GC BS

Nothing much for today again. Another boring day. Lectures from 9 to 12 followed by a 3 hour break and another lecture from 3 to 5pm.

Had the Glenn College Bible Study tonight. Studied about Romans. It was good.

Time to sleep. 4 straight hours of lecture tomorrow from noon to 4pm. Argh~~~

Tired.

Another tiring day. Lecture at 8am followed by two 1 hour tute and an hour of lab session.

Wanted to rest but couldn't. Went for talk and in-depth bible study after dinner, which was organized by the La Trobe Christian Union. Went to the library to watch the videos for this week's health assessment module. It's about 3 videos every week which I've to view.

I'm so damn tired now. So tired that I can't even form a proper sentence properly. Think I should go sleep and yes, I would be now.

Goodnight!

Twilight

Woke up early and went to Preston market with the rest. Bought pancake premix and I had the urge to eat pancakes ever since Thursday, after I ate 5 pancakes for breakfast. However, due to the change of plans for the day, I didn't get the chance to make them. Went to the city with Shamay and Minyi as Kat, my classmate wanted to have us at her house for hi-tea.

Her house is very nice. Views of the city from the 34th floor is simply amazing. Her rent's $280 per week though and that exclude meals and bills. I'm currently only paying $270 per week inclusive of meals and bills.

Went over to John and Lionel's house later. They have just shifted in so it's still rather empty. They're staying over at St Albuns, over at Zone 2. At least I have an idea what to get for them in future. Haha...

I've been reading the novel by Stephenie Meyer, Twilight. Chris and Faezah has already finished reading her third book and awaiting for her fourth book releasing next Friday. I'm still not even half done with the first book.

It's been a rather depressing day actually. My mood fluctuated throughout the entire day. From normal to good to bad and good to bad again. Right now, it's not that good actually. Oh well, I shall go offline and go wash up, read a little more of the book and go to sleep.

Goodnight.

Boring Lectures

Second day of the Semester. Nothing much which I can say. As the title for this post says, lectures are boring.

Had bible study at Glenn College and it was a social night tonight. We're going to start on Romans next week. Went to footy sheds thereafter for a while to see what it was like and left after 5 minutes.

Nothing much happening in my life. Just boring. What can I say when you've lessons starting at 8am on Monday and 9am from Tuesday to Friday?

Nitez.

Semester 2 begins

It's the start of Semester 2. Had my very first lecture of the semester at 8am and it ended an hour later. Didn't really do much for the day but just helping Xuet Ying to move things out from her room to Menzies. Well, another person gone from Glenn, making it 5. The twins, XY, Felicia and Nicholas. Things will not the same anymore.

It's parties almost every night over at Glenn. Started last night with the Back to School party and it's The 80's party tonight. Right now, there's people just shouting and screaming along the corridor. And when I opened my door to brush my teeth just now, someone was making out outside my door. How I wish I was that person making out.

Well, it's the second day of semester 2 tomorrow. And it's 3 hours of lectures starting from 9am with a 3 hour break followed by a 2 hour lecture. Goodnight people.

Daylesford/Hepburn Springs

I've a feeling that this month will also be not a very good month. On Sunday, I witnessed another car accident happening right in front of my eyes at the junction outside the university. Indeed I was right.

On Monday morning, after I left my house, I had a feeling that something wasn't going to be right. And again I was right. Was supposed to meet ZQ at Southern Cross station at 7.30am as the train would be departing at 7.49am. I arrived at 7.12am and decided to check out which platform the train was departing from and perhaps grab something for breakie. The queue at Hungry Jacks was very long, extending to the exterior of the store and I called ZQ to see if he wanted breakie as well as it was already 7.25am. He picked up the phone sounding as if he was still asleep. He had overslept. He tried rushing over but couldn't make it in time. I didn't panic but was calm and relaxed (well, a litte). Daryl was supposed to pick us up from the bus stop at Daylesford at 9.50am so I smsed him to tell him about the delay. After Ryan came, we went to the V/Line counter to enquire what time the next train was with a connecting bus to Daylesford. It was at 12.45pm. Instead of waiting so long, we bought a ticket to Ballan instead and Daryl picked us from there.

We arrived at 10.10am and Daryl picked us up shortly and we went to his house to unload our belongings. We went for lunch shortly. Went sight-seeing as well as to a bee farm. Bought 2 bottles of honey. Went to a nearby forest and collected dry sticks, logs and pine cones so we could start a fire in the fireplace in Daryl's home. We stopped by the restaraunt and ordered a take away. We had a filling dinner. 2 different types of pasta, 4 fish flakes, 6 scallops, 4 potato cakes and 3 cakes with red wine. The food wasn't really nice compared to the one I very first ate in Daylesford when I came a couple of months before as it was from a different shop. The fish and chips shop which I wanted to buy from was closed on Mondays. Watched an episode of Will and Grace as well as Sex and the City. I called Chris wishing him a happy birthday. It feels good what someone actually thanks you for something which you've given to them. Wheater a not the person appreciates it is another issue altogether. I seriously hope that he appreciates it too. I slept thereafter. 3 persons sqeezing onto a double bed isn't a very good idea. I felt so cramped up that decided to go to the living room to sleep on the couch instead.

I fell asleep after some time but couldn't really sleep well as it was cold. I was wearing my t-shirt with my jumper and a short pants. I had my other hoodie to cover my exposed legs. At times, I would just wake up due to the cold. At about 8am, I went back to the bed as it was cold. Not long after, we had to wake up. We headed to Daryl's spa as he had to prepare it for his clients who had an appointment for that day. We went over to The Convent for brunch. The Convent used to be a former convent and is currently a art gallery, museum and a place used for functions, events and weddings. There is also a penthouse at the top of the building it is available for visitors to stay. I would really love to spend a night in it during my birthday. Perhaps I would next year if I can afford it. Went over to a chocolate factory thereafter. I bought 2 boxes of chocolate, 1 for myself and 1 for Chris, and a packet of milk chocolate powder for making hot chocolate. I guess he would think that the chocolates would be his birthday present but he's in for something more. We headed back to Daryl's day spa. As it was close to 2pm, I went to select my tutorial bookings. To be horror, all the slots which I planned were taken. I've now 2 hours of tutes on Friday. That means, I'm back to having a 5 day week of school. What luck. ZQ and I decided to have a go at the spa. I chose to have a massage and facial done. It was nice! Simply relaxing and soothing. It was time to head back to Melbourne and we thanked Daryl for hosting us and bringing the both of us around.

While on the coach to the railway station, I had an sms from Chris saying that he couldn't make it to the Sovereign Hill trip as it's on a Friday and he had to enroll for university. I was taken back and was a little uncomfortable then. I suggested if it was fine to go on Saturday instead if I could get Sovereign Hill to push back our reservation but sadly he replied that he had to buy books. I was very very disappointed. I had looked forward so much in going to the trip, planned and put so much effort into this trip and now this has happened! I can't blame him for enrollment if that's the only day as his studies is more important. But buying books? I wanted to pass him the chocolates which I bought for him but he didn't want to meet so I decided to pass it to him tomorrow when we meet to go shopping instead.

It's time for sleep soon. I'm really tired and upset. I'm not even sure if the shopping trip will be cancelled again.

I know that V and I will never be together, but I just hope that V will turn its back against me, which I've a feeling that it will. There are so many things that just crosses my mind. Time will tell if I put things into action and how long I can put up with it.

Shopping Bus

It's just another day of the school holidays. Nothing much happened. Went to Barry's last night and got myself very pissed. Took the last tram home and after I reached home, I didn't even brush my teeth, just changed and knocked off. Couldn't really sleep well though, my head was thumping. Woke up at 10 and went off to LTI office to sign in for my duties. Did morning tea today. Just poured drinks.

Lead the shopping bus to Preston market in the afternoon. No lost sheeps fortunately. Arrived back at uni cat 5pm, rested for a while and Melvin came over to pick me up. We went for dinner at a chinese restaraunt in Preston. The food was quite nice though. Came home and didn't do much. Watched Evan Almighty and the movie was like a modern version of Noah's Ark. It was nice and it somehow touched my heart. One must trust and have faith in Him.

I read V's blog earlier this afternoon. While reading it, images of V expressing and laughing just came flooding into my mind. If V was there, talking to me about those things, the exact way V would express it and be laughing... I miss it. And I realised that V has already brought me much happiness and laughter too. I guess one of the main reasons why I've been rather emo is coz I've not laughed. I'm just hoping and waiting for that day to come again to get my spirits back.

San Churro, not.

Didn't do very much today. Alarm clock rang at 8.45am and I turned it off (thought I actually snoozed it). My phone beeped at 9.03am and that's when I jumped out of bed as I thought it was only 8.50am. Thanks to my dad for sending me a text message. Took a shower and headed to the LTI office to signin. Walked to the Western Lecture Theatres and started helping with the rest who were already there with setting up of the tables and such. There were lots of students.

It was the interactive campus tour in the afternoon and it was nice. Afternoons during winter is not bad actually as it isn't that cold. It was real foggy when I left home in the morning and it was freezing. After the tour, I came home and someone knocked on the door. It was the handyman and he came to change my light. Now my room's very much brighter and it's now white in color unlike last time where it was slightly yellowish.

Headed over to Southern Cross station by bus and tram and fell asleep in the bus. Guess I was pretty tired. In fact, I'm still rather tired now and I shall go sleep after I finish this blog entry. Bought 3 sets of return tickets. 1 for my trip to Daylesford this coming Monday with Ryan, 1 for my friend's clinical attachments at Seymour starting this coming Monday as well and the last set of return tickets for Chris and myself for our Sovereign Hill trip. I seriously hope that we would enjoy the trip and be happy. Met up with Ivan and his partner. We ate at Your Thai, a Thai restaraunt along Swanston Street. I had pineapple fried rice and it was good! I think this is the first time I tasted such nice fried rice in Melbourne. Hung around for a while and Ryan came along. Passed him his V/Line ticket and all 4 of us hung around over at Starbucks. Chatted for a while and we all left and I headed for home, by bus again. Surprisingly, the bus journey took only 40 minutes when I expected it to take an hour.

Reached home, came online, chatted with friends for a little while and now, here I am, blogging after brushing my teeth and ready for bed. It's another day of being a Welcome Festival host again tomorrow from 9.30am to 1.30pm. Not sure what I'll be doing thereafter. It's Barry's at night.

Love Hurts.

Goodnight people.

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Woke up at 10.30am and saw that I had an SMS. Read it and the very first instance, my eyes played a trick on me. I thought it was V who smsed me. I thought to myself if one would be so good and kind to SMS me early in the morning. But it wasn't, just as my 7th sense told me. It was just the driving instructor. He asked if I could have a lesson at 11am instead of 12.15pm. I agreed and went to shower immediately. It was a rather cold and wet day today. It's currently 8 deg in Melbourne. The student before me cancelled the lesson so I took the place instead. And since I had nothing to do, no plans at all for the entire day, I asked if I could do a double lesson and my instructor, Gary agreed. I had my lesson from 11am to 12.30pm instead.

After the lesson, Gary dropped me off at Reservoir station. I took a train and headed down to Melbourne Central to meet up with Ryan. We took a bus to Northland and the journey time was about 50 minutes. Walked around Northland and I ate Subway for lunch. Took another bus back to uni and Ryan was on DC the whole time till we left at about 7pm. He was happy then as he had all the items to occupy himself and what he wanted. We left for the city and we had dinner. Subway again. I like Subway. It's healthy, low in fat and oil and has vegetables. I walked Ryan halfway home and I went to meetup with Chris.

I had planned to meet Chris and go over to Southern Cross station to get the V/Line tickets for myself as well as for my fellow faculty mates for their clinicals but Chris had to rush home. He had been grounded by his dad. And since he really couldn't spare going to get the tickets, I left for home as well. Train inpectors are everywhere. They're real scary.

It's the start of Welcome Festival tomorrow for all the new international students. I'll be involved in helping out and will receive A$20 as an allowance for each day of involvement. I've been assigned for all 3 days this week, on Wednesday, Thursday and Friday. Will be assisting with the sign-up tables during morning tea and lunch as well as leading a group of students for interactive campus tour which we'll walk around the entire uni. My involvement with La Trobe International (LTI) will then end by about 3pm or so. I'll head over to the city thereafter to get the V/Line tickets as well as meet up with someone hopefully. I can't be left alone for long these days as I'll get all emo again. I need people around me and friends.

Watched 881 again just now. I love it. It just brings out the true culture of the getai's (song stage, or street performances during the lunar 7th month to entertain the spirits) in Singapore and the lives of people. It's so very true. And seeing Noris in the show (even though he's just an extra), just reminds me of him performing back home. Memories.

Oh well, time for bed. I've to be up at like 8.45am? Goodnight people and I hope that tomorrow would be a very much better day.

Shoe Rack

Woke up, met up with Martin and went to Ikea. Along the way, I called Nicolaas and he joined us as well. I had Fish and Chips, Sweedish Meatballs and Princess Cake from the Ikea restaurant. It was good, as usual. Bought the bulb for my lamp (40 watts this time), a shoe rack and a bedsheet (a color which was a little off white). All these for A$23.90. Went home thereafter.

My night's been pretty boring. Thought I would be able to meet up with someone, but didn't in the end. Surfed around and such. I'll be going over to Daylesford with Ryan on the 14th, returning on the 15th, which is Chris's birthday. Not sure if he's hosting a party or something, but I'm pretty sure he'll be occupied. I wish I could be like that. I'm really thankful for the people and Glenn and my Kingdom. Those at Glenn found out last minute that it was my birthday on the day itself and planned something for me, and waited for me till I got home to surprise me with a slice of cake (which wasn't very much of a surprise). But still, it was really very very thoughful, sweet and nice of them. The kingdom, celebrated it with me last year with Alex giving me a iPod Nano. Was kinda of a surprise as well. I hope I can throw a BIG party when I'm 25 (but sadly, I'll still be in Melbourne). 30 would be too "old" to throw a big party. Well, perhaps I should be like Dick Lee and really throw a big Gala dinner when I'm 40 in Singapore and fly people very important to me in Australia over to celebrate it as well.

Would be going to Sovereign Hill on the 18th and returning on the 19th. Semester starts on the 21st. I seriously hope that nothing would go wrong for the Sovereign Hill trip and that even during the trip, it would go smoothly and such. I've been having dreams, not very good ones actually, about this particular trip, such as having to cancel it and not getting back my deposit, or quarrelling during the trip or disagreeing with each other during the trip. I really hope and wish that I would be able to fully have fun, relax and enjoy myself as well as to spend time, enjoy and treasure each other's company during the trip and not to take it for granted.

Oh well, it's driving lesson tomorrow and nothing much. Another day with nothing to do.

Goodnight peeps!

A walk to remember

Woke up at about 10.30am, read the sms on my phone, replied and went back to sleep again. The next time I woke up, it was already 3pm.

Decided to take a walk over to Macleod train station today. One of my to-do list is to learn how to walk to/from the train station. Others include buying a pair of jeans, boxers and volleys (shoes), and spending a whole day with V, doing nothing but rotting at home, reading or watching the telly, just enjoying each other's company. Unfortunately, none of these has been fulfilled. After about 1/3 of my journey to the train station, I got lost. I had to backtrack a little. I arrvied the train station and waited for 15 minutes for the train. The frequency for the train on Sundays was 20 minutes. The journey itself took 28 minutes to get to the city. In comparison, the frequency for the tram on Sunday is 12 minutes and the journey to the city's 45 to 50 minutes.

Met up with William and Nicholas. Walked around the city and had dinner over at the Japanese restaraunt at QV mall. Went over to Lygon street for Koko Black thereafter. As usual, I couldn't maange to finish the things I ordered at Koko Black. Headed over to Crown to walk and ended up at the arcade. Played a game of DDR, all thanks to William. I was bad at it. Think I would rather play ParaPara instead. Haha...

I took the train home as I was near the train station and the next train departing was pretty soon, so why not? After arriving back at Macleod station, there was 2 paths and I didn't know which to take, especially when it was so dark. The streets here and so different from back home, more so in the suburbs. In Singapore, everywhere is lighted but in the suburbs here, the street lamps are spread out quite far apart and the lamps are not bright, it seems like those energy saving bulbs sorta. I ended up somewhere else which I didn't know. Walking alone on a cold quiet night and being lost isn't a very good feeling - it's scary. After walking for a little more, I managed to see La Trobe Secondary College. I was a little relieved though. Called the security but they couldn't fetch me from there and asked me to walk a little more to Barnes Way and they could pick me up from there instead. I called Chris hoping that he could help as least by giving me directions, but he wasn't of any help. And to think that he was online. Well, just no effort put in, I guess. I would have at least looked up the map.

Oh well, went over to Martin's for a short while. He had completed his Lego Technics truck and it was very nice, big and heavy. Left his house and went home. It's so nice to be remembered. Was reading pL's blog just now and he mentioned about me. Even though it's not much, just a sentence or so, it meant so much to me.

Time for bed now. I'll be heading over to Ikea tomorrow with Marin. He needs a table while I need a shoe rack. Lunch at Ikea as well. Sweedish meatballs! Hoping that the days, weeks and months ahead would be very much better. V's taking the hazard perception testion tomorrow. Wishing that that V would pass it. I'll be taking it sometime soon as well, I guess. Goodnight peeps!

Puffing Billy, Not

Past few days hasn't been too good, so I shall not talk about it else I get upset again. I really thank and appreciate V for tolerating me and not giving up on me. I'm really grateful for V.

Woke up at 11am today and had my first ever driving lesson in Australia. It went quite smoothly and the instructor was quite good as well. Perhaps I'll call up a few other instructors and try them to see which is the best. But then again, I won't be having much lessons anyway. John and Lionel was already for me at the carpark by the time I ended my lessons. I drove again, this time in John's car all the way to Clifton Hill. Took a train all the way to Belgrave. The journey was so long that I almost got restless. Luckily I had my book with me and I was reading it most of the journey.

Arrived at Belgrave and it was the Puffing Billy that John wanted to bring me to - the surprise. Puffing Billy is "Australia's favourite steam train" and is about a century old. As we approached the platform, the train pulled in and lots of passangers alighted from the train. There was no more service till the dinner service at 7pm. It was not even 4pm, so we decided to just take some photos and head back instead. Then, the dreadful train journey back to the city again.

Went over to Max's house for a while to rest and went over to North Richmond for dinner at the Vietnamese restaraunt which we went to last week. Had fried rice and it wasn't too bad. Better than the one I ate yesterday at the chinese dumpling shop over at Chinatown with Marcus and Ryan. I ordered the wanton soup as well as it was $3.50. Reasonable, i thought. The wanton soup was the first to arrive. To my surprise, it was only a very very small bowl with a few, at most 5 dumplings! I had expected it to be a bigger bowl with more soup! I felt so deceived and cheated. And it wasn't really very nice, just average. Oh well, once bitten twice shy (I hope I got that phrase right).

Initially, I felt like going over to DT's to watch the drag show in the afternoon. However, after dinner, I just felt like taking a tram back to the city, take a stroll over to the tram 86 stop and take the tram back home. And that was what I did. Arrived home and watched the movie Indiana Jones. It was nice and at times, a little creepy. Wished someone was with me watching it though.

Hoping that tomorrow will be a much better day. I need retail therapy... Oh well, I guess it's time for bed now. It's pretty early now. Goodnight people!

Box Hill & Opium Den

Lionel stayed over at my place for the night. And I split up my bed. We went to watch Sex and the City the night before. It was a nice movie, but it was a little draggy at times though.

I'm home again. Went to box hill this afternoon and to opium den at night to watch a drag show. Wasn't too bad, but still liked the one back in Singapore. Perhaps it's just the culture, i guess.

Feeling a lil emo again today. Walked Chris to his house and I walked home. Hoping things will be better soon. Will be going to Sovereign Hill on the 18th instead. Sometimes I'm wondering if I'm being fair to V. Sigh...

Goodnight people and I hope the dark clouds will blow over soon.