Wednesday, March 17, 2004
March 17, yeh! i finished my presentation at tutorial just now! oh man! i stuttered so much.....almost continuously throughout my speech! that's CRAZY! oh man! i guess i've been over-pressurized....or maybe it's just the thing in me whenever i speak to any aussie audience. i don't seem to articulate well cos' i'm almost tongue-tied for words whenever i get conscious about my speech--whether everything was clear and whether the aussies could understand my english. i've no problems/qualms whenever i speak to asianz~~ guess it's just an internal struggle that i've gota overcome inside me! well, it's now well over and done.....gona talk to my history tutor later to discuss about my essay........Borobodur--here i come!
and yeh! it was great sitting down for lunchie with sara just now.....cool! our friendship is once again lit-up again. seems like food and friendship does go very well eh? yeah, had an extensive discussion about how life was for the past 1 year in a summary. now as i remember, it seemed like i really made many good, but superficial aquaintances with lotsa people who had come and gone away. and yeah...sara is one of them. got really aquainted with her 2 years ago---we had lots in common! guess one of the MAIN fact that has gelled us up is that we 're both Singaporeans!! oh yes! singaporeans! it's pretty hard to meet up with Asians in Arts---not to even talk about Singaporeans! she's not doing Arts, but well~ when we sat down for chat, we went
FULL-ON about singapore--the places we hang out, the food we miss
(now that we are stucked in this cold, miserable continent south of singapore!? what to do~~gota study) and of cos, the things we did when we were back home! yeah....we went
simply Singaporean-if u know what i mean!
(with the slang- lala, leelee, lorlor...back to comfort zones once again!!) and it was GREAT! i haven't had such nice catch-up times for so long....and it's been GREAT!~
oh well, guess now that i've accepted the fact that i'll be stucked here in this continent called
Australia for another 9 months. So, the only thing i can do is just to sit down with singaporeans and start talking about home......=p *how nice.....* keke, i better get going with my work! loads of them waiting for me....cya!
~gracie left a note at 11:24 am
Monday, March 15, 2004
March 15, time is picking up its pace! just felt that time is ticking off faster now that uni has started....got busy with assignments and exercise....at the same time, it was a great experience catching up with good friends at uni and church.
just a few days ago, YS prompted me on icq~ oh...it's been a long while since we last chatted....yeah, kinda caught up with some updates of him and yeah~ it was farnie how he used his ear infection as an excuse for almost anything which he delayed doing....hehe. oh well, it's really great to feel that "i've found my friend back" after not talking to him. he's been one of my good friends i really feel close to ever since i stepped into melbourne. i found it quite hard initially when he left for Danenong church last year....and our friendship seemed to have put a full-stop after that. we met up again last saturday at church--he brought his god-sister over and coincidentally!!! i know his god-sis as well! it never clicked to me that they were "related" until that week. and that YS teased me that saturday so much: i lost some of my parts while singing a special music with 2 other girls in church! oh man! it was just too embarrassing to talk about it~~ and that YS came to me after church saying: hey, weren't u supposed to sing the higher part in that last bit!!! and awww~ i felt like i wanted to dig a hole just then! yeah, i was too nervous on stage that i just lost one part of it and eventually~ i sang melody instead! haha~ anywayz, it was nice catching up with YS....(at the expense of my embarrassment!! sigh~)
oh well, i've got an off-day today....no uni and that's why, i've decided to spend the rest of the day doing my history research on Borobodur. hmm, very interesting and yet, it's taxing on my brain juices...! hmm, the GOOd thing is: we've gota nice weather here today! it's 25 degreesss.....i'm so glad! hehe, i've been very tanned lately....been jogging and getting lotsa sun! annie always say: "xiao xin arhhh! later u get skin cancer!!" oh well~ hehe, well....i'm just sunshine-crazy nowadays...hehe. well, i'm going for a jog again later in the afternoon, when the sun isn't that strong. hehe....meanwhile~~ just relax and enjoy every bit of my day-off at home....!!!! =)
~gracie left a note at 9:31 am
Wednesday, March 10, 2004
March 10, i finally used the slow cooker today! yeah, mummy bought me a slow cooker. i brought it back from singapore this time, cos' she knows i'm always so busy with my work...i never liked standing by the stove and watching my porridge cook. i'd rather spend 10minutes cooking instant noodles than to wait for hours just to have a nice bowl of porridge.
and yep! after sorting out all the things in the house, i finally had a chance to open up that square box and start reading the basic instruction manual before i started pouring water and stuffs into the small pot! oh man....! it was so exciting!!! hehe....=)
yeah....jack was there at the kitchen when he saw me fumbling over the pot and reading the manual carefully and he was like: "what r u doing?! don't u know how to use it?!" and i replied: "do i look expert in cooking!??? hehe...*i grinned*" well well....yeah, so...step-by-step i followed instructions---i washed the pot in warm water....wiped it real clean and dry and OK! i'm off for my journey of using this pot for the first time! i stood there with my history notes for at least half an hour wondering whether if the pot would explode or whether the liquid in there would overflow....but...nothing of those sort happened! phew~
good thing! so....yeah, i was daring enough to leave the kitchen....napped for about 2 hrs...and when i returned, whoaaaaaa!!! my porridge was cooked!!! so amazinggg!!!! hehe.....
oh well~ some of you might find this boring....cos' using the slow cooker is such an easy task for you! but guess for me, i'm always excited when i try something new....! cooking especially....cos' it's like exploring a whole new world out there! guess it's part of being overseas that makes all these things seemed "wow wow!!" to me.....*grin*
~gracie left a note at 8:20 pm
Tuesday, March 09, 2004
March 9, i'm beginning to love tuesdays.....guess it's because it's the social-work (SW) unit day! well, to start with, i had a good tutorial class today! 2 hours of contact time seemed to fly past in a breeze.....it just doesn't feel like it's class! cos' what we did today was just sit in circles to talk about ourselves, issues and things we learnt about. and i feel that i was able to open up really well......seldom will i find myself talking so much in class!!!~ but well, i did! oh yes...a revelation of the true gracie eh? hehehe....
yeah! really glad that i'm beginning to make friends in this course and i have been able to find myself busy meeting up with different people while having my classes at caulfield today! it's just amazing how things worked out....i was initially quite apprehensive about taking a unit in caulfield....never regretted my decision to do so. i met up with Shy today and yeah....sat down and really gota chance to talk to and really know her as a friend after our aquaintance in my microeconomics tutorial last year. also...had lunch with my new found friends from SWK tutorial---an aussie matured student named 'Lee' (hey, very Asian name isn't it? =p) and another matured student from Malaysian background called 'Joan'. and well, in my afternoon SWK lecture--gota sit down with Yuki (a Japanese international student) and yes! another new friend found!! =p we talked a little bit before and after class and yeah~ we exchanged our phone numbers and stuff......and on my way home from the bus loop, Liying called me from afar....and "hey!!! i haven't seen you for ages?! how have you beeeeeen?" yeah, liying was my classmate from my chinese class---my 1st year's course.....so it really feels great (yeah! up till now! i still feel excited!!!) to meet up old mates and find new ones.....
guess uni life is about meeting new people and learning how to interact and understand people of all cultures!! i'm beginning to feel thrilled.....this semester is gona be GREAT! i really hope so!!!! and i'm enjoying every bit of it! oh well, while i still continue today with thrills about meeting friends....i've gota go soon.....rush back to cook and start typing my assignment! i've got one due tomorrow and i've yet got an idea how to write it up!!! God, please gimme some inspirations-i really need them!
~gracie left a note at 1:39 pm
March 3 2004, oh yes!! the Melbourne Gal updates is back! well, ever since i stepped back in melbourne, i have been really busy packing and unpacking.....doing alot of cleaning in the house and of cos, loads of shopping!!! =p it really feels great now that i have got a much BIGGER room for myself.....having nice bathroom and a world of my own! what thrills me more is that: i've got very comfy sleeeeeeep and yes! nice new housemates too!
jack and rebecca came over on sunday....and well, it seems a weird combinition this year...i mean the housemates i have this year are made up of a unique combinition of characters, personalities and backgrounds. rebecca, she's very aussie--grew up here and that's why, she's gota strong accent! very nice girl....likes to be in her room (which used to me mine! =p) and quite easy going. as for jack, hehe....oh well!~ i got my first impression of jack while i was still in singapore over the net. he seemed to me at that time, someone who's very talkative and very artsy....very cooollll and very goodlooking. haha, oh well.....now that i have met him, i just realise he's not anything i thought! he's got a unique sense of music (blasts Beethoven and all the classical music you can think of from his computer speakers!) and also, an interesting sense of humour. the way he disturbs annie just tickles me alot. it's just funny to listen to him at times....
oh well, the difference this year is that: everyone seems to live in their own worlds. nobody seems to bother each other, especially in the evenings. room doors are often closed and 21, Bayview Avenue have become much more silent than before after Kes left. no more barking....no more disturbing from that 'little girl' (our doggie)....no more frustrating mornings to see Kes' poo in the house. no wonder annie misses Kes so much.....cos' she reckons: "the house is becoming much more like a hotel". well, looks like this is gona be an interesting year ahead! =)
and oh yes....i've started uni!!!! it's so great to be back to uni.....see the busy crowds at the Campus Centre and the long queues at the Book Shop for textbooks and stationaries. oh man!~ i queued for ages......just for my textbooks in both Caulfield and Clayton campuses! and it just feels reaaaaallly REALLLLY satisfying having to get my books at the end of it all!~ phew! and yep, i've started reading up my books and i'm just amazed at how enthusiastic i am now! hmm.....perhaps it's my good long holidays i had for the past 4 months! now....it's back to books.... i love my tutors this semester.....new friends and i love what i'm studying this sem as well! i'm simply enthusiastic!!!!!! hope the fire continues!!!!! =)
~gracie left a note at 1:39 pm
