Hello again, people! Yes it's the continuation of the previous post, from where I left off. SOOO yes, went to school on the first day on Tuesday and thankfully my first day was at 10.50am. So first class was Math class, with Carolyn as my teacher. She has been one of the nicest teacher so far. She's really fast and we went through the basics of Math like rounding off and algebra. AND OH! Bam bam bam bam! 4 pieces of homework from her on the first day, that's memorable ;)
Next, it was Psychology class. Met with Julia, a be-spectacled woman with promptly trimmed bob head-ish hairstyle with a very corporate wear yet casual. She was all smiles and was truly friendly as well. She went through the course booklet and then we started with What is Psychology? The difference between psychiatrist and psychologist and stuff. It was fine, I guess. I mean, what can I expect from first day of school and class? LOL
Last class for the day was Chemistry class. Boy, was I super sleepy omg! Sat right in front with Si-En and Brendan in class (biggest mistake since I was so sleepy) and I was holding on to not sleep gosh Went through the course booklet as well. There was tonne of things that I've learned but I guess it's more detailed? Trust me, the few days of class of Chem and I wanted to die d. From the atomic models, have to zoom in and learn about orbitals and orbits == What in the world of humanity? :(
After school it was home at last, which is a 5 minutes walk from the college. Cooked dinner (yes, I cook) and yeah, my dish- cabbage with pork mince meat :) The funniest thing was that I had 2 people on my left, another person on my right and another person next to that person (and she was cooking). FYI It was like everyone was guarding me as if something bad was gonna happen HAHA jokes aside, I DID need to have people by my side coz I was super slow in my cooking (especially moving to get my ingredients so yeahhh)
OK, so moving on from dinner ... Did some homework and then off to sleep BUT watched Burlesque before I slept so yeahhh Slept at 12am I think? And woke up for class the next day. Class was at 8.45am and I had Human Bio class. Class was usual with the introduction and stuff. Nothing much. And the next class which was my last class for the day and it was English class. Yes, PURE English class, not ELACS. I may or may not have mentioned but yeah, I wasn't eligible for ELACS since I used 70% English and 30% BM in school. The bad thing about being truthful == LOL Then again, English class, I would say, throughout the course of these 2 weeks, it's been quite analytical, especially on language and the usage of this particular word and phrase and yada yada yada.
Had half day off and went to Carousel I think? Or did I go for IGA? o.o Not sure, but most probably I did some groceries and yeah, I was packed for a few days (I think?) Oh no, minor memory loss XD and yeahhh. Cooked dinner again and ate at the girls unit. Basically, I spend most of my time at the girl's house, eating, cooking and even calling people. Yes, for those who received my call, they'd know ;)
The next few days was a repeat to what I had already and then the weekends came. Oh I forgot to mention. Friday night was spent with IMYF (Immanuel Methodist Youth Fellowship?) Somewhere along those lines, I hope :S Had a fun night. It was good to be back into Youth and met with Jose and Jon and many new people, like Greg, Sam, Kim, Mel Ting and tonnes of ex-Lodgians. Icebreakers had random funny questions and yeah, did some sharing and yes, went back home after that.
So, back to the story, weekends were here and mama, papa and sis were going back to Kuching :'( I couldn't send them off coz their flight was 6am in the morn and I was down South, while they were up North. Hmm I'm truly happy that at least I got to spend some days (Wednesday and Friday) with them before they left, went for grocery shopping and so much more :)
Anyways, we went to the city. Strutting the streets from Esplanade Busport to the city, street to street and went to Carillon City. It was this mall place which was packed with of course, shoppable goods (LOL) and we went to Virgin Mobile and said hi to Sam. Had a mini snack at McD or as Aussies call it, Maccas before we went home.
Sunday was spent by going to Curtin Uni and to one of the lecture theaters for Zion Harvest, which one of the church services that was available around Vickery and yes, I walked there ;) It was a 15 minutes walk? and I walked all the way to the front where Bankwest was and walked all the way to the back again LOL Met with Cindy, Yan Pin and even a new friend from Canning, Victoria who was from KK. Went for the service which was packed with people. Had P&W and then testimonies and a talk by Pastor Chen.
After the service, Steph and the gang invited Victoria and I to go for lunch. We went to Big Bowl Noodle House? which was down in Victoria Park. Ate something that resembled spaghetti LOL and it was supposed to be like chinese noodles but oh well. Went to Utopia for drinks later on and then went home. The afternoon was spent with laundry work and homework. I had to write 3 essays- 2 for English and 1 for Psychology. For English I had to write about Identity and about my hopes/aim as I continue my education. For Psychology, I had to write a summary on a case study that we did and the contribution of Psychology through the discovery.
The second week kick started and all courses was on Monday. Jam packed day with all 5 subjects together and classes were till 5pm omg Hectic day! Nevertheless, I made it through, if not I wouldn't be here typing my way and telling you what happened ;) Throughout the whole week, it was just busy busy busy with school, work, cooking, cleaning and banking stuff.
Till next time, more to come :)
Thursday, February 16, 2012
Wednesday, February 8, 2012
A whole new world :)
Hello and g'day! (well it's night but yeah, you get the drift ;) ) It's been ages since I've last blogged and that was prepping up for Perth and now, here I am in Perth, in my friend's unit, blogging my way, into the night. LOL
Anyways, it's been 2 weeks (well in the middle of 2 weeks now) so far in Perth and it's been crazyyyy. Stories and updates are coming ... NOW
SOOO, I boarded the flight at 3.55pm all the way to KL. Reached KL at 5.30pm and then transited to Perth at 11.50pm. Arrived in sunny, hot Perth on a Sunday morning and I just wanted air-cond, more than anything. Although the winds were cool but that was at 7.30am in the morning and the sun shone like it was 9.00am. Immigration didn't check for any food and that was my first time experiencing that, so woo! :)
Mum's friend's daughter, Letitia came and help to bring our luggages and us (of course) to their lovely house, which was 20 minutes away from the airport, locating in Maylands. The first supermarket I saw was Coles and I was elated. (Ok, I'm not that sakai la but still, it was the first Aussie supermarket I've seen in ages LOL) So yeahhhhh
Went into the house, emptied the car and put the luggage into the house. We all chatted a little bit and then we were off to sleep. Yes, at about 9.30am in the morning, we went to sleep. Woke up at 11-ish and went off for lunch, just down the road to a Chinese restaurant. Had a AU$9 lunch- char siew with some friend rice and gosh, it was so salty but appetizing. YUMMM
Walked along the sides of Maylands where the pharmacy and a local small supermarket was. Bought some sunscreen to protect the already puteri lilin skin from the hot sun and some groceries, of course. Walked back, crossing Coles and interestingly, Coles isn't open on Sundays (well at where we were la) and mum's friend was driving pass and we literally got into the car and drove home.
Going back to the house, we chatted again and was getting ready to move my luggage and stuff to Vickery House. Called to the office to check if I was able to check-in and to my disappointment, the Housing Officer wasn't in and I could only check-in the next day. Thank goodness I called in to check, if not, an almost 1 hour drive down to the city and further down to the South would've been wasted. GOSH imagine that. So in the end, we went off to rest a bit and was awoken for dinner later.
Mum cooked her usual vegetable and some beef, all with rice and some soup. Mmm, Later at night, went out to the city (to Northridge or Northbridge coz there was (said) a lion dance and parade for Chinese New Year celebration. Apparently we went late and it was all over. People were packing and stuff. Nevertheless, we were brought to learn about Transperth and the transportation system. (Y) Awesome :) Went back home, shower and got ready for bed.
The following morning, I woke up and got ready to move out. Ok, not really move out but moving to another place, down South. Drove down from the North, to the city and then finally to the South, at Canning. Went into Canning College for the first time. A large campus with multiple rooms (well, duhhhh). Enrolled for classes- Chemistry, Human Bio, Maths 3CD, English (Pure English) and Psychology (whoopee) LOL Enrolled in the WACE course, which is normally for Aussie locals or PRs. yeahhhh
After all enrollment was done, it was time for check-in into Vickery House. Managed to check-in and was briefed about safety and precautions and stuff. Sat through a 5 minutes video on fire prevention with another unit mate. Got all my things ready, went to Common Room to see and the same to the Laundry Room. Went into my room and boy, was it a big one. It fits a L-shaped table, a bed, 2 shelves and a small closet. Yes, picture it. The kitchen area was AWESOME with 2 fridges, 2 pantries, a dining table and a kitchen stove with cupboards and stuff (and a sink, of course). I wish I could take pictures, maybe another day? ;) Mind my laziness
Went out for groceries, lunch and banking things. Came back home, met with my roommates and then started unpacking and cleaning up. I pimped it up (LOL) Ok, maybe not so much, but I had a room so I was thrilled to keep it clean and decorated the pinboards with my receipts and some pictures of Jesus. Hey, I had a small corner (near my bed) for some pictures and a set up for my faith so yeah. *Proud* LOL
Met with the girls- Janna, Cindy and Bren Sia over at their unit which was ironically 2 doors down. (They're Unit 33, I'm Unit 31) Had dinner with them and the new girls- Siew Wen and Audrina. Met with other people as well from their orientation and then it was soon time to kick back and sleep.
That's all for now. XD
CONTINUATION TOMORROW
It's like 11pm at the moment, so so so sleepy from exhaustion and sleeping late :( Updates soon or tomorrow (if i'm lucky)
NIGHTS xx
Anyways, it's been 2 weeks (well in the middle of 2 weeks now) so far in Perth and it's been crazyyyy. Stories and updates are coming ... NOW
SOOO, I boarded the flight at 3.55pm all the way to KL. Reached KL at 5.30pm and then transited to Perth at 11.50pm. Arrived in sunny, hot Perth on a Sunday morning and I just wanted air-cond, more than anything. Although the winds were cool but that was at 7.30am in the morning and the sun shone like it was 9.00am. Immigration didn't check for any food and that was my first time experiencing that, so woo! :)
Mum's friend's daughter, Letitia came and help to bring our luggages and us (of course) to their lovely house, which was 20 minutes away from the airport, locating in Maylands. The first supermarket I saw was Coles and I was elated. (Ok, I'm not that sakai la but still, it was the first Aussie supermarket I've seen in ages LOL) So yeahhhhh
Went into the house, emptied the car and put the luggage into the house. We all chatted a little bit and then we were off to sleep. Yes, at about 9.30am in the morning, we went to sleep. Woke up at 11-ish and went off for lunch, just down the road to a Chinese restaurant. Had a AU$9 lunch- char siew with some friend rice and gosh, it was so salty but appetizing. YUMMM
Walked along the sides of Maylands where the pharmacy and a local small supermarket was. Bought some sunscreen to protect the already puteri lilin skin from the hot sun and some groceries, of course. Walked back, crossing Coles and interestingly, Coles isn't open on Sundays (well at where we were la) and mum's friend was driving pass and we literally got into the car and drove home.
Going back to the house, we chatted again and was getting ready to move my luggage and stuff to Vickery House. Called to the office to check if I was able to check-in and to my disappointment, the Housing Officer wasn't in and I could only check-in the next day. Thank goodness I called in to check, if not, an almost 1 hour drive down to the city and further down to the South would've been wasted. GOSH imagine that. So in the end, we went off to rest a bit and was awoken for dinner later.
Mum cooked her usual vegetable and some beef, all with rice and some soup. Mmm, Later at night, went out to the city (to Northridge or Northbridge coz there was (said) a lion dance and parade for Chinese New Year celebration. Apparently we went late and it was all over. People were packing and stuff. Nevertheless, we were brought to learn about Transperth and the transportation system. (Y) Awesome :) Went back home, shower and got ready for bed.
The following morning, I woke up and got ready to move out. Ok, not really move out but moving to another place, down South. Drove down from the North, to the city and then finally to the South, at Canning. Went into Canning College for the first time. A large campus with multiple rooms (well, duhhhh). Enrolled for classes- Chemistry, Human Bio, Maths 3CD, English (Pure English) and Psychology (whoopee) LOL Enrolled in the WACE course, which is normally for Aussie locals or PRs. yeahhhh
After all enrollment was done, it was time for check-in into Vickery House. Managed to check-in and was briefed about safety and precautions and stuff. Sat through a 5 minutes video on fire prevention with another unit mate. Got all my things ready, went to Common Room to see and the same to the Laundry Room. Went into my room and boy, was it a big one. It fits a L-shaped table, a bed, 2 shelves and a small closet. Yes, picture it. The kitchen area was AWESOME with 2 fridges, 2 pantries, a dining table and a kitchen stove with cupboards and stuff (and a sink, of course). I wish I could take pictures, maybe another day? ;) Mind my laziness
Went out for groceries, lunch and banking things. Came back home, met with my roommates and then started unpacking and cleaning up. I pimped it up (LOL) Ok, maybe not so much, but I had a room so I was thrilled to keep it clean and decorated the pinboards with my receipts and some pictures of Jesus. Hey, I had a small corner (near my bed) for some pictures and a set up for my faith so yeah. *Proud* LOL
Met with the girls- Janna, Cindy and Bren Sia over at their unit which was ironically 2 doors down. (They're Unit 33, I'm Unit 31) Had dinner with them and the new girls- Siew Wen and Audrina. Met with other people as well from their orientation and then it was soon time to kick back and sleep.
That's all for now. XD
CONTINUATION TOMORROW
It's like 11pm at the moment, so so so sleepy from exhaustion and sleeping late :( Updates soon or tomorrow (if i'm lucky)
NIGHTS xx
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