Good Friday

Celebrating Good Friday in Australia is really different from Malaysia. Actually only the Australian celebrate it while Malaysian dont, the only best thing is its a holiday, and thats all i really care about. I just realised Good Friday is really an important day in Australia where everything is closed even the the hypermarts like Coles and Woolies, unbelievable. >< This reminds me of the Australia Ecownomics i read, quote:"You have 2 cows. Business seems to be going good. You close up shop and go have 2 beers to celebrate." Seriously during this holiday period, everyone is free but everything is close.

Today KY and i went to William Ricketts Sanctuary in Mount Dandenong. The initial plan was to go Great Ocean Road, but i got bailed out. William Ricketts is rather far. We took 2 hours of bus, walk the park for 1 hour and waiting another hour for the bus with another 2 hour journey back. Saying that the trip was really worth it, i wont agree with it, but the park was rather nice. Then we went to Glen Waverly, which everything was CLOSE, except the eateries.

For dinner we went to have fish and chips at Flake Attack, and ice cream at Cold Rock during a rather cold night. The fish and chips were not too bad, just really really salty. The ice cream was just rather big. ><

Well, i guess its just the starting of the MSB, while most of my neighbours went back. But i guess ill be spending most of time studying. SIGH, sucky life, sucky course.

Some pictures at the Sanctuary

Australia Week 5

I have been more in Australia for 7 weeks. Don't think i changed much physically, not any fatter not any skinnier, or so i think, definitely eating less than Malaysia where food is everywhere and anywhere.

Progressing into week 5 of the course. No idea why, but i feel more chilled out for my academics stuff. No reason no explanation no excuses. >< Just feel i should buck up and have the drive to study again.

Just completed this rather interesting Sensors lab, where we were required to build a Heart Rate Monitor. We build our own circuit and managed to get it working. These labs are the most frustrating and hardest lab among all the other units, but the few which i personally enjoyed and interested in.

Its been a month since i came to Australia. Out of the one month, i have been sick for 2 weeks. I guess the weather here is just too drastic for me. I have been having dry cough and running nose. Must be the overly dry weather. Maybe i am just a water person. Cant leave without the humidity.

Just had a false fire alarm. We were freezing while we were waiting for the fire brigade. Of all the nights, the wind returns and this happens. -.-

O week

Been here for 3 weeks. First week was nothing much, was here to enrol, and were the first few whom arrived. But we did manage to board on the bus and travel around. The public transportation here is just very efficient and punctual, that without a car anything is possible, unlike Malaysia. Talking about the bad things on Malaysia, there is also one thing i love about Malaysia, the WEATHER. At least it is consistent. Unlike Australia, we can actually experience 4 seasons in a day. Yesterday, we went to Melbourne CBD to have a look at the annual Moomba festival and a Malaysia BBQ lunch. On our way there, on the train it started to rain, which followed with a sounds of something hitting against the window. When we looked out we realised that it was hailing, hailstorm is here to visit. As unexpected as it happened, many were not prepared for such storms, where the whole event was cancelled and even the public transport was interrupted. But it was rather serious, as the Yarra river flooded and some buildings has holes in the roof, as the frozen rain was as big as a fist. A month in Australia and hail happened, what an exciting year it will be. ><

Second week was orientation week, we visited Luna Park and St Kilda beach, went to the CBD to do a Scav (Scavenger) Hunt, where we did many funny stuff -smashing ice cream in front of public and saying "im not crazy" and dancing kan kan in front of a train station.

And last, Mr Phua.. This is war! :p

Maybe i thought wrongly, or maybe i'm just thinking too much. Maybe how things are now are just fine, making perfect sense that it does not cause unnecessary 'injuries'. I should look at things differently, and let things be. Just Let It Be.

P.S. What is friendship? A person you find when you need to fill up your time or is it just someone there so you don't feel too lonely?

2 more weeks

Its 2 more weeks before CNY but also 2 more weeks before i actually leave for Australia. Having all kind of feelings now, happy sad, nervous confident, worried but yet eager for it, so much mixed feeling. I just hope when im back, i remain myself, changed for the better and not for the worst. I already know i will feel home sick and lonely there, at least i have a group of friends who will be transferring, things will not change much in Uni for the least.

I have been rather lucky for at least half a year. I did not realised my car has no road tax for half a year,it expired 30 July 2009. When there was a road block yesterday, and i had a look at my road tax, i started to panic, with the 2009 words in my eye, and the police down the road. I really have to be grateful that i did not get caught for have an expired road tax, i went home and quickly told my mom, and even she didnt know, she thought she have already renew the road tax, as we had called up the insurance agent before. My mom quickly renewed today, thankfully. She claims that there must be a guardian angel - dad looking after us, because she also met with a road block today which were checking the road tax.

Leave/MC

Another Friday, but its different from the usual Friday, because i did not go to work, did not need to go to the hospital, did not need to study. I took leave! This is the second leave i took, excluding the one week i took for Korea. The first leave was due to my back, which i sprained since two weeks ago but has not recovered after seeing 3 different people to diagnose my back. So i went to a bone specialist in a hospital. I think my back is feeling better, but my mom say its because i chunking in painkiller and muscle relaxan, and i would not feel any pain even there is one. Ah well, 2 more weeks then ill know whether the medicine works, if not i have to do a xray which is going to be very costly.

So another day off, but this time it was not for me. When i woke up, my mom called me to take some diarrhea painkiller for her. She was not feeling well, and had diarrhea for the whole night. A record breaking event, she went to the toilet 12 times. So i decided to go a little late to work and take her to the doctors. Around 9pm she told me she did not want to go to the clinics so I was about to get ready for work, when my maid told me that my tyre is flat, how unfortunate can i be, so i decided to take the day off. Plus, i was reminded i should stay home and take care of my mom, which i agree upon her suggestion. Also, i was not feeling to well, i went to the toilet twice in 10 minutes, and after that i was feeling nausea and having slight stomach aches too.

Well, after fixing the tyre, making sure my mom is well, went to the market to get the grocery, and pack some of my stuff for Australia, or at least decide what i needed to buy, it was already the afternoon. My maid decided to cook some beehives for CNY. So i helped out, actually i cooked. Its been a long time since i did it, bring back memories. :)