Onwards to Australia!

Dinner, dinner, dinner. I'm getting fat. Period.

On a brighter side, went out for a jog yesterday. Spent quite some time talking. Few hours in fact. It's kind of, strange? 'Cos I rarely spend such time talking with just one person. So, far, in my mind, I can only think of 3 people. The first is a good friend of mine. From primary school. The second is a girl, who's another really great friend of mine. The last's a guy. So, I suppose that makes you the fourth.

And although it wasn't what I expected, and definitely not the way I had intended to bring it across, still, I said my piece of mind. Though there's still some unrest, but I suppose it's just the aftermath. Things will settle down eventually. At least I said my bit.

Onwards to South down under! Australia! Here I come!

Alright. Maybe not just yet. Getting another hiccup in my packing. Overweight once more. Sigh... It's really difficult when you're traveling alone, I guess. So far, the friends I know, they've at least one parent going over with them. Which. Pretty much settles all the weight issues.

Not that I'm complaining. I'd rather travel alone. And I don't mind carrying all that weight alone. It's more fun & exciting that way. But seriously. 30kg is just not enough for a single student to carry 4 years' worth of supply over. Not mentioning that I already have a place to stay, so that's minus-sing all the hardware (besides camera & laptop stuff). Damn it.

Well, looking forward to tomorrow. Going to see Audrey & Siewhoon & Lulu. All whom I've yet to seen for some time now.

That's it for now.

30kg

Damn...

It's less than 1 week to D-Day. And I'm still pretty anxious about my packing. Haha. And seems like I won't be able to bring whatever I like over there now. Annoyed. Irritated.

The most angst part being that I have to repack my belongings. Since I was way exceeding the baggage allowance. And the sad part. I'll be seperated from my calligraphy. Sigh... Right now, I'm kind of exploring the option of shipping some of my belongings over. And I've no idea how much it cost. Gotta ask one of my aunt for that. But heard from my uncle it's pretty expensive the last he did so.

Damn...

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I'd realised that my photos always come after the post entry. So, for once, I'll put the photos before the entry.

At Marina Barrage.

Kero. If I have a car in Aussie, he's going to be the Guard-Kero for it.

I just love jump shots.

Don't you?

Riding the waves.

Cousins meet up for dinner.

Crazy cousins.

Drinking session with the cousins.

And there you have it. Photos first before entry. Haha.

Had breakfast today with the ODAC clique. Jasmine, late as usual. Haha. And well, seems like it'll be the last time I'll see them all. For now.

After that, went down to VivoCity. Met up with Mama for shopping. And shopping. It's fun. Period. At least when you have the capabilities to.

But it's also devastated my bank account. Like I had text Nicole, I'd spent more than S$300 in less than 24hours. Just yesterday, went Peninsula Plaza to get my extra battery for my TZ7. And it freaking cost S$65. Can you believe it? I'd asked the boss for a discount, but that was the lowest he can go. Yeah right. I feel so cheated. S$65 for a small freaking battery that's smaller than your palm.

After that, walked my way to Orchard. Namely 313. Actually, I had intended to get only my replacement jacket. 'Cos I'd sort of lost my original black jacket. Yea... But they had this long sleeve tees that were going at S$15 or so. And well. Kind of brought home 2 with me...

Today, was G2000. Got a suit from there. Freaking cost S$200 (before discount). Then got me another 2 shirts, 2 polo-tees, another cardigan of sort. Yep. Total price: S$264, if I remember correctly. Sigh...

Have to work extra extra hard when I get to Aussie.

I hope Blogger increase the size of this, new-post-box-where-you-type-your-new-entry. It's kind of annoying that I have to constantly scroll up & down to review my entry before I publish it. Gets worst when I'm uploading photos. Then the string of codes starts to get rather messy.

Sigh. Quite sad that didn't get to hang out with the... Midnight Crew? at Sentosa today. But I suppose it's quite a blessing in disguise as well. 'Cos Sentosa & the monorail to Sentosa, was seriously crowded. It's due to the opening of the hotel resort there, so my Mama says.

Then. So. I didn't get to do what I wanted to. Sigh. I seriously don't know if I should or not in the first place now.

At first, I was like - "Okay. I'm just going to do this. I don't care. I'll just be myself, stay calm. And. Just do it." But it's a different story now. When I think about it. I just get so jittery & nervous. Gosh.

Oh well. Come what may. But just hope that at least I'm given the opportunity to. Then, at least I won't feel so bad. Hahaha. Selfish thought. Don't care. It's just to make myself feel at ease.

And I'm kind of running out of time. Wish I could meet up with a few more friends before I leave. Oh well, you can't have everything in life.

Suppose that's bout it. Yep.

Car Trip.

Whew~ What a day was yesterday. Head out home at 0830 or so.

Yesterday was the car/road trip (rented a car) with me & my brother. Went to quite a few places. Namely, Salvation Army at Bishan, to drop some items. Then there was Ikea. And then Marina Barrage & Henderson Waves. Oh. It was my brother's first ever time to Marina Barrage. He tried driving there before. But got lost. Haha. But he's been there now. It was also my first time to be at Henderson Waves. Hahaha.

Then, there was the way to Sungei Gedong. Damn... That Lim Chu Kang road is just the most awesome road ever. Got to speed like nobody's business.

Went to The Rail Mall. There was this Old Ford Factory there as well, which, of course, we visited. Never knew such a place existed. Apparently, there's a museum there as well. That was 'bout it for the car trip. Went Dome at Dempsy for the waiting game. Then over to Raffles City to pick up the cousins.

Funny. How one of them mistook Raffles City for Raffles Place. And the message was passed down as Raffles Place. Cutes.

Went Sunset Grills & Pub for dinner (Thanks for the meal cousins!). And then to SMU's Ice Cold Beer for some alcohol.

And that, pretty much wrap everything up. Oh, almost forgot. Chilled a while at the Seletar dam road.

It was fun, no doubt. But sadly, when we were renting this car, on the paper work, I was listed as 2 months driving experience. Can you believe it? 2 freaking months. What a laugh. And something was definitely amiss when I was driving. But we didn't care. Well, at first I did. But I didn't later on. Didn't really make much of a difference.

Oh, there was like, this one heart-stopping experience while I was driving too. Apparently, I get kind of stress when there's quite a number of cars.

So, what happened was, I was behind this heavy vehicle. Wanted to overtake it, so had to switch lanes. Checked. Switching lanes. Suddenly, this silver car (which I must have misjudge his speed or something else), came out of nowhere, on my right. It was like a split second thing. I swerve back in. Almost hit the heavy vehicle. Missed the silver car by what must be a few centimeters only.

After that, I was like. Whoa. Made my heart skip a beat. But it was quite an experience. You must think I'm mad now. But I'm not. Okay? I'm not. And no, I don't have a fear of driving. Yet.

Oh, oh. Was my first time driving in heavy rain condition as well.

So, the car was returned the next day. My brother used it to drive himself to school. After that, drove it back to the shop. 2 months experience. Luckily, nothing happened. It was quite a pleasant drive. Though at Marymount, there was some traffic. But it was manageable. After that, pretty much smooth sailing.

What a day.

February 1st

So many things have been happening! Whew.

So, there was YiLing's 21st. Felt so under-dressed. Hahahah. Then, house cleaning at my aunt's wasn't completed within a day. So had to go back another day (which my brother didn't go, so, asked Victoria, my cousin, instead). Met up with Vic & Vic, cousins, on 140110, Thursday. And now, Victoria finally learns how to use a bicycle. Awesome.

15th, first half, was spent with Jean & Valerie at K-Box. Then, later half was spent BBQ-ing at Alex's. Hazel went. Surprisingly. In, a pleasant way of course. 16th, Saturday, was spent out with cousins once more. The dogs & cats lovers went to watch their cats & dogs. Movie afterward. Some LAN gaming at night. 17th. Yesterday, dinner with P04 mates for Curina's 21st.

And that was like, a vomit of events. So, is this what happens when one is about to go overseas for studies?

And. I can't help it. But, I can't wait for 1st February to come. It's like, this past few days, been on the nagging end. It's getting on my nerves. Yesterday was pretty much the finale for the first part. Like. Screw everything man. Screw it all.

Sigh~ Going overseas study may be a good thing after all. Give myself a break from this bullshit. Feel pretty bad 'bout leaving my brother behind though. The rest? I'm a monster, that's what I am. I don't really care much, for now. At least, not after yesterday.

And the day of the BBQ. Kind of enjoyed the end. 0300. More or less around there. *Smiles* And gasp. Just thinking of what I'm about to do, give me the jitters. Butterflies in stomach. Whatever it is. I guess I still have to do it. Make or break.

Some photos.

And she learns it!

Pretty obvious. Pasir Ris Park.

My cousin's adorable wallet.

Cousins

Brother-Sister

Hazel's coming?!

The food & pit.

To Andrew, who had to leave early.

Cam-whores.

Well, there are still more photos. Like the ones from YiLing's 21st. But, I've deleted them already (though they're in the recycle bin & can be restored, it's too much of a hassale).

And damn. Melbourne's pretty far away from Perth.

Bows & Ribbons.

Went out to get some stuff today. Met up with Jean, Valerie & Hong Kit. And. It's been so so so very long since I last met Jean! And well, she's still pretty much the same as ever. Hahaha. Still the same old cute little Jean. Haha. Oops. *Hopes she doesn't see this*

Lately, been uploading a few songs into my iPod. And, though nice songs they are, they're pretty emo songs. And that's not good. It's making me feel so emo. And doesn't help when I'm leaving for Australia in a month's time.

Oh, this morning, went to Lim Chu Kang cemetery. Did some cleaning at my Grandpa's tomb. Mum's side. Frankly, I don't remember the last time I was there. I believed I must have been there at the very least once. But just can't remember it.

And well... Leaving on a jet plane. Don't know when I'll be back again? As much as I say that I'm excited 'bout it, that's much is true. I'll be able to survive there, without much problem. Probably true as well. Unable to leave things behind, that's just too true. With respect to certain matters. Not everything, of course.

I've really no idea. Should I just leave things as they are? Or should I at least finish things up. I've really no idea. Maybe I'll find some answers come the 9th.