Semester 2

Holidays are officially over and the new school term starts tomorrow. I'm kinda looking forward to it actually, sounds nerdy but yeah.. This holiday isn't like the normal kinda term break experienced back home where holiday means never ending shopping trips, movies, late nights out etc... Before holidays started, many plans were made eg. meeting for mahjong, touring Barossa Valley, but we didnt actually get down to them. Many reasons behind them, shall not go into details.

Managed to do some touring when Charlotte & mum came over though. We went to Hahndorf and Victor Harbour, although I've been to these places before, visiting them with different was a totally different experience.

Some pics to share

For those who don't know, Hahndorf is a little German town, of coz, lots of German food!

Our lunch! German sausages... Huge...


Erm, me looking silly with a sunflower


This is the garden behind the cafe where we had lunch, hmmm do fairies really live there?


We passed by a Cheesery on our way to Victors, yes they produce and sell cheese if that's what you were wondering...


Many penguins live on the island.. so yeah..


Sound of the sea..


I'm flying!!


The 4 tourists


The umbrella rock.. or does it look like a whale?


Me... looking cool... =P

My New House!

Yay, I've finally moved and settled into my cosy little townhouse! The new place is small compared to my previous apartment but its only meant for 2 persons to live in, and I much prefer the privacy I get, plus the quiet environment.. Very conducive for studies.. Hur hur.. How nerdy can I get...

Anyway some pictures of my little house.


My little books corner


My study table & cosy bed...


The nightstand I made myself...


My dress up area!


A closer look... I made this little make up corner too!


My backyard... I'm very proud of my backyard because on closer look...


There's a lemon tree!! Yay, more iced lemon tea? hur hur


There's more... A cauliflower!


And a broccoli!

Unfortunately.. both are veg which I hate... however I'm still amused that they can actually grow in the backyard...


Last picture.. A not very flattering picture of my lounge room... Heh... Alrite that's all for now...

And I realised I should upload more pictures of myself... Camera shy... *rite*

More comments on Doctors

After reading Lam's not very inspiring post on doctors in Singapore, I wanna add some comments about my encounter with the doctors here as well.

I've been sick for 7 days now, got a very bad sore throat, cough, blocked nose (due to over production of phlegm?) and I think I've just lost my voice... I went to see the doctor yesterday, complaining the above. The doctor's response goes something like this, "6 days of flu isnt very long, flus usually takes 2 weeks to recover, there isnt any secondary bacterial infection, so you don't need antibiotics, just go to the pharmacy and buy flu tablets, you should be fine." She then asked if I could take paracetemol and I said I'll try to avoid taking it and again her response was "paracetemol is a harmless drug, in fact its good to take paracetemol if you're sick"

Imagine the above quotes in a nonchalant manner, how I miss my family doctor back home. If I've gone to see him after 7 days of flu, I'm pretty sure he'll be more sympathetic about it compared to the doctor I've seen here. Sure, they might tell me the same thing, but the same words spoken in a different tone meant a world of difference, don't you think?

Now I understand why doctors & health professionals need to take "communication" lessons, obviously the "communication" lessons here aren't very helpful at all. I promise I'll pay more attention in class next semester during my "communication" lessons. I don't wanna be one of those unsympathetic, unfeeling health workers out there!

My Coursemates

These pictures were taken eons ago, but since I'm so bored with absolutely nothing to do except sit in front of my lappie, why not post them for all to see rite...


All students (Masters + Bachelors) with the staff
Can you spot the only 2 boys??


Masters students


International students

I'm B.O.R.E.D...

Got this off Joanna's blog, I'm really really bored...

Instructions: Name 20 people you can think of at the top of your head.Don't read the questions before you write, and tag 5 people to do the survey.

1. Xiaohui

2. Gaoster

3. Lampee

4. Lixuan

5. Dean

6. Karen Hay

7. Yiling

8. Kailing

9. Jon Kong

10. Dexter MJ

11. Dotty

12. Diana

13. Nicholas

14. Jeremy

15. Keen

16. Charlotte

17. Junhan

18. Kevin

19. Joyce Tan

20. Marabelle

Questions:
1. How did you meet number 14?
Knew him as "prom king" back in HCJC, now I know him as ah Hu's bf

2. What would you do if you had never met Number 1?
Can't imagine that, one of my best friends! Without her I wouldnt have met Gaoster, Lampee and all the AC peeps! I love my ah Hu!!

3. What would you do if 20 and 9 dated?
Hmmm, it would be pretty cool, I think they would make a great couple, that is if they ever meet!

4. Would 6 and 17 make a good couple?
Ha! Nope... 6 is attached and what's more both 6 & 17 are shy ppl, nah.. impossible...

5. Describe no.3.
One of my best friends, stupid Gao thinks that we'll get together just cos we're both in Adelaide.. GROW UP gao! Lampee is a super nice guy, he treats all his friends well and his gf even better! He's stuck in Adelaide doing a Medicine degree, I think he can't wait for his 4.5 here to end!

6. Do you think No.8 is attractive?
Of coz, all her bfs lurrrve her to bits!

7. Tell me something about No.7.
One of my best friends from NYGH, funky, fun and haps!

8. Do you know anything about no.12's family?
Diana's the only child, but she's got lots of cousins to keep her company

9. What is no.20's favorite?
I have no idea... Dancing?

10.What would you do if 11 confesses that he/she likes you?
Ha.. I already know she lurrrrrves me... Right Dotty? =P

11. What language does 15 speak?
Errr... English, and very broken Mandarin

12. Who is 9 going out with?
No idea, he's constantly out flirting with gals... Maybe he's single now...

13. How old is 16 now?
22, turning 23 in December..

14. When was the last time u talked to 13?
Woah... I think last December when I was back in SGP

15. Who's 2's favorite singer?
Eh.. Dunno leh, any gal singer who's super thin & have no boobs? =P

16. Would you date number 4?
Noooo, I'm straight...

17. Would you date 18?
Yeah, dated him years ago...

18. Is 15 single?
Nope!

19. What's 10's last name?
KOH!

20. Would you ever consider being in a relationship with 19?
I'm straight la...

21. What schools does 3 go to?
Some primary school in Hong Kong, then ACS (I) then ACJC, then NUS for one sem, then now Adelaide Uni Med School

22. Where does 18 live?
Seng Kang

23. What's your favorite thing about number 5?
Witty comments!

Tag: Ah Hu, Gao, Kailing, Joyce & Dean! (dean go start a blog!)

Delayed Post

Was supposed to post pictures from my Melbourne trip but as usual I dilly dally until its way overdue... Anyway pictures from the trip finally here! Mainly stuff I bought, no nice scenary and stuff..

My 3rd time to Melbourne, but so different from the last time I was there.. Check out my accomodation the last time I was there...


Dodgy looking hostel which costs $18 per night


A friend's apartment, within walking distance to the city, costs: $0

Of coz, such luxurious housing wouldnt be possible without Kailing!!! Thanks so much babe!!!


Chain/necklace thingy from Diva


Skirt from I dunno where...

Too lazy to upload all the stuff I bought.. Ha... Anyways the star of the trip!!


Ninewest bag!! Its so pretty...


My mum bought a bag from Ninewest as well... wheee... I'm gonna steal it when I get back.. =P


There's a Ford event going on, and that's me standing beside a cool car..


Crown casino 2006 (er.. my mum's not a good photographer!)

VS


Crown Casino 2005

I won $50 from the casino, in case you were wondering how much I invested before winning the 50 bucks, the answer is $0.. There was some lucky draw thingy which patrons can just go take part and that's how I won it! 50 bucks isnt a big deal.. but its winnings! Makes it more exciting.. Bleah, I dunno what I'm rambling about now.. Ha! Will upload stuff from my frisbee trip later.. too tired now.. urgh..

BB?

I've been watching Big Brother lately , and there's this episode where housemates go on trial, where housemates are supposed to answer BB's questions truthfully. Anyway, Claire's answering some questions and she said something which got me thinking...

She said she won't do anything in the house that she won't do in the real world, because she'll only do things that she really wants to, and not to prove anything to anyone, or to appear "cool".

That's something I hope I can achieve, do things that I really want, not bothering about what the world thinks of me and not living up to other people's expectations...

That's what I really hate about myself, I care too much!! I need to grow thicker skin... urgh!

New Hairdo

Which is prettier?

Before??


Or after??


All MUST comment!!

21/06/06

Exams are finally O-V-E-R!!

Yay, time for celebrations... Going to Melbourne tmr with mum until Monday, don't know what we're going to do there, shopping I hope!

After that its packing time coz I can move to a smaller house with only 2 persons living in there.

30th June, Lam going home

1st July, Mummy going home

3rd July, going Ballarat for SUG

7th July, back from Ballarat, hopefully I can officially move into my new home

16th July, Charlotte coming!!

24th July, new term starts

Dec, going home?!?!

S T R E S S

Exams on Monday, Tuesday & Wednesday... 3 exams consecutively = STRESS = Binging on Chocolates = Pimple outbreak = Bad mood

Its a vicious cycle... End of exams = No stress = Not binging on Chocolates = No pimples (YAY!) = GOOD mood...

Liberation Day on 21/06/06

Meanwhile, send me smilies to cheer me up =(

Queen's Bday = Holiday

Yup, its the Queen's Bday today, which means its a public holiday, a holiday that doesnt benefit me... Coz 1. I dont have classes on Mondays 2. Its swotvac week, means break to study for exams 3. The stupid public bus service is so infrequent, and sometimes the bus don't come at all... So... public holiday = stay at home day...

Anyway, its been a pretty exciting weekend for me... Coz...

1. I went shopping on Thursday night and on Friday as well.. Hur hur... There's GSS back home, but there's GAS (Great Adelaide Sale? hur hur) here!! I bought like 2 pairs of working pants, a sling leather bag & a bracelet/bangle thingy...


Leather bag, guess how much?! $5 only lor!

I actually took a picture of the bracelet/bangle thingy, but I accidentally deleted it.. so DAMN... no pic...

2. I spent 1/2 a day baking with Joyce... We made 2 cheesecakes and ~50 truffles.. YUM!



Looks yummilicious!

Oh yah, Lam visited me also... He said my cheesecake was good... RITE LAM...

3. Our team won the Women's league!! Yay... So happy... My first trophy from frisbee... Memorable, no MVP for me this time, but I'm satisfied already.. Its like result slip for all my hard work..


My precious!

4. Mom's coming over to visit on Wed! Yay.. got ppl cook & do housework for me already! YAY!

Me??

Erotic Thriller

You've made your own rules in life - and sometimes that catches up with you. Winding a web of deceit comes naturally, and no one really knows the true you. Your best movie matches: Swimming Pool, Unfaithful, The Crush

If Your Life Was a Movie, What Genre Would It Be?

Ha... That's the real me?

Chai Tow Kuay?

Last Sunday Dawn & Selina whipped up a Chai Tow Kuay buffet, why buffet? Cos there were 9 massive plates of carrot cake, all in different flavours, in a "all-you-can-eat" style. Flavours? Hmmm.. What do I mean? Well, there's white chai tow kuay in belachan, in sambal, in belachan mix with sambal and one that's non-spicy. There's also black chai tow kuay in belachan, sambal, belachan mix sambal and non-spicy... Like wow...

A point to note, those gals made the chai tow kuay from scratch! Starting with radish, rice flour, whatever flour, sugar, pickled radish and blah... Its really impressive.


Chai tow kuay in the fry pan! Yum.


Chai tow kuay on the table, buffet style...


The heros behind the Carrot cake mission

Food

I think I'm gonna be a very good cook when I go back home. Ever since I came here, I've been picking up cooking skills along the way, learning new recipes and trying new things. Before this I only knew how to cook maggi mee and fry an egg... NOW... I can do wonders... HAHAHAHA...

Look at my gourmet meal... YUM... Its baked salmon with home-made chips and chinese stir-fry veg... Healthy & YUM...





Previously I can only bake stuff using "mixes", NOW, I bake stuff starting from scratch... I'm so proud of myself!

Chocolate Chip cookies - Makes ~ 30

Ingredients:
- 125g butter at room temperature
- 125g brown sugar
- 1 teaspoon vanilla essence
- 1 egg
- 375g self-raising flour
- 125g chocolate chip bits

Directions:
- Preheat oven to 180 deg C
- Line tray with paper or grease tray
- Combine butter, sugar & vanilla
- Add egg to butter mixture, beat till combined & mixture starts to thicken
- Add flour to butter mixture & beat till just combined
- Stir in chocolate bits
- Using teaspoons, place spoonfuls of mixture on tray, ~3cm apart
- Bake for 15-20 mins until golden
- Stand on tray for 2 mins then transfer to wire rack to cool

Try it... Yum...

X Men 3

So cool... I love X-Men, never read the comic before, but the series of movies totally got me hooked. Went for the midnight movie premier with Lam last night, it was cool. Apparently we're the first to watch this movie in Adelaide cos its mid night premier, its the earliest show in town. Woohoo! haha.. Cheap thrill...

I think the characters in X men are really cool, love their superpower, I want superpower too!!! If I can be like one of them, I think I would wanna be Storm, its amazing how she can control weather, creating rain for a moment and sunny the next. Its like defying the laws of nature, I like... Jean Grey's pretty cool too, everything's in her head, she uses the power of the mind to get stuff to work. Cool... if you could be like one of them, which one do you wanna be?

Anyway, I was a lil disappointed with the movie. First, its really short, like 104 minutes only, its not enough to satisfy X men fans like me. Secondly, the plot's pretty predictable, its not too difficult to guess what's gonna happen next. Doesnt give me the excitement the previous ones did. Lastly, it sort of marks the end of the movie series, is there still gonna be X men 4??

I'm praying that there's gonna be X men 4, if there is, I'll definately watch it







So Cool...

My Nerdy Weekend

I mean... What's new... everytime someone asks what I'm doing/gonna do this weekend, the answer will be the same... Study lor.. What else?

Surprisingly I did something exciting this week! Haha... Thursday night is Ladies night at Shenainigans (Not sure if the spelling's right), and my 2 of my ever-so-happening housemates decided to go party. Normally I wouldnt join them cos they'll usually be with their boyfriends or go with their own friends. This time, they asked my other 2 housemates to go, so all of them were all psyched up & dressed up to the nines. They asked me along as well, but me being the nerd rejected their kind offer. Here's how the conversation went:

Sarah: Liyan, we're going to Shenainigans tonight, its ladies night, do you wanna come along?
Me: Oh, all of you are going? I can't... I can't finish my work..
Sarah: (Looking bewildered) SO???
Me: Er, I really wanna go, BUT... I've got 9am class tmr and...
Sarah: Ash's got class at 9 tmr, Am's got WORK at 9 am tmr..
Me: Erm, nah... just go, don't tempt me!
Sarah: Alright, last offer, you coming?
Me: Nah...

They must be thinking I'm such a nerdy & goody-2-shoes... Oh well, after they left I couldnt concentrate on my work either, I felt like the house was too quiet & my mind kept drifting away, imagining the fun the gals are having. And then, I got dressed and got Joyce to send me down to join them. Ha! So impromptu right! (Yah right.. I brooded over it for 20 minutes before I decided to go...)

Anyway some pics we took at the club:


Us gals with an idiot sticking his head behind us


Myself & Lynley, the lucky gal who's getting married!


Pretty Sarah & me!

I'm going to Victor Harbour for some frisbee fun this weekend, some mini social tournament against the other teams in Adelaide. So looking forward to it!

Btw, I made it to the team for Southern Uni Games.. Yeah!

Its been a while...

Its been almost a week since I last blogged. Wow, time passes soooo quickly, it seemed to just slip thru my hand..

Just came back from a jog, feeling refreshed, time to pen down some thoughts...

I feel like I'm in a middle of a marathon, you know, right in the middle when you feel like you've ran a long way, but you know there's more to go.. On top of that, I feel like I'm running out of gas, tired, panting, just barely moving the heavy things called legs... and in this race, I'm kinda ahead of most. BUT, I'm running out of gas... I'm feeling exhausted from the never ending pile of work I have to complete... Sigh.. Someone FIRE me up!!!

Anyway, enough of me being nerdy & talking about school work over & over again... I went to watch Westside Story, the musical on Tuesday night. Really very disappointed with the quality of the musical, the singing was bad (maybe with the exception of a few), many of them sang out of tune, and there were also a couple of notes which the singers obviously couldnt reach, made the songs sound... awful... The choreography of the dance was not very impressive, the dancers were'nt dancing in uniform, the props looked shoddy and the theatre stage looked too small to contain all the props & singers. So, that pretty much summed up the musical. I know I'm being kinda critical here, but I paid 20 bucks for it! I expect some form of entertainment from it! I would have walked out of the theatre & gone home if not for all my friends who were still watching the musical with me.

Oh well, hopefully Friday would be a better day. I'm gonna meet Valda (Yes, Valda from Henry Park!) tomorrow for dinner with her friends. I bumped into Valda last Friday on Rundle Mall, I just couldnt believe my eyes... Ha.. I was walking along the street and I spotted a familiar face, and I was like thinking... Hmm... This girl looks like Valda... Then the next moment, that girl stared back at me & I saw this look of recognition... It IS Valda! Haha.. such a small world, and the weirdest place to bump into people! In tiny city Adelaide! haha... I'm quite excited to meet her on Friday, loads of stuff to catch up on!

I guess thats all for now, sorry no pics for all my religious readers out there. I promise, next time there will be! Till then, ja ne!

Random Stuff

I really should be working on one of my 6 assignments that are due this week, but I just can't find the motivation. The trip to Sydney totally took away my rhythm, I feel so out of sync with the things around me now... Oh well... since I can't get down to doing work, I might as well blog rite? Hur hur...

Nothing much to update actually, afterall I havent been out much this week. The only time I was out was Friday, to the central market doing my weekly grocery shopping. Oh, and meeting up with Lam for dinner. He brought me to this place near his college to try this thing called "AB", which apparently means "abortion". Interesting huh... According to Lam, the people who used to reside in his college decades ago were all medical students, so the restaurants/cafes near his college came up with this AB dish, which resembles the sight of... well.. aborted fetus... its basically fries with yiros on top of it, and with heaps of sauces... BBQ, tomato & chilli... so... imagine the sight...

I remember when I was back in Singapore, one of my friend kept telling me that I should go re-bond my hair cos my hair was dry & messy looking. I told her when I was in Aussie land, my hair's straight & limp... so I really don't see a point in re-bonding. She didnt quite believe me, saying that the air in Aussie land is so dry, how can my hair be "nicer" here? Well, to prove my point, here are some pictures of my hair when I'm in Aussie land.





My hair is flat & limp rite?!?!

And this is how my hair looks in SGP


Okay, maybe this picture isnt very telling of my hair condition back in SGP, but my hair was indeed in such a mess that I had it tied up most of the time, and that's the only picture I can find with my hair down back in SGP. So, point proven...

An out of point update: my housemate is getting married! They're such a loving couple! This is the season of marriage here I tell you... Besides my housemate, I heard a couple of my classmates are getting married too! Congrats to them!


The golden couple

I want a fish in my pond too!