It IS that emotional...

my friend teared after her last paper on friday. She was the last one among the group. I was the second last. And i tell you, i can TOTALLY understand. 3 weeks of no playing you know...stressful period.

So,woooo hooooo! Exams are over! Interestingly, i am bogged with job offers before and during exam period..but now that exams are over, i have minimal job offers!! So good thing i did take on whatever job offers i had before exams and during so got cash to sustain.

I didnt take much pictures last semester. Now, its as if i am making up for lost time. As i was looking through pictures, i found this. The boyfriend seldom likes to take pictures, this was a perfect one. Taken by my younger brother when he was here. Made me miss him alot, he's got quite a talent, don't you think.

This is my new found good friend. I'm her nutritionalist cum fitness instructor now. Am so proud of her, she's been running with me everyday and we just went swimming! The other day, i brought her to church for the first time and she got very emotional. Then, i did too. Oh, and i told her that she can pray to God to lose weight. Well, i did when i had bad skin! My beautician then suggested to me, and she prayed with me! It sounds silly, but that just shows how good my God is.
The colours here are just so vivid. Nothing is edited on my blog.

The leaves are turning red and falling, winter is approaching.

A chinese teenager took this picture and the one below for us. I complimented him that he can take pictures, the ang mohs usually cannot take a decent picture for us!


City-wide-mid-year SALE!

Shows how much i like to jump.

My friend commented that i should check the cathederal out up on the hills. Apparantly, they have a fantastic choir. With my car, i am able to! Will find it one day. Oh, and did i mention i am going to bring my travel mates to the Hill Song church for service in Sydney! I cant wait to attend service there. Hill Song is like such a big name!

Haha, because i am the itinery planner. So although they are non-believers, they will have to follow me.Otherwise they are clueless! Ok, ok..i am not dictative. I did give them a choice...but they don't mind attending a free concert (that's what i told them about Hill Song. hahaha.)


See, i am not spoilt. Even though i own a car, i still take public transport! We're on the bus.



The funniest thing was, my friend actually took the EXACT SAME pose as me last year, without me knowing when i took this pose! Guess its natural for everyone to do this. Very typical.Hah.

I did not chao keng ar...that is my skirt! This beautiful dog came up to us when we were waiting for our food. Owner was nowhere in view. The dog actually immediately jumped on me and pawed me when i was walking towards it. The boyfriend said, "Must be a boy." So cute, so cute. Whoever wants to propose to me next time must do it with a puppy. Oh, and fireworks.

Don't say why i never study but work during my exams..it's because i can study while working!! Yeah, Singaporeans probably cant comprehend how that can happen. But i'm telling you, i can here!
Look at my temporary collegues from the office. I did most of my studying there.

Such a different experience mingling with the Australians. They tell me more about their opinions, culture and perspective. The girl in black is my age, and actually worked in the mining area for the last 3 years! So she was the only girl there, yadda yadda..and the mines here are something like in a ulu place. So she was telling me about the brothel there etc.

Train station. This was the night of my last paper. Must celebrate mah!


The supposedly Chinatown. Got sambal stingray to be found here!

I simply love this Korean steamboat lah. Brought mum and IVan here too. My third time eating.

The winter jacket dad bought me with the recommendation of my aunt in Germany (its actually considered their budget stores) actually keeps me so warm till i perspire! So even though it comes from a budget store, its of quality i guess. Maybe to Germans its budget, but to us, its quality already. But the test will be when i go Melbourne and Sydney. Its much colder there. Winter is actually sunny here!

I met the migration officer. I actually meet the requirements for a PR. Not easy nowadays....so yes..should i?

I am not crazy.

Before i go into saying why i am not crazy, i had dinner last night at this new Thai restuarant nearby. Nice ambience, good food but uber pricey! Thai food is rare here anyway.

We had dinner at 10pm, after much needed retail therapy! Fridays are late nights in the city. The shops close at 9pm instead of the usual 5pm.


This is autumn fashion.


Thai fishcakes..five only! Very nice, costs $8.50 (heart pain).

Phad thai (the omelette covers the real amount of noodles underneath. Not alot) and yellow curry. Gives me inspiration as to what to add to my home made curry next time. Got cherry tomato, sweet potato, peas, bamboo shoots, capsicum..very healthy leh.

Although there werent many dishes, and 3 of us are big eaters...we still ended up pretty full. Because of all the coconut milk in the curry. Final bill split, $15 each.

Melons at an empty plot of land nearby! I chanced upon it while jogging. Was wondering what these balls were in the field...went closer and they're melons!! The right one, the small one is the usual size. THe left one, the super huge one is the extraordinary one.

They are not watermelons, by the way. Don't what yet, i am thinking winter melon. My housemate asked if i dare to eat. THe boyfriend says DO NOT FEED HIM. If i cook soup with it, you think he will know meh. *evil laugh*

Now comes to my explaination why i am not crazy. A while back, like very long ago when the japanese is still here. I remembered i had a packet of sauce to cook Char Kway Tiao (something i brought back from singapore). I left it on the kitchen counter, so as to cook for dinner. When i came home, the packet is gone!! At that time, it was only me, the Japanese and the Australian living in the house. I searched high and lo, it couldnt be found. So i start thinking that i am hallucinating, i actually didnt take out or even bring back such a packet. But i really felt i DID take out such a packet to put on the counter top! So the only reason of what could happen was..somemore threw it away. I actually went to search the garbage bags ok! That reason came about because the Japanese DID throw away my thing when i accidentally left it in her supposedly "space".

But i found nothing in the garbage, not even the big bin outside the house. (yes, i am that crazy to find out the truth). And so i thought i was disillusioned. BUt i didnt give up! I went to the Asian stores to find the packet, because i needed to know if such a Char Kway Tiao packet really existed. Or was i really disillussioned. Guess what, none of the asian stores had it, so i really thought i was siao. I dreamt the entire thing up.

6 months later, i found the char kway tiao in one of the asian stores. So yes, i am not crazy. I think she did threw mine out.
A birthday lunch for Alvin! He looks kinda cartoon here.

What a feast! Exam time now.

Melbourne,Melbourne.

Mum,dad..i am going Melbourne!!!!!annnnnnd....Sydney!!!!!!

We are departing (me and 3 other girls. Their photos are somewhere below. Valerie, Angela and Siping) on the 26th June and returning on the 10th July. Flying to Melbourne first, then taking a coach to Sydney and then back to Melbourne for the remaining 2 days and then fly back to Perth.

Quite a sudden decision huh. I was very fickle minded...but then i thought i am always restraining and restricting myself and i am leading such a boring and mundane and routine life here (main highlight is grocery shopping and cooking), i decided to be inject this sudden adventure. So i pressed my friends to book air tickets and it is now! $368 return fare, Melbourne. That is not too bad isnt it.

And so immediately, i emailed Auntie Maureen and the Chin family to ask to meet for dinner when i am there. Harry replied!! He has always been the active member amongst that long distant family in communication with me. And he's handsome too...hahahaha

We will be staying in backpackers motels averaging $25 per night. I insisted that while saving cost, we get a dormitary consisting of only us four. So we wont be sleeping with strangers.

My friends were very amazed how come i could just make the decision so quick to go whilst they had to bounce back and forth with their parents. This is because 1) i am a big girl, 2) my parents are wonderful and 3) i have my savings. My friends need parents to pay mah...so they need to ask their parents. Hahahaa..but of course, their parents are also great, they said "yes" to their daughters pretty quickly. I am the second oldest in the group so i laid the rules to the girls before embarking on this trip. 1) do not wake up any later than 8am, 2) do not spend more than fifteen minutes getting dressed. 3) do not spend more than half hour bathing.

Aiyar, coz you know hor..i am very different from most other girls. I wake up early, i run, i don't like to waste time. And i hate shopping in groups!

But still, this is so exciting...if only i can persuade them to DIVE WITH THE SHARKS in Sydney. They don't want..but i waaaaant!!!! Maybe they can watch me while i do it, and be my photographers...hahahaa...i will have 3 photographers catching me in action.

Now comes the explaination why i didnt call to tell my parents first.
1) i was juggling 4 jobs and 3 assignments this week
2) the property office called me to stand in as a receptionist on very short notice, thus i had 4 jobs running concurrently this week
3) my typical day was something like 8.30am to 1pm Receiptionist, 1pm-5pm, School cafe. 6-11pm, DOME. Something like that..and then when i return home, i got to work on my assignments
4) my group mates are useless. So i had to do the entire assignment myself. i told them i am pissed with them, but told them not to worry, they will get the marks because i cant be bothered to submit a unfair grading form. It literally becomes a legal battle if you go that way. I wish them luck in the future, and told them i can be friends with them just not work mates.
5) I am being bullied at 2 of my work places. And the bullies are not older than me, mind you. But i guess its coz they are there longer than me..so yeah. Being the typical asian, i swallow it down and just do what i am told. After all, i still want the job. I used to detest throwing the garbage. But i actually don't mind doing it now.
6) I spring cleaned my room and stock up my entire pantry and fridge space because i am preparing to go into war with exams.

so yes, that's how my week has been so i hadnt called to tell about Melbourne. And also the fact that i know my parents love me and they know what i'm like, so i surely can go...riiight?!

P.S My chiropracter's pretty good. She's been cracking my bones every week (realignment she says. Feels like cracking to me). I had 2 sessions this week, and really, when i stand the entire day, i expect my back to ache..but that ache never came. She says i am healing better than she expected so i am back to one session a week.

Now back to my 2 other assignments...ta ta!

World's No.1 pizza.

Mum says i've lost weight. How can i when i've been eating things like the WORLD"S NUMBER ONE PIZZA in the world?! And that was found on the outskirts of Perth (1 hour plus drive). Apparantly they won international awards etc. So it was a definite must try since i am here.
This very cool polaraid was taken last week. I know why i probably is slimmer. Because i absolutely have no time to take a breather. School,work, school, cook dinner, wash, do housework, work, school, work, cook dinner, do housework. It is in that manner.

But of course, if mummy comes....everything else shall have to revolve around her. And i welcome that!! I miss home.

We had TUNA MORNAY
Cream, tuna, breadcrumbs, corn, parmesan cheese, onion, parsley, mozzarella cheese.
and CHICKEN SATAY
Satay sauce, cheese, onion, capsicum, mushroom, chicken. These were award winning ones.

End of the day, pizza is still pizza...BUT..the dessert is fantastic!


MUDHONEY
Chocolate mudcake On pizza base.
Honey icing sugar, chocolate buttons and chocolate sauce.

Total cost for the night was: $28.

This is crazy...

Yesterday, we celebrated my ex flat mate's 21st Birthday. I didnt take the aftermath of the flat, but its crazy...smashed cake was ALL OVER. The floors, the cushions etc. Thankfully, i am no longer living there. Good luck to the tenants who's going to clean up.

You wonder why in the world will the people who's living there want to have a cake fight when they know they will be the ones cleaning up later. But then you conclude, this is what spontaneous fun is. Otherwise, you are just a rigid boring old fart.



Angela got caked worse than me.

I ran, we ran out of the house when the cake fight started. Only to be tricked back into the house, and got smashed. I swear i was ready to kick the 2 boys' balls when they smeared me with cake. But i controlled the urge, because i know it would just be sooo bad to have their balls kicked. So i let them smear cake on me. I had my hand on one of the guy's neck already,ready to kick. Well, the guy was short.

The two veeeeery naughty school boys.

News on BBC

Most interesting picture of the day at Caversham Wildlife Park!

Inspiration from...

http://news.bbc.co.uk/nol/ukfs_news/hi/newsid_4740000/newsid_4748200/4748292.stm

A Sudanese man has been forced to take a goat as his "wife", after he was caught having xxx with the animal.

Noah's Ark

I like to see animals in pairs. Its just so loving...it seems like Mrs.Goat has her head leaning on Mr.Goat's shoulder.

I love my canon camera, which i got it free, courtesy of Canon which is great! That, i will tell another day.
The boyfriend was somewhere chasing ducks, so i had to take a self shot. Mr. Goat was rather cooperative.

This thing is as tall as the boyfriend. I asked the boyfriend to take a face-to-face shot with the thing. And this is the look he gave. He is scared!! The hilarious moment came when he went to pat the thing in another enclosure (not this one in the picture), he got SPAT ON!! Luckily it wasnt puke or mucus, just some grass and hay that the thing possibly breathed out. It pays to be short.

The hill billy.
I was scared because the two of them are closing onto me. The white thing, just kept coming onto me. I am just afraid there will be a stampede..jumanji!


Looks are deceiving, its fur is actually spikey! I remember when i first came to Perth when i was young, my dad bought me a wormbat toy! The toy feels exactly the same! Rough fur. And i thought the toy is made of bad quality fur. But i think the toy went rough because i gave it a bath.

When we just stepped in the kangaroo enclosure, we saw ONE tiny white kangaroo, and the boyfriend said maybe its a baby, so its white. And i took hundreds of snaps of it, cause i thought its a rare breed, and there's only one! Little did we know, there were PLENTY of white kangaroos within.
I dont know why the boyfriend always likes to strangle me when we take pictures together.


White peacocks! Its as if this is a magical land, i never knew white peacocks and white kangaroos existed.

They are all fed so much by all the visitors (cause animal food is free of charge), they just laze around.




Heavily edited. The shot it would have been.


This is my pumpkin soup. Bless my landlord for first introducing me to his office to be the stand-in receptionist. Cause now the manager is going on leave, and they called me back to relieve! Woohoo, another thousand plus dollars to earn for ten days! That would already have covered the cost of my car :)

I drove for an hour to get to this wildlife park, and i must say driving is quite a monotonous thing! And my leg gets tired! Kudos to Dad who always takes us into Malaysia and holidays where he just drives on and on and on. Now, there will be someone else to help share the trips with him :)

I am quite a baker..

Ta da..this arrived in the mail.

Penguin Island, quite like our Pulau Ubin except this is MUCH smaller. We wanted to snorkel (i brought my own gear from the days of Tioman) but erm..there wasnt anything in the seas....disappointed. The brochure said we could snorkel! The island stinks of seagulls and the entire bridge covered with their droppings. We saw huge pelicans nesting though.

Corals...
The main attraction of the island...are these little things. I didnt pay admission fee, i snuck in. Hahahaahahaa....
When the boyfriend saw, he asked "You buy one ar?" "Of course not." I said. He said, " I thought so too. Cause if buy one, the kiwi fruit where got so many BIG slices and put until so ugly."