The feeling of being a 21 year old girl/woman

Alrighty, i'm going to start on the 1st topic.What it feels like to be a 21 year old... (very appropriate - since i've just turned 21 1 1/2 months ago)

There's 2 sides to this topic, the feeling of being a 21 year old girl and a 21 year old woman. Technically, it's suppose to be woman, since turning 21 means you're an adult. But i believe that in everybody, no matter what age you're at (be it 25, 45, 60, or even 100 - there's always a girl/boy/little child hiding in everybody). Well, there are many issues a 21 year old girl/woman can think about, especially matters that concern her future. Examples would be - what does she want her future to be like, what kind of career will she have after poly/uni, what kind of life does she want to have (partying her life away - since she is legal to club/pub, get married without parents' consent (!!!), basically, do stuff she wasn't legally allowed to do when she hasn't turn 21), or have a responsible, stable life, making important decisions that may concern her future endeavours.

As a 21 year old girl, she's thinks she getting old!!!!!!!!!!!! Like seriously. I can't chiong my body now. I can feel that i have less energy (maybe i'm lacking all the bird nest and mummy's nutritious home cook food --*hint hint* mummy *hint hint* -- Haha...). But yea, i know my energy level can never go back to the time when i'm a teen/teenager. I get more tired easily. I feel tired by 9pm. My concentration span is reduced from 45mins to 30 minutes and i have to take a 15mins break instead of a usual 5 minutes break. Geez... I seriously don't know how those athletes can peak when they're 21 -25 years old. I felt old when i reached the big 2-0 last year....

She also misses her teen/teenage years, where she can do whatever she wants, no inhibitions. Now, she can't act like a child anymore. She realises that whatever she does (be it by action/words) can impact and affect others. She also has more responsibilities and roles to take on such as providing for her parents as soon as she starts working, thinking about what she needs to achieve in her education in order to have a good and stable career later in life, the decisions she make that might impact her education and future career (therefore, she has to ponder for a longggggg time in order to make the right decision - the correct steps to take). Example: Is taking honours necessary? Is taking PhD necessary? Or is it only what i want and not what i need? Is there enough time to complete my studies?

As a 21 year old woman, she's dealing with issues associated with her future such as marriage (since quite a few of her friends surrounding her are already getting/or already married). I'm just wondering how do those people have enough $$ to actually hold a wedding, get a house blahblahblah. I was just calculating how much i have to save/earn in order to hold a wedding (just the wedding, not including getting a place of my own or a car) and guess what?! I can't get married till i'm 33 years old.

Anyway, while friends around her are getting marriage proposals, doing up marriage plans, selecting their wedding dresses, she's thinking WHAT'S she still doing? (Still studying?! People have settled down and started shopping like a tai tai or popping out kids!) She's also thinking about what kind of career she's going to have. Will she earn enough so she can get a house of her own 4 years later, to get married, settle down with her love one and later on, set up a family of her own before she turns 30? (The prime time to have kids is before 30. Everything goes downhill after 30.) And don't even talk about having kids!!! How am i going to find the money to support my kids later on?!?! Their education... life expenses.... And of course, after she starts working, the first priority is to support her parents, return all the 'investments' her parents had invested in her.

Hopefully, she has enough time to do that.

She also want to fulfill her dreams!!! = )))

Well, not many people know what my dream is (mind you , its 'is', not 'was', cause its not fulfilled yet). I'm still taking a step at a time to achieve my dream, but my dream can only be fulfilled when i have enough capital. To have enough capital, my career has to be able to generate enough capital for me to blablahblahblah..... It's a cycle. Anyway, i'm doing this (my dream) because of my passion for it. I'm not doing it for money, fame or trying to do something different or be somebody extraordinary.

My dream = my passion.

I don't know if any other 21 year old person would feel like this. But that's what i feel and well, the other 21 year old friends i have around me seems to be thinking about these issues too... I wonder if my parents, brother, aunt or any other older people around me think of such stuff when they were a 21 year old.

xoxo Ei Leen xoxo

Happy BA----thday MaMA!!

My beloved mama.... Happy Burp-day! = P

Hope everything we've done makes up for the exams and mugging you have to do during this period. = )

Love you...

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*updated with a touching video

xoxo Ei Leen xoxo

The Realities of the World

I haven't been blogging for a long time (as in REALLY BLOGGING about stuff). The last time i REALLY BLOGGED was eons ago, i guess. All this while, i've been telling everyone about what's going on in my life, but not really discussing about issues.

So here, in the next few entries (hopefully i'll have the time), i'll be blogging about what it feels like to be a 21 year old girl and a 21 year old woman ( i can't deny still being a girl at times, though i've already turned 21 - the reality have yet to sink in), the youngest daughter in a Singaporean family, an overseas student studying in OZ, a girlfriend separated from her boyfriend and being a girlfriend to her friends.

I was inspired to do this little series of entries when i went to bed this morning (mind you, it's not last night, because i had only an hour of zzz this morning before my virology paper at 8am). I just couldn't fall asleep as i was feeling an immense amount of stress.

Stay tuned. It might bore some of you. You can choose to read/comment/leave the blog. It's still MY blog.

xoxo Ei Leen xoxo

Pa, ma... i'm scared i won't do as well for this sem compared to last sem...

What if i don't do well?????????????????????

I can't take it anymore....

xoxo Ei Leen xoxo

Quote worth sharing

Reach for the moon

and if you miss

at least you will land among the stars

-Unknown-

Alicia's version - Shoot for the tree, land on the ground, shoot for the ground, end up underground.

xoxo Ei Leen xoxo

Baptised!

I got baptised today!

Feels like i'm going to start another phase of life... = )

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will load up more photos from Aaron's camera later...

xoxo Ei Leen xoxo

My Poster is UP!!!!!

I slogged day and and night to prepare this poster.....

Hopefully i'll do well for my presentation on thursday....

*prays~

xoxo Ei Leen xoxo

Help...

I'm on the verge of giving up. I've never thought getting a degree is so damn difficult! I'm enjoying what i'm doing, but i hate the time factor (deadlines to meet). Why can't i just continue doing research and never have to do assignments, writing a thesis (yea, i want to write one to show the world my results, but i hate writing) and studying for exams?

Why can't i just learn? Why must i be tested on my knowledge? ......

I can feel my brain diminishing.... due to the overload of glucocorticoids attacking my brain cells... (i think i'm getting too scientific here, but i'm just applying what i learnt in school to reality)

I think i lost the drive to go on... I need something to spur me on..

Help...someone... God... are you there???

I pray for strength, the drive and the determination to hold on...

xoxo Ei Leen xoxo

Simple, Sweet, Full of Surprises 21st Birthday

Thanks... to everybody to help make my birthday so ultra special.

Love my parents and family to bits..

I really can't live without friends. Especially my 2 girls.

And also to Mark (Chocos - though the turkey got to it first!), Simon, Aaron, Yinyin (thanx for the cheesecake!), Jason (popping) and Celeste.

Not forgetting my dear sista, von, celeste and Pammie! for the lovely cards..

Will blog more next time.

Photos are already uploaded at http://picasaweb.google.com/esdilays11

More photos will be uploaded later...

xoxo Ei Leen xoxo

Sweet Surprise!

Pre-assignments-exam destress meal. We had a sumptous feast. Turkey meatballs, teriyaki grilled fish, HASHBROWNS! *yums*

My plate couldn't contain all the food!

My 21st birthday banner. Made with lots of TLC by my dearest mummy~~~ (wonder how long she took to do it...

Thanks mummy! Love ya! It was a great surprise. So touched by the gesture that i cried and Alicia and Yx laughed at me...

And the lovely cards from Aunt Clare and Leong Family.... Alicia and Yx commented on the card Aunt Clare sent me, saying that it was so 'me', especially the girl in the LBD.

And thanks for the bracelet! Wearing it now...= ) Love the bells.

xoxo Ei Leen xoxo

Happy Birthday~!

Happy 21st to my lovely sista, Von!

= )

Lots of Hugz and Kisses! Miss ya lots..

Btw, good luck to all those having their exams. *shakes hand

xoxo Ei Leen xoxo

Survival Kit

We're blessed with great family and friends.

Thanks to Yan Xia's sis (Debbie) for the survival pack. Really sweet of ya. = )

xoxo Ei Leen xoxo

Sweet

Thanks Keiying and Pastor Steve. This lil' dino will accompany me and the laptop till i'm done with my studies.

It was a lovely surprise. Thank you.

God bless you both.

xoxo Ei Leen xoxo

More on my research project

This is what my research project based on. Take a look. = )

http://www.news.com.au/couriermail/story/0,23739,22433073-23272,00.html?from=mostpop

Dr Nickolas Lavidis is my supervisor.

xoxo Ei Leen xoxo

2 down and 9999999999 more to go..

Interactive Measles poster. From left, Simon, Yx, Alicia, Moi, Claire and Phoebeeee

Presenting our hard work

2 assignments down. Infinity more to go.

Lol. I'm starting to feel i'm drowning... in a sea of assignments.

In addition, i have 2 assignments to hand up and 1 practical exam happening on my birthday! Great!

xoxo Ei Leen xoxo

I'm gonna catch up soon..

Happy 21st Kare!

xoxo Ei Leen xoxo

Missing out

I want to go home. I hate this feeling.

I hate feeling left out.. I hate to miss out.

I want to go home. To be with my family, kare and dear friends.

I want to go home.

xoxo Ei Leen xoxo

A collage of memories...

xoxo Ei Leen xoxo

A tribute...

Family
Best aunt in the world!

Me~
Kare


xoxo Ei Leen xoxo

Virology GBL Poster

Our hard work! - It's suppose to be a measles virus shape with the glycoproteins surrounding it. The red dots are suppose to represent the inflammed skin. Btw, it's all done with colour pencils!
It's not a small piece of artwork! It measures about 1.2m by 1.5m.

Well, this is not the finished work. We have yet to put our info on it with pop up inflammed spots. Will load up photos when we're done. = )

We're all getting old! Cuz we all sprawled onto the floor to colour and draw for like....5 - 6 hours, i could heard everybody's knees, shoulders cracking whenever we shifted our body. Lol.

*signs of old age

After 6 hours of work, we all K-Oed after dinner.

Geez, i haven't put in this much effort in pencil colouring since.... Secondary school days...

xoxo Ei Leen xoxo

7 years later...

From left: Moi, Vanessa and Qiu Rong = )
Well, well, well, haven't met them for like...7 years. Qiu Rong's the one with the same birthday as me. = )

Primary school friends. But we're all studying in different schools now. Vanessa's in QUT studying Applied Science, Qiu Rong's in UQ Gatton studying Vet Tech. Glad that we met up over lunch and bubble tea. = )

xoxo Ei Leen xoxo

A Mini-Break

Finally i have some spare time to blog. Actually, not really. Haha.. It was a busy weekend and i took 3 days to finally publish this post. Started on friday and didn't get to finish this entry till now. It's the start of mid-sem break! Time really passes so damn fast when you're busy. Although i'm having a relatively slow-paced lifestyle here in Oz, but my schedule is still rather packed, with schoolwork and stuff. Compared to Singapore, nahhhhhh~. Can't even compare. It's totally different here.

Just one thing i don't like about uni is the practical classes. It's not hands-on at all. Hmpf! I rarely get to do any of the practicals myself. I loveeeee loveee loveeee Ngee Ann poly's practical class. I miss having REAL practical classes. Haiz.. Oh well, i guess this is what happens when you go to
Uni. Even for Singapore uni, it's the same. Theories, theories and MORE theories.

Anyway, since we 3 girls had no plans to go on a short holiday during this mid-sem break. We decided to reward ourselves with good food, and a few outings. We bought LOTS of stuff when we went grocery shopping last thursday. Somehow, we just dumped whatever stuff we wanted to have at home without realising how are we ever going to lug them back home. Especially when we have to climb the hill. Anyway, we somehow managed to lug them back and promising ourselves never to attempt that stunt again.

We've also decided to have a busy weekend, occupying ourselves with little excursion trips to the city and Mount Coo-tha. But first, we had to clean the house on friday after good friday service, so that we'll have the weekend free. = ) Went to West End on Saturday morning, had our cinnamon roll - like finally! Oo!! And i have always wondered what's a hot cross bun. You know, that nursery rhyme? Hot cross bun, hot cross bun... blahblahblah.. Yea. Well, i managed to get some at West End market and realised that it's actually a raisin bun decorated with a white cross. Yups! I love anything with raisins. Raisin bread, Cadbury's rum and raisin's dark choc... etcetc... After that, proceeded to Southbank to catch Step Up 2 The Streets. OH MY GAWD!!! I SO WANT TO BE A DANCER! Their bodies are hot, their grooves are so.... groovy... Lol. I wanna learn how to dance! One day. One day... I love Step Up and Step up 2. Geez.... Ok... overall, i LOVE movies that are associated with dance, like Honeyz... etcetc..

Wanted to go 3 monkeys after te show to get some desserts. Was abit lost but we managed to find the cafe. It's known for their cakes, pastries and coffee. BUT! It's closed! Took us like...half an hour to find it, was quite scary to walk in those areas cuz the streets are filled with pubs and drinking places. But! We'll head back there next week! Hehheh...= ) Will bring pa, ma and kor there when they're here.

Headed home after getting dinner at Southbank and jumped to bed straight after as we had to wake up at 2.30am to prepare for our trip to Mount Cootha. Itinerary - Star gazing and watching the sunrise. It was simply AMAZING. Saw a few shooting stars. But was too excited pointed to them that i forgot to make a wish. Geeez. Hopefully i'll get to see some tonight with my hot dates - Yan xia and Alicia at the balcony. = )

Photos are uploaded. Enjoy them. = )

Loves.

xoxo Ei Leen xoxo

K.O.

Photos of our bz weekend are posted. Enjoy.

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xoxo Ei Leen xoxo

My Apologies..

Am i too critical for my own good? Too quick to judge, too straight-forward. maybe sometimes adding too much sarcasm into what i say?

I think i'm hurting alot of people by what i sprouted out of my mouth. Sometimes, i see their hurt expressions on their faces and i feel really guilty.

What am i to do now?

I can't take back the words i said... all i can say is... sorry...

xoxo Ei Leen xoxo

Happy Easter!

Easter greetings from Carmody!

-Bunny hairband ---> Courtesy of Alicia, only she would buy this sort of thing~~~...

Though it's abit early, but the stores in Brissie are selling tons of chocolate eggs! I've never seen SOOO many eggs gathering in one spot! Ok.. not one, but all of the supermarts.... Amazing!

But one thing i still don't get is, what has the bunny or rabbit has got to do with eggs??? Shouldn't a chicken or chick, duck, or whatever animal that lay eggs be associated with it rather than... a rabbit? Which is, a mammal?? Whoever's got the answer, please let me know. = )

xoxo Ei Leen xoxo

Geez....

Well well well, it’s the end of the second week in school. Lots of stuff have been going on, including stuff that makes me sick and well, let’s just say that nobody wants to encounter them.

School has been good. It has been very kind to me for the first few weeks. Not really feeling the stress yet, but I’m sure in about 2 to 3 weeks time, I’ll be blogging a different story. I’ve signed up for three Year 3 courses and one Year 1 course (Psychology) and one of the year 3 course is on Research project. I was quite disappointed when I couldn't get the supervisor I want. He couldn’t take me in this year. = ( I really wanted to work in that lab though!! Cuz it’s quite reputable, it’s called Queensland Brain Institute (QBI). But, unfortunately, I don’t have the chance to be in there. But no worries, he recommended me another supervisor… which just saying his name, makes me nervous. I was supposed to meet him yesterday and while waiting for him at the office, I was so nervous my crap almost came out! Feel like a hamster who can’t control its own bowel movement when they’re scared! Anyway, he’s Dr Nickolas Lavidis. I know i know, you won’t know him unless you study science in Australia. Apparently, he’s this BIG SHOT guy in the Uni. Published like…hundreds (maybe thousands?????) of scientific papers and journals, gone on TV and news for interviews, gave a few seminar talks…. Ok… just mentioning all these makes me anxious. But at the same time, I’m feeling pretty excited about starting the project with him! Hopefully, I can gain lots of knowledge and experience from Dr Lavidis and have a good flag off in my career. = )

I’m going to be working with a PhD and Honours student on a project about what happens to the neurotransmitters in the hippocampus when they are under stress. For some of you who don’t know what hippocampus means, it has absolutely no connection with hippopotamus. Hippocampus is part of the brain where your memory cells are. = ) So, I’m still doing my project about brains – but my lab would not be in QBI. Hopefully, I won’t be killing much rats! *Geez…

Alrighty~… Enough about school. Weather has been good, it’s the start of autumn, though it can get quite cold in the mornings and night. Have been jogging regularly too, since I did not bring my tennis racket for apparent reasons. = ) But I kinda regret not bringing the racket. Not because I miss playing it, but because I could have attacked the flasher with it!!!! If I ever see that pervert again, I’ll make sure he never see his little brother again! Long story short – a flasher appeared at our house when we came home late one night after our night practical class. He was mas*****ing outside our house, flashing his d*** at us. I didn’t see it, but Yx saw it. But this happened too close to our home. Called the cops and all. Now, we’re VERY WARY of who walks behind us. Plus, this is not the first time. And it’s very highly the same guy who flashed at us the other time. But this time, I’ll be prepared. I’ll damage his little brother until he can’t even recognise it anymore, if I ever see him again.

Hope you guys had a fascinating time looking at the photos, I’ll be removing them soon. I had enough anatomy for the week.

Missing you guys always ~ Pa, Mummy, Kor, Gu Jie, Kare…


xoxo Ei Leen xoxo

1 week. And that's it.

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xoxo Ei Leen xoxo

Added stuff to my wall...

I know i know... I'm a hopeless romantic... = )

I hope kare won't be embarrassed having me as his kanojo... Hahaha...^_^

*I'm not trying to prove anything to anybody = D

xoxo Ei Leen xoxo

Back in Brissie

Alrighty, what i've been dreading for the past 2 1/2 months is here. I'm back in Brisbane (aka 'hell' - for me) again. Ok ok.... I know pa and ma would be upset when reading this.. But REALLY! It's not easy to manage all this on my own.

You know, you have to study and of cuz, score well enough to do honours year and in the end, have a nice scent coming out of your graduation certificate. Plus, you have to take care of alot of things! Like, cleaning the house and your own room, so that you'll have a clean, tidy and obviously, a condusive environment to study. Then, you have to cook, wash clothes, you know, all the works... Have good time management... etcetc...

Yes, i've become more independent and I am grateful to my parents for giving me this opportunity to come Aussie and study. And of cuz, all the moo-lah that was spent on me to bring me over here. Thanks pa and ma. *hugz* But of cuz, there's always a teenie weeny bit of regret after making the decision to come study here. Leaving home (aka my comfort zone), my family, my friends, kare and Singapore. It hurts everytime i think about what and who, i left behind to pursue my studies. Well, I can't celebrate festivals, birthdays, anniversaries with my love ones. I guess this is something i really hate to miss.

OK. Enough emo stuff. I've to go Australian Post now to do something very important! Might and might not continue the emo-ing. Woo! Some CNY photos are loaded up! These photos are taken before i fell VERY VERY sick.

http://picasaweb.google.com/esdilays11/CNY200802

xoxo Ei Leen xoxo

Ana Ivanovic

*sigh...

She's so hot!

xoxo Ei Leen xoxo

It's never easy...

It's never easy to let you go.

I miss you. Your ever-assuring presence, your warmth, your cheekiness, your hugs and kisses.

xoxo Ei Leen xoxo

In Loving Memory of Benji

1992 - 22 January 2008

xoxo Ei Leen xoxo

I miss...

This is going to be weird.

I miss church activities. Seeing all the emails Pastor Steve and 'grouchy' Keiyeng sending emails to inform church members of the activities they're holding.... I'M JEALOUS I CAN'T ATTEND ANY OF THEM!!!!

geez....

xoxo Ei Leen xoxo

Wish List

1. Dou hua


2. Fishball noodles


3. Japanese lunch @ Far East Plaza


4. Ramen @ Robertson Quay


5. Hot Chocolate @ The Chocolate Factory


6. Mango Ice @ Xin Wang


7. Ice cream chef @ Siglap


8. Island Creamery


9. Coconut Juice @ East Coast Lagoon


10. Mian Xian @ Kembangan


11. Ben And Jerry's


12. Bak Chor Mee @ Bedok


13. Tze Char @ Hong Lim Park + Sweet and sour pork


14. Crayfish @ Wing Keong


15. Cuttlefish and Kang Kong @ Queensway


16. 3 Amigos and Ugly cake @ NYDC


17. Teh Tarik + Milo Dinosaur + Milo Godzilla


18. Roti Prata @ Thomson and Kembangan


19. Ban Mian


20. Crab Beehoon @ Mellben


21. Shilin Chicken


22. Chippy
23. Fong Kee Duck Rice
24. Yong Dau Foo
25. Belgian Waffles
26. Haagen Daz Midnight Cookies
27. Beef noodles (Wet and Dry)
28. Butter Chicken Rice
29. Mr Teh Tarik

Mummy's Food

1. Laksa


2. Nasi Lemak


3. Mee Siam


4. Sliced fish beehoon


5. Prawns with Oyster sauce


6. Pig's trotters


7. Porridge

Phuket trip

As usual, photos are uploaded at http://picasaweb.google.com/esdilays11/PhuketTrip

xoxo Ei Leen xoxo

About Cairns~...

Okee...now an update about my Cairns trip (which happened about.....2 - 3 weeks ago?)

Alrighty...

191107 (1st day) - WOKE UP LATE. Haha... I only had 10 minutes to wash up before the taxi came. Lucky thing i packed my stuff the night before. Still, i managed to get myself into the taxi on time. Hurhur~.. thanks alicia~... for waking me up 10 minutes before the taxi came.

Anyway, virginblue seats sux. Take Jetstar next time. Well, reached Cairns early in the morning at 10 plus. It takes about 2 and a 1/2 hour from Brisbane to get to Cairns. Weather was NO GOOD. Drizzling and cloudy. Prayed desperately for good weather. Cabbed to our motel (hehheh... upgraded from our Sunshine coast trip - Youth hostel to motel = ) ) At least we get our OWN BATHROOM. No need to SHARE. Walked to Cairns central, had lunch there.. Shopped a little and walked to the pier. Familiarize ourselves with the pier, since most of our activities start at the pier.

201107 - Woke up at 4.45AM to get ready for our first activity. TULLY RIVER WHITE WATER RAFTING!! Pick up was at 6.30am. It takes about 1 1/2 hours drive to get to Mount Tully. Tully River is a grade 4 river... But to me - not much kick. = P My thighs and arms are burnt though, and my limbs are peeling now. Only after 3 weeks?! Think my skin turnover is sloowwwww....

211107 - Alicia and Yan xia went for bungee.. i didn't. Not because i'm scared, but because i've already done it before in New Zealand. Therefore, i had 3 hours of free time. Went for shopping at Cairns central. Well, Cairns is really a 'dead' city. All the 'happening' activities happen outside of Cairns. Make sure you are occupied with activities and maybe set just 1 day for shopping. If not, you'll get bored.

Had dinner at the pier. View was good. See the pics.

221107 - Great Barrier Reef! ARghh... the ferry ride was baddd.... made me and alicia seasick. The waters was so choppy! Then, we decided to stay up in the sundeck... definitely felt much better. Well, the reefs are dying. Better go see them soon.. before they're gone. The waters are beautiful.. the marine life are damn cool.. Parrot fishes, dory fishes... It's the first time i'm snorkeling... took lots of advice from Alicia, so i managed to pick up snorkeling quite fast. Thanks babe. = )

231107 - Fitzroy Island! The water was soooo BEAUTIFUL! Was so tired after 2 days of activities.. so i didn't join them for kayaking.... Was relaxing on the island.

241107 - Home bound. But before that... heard some bad news. Glad that everything was alright.

xoxo Ei Leen xoxo

Home sweet home~~

Home is the best.

Had mummy's specialties. Pork ribs and char siew.... And my FAV carrots, oysters and black pepper soup. YUMS~. I even snatched kare's bowl of soup... so i had 2 bowls of my fav soup. Hehheh~.. Love mummy lots...

Mummy not feeling well... due to the haze... Poor thing. She took lots of effort to clean up my room too... Love you mummy!! *hugz*

Kare was late to fetch me. Supper and breakfast on him. *hmpf*

xoxo Ei Leen xoxo

I'm Backkkkk from Cairns...

I'm back... safely.

Pictures are uploaded at http://picasaweb.google.com/esdilays11

Enjoy...

I need my beauty sleep.

Have to wash clothes tomorrow morning. Have to go church by 9.30am. Have to go grocery shopping after lunch.

xoxo Ei Leen xoxo

WAHOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!!!!

So good to hear mummy and daddy's voice!

Anyway, just finished my exams... like FINALLY! Quote from Alicia -'The wait is agonising!' I totally agree!!!!

Oh well, it's over and i don't want to talk about it. Hopefully i'll pass everything with average results. Uni life is tough!

It's PLAY TIME!!

xoxo Ei Leen xoxo

A little update..

3 papers down. 1 more to go.

I simply can't wait to go back home. I have never left home for such a long time before. Hopefully i won't be SO homesick the next time i come back. Ok.. It's not like i have a choice. I cannot be SO homesick the next time. Because i'll be staying for at least 10 months in Brisbane before i get to go back to Singapore again = (

I miss my mummy's nagging, papa's 'lao1 dao1ness', gu jie calling my 'sweeeettt, you know what happened??', kor's stupid actics, like bringing Xiaoming and mudpie to the living room to watch tv with us.... -_-''' (I bet Kor miss Xiaoming's smell!!!) Hahaha~....

Of cuz... how can i not miss MY KARE.... I so NEED MY KARE'S HUGZ..... and of cuz, his heavy arm around my shoulders.... and not forgetting his never ending nonsense.

Oh well, i'll probably miss Brisbane too. God has blessed me with a great house, friendly neighbours (They may be shifting out!! -they gave us cake after Ramadan! -so sweet right??), good owners and many good friends. I'll miss going to CCCB every sunday for service. I'll miss Pastor Steve and Keiyeng (and her grouchiness).. Haha..

I'll miss my turkeys!!... and the little duckies and gooses at UQ lake. Hopefully i can get to see and feed them before i go back to Singapore... I'll also miss the serenity and slow pace life here...

But still.. I CAN'T WAIT TO GO HOMEEEE....

About my Cairns trip, everything is booked! Accommodation, activities and flight. We're gonna be occupied with activities the whole trip. See pa? We girls learnt from our Sunshine Coast trip that we must plan. = ) Well, hopefully the weather complies... I stopped buying snacks in order to save up for the trip.. and also to buy back stuff to bring home... Hopefully, it's enough to get me through....

Gu jie~ The photos are SO DARK. Why never use flash??? Weird... But it looks like you guys had alot of fun.. especially the last day i think, during the BBQ dinner. = ) I miss the chendol at Malacca!! Haiz...

Okee... gonna bathe now... Just cooked lunch, washed up and vacuumed and cleaned my room.

xoxo Ei Leen xoxo

Counting Down...

21 more days to go...

2 more papers to go...

I'm trying to hang in there...

Be patient, everybody.

Patience is a virtue...

xoxo Ei Leen xoxo

Drowning

Drowning in my pile of notes.

We have 3 things in common - Lots of papers, clipped fringe to keep it away from bothering us and our sad, stressed faces.

Doesn't mean i only post the holiday pics means we're enjoying ourselves. We're also mugging like crazy.....

This is evidence.

xoxo Ei Leen xoxo

Funny Mummy

Mummy was funny juz now. When she saw me in my pjs, she asked me if i just came home from town. I was like....'HELLO'?? Come back from town? I'm mugging my head off!!! wake up, study, breakfast, then study, lunch, then study, bathe, dinner, back to studying again. WHERE GOT TIME TO GO OUT? I've been trying to stuff as much information in my poor neurons for the past........4 weeks?

How i wish i could get everything over and down with like...soon. But at the same time, i wish i have more time to study. It's contradicting. But i really wanna go home! Told my family they don't have to fetch me from the airport. Kare would be coming to pick me up and will be MY DRIVER for the night and maybe till dawn. Lol. Of cuz, i'll be heading home first to hug my parents, see my kor and aunt and smell my room before heading out for my much missed hawker food! I wanna eat

• Fishball noodles
• Geylang (Rochor) dou hua
• Mian Xian
• Roti Prata
• Teh Tarik
• Kallang Ice cream
• Laksa
• CHICKEN RICE
• Beef noodles
• Sweet and sour pork
• Hor Fun
• Mango ice
• Ben and jerry's ice cream

Hmm...Maybe i should head home for dinner with my family first. I should skip airplane food. Save my stomach for MUCH BETTER food. HAHAha....

Damn..i'm getting hungry.

xoxo Ei Leen xoxo

Bedroom View

Lately, i've been staring out at my bedroom window more often.

Why, you may ask. Maybe it's due to exam stress... or maybe, you just can't see this ......

in singapore. I'm GOING HOME SOON! Can't wait.

Overslept today. I dreamt that i was back in singapore. Was jumping in my Toa Payoh bedroom when i saw alicia. Then i realised that i had overslept and I'M STILL IN BRISBANE! .....-_-'''

xoxo Ei Leen xoxo

My Apologies

Sorry ppl....

If you realised i havent been replying to any emails, THAT'S BECUZ I"M REALLY BZ.

Sorry. My apologies. Exams are round the corner. Jacaranda trees are blooming so fast!

Sorry....

Will be MIA for awhile...

Till then... Tata...

xoxo Ei Leen xoxo

Baptism

Should i or should i not?

I know God will give me a sign..

xoxo Ei Leen xoxo

Jacaranda trees blooming = Exams coming

I look terrible!! Muz be due to insufficient zzz....

Jacaranda tree

Beautiful isn't it?

Instead of cherry blossoms in Japan, it's jacaranda in Brisbane

In brisbane, when the jacaranda tree blooms in spring, it's not a good sign for university students. Because this means that the end of semester exams are approaching.

*SCREAMS*

xoxo Ei Leen xoxo

Next up

• Hand up my load of assignments
• Study for exams
• Cairns
• SINGAPORE!!!!

xoxo Ei Leen xoxo

Sunshine Coast

As you can see from the pictures, Sunshine Coast is BEAUTIFUL! The water is clear, the sand is so fine, the air is so fresh.... What more can you ask for? Well yes, KILL ALL SANDFLIES! ARGH! I'm bitten alive by sandflies! Now all my 4 limbs are itching like crazy! Been applying Dettol cream every 15 minutes. Somebody please just chop off my 4 limbs!

Well, it took us 8 hrs to get to Sunshine Coast. Yup, you read it right. 8 hrs. What happened was that we set off on a saturday and nobody wants to work on weekends! Australians!!! Anyway, took a bus to Toowong train station to catch the Caboolture train. That journey alone took us 1 1/2 hours. And once we reached Caboolture station, we realised that the train to take us to Nambour (Sunshine Coast) doesn't come till 1 1/2 hrs later. Therefore, we were stranded at Caboolture station for 1 1/2 hrs. There's only about 4 trains per day that goes to Sunshine Coast on a weekend. By the time the Nambour train came, it was already 1.30pm and the weather was not cooperative! It started drizzling!.... -_-'''

Well, by the time we reached Nambour station, it was 3.30pm and we have not reached our hostel yet! Someone was suppose to pick us up and somehow, she did not pick up the phone! It was raining and the wind was so chilly! We were once again, stranded at the train station. Decided to take the bus on our own to get to the hostel and guess what! Took the wrong bus. Instead, we had a 2 1/2 hr tour of the beaches in Sunshine Coast. Lucky it was raining, there's nothing you can do when it rains, so it was not a total loss... = ) But it was tiring.. the travelling kills.

Well, thank God that when we reached Sunshine Plaza in Maroochydore, Anika was there to pick us up. She manages the hostel. It was 5 plus when we reached the hostel. We stayed at the YHA (Youth Hostel Association) Backpackers Hostel. Well, before we set off, Yan Xia warned us that it was shared accommodation kind of thing. I was kind of prepared for it. We were lucky that we 3 girls had a room by ourselves. Phew!! It's all shared, kitchen, toilets (of cuz 1 for girls, 1 for guys), tv lounge and dinner table. Met all kinds of people there. Most of them are strawberry pluckers and most of them are Japanese. It's the strawberry season now (spring), that's why there are lots of job openings for strawberry pluckers. Next will be mangoes, oranges, avocados etcetc. Well, most of them are working and travelling at the same time. Something like nomads... they go where the fruit seasons go...Met Molly, a taiwanese gal. She's cool. Her english is so damn power-ful! Plus her chinese is YI JI PANG! That's cuz she studied in England for erm...(maybe 10 years? Can't remember?) before she came to Australia to obtain an OZ citizenship. She's travelling and working at the same time. Like i said, she goes where the fruit seasons goes.

Anyway, the hostel was an EXPERIENCE. If u get what i mean. You are only allowed a 4 minute shower, since OZ still having drought. There's a timer, so 4 minutes means 4 minutes. But HAHA! Ei Leen is smart. She cheats. Lol. She knows how to get 8 minutes showers. Hahahaha...= ) Hmm.. what else. OH YA. The bed. It sinks in the middle. Haiz. Now that i'm used to hard beds, soft beds make my back ache. *sigh* I'm getting old.

The beaches! Ooo... they're so beautiful! Blue sky, clear waters, white, really fine sand. What more can you ask for.... = ) The weather wasn't good when we went to Cotton Tree Beach. It was cloudy and there was big gusty winds! Just because we're in bikinis doesn't mean it's hot! IT'S freaking cold laaa.... If you notice, we're the only crazy ones in bikinis and other people are dressed in jackets. Lol.... = D Had yummy fish and chips! Mymy, their servings are huge! The seafood was really fresh though. But after one meal of fish and chips, we couldn't stand to see/eat another meal of fish and chips. Maybe because it's very oily. But it was gooddd.. *yums

The second beach we went on the third day was even more pretty! It's exactly like those postcards you buy at the souvenir shops. Enjoyed the second beach even more! = ) Very crowded though. Maybe because it's the school holidays. There were quite a number of hot girls there. I mean hot girls. Not women. Because the hot girls look like they're 14 -17 years old. Man, why are their bodies so goodd? Anyway, spotted ah mas suntanning too. Haiyoh. Saw their skin.... it's really damaged, yet they seem to enjoy themselves so much when they're actually cooking their skin off.

Went to Ginger factory.. Haiyo.. Just to get to this place took us 1hr bus ride. And it's buried deep in Yandina Industrial Estate! Can you imagine?! 3 girls dressed in beach clothes going to an industrial estate. What a sight. Oh well, the ginger ice cream was not bad. Surprisingly. O.O Had ginger chocolate and ginger cookie dough, which tasted the best. Think Mummy would love it. I'm not sure if i've been to Ginger factory before, but it looks familiar. Somehow. Think i took a picture there before.... Pa? We went to the ginger factory before righttt?? I remember the train.. but vaguely. We proceeded to the macadamia nut factory just opposite Ginger factory.

And thennn, we realised that we're stranded yet again. Simply because there is no bus stop to wait for a bus! You must be thinking how in the world did we get there in the first place. Well, the bus driver was nice enough to drop us near the ginger factory and we walked for about 3 minutes to the ginger factory. And nowww, we have no idea how to take a bus back to the hostel. Well well, we seek help at the information area, troubled the poor guy because he had closed for the day. But he was very very kind to help us poor girls. He told us to just wait outside this house and hail for the bus when it comes. So, we just stood outside this person's house and waited for the bus for about 45 minutes. Seriously. There is no bus stop pole/sign. It's just a random person's house. How interesting. But thank God we made it home. Hurhur... What an experience. = )

Well, on the last day, did some last minute shopping before heading back home. Took us 5hrs to get home even though we took the express train. Haiz.. So glad to be home. = ) I miss the 'not sharing' toilets, kitchens and living room. Hurhur... = )

xoxo Ei Leen xoxo

I'm back!!

Finally...i'm back... Felt that i've been away for such a long time! Miss my brisbane home....

Loaded up the pics at http://picasaweb.google.com/esdilays11 already... Will blog soon...

xoxo Ei Leen xoxo

Juz 1 more night

xoxo Ei Leen xoxo

Qing1 Fan4!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

ARGH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

I need to scream. Sorry. Something gross happened just now and i just have to tell/write to someone/something.

You will never guess what happened. You would have thought seeing naked guys in school on sunday was weird and gross. But luckily, only alicia saw. Apparently, they still had a piece of cloth to cover themselves, thoough according to alicia, it was still not enough to cover their buttlines.

But hey! Today's event was even more gross and disgusting!!!! Yan xia, alicia and i were walking our usual route to school when there was this middle-aged, bald fat angmoh walking towards us. Alicia was already walking on the side of the road because of the fallen tree on the pavement. Yan xia was walking about 3m behind me on the pavement. I thought i hao3 xin1 shift to the left of the pavement for the ang moh to pass and wah lao!!! HE FLASHED AT US LEH!!!!! HE WAS DRESSED IN POLO TSHIRT AND SHORTS BUT THEN I HAVE NO IDEA HOW COME HIS PENIS IS HANGING OUT!!!!!!!! AND IT WAS ERECTED SOMEMORE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! IT WAS SOOOOOOO GROOOOOSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I mean.. he just casually lifted his shirt up and i have no idea why he did that! He was just walking towards us and i moved to the left so that he can have space to walk and wah lao!!!! he was like 2m in front of me and he lifted his shirt up to show us his jewels!!! WAH LAO. Can see the details lo!!!!! IT'S LIKE ERECTED LA. It's pink... no hair.. Can you imagine!? Even though it happened for like only 2 seconds, because he was so close to me, i could SEE the details. WAH LAO. DAMN TRAUMATISING!!!!! I was like....... so shocked.......ARGH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! IT'S SO DISGUSTING! THIS IS WORSE THAN THE TURKISH BATH EXPERIENCE!!!!!!! SO GROSS. SO ARGH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

KARE!!!! I NEED YOUR COMFORT!!!

ARgh...gross..

Think i gonna take a nap.. Falling sick. It's the usual preholiday syndrome again. Sore throat, runny nose... Sianz... Pa!! It's happening again!! WHY?? Why do i always get sick when holidays are approaching?! So wrong leh...

*Sigh*

I miss my kare..

xoxo Ei Leenxoxo

Intoxicated

• Spaghetti
• Tom Yum DongFen
• Banana
• Milk
• Rice
• BeeHoon
• Pear Soup
• Macaroni

xoxo Ei Leen xoxo

Loaded the mini party pics...

Loaded the mini party pics...

http://picasaweb.google.com/esdilays11/AfterMidSemExam

Alicia says this is my ugliest moment. (Ugly meh? Just came back from school)

Went to the lake again to feed the birds.... Shared 1/4 of my lunch...

Clowny....

Iguana... Bread on YX's shoeee...

Ducky!

*yums! Can't really see the portion of the spaghetti here but it's huge! We were flooded by the spaghetti...

Look at the depth! Mountain of spaghetti....

Prepared lovingly by miss ng yan xia

Finally....

Phew.... Finally... I get to be freeeeeeeeee.... My gawd.. Been so stress for 2 weeks....

So..what happened for the past 2 weeks?

Hmm... Assignments, reports and exam. Exam just ended this morning. Thought i would be relieved after the test. But then, the test was so difficult that i felt even more stress after finishing the paper. Subject was Human Endocrinology and freak! It's only a MCQ test but then it was like..... damn tough. I have to confess. I ini-mini-myni-mor for a few questions. Sorry pa... but the options were really difficult! Argh... I think i will pass...but maybe not that well........

I still have 2 more assignments to hand up on thursday and friday and a practical test on wednesday. *Big sigh* But hey! I'm going up to sunshine coast with Yan Xia and Alicia next weekend! For 4 days 3 nights... Leaving on saturday morning and coming back on tuesday. = )

Anyway, i got to destress by cooking lunch and dinner and playing an hour of tennis. Alicia went for a swim at the school swimming pool and guess how much is the entrance fee! It's $4.50! Same price as my tennis court. Of cuz, the cost was shared by simon and me. Had a post exam mini 'party' at the balcony. Invited guests include the moon, stars and mosquitoes. Haha... It's spring!! Flies and insects are all around the house. Just killed 2 cockroaches the other day. Anyway, the mini party. I bought the mudshake vodka and alicia and yx got the bacardi freezers. Mudshake vodka is actually vodka with chocoloate milkshake. DAMN nice! Can't really taste the vodka though.... but the drink was still quite nice. And we ate chocolate/cookies and cream ice cream cake, i think. I don't really know. It was so dark... But it was a good destressing activity. = )

Oh well, damn tired already... Feel so drained... It's only 1 exam paper! I wonder when my exams come in nov, i have no idea how i'm gonna cope. I'm going to have like 4 papers! .....Arghhhh.... I wanna go Athens too... Kare.... Bring me there lehhh... I wanna go holiday too!!!....

I'm gonna K.O. already..... tomorrow have to go grocery shopping!...

xoxo Ei Leen xoxo