Days in Aussie

Thursday, November 26, 2009

the packing shall come to a standstill and the holiday-ing BEGINS!! till den people :)

*it's finally dawned upon me that i WILL be home in 4 weeks. and this time round, it's home for good and time to settle down.*

{ 1:05 AM ; Ming Xian }

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Tuesday, October 27, 2009

Into the last day of school tomorrow! =D

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And...always look on the bright side of life...
Always look on the light side of life...

If life seems jolly rotten
There's something you've forgotten
And that's to laugh and smile and dance and sing.
When you're feeling in the dumps
Don't be silly chumps
Just purse your lips and whistle - that's the thing.

And...always look on the bright side of life...
Always look on the light side of life...

For life is quite absurd
And death's the final word
You must always face the curtain with a bow.
Forget about your sin - give the audience a grin
Enjoy it - it's your last chance anyhow.

So always look on the bright side of death
Just before you draw your terminal breath

Life's a piece of shit
When you look at it
Life's a laugh and death's a joke, it's true.
You'll see it's all a show
Keep 'em laughing as you go
Just remember that the last laugh is on you.

{ 1:13 AM ; Ming Xian }

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Sunday, October 25, 2009

I need some form of motivation to start on the 70% report. MY ONE AND ONLY REPORT this semester.

Tomorrow marks the last week of my schooling life and I would say its a terrifying thought. More often than not, when I was in Secondary School and during my poly days, I couldn't wait to be done and over with school. Now that the end is near, I would have this sinking feel in my heart whenever I think graduation. There goes my freedom and long school holidays to look forward to. No more concession tickets until I turn old and my hair starts to grey (is there even a pensioner discount in Sg? OH yes!! we do have it, the purple ez link card).

At the moment, I'm still adjusting. Wonder how long it would take to recover from the 'Reverse Homesickness Syndrome'.

{ 3:49 PM ; Ming Xian }

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Monday, October 19, 2009

50 days till Graduation, less than a month before I'm officially done with school (16 November)

No more:

- 30 minutes walk to school

- bitching sessions bout lecturers/ ridiculous assignments

- admiring of the lovely scenery and taking in the sights and sounds of OZland

My 桃花树！

Note: my taohuashu in the background and joycexu's in the foreground

Quaint house that we pass by daily on our way to school

- studying buddy (who's not my friend but my acquaintance)

- long-winded dinner session with the 5 other babes

- walking along the streets at snail's pace

- lengthy wait of public transport/missing the bus even though i'm 15 minutes early and having to wait an hour for the next one to arrive

- Tuesdays Dominos Pizza

- cheap 5-10 bucks shopping at DFOs

- chips with gravy and chicken burger from the one and only SUPERB cafeteria at UQ Ipswich

- alternate days of grocery shopping at my BELOVED coles

- queen size bed and tiny TV in my room

- feeling like a 3rd class citizen

- mugging/project rush till dawn where I can hear the birds chirping

- 1 hour long train rides to town

- non-cabbing days

- planning of domestic trips

- experiencing of four seasons in a year

- limited internet usage

- having to pay rent on a regular basis

- being chased/scared by magpies

- baking/experiementing with new food

And the list goes on....
Nevertheless, I feel blessed and am counting my blessings!! =DD

{ 11:23 PM ; Ming Xian }

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Tuesday, October 6, 2009

25th Sept - 4th Oct: TRIP, Tourism Regional Internship Program @ Ipswich

The 10 days of being away though I'm still within the Ipswich region has allowed me to understand how the Australians live/work. They were equally fascinated by Asians as well and throughout the 10 days, we fed them with sufficient Chinese cuisine to change their perception that there is definitely more to Asian food than the usual fried Chinese food they get here. The house where we resided for 10 days was simply awesome. Out of the 10 days, 4 was spent doing surveys and the remainder 6 days, I was helping out at Country Comfort (doing housekeeping and waitressing), Ipswich Nature Centre (the most amazing experience of being a 'zookeeper') and Warrego Wines (Kevin, the boss basically showed me what it's like to startup a business from scratch)

Country Comfort a 3.5 star establishment. Housekeeping work here's so much more slack as compared to Gloria Resort Sanya.

The Nature Centre
Meet the Emu and his eggs.
Workshops Rail Museum, one of the most established attractions in Ipswich.

{ 12:05 AM ; Ming Xian }

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Wednesday, September 23, 2009

View of the orange/haze-filled sky from Ipswich.

{ 12:16 PM ; Ming Xian }

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I just mopped my floor an hour ago and it feels dusty now because of the sand in the air. Damn it! My housemates will know how often is it that I mop my floor and I cant believe it's dusty AGAIN!!!!!!!!

{ 10:45 AM ; Ming Xian }

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