Hello one and all!
Happy New Year!!
I could not, and still cannot use the internet because installation of internet here is SO SLOW, hence, I am updating my blog using the internet in my Uni. The process of getting the internet connected is very fraustrating. I have to make sure I have 100 pts using suitable ID, wait for email, WAIT for installation kit to be sent to my house. Duration? Roughly 3 weeks. Shoots! Either its too efficient in S'pore or its super inefficient in Aust! They have more competitors than S'pore networks, yet they are still SO SLOW.
Okok, update you guys on what happened since I left. =) MELBOURNE IS SO WARM!! The heat at night is no better than the heat in the afternoon!
My flight was delayed until 12 midnight (original time was 8p.m) all thanks to lovely Bullock and Xuan, we manage to get some shopping done at Bugis, first time I took MRT from Changi Airport, so exciting!! Hahaha, many thanks and hugs to these 2 beautiful ladies. Many thanks to Yongtian for coming as well, even though he was going to be there to sent his cousin off.
I couldn't sleep on the plane, i have no idea why, usually i can doze off the minute i get comfy.
Due to lack of sleep, arrived in Mel feeling very very tired but we had to explore the place since my dad doesnt have alot of time to waste. we walked many times in the wrong direction, took the wrong train etc. yes, my dad and I dont have a sense of direction, actually, its me. haha. =)
We didnt know where was a good place to eat, so feeling very tired and sweaty, we had lunch at MAC. Mac here is expensive!! But they have sizes, S, M, L. S is the same price as the regular we have in S'pore, yet their cup size for drinks is like, Happy Meal size. BO HUA.
Had breakfast again at MAC. Now I realise that S'pore's MAC is actually very good, loads of variety and we have fresh milk in stock! They dont have that here. Took a long long long walk to the agent's office to grab the keys, (moving in today!) we pretty much walked everywhere we went. Uni of Melbourne is HUGE, they have campuses everywhere! Turn left, faculty of XXXXX, turn to the right, faculty of XXXXXX. Huge!
Oh yes, garlic, ginger, toilet roll, bread--> expensive!!! my eyes nearly popped out when i saw how much they were being sold for, of course, comparing them to market price in s'pore, worlds apart!
Met my lovely neighbours from S'pore!They own a car so we drove to Victoria Market --> its like, a pasar-malam, only in the day time and they sell fruits and veg, meat, clothes, everything really.. Had lunch in Little Vietnam, drove to St. Kilda--> its like, East Coast+ Raffles Marina+ a little bit of Bugis. the beaches here are BEAUTIFUL. =)
Had dinner in Little Italy, the restaurant actually looks like a Ferrari fan club! Ferrari mechandises on display, even the car was plastered on the ceiling. NICE!
Had Orientation, not alot of International Students actually, maybe about 2 SJC Classroom size,
ade friends with a China Girl called Mimi.
Had dinner buffet at Crown Casino. Everyone tried to sneak me into the Casino, but couldnt cause i look so so below age (to them la) and they wouldnt believe that I am as old as I say I am. If this is true 20 years from nowI will be super happy. Manage to get in touch with Chieh Yu
The day my dad left to head back home, i cried so much. Cried on the way to the airport and in the airport, so pai seh, but I just couldnt control it. Maybe its the thought of going back to an empty apartment. My neighbours drove to a factory outlet shopping centre which is located near the airport, but my eyes were so tired from crying and I just wasnt in the mood to shop. So, I was just walking from shop to shop, looking like a lifeless ghost. Went home and watched Shen Qing Mi Ma (this show is not bad, its kindof like a sad sweet drama, not my kind of ending though--> get your tissues ready! Zai Zai's acting is so much better than in Meteor Garden, alot better actually.
Had another dose of Orientation, i have been warned by the course co-ordinator that its going to be a very tough course, but oh well, fingers crossed! Ai yoh, books and uniforms here cost a huge bomb! My eys nearly popped out again when I saw how much they cost. Labour cost here is HUGE.
Went to the suburbs with my neighbours, visited a few wineries. SO SO HOT! got an ugly shoe tan. =( I was invited to have steamboat with Chieh Yu, but couldnt make it.
Oh yes, my dad got me an ah sam trolley, you know, the kind those oh ba san wheels to the market? those kind! but over here, everyone uses it! young, old, in between, everyone! maybe that's because people use alot of the trams and the buses. Another thing that is really.... interesting, people actually fight over parking lots. yes, they fight! using their cars. Say, you are trying to park. another car from another direction can just turn in and snatch your lot. annoying right? but that seems to be their culture. at some places, you can only park for 15 mins and people are employed to go around to mark the cars to make sure they leave when their time is up. Weird huh?
Also, people here are very pro-environment, they are actually willing to spend about S$1.20 to buy an environmentally friendly bag (the re-usable type?) and bother to carry them to the supermartket or market just to save on plastic bags. cant imagine those oh ba san in s'pore doing that.
Took a trip down town to see Lion dance. Ang moh's actually participate in CNY celebrations! they are willing to carry the heavy poles holding the dragon and dance around with it, willing to be the one behind the Lion costume, always having to bend down. This really surprised me.
Its dangerous to go out at night when there are big sporting events being held. People will hop into their cars and start horning from their way from the stadium back to their homes, run around the streets carrying the flags of the team they support, scream and shout and all that. patriotic, but very scary.
Its getting so so warm!! No wonder Sandra's advice is to apply sunblock no matter where you go. Sunglasses are important as well, the sun here is really piercing. I'm starting school officially on the 26th of Feb. Classes are up to me to decide which time and when I want to attend which lecture. So I choose all to start at 8a.m.(except on one day) This way, I can rest or study in the afternoon. Everything here, you have to do it yourself. This makes me realise how spoon fed I was when I was still in SJC. From collecting Student Diaries to enrollment to making and ordering student cards to ordering uniforms. Everything you have to do it yourself.
Clinical is difficult to get because there are so many Unis here, so, I might not be able to go back as often as I like, clinical comes first. They fail people quite easily so, I really have to be careful.
That's all for now people, COME AND VISIT ME!!
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