aiyo!

mardi gras

2012-02-13T11:44:00.001+11:00

昨天与 kawei 去 mardi gras fair。最近因为烦没钱，没工作，没家，没男人，自己都觉得自己变得很无趣！

看来朋友们快受不了我了！都开始替我打听工作了～

悉尼下了一礼拜的雨，难得昨天艳阳高照！

这里有些 market 与 fair 是 entry by donation 的，通常是 gold coin donation-- $1/$2。

我们出来时，有超多人在排队。看来早起的鸟儿真的有虫吃！

因为 mardi gras 是庆祝 gay & lesbians 的，可以看到一些打扮得古灵精怪的人！

kawei 你的摄影技术真的。很。烂。

其实那里有穿内裤的猛男／裸体的大叔，但真的太猛了，我们光看都害羞，完全无法走向前跟他们照相！

碰巧让我们遇到 Darlinghurst studio 免费让我们与猛男照相，还免费替我们洗相片！

这个其实不算猛，还有更猛的。。肌肉男。。完全是太压力了，完全无法接近！

我现在了解为什么有时人家说会看到帅哥美女觉得很难亲近了～

除了猛男，那里还有表演，但实在太晒了，我看不下去！

dog show 完全看得忘记拍了－有 owner lookalike contest 什么的。。但这里的狗都不怎么是我的菜，太多毛，太象玩具了！

但令我最得意的是－

goodie bag!

你知道平时免费送的都是烂货！最有用的只是包！但这次真的大开眼界！

手机带，眼影，usb，洗发精，护法素。。而且－

眼影可是高级的！你们没住澳洲不会体会我的安慰！这里什么都比全世界任何地方贵！所以免费拿到有牌子的东西真的。。感动落泪。。

也太高级了吧！

大满足！

mary poppins

2012-02-12T23:10:00.002+11:00

sorry but i changed my mind and decided against being a nanny.

i had packed all my bags and was wondering how much of my cooking stuff to bring, so i texted my landlord to ask him if food is included.

food... toilet paper... are not included.

what the hell?! what kind of employer calculates toilet paper with his nanny?!

here is the Happy Man at Market City.

he puts a big wide grin on everybody's faces, even me who is fretting constantly about being money-less, homeless, man-less and job-less.

otoke

2012-02-11T17:22:00.000+11:00

今天莫名地吃 vietnamese spicy rice noodles 庆祝老娘终于找到工作。其实不是preferred 的工作，但这么久都找不到工作，又不想每天想到钱就头疼，于是先尝试这份工。若不习惯再换！

（就是抱着这种心态搬来我现在的家，唉～我真是持有这种想法，什么事都干了！）

工作竟然是－＊深呼吸＊保姆！nanny!也就是所谓的 kakak 吗？！天啊！我念这么多书到底是为了什么？！竟然沦落到当女佣的地步！

我家女佣还有包吃，发薪水；我只是包住！好啦，我的工作description 只是在 daddy 去健身房／按摩时看2岁的宝宝。其他不必干，周末休假（虽然我很怀疑，真的这么简单？！）。但洋人对nanny 通常挺好的（在大马的，有些还带 nanny 去滑雪！妈妈呀！），只希望我不会就这么幸运遇到变态的那个！

好啦，明天新房东／老板会来替我搬家，kawei 也特地为了看漂亮的混血宝宝（爸爸是澳洲洋人，妈咪是韩国人）会来帮忙。nini 也会来替我看看房东是不是怪咖！

祈祷。。一切顺利，平安！

下次会po新家与宝宝的相片，都很美哟！

photos of my apartment

2012-02-10T19:41:00.000+11:00

ooh what is this dark mass? it's my first char kuey teow in 7months! courtesy of my lovely housemate Tonny. was on the phone with Eunice when he brought it home at 11pm.

''nooo!!! don't eat it!! it's the middle of the night!'' Eunice had screeched, but to no avail. it's char kuey teow!!!

despite certain housemates' kindness, i gave my notice to my landlord today. he was quite pening as i had only been here for 5 days, but my roommates and i will probably end up hating each other if i don't move out.

anyway because some people cannot imagine how 9 adults can squeeze into a 2-bedroom unit, here are some photos of my apartment--

kitchen

the second you enter, the kitchen's on the right. sometimes it just boggles my mind how people can continue dumping rubbish into an overflowing bin.

i don't mean to be discriminatory but girls tend to be lazier than boys; and westerners more so than asians. with the exception of G.

rich people also tend to think they will die if they touch rubbish. where are all the normal people?!

this is where i cook my boiled lettuce & pasta meals. just the thought of pasta makes me nauseated. but because i share a shelf with 2 other girls, i have to finish food in the fridge before i can buy new food.

the dining table

the shoe racks

the entrance to my room

too lazy to move so snapped most of these from the couch.

the couch

probably my fave part of the house. this is where we gather to chill and chat, which i hardly did at my old home. most of my housemates are very likeable :)

will start looking for a new place in March, really really hope to get a decent place this time around!

the city

2012-02-09T11:33:00.002+11:00

the central question in 蜗居 is-- is it better to enjoy a better standard of living in the suburbs? or endure a crap environment in the city?

is it better to be the wife of a poor bloke? or to be the mistress of a wealthy one?

this is my first time living in the city, and i must admit it's quite addictive. everything's just so close and accessible. i walk to the nearby Haymarket library to study and when i nod off (nowadays i can't stay awake if i don't drink coffee!), i just walk a block to De La France for coffee and to stare at people.

perfection :)

pure heart 少女心

2012-02-08T14:34:00.001+11:00

昨天与housemates看电影，聊天至凌晨3点。。意外发现我家的cyan在布满纹身的外壳里，也藏着一颗少女心！

cyan 是 myanmar 人，外表百分百象地皮－又纹身，又抽烟，又有耳洞（重点是耳洞是他亲手为自己穿的！好恐怖！）他在缅甸生活时，也很常吃槟榔，上课时也很皮。

万万没想到，他昨晚拿他房间的相片给我看，竟然就象女生的房间！！纯白的蕾丝窗帘！！

他竟然还说，住家里时，每天都会打扫房间，而且周末的爱好就是布置房间！笑翻了！

我是真正的女人，都不会每天打扫，累死了！

最近身边出现很多少女心的男生，N 建议我好好看看有没有合适的，因为与我这比较男人的性格可以互补。（这女人自己的爱情危机过了就很会给意见！）

哈哈，人不可貌相吼！

noted

2012-02-07T10:25:00.000+11:00

Nini came to see my apartment yesterday and told me to call my landlord stat to give my notice. if you can't find a suitable place, you can crash with me first, she'd offered.

apparently accommodation is divided into housing for students, and places for backpackers. Capitol Terrace is where the people with working holiday visas live! and what every student looks for when they inspect a home is how good it is for studying-- quietness, desk, etc.

so i probably need to move, especially as one of my roommate's faces has been darkening day by day at the sight of my stuff spilling out from under my bed.

but the other housemates are rather nice and chatty. Tonny from Indonesia made us the traditional summer dessert pictured above last night. and Cyan from Myanmar bought me lunch at a Japanese restaurant in Capitol Square on Sunday. Cyan's friend Ryan treated us to drinks at De La France, which is the most perfect spot for people-watching.

plus the mere thought of packing again makes me wanna hurl myself out the bloody window!

told dad about my predicament via email and being dad, he'd replied, noted.

what does he mean, noted?! note what?! am i his secretary? is he my secretary?! apalah noted!

what makes a home

2012-02-05T11:46:00.001+11:00

slightly less miserable this morning compared to last night. a bit noisy but thank goodness i'm quite a heavy sleeper. my bed is next to the windows so was awakened by sunlight. went for a dip in the pool on the roof. may as well maximize the benefits in this.. place.

actually there are a few cute guys in this block. saw a few handsome Koreans yesterday and there was a man with small eyes and the sharpest nose i'd ever seen on a real person at the pool today.

be positive! S had told me yesterday. at least my roommates are not bitches. i was quite moved that she had called from Cairns, where she was on holiday. sekali S said, i called to tell you not to move too far away from me, actually! she had seen my photo on fb and knew i probably couldn't make it. my current place is 5 minutes' walk from her new home, which is the only reason S likes it.

i wish she was here in the apartment. a house doesn't feel like home until a friend has come to eat in the dining room/sit on the bedroom floor/lounge on my bed. Eunice 'house-warmed' my previous room within a week of me moving in and Sue Han did it for my Melbourne home, which was old, ugly and dirty in retrospect.

another plus point of this home is that it is within walking distance to Darling Harbour. so i may walk over next Saturday to see the fireworks since i will most likely stick it out here until my final exam is over and i return from New Zealand. cheer up!

can you blame me for crying?

2012-02-04T22:31:00.001+11:00

june 2011

for the first time since i began this diary, i am typing not from the comfort of my desk, but from the dining table of my new home. an angmo couple is watching a movie in the living room a few steps away. a Myanmar boy is eating rice and watching from a dining chair. a Filipino girl is doing the dishes at the open kitchen on my right.

the thing with this house is all the people people PEOPLE everywhere, constantly, is making me uncomfortable. and the fact that i wasn't given a swipe card, which means sometimes waiting at the apartment entrance for people to exit so i can enter. fuck, fuck and fuck. and FUCK again.

i haven't been here for 12 hours and already am feeling weepy. no wifi in the room i share with 3 other girls.

february 2012

mine is the yellow bed with my closet beside my bed. what closet? i hear you ask. the answer is-- THE 2 PILES OF CLOTHES BESIDE MY BED. because honest to God, oh God please save me! there is no space for my clothes. my panties are all crammed into a plastic bag and hung from a clothes hanger off the bunk above me. i cannot, canNOT believe that the girl who used to live in a princess bedroom is now sharing a room with people who sleep on bare mattresses, no bed sheets!!

i would do anything to have my old room back but it's been leased! i wanna call the landlord this very second to give my notice! but then what are my options? this is already the best place out of my 10+ inspections. if i want quality, i'll have to pay. double. but i don't think i can live like this-- i thought i could, and i wanted to try, but now i know i'm just a pampered girl just like the rest of my friends.

sorry but only animals use duvets/pillows without covers.

my shoe-rack

there's no space for my shoes too, so they're all in a torn rubbish bag from my old home. oh God i miss my old room so much!

january 2012

ok, pick myself up and GAME PLAN--

1. call Eunice and cry;

2. call landlord and ask for swipe card. if no swipe card, leave!

3. if leaving, call dad and act cute and/or cry and beg for rent money;

4. start browsing chinese websites for slave labour jobs;

5. start looking for a good place, although actually my old room was quite a steal!

oh God please help me! please please please! either help me get a swipe card or help me find a reasonable place! or give me strength to stop crying and get over this!

dr pepper

2012-02-02T15:39:00.001+11:00

it's amazing what i find in my fridge when i really look. have stopped shopping for groceries entirely so am making meals out of whatever's in my fridge.

since S is here i opened my can of Dr Pepper, which has been stealing storage space since i bought it a few months ago. in my Sweet Valley-reading years Jessica Wakefield seemed to fancy Dr Pepper so i was intrigued about the taste.

G put me off drinking it by myself by describing it as 'sugar, gas and water, only drunk by fat Americans.' with S at least we can have a laugh about it.

Dr Pepper smells like almonds (eww, i hate that smell!) and tastes a bit like cough syrup blended with Coke. really not for us, although it's not as awful as G claims.

have been living peacefully with S for a night :) i study in the dining room while she chills in my room. i cook and she cleans. we watched A Beautiful Life while sipping pear cider last night.

the nanosecond i heard the opening song (Wonder Girls' Nobody), i knew this was gonna be a K-drama movie. not good but Liu Ye is still my absolute favorite actor. seriously i was blown away by all his performances-- Curse of the Golden Flower and Connected. Liu Yeeehhhh!!!

a bit of home

2012-02-01T09:33:00.001+11:00

Kawei and my attempt at deep-fried goguma-nian-gao sandwiches last Saturday. quite successful but quite jelak after a couple of them.

australia day

2012-01-31T20:58:00.000+11:00

after slaving away the afternoon at my home over the assignment, Nini and i went to Darling Harbour to watch the fireworks for Australia Day. i haven't been out for so long i felt a bit dazed. ever since i realized i have to work in order to play here, i'd taken to not going out much-- until i find a job, at least.

Nini and i chatted through the boat parade because we were there for the fireworks and the fireworks only.

the government had built a makeshift stage in the middle of the water, and at 9pm it lit up with a laser show.

then the fireworks started!.. and continued for a full 30 minutes!

as Nini puts it, 'this was better than the new year fireworks, where you had to begin queueing at 10am for 15 minutes of fireworks!'

there were also bursts of fire..

and my personal favorite at the end, when all the fireworks seemed to shoot up into the sky at the same time, and it was almost as bright as day!

after the fireworks, Nini and i had supper at Chefs Gallery, a restaurant serving Northern Chinese cuisine. on most days there were lines outside it during meal times, so i had been quite keen to try it.

we had sour-spicy soup with tofu and prawns, because the angmo at the next table was eating a bowl of it so deliciously! it was spicier than i expected, very peppery.

we also had kung pow chicken noodles, which didn't taste kung pow at all. the portions served here are tiny by Australian (and even Malaysian, sometimes) standards, but at least we can polish off all the food.

the 手抓饼 with cheese and mushrooms is the best dish we ordered! kinda like roti canai with mushrooms and cheese. very keen to recreate this with frozen roti but am intent on finishing the food i have in my kitchen so there will be less things to move on Saturday.

speaking of moving, S will come stay with me for 3 nights so that's a bit of practice of room-sharing. i actually miss my roomies when they move out (Eunice, S, G) but i also enjoy having my own space. been prone to waking up in the middle of the night and panicking about my move. really, am so melodramatic sometimes!

年初三-打电话给紧急热线

2012-01-26T11:55:00.001+11:00

have you ever wondered what happens when you call emergency hotlines?

i have, since i received my first insurance card in Melbourne 3 years ago.

finally, a couple of days ago, i made that call.

about once every 2 years i get cramps which make me cry and pray for death.

so this time, after a bit of crying, i called OSHC and moaned, 'oh my god, i think i'm gonna die!' because the pain had somehow spread to my head.

sekali the guy on the line replied, 'i don't think you will.'

=.= then they got a nurse to recommend painkillers for me. yeah, if i can walk i wouldn't be calling you, stupid OSHC!

thank goodness for friends, who dropped by with Nurofen and Panadol. :-*

;;;

anyway yesterday i recovered enough to go out to buy house clothes.

i swear, i'm becoming more and more like S-- now i can't stand ugly/dirty homes, and i have developed a love for postcards and pretty clothes only meant to be worn at home.

actually my new year resolution #x is to simplify. i harbor a dream of living out of a suitcase, but so many things feel like necessities to me-- my heater, fan, this new gray house dress..

it was on special, $15 for 2. and the Korean sales boy was very cute! the cashier, too, though his accent so gao i understood nothing. (actually i think there are lots of cute guys in the city but my friends say it's only because i have no taste!)

totally my veg! i've been living in it! super comfy! some days i'm so bloated i can't squeeze into the shorts i usually wear at home so i'm so pleased i bought these! :))

大年初一

2012-01-23T07:50:00.000+11:00

cny launch

今天是新的一年的第一天。老娘我却必须跑去看最后一套房子，然后继续赶作业！妈妈的！很是不爽这样！

昨晚在等与朋友吃火锅时，心情有点 blue，于是虽然交男朋友的日子遥遥无期，还是给妈打电话了。（结果开始吃饭后发现心情这么低落是因为肚子饿！）其实只要不要特地去想，第一次没与家人过年也没什么大不了。＊哦，快欣赏我坚定的眼神＊但可以回家过年的人最好好好珍惜咯！

悉尼的春节气息相当稀薄，只是昨天去唐人街买年夜饭的菜时才有点 fu－因为大家都在买菜，没看过超市这么多这么多这么多人！

好啦，待会去吃些甜的，给新的一年有个甜蜜的预兆！

然后希望自己可以找到好的新家。

也希望可以找到工作！（我怎么一直在找东西呀！）

祝

大家在 2012 健康快乐，万事如意！

house hunting

2012-01-21T19:15:00.001+11:00

there is nothing more draining than room-hunting. after witnessing all the crack jobs passing off as rental property, i am starting to think my rent is rather reasonable!

i pay $240/week for my own room, inclusive of internet, bills, detergent, toilet paper and once-a-week cleaning. 5 people sharing 2 bathrooms, but i actually use one by myself because nobody wants to walk all the way to the back of the house to use it.

;;;

the pretty share room opposite my home will cost $150/week, but i'm banned from using my heater even in winter. no electric blankets, too! plus 8-12people sharing 1 bathroom and 2 toilets is a bit intense for me.

then there's another fairly nice room with 2 other girls with the cutest boy housemate! i just needed to tick the last essential box, so i asked, ''does any of the girls snore?''

''oh, yes!''

because i quite liked the place ($150/week, 3 girls sharing a bathroom; the 3 boys use another one), i persisted, ''ah~ so, is it loud?'' (at this stage my potential landlord Charlie was quite amused, and asked the girl, ''who is it?!'')

''it's me, and yes, it's loud!'' (i suspect she hates me and doesn't want me to move in.)

the guy sitting on the sofa looked so appealing i gave it another shot. ''do you snore a bit or for the whole night?''

''the whole night.''

ok, no fate.

;;;

so far, the room i thought was ok.. i hesitated for 5 minutes to mull it over and somebody snatched it.

and the room i have my eye on now costs $225/week excluding laundry. ($4/wash at the nearby laundromat). it's a large room in a beautiful old townhouse, and i share a bathroom and a kitchen with another guy on the first floor.

the landlord lives downstairs and his quarters are so absolutely stunning that it takes my breath away! he's an old brit grandpa who fought in Malaya during the Emergency and is now a builder. his wife is Spanish so their living spaces look as though they might be from the Mediterranean!

ARRGGGHHHH i hate being poor!!!

71: into the fire

2012-01-19T08:08:00.001+11:00

so at lyanna's suggestion i watched 71. every time i watch war movies i say a prayer of thanks that no matter what, at least we're not at war.

of course it broke my heart that mere children are being sacrificed, but it was quite beautiful, how they loved their country! i find that south koreans tend to be proud of their nationality, they're quite patriotic in a way that i can't feel for my own country.

71 was a bit more visual than the flowers of war, but flowers was definitely more nauseating. because in 71 people were gunned down; in flowers brooms were rammed up women-- totally different case.

sometimes i wonder how the japanese can get by for so long without learning the truth about their history. it does rankle me, especially after watching war flicks. i mean, one may argue that the nazis were almost as cruel, but at least G, for one, is sheepish and apologetic when nazis are mentioned, and says that, 'the world will not forgive us if we start another war!' (and he's just a german!)

(plus i think japan is the only army in history who kept official Comfort Houses for their troops, where female captives are held to service the japanese men.)

i once went on a strike after a video of the nanking massacre was shown during history class at school. i swore off japanese products and sushi. it lasted until i ran out of sunscreen. because nobody makes good, cheap sunscreen like the japanese, although now we have the koreans!

anyway if you're up for some emotional upheaval, try the flowers of war. quite keen to know what non-chinese think of this film. (because i may be biased, even if i'm malaysian.)

texts with my father

2012-01-18T10:59:00.001+11:00

this is my family. i miss them heaps. won't be spending chinese new year with them. but they are planning to visit in july :)

last night i told anybody who would listen, 'i'm gonna call my dad!' now this might be no biggie for y'all but bear in mind i am lousy at making conversation. even with my parents. especially with my parents. the last time i spoke to them was in August!

'what am i gonna say?!' i'd asked 3 girlfriends.

'anything! ' N suggested. 'you also need to contact them more, so you won't feel awkward like you do now!'

i know! but my parents love one-way communication!

examples of texts--

dear dad, i have arrived in sydney. paul has picked me up. i will email you my contacts soon.

no response.

hi mum & dad, merry christmas! enjoy your trip to hokkaido! miss you heaps!

no response.

hi mum & dad, happy 2012! love, min

no response.

hi mum & dad, good news! you're gonna be grandparents soon! i met a canadian with a lot of sexy tattoos and piercings, so your grandchild can have a canadian passport! our wedding will be held at the 3 monkeys bar this saturday, hope you can make it!

i think they'll just freeze my bank account.

sometimes i wonder, send one text will die ah?! reply one email properly will lose a limb ah?!

;;;

in the end, my conversation with dad lasted all of 1 minute. =.='' then he passed the phone to my mum, who briefly discussed their upcoming trip to sydney with me for 8 minutes. the end. i think i spent more time talking to my friends about talking to my parents than i did actually chatting with them. jeez.

but just before we hung up, i went, 'muummm~'

'what?'

'i won't be going home for chinese new year!' (i even dream about spending cny at ahma's!)

‘你在那里很苦闷吗？！’ i swear, you could hear the panic in her voice! (苦闷！我花父母那么多钱还嫌‘苦闷’的话，真的该死！)‘你现在有上课吗？’

'yeah, i have summer school..' although parents always complain about how only babies need to run home for every. single. holiday. i honestly think they'll let me jump on the next flight home if i say i really miss home *^-^* sometimes i think they truly love me in their absentminded, never-reply-anything way.

visa paywave

2012-01-17T21:47:00.001+11:00

自从古灵精怪的 g 回国后，我以为我奇怪对话的人生就划上句点了。

但是。

我怎么可以忘了身边的 s 呢？

最近收到了新开的银行卡，粉红色的，在 s 面前炫耀一下。（虽然说那粉红是一个爆丑的粉红色！）

我看着卡，随口跟着念，‘visa paywave!’

‘欸？那是什么呀？’ s 马上问。

‘最新科技，你没听过吗？’ （亏这女人还在 7-11 打工！）

‘没有耶～’

‘那你老板很快就教你了！这是很特别的科技，不必打密码或签名，只要在付款时轻轻靠近你的卡说你的密码就可以了！’（对，我就是这么无聊！）

‘啊？真的吗？行不通吧，那大家不就知道你的密码了？！’

‘对呀！所以必须说得很小声！’

s 仔细看我的卡，然后说，‘你看，那 wave 字旁的 3 条线应该可以判断主人的声音频率！’

听到这里我完全崩溃！怎么会有这么聪明的人呀？！这种话都可以信！真的！！

the meaning behind dining with your friend's boss

2012-01-15T21:06:00.000+11:00

-bobbin head-

because my bank account can no longer support my eating-out-and-playing-hard lifestyle, my entertainment options are now limited to the delicious Eric Moon..

-eric moon-

.. and tagging along to free events, courtesy of S' popularity with chinese boys.

the most recent one was a BBQ at Bobbin Head, one of the national parks here. her friend M drove us a couple of hours to get there.. it was nice to get out into the countryside again! it has only been a month since Cairns and already i'm itching to go to New Zealand! (the first thing i'm gonna do when i receive my allowance is to book flights!)

it was a nice and sunny day to go out and meet new people. it was actually a company gathering of M's boss, who was 'promoting' all his single male employees.

some people might feel uncomfortable being somebody's plus-one to corporate events but maybe because my relationship experiences are terribly, horribly limited for someone my age, i have no qualms about it! i don't think a bunch about these things. when my friend in KL needs a partner when he's having dinner with his managers and their wives, he just calls with the offer of a free buffet and i'm sold.

the only thing i cannot tolerate is D.O.M.! (aka Dirty Old Men-- a term i learned from Aunt Penny!) i don't know why, but DOM like to hit on me on the streets! on the train! wherever!

and when i say old, i don't mean 10 years older (which is, by the way, the age difference between Eric Moon and i). it's a bit creepy when men older than my father get all gaahhh!!!-- i don't wanna think about it!

really feel like telling those DOM, 'dude, i'm younger than your youngest child! what are you, a paedo?'

when will handsome, dashing Eric Moon-types hit on me instead?!

我爱这条狐狸精

2012-01-09T22:55:00.004+11:00

my girlfriend is a gumiho

前两天，看了［那些年］，整个人很忧郁。因为觉得，两个人互相喜欢，却懵懵懂懂错过了对方。。哎哟，看来觉得很心酸，很可惜，很难过！

所以我就随便看了看［我的女友是九尾狐］，想逗自己开心，没想到第 1 集完全笑翻了！

现在整个停不下来！大推大家上 viikii.net 看，不看戏也可以看它在荧幕上方会有好多 ‘观众’ 在 ‘聊天’，非常滑稽！

na min woo

尤其是第 2 男主角一出场，那些很热血的宅女（简直是我的同志呀！）马上 high 翻天！开始象 m16 的速度打些有的没的－－

性感的 porn music! （因为 na min woo 每次出现都有 make-out music 的伴奏！）

我也要与 na min woo 在黑暗中独处！

太帅了吧！

。。等等花痴的话！

令我觉得，其实我并不是特别变态！只是宅女级的变态而已！

话说回来，这 2男也太梦幻了吧！简直是从漫画走出来的花美男呀！

我不爱娘炮的男生，但他真的。。令人窒息地帅呀！（我到底是干嘛？快 23 岁了，很饥渴吼！）

；；；

女主角很美，完全是我的菜！与［梦幻情侣］的 leslie kim 长得很象！

leslie kim

我真的很爱长得这样的女生！

其实狐狸精与 leslie kim 在［梦幻情侣］内的角色爆象的！都是少哭，敢爱敢追的女人！欣赏这种帅气的女人！哦耶！

有空可以看看［my girlfriend is a gumiho］，因为连看过 n 部韩剧的我都被它 surprise 到，可见这部是极品呀！外加我是大忙人，韩剧不好看我是不会看的！

继续追。。！！！na min woo oppa 我来了！！！哈哈哈～

sweet memory

2012-01-08T11:39:00.002+11:00

this was the day S and i went to inspect her new home. we had some time to kill but no money to spend so we settled on the very economical activity of reading in a beautiful cafe.

i had passed Sweet Memory a couple of times and had been very charmed by its k-drama interior. full of pretty knick knacks and mismatched furniture-- kinda like my fantasy home.

we shared a pot of chamomile tea for $4. the staff probably beh tahan our cheapskate-ness. but this is the poor uni student lifestyle (or, more aptly, the student-who-blew-her-allowance-on-extensive-traveling lifestyle).

little pleasures :)

那些年

2012-01-07T06:33:00.000+11:00

其实一开始看了预告，完全不想看［那些年］的。

因为光看就觉得很心酸，就有男女主角不会在一起的不祥预感！

但因为同学的大推，还是看了。

然后就如每次看完电影后，一整个走不出来这样！

现在是凌晨 6 点，就爬起来喷口水！

（因为 s 不爱这种‘小清新’的电影，没人陪我high）

虽然我现在是硕士生，而且今年生日后就 23 岁了，我一直觉得中学的日子离我其实不怎么遥远。

但其实已隔 4 年了！都可以念完初中的时间了！

在中学的感觉，可以浓缩成一句－－

老娘恨不得快点他妈的离开这鬼地方！

但念大学时却觉得，念中学的日子，其实挺好笑的！

然后看［那些年］令我想起那些日子，虽然不会想回去那天天被管东管西的日子，但就会有那种，我也这么年轻过！

反正我不会表达，也挺推大家去看这样。

－16岁生日－

the sushi.. and new year resolution #5

2012-01-04T12:20:00.000+11:00

so yesterday was the first day of my Cross Cultural Management unit.

not sure if it's from the month of not sitting still and/or utilising my brain, but the lecturer seemed to be speaking so very slowly my scalp was just crawling with impatience.

but of course, new year resolution #4 is to keep on top of my studies. (i met a girl studying at Harvard and she says if you miss class for a week there, you just DIE because there is no way of catching up, ever!) my lecturer said the same thing, so after meeting Darren, i'll run to the uni shop and buy my unit reader, stat!

;;;

the highlight of class was the beautiful Nini, and the delicious Sushi we saw!

spent half the class staring at the Sushi! (initially i thought he was Tom yam, i really have no eye for determining the origins of a person =.=)

when we were supposed to get to know people (so we can form groups for group assignment), i egged Nini to go trick him into our group 'because i hate working with ugly people!' (Nini nearly died laughing.. when did i become such a shallow bitch?!)

i wanted to talk to Sushi myself, as practice, because S has commented that i turn into a primary schooler when i see guys i fancy. (in the end, of course, i panicked and hid.) i can hold excellent conversations with normal-looking guys, but if i think he's cute, that's it! enter min the accident-prone stuttering idiot.

but honestly, my practically non-existent brush with the yummy Sushi has led to new year resolution #5--

dig out the 15-year-old min who was cool and thick-skinned like a croc!

feel the fear and do it anyway!

when i was 15 i recall thinking, life's no fun when you're not scared of anything! because i just wasn't!

now i'm more like, life's no fun when you're scared of everything! grr!

ok tomorrow i'll find out first hand Sushi's majors. practice makes perfect mah *^-^*

one of the last few epic conversations

2012-01-02T11:08:00.001+11:00

so G has returned to Germany for a couple of weeks now.

and i'll probably never see him again for the rest of my life.

so here's one of last dialogues that will be given a special place in my Book of Weird Conversations--

remember when Renee came to crash with me for a night?

that very night, G knocked on my door around midnight.

R and i both started, and G hissed, 'min?'

'what?!' i'd replied groggily.

'are you asleep?'

'YES!' just because i don't wanna stumble over R to open the door.

-5 minutes later-

'min, i'll talk to you tomorrow!'

gosh i didn't know he was still outside.

;;;

the next day, the nanosecond G got home he burst into my room, demanding, 'oh my god, were you having sex with that woman last night?!'

'WHAAATTTT?!!!!!'

'that woman who was in your room!'

'did you knock on my door in the middle of the freaking night, just to check if i was having sex with a WOMAN?!'

'yeah, you told me you met somebody, and i thought you might have become a lesbian..'

at least he had the decency to look a bit sheepish.

so this is it.

i wonder if i'll meet anybody more oddball than G.

because knocking on people's door just to check if they're having sex is definitely not normal.

201x

2012-01-01T22:04:00.001+11:00

the year end passed me in a whirl of celebrations, didn't even have time to reflect on the year that was and make resolutions for the year that is.

st mary's cathedral

sydney harbour bridge

bondi beach

university of sydney

the photos that convinced me that YES! i MUST spend half my dad's assets and fly 8 hours away from home to live for a couple of years.

most major decision in 2011? hell, yeah!

i'm still figuring things out-- i wish it were faster, but for now i just gotta have a little faith i suppose.

an endearing video from my beloved sis!

my first meal of 2012--

oyako don

at a quaint little Japanese restaurant near S' home.

after brunch we bought Maxibons from the Woolies opposite to eat while we watch The flowers of war.

Zhang Yimou directed it and my advice is not to eat anything while watching it.

i passed 2 hours in a kind of stupefied horror.

it was so disturbing i broke down crying halfway through the walk from the train station to my home.

ni ni

the female lead was absolutely stunning, though.

so this was my start to 2012-- the crying was a tad inauspicious but otherwise i'm excited about this year.

it's 2012! we may all drop dead at any second, it's time to go all out and say 'yes' ala Yes man!

happy 2012!