Tuesday, March 31, 2009
wheee! (:
betya wanting to know how the allocations were going! x) anyway, they've been pretty effective to the extend of making me cut back on junk food by ALOT. considering that if i had the chance, i tink i'll still be consuming blocks of it. waha! so even though i dun actually eat only juz what my daily intake gives, but it's a compensated effect cuz i have to eat less the next day x) so fret not! refill days are ONLY fridays! i'm gonna succeed!
moreover, i called home to ask my mum and my grandma for recipes for teabreak desserts! (: so i'm going to resort to eating healthier options of snacks (: woots!
but yeah ):
i hate force plates.
i've been living in denial and not wanting to weigh myself but i had no choice for my prac today. so ta-da. 51.1kg O.o i gained weight. zomg!
so today's prac, i was suppose to stand on this force plate and jump on it. the plate iz suppose to measure and tabulate the height of your jump from the flight time, the peak power of the force used and the impulse of the jump. so that aside, i jumped.
and..
the stupid force plate couldnt detect when i left the plate. ):<
it only detected when i landed!!!! and the height i was given was the height of the follow-through. you know when you jump, your knees will bend to absorb in the impact and then you will come up a little? YEAH! that!!!! instead of the at least 30cm height, it tabulated for me a 1cm. ARGH!
Dawson thought the machine was spoilt. but he jumped on it himself. it was working. ): conclusion, he said i'm too light. ):< to tink that 51kg to me iz heavy!
weight iz really a relative term.
it's relative.
*throbs @14:28
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Saturday, March 28, 2009
when i say moderation,
i meant moderation.
i've broken down my daily junk consumption into by per day basis! (: i hope this will work!! X) but yeah, there's one big choc + 2 smaller choc + half a megasaurus + 5 skittles (:
but that's not all. seeing the breaking down alone doesnt really work. so there's big notices!! and WARNINGS! and reminders! and everything!! so yeah..
EAT SPARINGLY! (:you're not going to be fat and let anyone else ever say you're fat. i assure you that!
maybe i should learn from ailin for Daniel's diet (: sounds good. but.. the only thing i know about that diet iz you cannot eat meat and carbs and you can only consume nuts like almonds and vegetables. hmmm! okay, maybe i wont practice that. nuts here are so expensive. but hey, i'm glad i talked to ailin last night (: though we talked for ages(which means i need to buy another calling card), but it was interesting and insightful (: thanks ailin.
well yeah, you know, after talking to her, it made me really realize that smth you do actually can have a deeper consequence than you tink you actually cause. i feel really bad and really guilty at times to really know the extend how people interpret actions and responses. it's like how we're juz more sensitive towards A and at the same time not so much to B. but others might juz be more sensitive towards B and less of A. den we juz harbour different kinds of secret grudges against one another. it's miserable honestly. and pathetic. ):
oh well, anyway i tink some of you should know it somehow or another. but yeah, juz official notice that i'm carefree again (: it feels like a relief and i can breathe again (:
there's only myself to blame. i really should have juz known better.
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Thursday, March 26, 2009
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i dun like to be seen complaining here cuz i know there are people reading it and all. but yeah ): if you dun like complaints please stop reading NOW! ):
yeah, i know i suck and i really disappointed myself for junking the past 2days ): really really disappointed in myself. ):
today i had 2blocks of chocolate ): yeah, blocks. it's not because i'm upset that's why i'm turning to junking. please dun get it in that sense because it's not, and never will be. i tink it's because i've been trying to abstain from junks so much that i start aching for a taste of it. and when i get a taste of it, i cant stop ): this sucks. no more chocolates for me for the next 2weeks. fullstop. i'm gonna start eating in moderation from now on.! really.
and yeah,
i know i'm not suppose to but i cant help but keep comparing the church here with my home roots. ): i know it's stepping outta my comfort zone and all. but it's juz really different and i'm really not used to the "teachings" here. ): it's juz different ): i miss PK and PT ):
i guess it's because the life group "leaders" here are like pressing me to attend this Oceanic Convention at Phillip Island? it's a 3day 2night thing. but i'm not really keen on going because it's juz too expensive. they say there's gonna be teaching and like a getting to know you better when the rest of the life group more. well, for one, i know the teachings wont be as insightful as any of my pastors. ): and for two, most of the life group arent going!! ):
the only push factor i have for going iz to actually meet the life group, meet new people(?), and maybe to have a feel how a "camp" iz like small scale?
but i really dunno iz $200+ iz really worth it.
crabsticks ): i dunno if i'll even be committed to the church here as compared to back home ): i dunno if i want to be. ):<
and secondly, i had to take an initiative to approach people to find out when life group iz so that i can attend it. in a way when i tink of it, it's like when a new friend attends life once, and he/she disappears because there's no more contact with that person after that first contact.? ): it's sad to know that's the way things are. it's sad to know that sometimes this iz juz how things actually falls through. the turnover rate iz so high because of that loophole.
which really made me reflect.
so yeah, never limit your friends. unless you know them inside out and outside in, even if they show no interest during the first CG, it wouldnt harm to ask them again for the second time. who knows, maybe they show no interest at their first go because they juz feel uncomfortable like any other first time. who knows, maybe they really wanna go but noone asked so they didnt mention it.
who knows.
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im a serious junkie :p
yesterday i didnt have a single proper meal!! :D
i had one toast for breakfast cuz i woke up late, lunch was 2packs of chips shared among 3people, and dinner was 200g of M&M cripsy that made me feel so sick that i couldnt eat dinner proper. waha.
okay, i know it's not good. but yeah, you dun get to junk much here. esp when you have to buy to junk ): so yeah, when i get the chance to junk it's my pleasure :p waha.! but at least i'm still eating my apples and bananas :p
but hmmm, den again, maybe it's not such a good idea to keep eating now since i cant really jog? ): i tink i strained my right knee because of jogging. haha x) smart alec wanted to up the distance from 3km to 6km. in the end, 4.5km my knee started to hurt ): so yeah, i've been taking care of it of cuz! icing and elevating (: so it's better already! but it's also been 3days since i last jogged!! pfft! :D
but anyway, living on a student budget iz really terrible ): i have to stay away from the supermarket to not tempt myself from buying food to eat. esp when for this month i've really overexceeded my budget because of the textbooks and all. terrible! i cant wait for april to come and i can start using my april allowance (: now i've really got nothing at home except 5more apples, 2more servings of salads, 2more nights of fried rice and a little tuna? well i still have one more piece of my kangaroo steak (: i'll have it for dinner for one of the nights. and it's gonna be medium rare this time round. not rare :p
yeah, there's nothing much to update?
oh ya! pearl's leaving for singapore in 1day time!! means it's gonna be down to juz talia and i. good and bad? haha x) it's funny.
but we went to talia's place yesterday during the 5hour break we had between lectures. her place was pretty far honestly. having to take a bus then a tram. but she's got her daddy to take her to school most of the days. lucky girl! but yeah, we watched she's the man! haha it was funny. i know, it's like a really old show but that was my first time watching it x) but her inviting us over to her place was a really nice gesture (: dunno if there'll be more in future considering it's gonna be down to 2of us in future..
oh well! it was fun! so there! the 3of us! (:
i guess that's all for now!
oh ya! pearl's leaving for singapore in 1day time!! means it's gonna be down to juz talia and i. good and bad? haha x) it's funny.
but we went to talia's place yesterday during the 5hour break we had between lectures. her place was pretty far honestly. having to take a bus then a tram. but she's got her daddy to take her to school most of the days. lucky girl! but yeah, we watched she's the man! haha it was funny. i know, it's like a really old show but that was my first time watching it x) but her inviting us over to her place was a really nice gesture (: dunno if there'll be more in future considering it's gonna be down to 2of us in future..
oh well! it was fun! so there! the 3of us! (:
i guess that's all for now!Labels: pics x)
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Sunday, March 22, 2009
baby jordan iz out! baby jordan iz out! baby jordan iz out! baby jordan iz out! baby jordan iz out! baby jordan iz out! baby jordan iz out! baby jordan iz out! baby jordan iz out! baby jordan iz out!
zomg! woots! whee! yipee!!! (:
check out serena's and kenneth's shared blog! (:
yeah (:
jordan's iz definitely gonna be a bundle of fun! (: and he's gonna be sooooo loved by his mummy and daddy (: well done serena! (: you've gone through a tough time putting up jordan in you all these while, and gone through the agony of baby birth. the pain and love only mamas are willing to make (: happy sigh! (:
anyway, today was a much better day for me! (:
it wasnt as boring as yesterday.
well, i went to church in the morning, came home and stuck my head in my computer on serena's and kenneth's blog (: i kept refreshing the page to see the first sight of baby jordan (:
in the meantime, i baked :p
my SUPER-MOUNTAIN of muffins! (:
okay, i was trying to experiment with the choco chips. i succeeded once (: yeahhhh! so there, i took 4tries to get it right (: and so worth it.and den i met john after a really really really long while (:
he drove. haha x) new car!!!! :D well despite going to boxhill for a million and one times, we went to boxhill for dinner (: i never actually ate there before x) so yupp, we had indochine! (: it's vietnamese food (: and yummylicious (: john paid for it though, he refused to let me pay! but i had fun catching up with him and talking to him (: yet another doctor in the making. cardiovascular doctor! (:
well, i'm not depressed anymore (:
will never be (:
it sometimes juz hurts me so much to know that he rems so much. too much for me to bear to apologize. and i wont doubt that you will ever rem any small detail of us.
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Saturday, March 21, 2009
i'm bored.
it's saturday today.
woke up early this morning
washed my bedings because the sun was reported to be big and bright today. and true enough, it really iz.
went to school, download my lectures and surf a little of the school websites.
came back an hour later for my laundry.
made my breakfast.
first time at it. i made a wrap (: with lettuce, chicken, tuna minced with cucumber and onion, cucmber slices. yummilicious (:
sorted out my lecture notes with all the additional enlarged slides i printed for the diagrams and all.
re-listened and sat through 2 2hour long lectures on the principles of exercise and sports science. jotted down many things that i missed during the lectures and showed slightly more understanding to the subject.
looked through the human body atlas and found out where the deltoids, trapezium muscles and teres are. i feel happy bout that cuz i'm been fumbling around with all the anatomical jargon that i couldnt imagine their positions.
replied 6emails, posted 1 online e-chatter note.
finding nothing to do..
i vacuumed my room(again),
the living room(again),
the hair-infested toilet(again).
i cleaned up the stove top(again),
the kitchen oven,
the microwave oven.
that's all i did today.
bored.
i ate
1 chicken and tuna wrap
1 cuppa cold chocolate
2 bananas
1 nectArine
1 apple
4 pitted prunes
3 muffins - ooo the calories
1 bowl of salad veggies
1 bowl of grapes
i have nothing else to do now.
bored.
i need to find smth to do to kill time.
seriously.
*throbs @15:02
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Friday, March 20, 2009
hello again! (:
okay, i've been gone for yet another week without blogging. well i was waiting for a few pieces of news to happen before i blog so there's things to blog about (:
well first up (:
went for my driving theory test on thursday!! (: after demorallizingly failing BTT back at home... i'm pleased to announce that i passed my theory test here!! (: and ta-da! my learner's permit to start driving on the road!!! (:
i've been having school this week ): alot of things to really catch up and do. alot of reading up to do ): alot of re-listening to lectures and understanding to do ): but yeah, i dun feel like doing them soon.... ): roar. but i need to do them desperately ): there's too many things i dun understand and cant grapse.
so to cheer myself up...
i baked (: my first attempt at muffins!
okay, i baked it twice to be exact (: you can obviously tell which iz the first try right? yeah, it's the one on the left. haha x) terrible disaster. so modifying the recipe and removing one ridiculous step, ta-da! my perfect muffin on the right (: juz one problem. all my choco chips sank to the bottom ): anyone knows how to rescue it??? X)
i've been having school this week ): alot of things to really catch up and do. alot of reading up to do ): alot of re-listening to lectures and understanding to do ): but yeah, i dun feel like doing them soon.... ): roar. but i need to do them desperately ): there's too many things i dun understand and cant grapse.so to cheer myself up...
i baked (: my first attempt at muffins!
okay, i baked it twice to be exact (: you can obviously tell which iz the first try right? yeah, it's the one on the left. haha x) terrible disaster. so modifying the recipe and removing one ridiculous step, ta-da! my perfect muffin on the right (: juz one problem. all my choco chips sank to the bottom ): anyone knows how to rescue it??? X)so after baking (: i cooked my delicious dinner (:
KANGAROO steak (: with modified make-believe mushroom sauce (:
well it's make believe mushroom sauce cuz i needed broth to make it and wine. but not having both, i juz put the mushrooms, with the onions and garlic and water :p and erm, my steak wasnt cooked enough x) it was RARE. hahaha zomg!but i'm happy (:
so yupp, the week has been nice for me (:
WELCOME TO MELBOURNE (:
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Saturday, March 14, 2009
i can cook!!! (:
i shall do something outta the ordinary and..
POST PHOTOS! (: yay!
haha i discovered that picasa can do photo collages (: that's why i'm posting pictures. cuz i can fit all the pictures into ONE (: yay.
this iz the food i've cooked. (:
top
1. cabbage with carrot: twice :D the first time the cabbage wasnt soft yet :p the second time much better (:
2. then there's spaghetti! (: with hotdogs and golden mushroom. rem i've never cooked back at home before. so cut me some slack okay?
3. then there's chawanmushi which i forgot i needed to put chicken broth :p
4. in the center iz honey chicken! i called home for the recipe on friday (: the other plate iz rice with microwaved curry. Kammy cooked that.
5. and say hello to my last roomie! (: her name iz Rushien and she iz officially my guniea pig for cooking :p with her iz my fav egg+carrot+golden mushroom dish. that was yum (:
next photo iz the place i've been! (: sorry it's like so jumbled up.
top left
1. city: the view at yarra river (:
2. the dragons that i eyed during the carnival! (: cute right??? x)
3. phillip island: me :p
4. city: yarra river, the built up area
5. city: yarra river
6. phillip island: the rocks where the seals were suppose to be but i didnt see any
7. phillip island: BITE ME! kids tee which i got attracted to :p haha it's so cute i wanted to buy the biggest size so i can wear it.
8. city: yarra river, under the bridge of traffic
9. phillip island: my new friends (: jin, crystal and sam
10. city: yarra river
now, me (: it's all about meeeeee :p
top left1. gardenier's creek: the place where i jog (: it rained that morning so the water iz not stagnant (: looks nice and sounds nice too (: the flow of water.
2. gardenier's creek
3. my singaporean friend, pearl. waiting to get banged down by trams :p
4. the road to Box Hill.
5. gardenier's creek
6. me and humprey bear! :p they were having some fair in school :p
7. the road to Box Hill.
8. me waiting to get banged down by trams :D
9. gardenier's creek. the bench which i dun sit on :p
10. me waiting for the tram. not on the tracks :p
11. the road to Box Hill.
12. gardenier's creek. me and that enticing waters (:
and i realised that this week iz the march holidays! x)
to all the kiddos having holidays, enjoy! (:
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*throbs @17:45
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Friday, March 13, 2009
today was the first day i came home past midnight here.
honestly, it's pretty scary considering that where i'm staying iz pretty isolated in the sense that it's quiet during the night. but den again, turns out it's not that scary afterall (:
safe and sound (:
rae had her house warming tonight, which explained why i was out til late. i love her place alot (: and this was the first time i played wii (: to tink that i keep hearing people talking about wii and how fun it iz, i never actually experienced it myself. and i have to say, it's really very fun. jun, denise and i were like screaming our heads off (: now all of us are gonna have sore throats tmr :D
time flies by when you're having loads of fun. i didnt notice that it was almost 11pm x) when we left, we walked past an ice cream stall that sold nice gelato :p according to jun since that was her territory during the past 5months. so yeah, we gave in. my first indulgence in ice cream since i touched down in aussie. and i'd say, it's deliciously sinful indulgence in the middle of the night (:
trammed home.
and weird things happen on trams :p
there was this bunch of guys who were strangers and yet in an instance turned friends because they're from america x) but i tink they're slightly tipsy. this one guy actually approached jun and i to talk. haha it was funny and weird that we had to entertain him. mentioning that we've got boyfriends definitely diverted his attention. (even if we were not, we'll lie to get ourselves outta that situation).
sometimes it does feel good that a stranger comes up to you because they find you attractive.
but anyway,
it's illegal to bring a blade around even if it's for self defence.
and i couldnt find pepper sprays on sale in supermarkets and all.
so i brought my only harmless but useful weapon (: my deo (:
juz as a deterence.
there was no need for it at all (:
so yupp, fun night (:
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Tuesday, March 10, 2009
oh me oh my!!! X)
I BOUGHT THE WHOLE SERIES OF TWILLIGHT BOOKS HERE!!! (: for a grand total of AU$80. iz that still considered a good buy? x) well, seems like the second book was too abrupt, i didnt like it. and my school had some fairs with this guy selling books, and TA-DA!!! (: i found them. the third and the forth book!! yipee!
but yeah, cant spend too much time reading.
WHY?
because... i started school already!!! mixed feeelingsssss!
it's good that school's started because it's now more interesting with something to do during the day. and apparently i arranged my timetable in such a way that i've got morning classes during the days i've got classes. which meant, i woke up at 7am this morning to get to my 8am lecture. x)
but den again, it's bad because school iz stressful. i started doing my tutorials last night in preparation for my tut this afternoon. i spent 2hours on it, wiki-ing everything for the answers. thank God i did my tut and spent that 2hours on it. apparently, here in singapore we're WAY behind the australians in terms of the thing studied. waywaywaywayfarbehind.
my first tutorial was on anatomy - the basics of exercise and sports science.
the lecturer blasted off with medical and anatomical terms. and as the only international student in the class, everyone else seems to know what's going on, and they could actually answer the lecturer offhand without having to consult notes and all. ah! seems like i've really got alot of independent studying to do!
but i guess, other than that. i've made ONE friend (: at least she's not considered a hi-bye? we've been going for lectures together and lunch as well (: whoopee! and her name iz NATALIA!! (:
*throbs @18:38
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Saturday, March 07, 2009
i went to the city today.
they were having Moomba. it was a water festival. dunno why they call it the water fest, they had water kinda showcases (eg. native fish, water, amphibians, etc). but i guess it's more like a fun-fair event? games to win prizes, "thrilling" rides, and lotsa food. but at least there were events like water-ski competition, beach volleyball, football and all sorts.
i thought it would be a good thing to juz take time off to be alone and do nothing. but i guess i was wrong. i tink i'm feeling worse. i wanted to stay til night to catch the fireworks, but i couldnt take it any longer, i came home early in the evening.
walked the whole carnival 3rounds in total. saw alot of people carrying their literally prized possessions. i kinda envied them. there was this particular dragon. really cute and i was eyeing and contemplating to play something to win it myself. but ended up i didnt. save money? maybe. maybe i dunno how to play. considering i always sucked at all these kinda stuff ):
and because of the terrible lotsa free time i had, i was reminded of the blue monkey someone won for me last time. sigh.
i bought new moon - the second book of the series in twillight (: found it in one of the bookstores selling second hand but really good condition. AU$22. i'm still confused. if new moon is the second book, den how about midnight sun? they gave a sneak chapter peek in twillight. ): but anyway, doesnt help much reading as well. bella and edward broke up. at least i'm still at there.
argh.
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Wednesday, March 04, 2009
it rained today.
cold.
didnt go to school.
there was nothing happening.
though i was suppose to get a few things done.
didnt go to school nonetheless.
i stayed at home, woke up late, lazed in the bed the whole day.. READING TWILLIGHT!! (: and i finished the book!! wheee! i wanna go find an affordable midnight sun! (: that's the next book to the series right? geeex!! (: i'm addicted. but until i find the book and buy it, i'm going to be bookless.
den again, maybe i should go to the school library and start reading my textbooks. instead of fantasizing uselessly on such wonderfully pictured novels. sighhhhhh x)
it's nice to fantasize about edward once in a while now and then. sigh. i'm intrigued. at how come characters in the novels seem so surreal but yet you cant find a person of similar characteristic here amongst the many people who walk the same street you walk.
deep down inside,
sometimes i wish i would find my edward out there.
my edward who would make me feel safe when he's around, my edward who would keep his eyes peeled out for me, my edward who would dazzle me with his simplicity. who has the power to start and stop my heart. sigh.
*throbs @14:37
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Tuesday, March 03, 2009
oh me oh my!
i cant believe another week has passed since i last blogged again x)
sorry.
dun seems to have much control of time over here!
but honestly!!!
i've nothing much to add or say!!!
HMMM!!
well i've juz begun WEEK ZERO here. boring to say the least?
monday there was the clubs booths and all. reminds me of the regualr CCA booths during orientation where you start trying to pull people to join your CCA and all. well i was looking around and i was thinking there isnt actually any interesting clubs that particularly grabs your attention. the ones that had really cool names that was enticing turned out really disappointing. but yeah, i put my name on the mailing list of one club in the end. the club to HELP FIGHT POVERTY!!!! x) haha, i cant believe i'm so helpful, but it was interesting. you get to do volunteer stuff and all so yeah!
den today, nothing much in school? there was this host programme? which iz juz like how we always juz split into orientation groups.. yeah. so this was juz like that. ice breakers and walk around, and we actually said byebye to our hosts after an hour or two. they disappeared and we were on our own again x) geex.
so things i've realised,
although i did set out on this journey to actually make friends and immerse myself in the australian culture, it so turns out that i cant really find myself at ease trying to make friends with the locals. ): well it's either they dun seem really friendly that they wanna talk to you, or it's juz their accent. i was thinking how does their accent actually come about? so i tried listening to them talking and figuring it out in my mini brain. i conclude that, their accent comes about cuz their words are slurred. :D haha x) like lazy to really pronounce their words properly and precisely to the "d"s and the "t"s and yeah.
but den again,
it might juz be because i've made friends with a singapore girl? she's taking the same course as i am and we've been hanging around with each other pretty much everyday. not that we actually arranged to meet since i do not have an australia line. but it juz so happens we juz bump into each other when we're in school! coincidence? hmmm
i tink i need to join more clubs. ):
everyone says that's the best place to find new friends rather than waiting for lectures and tuts. maybe. and i'm starting to believe them.
what club should i join now... hmmm
oh yeah, baby said he cut his hair :p but he doesnt want to send me a photo of his new hairstyle. will someone please take it secretly and send it over? x) haha thanks! (:
*throbs @20:04
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