lovely.

here in melb,
i've learned many things.
one of the things i've learned is that
every start of a new season,
there'll be festivals or carnivals.

i went to one in st. kilda
which was some festival..
can't remember what festival was it.
then, since it's supposed to be autumn now,
we had moomba.

we went on the 1st night where there weren't many people.
which was nice.
didn't have to share space with other people
though it may seem a little dead...
but i prefer dead than CROWDED areas.

wasted $12 just cause i wanted a toy
could have wasted more
but decided that it's not worth it.
i was told that i could just go to a toyshop and get a nicer, cleaner toy
wished that he was here though..
since he tried to get me a soft toy when we went to genting for his birthday
but we failed terribly
and wasted alot of money
bah


the festival goes on for 3 days.
on the 2nd and 3rd night, there'll be fireworks
went on the last night and woah!
it was so awesome!
wished even more that he was here
because i've always loved the idea of watching fireworks with my boyfriend =P

SUPER grand finale

*******

another thing that i've learned here
are the cultures that we have in my class,
we have people from all over the world.
such as japan, korea, china, sri lanka, lebanon, astonia, mexico, chile, columbia, turkey, kenya, philippines, india, pakistan, and of course, malaysia.

today, i was talking to a turkish classmate
and i found out that once a girl gets serious with a guy,
they are required to get engaged and marry immediately.
so my friend,
she got to know her boyfriend for 6 months because she kept it a secret from her parents
once she told her parents bout him,
her father asked her to get engaged and marry immediately
before their neighbors think otherwise.

i found it so fascinating
here i am...
waiting for the day that i can get married (crazy, i know)
and she's engaged and getting married in nov.
she's only 20 and her boyfriend is 23.
how niceeee
sigh *daydreams*


written @ 9:40 pm aussietime

tell me how i'm supposed to breathe with no air.

when my father was here.. he found out that early in the morning we can see hot air balloons from our balcony. it was so nice. when i was younger i've always wish of going up on one of those hot air balloons but have never had the chance to.

maybe one day, one day i'll save some money and go on it with kevin. it's not THAT expensive anyways







posted @ 6:22 pm aussie time

trying.

though it's been a month plus since i've been here..
i'm still trying to adjust to this new lifestyle.
having the need to plan my own money,
do the laundry,
learn how to cook,
go places on my own,
travel by public transport.

things has certainly not been easy.
i did not have to worry much back home.
i was lazing around,
everywhere was familiar ground,
i always knew what to wear when i needed to go out,
(don't have to check the weather)
i could drive or be driven around.


being away from familiar places and faces,
being away from him,
is definitely not easy.
now,
i tend to not think bout it.
fill myself with as many things possible
so as to not let my mind wander and miss home.

classes are everyday.
thank God i have friends in class.
thank God for His blessings here.
thank God for blessing my parents so that i can be here.

at crown
waiting in the long queue to eat at sante

btw, if you think andrea's heels are high...
should come here and see.
you'll wonder how they can walk

posted @ 9 pm aussie time

i miss.

i miss home.

i miss my parents.
i miss church.
i miss friends.
i miss driving.
i miss cookie.
i miss the house.
i miss my room.
i miss my computer.
i miss the food.

i miss him,
spending time,
hanging out,
hugging,
watching movies,
talking anytime we want,
seeing him everyday.


written @ 5:01 pm aussie time

it's gonna be a month.

it's gonna be a month since i've been here. time certainly is passing really fast. can't wait for my parents to come then for kevin to come. been trying to do things on my own. sometimes it's a bit difficult because i'm still getting used life here. still have yet learned how to walk around in the city alone. thank God my course is not so bad because i have studied most of it. it's just that their approach is a lil different here. but it's good...

the view from the house is nice. loads of lights from the buildings. we can see the train station as well so we can hear trains coming and going daily. but it's not THAT loud. on the 1st night (i think) we stayed in the new place, there were loads of helium balloons flying up in the sky and one came into our balcony.

so we sort of have a welcome-ing party. i treat it that God is welcome-ing us to this new place. but the balloon didn't last very long because it was tied to the sliding door that was constantly opening and closing.






posted @ 8:57 pm aussie time