Happy Birthday to Ayu

Happy Birthday to my dear dear friend...!!!

A friend who i know since high school and accompanied me through then...

Even though we are now taking different paths in our studies after Fairview, but we are still always around each other...

From Sunway until now Monash...

I'll never forget all the little little things you've done for me throughout all these years...

May our friendship be a long lasting one...

I miss the times we fooled around...

Last but not least...

Happy Happy Birthday to you...!!!

*hugsss*

4th assignment

4th assignment... International business... The only major assignment for the unit... 35%... It took half of me away... But nevertheless... I've done and submitted it... I shall now recharge myself and pick up all the pieces of me and shall then start on the next psychology assignment... Another 35%... *big sad sad face*

Happy Birthday to Daddy...!!!

I so totally forgotten that i got to blog... I was already at the shut down laptop screen when i was "homesicking" again and i realise that i missed out something really important...

It's daddy's birthday today...!!! On one side i should feel happy coz it's daddy's birthday... But on the other side... It's a reminder to my homesick that I'm not back home at this point of time...

Wishing daddy a happy happy birthday from big brother, second brother and me...!!!

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May he always be cheerful cheerful cheerful and stay healthy like he always is...

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And may he not portray a fierce feeling to people coz he is not *specially targeting at Sue*...

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And i miss home...

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Signature pose of mei mei... And daddy will always spoil her as usual...

*Miss them*

Bendigo

Day trip to Bendigo organized by Monash Residential Service (MRS)... It costs us $40 after subsidizing... But in general... Bendigo isn't such an attractive place...

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1) Bendigo Pottery - a boring place to see machines and machines and machines again

Victoria, Me

Me, Victoria, Pey Chin, Rachael and Adinda [we are all exchange students =) ]

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2) Golden Dragon Musuem - even worst, not only there's nothing to see, the statues there are scary, symbolize those seen in ghost movies in my perception...

Obviously this are not the "ghost statues" but this is the main highlight of the musuem, Dragon

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3) Central Deborah Gold Mine - the most enjoyable place of the whole day trip... Get to go underground 60m to see gold mine and of course with good company of laughter we had...

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Cheltenham DFO

Went with Victoria... It wasn't really that up to expectation... Yes it was indeed bigger than the one in Spencer Street... But i found the things sold in Spencer Street better as compared to Cheltenham one...

Victoria counted... We both shopped for 5 hours without stopping for lunch and only grab a cup of coffee each... My best item bought of the day was corelle plate and bowl... Wanted to snap pictures of it... But i was lazy to transfer from camera to laptop so just leave it... Using corelle plate and bowl remind me of home and family... At least it was a good attempt to make myself feel more homey in my room here...

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So so dead cause i haven't start on any assignment yet... On the urge of crying already but i'm quite mentally exhausted to get myself start on assignment... I rather have tests than assignments...

Assignments... I don't like you...!!!

Philip Island + Brother

Philip Island

Basically, Philip Island is the name of the island with many attraction places on it with of course their most famous, The Penguin Parade... I think that's why everytime people always equate Philip Island as Penguin Parade and Penguin Parade as Philip Island... It confused my brother and me so much that only after i've came back now from Philip Island that i know the difference...

Entry into Philip Island is FREE... But to go for the different individual attractions on Philip Island has an admission fee... It's just like going sunway lagoon in sunway... Entering sunway is free... But you have to pay admission fee to go sunway lagoon... So basically there are 6 main attractions on the island...

1) Chocolate factory

We didn't go for the factory factory... We decided to drop by because there was a very large "Free Samples" wordings on the factory which i guess attracts everyone else also... I looked through the pamphlet and it reminds me of "Charlie and the Chocolate Factory... It kinds of feels interesting... After all, i'm a big time fan of "Charlie and the Chocolate Factory"... Bought a new version of the book and the original vcd when it was on the screen... But i only looked through the pamphlet when i reached back home... If not i'll tell gor gor that i want to go in and have a look...

2) Churchill island

Cow Highland

What is Churchill Island then... Such a fascinating name... Churchill Island is the first farm in Victoria (if i didn't remember wrongly)... And the mascot for it was a type of cow call "Cow Highland"... And you'll only see it upon your entrance... And other then that... Churchill Island has those antique cottages of the first family who stayed there (imagine being in a museum) and some farm animals like chicks, goats and horses (imagine being in a zoo)... I was quite turned down when i was there... I guess i don't belong to the nature group... :)

3) Koala Conservation Centre

Have i blogged about my melbourne zoo trip... I don't remember i did... But just a short recap of what happened in the melbourne zoo... I was expecting highly of seeing koalas in the zoo since it is an australian animal... But after walking a long distance to the koala area, there was only one koala... Just ONE in the zoo... I don't understand why they didn't have more... It don't make melbourne zoo that stand out then after all... Okay... Not only was there only one koala... I didn't even get to see it properly... The whole time i was standing there trying to get a better glimpse of it and all i managed to see is just it's backside... And i've been complaining about it since then...

So then i told my brother that this time round i don't want to see koala's backside anymore... And i managed to see koalas sleeping... At least i am slightly more contented now that i've seen koalas...

4) Amaze 'n' Things

Amaze 'n' Things is a place like Genting's Ripley's Believe It Or Not... Oh wait... Before i confuse people... I didn't go for this either... But from the pamphlet... It definately gives me that sense of direction... It'll be interesting if we went cause i'm sure there'll be lots of laughter from it... But then... If the company is not that close with each other... It defeats the purpose of going for it also... So it was a good choice made in the end of not going...

5) Noobies Center

The mascot for this is seals... But i seen none... This time round is worse... I see NONE...!!! But the scenery is nice... It's really really nice... I didn't know i'll actually like this type of environment this much but i fell in love immediately when the wind blows... How i wish i can stay by this type of sea side with such nice scenery just once a year for a relaxing holiday...

6) Penguin Parade

Highlight of the whole trip... But i was again disappointed... Not because it was not good... It's an individual problem... The penguins that i saw was not the type that i always thought it will be... My perception about penguins are black and white... Black and white... And again black and white... But those penguins we see at this parade are greyish with white... My brother say to see black and white penguins... Get all the thickest clothings and set off to antartic to see... And my brother knew it straight that the penguin parade wouldn't be interesting for me cause that's not the type of penguins i want to see... To add on to that... I've to sit by the sea side since 4.50pm till 6.30pm to wait for the penguins to come back on shore... If there was a good company... The time will pass a lot faster with talkings and laughings... But cause there wasn't any common topic between me and my brother's girlfriend and sister... I sat there feeling totally bored...

This is then call penguins, my black and white penguins...!!!

I wouldn't say Philip Island is a very interesting place but i definately recommend people to go for once cause it's worth it... But if it was to ask me whether i will go for a second time... I'll have to reconsider... But anyone who's reading my blog and think of going Philip Island... Do contact me... I've got discount cards for it... You don't have to pre-book the tickets online even if it's public holidays... They over exaggerate it online that it's essential to book online first... They are smart to say that cause then you won't be able to use those discount vouchers or anything related after that...

And i met Wei Yun there... What a coincidence... And Yoong Tat went there on friday... Now i'm wondering whether Jojo went to the same place as me also... :)

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To second brother

A big sincere thanks to you for coming down for me... It's both a cure and yet a new start to my homesick... Cure because i finally get to live with a family member after 8 weeks but a new start because after you left, the awful feeling which hit me when i first reach melbourne of don't know what to do tomorrow and the feeling of how am i going to live alone hit me all over again... But leaving all of that... It was a great time spent with you... Especially all the talks we had when it's only you and me...

I guess this is what makes a family special... Getting to hear a family member's voice... To hear someone to chase you to go shower cause it's late... To hear someone to tell you to faster go brush your teeth... Perhaps i'm the youngest and cause i'm the most talkative... So they always chase me to do all these very tedious stuff... Because i've got long hair... So i should never take late shower + it's not good to shower late... Maybe because i always ask them stuff they don't want to answer... So i'll be chased off to do those stuff... It's just all these small small things which make a family "Family"...

And we talked to daddy and mommy and big brother and mei mei together... The family feeling of them back in malaysia and me and second brother here in australia... Daddy sounded good when he was talking to me... Maybe he was quite taken back the last time when i cried on the phone and so this time round he talked very cheerfully to prevent me from crying most probably... Mommy was good... I'm sure she'll felt very glad that second brother came all the way to check that i'm alright... Big brother was busy with work and we didn't talk long cause it was late and me and second brother got to sleep soon...

A special paragraph for mei mei... My second brother was complainin he didn't want to talk on phone anymore cause he was tired and blah blah blah... But in the end... I think he got more excited then me when he heard mei mei's voice... And mei mei sang for us through the phone... How heartwarming...!!! No wonder i'll sayang her so much... She totally deserves that 101% of love from me... She was cute when talking on the phone with me... This is just a small conversation between her and me... I'll translate it to english so everyone can understand...

Mei mei: Cousin sister, why you haven't come home yet...

Wai Chien: Cause i'm studying in australia...

Mei mei: Why "yi ma ( my mother)" don't let you come home...

Wai Chien: Cause i made "yi ma" angry and she changed the house lock...

Mei mei: Say sorry to "yi ma' and tell "yi ma' don't be like this...

And after saying that... Mei mei called out to my mom and told my mom saying i've got something to tell her... That's just so how innocent a child's mind is... She still don't understand the concept of why am i not home after studying... I wish i could though...

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So now i'm all alone again... Senior was a pilot and didn't get to see him in the end... So the next familiar person in line that i'll see will be Sue coming in july...

And Angie is here in aussie... I was shocked to receive her call... Wonder if she'll come across my blog... But just to let you know... Thanks for the call and hopefully we'll get to see each other before you fly back to malaysia... *hugs*

8 weeks... 2 months...???

And so it's officially my 8th week here in melbourne... :)

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Or should i say 2 months... But if i were to say 2 months... It should fall on the 14th of April and not today the 11th... But whichever way it is... The fact is i've landed on australia land for 8 weeks...!!!

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And it also means i've been away from home for 8 weeks... The longest period of time ever since the past 20 years... And it's still counting on...

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So when it was 1 month... Remember i had the cooking session with a group of friends... Guess what's my "rewards" this time round during my 2nd month... 2nd brother came all the way down from adelaide for me...!!! Alright, i know i've mentioned it before... But do feel the excitement from me... *yeah*

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It all happened as a coincidence again... Not really as if brother purposely choose to come down during my 2nd month in australia... It just happened that our holiday started on friday by the way... Good friday is a public holiday here... So brother travelled down on friday and reached around 9+pm... Quite late... But nothing beats the fact that brother arrived... So he reached my place, took shower and a bit of a rest... And he brought me to a place i've never been to before... There's an age limit to enter and something i disapprove of doing ---> The Crown... Well, you all should be able to guess what the Crown is already... It's a casino... I've definately not enter Genting's casino before because i haven't reach 21 years... But i think australia age limit is 18 (never mind about that, they let me in after all)...

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And all in such a coincidence again... I stepped into the casino at 12midnight... What a good welcome to my 8 weeks... They told me that australia casino will have better environment as compared to malaysia cause most importantly... Australia casino don't allow you to smoke inside... First time into Crown... I've never expect that it'll be so big inside (afterall it's my first time entering a casino)... Other than that... Nothing really attracts me... Cause all the tables, people betting, we'll have seen a whole heaps of it on television programs...

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Let's now go into saturday program then... We were suppose to go bendigo in the morning... And then city tour after bendigo trip... Being tourists... A lot of times, time needed to travel are hard to estimate... And oh yah... Did i forget to mention my brother brought his girlfriend and his girlfriend's sister along on the trip also...

1) First we decided not to go bendigo because there's this citylink we have to pass through... We don't really know what's citylink, we don't know the amount we have to pay and lastly, we don't know the methods of paying... Given so much of trouble, might as well don't go and don't have to think so much...

2) It takes 2.30 hours just to travel to bendigo... To and fro takes up a total of 5 hours... We have decided that it's not worth the travel... And so... Conclusion is cancel bendigo trip and just walk around city...

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I didn't stay with them for long in the city in the end... There's nothing i got to buy... I don't know them well and there's no common topic... And it's weird when my brother is talking with the girlfriend but me and the girlfriend's sister got nothing to talk about... And it seems even not right if my brother keeps talking to me and not the girlfriend... And the girlfriend and me also seldom talk... I do feel uncomfortable... Yes i know second brother will read this... I just wanted to let you know that the situation has been weird... I tried but after all... Your sister, me, really do have a personality that i don't get along well with people easily... I'm sorry... I really apologise... All i could do was not to show my unhappinese... I didn't want to make things hard for you... I know what girlfriends want... Cause i'm a girl also... I want you to enjoy the melbourne trip to the maximum... I want you to spend a fruitful time with your girlfriend... So i left city by myself first...

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That's how my 8th week anniversay in australia pass by... No photos taken... Nothing... Just another peaceful saturday... Going philip island tomorrow... And for those who don't know... Philip island main's attraction is to see penguins... Hopefully pictures will be taken and tomorrow will be a better day...

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Never the less... I still appreciate the fact that second brother drove all the way down with one main motive in mind which is to see me and make sure things are alright... We still did have heart to heart talk though a lot lesser... But sometimes it's better to count your blessings than complaints... So...

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"Thank you 二哥"

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Once and again... I'm glad that i've such good brothers in my life... And yes... 大哥, you are included as well...

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It's just weird...

有时真的很怀疑自己是不是一个很不合群的人...

难道合群人的定意就是每次出去,要去社交活动blah blah blah吗...

或许这就是很多现代人的定意吧...

换句话说,我应该是脱节了吧...

如果就因为这样我会少了很多玩乐,我想我不稀罕...

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I've got myself a part time job ( I think )... It's working in a post office in campus center... So not my type i know... I'm still wondering what makes me give up on famous amos training session by the end of the day to stay loyal to post office... But since i've made up my mind and i needed that extra money... I guess i'll just put up with it till the end...

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Senior had arrivied in melbourne... Received his call earlier on... Will be seeing him tomorrow ( I think again )... I wish i can though... But i got post office work from basically 9am to 5pm... Hope he'll still be around and our time can coordinate...

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Made up my mind to go Sydney with Sue in july also... There's no more saying "no" cause we had already booked the air tickets... Unless something really happened that change my mind to give up on the air tickets and not go... If not... It's going to be sydney on the 10th of july...

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Am suppose to go Adelaide as well... Since gor gor, senior and Robin ( high school friend ) will be there... It'll be good to see how's Adelaide like... It's a long story to why i didn't book the tickets to adelaide now but the explanation is i'm waitin for exams timetable to be out and only then i will be able to plan my trip down to adelaide... Worst come to worse if air flights are too expensive to buy by that time... I'll just take bus...

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Not forgetting Joanna in Canberra... If there's any chance and i managed to save money to visit you... I'll definately go there for you... But that's a bit too early to plan... Cause after all you won't be around during june...

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Second brother coming down to melbourne on friday during easter break ( I know i should sound excited but still in a down mood currently but in fact i do feel excited, just the expressing is a bit down)... He'll be coming along with his girlfriend (1st time seeing his girlfriend, heard she's really pretty from the others who had seen her before in malaysia... I didn't get to meet her cause if you guys still remember, i worked 7 days a week)... So yah... Waiting for the weekend to come now to spend time with brother... Wish him a safe safe journey down and his car will behave and not give him any trouble along the way...

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Mid semester break starting soon too... Nothing exciting... I can imagine myself a lot more excited if i'm back in malaysia as compared to now... All these still draw to a conclusion... I'm still missing home a lot... I wish i can shorten my exchange period to 1 semester (I know i can) but apart from family, there's nothing much in malaysia which makes me think i should go back for...

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That's all for now... Quite a summary of everything... Hope i'll cheer up real soon and blog in more lively words soon...

3rd assignment

3rd assignment of the semester completed... There won't be any more assignment due until after mid semester break... But somehow i'm feeling unhappy... Honestly i don't think i've put in my best effort for this assignment... I wouldn't be surprise if i score badly for this assignment as long as i don't fail... I couldn't seems to concentrate... I tried studying... Supposingly to be 30 minutes for each subject and i ended up cutting it short to 15 minutes and in the end it's just reading one sub-section and i close my book... Simran smsed me... Sue smsed me... I wanted to reply... But everytime when i reached the reply screen... I'll just press back and lock keypads... I can't explain...

Daylight saving has ended... So now melbourne is 2 hours ahead of malaysia... It'll be 8.30pm here in melbourne and 6.30pm then in malaysia... Weather's turning colder... Guess autumn is on her way here though i don't quite welcome her arrival... I've never really like cold weather... I've always prefer hot weather... At least shorts and t-shirts can leave house already...

Sue Anne, me and Samantha

Went Melbourne Uni on friday... They had this international food event... Nothing really fascinating... But just to post a picture up to let people either see how fat i've grown or secondly, let those people who's coming to see me have a preparation that this is the fat me they will be seeing... That has been the best "not-so-fat-looking" picture i've got... And so that's how fat i've grown...

And also to say thank you to Samantha... She has been kind enough today that after cooking red bean soup to actually bring a cup for me... At least a sweet encounter i've got after such a down day i had...

There's happy event happening soon but with my down feeling now... I better blog about it when i feel better or happier... At least will have the excitment in the post... So i'll leave this post as it is for now... Bye bye people... :)

2nd assignment of the semester

Currently in uni's library printing out my 2nd assignment of the semester... Another psychology assignment... As and again... Feeling damn lost without Simran's guidance... All and alone here... Let's just hope the best out of it... Not feeling that relieved yet... Cause there's another psychology assignment due this coming sunday...

Prayer has been answering... Though it's only the start and i'm already feeling tired this morning... But i'll pull through...

Couldn't sleep again last night... Lied on my bed with eyes close but mind clearly awake... Can insomnia stop hitting on me once every two nights...

Alright then... Got to start on sunday's assignment...

And sorry... I didn't mean to let you hear me cry and got you worried... ='(