Hi guys, it's Thursday, and I'm sure you all know whaat that means. Yep, It's long long long long long long long long post day.
First of all, i became interested in a movie showing in Australia, but not sure if it's gonna show anywhere else - Watchmen(or man, i do not remember). It's most probably a typical superhero movie, with fancy(gay?) costumes, people flying everywhere, world domination villian, deadly virus and all that. You know, the works. I will be googling it after i finish posting this post, which will most probably a long time after.
THEN, i watched a movie called Edward Scissorhands. Yes, yes, lots of applause please, haha. Now, on to the movie. It's released in 1990, with believe it or not, Johnny Depp as the protagonist (who has also starred in various blockbuster films, like Pirates Of the Caribdean as Capt Jack Sparrow, Sweeny Todd as Sweeny Todd, and most alarming of all, Charlie and The Chocolate Factory as Willy Wonka! This just proves his acting prowess, as all of these characters have nothing at all in common!)
Anyways, on with the topic. This movie is about Edward, a creation of an inventor, that has scissors for hands. Edward has spent all his life in the inventor's mansion on the top of a hill, and therefore has no human connection other than the inventor himself. Edward is later taken in by a family, and falls in love with the family's daughter.
The whole movie shows the various problems that Edward has to face regarding social life, his love for the girl of his dreams, and basically the politics of a suburban neighbourhood. This movie is a must see, because it really reveals the ignorance and the dark side of humanity. But, at the same time, it cherishes the kindness that humans can show, basically the family that took him in. I give it a 10/10, and it is a movie i will be happy to watch over and over and over again.
Next up, is a queer encounter i met a few days ago. It happened in the morning, when i just alighted the bus to catch the train while on my way to school(and yes, i have to catch a bus, then a train, then a bus again to get to school). Anyway, as i was on my way, a boy and a girl approached me. The boy is of tender age, about 12 to 13 years old, while the girl is about 15 years old, by the looks of it. Here's the conversation that happened between us:
Boy: Excuse me, but do you have the time?
Me: Er... for what?
Boy: The time.
Me: For WHAT??
Girl points at her wrist: The time.
Me: Oh, right. It's 8.14(am).
Boy: Um, can u help us buy a pack of ciggarettes?
Me: What??
Boy: Ciggarettes. For my sister and I.
...
Me: You serious?
Boy and girl: Yes, PLEASE help us. PLEASE X 999999999999999999999
Me: No way guys, you're too young.
And i walked away while listening to their awwws and pleases. Oh my Gawd. What is wrong with the world today. Imagine, 12 year olds and 15 year olds asking strangers to buy ciggarettes for them. All i could do was to shake my head. Normally, it would be shameful to even admit that you're an underage smoker. But here... Oh my God... they're so open. This left a quite impressing imprint in my brain. Maybe it's because Perth is so big as a city, therefore they could rest assured that nobody is going to remember them. And they're right, unfortunately. All i remember about them is that the boy is quite plump, and the girl is quite attractive, albeit a smoker.
Another thing that happened to me is a mistake my sister and i made. She invited me to join a church group member's birthday party. And since it's a party and all, i naturally assumed that there would be food to eat, therefore i asked my sister to tell my aunt that i'm not going home for dinner. Big mistake. As it turns out, the so called 'birthday party' is only a gathering after a church activity. And all the food that are available are nachos, soft drinks and cake. Which is totally not enough to fill my stomach.
Yeah, so i went home hungry. Aunt was quite surprised that i hadn't eaten anything but some beehoon for the whole day. I replied that i was quite surprised as well, considering my sister failure to mention that no food will be available during the 'party'. So in the end i cooked some instant noodles, much to aunt's displeasure("you shouldn't eat that too often!"). Well, that's not the point.
While i was preparing my noodles, my young cousin, Grace was beside me the whole time, and when i say the whole time, i literally meant THE WHOLE TIME. After i placed the noodles into the plate, she was sniffing it all the time =.=!!! Then i proceeded to eat it, and she edged so close to me she was like 5 inches away from my nose. I asked her if she would want some, but she said she brushed her teeth. Then she went away. Whew!
But as i was going to continue with my noodles (the third spoonful), she came back again to haunt me and hovering around 5 inches away from my noodles. =_=..... Luckily, it was her bedtime (about 10.30pm), and aunt shushed her to bed. Finally, some peace and quiet for me and my noodles (lol!)...
The next morning, classs is supposed to start at 11am. So i had a chance to sleep in. And as usual, trouble brewed. It was 10am when i woke up, and the next bus time is at 10.21am. Too late for me. So after dressing up and so on and so on, i asked my aunt to send me to the train station. YAY she agreed! And now i thought that i wouldn't be late after all... BIG MISTAKE.
As i reached the train station, i found out that the next train to Canning Bridge Station(my destination) will be here by 10.41am. Oh God! My plans were foiled by the train itelf. And so i reached school late. But luckily, the teacher, Htay, wasn't in the mood to make anyone embarrased that day, as she had a lot to teach as well, and i should consider myself lucky that time.
Yesterday, i had a great time playing badminton with my friends. I was playing with Richard(no not the Richard in Sibu) and Trinh (the Vietnamese girl, ring any bells???), along with random people we picked to make it a 2v2 match. And just beside our court playing is Irash (the Iranian guy), Aaron (Singaporean), Min(Korean), and Alex(Hong Kong-nese).We had a great time together.
After the badminton session, we went for the Accounting lecture. It was the longest lecture i have ever had, as there were about 60 slides. Oh My Gawd. It took us 2 hours and 20 minutes to finish it, and i feel drained after that session. Lucky there aren't any more classes after that, or i would just shoot myself in the head.
So we now ended today. I am sore and tired and in everyway hungry thirsty and the such. Time to log off and search for Watchmen.
p/s: it's 12.04pm
Wednesday, March 11, 2009
Thursday, March 5, 2009
Friday Blues
It's Friday, and i'm supposed to be happy because the weekends are coming... But... as it turns out, it is not so. Why? Maybe because i heard my friend's problem. Last night i had a talk with Alvin, and about what i will not tell. But after i heard what he said, i feel very sad but lucky at the same time.
Sadness i felt because i never imagined that he would be carrying such a burden. And at the same time i very much admire his strength in keeping up with his life and smiling when he's so loaded down by such things.
I felt lucky because I'm glad i'm not given a sensitive heart like Alvin's. Maybe it's the difference in our upbringing. I am taught to not show weakness, and basically never cry in front of anybody. And that made me somewhat introverted, and at the same time unbalanced. Therefore i give people the impression that i'm insensitive and inconsiderate, and people think that i am a rock, haha. An email that Alvin read to me through the phone about horoscopes, i think it's quite accurate. So sad, haha.
On the other hand, Alvin is taught to show his emotions. To laugh when he's happy, to cry when he feels sad. He shows his emotions, and it shows his sensitive side. For the courage to show his emotions i admire a lot, because it is something i cannot do. Something i do not have the courage to do. That is basically our difference, and maybe that's why he grew up to be a sunny, healthy boy, both mentally and physically.
But last night, i am quite glad to be brought up the way i am. Which is kind of weird, or it's just because i'm trying to run away from these emotions? I am not as sensitive as he is, nor i know the way to show it. Even if i DO know the way to show it, i don't think i'll be doing anything about it, because it's how i'm built, raised, and taught since i was young.
To me, crying is a sign of weakness, and i try my best to not show any emotions like that in front of people. I feel that it makes people think i am weak, but at the same time i am aware that it may make me seem cruel as well. I cry a lot when i was young, but since i grew up, the instances reduced by a lot. Now, i seldom cry, or even barely. The only time i remember crying in front of someone was at night, in my car, and it was raining, with a friend beside me when i was talking about myself. Who that friend is i will not tell, or you all will make fun of me, haha.
Emotions, it's a hard thing to understand. And it is hard to control, unless you WANT to control it very much. Just like me and my crying in the past. It was one day when i vowed i would not cry again that my crying slowly reduced. I remember i used to cry every single day when i was in year 1, 2, 3 of primary school. Those days i hate, but somehow miss the most. After those days my crying reduced significantly, although breakdowns still happen once in a while.
After i went to Catholic High School to join junior years of high school, crying instances reduced greatly, cutting down to once a year, or around something like that. And after i went to senior high, my crying stopped. I cried just once for all my senior year, and until now.
So after 10 years, i finally curbed my habit of crying in front of people. And now i believe i will not cry anymore, no matter what happens. Crying was part of my genes, and i isolated it, and removed it. I do not need the sadness emotion, it's useless.
Oh well, at least that's what i think of it anyway. But i believe to Alvin, crying is as normal as laughing to a friend's joke, and i strongly admire him for that. It's what makes him strong, and that's what lets him have a healthy mental condition.
p/s: it's 11.57am, and somehow i feel quite lonely, though i do not know why.
Sadness i felt because i never imagined that he would be carrying such a burden. And at the same time i very much admire his strength in keeping up with his life and smiling when he's so loaded down by such things.
I felt lucky because I'm glad i'm not given a sensitive heart like Alvin's. Maybe it's the difference in our upbringing. I am taught to not show weakness, and basically never cry in front of anybody. And that made me somewhat introverted, and at the same time unbalanced. Therefore i give people the impression that i'm insensitive and inconsiderate, and people think that i am a rock, haha. An email that Alvin read to me through the phone about horoscopes, i think it's quite accurate. So sad, haha.
On the other hand, Alvin is taught to show his emotions. To laugh when he's happy, to cry when he feels sad. He shows his emotions, and it shows his sensitive side. For the courage to show his emotions i admire a lot, because it is something i cannot do. Something i do not have the courage to do. That is basically our difference, and maybe that's why he grew up to be a sunny, healthy boy, both mentally and physically.
But last night, i am quite glad to be brought up the way i am. Which is kind of weird, or it's just because i'm trying to run away from these emotions? I am not as sensitive as he is, nor i know the way to show it. Even if i DO know the way to show it, i don't think i'll be doing anything about it, because it's how i'm built, raised, and taught since i was young.
To me, crying is a sign of weakness, and i try my best to not show any emotions like that in front of people. I feel that it makes people think i am weak, but at the same time i am aware that it may make me seem cruel as well. I cry a lot when i was young, but since i grew up, the instances reduced by a lot. Now, i seldom cry, or even barely. The only time i remember crying in front of someone was at night, in my car, and it was raining, with a friend beside me when i was talking about myself. Who that friend is i will not tell, or you all will make fun of me, haha.
Emotions, it's a hard thing to understand. And it is hard to control, unless you WANT to control it very much. Just like me and my crying in the past. It was one day when i vowed i would not cry again that my crying slowly reduced. I remember i used to cry every single day when i was in year 1, 2, 3 of primary school. Those days i hate, but somehow miss the most. After those days my crying reduced significantly, although breakdowns still happen once in a while.
After i went to Catholic High School to join junior years of high school, crying instances reduced greatly, cutting down to once a year, or around something like that. And after i went to senior high, my crying stopped. I cried just once for all my senior year, and until now.
So after 10 years, i finally curbed my habit of crying in front of people. And now i believe i will not cry anymore, no matter what happens. Crying was part of my genes, and i isolated it, and removed it. I do not need the sadness emotion, it's useless.
Oh well, at least that's what i think of it anyway. But i believe to Alvin, crying is as normal as laughing to a friend's joke, and i strongly admire him for that. It's what makes him strong, and that's what lets him have a healthy mental condition.
p/s: it's 11.57am, and somehow i feel quite lonely, though i do not know why.
Wednesday, March 4, 2009
It's Thursday... That Means A Lot Of Time To Do Nothing
After discussing with my sister last night, and she gave me $350 Australian dollars to buy books and keep my life going. BUT at the same time, i'll have to pay some of the book money myself. Again. So after reimbursement from my sister, i will be using about $70-$100 of my own money on books. Ah well, no choice. It's better than nothing anyway.
So here i am, it's 11.03am, and my class is in 3.45pm. I have A LOT of time. Aunt cooked beehoon for me today for lunch, so i can escape from the fate of pies for the time being. MWAHAHAHAHHAHA~ but it was nice while it lasted.
Today's mentoring was at 8.30am. In Curtin Library. So i woke up at 6.15am. Tired and sleepy. Went to Curtin just now to buy books. But unfortunately, the book sold out. So... i went there for nothing. Gah...
Met up with Nancy in library after the Curtin mishap just now. She asked me to buy her a banana for her in ther cafeteria, but i flatly refused. Like a monkey, haha. Then i met up with Alvin during lunch time, and had some chips, cookies and iced lemon tea. It was a nice experience, just talking to him. After that, we met up with Nancy at the library and Nancy had her banana. Haha. Other than that, she had a pie as well. Then we broke up because they had to go to class, which leaves me all alone in the library.
Oh yeah, i made friends with a girl named Jia Li. She's from China, and she has big smiling eyes. Haha. She came looking for me this morning to ask me to join her Accounting group, but unfortunate for her, I already made up a group with Phang, Trinh and Louis.
It got me thinking as to what made her want to invite me to join her accounting group, and in the end i concluded that it must be my performance during Communication In Business class, when she was in my group as jury for a debate team and i talked like Hell running loose. Oh well, it was a nice experience talking to her anyway. She looks like the kind of girl to be straight forward and does not like to engage in skulduggery. I am thinking of becoming better friends with her, but we'll see how everything goes.
It's 1.27pm, and in 2 hours and 15 minutes, i will have Business Information System lecture. But before that, i will have to pick up a book(maybe two) at Encompass Bookshop, which is in Technology Park, which means i will have to catch a bus to get there. Major headache.
After my class, which ends at 5.45pm, i am going to Carousel with Alvin and Nancy to buy provisions to get through the following week. Which basically means i will be using up more of my already tiny amount of money. Which sucks. I am planning to invite Jia Li to join us, but i think she'll probably decline. I messaged her now, and she hasn't replied yet. Oh well.
By the end of today i will be really tired. I think i will reach home at about 9.30pm, or maybe later. Who knows? In the meantime, i am indulging in Eclipse mints, which tastes great, and makes my breath not so horrible at the same time.
Life is getting increasingly tiring here, as i still haven't settled down, there's tons of books to buy, and after buying the books there will be tons of homework to do, and most certainly not enough time to do it. But on the upside, Communication in Business class is great, making friends is great, Economics class is great, Business Info System is still ok, and Accounting... not so great. Gah... Then there's Financial Accounting, my forever nightmare.
But today i talked a lot with Phang, and i got to know Vietnam's conditions, a bit about the tax system(which is a lot like ours), and a little bit about himself. I also found out that Ruth is one hardworking girl. She has like, 4 appointments with tutors lined up in the library already.
My God, it already feels(feels, not looks, don't get me wrong) like evening, but when i look at the time, guess what? 1.43pm. God. Why can't time go any faster?
Gah, this entry is getting nowhere. Might as well just log off. Till next time.
p/s: It's 1.50pm. The horror!! the agony!!
So here i am, it's 11.03am, and my class is in 3.45pm. I have A LOT of time. Aunt cooked beehoon for me today for lunch, so i can escape from the fate of pies for the time being. MWAHAHAHAHHAHA~ but it was nice while it lasted.
Today's mentoring was at 8.30am. In Curtin Library. So i woke up at 6.15am. Tired and sleepy. Went to Curtin just now to buy books. But unfortunately, the book sold out. So... i went there for nothing. Gah...
Met up with Nancy in library after the Curtin mishap just now. She asked me to buy her a banana for her in ther cafeteria, but i flatly refused. Like a monkey, haha. Then i met up with Alvin during lunch time, and had some chips, cookies and iced lemon tea. It was a nice experience, just talking to him. After that, we met up with Nancy at the library and Nancy had her banana. Haha. Other than that, she had a pie as well. Then we broke up because they had to go to class, which leaves me all alone in the library.
Oh yeah, i made friends with a girl named Jia Li. She's from China, and she has big smiling eyes. Haha. She came looking for me this morning to ask me to join her Accounting group, but unfortunate for her, I already made up a group with Phang, Trinh and Louis.
It got me thinking as to what made her want to invite me to join her accounting group, and in the end i concluded that it must be my performance during Communication In Business class, when she was in my group as jury for a debate team and i talked like Hell running loose. Oh well, it was a nice experience talking to her anyway. She looks like the kind of girl to be straight forward and does not like to engage in skulduggery. I am thinking of becoming better friends with her, but we'll see how everything goes.
It's 1.27pm, and in 2 hours and 15 minutes, i will have Business Information System lecture. But before that, i will have to pick up a book(maybe two) at Encompass Bookshop, which is in Technology Park, which means i will have to catch a bus to get there. Major headache.
After my class, which ends at 5.45pm, i am going to Carousel with Alvin and Nancy to buy provisions to get through the following week. Which basically means i will be using up more of my already tiny amount of money. Which sucks. I am planning to invite Jia Li to join us, but i think she'll probably decline. I messaged her now, and she hasn't replied yet. Oh well.
By the end of today i will be really tired. I think i will reach home at about 9.30pm, or maybe later. Who knows? In the meantime, i am indulging in Eclipse mints, which tastes great, and makes my breath not so horrible at the same time.
Life is getting increasingly tiring here, as i still haven't settled down, there's tons of books to buy, and after buying the books there will be tons of homework to do, and most certainly not enough time to do it. But on the upside, Communication in Business class is great, making friends is great, Economics class is great, Business Info System is still ok, and Accounting... not so great. Gah... Then there's Financial Accounting, my forever nightmare.
But today i talked a lot with Phang, and i got to know Vietnam's conditions, a bit about the tax system(which is a lot like ours), and a little bit about himself. I also found out that Ruth is one hardworking girl. She has like, 4 appointments with tutors lined up in the library already.
My God, it already feels(feels, not looks, don't get me wrong) like evening, but when i look at the time, guess what? 1.43pm. God. Why can't time go any faster?
Gah, this entry is getting nowhere. Might as well just log off. Till next time.
p/s: It's 1.50pm. The horror!! the agony!!
Tuesday, March 3, 2009
WHAT IS WRONG WITH YOU!
Hey guys... it's me again. I'm not really in a good mood today... and it's all because of my parents. Here's what happened:
The reason i came to Perth, Australia is to study, yes? And to study i need my textbooks and workbooks and all the other stuff, yes? And in order to study well i need to have my meals, yes? At the same time i have the need to socialize, that's why i need my phone and i need to hang out with friends, yes? And in order to have all that, what do i need to have?
That's right, money.
Now before i came here you gave me $500 Australian dollars to spend, yes? I AM grateful for that money, but when books cost over $100 for just 1 book, it is kind of hard to not ask for more.
For now i have... $70 in my pocket. $200 alone went towards books(which i have not finished buying). To have lunch i have to buy food from the market. about $100 (including milk, pies and other products for breakfast and lunch and occasional spendings in the school cafeteria)went towards my stomach(i have to provide my own lunch, and i'm fortunate to have the option to NOT buy at the school cafeteria all the time).
Not to mention my traveling fees. That alone took out $70 of all my money($21 for first 3 days without Smartrider, and i remember well that i reloaded a total of $50 into my Smartrider card, and i have about $30 in my Smartrider now).
Which leaves about... $60 that i spent. I spent $20 on a taxi ride which, unfortunately i had to pay to get home after a mistake and we had no public transport to go home. Another $25 i spent on buying a basketball jersey(shirt, which is normally at least $50-80) when they were having a sale in Harbourtown. And all that's left was...$15. Those i spent on bubble tea, Boost fruit drink and eating out with friends.
So, to sum it up:
$200(school textbooks, 2 new ones that i HAVE to buy because the teacher said so, and 1 second hand book which i bought from a friend, or the books could go up to $250)
$100(since i have to buy frozen pie as lunch(sometimes for breakfast) and milk as breakfast (only milk for breakfast, believe me that's not nearly enough)from the supermarket, and some on cafeteria food when pie was just not enough for lunch)
$70(transport, $20 on tickets for 1st 3 days in Perth without Smartrider and $50 on Smartrider)
$20(taxi ride, which i admit was i mistake i shouldn't have made)
$25(basketball shirt which i needed to use as pajamas, and it's REALLY high quality, so it's worth it)
$15(food and drinks, general pocket money)
And i have $70 left in my pocket. A total of $500. Luckily my HUGE phone bill($64 for both sim and reload, up till now) was supported by my sister(thanks sis, i'll pay you back after i start working), or else i would only have $6 left.
So how much DID i spend on luxuries(i.e: non-essentials)? $15 dollars, plus $20 taxi ride. If you compare the price of food in Perth to Sibu, you can already imagine how modest i am on my spendings already. Back in Sibu, i have $20 as pocket money per week, and food cost about... $3 for 1 plate of kampua. Here, i have totally used up $15 as pocket money for 1 week and a half(2nd week now), and food costs at least $7 per plate. Please make a comparison and you will know that i DID NOT spend unnecessarily. In fact, I am spending even less than i was in Sibu. And for this YOU STILL WON'T GIVE ME ANY MONEY TO BUY BOOKS??!! WHAT IS WRONG WITH YOU PEOPLE!!
The reason i came to Perth, Australia is to study, yes? And to study i need my textbooks and workbooks and all the other stuff, yes? And in order to study well i need to have my meals, yes? At the same time i have the need to socialize, that's why i need my phone and i need to hang out with friends, yes? And in order to have all that, what do i need to have?
That's right, money.
Now before i came here you gave me $500 Australian dollars to spend, yes? I AM grateful for that money, but when books cost over $100 for just 1 book, it is kind of hard to not ask for more.
For now i have... $70 in my pocket. $200 alone went towards books(which i have not finished buying). To have lunch i have to buy food from the market. about $100 (including milk, pies and other products for breakfast and lunch and occasional spendings in the school cafeteria)went towards my stomach(i have to provide my own lunch, and i'm fortunate to have the option to NOT buy at the school cafeteria all the time).
Not to mention my traveling fees. That alone took out $70 of all my money($21 for first 3 days without Smartrider, and i remember well that i reloaded a total of $50 into my Smartrider card, and i have about $30 in my Smartrider now).
Which leaves about... $60 that i spent. I spent $20 on a taxi ride which, unfortunately i had to pay to get home after a mistake and we had no public transport to go home. Another $25 i spent on buying a basketball jersey(shirt, which is normally at least $50-80) when they were having a sale in Harbourtown. And all that's left was...$15. Those i spent on bubble tea, Boost fruit drink and eating out with friends.
So, to sum it up:
$200(school textbooks, 2 new ones that i HAVE to buy because the teacher said so, and 1 second hand book which i bought from a friend, or the books could go up to $250)
$100(since i have to buy frozen pie as lunch(sometimes for breakfast) and milk as breakfast (only milk for breakfast, believe me that's not nearly enough)from the supermarket, and some on cafeteria food when pie was just not enough for lunch)
$70(transport, $20 on tickets for 1st 3 days in Perth without Smartrider and $50 on Smartrider)
$20(taxi ride, which i admit was i mistake i shouldn't have made)
$25(basketball shirt which i needed to use as pajamas, and it's REALLY high quality, so it's worth it)
$15(food and drinks, general pocket money)
And i have $70 left in my pocket. A total of $500. Luckily my HUGE phone bill($64 for both sim and reload, up till now) was supported by my sister(thanks sis, i'll pay you back after i start working), or else i would only have $6 left.
So how much DID i spend on luxuries(i.e: non-essentials)? $15 dollars, plus $20 taxi ride. If you compare the price of food in Perth to Sibu, you can already imagine how modest i am on my spendings already. Back in Sibu, i have $20 as pocket money per week, and food cost about... $3 for 1 plate of kampua. Here, i have totally used up $15 as pocket money for 1 week and a half(2nd week now), and food costs at least $7 per plate. Please make a comparison and you will know that i DID NOT spend unnecessarily. In fact, I am spending even less than i was in Sibu. And for this YOU STILL WON'T GIVE ME ANY MONEY TO BUY BOOKS??!! WHAT IS WRONG WITH YOU PEOPLE!!
Monday, March 2, 2009
Interesting People Interesting Personalities (cont)
I checked out my class just now, as it turned out, our lecturer, Stuart, is calling in sick. Again. Which adds up to no Economics tutorial since school started. I hope Stuart gets well soon, both for his well being AND our schoolwork. Well then, since there's no more classes for today, on with the subject XD.
Phang(pronounced Fong), is a Vietnamese. He's a good guy, and a really great guy to get along with. I nabbed him for my accounting group since i hear he's good with numbers. And i have Trinh in my group as well, because i'm pretty confident about her working speed and quality. I was hoping to get Ruth in as well, but she's got a priority group, so we'll see. I played basketball with Phang and Aaron and Min the other day, and Phang told me he has a wound on his knee, so he can't play for long periods of time. A bit like me, since i have injuries on both my ankles. He's a nice guy to talk to, because he's smart, he's polite, and he actually listens, unlike some people.
Oh, there's Anthony as well. He comes from Indonesia, but he's a Chinese. He has good command of English, so we don't have problems communicating. He's an all around nice guy, and helps out when he can. He has a Blackberry phone that i'm interested in having, but the price is kind of steep for me($69 per month. Ouch). But we'll see. Anthony seems to prefer dark colored clothing as well, which is like me. And he's big and tall like me, though not as fat(haha), he's more muscularly(is that a word?) shaped.
Then there's Richard and Addie. Them i do not know much. That's why we don't talk much, and only sit beside each other during class occasionally. Addie is the kind of guy who knows he wants the best results possible, and therefore always sits in the front of the class. Unlike me, haha. Richard is a cheerful guy, he talks clearly, and i basically think he's an optimist. Which is good, of course. But other than that, I can't seem to pick up much about them.
And there's Siti. She's rich, but not spoilt. Which is a really rare case. Her father owns Wisma Sanyan back in Sibu, so you can easily guess how rich she is, her background and others. Other than that, i do not know much about her. But she's a nice girl.
Oh, of course there's Nancy. I got acquainted with her under the introductions of Alvin, whom i believe you all know and love. She's a fiery, hot and spicy girl(lol KFC), and there's a set of 'Nancy Rules', apparently... so here they are:
1. She does NOT wait for you, you wait for HER;
2. Her phone calls are short. VERY short, so don't think she's angry if she hangs up on you.
3. When she says she's going to call you back, you might as well NOT expect her to call you back, because she'll forget to do it quite easily.
And the list goes on...
Everything is well here, and i'm adapting to the Perth lifestyle, and i'm making friends quite easily(there's tons of them i failed to mention, sorry guys... and girls), so no worries. Haha.
p/s: sis can u bring $500 to me next time u meet me? i need to buy books, and i already used $200 of my own money to buy books, so i currently do not have enough money to spend on... er... luxuries. i estimated i will need another $300 to buy more books(which adds up to $500, get it?), so find me quick, or i'll drop behind in class. And none of us will want that, won't we?
p/ps: it's 4.13pm.
Phang(pronounced Fong), is a Vietnamese. He's a good guy, and a really great guy to get along with. I nabbed him for my accounting group since i hear he's good with numbers. And i have Trinh in my group as well, because i'm pretty confident about her working speed and quality. I was hoping to get Ruth in as well, but she's got a priority group, so we'll see. I played basketball with Phang and Aaron and Min the other day, and Phang told me he has a wound on his knee, so he can't play for long periods of time. A bit like me, since i have injuries on both my ankles. He's a nice guy to talk to, because he's smart, he's polite, and he actually listens, unlike some people.
Oh, there's Anthony as well. He comes from Indonesia, but he's a Chinese. He has good command of English, so we don't have problems communicating. He's an all around nice guy, and helps out when he can. He has a Blackberry phone that i'm interested in having, but the price is kind of steep for me($69 per month. Ouch). But we'll see. Anthony seems to prefer dark colored clothing as well, which is like me. And he's big and tall like me, though not as fat(haha), he's more muscularly(is that a word?) shaped.
Then there's Richard and Addie. Them i do not know much. That's why we don't talk much, and only sit beside each other during class occasionally. Addie is the kind of guy who knows he wants the best results possible, and therefore always sits in the front of the class. Unlike me, haha. Richard is a cheerful guy, he talks clearly, and i basically think he's an optimist. Which is good, of course. But other than that, I can't seem to pick up much about them.
And there's Siti. She's rich, but not spoilt. Which is a really rare case. Her father owns Wisma Sanyan back in Sibu, so you can easily guess how rich she is, her background and others. Other than that, i do not know much about her. But she's a nice girl.
Oh, of course there's Nancy. I got acquainted with her under the introductions of Alvin, whom i believe you all know and love. She's a fiery, hot and spicy girl(lol KFC), and there's a set of 'Nancy Rules', apparently... so here they are:
1. She does NOT wait for you, you wait for HER;
2. Her phone calls are short. VERY short, so don't think she's angry if she hangs up on you.
3. When she says she's going to call you back, you might as well NOT expect her to call you back, because she'll forget to do it quite easily.
And the list goes on...
Everything is well here, and i'm adapting to the Perth lifestyle, and i'm making friends quite easily(there's tons of them i failed to mention, sorry guys... and girls), so no worries. Haha.
p/s: sis can u bring $500 to me next time u meet me? i need to buy books, and i already used $200 of my own money to buy books, so i currently do not have enough money to spend on... er... luxuries. i estimated i will need another $300 to buy more books(which adds up to $500, get it?), so find me quick, or i'll drop behind in class. And none of us will want that, won't we?
p/ps: it's 4.13pm.
Interesting People Interesting Personalities
Alright, it's 3pm. I have class at 3.45pm, so i have some time to drop something off here. Today I'm going to talk about some people i've met. Basically they're all nice guys(or girls), so I'm gonna start off with... say... Aaron.
Aaron is a Malaysian like me. We met in Communication In Business class, and we got acquainted soon. He's a nice guy who works hard(apparently), and plays hard. Just today he asked me if i wanted to go grab some pizza(which i politely declined because i got class), and the other day he invited me to play basketball. Which nearly got me sunburnt. Just NEARLY. But it was, fun, and i found out i'm not the young guy i was 3 years before. Now i feel tired easily. Haha. Whoops off topic, so gonna get back on track. He wears glasses, looks like a nice guy, and IS a nice guy. Hoping to hang out more with him.
Then there's Ruth, Trinh and Lean. They're my Communication In Business teammates, they are hardworking girls, and I am very fortunate to be paired up with them because I won't have any slacking teammates to pull me down. Ruth is from Korea(South Korea, obviously, but only a fact i found out recently), she's active, light-hearted, and generally a good girl. Trinh hails from Vietnam, she has a family here, though not her parents, but her cousins, uncles, aunts, and cousins. She's a polite and sweet girl. She shared some of her fruit with me the other day when i had nothing to eat because the cafeteria's not open and i don't have any microwave to use to heat up my food(beef mince pies... FROZEN beef mince pies). Thanks Trinh! Lean, is an active girl who smiles alot, laughs alot, but gets her job done at the same time. I THINK she comes from Malaysia as well, and she's currently in her second semester in Canning. She's a nice girl who does what she's supposed to do, and does it well.
Then there's Min. Min comes from Korea like Ruth, and he's 25. He's seeking to improve himself, that's why he's planning to get a PR here, and start up a business with his brother and friends. The pay he had when he was in Korea was absurdly low, and he had to work for 18-20 hours a day. Including public holidays. Ouch. Anyway, I admire him for his willingness to learn and for his deep planning of the future. And he said my name(Don) actually means money in Korean. Haha. I am beginning to like this name more and more. XD.
And there's Feiz. Feiz is a Malaysian like me, but he comes from Kuala Lumpur, which is NOT like me. He's something like the ladies' man, cool and collected. He loves to play sports, including rugby(which he quit after he came here, because Aussies are obviously really BIG), futsal, soccer, tennis and all the other stuff. He seems to have friends everywhere he goes, and he seems to know a whole lot of people. Respect and admire much. XD.
Will continue some time around 6pm. I have work to do.
p/s: It's 3.13pm.
Aaron is a Malaysian like me. We met in Communication In Business class, and we got acquainted soon. He's a nice guy who works hard(apparently), and plays hard. Just today he asked me if i wanted to go grab some pizza(which i politely declined because i got class), and the other day he invited me to play basketball. Which nearly got me sunburnt. Just NEARLY. But it was, fun, and i found out i'm not the young guy i was 3 years before. Now i feel tired easily. Haha. Whoops off topic, so gonna get back on track. He wears glasses, looks like a nice guy, and IS a nice guy. Hoping to hang out more with him.
Then there's Ruth, Trinh and Lean. They're my Communication In Business teammates, they are hardworking girls, and I am very fortunate to be paired up with them because I won't have any slacking teammates to pull me down. Ruth is from Korea(South Korea, obviously, but only a fact i found out recently), she's active, light-hearted, and generally a good girl. Trinh hails from Vietnam, she has a family here, though not her parents, but her cousins, uncles, aunts, and cousins. She's a polite and sweet girl. She shared some of her fruit with me the other day when i had nothing to eat because the cafeteria's not open and i don't have any microwave to use to heat up my food(beef mince pies... FROZEN beef mince pies). Thanks Trinh! Lean, is an active girl who smiles alot, laughs alot, but gets her job done at the same time. I THINK she comes from Malaysia as well, and she's currently in her second semester in Canning. She's a nice girl who does what she's supposed to do, and does it well.
Then there's Min. Min comes from Korea like Ruth, and he's 25. He's seeking to improve himself, that's why he's planning to get a PR here, and start up a business with his brother and friends. The pay he had when he was in Korea was absurdly low, and he had to work for 18-20 hours a day. Including public holidays. Ouch. Anyway, I admire him for his willingness to learn and for his deep planning of the future. And he said my name(Don) actually means money in Korean. Haha. I am beginning to like this name more and more. XD.
And there's Feiz. Feiz is a Malaysian like me, but he comes from Kuala Lumpur, which is NOT like me. He's something like the ladies' man, cool and collected. He loves to play sports, including rugby(which he quit after he came here, because Aussies are obviously really BIG), futsal, soccer, tennis and all the other stuff. He seems to have friends everywhere he goes, and he seems to know a whole lot of people. Respect and admire much. XD.
Will continue some time around 6pm. I have work to do.
p/s: It's 3.13pm.
Wednesday, February 25, 2009
Boredom at School For 6 Full Hours
I woke up at 6.20 this morning. By myself. Which is unusual. And I am not supposed to be the early bird kind. Ah well, class at 8.30am really scared me. And i was imagining that i was late for class all the time. Scary. I ended up in school at 7.30am. 1 full hour before class. Which sucks. But it felt good. I meant it sucks. Well, felt good. What i meant was that it sucks to be there 1 hour early before class, but it surely felt good that I know I'll be on time.
This morning nearly the same thing happened last time. NEARLY. I heard lady sounds outside the toilet, but luckily, the girl was pulled away by her friend in time. I know because i heard the sure signs of finding out, relief, and a just a tinge of embarrassment. She sounded like an Aussie. I HAD to smile when i thought of the girl last time.
First lesson was mentoring. We were finally given access to "Blackboard", which is really excellent since we all need the tutorials and unit outlines and presentations inside. For those who don't know already, "Blackboard" is an online learning program that provide students with lecture notes and stuff from lecturers through the Internet. It's really convenient, and after I received access, the first thing I did was to download every friggin' thing i'm supposed to have into my hard disk. Oh yeah, i have a portable hard disk now. 320GB of pure space to put all my junk in. And to think i already have 250GB of space on my computer. MWAHAHAHAHHAA~
But after mentoring, the boredom sets in. Because my next lesson is at 3.45pm. Which is like 6 hours after my first class. Boredom. In the end I used time "efficiently"(which is a first for me, but i surely hope not the last) by searching for materials for my presentation by using the Internet through the library computer. There I was, since 9.30am, and here I am, 11.30am. God, I can't believe I'm working hard for the first time in my life. Scary.
I am going to have lunch with Alvin later, but first i'll have to wait for him to finish up on class. So I'm burning time here. At the same time, I'm starting to feel the strain that not being able to log on to Youtube and watch videos(to study!!!!) so that I can finish my milestone assignment. Oh yeah, milestone assignments are something that help you earn marks for your test, so you can have less stress when it comes to the final test, since they take up 5% of all your total marks each time. And i figure there's five milestones for every subject, which means 20% for every subject, and 100% for all the subjects combined(four core subjects+UWA stream must take+mentoring, which doesn't count as a subject, since it's supposed to help you with college/university life). Which is a lot! But on the other hand, milestone assignments are really annoying, since they're just always, there. No matter what you do, it's always there. Pressure pressure.
My sunburns are finally nearly gone, but i'm careful not to touch them too much, since they still sting when u apply too much pressure when in conjunction with a coarse fabric. Ouch. But other than that, it's all fine now. It doesn't burn anymore, and I feel great.
Getting to know some people around here feels great, including the lecturers. One particular lecturer that I found most interesting was Htay. That's her name, Htay, pronounced Tay. She's the kind of lecturer that's strict and fun at the same time. A very delicate balance, and she did it very well. She says shit, she encourages us to get drunk, get girls, go partying, but we'll have to pass Economics, which is the subject she teaches. Oh, and she loves night clubs and hates kids, apparently.
Having friends is kinda easy, but having good friends, or GREAT friends, is really hard. Since everyone's at a different class at a different time, and can only meet up when you're in the same class OR coincidentally in the same place at the same time, you won't be meeting them much. Other than Alvin, whom I've met and known and had great fun for the past 3 years, I've also gotten acquainted with Gary, Anthony, Fez, Ruth, Lean, Trinh, Aaron, Richard, Alex and a whole lot of others. Particularly Alex. He's from Hong Kong, a little guy, about 165cm tall, and good looking. He's fun to be with, and we share the same interest in games. Since he's from Hong Kong, he got used to a rapid and busy life. And he led me to Perth city to have lunch and back again for the 3 hours break yesterday. Wow. He's a really cool guy to be with, is fashion conscious, apparently, and likes girls. Don't we all. And he works apparently, and always fail to come on time for his morning lessons, or miss them altogether. Which is a dangerous thing to do.
For this 6 hour break today, I DID think about going to the city, but I voted against it, since I'm all alone, and it would be too much of a hassle to catch a bus, a train, then catch a train and a bus again when i want to get back here. As I found out, he likes Taka, the Japanese restaurant in Perth City. Just like all of us. I figure Taka is something like a landmark nowadays in Perth.
I am starving now, but I packed lunch today. A 3 layer peanut butter sandwich and two tiny chocolate chip muffins that my aunt made with my cousin. I don't think these will be enough though, taking into account that I have a really big appetite(although i'm trying to cut it down). But I feel really hungry now, and never felt so for like, 1 whole year before. Gah, might have to waste cash on food at the cafeteria again. Someone just shoot me.
I am bored. Am bored bored bored bored bored bored bored bored. I am hungry. Am hungry hungry hungry hungry hungry hungry hungry hungry. Ah well, figure I'll sign off now. It's 12.06pm.
This morning nearly the same thing happened last time. NEARLY. I heard lady sounds outside the toilet, but luckily, the girl was pulled away by her friend in time. I know because i heard the sure signs of finding out, relief, and a just a tinge of embarrassment. She sounded like an Aussie. I HAD to smile when i thought of the girl last time.
First lesson was mentoring. We were finally given access to "Blackboard", which is really excellent since we all need the tutorials and unit outlines and presentations inside. For those who don't know already, "Blackboard" is an online learning program that provide students with lecture notes and stuff from lecturers through the Internet. It's really convenient, and after I received access, the first thing I did was to download every friggin' thing i'm supposed to have into my hard disk. Oh yeah, i have a portable hard disk now. 320GB of pure space to put all my junk in. And to think i already have 250GB of space on my computer. MWAHAHAHAHHAA~
But after mentoring, the boredom sets in. Because my next lesson is at 3.45pm. Which is like 6 hours after my first class. Boredom. In the end I used time "efficiently"(which is a first for me, but i surely hope not the last) by searching for materials for my presentation by using the Internet through the library computer. There I was, since 9.30am, and here I am, 11.30am. God, I can't believe I'm working hard for the first time in my life. Scary.
I am going to have lunch with Alvin later, but first i'll have to wait for him to finish up on class. So I'm burning time here. At the same time, I'm starting to feel the strain that not being able to log on to Youtube and watch videos(to study!!!!) so that I can finish my milestone assignment. Oh yeah, milestone assignments are something that help you earn marks for your test, so you can have less stress when it comes to the final test, since they take up 5% of all your total marks each time. And i figure there's five milestones for every subject, which means 20% for every subject, and 100% for all the subjects combined(four core subjects+UWA stream must take+mentoring, which doesn't count as a subject, since it's supposed to help you with college/university life). Which is a lot! But on the other hand, milestone assignments are really annoying, since they're just always, there. No matter what you do, it's always there. Pressure pressure.
My sunburns are finally nearly gone, but i'm careful not to touch them too much, since they still sting when u apply too much pressure when in conjunction with a coarse fabric. Ouch. But other than that, it's all fine now. It doesn't burn anymore, and I feel great.
Getting to know some people around here feels great, including the lecturers. One particular lecturer that I found most interesting was Htay. That's her name, Htay, pronounced Tay. She's the kind of lecturer that's strict and fun at the same time. A very delicate balance, and she did it very well. She says shit, she encourages us to get drunk, get girls, go partying, but we'll have to pass Economics, which is the subject she teaches. Oh, and she loves night clubs and hates kids, apparently.
Having friends is kinda easy, but having good friends, or GREAT friends, is really hard. Since everyone's at a different class at a different time, and can only meet up when you're in the same class OR coincidentally in the same place at the same time, you won't be meeting them much. Other than Alvin, whom I've met and known and had great fun for the past 3 years, I've also gotten acquainted with Gary, Anthony, Fez, Ruth, Lean, Trinh, Aaron, Richard, Alex and a whole lot of others. Particularly Alex. He's from Hong Kong, a little guy, about 165cm tall, and good looking. He's fun to be with, and we share the same interest in games. Since he's from Hong Kong, he got used to a rapid and busy life. And he led me to Perth city to have lunch and back again for the 3 hours break yesterday. Wow. He's a really cool guy to be with, is fashion conscious, apparently, and likes girls. Don't we all. And he works apparently, and always fail to come on time for his morning lessons, or miss them altogether. Which is a dangerous thing to do.
For this 6 hour break today, I DID think about going to the city, but I voted against it, since I'm all alone, and it would be too much of a hassle to catch a bus, a train, then catch a train and a bus again when i want to get back here. As I found out, he likes Taka, the Japanese restaurant in Perth City. Just like all of us. I figure Taka is something like a landmark nowadays in Perth.
I am starving now, but I packed lunch today. A 3 layer peanut butter sandwich and two tiny chocolate chip muffins that my aunt made with my cousin. I don't think these will be enough though, taking into account that I have a really big appetite(although i'm trying to cut it down). But I feel really hungry now, and never felt so for like, 1 whole year before. Gah, might have to waste cash on food at the cafeteria again. Someone just shoot me.
I am bored. Am bored bored bored bored bored bored bored bored. I am hungry. Am hungry hungry hungry hungry hungry hungry hungry hungry. Ah well, figure I'll sign off now. It's 12.06pm.
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