was very smooth-sailing. Others weren't so fortunate, like Lingchi. Poor thing came here by herself, find her way to La Trobe from the airport and move into Glenn by herself. And she had to make friends pretty much from scratch, while I was introduced by those whom I already knew. So yeah I think its high time I go through some loneliness and solitude.

Anyway moving on, school is still stressful and annoying.. And I think I'm getting quite sick and tired of it. Which I don't think is a good thing, because I still have a month left before I go home for the Christmas break. And then there's next January when I gotta come back for my exams. So I pretty much have quite some time left in the dear FSDP course, and I gotta strengthen myself up if I want to survive. School today kinda sucked though. Got really pissed off at some classmates of mine who apparently don't really know when to draw the line between teasing and hurting someone. Basically when one of them found out that he beat me in our last Biology test (he got 100 farking percent), he was like damn happy and told everyone.. And he kept saying to me that he had told me he'd get full marks and beat me. I wasn't feeling happy already, so I just "Mm-ed" and "Ahh-ed" my way through, but he kept going on and on and told my other classmates who, to no help at all, started shouting that he got full marks to me. Which of course, totally ticked me off. So in the end I just ignored them. Then my other friend realised that she got higher than me for our math test and openly expressed her happiness upon beating me. And yeah, that got me even more annoyed. So now you kinda see why I'm starting to get tired of school? Because its only making me feel stupider and more unimportant than I already feel. Ah stuff it. No point brooding too long.

Time I bucked up and show those shits who they're trifling with.

Thank God my English teacher approved my oral presentation topic on rock climbing! I somehow managed to turn it into an academic topic haha. So anyway Kico and I are going to present on "Rock climbing: Boon to Mankind, Bane to Environment?" Cleverly thought of by me. :D Dear Kico helped with the research and I typed out the report.. And I must say, I'm quite proud of the outcome! Pity the report doesn't really count for much in the grading, most weightage is on the presentation itself. But at least the foundation is there for us. :D Hopefully we'll be able to make a great presentation and impress our teacher. Yea, rock climbing FTW! (:

Went to Simpson Lawn last night to play with some left over sparklers from Lingchi's birthday.. Had much fun taking photos and fooling around. (: Like I said just now, I'm really gonna miss everyone. ):


Hahah ah bengs

How I love them so! <3

Mandatory jump shots

Shindu-adugennn!



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Thanks Pris. Really miss having you to talk to. (: