i'm back again, finally u say

Hi everyone…

Haha… pai seh, its been a while since I update, nth much its just that I’m lazy to write and nth of interest happen. I’m jus writing now coz I think it’s a good exercise to let pple knows whats gg on here.

First and most impt, I have internet access finally… haha, why I never update my blog is also becoz I busy surfing the web. They have no unlimited broadband here thou, which is kinda weird, they have some limit like 60GB a mth, but that’s with a fixed phone line, currently using a 4GB/mth plan which cost a whopping $49. The roomies are getting better as in cleaner after they have been fined a few times. Met some of my ARMY friends here… its really a small world huh… know some guys and gals living ard the area and got to know some more pple in lecture.

The life here is boring, I know I know, u all think aussie is gd life, but not here man, everything closes at ard 5-6 and doesn’t open on Sunday… its like a ghost town at night and the night is seriously dark. Oh oh… daylight saving has ended here, so we’re back to the normal timing, which is the same as sg.

Hmm.. what else to talk abt… oh, lets talk abt the transport system, the bus follows a timetable!!! The bus is mostly on time and if they are early they wait at the bus stop. The frequency of the bus is a killer man, before 5pm its like once every 30 mins and after 5pm its like once a hr… I know. I waited for it before… their train system is kinda cool also, they are using something like the ezlink but their security is slack, u can jus use the train without paying coz theres like no barrier to block u, its like they trust you to pay ur own fare. And some of the stops the doors doesn’t open auto, u have to push a button for it to open.

Oh the part time pay is not that bad, from what I heard, mac is offering like 16.50 and hr… that’s like wow compared to sg. Oh yah, bad news, my PSP charger died on me… horrible man… without my psp charges, the nights were intolerable, luckily my friend also had psp so managed to charge a little. Also discovered the public library so I did some reading--- not studying….haha

In terms of food, it really sucks here lor, cant … never … impossible to compare to sg food, I had to make do with lots of chill and Tabasco sauce but also I think my taste has been ruined all my food is coated with sauces to mask my cooking haha…

Okie that’s all for now… guys update ur blog so I can know whats gg on… I will try to update mine also…

cheers

here i'm again...cant wait for school to start

Oh well I’m back again… what can I say it has been a boring time here for me…

Nothing much to write abt, went on a tour organized by the student guild, was okie, lots of Malaysian and not much Singaporean… cant find the sg pple… haha….that tells u not to skip orientation too much,( yes u guess it, I skip most of the orientation, it looks boring lah) wonder where they all are… oh well met some Malaysian, unfortunately they dun live at the same place at me, apparently most of them live at another hostel and most of them are here for only 1 year coz they transfer from a Curtin affiliated uni, so they are here for one year only, lucky… dun have much interact with my roomies coz they leave the house early for their foundation course, and then after that stay in their room… beside communication with them is kinda hard… on the bright side not all of them are muslim, I have a Kenya and a papua new guinea guy… the PNG guy is hardworking while the Kenya is like an American black, v laid black and hip hop.

Now waiting for class to start so I can meet new pple( pls let me meet some cha bo) Dun see much of the hostel pple ard, wonder what they do… cooked my first meal since arriving here that does not consist of instant noodle… not bad… of coz since I’m the one eating (begger cant be choosy)…haha… since I got nothing much to do and the days are bloody long(sunrise is from 6-6.30 and sunset ard 8-8.30) I’m been going for a jog(or a walk as some pple know me) nearly every day, its nice jus to walk ard the neighborhood, its now summer but the wind is cooling and dry so its not that bad…. Nights are like 15-18C, kinda cool for summer huh…

The hostel common room has a pool table… yuppie… but the condition of the ball and table is like crap…the white ball has cracks on it… sian… but oh well when u’re bored… u dun complain…different rules apply when I play pool here, instead of a foul ball when u can move the cue ball anyway on the table they have here instead a “second shot” that means u dun move the cue ball but have another additional shot when ur opponent fouls…

I wanna my internet… miss all my anime, shows and MSN… the campus wireless is limited, they have a quota for student use, so unlike sg. Gotta play save for my studies instead of playing ard the net… kinda expensive their internet plan here also, talking to a Malaysia and found out that he is sharing with his roomie a wireless plan… the cost… $50 for a 5MB plan, kinda ex huh…

Next week school is starting so I shall have something to do beside stoning, hibernating or playing my PSP (thank God I have one, or thank u my sister!!!) unfortunately need to have new games also…haha… fussy huh…

That’s all for now… more update when I feel like walking to the library to use the net…

first entries

Hello everyone. Welcome to my new blog.

If most of u dun know, the reason why I’m starting this blog is because I have started my uni life in Australia, Curtin University, Perth.

So this blog is akin to my telephoning back to let pple know how I’m.

So lets get it started… shall we

9th Feb
The day that I set off from Sg taking Tiger Airline at the budget terminal. First time there, got to say it was an experience seeing the budget terminal for the first time, feel really … budget… hahaha… but after arriving at Perth INTERNATIONAL airport… our budget terminal can fight with their international… haha… The turnout for my departure was quite surprising, nearly my whole family(included relatives) with the exception of one cousin(who is probably not getting anything from me when I come back) haha… kidding… Pei lin and the gang was there to sent me off too, although I said it was alright not to come… thanks anyway for coming… had a mini modeling session before I went off, haha… I think my cousin most likely wanted to see my before and after photos when I come back from Australia, whether I would become like my sister(musing).

This is not to criticize Perth international airport, but their business is more concerned with domestic flights then international. So therefore their domestic is more busy and well staffed then international.

10th Feb
Arrived in Perth on time at 10pm. There is a time difference of 1 hour from here to Sg(here is faster). Got thru custom fast but was held up by the car company. No one was at the counter and it toke the staff ard 45mins to 1 hour to appear. After that the computer screw up with our reservation and we were further held up. Finally all the procedure was done with us putting a further deposit of $300 to be collected back on Monday when all the staff were back to work. We rented a Kia Getz, which is a manual vehicle, and my dad forgot how to drive a manual… haha… he said he was used to driving an auto, so we were further stuck up for another 15 mins while he tried to figure out how to start the car, reverse and change gear… getting grumpy by the min…

By the time we set off, it was ard midnight. The road in Australia is not like in sg where every few meter there is a light. There are some places where there is no lights for the whole road, and the darkness of the light was extreme man, it was totally pitch black if not for the car lights I think we couldn’t even see our hands if we put in in front of us!!! Had a hard time navigating as we were unused to the road and the map which my sister provided was total crap,so we drove ard lost looking for the few drunks that were abt to ask for directions(who said guys cant ask for directions) to our housing ( we were staying with my relative friend daughter). Finally arrived at ard 2 am, kinda paiseh coz Australians tend to slp early and they were waiting for us till we arrived at 2am.

Road signs in Australia are funny, they are located parallel to the road u are traveling.

The rest of the Sunday was spend driving ard touring the city, needless to say we got lost again… Australia have roads that are only one way, kinda confusing if u want to turn into that street… managed to find Chinatown and ate there but the food was really crap, Sg is still the best…

11th Feb
The official start of my orientation… compulsory for all international student to attend that’s why I’m here even when my class officially start on the 25th Feb and what did we do??? Listen to a bunch of crap that I already know and take my photo for my uni card. What a total waste of time. The international student for commerce is dominated by China student and I mean DOMINATED, i estimated abt 80% of the international student are from china… sian, probably have to brush up my Chinese again. After that I moved my things into my dorm which is abt 10 mins walk to the campus. Its 6 to a flat and the rooms is abt half my living room area at home with the height a little more towards the door(for family to imagine), and probably abt ¾ Wilson room in length and half the width( for my majong kaki). Met abt 4 of my roomies and …. They are all muslim not like Malaysia, Indonesia think Middle East type… yes Alvin… start ur jokes… haven’t met the last one coz I haven’t stayed there yet (still living with my relative friends). Spent the rest of the day driving ard.

12th Feb
Nth much happen today, skip most of the orientation program coz they were a bunch of crap. Shopped ard for necessity for my staying here and its not cheap, each meal cost ard 6 dollars and that’s not including drinks. Had dinner with my dad friend at swan lake not a bad place for sight seeing for abt 10 mins, after that u will be bored.

13th Feb
Attend one orientation session and skip the rest, went to find a decent shopping center. And found one, abt 30 mins from curtin. My dad is going back today so tonight will be my official first night here.

14th Feb
Staying in my room like usual to avoid all the love birds in the air… haha… feels like old time.

Now I’m done with the daily events. Lets get to the more important things here… the GIRLS!!! Haha

Lets jus say they really are bigger here!!! Haha… whats more, now is summer with temp hitting the high 30c…. woohhooooo…. Its HOT!!! Hahaha… those who know my resolution to TRY to get a jap or Korean GF should know its dead, survey done in orientation show no Jap or Korean student… haiz… have to say the girls here are more striking in terms of looks compared to sg girls, they dun depend much on make up, have fuller figure and mostly smoke a lot… haven’t adjust to the timing here, sunrise starts at 6.30am and sunsets at…. 8pm… hell a lot of difference from sg. Like I said earlier, temp is hitting 30 but humility is low so its hot but u dun sweat a lot so must drink lots of water, already have a tan from the few day I was here.

Oh yah, u guys probably wun find me much on MSN coz my dorm has no internet connection, I have to travel to the campus to use the wireless or the lab, that’s why my blog update will probably be boring weekly updates, unlike the usual blogging when u write when u feel like it. I dun know what to write at this moment, but if I miss anything or u guys wanna know anything jus tell me what u wanna know and I will write abt it.