Thursday, March 30, 2006
Wow... today is already thursday..so fast.. i dare not imgaine actually time is passing so fast..i am so busy lately..rushing my project and have to help the research students do abit of their research too. So tiring. I just reached school, finally can settle down. Got up early to go QV market bought so much things and there are only my friend n i to carry those verggie, meat potatoes, fruits and so much more things hm. My body is like aching here n there. So reckness now, no energy to do my work already. The weather is cold then hot again..hot then suddenly hot again...aiyo...so complicated... I am already used to the life here...cold weather, the lifestyle, cooking, washing, ironing, cleaning, go research, lab work, shopping, the food.... Used to it already no longer "mo shen"
The food here is haiz....when i go back hm..please bring me to coffee shop, kopitiam, food court, hawker centre.. no more western food k... so sick....i wana eat hokkien mee, laksa, prawn noodles...though it's not as if here don't have but very ex..like maybe $7.90 for a bowl of fish ball noodles and in Sg is maybe like $8 plus to $9 when you convert.
Actually i quite like the life here, you have lots of freedom to do whatever you like but i don't need that. I like the weather now windy, cooling...not summer which is real hot. The education system here is not so taxing..the job here is also quite nice less stressful. Scenery is nice...fresh air...trasportation is convenient...walking will do... My friends will most probably come back for their degree in Melbourne. Haiz. I am thinking what if i cant make it to NUS, should i go overseas? Melbourne Uni is quite good i heard from some of the people around. New South Wales also..but the standard of living is so high... But i still cant imagine how m i able to do that? Dare not think... i just hope my final 2 sem can get very gd grades. Previous days i was dreaming...if i could get 12 dist for final 2 semester..wow..isn't that great...Nus sure accept me. Haha.. i was just thinking through..quite stupid right how can that be...bish.. Nvm about the results thingy...the final 2 sems i am going to entrust them to God.. whatever it is He already planned my route.. perhaps the maybe alot of people lost interest in food then i can get in who knows? Or perhaps....well...I just can get in because of God's grace... or maybe who knows my results is one of the top..haz...no worries...hmm since when i m so optimistic??
Anyway..i am going to use up my money soon....yesterday i went to Smith Street..to shop of cos...this street is famous for branded stuffs....i bought so much things loh..think i spend 90 plus there which is 100 plus in SG dollars.. i bought so many branded stuff loh....Addias, roxy, rip curl, billabong, fila...ha...1st time i spurge on branded some more... they are so much more cheaper than in Sg...more varities...cos they are originated from Aust..i m referring to roxy, billabong, rip curl.... cheaper than SG by so much more....but in SG is like i seldom look at such stuffs...i wonder how i am bringing them back...
Two more weeks to go...must cherish the life here.... cause there's no more chance to experience again....at the same time i also wish to go back hm....
11:16 AM
-Jing Juan-
Monday, March 27, 2006
ThursdayIn the morning i had a briefing about the Weeribee Trip. I seriously thought we will be going to the Weeribee Mansion which is a super ncie place and there are also plenty of aust animals but i was wrong. The person who planned this trip for us is actually a lecturer of some soil and environmental science thingy. He briefed us on the differen soil and environment landscapes, which kind of soil...top layer soil bottom lay soil..as if like studying one of the module "Environmental studies A" which i got a B only!! So boring, i cant stand all the soil thingy, what has food gota do with soil? I am not learning how to farm why do i have to know the different kinds of soil that is good for agricultural uses. Dots..spent an hour plus there. Haiz.. no koalas anymore.
Afternoon, i attended a Diary science and Technology class, it is a practical session and the Dr in-charge allow us to be involve as they the students will be baking lots of things. I was so happy loh...we learn how to make alot of very nice stuffs like caramel, cookies, banana cake and carrot cake, musil bar, pressed musil bars, so many things using different whey protein concentrate and well as different milk - condensed or evaporated. Wow..the end products are still presentable and some are very nice also. But i never expect the students there are not interested in packing their own self made products home to eat loh n they wanted to throw away... hehe so my friend n i took quite alot home for the other friends... the better ones la...hehe nice "shou huo"
FridayWent to Weeribee. A boring n super boring day. Digging soil..collecting soil..top layer...10cm below, 20cm and 30cm of soil below the ground. Went to so many places but just to collect soil..the weather is so hot loh. haiz.. boring...but i did see some wild kangeroo and took some pics with them..must be extremely slow n movements must be gentle or they will hop away...hehe
SaturadayWe actually booked a tour to Morning Pennisula but it was cancelled in the end due to shortage of people. Haiz..sadz...cause that place is really nice got lavender farm, strawberry farm, winery and many more nice things. Hmm...guess we just have to book on another day.. no matter what must go to that place....
So in the end we're left with no place to go so we went home took our maps n just anyhow as if like bagpacking...we went to took the train and went to a place called Brighton Beach to see the bathing boxes..they're really nice loh..so colourful..n i took alot of pics on that..it's a rather famous place then travel around outside Melbourne...as Melbourne is really very small n boring..u have to go outside of it to see really nice things..
That's all for what i have done last week..today is monday yea..beginning of 4th week so cool.... this week should be busy also...yea...going home soon...
8:03 AM
-Jing Juan-
Wednesday, March 22, 2006
Today i had a busy day. Intended to check my results during lunch time but couldn't get to..so only get to check now...haiz.... my this sem's results was quite badly done....i quite upset also didn't expected it to be like this loh...i tot i could get at least 4As but now...haiz.......... reduce to half..... so upset loh..4 sems had pass and i only got 13As how can!!!! i really don't know how to get into NUS. haiz... still grumbling n grumbling about my results...... i still don't understand y? i work very hard for my modules....i did all the revision papers..went back to ask lecturers...camped in libarary till like so late....keep on studying.... y i still get B+ only.... haiz.....don't i deserve to get an A. i wonder where went wrong?? hmmm.... haiz....
No mood to blog ahz.. i wana go home n eat my cheesecake make myself happy haiz. so sad....=(
2:14 PM
-Jing Juan-
Monday, March 20, 2006
This is the third week!!! Yea...Faster! I am so eager to go home!!! I bought quite alot of stuffs already and i wonder how can i actually bring the back to SG, my laugage is so small loh. Dotz.... The weekends here are so boring n so so boring. There's really nothing here except shopping!
On Sat i almost combed the whole Melbourne Central shopping areas. My friends went cycling trip which cost $50AUD and i think it was far too ex so i asked them to count me out. Hence i went alone for the entire day. Well....quite sian actually but i really walk through alot of places and there's actually nothing much. Well at least i get to shop all the places cause i don't know if i have the chance to do so if my friends are around. They are extremely slow!!!! During sat they will sleep till around 11 plus then cook wash whatever...by the time we're about to leave it's already 3 and the shop closes at 5 plus.... OMG! I really don't how... i think by the end of 6 weeks they haven't been walking through Melbourne much as they spent most of their hours sleeping so i decided to go myself. Even on Sunday i go to church myself. It's time to learn how to be independent. Tour around alone is not really fun but i must say at least its not bad i get to see alot of places already. They keep dragging and dragging...aiyo...BTH!
Currently now is the commonwealth games which is holding in Melbourne so every channel is screening the games hmm..quite nice to watch actually. Yesterday while going to church, the street near my apartment was filled with crowd due to a marathon and i got to see one of the runners haha. I don't find it great or what cos i am not very interested in sports but when i told my friends they were like "huh! u saw ah y never take pic wasted" they seem so excited loh they even went to a place called Yarra River to watch the triathlon. LOL! Dotz.....
This weekend i will be going a place called Werribee, should be great then also watching the closing ceremony of the Commonwealth Games as well as going Morninton Pennisula. This week should be ending fast. Yea I cant wait to go home!!! I want to go home!!!
7:31 AM
-Jing Juan-
Thursday, March 16, 2006
I have been sick for 2 long days...so bored in my apartment. Haiz. i want to go home, i am counting down to good friday! The life here is cool yea to my friends but haiz i still prefer Singapore. I've been eating speg, potatoes, bread, sandwiches,fish n chips....everyday..sianz.....that's y i am sick..too much fish n chips... in Melbourne you see nothing but fish n chips everywhere...dots..dots..
Last weekend i went to Great Ocean Road spent around 100 bucks there for the trip..whoo.. i must say the scenery there is really great, good view good weather. Went to see the twelve apostles but there's only like 10 and a half left i think..took alot of photos will show u guys went i get back... I ate fish n chips for lunch...haz...n when i get back to melbourne i ate them for dinner again..cos there's simply nothing as cheap as fish n chips.. puke* when i return to SG fish n chips n all western food is a "no no" man....haZ makes me even wanna puke* now
Also went to the Esplande market at St Kila, there's plenty of things to see esp handmade craft..but some are really ex..bought a very nice clock for 16 bucks..hmm..around 20 SD mm...that day the weather is really hot..in Melbourne there weather here is really "bian hua mo che" on Sunday it is 32 degrees n on monday it rained so heavily n drop to 20 degrees...no wonder i am sick...haiz...
Meanwhile i will be working on a report n presentation on Singapore n Victoria food Industry n comparision between the two...also working with 2 research students on enzymatic browing on fruits how to prevent it. Doing plenty of research n Literature review soon.
Last week of my stay in Melbourne, i have no sch any more haha its time for us to play hehe...so that time i will be xtremely free... counting down.....to Good Friday...
7:51 AM
-Jing Juan-
Tuesday, March 07, 2006
Hi there everybody. Hee finally can get to online because here everything must pay no free stuffs so internet also no free wireless. And there’s no wireless in our apartment and my account in school is not ready yet so I cant get to internet excess. Now I am in a person’s apartment, he’s my lecturer’s friend and he’s so so so filthy rich!! Yes. He stays in this apartment that is so nice at least 5 times better than ours!!!! It’s so ex…$2kA a month oh I can’t afford but its like condo. There’s everything here n I mean everything! Haha
Well enough about that. I just went to the university today and our supervisor is not there so we don’t have to work today, tml will be the official work day. Melbourne here is very very cold at least 14 degree Celsius day and night. In the day though there’s sun but its like so cold…….. heez…. My apartment is not very nice, just normal house, we cook ourselves and it’s edible, food outside is very ex…like $11.90A for a bowl of laksa. Yup. HeeZ.
I visit quite a lot of landmarks here already within this two days. During the weekends I will be going Tasmania! Cool right? Because Monday we don’t have to work as it’s their Labour Day so I will be staying overnight there. Next week think I am going Great Ocean to see the twelve apostles.
I hope time will pass by fast and I think it will because I have a project together with my attachment here and has to do research and a lot of hands-on and of course tour around. I think I will stop here and don’t know when I can update again but do wait for my next post. Haha guys no worries, there’s a lot of great stuff will sure get some back. 5 more weeks to go!
5:36 PM
-Jing Juan-
