Bid Goodbye To Holidays

When the clock ticked at 12am yesterday, it marks the end of my enjoyable holidays. On a whole, I did nothing much during the holidays except wasting time. (Definition of wasting time: Online when I shouldn't, facebooking when I was supposed to search for info, MSN when it was time to study, napping in the afternoon, waking up late as a result of sleeping late)

The second part of this semester began (sound effect: clapping hands): Mundane routines to be followed every week, ie. lectures, tutorials and practicals. -.-

The new Biology lecturer is (wow, too good to be true!) BORING!!! Slides adapted from Campbell, pictures from Campbell, reading at a monotonous voice etc. etc. which definitely makes a perfect lullaby for half of the students. (While another half consists of good students who never sleep in class, haha...) As for me, I'm one of the members of "bad student category". Sad to say, please accept my deepest apology...

My first determination: To sleep early and wake up early
My second determination: Study more
My third determination: Learn to cook more things (Okay, I sounded funny when I suddenly called my mum and asked, "how to cook this ah?")
My fourth determination: To complain less

原来

今天突然心血来潮想炒饭，所以...我炒饭啦！哈哈...

不过...

原来炒饭不容易...

好冷...

这是我驻步Adelaide以来最冷的一次，
一起身就感觉到一股冷风袭上心头。
不是说Adelaide没那么冷的吗？
七度哦，我还以为那是冬天才可能出现的数字；
怎么秋天就迫不及待出现了呢？
看来穿着手套、围巾的日子又来了。
突然好想喝一碗热腾腾的汤，哈哈...
到底什么时候我才能战胜冷冽的寒风，
勇敢地穿短裤走在街上？？
哈哈...

Because It's So Cold

I need to EAT more!!! Hahaha...

Wasting Time

Read on, only if you want to waste your time listening to my craps.

You may expect to see this kind of post when she runs into emptiness as a result of boredom. Instead of staring into the ceiling in a light-deficient state, she decided to surf the world of mystery with interest. Lately, she was exposed to or came across by chance, too many sad stories drawing her nearer and nearer to the conclusion that happiness is equals to impending gloom. (Josephine 2008) Meanwhile, pieces of memories came into her mind, none was exempted.

She realised that as people get to know each other better, they tend to expect more and hence, becoming more demanding. The effect is disastrous when more weaknesses are revealed. Realising the fact that no one is perfect in this world, she still holds on to the belief that she will be able to accept everything thrown to her. She once thought that she can...

Two weeks ago, she was so excited about the holidays; two weeks later, she found herself unwilling to return to the reality. She gains a lot of fat since two months ago as snacking uncontrollably has shown its effect finally. She used to do that when she becomes tensed or stressed. Obviously, she is. Tired of facing the mundane routine she is forced to adhere to, needing badly someone to talk to when she's feeling emo, being enclosed in a small space for such a long time, she desperately needs some fresh air.

Being here, laptop is her life. Although there is internet to link her with the world outside, she still enjoys the moment of silence and peacefulness; no murmur, no whisper, only the sound of the gusting wind outside. May the wind carries away the morning blue in her, cheers!

Te Ying is...

1. Frustrated

2. Pening

3. Feeling stupid

In conclusion, Te Ying is LOST...

Wine Discovery

"If you only ever do one wine trail in Australia you have to make it South Australia's Barossa ... It is quintessential Australia where fine wine mixes with historical ambience, stunning cuisine and friendly laid back Australian hospitality." (Wine New Zealand magazine)

As you can see from above, South Australian is famous for its wine. Personally I'm not a wine lover but this is definitely a chance not to be missed if you are in South Australia --- pay a visit to Barossa Valley!!! Now only I realised that there are actually so many types of wines, Shiraz (I remember this very well as the smell is very very strong), Merlot (which I think is the second strongest after Shiraz)... I couldn't remember their names. I'm not into red wine, I prefer white wines. =)

Barossa wine region comprises of the Barossa Valley and Eden Valley and it is home to some of the oldest Shiraz vineyards in the world. Most interestingly, Barossa heritage vines are free from phylloxera. In fact, all South Australian vines are free from phylloxera!! (I remember the tour guide stressed that many times, I think he is proud of the vines, haha...) Overally, the trip was fantastic except for the winding roads which made almost everyone of us nauseous.

The Barossa trip was an "experience" trip, which was meant for wine dummies like us (there were altogether 15 of us), or perhaps it should be called a wine discovery trip. =P Our first stop was The Big Rocking Horse, which is the biggest rocking horse in the world. There, we visited a toy factory and a small wildlife park. (I'm not sure if it is anyway) Being soooo close to kangaroos, wallabies, ostrich, sheep, peacock etc. made me really excited!!!

After visiting Angas Park Dried Fruits, we started our very first wine tasting adventure at Wolf Blass Winery. I can see several expressions while tasting wines:
"Ewww!!!"
"Wow..."
"Hmm.... Okay lah..."
As for me, the most frequent expression I had was "Eww!!!".

After having our scrumptious lunch at Nuriootpa Vine Inn, we continued our adventure at Vinecrest Winery, Barossa Vines and Kies Family Wines. The second winery was almost the same as the first one, being more commercialised and crowded with visitors. The third one was the place I bought a bottle of wine while the fourth one was a smaller winery, stylishly and traditionally furnished.

Before ending our trip, we visited The whispering Wall, which showed us how wonderful an architecture can be. By whispering at one end of the dam, the one standing at the other end can actually hear what you are saying CLEARLY. Amazing right? So yeah, this was our last stop in the trip.

Some random facts I learned during the wine discovery trip:

To differentiate between vines, vineyard and wines. Haha... (Sorry to say that I barely know about vines, vineyard and wines before this trip.)

South Australia being the driest state in Australia. (I knew that it's dry but I didn't expect it to be the driest.)

There aren't only one type of wine but a variety of them!

Snakes are the major threat to visitors in vineyard.

Vines are harvested by autumn.

A number of people are allergic to alcohol.

AND

most importantly, I was not drunk drinking wines!!! Hahaha...

Out Of Nothing

Woke up late AGAIN today,

checked the time, oops 9.30am!!

Thinking, "never mind lah, holiday what..."

Kicked off the day with plain white bread and hot Milo.

Turned on my laptop and I was officially glued to the chair.

Daydreamed until 11.00am before realising that I haven't wash my presoaked clothes,

RUSH!!!

I never knew that the cleaner is coming today...

Praying while trying hard to wash them as fast as I could,

Phew!! Finally I managed to settle everything before they came.

Oh yeah, how about lunch??

I thought I had say, 10 minutes before the cleaner came.

Sandwich? Ahhh, suddenly remembered that I had some spirals left in the fridge!

Haha, luckily...

Spent the next few minutes heating up the spirals and yep, it was my lunch.

30 minutes, yeah, you're right, the cleaner spent 30 minutes only to clean the kitchen and bathroom! FANTASTIC!!!

Next, STUDY!!!

PS: Don't like the feeling of being left out, don't like not being told of something that's happening out there... This was what I meant yesterday. If you don't understand this, never mind... Coz it's not meant for you to understand. =P (It's for me to understand and not for you to find out though, if you haven't already understood.) Never mind though, if no one understands... *am a little disappointed*

Felt really happy that finally there's someone who can read my mind, haha... Hmm, again, you may not understand this, I think no one will anyway.

Happy Holiday Everyone!

Finally, after much struggles, I booked my air ticket back to Penang!!! Haha... But guess what? I need to wait at Darwin Airport for 17 hours before catching a connecting flight from Darwin to Singapore!! AND after that, it's another 8 hours and 30 minutes long wait before the next flight from Johor Bahru to Penang. This happens when you want to get the lowest fare and the LOWEST fare costs you approximately AUD448! *Sad*I want my money back!!*But nothing is more important than going home right?*Haha...*

Another good news from me: After finishing Chem lecture this morning at 12.00pm, my holiday OFFICIALLY starts!!! For a moment, I need to completely forget about tutorials, assignments and practically everything! Hahaha... Please note that it's just for a moment, sigh! I think I need to come up with a schedule so that I am able to finish everything on time, besides allocating some time for FUN!

I don't like Math, I'm getting tired of doing Math assignments when the equations are so complicated that I don't even know where to start. Sigh... I need some cod liver oil perhaps? Next question, when to and what to write for my 1000 words essay? There are just so many to be done in this two weeks. Anyway, I hope that I can find a balance between assignments and rest. Holiday wor, must enjoy right?

First Time

This is the FIRST time I cooked a dish. (Previously pasta is not counted, haha...)

Arlooo, I know I'm lame... Let me syiok sendiri a while ok... Haha...

Plain Happiness

Please bear with me, I'm getting a little too excited!! Haha... I know this is not much, I finished my Bio practical report finally!! ~Phew~ I guess the next on my list should be Math assignment. Honestly, I am getting frustrated with Calculus. Sometimes, I don't know what Dr. Julia is drawing on the board and oh yeah, I tend to daydream half way through her lecture. I know this is bad. I know this is not what a student is supposed to do. But can't help it lahhh, I just don't understand...

These days, I have the tendency to stay awake until midnight. Haha, this is just so different, unlike in Akasia where I used to sleep before the clock ticks at 12.00am. Sometimes may miss Akasia a little bit huh, haha...

And lastly, there is no reason for the title of this post. Haha... Smile whenever you feel like to, laugh with all your heart, be happy for it's worth to cherish, let sadness fades away as instant as it comes... (It may take time but be sure to forget about it the next morning you wake up!) This is what we called plain happiness... As simple as it sounded like, why can't we do that?

I Know I'm Complaining

Procrastinating takes me to no where, and the to-do(s) list in my diary is getting longer and longer as the due dates are drawing closer and closer. I'm tired...

*With much respect to Josephine deBlur, I'm linking your post here. <http://josephineng.wordpress.com/2008/04/04/the-yes-no-and-definitely-not-of-my-future-boyfriend/> Haha, don't get too excited though.*

"ME"

Apparently, this is my 100th post. Read on but mind you, it has nothing special, nothing interesting and nothing other than normal. In this post, I would like to introduce my readers to someone called "ME".

Memories of ME of her first five years on this earth were vague. However, she strongly believed that they were the good ones and of course, the best ones she ever had. As young as she was, she had no worries as she couldn't understand the word "bad". She would smile to stranger and be pleased with just one tiny little sweet. But of course, there were times when she cried. She cried when she was hungry, or when her parents refused to buy her the barbie doll she liked. Smiles were easily seen on her face and sorrows faded away as fast as they came.

As she grew up, she learned how to talk. She could babble about anything under the sun that she came across. Although sometimes adults may not understand what she was talking about, they would give her a very warm-hearted smile. From toddling to walking, she encountered endless times of failure. Countless encouragement and support she had until eventually she can walk, run and jump wihout any difficulties. “喂喂 不要怕 你是好娃娃 自己跌倒自己爬...”,熟悉的音乐犹然飘荡在耳际，相信它也曾经是你童年的一部分吧！

Fighting - This is the most common similarity between siblings. ME also fighted with her brother, for toys especially. She is pleased to tell that most of the time, she was the winner. Haha, but not now though. Ain't it's true that sister used to bully brother?

As she reached schooling age, she was sent to a nearby kindergarten. She was a very shy girl and she seldom talked in the class. She only mingled with a group of close friends. Some may say that she was cool. As time past by, she finished kindergarten, primary and secondary school. Little did she know that it was almost time to leave her family and friends behind to pursue her so called dreams. There was no time for a rest, nor was there time for her to consider. Just go for it, this was what she thought.

Ten years back, she would not be able to imagine herself in this place, no matter how wild her mind could be, or how crazy her thought could go. Just let it be, haha...

Cheers!

The 99th Post

Guess what?? It HAILED in Adelaide!!! Haha, witnessing small ice cubes pouring down as "rain" is something new for me. I nearly (note that it's just NEARLY) run out in joy. I felt like telling everyone: "Hey, it hails!!!" Everyone was so excited!! There was one thing that my friends didn't realise: When we were getting too excited about the hail, an old woman sitting at the bus stop opposite UV watched and smiled at us. She must be thinking that we were a group of "38" students. Haha... Too bad the ice cubes couldn't last long as it melted quickly. Come to think of it, it was so random that I went out to buy bread, escaped the rain and yep, it hailed!!!

A moment to ponder: Hail doesn't show any good sign anyway. Obviously, it's the result of global warming. Save our earth!!!

Besides that, Adelaide also opens my perspective on what we called "wind". When the weather forecast tells you that it's going to be windy tomorrow, you better BELIEVE it and wear more layers of clothes! Haha... Seriously, the wind is very STRONG. At some point, I thought it will blow me away, haha... I know it's silly anyway.

I had chicken curry as dinner today. Haha... Finally my crave for curry is being fulfilled!!

PS: This is the 99th post, haha... I'm anticipating the 100th post of my blog! =)