Degree... doneand dusted.

Degree... checked...
party... checked...
Acceptance into Masters... checked...
Party... checked...
Preparation for parents arrival... checked...

I just checked my results, relieved to know that I am graduating afterall. Haha. Not that its any surprise. After the end of exams, it was a day or 2 of rest before the massive drinking and partying begins.

18 Nov - Wed

Last paper. Went straight to the tavern for drinks right after. We spent a couple hours there, drinking away, talking about our future plans. Can't believe that it had all ended.

20 Nov- Fri

Dinner and drinks at Leanne's. Alot of drinking and definitely alot of fun. Most of the tutors or academic staff were also invited and it was nice mingling with everyone on a casual, non-formal setting.















Grp pic we had... among many that were taken..

Company was great. Some of us stayed til late into the night and we played Singstar! Haha. Didn't know I could reach the high notes of scissors sisters in their songs to beat the girls! Haha. Definitely had been drinking abit way too much as well. Haha. Jess and I stayed over and it was home to rest for a couple hours.

21 Nov - Sat

It was Jess's farewell. She is leaving for S. Africa and Canada for 5 months and is not attending graduation at all. Definitely alot of drinking again~ It was nice catching up with her family though. Having known them since last year and been attending their family gatherings, it was not difficult to fit in. I had to wear some funky glasses cause I wasn't in any costume while she was in a Dutch maid's uniform.




















See you soon, buddy!~ Miss ya~

I guess the surprise came when we say our good-byes. She was alright when bidding farewell to everyone else, but when its my turn... She started crying. Her make-up runs and I was surprised. Her Sisters were telling me that its alright and just that she and I had gotten too close over the past year. In the end, Jess still walked me to my car before I head back. Will definitely catch up with her when she returns.

22 Nov - Sun

Dinner with Eziq and Cindy. Was a nice time catching up with them and hopefully we will meet up soon before she flies.















Dinner at Little Singapore..

23 Nov - Monday

Mel's birthday. Called him but he did not pick up.

I had my interview for my Masters as well. To be honest, the only preparation I did for the interview, was to choose the right shirt and tie to wear. Other than that, nothing. Call it confidence or what-so-ever, I knew I could do it. It was me against a panel of 3 interviewers. After the whole interview and it was my turn to ask questions, the following dialogue took place.
Me (M): When will I hear from you again? Interviewer (I): Either this afternoon or over the next few days. We want to let selected individuals have enough time to consider our offer before accepting.

I asked a couple more questions pertaining to the course and also my return flight as well. Then just as I was about to take my leave, the one in charge stopped me.

I: Ben, tell you what. I am giving you the conditional offer now. Would you like to accept it? You don't have to tell me now. You can take a week to consider and get back to us. Just to let you know, we only accept 10 students a year and you are the first and only one to be given the conditional offer on the spot.
M: Thank you very much. Yes, I will definitely contact you over the next few days about the offer. Thank you for your time once again.

And so, yes... I already accepted the offer. And since I am due to graduate, my acceptance is confirmed. After that acceptance, it was more drinking and gathering. I was also doing up my administrative stuff for my Masters as well, i.e; Visa, fees... etc.

Now just got to wait for parents' arrival tomorrow morning before we fly off to Sydney together on Thurs. Would be gone for a week then back in time for graduation. Not sure when I will be writing again. Til then. Adiós..

爷爷....

爷爷...




















Its been 4 years since you left us.
Everyone had been doing fine.

Don't worry about 嫲嫲.
Your lovely wife is healthy and had been very well taken care of.

As you might already known, Dad and 叔叔 are doing pretty well in business.
The business you started is still going strong.
姑姐 and family are doing just fine.

As for your grandchildren...
I am almost reaching the end of my studies here.
汉杰 had arrived in Australia.
All your grand-children had grown up.
May Ee is now in Canada.
汉豪 is doing very well in Republic Poly and had been dating.
Both 汉洋 & 汉嘿 are doing pretty well as well.

















I had been seeing a beautiful girl.
Her name is Fauziah.
We had been seeing each other for 10 months.
She visited me when this year in Australia.
There is still a long way to go and will definitely let you know if we were to progress any further.

















Many times I sit, staring at the ocean, just thinking of you.
Not having you by our side was definitely painful.
But I guess we had all moved on.

You had always doted on me.
We were very close.
From the day I was born, to the morning as I held your hand when you left us.
When you passed on, it was very hard for me especially.

爷爷，Thank you for coming into my dream this morning.
I will definitely come over and visit your grave when I am back.
Sorry for neglecting you after all these time.
You had taught me many lessons in life.
I had never regret spending time with you.

爷爷, although you had been gone for 4 years now.
Thank you for everything you had done for me.
I still miss you all the same.
You had always been in our hearts.

Last academic week.

This is the final academic week of my bachelor's degree. After this, all that is left of my life as a student is one Study Week, followed by 2 weeks of exams. Tomorrow marks the last day of Uni. Not sure how I should feel about this. Exams coupled with a few stuff which had been on my mind, I got to say I had not been able to sleep much recently. Perhaps its the stress of exams, perhaps its the fear of not knowing how to handle some issues, perhaps its just a wrong choice from the start... I hope things could clear up soon.

Approaching another cross-road, it will soon be time again for me to make another decision. Just hope I make the right one and do what's best for everyone.

I don't know what else is there that I can write anymore. Maybe I should leave this blog as it is and disappear along with it... Maybe...

Buenos Noches, Adiós...

Car. Mao's Last Dancer. Snappy.

Got my car back from the mechanic. Along with the various repairs done, they actually wax, wash and vaccuum my car! Now it looks as good as new. Haha. Can't be more happy as I had not seen my darling that clean for a long time! Not that my car is dirty, its been very clean all along! I wash the exterior every week and vacuum every month, but got to say would not had done a job as good as the specialists at the mechanic. So sparkling clean and shiny that I actually feel good and proud for owning that little darling of mine. Hahaha.

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Was invited to catch "Mao's Last Dancer" just now. Man... it is definitely a good movie. A show which brought tears to my eyes in the final moments. Its been a long time since a movie done that to me. Its money well spent and so far, its the first movie I paid to watch in Aust this year. The previous one was Transformer 2, where Daniel paid for us to oogle at Megan Fox. *wink*




















Cool poster... I like how the Chinese word is used as a background.

Not sure if this movie is shown in Singapore but its definitely one good damn show which I don't mind catching it again on DVD. If its not shown in SG, perhaps I might just get the DVD in Aust and bring back with me. What's even more interesting is that its based on a true story. Unlike some of the biography-movies which drives one to sleep, this one is clearly a winner.

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Does anybody understand the meaning of 'I am busy, will only do it later.' If its really important I will do it as soon as I can, but if its not and I am not interested in it, then it can wait. I don't care if its too late to respond by then because I am simply not interested in it! Sometimes I admit that I might be snappy but I clearly think that if you were to confront me and ask if I understand simple English, you were asking for it.

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Alright, am heading to bed. Danny is arriving later and I need my rest just so I can wake up on time to drive to Brissie airport to pick him up at bloody 7am on a Sunday!! *grumble* My only rest day of the week for this week and an even earlier start!

Mid-Semester Break. Car-less for a week. ZZ Birthday. Overspent.

Week 9 ended and its mid-semester break now. Kinda weird to have a mid-semster break in Week 9 when there's only 13 academic weeks. Nevertheless, we all deserve a good break to catch up on all the work that has been piling lately. Am pretty proud of myself, half of the pending work had been done over the last few days. Finished writing my Neuroscience research paper, lesson planning for next week and part of the Financial plan for a business subject. All that is left is preparing the presentation slides for the business sub and 3 journal articles review. At least now I have Thurs-Sunday to prepare all that. Neuro paper was a huge one and spent the whole day writing my part. Now its all up to the rest of them to pull their weight cause I believed I had done whatever I could.

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Was up at 6.30am (SG 4.30 am) today. Went to drop my car at the mechanic. Seems like they will take one week to repair all damages. So most likely will be home-bound for one week. Some friends are nice enough to offer car rides to/from Uni. Will not want to inconvenience them as well. Shall take it as it comes.

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ZZ birthday was yesterday. Called to wish him happy Birthday and caught him by surprise! Haha. He reminded me of how the 3 of us used to lie in bed and chat. We should really catch up when I get back. Good luck ZZ~!! We know you will do well. *wink*

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Realised that I had been over-spending quite abit lately. Perhaps its true, you spend more when you earn more. Therefore its time for me to start eating more at home. That should save me more money. Hehe. Hopefully will have enough money for me to spend when I come back to SG. Hehe. Looking forward to my return in Dec...

Lecture. Accident.

Everything was going fine for the past month or so. I was asked to take over a lecture 2 Thurs ago. My boss, R, got something to attend to and he doesn't want to cancel the lecture. So he sent me an email at 7am asking if I am keen to do it. I was up early that morning and upon seeing the email, I rang him up immediately. Below is how the conversation takes place.

Me: Morning R******, this is Ben. I just saw your email and would like more details.

R: Morning Ben, what other details? Its ok if you are not comfortable with it. I just thought to ask if you would be interested as had been receiving emails complimenting you on your teaching.

Me: No no.. thats not it, I am definitely interersted as its something new to me. Besides, it would be a good experience for me as well. I would like to know what lecture you want me to give.

R: Thats good to hear! The topic would be on 'Electricity and Safety, EMG, ECG, EEG and ERG - kinda stuff.

Me: Sounds good! Alright, see you at 1.30 then!

I went off to see him and he did warn me that normally only 50 students turn up for the lecture at that time as its scheduled at 5-6pm. He told me not to be disappointed if I get less than that as he had been seeing only arnd 30 students the past 2 weeks. So at 5pm, when I entered the scehduled lecture theatre, I was amazed at the turn out. Almost 150 students turned up! Haha. The lecture was good and they all enjoyed it. I was smiling inside as its indeed good experience and of course, I was smiling on my way to the bank! Wahaha.

The next time I saw my Boss to sign the new contract for the lecture, he told me this...

R: Ben, I had received emails from the students asking you to take more lectures. Good job! At the rate you are going, I think I would be out of job really soon.

M: *smile* Thank you, R.

R: I was thinking, since I would be going on my long service leave next year, would you like to take over the lecturing position on a contract-basis? (Contract as I would be unable to do full-time due to my own impending Masters.) As you had taken most of the tutorial classes this year, you would had known at least half the students, it shouldn't be that difficult.

M: Thats would be great! Thanks R. Perhaps we shall discuss this towards the end of this year after my graduation.

R: Definitely! Let me clear this with the head of school as this is considered an unique appointment and it should be no problem given your experience in teaching these 2 years in Uni.

Haha. If everything goes well, I should no longer worry about my financial issues. Everything seems rosey and sweet until last Wed.

I was involved in a car accident. Who in the right mind turns left without checking her left side? Only that stupid lady! I was on the left, turning into the main road. She was on the right. Both of us wants to turn left. She keep checking her right and fails to notice me. When she turns, she turns into my car!! Even after hitting my car, she didn't stop! She drove right through almost pulling my front bumper apart! Its as if she felt no impact or what-so-ever.

I drove forward and pulled over at the road side. We both got out of our car. The first thing she said was, "Are you insured?" While the first thing that came out of my mouth was, "Are you alright?" Bloody woman. Talk about empathy. She blames me for pulling up next to her. I blame her for not looking her left when turning left. We did not want to argue so we just took down each license's number and details. We called our own insurance company and let them deal with it. In all, my company is sending me some forms for me to fill up and to draw the diagram as they are well aware that both parties are blaming each other and its a case of my word versus hers.

Now got to wait til the forms arrive and Tues for my car damage assessment to be done at the insurance mechanic. Sigh... Not sure how is it gonna be. Of course its possible to look on the bright side and say its material damage and I wasn't harm. But still, its a heart-breaking to see my first car like that. Sigh. A close friend did mention that Chinese has a saying that material loss is a form of way to ward away evil things that might harm you. So maybe take it as a form of blessing instead. Sigh, lets just hope that its one big evil thing that was coming at me... and no more please...




















The damage...




















From the side...

Jess's Dinner. E-bay. Overworked & Fatigue.

Its been 3 weeks? Anyway, been to Brisbane to catch a Hossan Leong show. Yes, he came down to Australia and had a mini show there. It was good networking with counterparts from UQ and Overseas Singapore Unit definitely. Recorded the 2 songs Hossan performed during the hour long segment and will post it up soon. One was meant for his upcoming show in Oct I think.

Finally managed to have time for dinner with Jess. Although we see each other in Uni 4 days a week, its always about Uni and stuff. So we arranged a dinner at her place where we spend some time to catch up on each other's personal life. It was good. She made lasagna and I brought over a bottle of red. We spent 4 hours sitting there with wine and doing nothing except chatting! We did promise to have another session soon as we are graduating end of this year and we will be going our separate career paths after that. Gonna miss my favourite partner~




















Jess...
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I bought my first item on ebay! It arrived 3 days after I bought it and I was soooo happy. Haha. I acted like a kid getting his first toy and its definitely a good present for myself. Wahaha. Its something which will bring some fun into gatherings and definitely doesn't run on electricity. Jeremy reckoned its a good buy and I just paid for it immediately. Well, without further ado, have a look...















The packaging...















Check this out... Metallic suitcase...















A 300-chips full poker set!!

Wahaha... seems like I can start my mini casino in no time. Poker set with chips! Casino style kind of chips! Same weight, except un-marked. I chose un-marked as I do not want to be limited with their denominations. Hahaha. Now now.... shall think of a good timing for its opening ceremony. Hehe.

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Week 7 is coming. Having 3 exams this week. No doubt it is hectic, I guess I would have to survive Monday, Tues and Wed. I worked so much last 2 weeks. My visa only allows me to work a maximum of 20 hours a week. However, I took on around 40 per week for the past 2 weeks. More than half was due to private tutoring so no breach of laws. The money is good. That, I can't deny. But I did so much for this weekend, that right before my exams, I am in bed by 9 or even 10pm! I couldn't study!!! The last 2 nights, I was asleep on my laptop. Literally face down on my laptop as I was so tired. Only walked to my bed at 2-3am instead.

Perhaps I should be more careful when the End of Sem exams come. That will mean I might have to give up some students or even reduce my hours. Damn!! Now I better worry about my own studies before it kills me tomorrow.

On the brighter note, was commended for my teaching. My boss actually informed me that he had received numerous emails praising me on the way I teach. Haha! He also told me to expect an influx of students in my class as many are disgruntled for having incompetent tutors. Yesterday, at a staff meeting before the Year 1 exams, he actually appointed me chief invigilator!! All seems good so far. Am looking forward to the second half of the semester.

Alright, should stop writing and try to focus on my studies before the exam rapes me tomorrow.

End of Week 4. Sizzler dinner. Bachata CD.

End of Week 4. Although I had been turning away some students, as of this week I have 7 students now. I was teaching from 8am-4pm on Fri and it drained me. Although its good to be doing all that given the money earned, its about time I focus on my own stuff. Not forgetting, I scored my first perfect score for a presentation this semester. Haha. Seems like we got ourselves off a good start. Anyway, with much plans confirmed, seems like this semester is just gonna fly by pretty quick.

Last week, dinner with Sisters was great. Its been a long time since we last met up and Cindy had changed her hairstyle. Haha. Really nice meeting up with the 2 of them once again. We went to Sizzler at Mermaid Beach and had agreed not to patronise that place again. The food was so-so and service was below average. However, still a good evening as its the company which matter more.















Matt and I...















2 Sisters... first time they decided to take funny pics.

Last night we went up Q1 to salsa under the stars. Its definitely a different feeling dancing on the 20th tallest building of the world. Listening to salsa music, dancing on the 77th floor, overlooking the night skyline of Surfers Paradise is definitely romantic. Damn... how I hope she was here with me. Michelle and Trish were saying that it would be romantic if they were to have their wedding reception there. Haha. The night was great and I actually won an Aventura Bachata CD. I was standing close to the DJ console and he said the 2 fastest man who can produce their Queensland driving license will win it. I was one of them! Haha. The next one is in Nov and hopefully, my exams would had finished by then. Shall remember to bring my camera next time.

Work. NDP 09. Weight Loss.

I had been offered alot of work this semester. I think word got around pretty quick about how well I performed last year and last semester when I worked as a mentor for the Uni. Its only the start of Week 3 and I had been approached by 5 students individually for private tuition. Thats on top of the average of 8 hours of classes I teach on a weekly basis. So if everything works out well, I might be earning a salary of at least 1.2k a month. Thats just for working only around 10 hours a week. Hehe. Good money I will say. However, I had just turned down a student who emailed me asking for private tutoring. I feel that I am already quite heavily taxed with my 5 students (some asking for more than one session) and I don't want to put my own studies at risk of earning more money.

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4 group projects this semester. Of which, 1 had been taking shape pretty well. The rest got to wait til more details to be released before we can start preparing for it. Seems like a hectic final semester as some people had mentioned. Knowing myself, I will survive. I will not crack under pressure. *wink*

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Lately, an acquaintance of mine conveniently 'lost her memory'. Apparently, she got involved in a 'car accident' resulting in her memory loss. One wonders how is it possible when the car was in her garage all along. Hmmm... can't help but be in awe of the lies she told everyone before and after the 'accident'.

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Before I forget, Happy Belated National Day Singapore!~ I spent the Sunday enjoying my Yong Tau Foo and HK Roast in celebration of National Day. Well, Darling was performing at Padang and I felt kinda bad that I couldn't be there to show my support. Wow. Another year had passed and time really seems to fly. Thats a good thing I will say.

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I was told I lost alot of weight recently and look alot better now. Thank you for the compliment. You know who you are. I guess the weight lost since Apr was never gained back. Well, I wish the best for you too.

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Alright, I think thats enough for today or shall I say, for this week. Got a lab in 8 hours. Time to catch some sleep.

Week 1 concluded. Rumours? Spare me.

Week 1 had concluded for me. Yes. Only Thurs and its already over for me as I have a 4-day week this semester. However, I had arranged for more teaching for this semester. I just signed my teaching contract on Wed and am given an average of 8 hours of teaching a week. Its all working well for me now. Its very good money so am not complaining.

Having a 4 day week does seem easy but when we looked at the Assessment criteria for all subjects, seems like we have plenty of projects and assignments. So much so for thinking that we would be having an easy final semester before graduation. Next week on, Fri would be teaching from 8-1pm.

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My darling reminded me that I missed watching her cook. One thing for sure is that she is scary when she cooks. Very fierce. Haha. As much as I miss disturbing her when she is cooking, its a dangerous game as she is the one holding the knife. Another 2 things I miss about her is when she vacuums the floor and make the sound of a salt and pepper grinder. Haha. Funny moments! Oh well, happy memories to be remembered...

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More than a year ago, I was asked about an on-going rumour which someone was spreading. I paid no heed to it as it is after-all, a rumour. I totally forgot about it until someone asked me about it again. It had been so long since I last heard it that it took some time to ring a bell. Anyway, I don't believe in it, so does the good friends of the person in question. In any case, my conscience is clear. So, if anyone were to go on and talk abt stupid stuff, be my guest. Because I don't give a hoot. Enough said.

I miss her.

Its been almost a week since she left.
Time really seems to go pretty fast.
Blink of an eye, one week had passed.
I certainly hope the next 4.5 months will fly by.
Felt as if a part of me was missing since the 19th July.

I miss the waking up in the morning beside her.
I miss stroking her face in the early morning.
I miss watching her sleep like a baby.
I miss preparing pancakes for breakfast for her.
I miss chasing her out of the house with the activation of security alarm.
I miss walking the streets, holding her hands.
I miss the singing in the car.
I miss her reading the maps while I drive.
I miss buying groceries with her.
I miss taking photos with her.
I miss seeing the sights with her.
I miss her feeding me grapes.
I miss her company.
I miss watching tv with her on my lap.
I miss cuddling her tight in my arms.
I miss looking at her face before I sleep.
And most of all, I miss her.

Magical 2 weeks... 6 months Anniversary,...

2 weeks. For 2 weeks, I was the happiest guy in this part of the world. I really couldn't bear to let go yesterday at the airport. We had spent so much good times together that I really wish it would never end... This post had to be written in parts, partly because I feel sad whenever I think about her not being with me. I really miss her alot although she had only been gone for less than 20 hours. Sigh... How I wish time will fly by and it would be December.

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The time with her was good. We went up Sunshine Coast, down to Melbourne, to Dandenong's Forest and Great Ocean Road. We caught up with my salsa friend in Melbourne and one of my best friend, David. A total of 904 pictures were taken. Will leave it to her to upload them.

I was really pampered when she was here. Its been a long time since someone cooked for me, washed for me and made me so happy. I am already looking forward to going back to SG after graduation. I can't wait to have her in my arms again.

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We celebrated our 6 months anniversary when she was here. Looking back then, I would never had expected to be celebrating our 6 months in Melbourne and Gold Coast, Australia. Celebrating our anniversary in 2 different cities in a foreign coutnry!

We were talking about our relationship at Great Ocean Road and neither of us did expect us to be doing what we did that day. It was a happy occasion and among the gifts I bought, one was a wristlet which she could use for formal events. She likes it alot and I didn't mind buying it for her since its something she will use.

Then upon reaching Gold Coast that same night, we came back to my place for me to pack new clothes for the next few days. I picked up the guitar in my room and started playing a song for her. She never expected it as she knew I don't know how to play any musical instruments from the start. I told her the guitar belonged to a friend the first time she saw it. (Yes, I lied.) Besides when I picked up learning to play it 2 months ago, I kept it from her as well and only a handful of people knew.

Her response was something I never expected but let's just say that she was touched and appreciated my effort. I miss her dearly and can't wait for my graduation then I would be back to see her again.

Sem 1 over, Freeedom~!

Yes!!! Finally finished the dreadful 2 papers. Biomechanics was ridiculously hard and nothing we ever expected. Am glad am not the only one who felt that way. Guess the best was to aim for a Pass instead. Bioinstrumentation was spot on for me. I think I might had nailed it.

Was so happy after the final paper that both Jess and I went straight knocking on the door of Unibar. Walked right in before they were even opened for business and ordered a jug of beer! Haha. Started drinking by 10.30am and we were happy to leave the examination hall at least an hour and a half early. Definitely a good way to relax! With our alcohol ladened breathe, we went straight to the convenor of Biomechanics and told him how crap the exam was. Haha. Must be the alcohol's doing...

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We had a proper end of semester dinner tonight together with Erin and her guests. Food was good, company was great. Everyone is just so happy that its over and we can finally sit down for a proper meal at last. Erin's boyfriend and bestfriend came over for a visit from Canada and it was great meeting them. Been hearing so much about them.















One of the better pics taken,..

Good to be able to catch up with Jonny before he flies off to Vancouver to play rugby. Well, definitely a night to celebrate with wine and good jap food. I know I certainly deserved it after working my arse off this whole semester.

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Looking back now... First semester of third year in Uni is officially over. I am surprised with myself. I don't ever recall studying as hard for the past 4 semesters. In all, I achieved 7 top scores over 3 subjects this semester. That is, beating 120 others to claim top spot in 7 various assessments. Haha. Am kinda surprised actually.

Exercise and Sports Behaviour - 3 seperate presentations (9/10, 9/10, 59.5/60), Teaching of 32 beat dance. (14/15)
Biomechanics - Poster on body mechanics. (9.5/10)
Bioinstrumentation - Lab project (15/15) , average score over 6 Lab reports (9.9/10)

Definitely did not expect all these results as the average score was just passing or pretty low. So it all came at a surprise indeed. I certainly hope I can carry on doing this for the following semester commencing in Aug! Not gonna think about that now and just relax for awhile. Gonna enjoy the break and soak in the holiday mood... *wink*

2 down... Good food... Successful Oyakodon!

Done with 2 papers, another 2 more to go! Surprisingly, the psychology subject was a breeze and there is a slight chance of attaining even a Distinction for it. Haha. A credit and I will be happy. Can't say the same for the other subject. No wonder the failure rate is as high as 25%! Anyway, here's a low-down of what I am aiming for...

Estimated:
Exercise and Sports Behaviour - Credit
Clinical Ex Testing - Pass

Yet to take (Aim):
Biomechanics - Credit
Bioinstrumentation - High Distinction

I will shoot myself if I score any lower than a Distinction for Bioinstrumentation. Anyway, am gonna hope for the best and work my ass off for these 2 papers which I had yet to take.

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William cooked dinner last night. No doubt it was a late dinner but its all worth the wait. He actually prepared an Entre and a Main. The main ingredient for the night was Chicken breast. Haha. Not gonna blabber on anymore, enjoy the pictures...















Chicken breast spaghetti in tomato sauce.














The main... Stuffed-Chicken breast with mushroom sitting on a bed of risotto..















Dessert.. Dual-layered sponge-cake... yes.. he made it!















Can you see the 2 layers?..

It was a very good dinner done by him. Haha. Certainly hope there's more to come! Haha.

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I finally tried doing Oyakodon once again after attempting it numerous times more than a year ago. This time, I am glad to say, I finally succeed! Haha. At least I got the cooking mix right! Gonna try a few more times before I am confident enough to do it for my darling!















Looks so much better than last time... taste much better too!

Ya, I had agreed to make it for her when she arrives and so I started testing it out first. With all the rice toppings bought and additional sea-weed, I am all set! Haha! A few more practice would be essential.

Alright, time to hit the books once again...

Not panicking.

Exams are next week and somehow, I am not panicking. Not sure why. I am definitely looking forward to the end of it but somehow with papers on both Monday and Tuesday, I am still updating this blog!!! Its only 4 days aways and I know I had been studying for some time for this coming exam. Gonna spend another day on Clinical Ex Testing before I jump straight back into Ex and Sports Behaviour. Another 2 papers on the 24 and 25 July but that can wait.

It had been rather cold this week. Winter has definitely hit us! Cold as ice in morning and night, with temperatures going down to single digits while afternoon still alright (around 18-20) with the sun above. Definitely good that I had made soup last night. At least that should keep me warm apart from the hot water showers and hot drinks I had been having.

Came across this article some time ago, thought its an interesting one. Was flipping through countless ladies magazines that day while waiting for my car to be fixed.















Interesting article...

Don't ask me why am I reading women magazines. I am not turning more feminine as time passes. I might be in touch with the female side but am definitely still as straight as a metal rod! (Haha... ZZ and Mel.. stop smiling.. I know what both of you are thinking of..) Not sure why they have so many Woman's Weekly, Cosmo,... etc at a car workshop. Perhaps the shop owner's wife donated them after reading them. Whatever the case, it kept me company for 2 hours while I sit in the workshop waiting for the rain to clear.

Study Week!!!

Wow. 13 weeks had passed and coming week is Study week before 2 weeks of exams! I definitely slept alot better after writing and venting it all out. For now, a re-cap of what went by this whole week. A major presentation for Exercise and Sports Behaviour on Monday, which we did very well. As the convenor said "The best presentation I had seen this year." 59.5 out of 60! Haha. 2 girls in my team and I had to act as a girl. Haha! And it all seems to be getting better!

2 projects were due this week as well. Completed both with a great partnership with Jess. One is based on circuits and programming using electricity as a a system for a muscular healing. Already knowing we scored a a possible 9 out of 10. Its only a matter of 9, 9.5 or 10. The other is a poster based on the how bad the lecture theatre chairs are for our backs. We totally think out of the box while most of the groups doing biomechanics of certain sports or joint replacements. So we hope to score once again. Hehe.

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Jacqui came to the GC on Sat. Was caught by surprised with her visit as wasn't expecting her anytime so soon. Anyway, I showed her around and we totally had a good time catching up. Its kinda funny when I had not seen her for around 2 years and yet we could still talked like last time. Hope she enjoys the rest of her stay here and have a good holiday.

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Packed and clean up my room today. Cleared the 2 half-boxes that were sitting in front of my TV shelf and did some ledge cleaning off my window. Definitely more space in my room now. Hehe. Vaccuming of the room carpet had always been a monthly process but you can say more was done today to pre-empt the arrival of my Queen. *wink* Proud of myself with the amount of work done. Hehe. 26 days to her arrival! WooHoo!

发泄。

最近，一直睡不好,
因为有一样事情搞到我非常烦。
通常过的快乐与活波的我，最近心里一直都觉得不好受。
想找个地方发泄，所以就打算写在我的网站，
希望能让自己好受一些。

我非常不喜欢上个礼拜一跟你通电话的那番话。
别人也是人，你没有权力侮辱他。
我和你的关系到了这个地步， 你只能怪自己，不是别人的错。
自己要看开点，不要无赖别人。
到现在，我还是一样，没变。
要变，要换的，是你的想法。

你不是不知道，
我最讨厌别人用不同的手段来控制我的选择， 我的人生。
我已经24岁了。
给我一点尊严，尊重我的选择。
你不喜欢的话，那就别管，
不要干涉我的生活。

我就写到这里。没话好讲了。
希望写出来后，心里会平静下来，
能好好的睡，好好的休息，
让我可以专心的读书，考试。

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Ups and Downs.

I mentioned before that life is always a vicious cycle of ups and downs. Things just keeps happening. Studies, family... etc. Anyway, sparing all details... miss her alot recently... This song had been in my playlist for a few years... and actually inspired me to do things which i never expected myself to..


Adam Sandler- Grow Old With You.

I wanna make you smile whenever youre sad
Carry you around when your arthritis is bad
All I wanna do is grow old with you

Ill get your medicine when your tummy aches
Build you a fire if the furnace breaks
Oh it could be so nice, growing old with you

Ill miss you
Ill kiss you
Give you my coat when you are cold

Ill need you
Ill feed you
Even let ya hold the remote control

So let me do the dishes in our kitchen sink
Put you to bed if youve had too much to drink
I could be the man who grows old with you
I wanna grow old with you.

Something for you, darling. Love you. *wink*

Studying with candles. Catching up.

Winds faster than 100km/hr was blowing with heavy downpour coming down hard on the Gold Coast on Wed and I had to stupid-ly drive out for petrol in the afternoon. Not realising the seriousness of my actions, I drove past fallen trees on the road, until we stopped at a traffic lights and a tree just fell and smashed 2 cars in front of mine. I was very temped to make a U-turn and go back but decided to go on and get petrol instead. I got really scared. Some traffic lights were down as well. Coming home, I was informed that electricity got cut off. Most probably a fallen trees had hit the wires or something. News that a man had died from flying debris was reported in the news as well.

I had no mood to cook and resorted to cooking instant noodles instead. My 3rd packet this year I think. Thank God for having a gas stove in my kitchen. With the aid of a tall black candle, I ate in darkness.

You know when you watch those old Chinese movies, especially those referring to different dynasties whereby Chinese normal folks had to sit for an exam to be determined a scholar? Yours truly had a feel of how they actually cope with studying at night.















What an experience...

Looking back, it really made me think alot. Well, I really admire those people who strive through the night, studying with just a candle light. I surprised myself that night, in the total darkness, with my vision spared with just that candle, I actually studied for 3 hours. Going to bed at 11, my eyes were tired. And I was productive that night!

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Last night, we had our monthly dinners. The Sisters treated me to good Korean BBQ and Hotpot, followed by Chocolate at Max Brenners. Catching up with one another is always good and the last time we ate together was at Cindy's place.




















Yummy Korean BBQ... cooked by the waitress in front of us...















The only pic I had of us... together with the Korean seafood soup.

Chocolate at Max was good. We all had a good time. Drinks and food were ordered and we just had a good time filling ourselves with goodies.















My Chocolate pizza with a crunch..















Amelia's Strawberry and Chocolate-dip















Cindy's Chocolate Souffle with ice-cream

We all left the place early. It was cold and we definitely did not want a repeat of what happened last time. Haha. Definitely a good time we had and am so looking forward to the next one at Sanctuary Cove. It would be good for them to finally meet my darling. *wink*

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She had been busy with her rehearsals and everything just seems never ending. Knowing dancing is her passion, I always try to give her my utmost support. Sometimes cannot help but wanna be greedy and hope to have more time with her. Oh well, as long as she is happy and healthy, thats most important. I don't ask for much. Well, another week down and soon she would be here. Hehe.

Week 11!

Blink of an eye, its already week 11 of the first semester. Time really flies. Just a couple weeks more and end of semester exams would be here. Autumn had descended on us and its fast approaching winter as I hardly recall Autumn ever being so cold. I would think we are at the end of Autumn and winter is just a few weeks away.

My ankle had been recovering well. So far, I had been able to do most of the stuff I wanted to do with no dramas. However, I think it still needs that 2 full weeks to recover before I can run. I tried running just now and resulted in hopping instead. Should recover by early June.

Had a fun Fri evening last week when ZZ, Mel, NBX and my darling were all on msn chatting at the same time! Its been a long time since we all got together even for us guys alone and it was the first time I actually got Fau to chat with them although she met them before. Hehe. Seems like no ice breakers needed next time I come back! Haha.

May Ee- Not that I want to steal mum away. I need to plan her trip for her so I need some details from her. Well, she is visiting you in a couple weeks time. I promise I will not disturb your precious time with her. You can have her from now on. Hehehe.

One month to exams. Mother's Day.

The title says it all. One more month to exams. About time to start mugging and concentrate on what matters most. Ankle is still recovering, slowly. Still unable to run but well, at least am able to walk normally. Another 3 weeks before it should fully recover, so should be more patient now anyway.

Been saving alot of money by cooking alot more at home and with decrease food intake, even I surprised myself. Not at the money saved but by how much food I had actually not been eating. Recently, been trying out new stuff like Nasi Goreng Seafood, Tom Yum noodles with lamb slices.















Nasi Goreng Seafood with sambal on the side..

For now, all seem clear and am looking forward to the Carbonara tonight. Intend to make enough to last a couple meals just so don't have to cook all the time. Came up with a study plan and intend to stick to it.

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Today is Mother's day. Called her to wish her. Kinda funny when she claims that I had forgotten her. Hmmm. Sigh. Jealousy of my mum is lethal. Sometimes just don't understand her. Women. Sigh. Can't live without them but can't live with more than one of them!

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Darling had been very understanding. Called to calm me down the night before as she knew I had a very bad evening with a stupid housemate with no brains. Guess she had not really seen nor heard me that mad before. Well, am looking forward to seeing her in 54 days. Will make it up to her when she arrives.

5 days long weekend.

As our results from the previous exam were released to us one at a time, many of us dreaded knowing them. Nevertheless, its something we have to know. Honestly, am disappointed with my results. Although compared to the rest of the cohort from my course I am above average, I expected better results from myself. I usually take it as a cue to work harder for the End Sem papers.

2 May - 6 May marks my long weekend. Its 5 days long with not much plans to begin with. I wasn't thinking too much of what to do as I was resigned to the fate of not seeing darling on most of it as she would be away. I actually dread this long weekend because of that. It was until on 1 May, after our final lecture on Fri arvo, when Jess and I had this conversation...

Jess (J) : So, what are your plans for this weekend? Study?

Me: No idea. Not sure what to do as she would not be free to webcam anyway.

J: You know, you got 5 days long and its only Fri arvo, you could go somewhere as well.

Me: Hmmm.. good point.. why didn't I think of that?!

I rushed home immediately, wanting to check the prices of the air tickets to Perth, Singapore and KL. Thoughts of me flying to KL or Sing made me smile non stop during my drive back home. I could go Perth to visit my parents who were there on a holiday, celebrating their silver anniversary. I could return back to Singapore and catch up with family and friends. Or I could even fly straight to KL to surprise my darling! Prices, as I found out were as follow..

Perth - $700.
Singapore - $650 via Jetstar
KL - $690 via AirAsia.

I was very tempted to book the flight to KL and then surprise her at her hotel room when I knock on her door. However on second thought, I decided not to. It was her chance to have her own time anyway and I don't think I should really interfere. As much as I miss her, its best I let her enjoy her short KL trip with her friends. I did not even consider flying to Perth as the price was just ridiculous. I would had considered flying back to SG but I would only get to see her for less than 24 hours as well, so it makes not much sense as well. Besides, my budget was not that high.

So there goes the brilliant plan of flying. Its Saturday midnight, going into Sunday. I got to say so far I had been keeping myself quite busy. Last night was yumcha with Matt, Liwei, Ken and Weeliam. Fun company and we were out til 2-3am.

Today was packed as well. Morning had to run some errands and catching up with friends. In fact, I just came home at 10.30pm. Am dead tired now. Its good that am keeping myself busy as well. Tomorrow should be continuation of the errands as its not even half settled. Might be spending alot of time on it from now on.

An interesting conversation I had with some friends just now.

Me: You know, I almost went back today. For $650 to SG or $690 to KL.

Friend (F): Har?! Come on mate. If you were to spend that much to fly back to see her for less than 48 hours, whats the point? You might as well save that money! Wait 2 more months and when she comes over, you can pass me the money and I can make you tonic soup everyday!

We just burst into laughter. Oh well, yes perhaps should save the money for future plans. Put it into my account and will need to use in over the next few years anyway. *grin*

Argh, I just hope time will fly faster and perhaps my friend can start preparing all the tonic soup that he mention for me! *cheeky grin* Hahaha... And oh.. did I mention, my friend is a trained-chef. Yummmm...

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Darling was sweet enough to leave me a couple online messages and a surprise email before she leave on Fri early morning. It kinda surprise me alot as I never expected her to do such things. *wink* Am looking forward to her return on Monday evening.

1 step closer, 10 weeks more.

Last weekend marked the end of the mid-semester exams. 2 papers on Fri afternoon and 'celebrations' started soon after paper finished. Beer at the Uni bar before dinner at Cindy's. Its one of those monthly dinners that I have with the 2 Sisters. They always take good care of me and had planned such monthly dinners just to catch up. Hehe.

The spread at Cindy's was unbelievable. I strongly believe that she prepared enough food for 10 when there were only 6 of us! 2 soup base and all so yummy! She spared no costs at all! So much food that I was asked to bring back a big portion as well. I was asked to bring a few friends and cordially invited Matt and Jeremy. Mahjong soon follows and we actually played 2 rounds! Haha. Played small and I was lucky to actually win $15. Overall, an enjoyable night with good food, nice company and good entertainment.















Half the spread... check out the size of those prawns..















The 3 ladies.. hostess Cindy (Ms SG).. Amelia (Ms Malaysia) and Mimi ( Ms HK)... haha..















The other half of the spread..

Weekend was spent largely at home resting as needed to rest my ankle and do some music editing for Monday's dance demonstration. My gf was away getting ready for her 2 performances in SG, so I kept myself occupied. Had late night supper and coffee on Sat night with both Aaron and Weeliam and tried staying up for her but I just crashed at 5am.

Monday was kinda bad with lessons from 8-5pm back to back with only an hour lunch break. Had our dance demonstration at 12noon in the sun as well. Kinda lucky that my group still came up tops once again, to add on to the top marks we got from 2 presentations. Hehe. Thankfully, my ankle survived the short demonstration and we got the marks we deserved.

Now with all mid-sem exams gone, its another 2 weeks before an exam on Clinical Ex Testing. Shall start studying early for it since darling would be away in KL this coming weekend. Haiz... Might as well keep myself occupied just so time will past by faster. On the bright side, 1 step closer to end of semester, 10 weeks to seeing my beloved once again. Hehe. *cheeky grin*

Popping in...

One and a half hour before 2 papers back to back, and can't believe I am actually typing this out. I agree with ZZ, exams kills. Thanks to Dree and ZZ for the encouragement. Hehe.

Haha. Anyway, just popping in to say I love you alot, my darling Fau! Haha. very sweet of her to call when I least expected. I know you are reading this... Hehe.

Awakening.

It is a slow weekend for me. The last few days of the mid-term break before we start the second half of this semester. I know I would not be seeing my gf much today and the next few weekends especially since she would be busy so I thought why not try to study as well. Besides, I cannot do anything nor go anywhere with my right ankle in the current condition. However, little did I realised I would be sitting on my bum at my desk, not studying but chatting with ZZ for the next few hours! What started off as a normal conversation slowly lead to more serious stuff. I am glad we had that conversation cause ZZ literally brought me back.

Recently, all that had happened had made my mind so clouded with things that I am no longer myself. I couldn't really think and was too bogged down with the short term goals that I kind of neglected my long term ones. I had been back for 2 months and all that had happened was bad news one by one.

-My little car got so thrashed that I actually contemplating selling it instead of doing the repairs. All of it due to the large amount of money I got to spend on repairs.

-My harddisk that crashed and with the loss of data, I was on the verge of buying a Mac on the spot. I had to keep calling HP, chasing for the replacement and see if they could help.

-My right ankle which caused me so much pain. Hoping around on crutches for 2 weeks, in contant pain. At least its alot better now and I hope to recover fully in 2 months.

I was in the pits. Physically, mentally drained. All I could think of was to finish the studies I started. No longer focused on the plans I used to have. So much so that alot of negative thoughts and worries begin to fill my mind. Questions like, "When will I ever be able to settle down? Am I the right person? Would I have enough money to fuel my plans? What else is there for me after this?"... etc, keep coming back at me. Might not seem much to you, but its a build-up of feelings I guess.

Its kind of funny how things work. This morning after Fau got to go for her training, my childhood friend, YK, sent me a song. The lyrics goes...

You look so beautiful today
It's like every time I turn around I see your face
The thing I miss the most is waking up next to you
When I look into your eyes, I wish that I could stay
And I cant lie
Every time I leave my heart turns gray
And I want to come back home to see your face
And I
Cause I just cant take it

Another day without you with me
Is like a blade that cuts right through me
But I can wait
I can wait forever
When you call my heart stops beating
When you're gone it wont stop bleeding
But I can wait
I can wait forever

I know it feels like forever
I guess that's just the price I gotta pay
But when I come back home to feel your touch
Makes it better
Till that day
Theres nothing else that I can do
And I just cant take it
I just cant take it

Somehow it brings back certain memories. Pleasant ones. But it also reminded me of how much I miss her. Not thinking too much of it, I started my chat with ZZ. Our lengthy conversation started with family well-being to reason of relationship, marriage and work. It wasn't much but it evoked a feeling deep down inside me. Its like something in me just woked up after all the gloom that had happened. All that he said, served as a reminder of what I had overlooked these 2 months.

I got to admit. I am in fact very happy to be with Fauziah. No doubt that I am unable to settle down now due to obvious reasons and being physically so far away, it just makes things harder. Although life might be hard but getting through it with a life partner, makes everything sweet. She has been persistent in wanting to wait for my return. Although I had given her the time frame of years, it was never definite. Even before everything, when we were still new, I had warned her of the tough times ahead. She made up her mind to wait. I know its tough for her. Its definitely not easy. To clear things up, I just want to say that I WILL come back one day, to take her away with me. Give me a few years after graduation. Let me earn enough. I aimed to settle down soon. I know its not much, but this is the best I can assure. I certainly hope we can work this relationship out together and enjoy the happy ending that we both desired.

For all that, I really want to thank ZZ for bringing me back on track. To look at the whole picture. To see how awesome she had been to me. To rediscover the drive that I seemed to have lost in life. For all that, Thank you Zhi Zhong.

Updates of ankle.

My right ankle had been recovering pretty well lately. I went for an X-ray on Tues and it was good news, except they found something else which shouldn't be there. Haha. Apparently, I have an additional bone at my ankle joint, which is not normal. Anyway back to the X-ray, no broken bones. Damn happy! Cause any broken bones, even a hairline fracture will mean my right ankle will be plastered and in a cast for 6 weeks minimum! However, the doctor did tell me that it will take me another week before I can walk without crutches again. Another month before I can start dancing, not that I had been dancing here. Another month from then before I can start running again.















When I first hurt my leg... see how swollen it is.. 18 needles needed..















All wrapped up to compact it, just so I can stabilise it better.

Now am hoping my ankle can recover enough by Monday so at least I can start driving again. This week of holiday is mainly used to rest and recover my ankle. Although I did have plans to go Brisbane but had to shelve it. However, I had been pretty fortunate amid the unfortunate events. I have a bunch of very good friends who had helped me in this time of need. Some drive me around, some cooked for me and even invited me over for dinner. In no particular order, I would like to thank them one by one.

Michael.
Thank you for helping me out when my previous harddisk crashed.
Solving and finding the neccessary softwares I need.

Mattthew.
Thank you for taking me to the TCM while cutting short your appt.
Driving me around, looking for crutches and even chauffeurring me to the TCM and back home.
Thanks for the beehoon!
Thank you for taking up alot of your time when you had things to do on your own.

Michelle.
Thank you for taking me home from Uni after a busy day at work.
It was nice having you to cook for me last weekend and really appreciate all that!
At least a break from the food I had been taking.

Jess.
Thank you for taking me to the Doc and back.
For staying with me while I received treatment.
Thank you once again for picking me up from home to your place for dinner and driving me back after that.
Really appreciate all that!

Beatrice, Amy, Estee and Althea.
Thank you for picking me up for dinner even though you know I could barely walk.
For cooking and washing up.

Thomas.
Thank you so much my good friend.
I will never forget how you piggyback me down the slope off my house in the morning and back up in the evening!
For being ever so thoughtful and taking me to the Doc this morning.

Amelia.
Thank you for entertaining my requests of photocopying my receipts.
Haha. I know you were busy and didn't mean to disturb but I did not know who else to approach.
Thank you so much.

William.
Thank you for coming by my place on 2 nights to chat.
It was great having you around to talk over fruit and biscuits and we definitely got to know each other alot better ever since.

If I had left anyone else out, kindly please forgive me as its not done on purpose. Now another weekend for me to stay home and let my right ankle recover.

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Remember I mentioned that my darling gave me a pillow case as a farewell gift? She had one for herself as well.









The one on the left is hers and the other is mine. Haha. How matching!! Very sweet of her! Thank you darling! I will be careful and take care of my ankle~ Thanks for the care and concern!

Things come in 3s...

As mentioned in my previous post, first car, then laptop. I was hoping that its the end of things until I fell and twisted my ankle badly on Tuesday. I was shocked when it happened because I literally saw my right ankle rolled the other way. After the moment of shock, came the excruciating pain.

I know I needed to see a doc the next day but there's no one to take me to one on Wed morning. Darling was pretty worried and lucky she was understanding enough that its not I don't want to see a doctor but there were a couple other reasons as well. Thankfully, Matt came to pick me up to see a TCM in the late arvo. The acupuncturist poked 18 needles into my right ankle. There was major swelling and Matt even took a picture of it. After treatment, he drove me to a couple pharmacists and I managed to get an elastic bandage and a pair of crutches as instructed by the TCM. Thankfully Matt was there to help me out, if not I think I would be in greater pain than now.

Yesterday, Tom actually came over to my place to pick me up to go Uni. He actually piggybacked me down the slope of my place and back up in the evening when he sent me home! Jess helped by taking me to the TCM once again for my 2nd appt in the arvo and thankfully, its alot better. However, I still need to schedule an X-ray on Tues after the 4 days long weekend to make sure no bones were fractured.

Using crutches is no joke. I had to use them to travel around 400 metres in Uni yesterday and I had to make a stop in between as it was too tiring. It doesn't help with the weather drizzling as well. This morning when I woke up, the mid and lower trapezius muscles on my back were sore coupled with both arms as well.

Since I am in crutches, immobilised, I am spending my long weekend at home. How exciting~ While others are out partying, dancing, drinking away, I had to spend this time resting, elevating my right ankle every now and then. Argh. Oh well, no other choice as if I were back in SG, I would love to attend En La Pasion at Zouk tonight.

Last night, I actually teared watching a movie. Its called- If Only. Its about how a guy used to take his gf for granted. Then she dies in an accident right after she poured out her feelings for him and decided to break up. He cried himself to sleep and woke up re-living the same day yesterday. He did whatever he could and right to the time when she died, he protected her, sacrificing himself in the process. Very touching movie. It doesn't help with the soundtrack being very nice as well. Perhaps am turning into a softie.. Lol..

First the car... Now laptop..

Damn it. I came back and in a month, I spent close to $1800 on car repairs. And just yesterday, my laptop decided to die on me. So as it floats to the Pearly Gates while the technician tried to recover my lost data, I was asked to call HP to see if they could do me a favour instead.

Well, my laptop warranty expired 5-6 days before it crashed. So I called them and plead my case. They asked me to fax the invopice. I faxed it 3 FRIGGING TIMES!! yET, THEY TOLD ME THEY DID NOT RECEIVE IT BUT GIVE IT A COUPLE HOURS AS FAX MACHINE IS BUSY...

What kinda bull is that?! Now while the techinicians are still fixing it up, I was advised to wait for HP's reply. If it could save me $100-$150 in repairs, why not. However, that would mean I would be without a laptop for more than a week. That means a week of no webcam and contact with outside world when I am home.

ARGH......

Damn it man... I hate to rely so much on my laptop.. but sometimes.. we just cannot help it, or can we?

24th Celebration part 2.

I know its kind of late but had been extremely busy with Uni stuff and some planning for July holidays. Hehe. Well, better late than never right? After a long recovery from the house party on my Birthday, I received a lovely parcel from SG! My darling surprised me with this.....














Gift from darling...neck pillow, card, a mini notebook... so sweet of her..

Well, I started using the pillow immediately and it IS very comfortable! Hehe. Trust my darling to know what I need. Thank you so much dearest!
24 March- Tues

Matt came over to my place to pick me up for dinner with Leck Wee. They brought me to Mike's Kitchen and the food is really good! Oh boy, the 1kg ribs is definitely tasty and wouldn't mind going back there again!




















Leck Wee, Matt and the good food...

They treated me to dinner and we went off to Marina Mirage after that for after dinner desserts. I did not know Max brennar opened a branch in GC!! Hehe.

25 Mar - Wed

Met up with Helen finally and she wanted to bring me to a new Sushi train outlet for Birthday! We spent a couple hours just chatting and catching up with one another. Its really been a long time since we ever talked so much. Haha.















Helen and I... along Brisbane St.

27 Mar- Fri

2 sisters decided to take me to dinner and we had it at Shogun! Nice place, good food! Hehe. We spent so much time chatting that we stayed later then expected! We had yummy chocalate after that and only headed home past midnight. They decided to give me a shopping voucher just so I can get what I want and Cindy even got me presents from Japan!! Hehe. Some yummy cake that was specially made for royalties.
















My sisters in GC with the yummy food at Shogun!

Overall, its been a wonderful birthday celebration 2 weeks long! I received cards from lovely sister, mum and even my landlord. Haha. So many pple to thank for and I just have no idea where to start.

Its been great having so many good friends and I definitely have no regrets over all the decisions I made. Thank you everyone for making my 24th memorable and a joyful one!

P.S/ I nailed my latest presentation!! They liked my introduction and we topped the class!