Thursday, April 12, 2007
I'm back again! It's been a while since I've blogged and so many things have happened, namely, the mid semester holidays just ended. To the holidays, I say PFFT. The faculty cut off 2 of our days, so I just got back from school -.- while the other faculties start school again on Monday. -feels cheated- it feels more like a long weekend than a holiday. I spent the whole holidays just studying for the exam next week. Every day I popped over to Deakin common room to study, which, I may add, is extremely conducive. And it's really fun studying with kh and paul because once in a while, we would just break into rubbish and it's rather entertaining. Studying was really slow though, but it would have been slower in my room because of the lure of the internet. Not to mention, yesterday my neighbour came back from who-knows-where, and I would have had to battle with his heavy metal/screaming/hard core rock music, which I can hear loud and clear through the wall. -.- So yes, I think my holiday wasn't too productive though because I spent most of it doing theme 3, which took just about forever to get through.
The highlight of the holidays was definitely the Great Ocean Road road trip. (: it was so fun! eugene, zx and damien rented 2 rav 4s and a corolla. we also at hc's nissan skyline (damn nice.. (: ) and armaan's toyota. About 25 of us went on the trip and I just wanted to say a big thankew to kw for organising it. (: sy, xf, kw, zx and I were in one car. zx was the first to drive and we decided to torture him with girl music. kw and I were thinking about white chicks, so we blasted thousand miles by vanessa carlton, and zx was squirming in agony. haha. (: I was sitting in front because I was navigating, and in the backseat, there was this battle going on with sy's iPod speakers because every 1+ minute, she would change the song and it drove all of us absolutely INSANE. o.0 but it was damn cool. A whole convey of 6 cars on the expressway. Then eugene and damien were testing the rav 4s, speeding along the highway. (: and we took all kinds of stupid random photos like the ones below.. (: the drive was damn fun. When we got to Torquay (or was it Lorne or one of the smaller towns along the way) I took over the wheel from zx, and I accidentally jammed the brakes, which were rather messed up. oops. But the drive was damn nice. You really could cruise along the highway, with the big open sky, fields full of cows and sheep on both sides of the road, and just enjoy the view, the drive, speeding along.. It was so therapeutic (: when we arrived at torquay, we could see the ocean and it was absolutely fantastic. (: we stopped at one scenic lookout and took some really gorgeous photos of the ocean. (: and everyone was really high because of the air and everything, the drive..
The highlight of the holidays was definitely the Great Ocean Road road trip. (: it was so fun! eugene, zx and damien rented 2 rav 4s and a corolla. we also at hc's nissan skyline (damn nice.. (: ) and armaan's toyota. About 25 of us went on the trip and I just wanted to say a big thankew to kw for organising it. (: sy, xf, kw, zx and I were in one car. zx was the first to drive and we decided to torture him with girl music. kw and I were thinking about white chicks, so we blasted thousand miles by vanessa carlton, and zx was squirming in agony. haha. (: I was sitting in front because I was navigating, and in the backseat, there was this battle going on with sy's iPod speakers because every 1+ minute, she would change the song and it drove all of us absolutely INSANE. o.0 but it was damn cool. A whole convey of 6 cars on the expressway. Then eugene and damien were testing the rav 4s, speeding along the highway. (: and we took all kinds of stupid random photos like the ones below.. (: the drive was damn fun. When we got to Torquay (or was it Lorne or one of the smaller towns along the way) I took over the wheel from zx, and I accidentally jammed the brakes, which were rather messed up. oops. But the drive was damn nice. You really could cruise along the highway, with the big open sky, fields full of cows and sheep on both sides of the road, and just enjoy the view, the drive, speeding along.. It was so therapeutic (: when we arrived at torquay, we could see the ocean and it was absolutely fantastic. (: we stopped at one scenic lookout and took some really gorgeous photos of the ocean. (: and everyone was really high because of the air and everything, the drive..
me driving! woohooo (:
at the subway near uni just before we set off
the view! We stopped in Lorne for lunch. And the fish and chips were massive! I think it owned fish and co. I paid $6.70 for a gigantic piece of fish, chips and australian goreng pisang (hurhur) I then went into armaan's car to keep him company and then alex was like, "Iris why don't you try driving armaan's car?" so I did drive, and ended up having a pile up of cars behind me because I was driving too slowly. HAHA. (: so the other cars overtook me hee hee. It was rather entertaining because after a while, I was driving behind this trailer van which was driving at 60km/h on the highway, so I overtook it. kw who was driving behind me, also overtook, but she didn't accelerate enough, so she was in the next line driving against oncoming traffic for quite a while and only changed back when another car was almost approaching her. Taking the bends in armaan's car was disastrous though, because his car doesn't have power steering o.0 so I was throwing my whole body weight onto the wheel trying to turn it. haha. someone was telling me that it was probably a good workout for me and allowed me to build up my biceps. I drove all the way to the 12 apostles, which was about a good 2 hour drive. The view was really amazing because it was about evening time and the sun hit the stacks at a really nice angle. Took some really nice photos as well and ARGHHH it was just so fun.
me kw sy hc and xf
the group of us! at apollo bay i think..
some of the apostles..
kw me xf!
xf, zx, sy, kw, me!
kw me xf!xf, zx, sy, kw, me!We didnt' stay at the 12 apostles for long because we had to head back, so armaan drove back and we pressed on all the way back to melbourne. It took about 4 hours. But we did stop at port campbell for a while, and it was so nice! it reminded me of the time when mom dad eunice and I went. I found a stick, and sy, kw, xf and I drew a heart in the sand with our names on it. then eugene came and wrote dk in the sand, so we thought it would be nice to take a photo. Just as armaan took the photo, the water came in and washed away like half the picture in the sand. hmph. It was really funny, just that my birkies were full of sand after that, and I had cold toes in the car.
the beach at port campbell (:
At port campbell (:The drive back was really nice because the sun was setting and the sky was all dark, but on the horizon you could still see shades of orange and yellow. There was one scary part when armaan, who was in the lead, almost missed the turn to the melbourne A1 highway and I had to yell at him, upon which he made this incredible swerve to turn right. and when I turned around, I could see all the other cars do that too HAHA. I was convinced I saw kangaroos along the side of the road, but anyway, when the sky was darker, because the highway had no street lights, looking up, the sky was so so so beautiful, because you could see all the stars that you would not normally see in the city, and I wanted to just stop the car and go into the field, lie down and look up (: ahh.. I don't give credit to that view man.
When we got to Melbourne, it was already 10+ and we all hadn't eaten dinner yet. sy, xf and armaan went back while the rest of us went to glen waverly to have dinner at bob's kitchen. the dumplings were so good. (: but I was so exhausted that night. I had a lot of fun though (: and the driving was so fun!OH and the night before the great ocean road trip, damien had a party at his house, which was entertaining, because the theme was obiang and john and eugene looked so cute! (: the door photos were hilarious though, esp lynn thwin and hc. but I left quite early. but we took some nice photos (: hee.
armaan ernest sheryl me paul! 
the girls!
the guys! 
zp, eugene, john and the girls (:
the group of us at damien's party (:Last night a bunch of us went to sofia's for dinner and it was amazing! serious value for money I think. The gelatos are massive! $4.50 for a mountain of it. I think it's ice kachang size! and the pasta! We bought 2 plates of pasta that were each supposed to be able to feed 2 people, and about 11 people shared it. haha. then eugene and i were talking about the champion's league and he was telling me not to be too confident about liverpool just because they won the first leg because there's always the 7 points (referring to man u -.-) upon which he happily added that if pool lost last night, he would be the first one to call me -.-" but they won so HAH.
Ok this entry is really long, but I must inject some more complaints into it. 2 more..
FIRSTLY: the toilet seats. I tell you, I think someone really ought to come up with heated toilet seats or something. Because even though it's autumn, sitting down on the seat is a nightmare. I can't even imagine winter. The coldness really sends a shock through the whole body ): and it's not a very pleasant experience to have first thing in the morning when you're grouchy and sleepy (:
SECONDLY: I have a pathetic excuse for a radiator/heater in my room. I leave it on for the whole day, and when I come back in, I'm still cold. In the morning, my room is still cold. When I woke up this morning I was like o.0 and I just wanted to stay in bed, but since we had school (when everyone else doesn't) I had no choice. ):
syndicate was a waste of time. pfft. but I didn't learn the CFTR transports chloride ions into and out of cells.. zx and I were having a massive debate about it. He wanted to bet with me, but we decided to just check it out and we deduced that it's dependent on which organ you're referring to. harhar. And home tut was even worse. trung, megan and I were talking about yo momma jokes and he told me this really hilarious one that went like this: "Yo momma is so fat, the only time she's seen 90210 is on the weighing scale." unbelievable. and ravin and i were talking about kua chee and sambal stingray and things like that *sigh* food. which brings me to the fact that.. I may be going home in June!!! YARRRRGHHH (: can't wait can't wait. (: (: but nothing's confirmed yet since I don't know the day of our exams -mutters- but if I go back, it means that i can see all my darlings again! whee~
bah ok now I'm waiting for photobucket to upload the photos so that I can upload them to here. waiting for a long time. so I shall blog about my swimming yesterday. I swam about 1km. It took me a grand total of 40 minutes. -.- I can run 1 km in like 6-7 mins. but the swim felt quite good (: just that now my hair is wrecked because I forgot that I didn't have conditioner -.- bleh. I'll go to brandon park on saturday to get it. and I need to buy peanut butter because I just finished it this morning. (:
Gosh this entry is really long. If I lose it, I'll burst into tears. Now I'm just waiting for the photos to show finish uploading. dum dee dum. Today I forgot to bring my wallet to school, which was really stupid, because I put it into my handbag last night, and when I lifted my handbag this morning, I was wondering why it was so heavy, but since I slept at 2 last night trying to finish the research for the syndicate, I was just like meh.. forget it. -.-" brilliant..
ah yes! and I shall promote carrie underwood's album! slightly late, but it's really really nice! i've listened to the whole album about 3 times in the time span of 2 days. (: once when I was in the library sleeping earlier hee hee. so today is over! woohoo and I need to go complete my PCL research bleh. I'll do that before dinner! -feels slightly motivated- sy xf and sheryl are cooking tonight and it sounds good hee (: so I'm looking forward to that. I still haven't cooked my corn beef yet.. I'm convinced the potatoes that I bought have already sprouted -.-
whee long entry I shall stop here! God bless! (: and some of the photos are a little grainy but ah well (:
Ok this entry is really long, but I must inject some more complaints into it. 2 more..
FIRSTLY: the toilet seats. I tell you, I think someone really ought to come up with heated toilet seats or something. Because even though it's autumn, sitting down on the seat is a nightmare. I can't even imagine winter. The coldness really sends a shock through the whole body ): and it's not a very pleasant experience to have first thing in the morning when you're grouchy and sleepy (:
SECONDLY: I have a pathetic excuse for a radiator/heater in my room. I leave it on for the whole day, and when I come back in, I'm still cold. In the morning, my room is still cold. When I woke up this morning I was like o.0 and I just wanted to stay in bed, but since we had school (when everyone else doesn't) I had no choice. ):
syndicate was a waste of time. pfft. but I didn't learn the CFTR transports chloride ions into and out of cells.. zx and I were having a massive debate about it. He wanted to bet with me, but we decided to just check it out and we deduced that it's dependent on which organ you're referring to. harhar. And home tut was even worse. trung, megan and I were talking about yo momma jokes and he told me this really hilarious one that went like this: "Yo momma is so fat, the only time she's seen 90210 is on the weighing scale." unbelievable. and ravin and i were talking about kua chee and sambal stingray and things like that *sigh* food. which brings me to the fact that.. I may be going home in June!!! YARRRRGHHH (: can't wait can't wait. (: (: but nothing's confirmed yet since I don't know the day of our exams -mutters- but if I go back, it means that i can see all my darlings again! whee~
bah ok now I'm waiting for photobucket to upload the photos so that I can upload them to here. waiting for a long time. so I shall blog about my swimming yesterday. I swam about 1km. It took me a grand total of 40 minutes. -.- I can run 1 km in like 6-7 mins. but the swim felt quite good (: just that now my hair is wrecked because I forgot that I didn't have conditioner -.- bleh. I'll go to brandon park on saturday to get it. and I need to buy peanut butter because I just finished it this morning. (:
Gosh this entry is really long. If I lose it, I'll burst into tears. Now I'm just waiting for the photos to show finish uploading. dum dee dum. Today I forgot to bring my wallet to school, which was really stupid, because I put it into my handbag last night, and when I lifted my handbag this morning, I was wondering why it was so heavy, but since I slept at 2 last night trying to finish the research for the syndicate, I was just like meh.. forget it. -.-" brilliant..
ah yes! and I shall promote carrie underwood's album! slightly late, but it's really really nice! i've listened to the whole album about 3 times in the time span of 2 days. (: once when I was in the library sleeping earlier hee hee. so today is over! woohoo and I need to go complete my PCL research bleh. I'll do that before dinner! -feels slightly motivated- sy xf and sheryl are cooking tonight and it sounds good hee (: so I'm looking forward to that. I still haven't cooked my corn beef yet.. I'm convinced the potatoes that I bought have already sprouted -.-
whee long entry I shall stop here! God bless! (: and some of the photos are a little grainy but ah well (:
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