#27 Exams suck

This is the most painful semester from the start of the semester till the end. A big thanks for geology and geophysics!!! Why the hell did they combine it into one subject?? The workloads are just too much. 4 hours of exams in a day with over 10 questions with each question at least 2 pages long. How the hell am I supposed to remember so much??

Time is dwindling and I seriously need another brain to store all the information. Is anyone kind enough to offer me another brain?? I promise I will return it in one piece right after the exam with all the geological and geophysical data deleted! Guess you wouldn't want to have anything to do with it. :)

I have realized that with us getting older each year, our ability to memorize stuff seems to be going downhill. Is it true that I am really getting older with a small and rusty???



ok seriously if I ever become that geology-minded, pls kill me on the spot!

#26 Desserts

What's the first thing that comes to your mind when someone says desserts?

Ice cream? Chocolate? Waffle?

For me, those are never my favorite. You might ask "how can you not like ice cream and chocolate?" well I just don't. and for a change, I prefer fruits. I personally like all sorts of fruits except durians!! If there is one thing I can ban people from eating it'd be durians. oh wait, maybe durians come after peanuts. lol.

Everyday after dinner and before bed time, I would sit down and enjoy my daily favorite meal of the day -- which I call the dessert platter. It's not as costly as seafood platter, not as expensive and fattening as ice cream platter, but it's as delicious as any of them. At least to me.

I am a big fan of fruits. Only one kind of fruits a day isn't gonna satisfy my insatiable needs for them. So I will take at least 3 different types of fruits each day, naming apple, grapes and strawberries. :). Sometimes 4 if I have a banana for breakfast. wow, I should buy an orchard! that will probably save me a lot of money in the long run.



But to be honest, I feel so fresh and happy and relaxed after eating those fruits everyday. Not to exaggerate it but those little fruits do really make my days sometimes, if not everytime.

#25 Shades

I need a pair of shades to help overlook things that are too painful to look at.

I need a pair shades to help hide the fear that people can easily see through my eyes.

I need a pair of shades so that the people that cherish me will take it off me when they are ready to show me the path that's leading us down.

I need a pair of shades so that I can help boost the economics and get away from recession and spend as much as I wish.

I need a pair of shades so that people wouldn't recognize me if I misbehave.



However, this is not the pair of shades I want.

#24 Breakfast by the beach

Had a nice breakfast this morning by the beach in Wollongong. A famous restaurant which according to chea hao is well reputable even on the internet. Well, I am not much of a fussy eater myself so yeh I am ok with anything.

Standing there staring at the menu board for a good 5 mins deciding on whether to order a burger or fish n chips only to be told that they only served breakfast at that hour. How embarassing. We ended up having breakfast plate which consists of bacon, tomato, eggs and baby spinach.

It's a good experience to have a nice meal by the beach. The sea breeze and the warmth from the sunshine just chase the blues away. It is also an effective way to de-stress when you have so much pressure weighing down on your shoulder.



One will never know whats better out there if one never steps out of the shelter. Holding on to something that's expired isn't gonna get you anywhere but just a waste of time.

#23 Nan Tien Temple

This is my second visit to Nan Tien Temple, the biggest Buddhist Temple in Australia. Having stayed in Wollongong and not going to Nan Tien Temple is a crime itself hence I made time today to go there with Chea Hao for lunch. Yeh all the way to the temple for lunch, but the vegetarian food there made it worthwhile.


Ok I know it's time to study and go to school. I am ready :)


Cheahao posing in front of the main entrance.


A peek at my lunch of the day. My fav would be the egg plant with capsicum and mushroom on the top. Nice combination.


My attempt to interfere in their conversation.

So, my hair is still intact. I didn't have the impulsive desire to shave my head and become a monk today. However there's a hostel kinda place for visitors and I might come again to stay for a night next time.

#22 Wollongong

So there I go, to a city on the south of Sydney. A dead city but with a lively soul which is of course my high school mate Chea Hao.

Needed a break so I decided to get onboard a train and traveled for 1.5 hours to get to this town. Despite being colder and more quite than Sydney, at least the silence isn't deafening and the freezing weather isn't miserable.


It's always nice to see a familiar face, especially during the time when you think you are too vulnerable to see strangers around.

#21 Beaches

Went for a walk along the beach this morning. It was cold out there but the sun was giving a little of its warmth to everyone. It might not be as warm as a heater but at least it did help. Sometimes we should be contented with what we got and not asking for too much. The higher the expectations, the bigger the disappointment.




Exams are coming, really soon, but I am not being productive with my revisions. Someone please help me! Oh by the way, anyone here knows how to knit? lol.

#20 Study Vacation

oh yeh, I am finally in the mood to start my revision. Even though it's not very productive it's marked the start of my revision journey. :). Started with Microeconomics as it'll be the first paper which is scheduled on the 17th.



It's cold and so nice to sleep in. My bed keeps beckoning me and of course I couldn't resist the temptation. Pls move my bed outta of my room and return it to me when I am done revising.

#19 Super Star

Just a few hours ago, I was with a friend of mine Michael at this super star singing contest which was held at my uni. Thinking that I had nothing to do at home made the idea of watching the contest even more tempting and there I was, watching 15 contestants competed with each other.

The big contrast in the skills of the contestants made the competition a bit boring after the good ones had performed. Well that's not the point I am trying to bring up, but the fact that someone unexpected be crowned the champion made me feel like throwing rotten eggs at him and the organizer. Omg!!! He is not even good!!! and his falsetto is at stake and I wouldn't be this mad if he is good looking but guess what, I am just speechless now.



Sorry for the crappy picture. But yeh, it really makes me wonder, what is it that they really want from a contestant?

On the other hand, I couldn't believe I didn't even have 2 dollars left in my wallet when I was about to catch a bus home. OMG!!!!! I had to call Michael for some money and he had to ask his friend to come back to uni to give me the money. Just for that 2 dollars!!!! ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh!!!! Poor me :(. btw, thank you very much Michael. :)

#18 雾大迷蒙

雾很大 前方的路迷迷茫茫的
我尝试往前看 看不清任何事物
迷蒙之间 我看到了你
我试着接近你 但渐行渐远
无奈 步伐停滞 迟迟不敢迈进



一直都是雾里看花
开始有了心悸
才发现 事情都是两难的
希望看到的 往往和真正看到的 有出入
其实如果不要那么执著
朦胧也可以很美

#17 Last day of uni

yeh, I am done with uni, well at least for this semester. Not exactly done yet, exams are coming so I am actually having study vacation tomorrow onwards.



Love this clip and I think I should share it with you all. :).

#16 Monopoly collection

People who know me well must have known that I am a big fan of Monopoly. Well not just playing with them but also to collect them. :).

yeh I know it's such an expensive hobby.

So I added one more item to my collections- The World Edition. :). It's not the electronic version with credit cards instead of notes but to be honest I actually prefer the old version which uses cash notes to trade. That's the version which we have been playing with since childhood isn't it?



So now you know what kinda present you can get me. :)

#15 Salsa

Yeh i just came back from my last lesson of Salsa and I felt great. Feeling great not in terms of I am qualified as a professional salsa dancer because I still am not, but because I got to do something meaningful on a Tuesday night. I need to get my life back, been losing it for the past few weeks and no I am not gonna let anyone get it my way anymore. :)

There is this pretty lady (well she is really pretty) who popped me a question when I was dancing with her just now.

"do you mind if I ask how old are you?" She asked, feeling a bit intrusive but I am not surprised at all.

"21. haha too young? hahaha." I said half jokingly.

"wow, 21. I never thought I would see such young people in this class!" She said, with a smile on her face.

"now you do! hehehe" i said and then we both laughed.

It somehow feels nice to be the youngest among all the students in the class. The average age of the class is around 26 I reckon and it's always nice to mingle around with peopel older than you because you get to learn a lot of things from them. :). Say goodbye to gullibility :).



Anyway despite being the youngest, I also feel so vertically challenged when I dance with all the girls in the class. Omg, I am merely their shoulder height sometimes. how embarassing!!!! but well it's the skill not the height we are looking at ok!!!!! :)

#14 Insomnias

ok, i hate insomnias!! seriously, it's very frustrating having to toss about in bed for 4 hours thinking that you would have to wake up early for uni in just a few hours time. It's the worst thing that can ever happen to anyone. Well for me, it's even worse because i had noone to phone at such wee hours of 5.30 in the morning. hahaha.

Whenever I have insomnias, I would grab my ipod and put the earphone on and blast my ears to the extreme. I know it's stupid because that will definitely make you more awake but what to do I am such a saddist. lol.

You might be wondering "why don't you count the sheeps like what people normally do?"

"Because I freaking have no idea what a sheep is like!"
Yeh you heard me, i can't normally visualize how a sheep looks like and it takes hell lot of an effort to just visualize and wouldn't it take up more of my brain cells and make me more awake? So yeh, it's a no no for me.

Besides that I like to disturb my friends or even my siblings when I have insomnias. The idea that I couldn't fall asleep makes me such a selfish bastard that I can't afford to see others soundly asleep. So, don't whack me if I do that to you because that's just me. and just keep me accompanied by talking to me and i will be able to fall asleep in no time.

So what do you normally do when you have insomnias?