Falling like the leaves in autumn

Thursday, April 24, 2008
8:56 PM

Fri, 25 April 2008
Day 63

we finally fixed up everything. it was hard work. our fingers ached from all the nail screwing. and we dun even have the proper tools to work with. we're using our bare hands. where's papa when we need him? =(

the house is not big. there's only 3 rooms, a living room, kitchen, dining and family room. but it's cosy enough for us. sad to say, we're still sleeping in the same room - the master, where our two queen size beds are placed nxt to each other. according to mama, we're saving electricity if we all slp in the same room with one heater on. sleep was very peaceful and undisturbed. no more cousin screaming in the morning or crying and fussing about~~ gosh.. i hate it when they always do that. i guess we're all too tired these few days from all the unpacking and cleaning up. back aching and all.. oh wells. everything is done now. everything's up. gas, electricity, phone line. it's just the internet missing. i hope it goes up this coming monday, which i doubt it will. australia is known for its SLOW service. they tell u they'll get the internet up and working in 1 wk but they come 2 wks later. it's true!!! i get tt comment from all my friends and relatives.

i went to an asia fresher event 2 days ago. it was meant for first yr students and was held at a bar. unfortunately, it is a non-alcoholic event cos' there are 17 yr olds ard. like my sis who still has 1 more day to her bdae. damn it! haha.. how to club when u're not intoxicated? it feels so weird dancing. well, my sis can do it. but it's just nt my personality to dance u noe.. haha. but it's an eye-opener. it was basically dancing on the dance floor the whole 3 hrs and games. the 3 guys were very nice. one of them is my friend, david's brother (24 yrs old), the other david's friend (17 yrs old i tink) and the last david's friend's brother (23 yrs old). they always made sure one of them stuck ard with us in the bar. and even after the event, we went to have a bite at a nearby pizza store and they fetched us home.

celebrated amanda's bdae yest with a nice expensive meal, cake and TV! yes.. we got our own tv.. finally. we managed to get it working in time for the anticipated "Ghost Whisperer" serial.. my mum has to make 3 trips to the shop. The first being fetching us home cos' the tv cldnt fit into the car with all of us in it. the 2nd being getting the tv home. we were so hoping the tv wld work after we connected the wire but the program said we were missing an aerial cable. shucks man~ why didnt the sales guy ask us to get it too? now we have to make another trip to the shop cos' the nxt day is a public holiday. but all in all, it was a fruitful day. amanda enjoyed herself and the tv was a BIG reward. this is all that matters.. =D

my mood hasnt been gd these few days. i always seem to be angry, angry with my mum and amanda. managing a long distance r/s is difficult too. my friends, a piece of advice from me: try to stay away from such r/s as much as u can, cos' i tell u, it sucks. badly. im upset and he doesnt noe it.. to make things worse, he has to operate in the night when im sleeping and he sleeps during the day while im awake. it's all that stupid s'pore terrorist's fault! i feel like our conversations are running dry. the feelings slowly slipping away. and i still have 7 mths left. only 2 mths has passed. the replies i get from u are a far cry from what i expected. they tend to be "cold", unfeeling. i daydream alot to remind me of u, to make me feel comforted that u're "close" around but u reply me with something else about daydreaming which i do not wish to hear. when i dun msg u, u ask why im so quiet. have i ever complained when u dun msg me? i sit ard checking my phone occasionally to see if there's any msg. my thinking being u're so busy. i understand but if this is gonna keep up, i doubt i can take it. it's been a long time since i last spoke to u on the phone. 3 wks going to a 4th. and im nt sure if i want to.

i'll post the pics of the house and fresher event as soon as i can.. just hang on! ;) and for those of u who still has exams, kambatte! and for the guys who are struggling with army, jiayou =) that's all from me. till nxt time. cya!

Tuesday, April 15, 2008
8:25 AM

Tue, 15 Apr 2008
Day 53

oh man! i'm finally done with these 2 wks. just had law (contract) test todae. so tired. so damn tired. i haven been getting enough rest recently. i stay up till 2 plus to study. and my uncle seems unhappy i stay up until so late studying at the dining table. i'm so glad i have a sch break nxt wk. can relax abit.

ahhh!!! im so excited. ok not oni me. my mum and sisters too! we can actually move in this fri! i gtta start packing my things ah.. hehe.. broke liao ah.. bought a 12 pc set which includes dining table and chairs, sofa, tv console and 2 coffee tables. plus matresses, washing machine, heater, vacuum cleaner, refrigerator etc etc.. so many things to do. lucky gt sch break nxt wk.. =)

This is the postcard my friends sent me. argh! the cat so adorable =D

and that's sharon wearing gloves on her feet. she was trying to scratch her leg with it, look like monkey la -.- haha!

and jason, trying on ladies shoes. oh my gosh.. ur feet too big la! get it off!

Wednesday, April 9, 2008
1:23 AM

Wed, 9 Ap 2008
Day 47

im back!!! lotsa things have happened, im so busy i didnt actually think i'd have time to write. erm im nt supposed to but i really have too many things to tell u guys!!!

firstly, a dog followed its owner to the bus stop and started running around like a mad dog, jumping onto anyone it saw. i saw this gal behind me and when the dog started running towards us, she suddenly just screamed and hugged me! haha.. well~ that gave me a good start to my day and helped to eliminate some of my nervousness as i had a presentation to do first thing in the morning. hehe..

ergh! talking abt my presentation, i'm so pissed off. one of my grp members threw us off guard. u noe wad she did?! she didnt discuss with us the contents she wanted to present and we only knew about it during the course of our presentation. my mouth almost dropped open when i saw what she was presenting to the class! the worst thing is she didnt even contribute to our grp project! well, she did research but the information she found was not relevant to our project so we told her nicely we can't use her stuff. and we even did her part for her - both the introduction and conclusion. she only needed to read off the script we wrote for her. we also did the transparencies for goodness sake! but on the day of the presentation, she printed her OWN transparencies! i don't blame her for not being able to speak proper english as she's from china. but i hate her for not informing us that she wanted to present something else. i cant even understand wad she was presenting abt. it's not even relevant to our project! argh! i've nv met anyone like this before.. wads the point of grp work?! GEEZ..

i only just realised that i've got 2 presentations and 2 tests in 7 days! eeks! so jam packed man.. and today is only the 2nd day with only 1 presentation down. haiz.. pimples all starting to appear..

amanda's temper is getting better. i'm so glad her relationship with my mum is better now. you know, it affects me too when she gives everyone a gloomy face and stays away from the room just to avoid my mum. =) this is a relief.. i hope it stays this way.

and thank u guys so much for the card u sent me all the way from S'PORE! i'm really very touched by ur sincerity and concern. your motivations have rejuvenated me =D thank you ying hui, zu xing, hui kheng, ming wei and bong! hehe.. the postcard so cute somemore, it's a kitten laid on the ground~

And guess what?! your postcard have given my family and i GOOD LUCK! the next day, which is today, the house agent called to say we were successful in renting the house!! oh yes!!!! finally.. we cried tears of relief.. it has really been difficult for us, this period of time. we were so tired of looking for houses. we tried so many times but failed. the LORD has answered our prayers. he doesnt answer it immediately but he WILL answer it eventually. if u ask sincerely, he will grant it to you.. i can't b more happy! bye bye stinking house!! and hello new house! (",) all our problems will disappear once we move out, i'm sure of that..