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Home	[Nov. 26th, 2009\|09:12 pm]
Yes I am back, finally :) Had quite a turbulent flight back, plus a cabin full of screaming, crying babies/toddlers. On a brighter note, I watched 4.5 movies. Hahah. Got fed a lot of food too. Feel as though I've been eating almost non-stop the whole day (including dinner after getting home). Was pleasantly surprised by Pacey and Chrystal and Cheryl :) Thanks a lot guys! Surprises do wonders in lifting one's heart :) Thank God for the little things. I got 'sent off' by Xin from my house (thanks for running up from NCV girl!), got a lift to the airport from Olly, got stuck in the very slow-moving queue for check-in (I've come to appreciate the efficiency of Changi Airport), had to rearrange my luggage (it was overweight :P ), forgot to fill in the immigration card out (annoys me all the time :/ ). But all's good. I love my bed :)
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I'm on my way...	[Nov. 21st, 2009\|09:00 pm]
It's been quite an enjoyable week :) Studying for the prac exam is some how not as bad as I expected it to be. I thought there would be quite a bit to prepare for; I thought that one week would be necessary to go through it all. But now, 2 days away from freedom, I look back and think otherwise. Not too sure if that's a good or bad thing...mmm. Can't wait for the prac exam to be over! Was able to comfortably study what's necessary and still have time to play/destress. Had some fun frisbee games as well :) Injuries too. As usual. Hahah. The weather's been kinda nasty on some days cos it's just so so hot! Oh well. I wonder how it would be adapting back home for 3 months. Feel as if I'm leading 2 different lives. Feels odd. From independence back to dependence (somewhat). I just want to go home now...
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Awesome weekend :D	[Nov. 16th, 2009\|06:19 pm]
This weekend was one of the most relaxing and fun one ever! AE exam was alright. I think I can pass la but don't want to think about it already, just wait for the results to come out. Had lunch at Chad Thai, which was so yummy (as per all their food. Haha)! Then went back intending to take a nap, which never came :/ Went earlier to Merrill and Janet's place to help with the cooking and writing of the cards for other people. We had bat kut teh, orh lua, prawn omelette and kangkong. The bak kut teh was heavenly! Haven't had it since... few months back. Heh. Plus dessert which was strudel with ice cream. Shiok :) And we wrote cards till almost 2. Plus a few episodes of Big Bang Theory :) Friday... Claudia, Ben, Martin and I went down to Bondi Junction for lunch and then headed down to the beach intending to look at Sculpture by the Sea but we didn't stay long. Ended up heading back to Uni for some frisbee. Had a very big group this time which was quite surprising. I found it a bit difficult to play though cos the area we had was quite small for the number of people. But good exercise... And then had the 'last' bible study, which was more of a farewell session. Plus Mackers for dinner/supper after. Saturday, a group of us had lunch at Abang Sam along Anzac Parade, but wasn't as fantastic as we expected. Plus a bit pricey too. Oh well. Slacked the afternoon away, took a nap, and arranged my prac notes for study at night. Sunday was my first surfing experience! Friday's group plus Chee Kong went down to Maroubra Beach to surf. Managed to catch quite a few waves and got on my knees for some but didn't manage to stand up successfully. Still, it was fun :) apart from the tumbling turns and swallowing salt water and water up your nose. Was so burnt and tired after 2 hours (still aching now). Got a wetsuit tan. Haha. Cos my hands and feet and face are significantly darker but the rest of me is still normal. Heh. Lunch was fish and chips at Maroubra Junction, plus Easyway. So good... Haha. Showered and headed down for church. Sermon was meaningful, and reminded me about the sufficiency of the word of God, that we don't need any other physical signs for God to prove Himself, or for God to speak to us through. Dinner at Honey Wok. Some people went back home already but we ordered like the same number of dishes so we had so much food to finish! But I think I was quite worn out from surfing so I ate quite a bit. More than my usual amount at least. Yup. And today we had a little 'piknic' at Centennial Park with some of the IBFers. Planned but no food :P Haha. But we managed to get from Coles at Randwick. And there was a little banner some more. A kiddy, handpainted banner that read 'Edward's Piknic', painted by Boon, Chin Yong and Jack. Super cute. Hahah. It was nice :) Thank God for good weather. The sun was hot but the shade and air was cool so it was alright :) My face is chao ta :O Play time is over :( Back to studying!
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Too lazy to write

[Nov. 7th, 2009|01:19 am]

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That's when I revert to typing my thoughts down, even though sometimes the content may be more personal in my journal but still, the geist is the same la huh :)

Had a great day today, feeling quite tired but I would still like to spew out my thoughts before my short term memory brain forgets bulk of the stuff :P The day started with listening to a sermon from my home church, haven't heard one since I came back in July, but a friend gave me that idea so I downloaded some of the past sermons to listen to, one of them being 'An Exchanged Life' which was highly 'promoted' by Jerick. It was a good sermon, with strong reminders of our identity in Christ and what it means to be a Christian and all, and I felt it gave a very thoughtful start to my day :) One point that stood out to me is that as Christians, we are dead to sin and alive in Christ! That means that the devil/sin has no power over us anymore, and it can only take root in our life if we allow it to? In other words, with Christ, we are enabled to take our stand against sin and be victorious over it. And that applies to all areas, including those in which we feel insufficient/lacking, and I found that very reassuring and empowering :)

Did some studying after that, before preparing lunch with Claudia, and Chee Kong came over for lunch. It was an enjoyable meal with great company :) Plus awesome dessert (Sara Lee Strawberry Swirl Cheesecake!) :D Then we headed down to Coles to pick up ingredients for our chocolate stout cake (one of the highlights of the day). The cake too a lot of work to prepare even though the steps were quite easy. Tedious to sift all the ingredients through a small sieve, but we managed and found out that 1.5 of the recipe can produce almost 3 cakes! The cake itself turned out really really rich and kinda unlike what it's supposed to taste like, even though it was so yummy :) But too much will make you very gelat. Need to tweak the recipe if I/we were to bake it again... I suppose it was a success still? Haha.

Home-d and left for dinner with my bible study group at Merrill and Janet's place. Though we ended up starting/ending much later than planned, I think it was a very meaningful time that we had. It was meant to be a group reflection cum sharing thingy, and I shared my personal testimony along with the stuff I've learnt and blah blah from the year. There was actually much more that I was planning to say when it came to my turn, but as always, the spotlight puts me in a 'my-brain-is-not-really-thinking-coherently' mode. Like I would say roughly what I planned to say, but with insufficient depth and lousy organisation. BUT ANYWAY, it was a very encouraging time hearing all the things that people had to say, about what they have gained in their knowlegde/understanding of God, how they have grown, and sharing it just brings so much glory to God because it recognises that all these is not by our own effort or doing, but orchestrated by our Maker above who watches over us each step of the way.

Some stuff that caught my ears/heart:
- making full use of the summer holidays, to be a testimony to the people that I'll meet up with, that conversations/actions will be intentional and not superficial, that it'll be about things that really matter and not temporal issues
- being able to apply what I've learnt here at/through FOCUS back home, especially with fellow Christians
- the importance of the gospel in my life, and what kind of priority it has/should have over other areas of my life (God is a jealous God!)

(Sigh, I can't remember some of the other things already! :/ )

I also felt very compelled to share the message of the gospel to people back home; it doesn't have to be like a direct sharing or anything, but somehow the conviction seems to have been placed on my heart. I thank God for answering my prayer, the one I prayed at the bus-stop while waiting for some of them, that it'll be a meaningful and open time of sharing, not contrived or forced in any way, and so it was :)

Thinking back now, I realised that I also don't know some people as well, like I've created impressions in my mind of them (which is kinda bad) and the key thing is that God commands us to love whole heartedly, not half heartedly, which I'm guilty of doing and that needs to change as well.

Mm yeah, that's all for now I think... Again, if I remember other stuff, I'll come back to put it down.

All praise and glory to God always :)

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(no subject)	[Oct. 12th, 2009\|12:40 pm]
Wow. I didn't manage to get any work done this weekend. SOAP concert on Friday was quite disappointing. Orch played badly (I felt) but wind band made up for it :) Went home after cos the rain was really coming down hard. Slept in on Saturday morning. Got myself out of the house to get Claudia's birthday present, so didn't do much work apart from reading 2 articles for my assignment, which I really should get down to continue doing... Dinner was over at Xin's place. We cooked pasta and barramundi fillet. Simple and nice :) And dessert down at the ABCafe place along Kingsford after. Got a little scared cos there were these 4 kids running around the street and kinda making a nuisance of themselves to passers by :/ But we were safe. Got back to NCV and we had a go at the Petite Suite by Debussy. It was fun :) A lil challenging at some parts, but with practice, it's alright, just the co-ordination and rhythm. That ended prematurely cos the resident wanted to turn in for the night and there was no way of slipping the key under his door so we went back up to Xin's room and watched shows. We wanted to go watch the sunrise but the forecast wasn't too good and so we didn't in the end. I didn't get much sleep. Like about an hour, and was planning to sleep after getting back on Sunday morning after Ben's surprise for Claudia, but due to some miscommunication, I could only sleep for about 2 hours before we headed out for her birthday lunch. Had nice Korean food in the city and then walked around. Came back for service, very thankful that God answered my prayer cos even though I felt tired, I didn't have any point in time where I dozed off or anything. Our dinner group was really noisy this week, but it was good interaction and stuff. Celebrated Claudia's birthday at NCV after too, so only slept at 12. So, so tired... Surprisingly and thankfully, I'm still awake today. Haha. But I think I'll take a nap before SG starts... Time to do some work first!
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Recital recital! :)	[Oct. 8th, 2009\|10:38 pm]
Just got back from a recital by 3 honours music students at UNSW. Played for one of them in the orchestra; it was the premiere of one of his compositions, which I felt was a very very meaningful piece :) Got to watch the first half of the recital, in which there was a pianist and a soprano. I particularly enjoyed the pianist's performance, especially since the program chosen was rather entertaining. It's been a long time since I've got to sit down and enjoy a performance as such. I liked the fact that there were so many pieces performed, giving it more variety, as compared to a concert with big orchestral works where they only play like 3-4 pieces. I miss the days of MEP (and piano, to some extent). Another concert tomorrow evening with the UNSW orchestra. That would be a short one but hope it's good too :) Got pracs tomorrow morning. Meh.
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(no subject)	[Oct. 7th, 2009\|02:34 pm]
Before the throne of God above I have a strong and perfect plea. A great high Priest whose Name is Love Who ever lives and pleads for me. My name is graven on His hands, My name is written on His heart. I know that while in heaven He stands No tongue can bid me thence depart. When Satan tempts me to despair And tells me of the guilt within, Upward I look and see Him there Who made an end of all my sin. Because the sinless Savior died My sinful soul is counted free. For God the just is satisfied To look on Him and pardon me. Behold Him there the risen Lamb, My perfect spotless righteousness, The great unchangeable I am, King of glory and of grace, One in Himself I cannot die. My soul is purchased by His blood, My life is hid with Christ on high, With Christ my Savior and my God!
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(no subject)	[Oct. 5th, 2009\|11:14 am]
I will magnify You I will glorify You I will lift my hands and Worship my King So take Your rightful place Lord Jesus You're my savior I will magnify You And glorify Your name Jesus You are my Lord And I crown You King The redeemer of all Your life an offering Death could not hold You down By Your blood I'm free All creation rejoice And proclaim Your victory
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中秋节

[Oct. 3rd, 2009|07:30 pm]

A wet and cold Mid-Autumn Festival. Don't even know where the moon is at the moment, if it's even out, if it's a full moon. Been raining all day long since last night, kinda like London weather (good for sleeping in though I must say :P )

Holidays have been quite relaxing and enjoyable :) Monday, Jack, Merrill, Christie, Minsheng and I went up to Central Coast (The Entrance) with the roadtrip people to eat fish and chips. The fish was awesome! But the other stuff was just so-so. We spent quite some time on the beach, walking and taking photos, watching the huge waves crash onto the sand, enjoying the sea breeze with perfect sunny weather :) Turned red (again) from the sun, had a great view from a lookout point on the way back. I had orchestra on Tuesday which was so draggy! I don't know why, but I felt so tired and distracted during the second half of practice. Excited for 2010's repertoire though, there were some good suggestions. Wednesday was practice for Jon's recital. Very little people had turned up again. Hopefully they'll come for tomorrow's and Monday's. I think I baked on Wednesday too, or was that Tuesday. Anyway, I baked white chocolate macademia cookies :) With the tiny toaster oven, I had to put in like 6 batches. And my rice cooker pot became my mixing bowl, and the rice scoop became the mixing spoon. Haha, no choice, need to make do! Had the chance to make snowskin mooncakes on Thursday with Christie, Adeline and Jennifer. It was really quite an easy recipe (to think we pay so much for those in the shops). If you're not that fussy, the ones we made were quite alright, except that it didn't turn out as firm as the normal ones cos the paste was quite soft, and the skin's not as dense as the outside ones; ours was more chewy and springy? Yeah

That afternoon, Minsheng, Xinhui and I went down to Glebe for San Churros. It was so hot that day! 34 deg. Burning sun... We passed by Sydney Uni on our way up, and it was so pretty! Very European kind of architecture, and a great day to walk around their campus too because they're having holidays at the moment as well, so it was quite empty. Yup. We finally got to San Churros to try their Churros with dark chocolate dip :) It was good, but I found it a little too pricey. Nevertheless, nice with good company. And I bumped into Anqing, Sutyee and Shuxian there as well! I knew Anqing was coming to Sydney with her friends (from her facebook with Sutyee) but I didn't think they would end up at San Churros too. Haha. Yeah.

After that, the 3 of us wandered into a bookshop next door which had so much sheet music on sale (like secondhand copies for quite good prices). It was mainly cos Xinhui and I wanted to look around la (poor Minsheng haha). Yeah. Might go back some time. Felt like buying, but I don't play much at the moment, even for cello, so in some sense, it would be pointless. Then we walked down to George St, intending to catch a movie and have dinner, but the cinema was only showing the premiere of 'Couple's Retreat' so we decided to head back up to Randwick for our movie and dinner there. Dinner was at a Japanese restaurant, pretty good food, but too much for me to finish. Haha. Then we had to head back to my place cos it's rent day and for some odd reason, Teresa (my landlady) came in the morning to collect when we told her to come in the afternoon, which when I went back before going to Glebe, found out that she was at the bank -.- so I told her at night. But, no one else was home after dinner so I called her again and we arranged for Friday morning instead. Felt bad to make Xinhui and Minsheng walk back only to not have to pay rent. Zz.

So after that, we went back to Randwick for our movie, 'Mao's last dancer', with Mike :) It's quite a touching show, a bit messy with the sideline details which I felt they could have covered in more detail or made clearer. But overall it was good :) Headed home after that, in the sudden windy weather. Xinhui and I were jumping and skipping along the road to keep ourselves warm. Haha.

Friday, Xinhui and I went down to Paddington to while our afternoon away before BS. We had very thoughtful, pensieve conversations. But it was good getting to know each other better, as with Thursday's conversations as well :)

Holidays are ending :( I'm sad for that, cos I don't want to do my assignment/ group project. Grr. Can't wait to go home (so I can run away from the work even though by then there'll be none :P )

This coming week will be pretty busy too. Rehearsals, a recital and a concert, which marks the end of our 'concert season'. Got to get back in gear to get work done! And more learning along the way as well.

Daylight savings is back so will be back to the 3 hour time difference with Singapore. Claudia's coming back tomorrow too. Enjoyed the privacy while she was away, though of course wasn't used to it (since the whole house had only 3 people for a week!). And I still haven't finished all the veg she bought! It's just too much :P Haha.

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(no subject)	[Sep. 26th, 2009\|10:18 am]
HOLIDAYS ARE HERE! Yay :) Even though I know it won't be a fully relaxed one, a break is better than none. My whole sleep cycle is gone :/ Ageings and endings (the last course for this semester) has been a lot of anatomy and phsiology so far. So taxing on the brain! And we've had make up lessons, which made this week 2 days of 9-5, one day of 9-6. On a happier note, I went to Coogee with Claudia on Tuesday. We attempted to play frisbee on the sand with some friends but it was way too tiring. Still had fun there anyway walking along the beach and chasing seagulls (only me) and measuring our stride length on the wet sand. Haha. The water was ice cold but the sun was so so hot! Luckily she had sun block, if not the 2 of us would have become lobsters in 1 hour. Dust storm on Wednesday was so disgusting. Very orange and red. Inhaling all the dust into my lungs. Yuck. What am I to do for my summer holidays??
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[Sep. 14th, 2009|08:10 pm]

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Yes an update is in place. Seemed to have lost the habit of journalling.

Anyway, time has indeed passed really quickly this sem. HM is over, and AE just started today! Another 10/11 more weeks and I'll be back home in sunny Singapore :)

Just had an exam on Thursday. So much memorising and regurgitation. It was challenging in it's own way but kinda felt like you don't really use your brain to think? A bit disappointing in that aspect I suppose.

Had a good weekend 'celebrating' the end of course, even though I must say it was really tiring and draining (since I'm an early sleeper and riser). Played frisbee on Friday afternoon but a tad too early cos the sun was blazing and I turned so red after. Hahah. But it was good fun :) (On a side note I think I'm gonna get thunder thighs if I keep up with this crazy sprinting every week :/ meh). BS in the evening was insightful, like more info on the significance of the tabernacle and stuff. I like how things in the OT are always related to things in the NT, a comparison that is not used that often? I dunno, just my thoughts on it. Our group had supper at Merrill and Janet's place after that. Tang yuan :) and cranium! Girls won (duh!) Hahah. We played till like 1 plus but it was worth it, the laughing and just chilling out together.

Sat was mainly spent at Castle Hill. Went over in the morning (sleep deprived!) and had lunch with Lil and Keng's parents before they left for Melbourne. Lil and Kat made so so many cup cheesecakes. The whole fridge was filled with them, it was crazy. And after lunch, Lil and I made more cupcakes. Never want to eat it again. Kat was really stressed out but I think she did a great job together with Auntie Marian and Uncle Allan :) People came according to the theme (freaks) and it was cool, some of their outfits were really creative, made me feel bad for not dressing. Haha. Even Lil had wings but she didn't wear them in the end. It was a funny party. All the embarrassing moments of Matt's life spilled to those present. We all had a good laugh, till my tummy ached and I was tearing. Haha. Shan't tarnish his name here :P

Slept at like 12 that night, then left house before anyone was awake cos I had to get back for Yanni's 21st. Dropped by the city to pick up breakfast and a gift. Man I feel so bad about the gift I got though... Feels kinda cheapskate. Got some scrapping stuff to make her a card. Simple and nice but made me wish I brought my scrapping stuff over. It's kinda ex here as well, even more ex than madewithlove. Anyway, rushed back home, made the card. Walked slowly to Centennial Park. Didn't want to walk fast cos it was SO HOT and I didn't want to perspire cos that would be so gross. Haha. Cute party :) Again I wasn't dressed according to the theme :/ But this time cos it was rather last minute. Still a cute party, I liked it :) The theme was 1950s/preppy and we had like a tea party/picnic style kind of thing, at the park, under a tree beside the pond. Haha. And Yanyi and Co. made moustaches for everyone so we all looked cute in photos :) It was nice :)

Good thing I decided not to go for rehearsal in the end, cos I wouldn't have made it in time and I would probably have killed myself in the process (having to get my cello etc). So I ended up going for the IMPACT Conference tea party thingy. It was alright, relaxing. I liked the question Minsheng asked about what's so good about the Good News to us. It was something I never really thought about but good to have thought of it :) For me, it has shaped me in the way I think (due to when and why I accepted Christ), like seeing more through God's perspective than my own, and it has also caused me to realise how it's not possible for us to be fully in control of our own lives (and that we are not at all). Yeah...

For church, we had the 3rd sermon on the book of Mark, kinda bible study style but it's good grounding in the Word. Dinner was at Golden Tower, and again, had a good time chilling as we talked over dinner and after. Another late night at 12. Zz. Tired. Haha. Can't wait for our break in 2 weeks time.

Spring is here! The sun's rising earlier and earlier. Bugs are coming out of their hiding places (gross). And the weather has been so so hot! Melting sun. Gah. On a happier note, going to Canberra this Saturday for the flower festival and some sight-seeing. Yay, I'm excited for it :) My first roadtrip. Hahah.

Looking forward to heading home after AE :)

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Has it beeen two weeks already?!	[Aug. 23rd, 2009\|08:46 am]
Sorry for the lack of updates. Guess I've been pretty caught up in things. Uni's alright, alot of chem stuff again, things like hendelsson hasselbach equation and pKa etc. Feels odd. And not to mention statistics as well (?!). Managed to finish my assignment and submit it last night (freedom!). Man, had so many words to cut, and was afraid to get penalised to a P- if I overshot by more than marginally (so vague) so crossing my fingers that 100 words out of 2000 is marginal. Haha. Maria and Isobel popped by Sydney last weekend, so brought them to Hillsong Church at Waterloo, before lunch at Chat Thai and some shopping :) Chat Thai was so yummy! To me at least. And we got free dessert donated to us by this Thai lady who was sitting at our table. Haha. Maria and I concluded that Supre is fantastic for stick thin people cos all their clothes are lycra and tight. Claudia and I have been very experimental with our food in the past 2 weeks. This week we had radish and carrot soup, boiled with 3 chicken carcasses for the whole day. So goodddd :) Very very sweet soup, but we kinda scooped out the chicken oil cos it looked gross. Hahah. And we managed to find pig's liver in a butcher down Kingsford, so alot of heme iron being ingested... Andddd, we decided to try cooking cai tao kueh. It turned out tasting like it, but then too mushy. Not too sure what we did wrong either cos we had no measuring things to measure out how much of each we should use so we just whack. Haha. Now we have so much of it, enough to eat like... 3 meals? It's crazy. Keng got his job! So we had a family dinner at Newtown on Friday night. Thai food. Wasn't too bad... UNSW SOAP CONCERT IS IN 6 DAYS! I'm very excited for it :) But I need to practice more.. later in the afternoon I will. Hahah. Walton is nice but such a pain. Especially the 3rd movement where at least 1/3 of what the cellos play has to be pp while everyone around us is blasting. Haha. Oh well, nothing beats having a concert anyways :) Gonna be such a tiring week ahead. And I need to work on my group project case too :/ Weekly frisbee sessions have been really fun and destressing (beside the cooking). It's become like our weekly exercise cum laughter session cos we always laugh at each other's antics, crazy moves in trying to catch/snatch the frisbee. Hilarious :) I've never enjoyed playing frisbee that much before. In fact I kinda dreaded playing... But now I find it fun. Maybe cos of the level of playing as well. Kills my knees and hands though. Haha. On a sadder note, Salt and Pepper had to be put down, within 3 weeks of each other (I think...). Salt had dislocated one of her back legs, and being such a small animal, surgery wouldn't have helped. Pepper had problems passing urine apparently due to some nerve damage. So had to get them both put down :( The problems could have been to old age as well I guess but feels odd to know that I won't see them when I go back in summer... Heard Visena might need to be put down too :( Speaking of weather, Winter's ending and days are starting to get slightly warmer. Not as cold at night anymore, though it's been really windy the past few days. Mmm okay. Enough rambling, I need to go hang my clothes out to dry. Crossing my fingers that there's no lint (fat chance)!
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Another week in Uni...

[Aug. 7th, 2009|06:24 pm]

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Today was a nice day : ) Anyway, update from the start (wherever that is...)

Okay. Last Friday, Deb and I went down to Coogee Beach after my anat prac. We jogged down the slope, sat around at the beach and explored a bit. great weather, great company :) And not to mention, great view of the ocean! Yep so sat around, walked around, then went to eat Gelatissimo! :) All the running gone down the drain cos we shared 0.5L of ice cream... Then walked back to Uni and went home. Went to BS at night. It was a good start to the study of Exodus...

This week, long days on Mon - Wed. Mon and Wed had lessons 9-5 as usual. Then Tues, I only had 2 lectures but was running around after. Went grocery shopping at Eastgardens with Claudia, then home-d, lunch-ed and off to the city to collect the Ghibli tix for Di (I should have gotten it posted cos it cost me more to travel than to pay for postage -.- too late anyway). Then I walked around the city for a while before bus-sing home and heading off for orchestra. We played Brahms all night :) Yay. I love it. More than Walton at least :/ Haha. Was so so tired by the end of prac. Took campus security back home after that with Claudia. (Recently Zac sent us an email on increase in number of sexual assault cases in NSW, and Kingsford was one of the listed suburbs. Sunday night, Martin walked me back from FOCUS and the usual stairway was sealed up with police tape and 2 police officers were there to tell us that we couldn't walk out that way so had to walk one big round to get home. So putting 2 and 2 together, Claudia and I got damn paranoid after that. But we're fine now. Just have to be careful. And of course trust that God knows :) )

Thursday, I had my first clinical at SUTHERLAND HOSPITAL. Omg, it's so far away! Like 14 stops from Central and so long, all the way to Caringbah. But it was a nice experience, though now that the group is a mix of Year 1s and 2s you get a little scared to speak up with patients... Got a very helpful tutor too, she seems to know what she's doing and stuff so yeah :) At night, a bunch of us went to this party organised by the Uni apparently. It was in a club in town, but the club was SO SMALL. And super crowded so we left after a while. Watered down drinks :/ Walked around the city trying to find a nice club/pub/bar with good music but failed epic-ly. Ended up hanging around Darling Harbour and in the end cabbed back :/ Was very disappointed in the whole night... Slept pretty late too, like 3? Yeah. Probably spent more on supper and drinks more than the night was actually worth. Oh well.

Today, had the whole day free (YES!) Haha. So went jogging with Deb again, this time through Centennial Park to Bondi Junction cos I wanted to get a printer from Officeworks. But we ended up stopping after we stepped out of the park cos Deb was tired so we walked to Bondi Junction from there. Kinda exited at the wrong exit but we managed to find our way in the end. Nice warm weather again, thank God. We were starving by the time we reached Westfield at Bondi and had Jap food for lunch. Followed by getting the printer, heading back home with it, and then down to Kingsford for Easyway (bubble tea). Shiok :) Got a rim of paper for pretty cheap at Kingsford too. Then we sat on the lawn at NCV and chilled some more. Awesome day! Hahah. Dinner was watercress soup with pork ribs, so so good :) Cos the ribs were quite fatty so it made the soup very sweet. Just soup and rice :) Installed my printer too, very pleased with my purchase. Haha. I'm a happy girl now :)

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