I just saw/read something, and it really disturbed me. for a while at least.

So many questions I asked myself, why, why?

I really don't like this. And I'm not gonna hold back, stay away or stop being my carefree self anymore.

P.S. This is a totally random post and none of you will understand it, just needed to get it out my chest. There, out.

Cookie Jar- Gymn Class Heroes.

A damn good song! :p not to mention, addictive too...

Home :)

Oh man I'm so, so tired. Got back from work today at 10.30 p.m. Super overtime!!! It was my first time working on a proposal! More like I did the keh-leh-feh stuff.. ;) hehe. Nevertheless it was a good experience! Got to know my buddy better yesterday & today, and we're beginning to treat each other like buddy buddies now.. He reminds me so much of my brother cause he's so patient and cin-cai!!

Anyways I've been back in KL for a week already, to be exact. I arrived KL last wed late night, and went to work the next morning right away :( didn't even have time to unpack, or groom myself, etc etc! Then on Sat early morning, whole family drove down to Singapore and stayed there for 3 days 2 nights. Visited grandma, relatives, and i met up with some IH friends as well. Came back Monday late evening.

I'm taking my time to settle down here this time, not rush to meet everyone the moment I come back. I'm happy so far because I got to meet up with Lainey (and 2 of her friends- Tzu Siang and Vince) on Tues night and we went to Luna Bar! :) :) my first time there and I totally loved the view! for those of you who have not been there, you should! then last night, i met up with another very good friend of mine, pin. he brought his girl aubrey along and i'm happy i met her! she's very nice :)

I foresee very exciting weeks ahead!! Friends from U.K. and everywhere are cominggg back and some already did :D haha!! So it's gonna be work during the dayy and play during the night for me. Movies at One U, Coffee at the Curve, home cooked food, dinner/supper with family at my favourite places, mamak sessions, hawker stall food, partying with my girls from kdu, my favourite gym classes (i'll start soon), cheap karaoke sessions, badminton with mommy, meeting up with my favourite people here (soon, soon ok!!).

Yes, this is home. And nothing beats home. I'm happy to be back =)

Today, Eric, KK & I went to the Thai Office at the airport to settle our flight documents. Yes, we took a cab all the way to airport, and all the way back to the city. All for one piece of paper. Anyhow it's all confirmed now- I will be arriving KL on the 3rd (Wed) night! And sad to say I start work the very next day itself :( hopefully missing the first 2 days won't kill me.

Seriously I need some compensation of some sort. Extra accomodation costs, food, etc. Not to mention that the longer I stay in Melb, the more I will tend to spend. For instance:

How I spent my afternoon today.

Most of it are for family :) and friends back home!

I am so, so, happy because I finally got the gladiators (be it sandals, wedges or heels) I wanted for agesss!

Teehee, nice?? :)

Actually I kinda appreciate the unexpected extra days I have here in Melbourne.. It gives me time to be alone and do things that I want, though I must admit that coming back to IH now feels different as 90% of the people has gone back home. The corridor now is sooo quiet, I don't hear anyone in the showers/washroom, the common room is empty. I guess this is what I will be experiencing when I move out next year. Talk about this being a blessing in disguise :p

Last Friday, a few of us IH-ers went to the city to have Korean dinner! Zach & Sang kyu (a korean) planned it.. It was good! I particularly loved the miso-soup-alike.. "Dengjang chigae" that's what they call it :)

Part of the group @ By Korea

Zach, Harsh, me, Sang Kyu, Chris

It was my first time tasting soju- one of the top korean alcoholic beverages

On Saturday before going for my badminton social session, I sent the 2 indians and 1 singaporean off who lives on the same floor as I am off.

A group picture at the entrance! Noticed the 2 indians?

For dinner, it was jae's birthday gathering @ Docklands. 2 of her very good friends planned it. Thank you for inviting me :) She only came in mid-year but I'm glad I got closer to her lately when we were studying as we have 2 of the same subjs.

The gorgeous girls @ the tram stop :))

Haha, my dish for the night! Caesar salad :)
'cause I had dinner at IH beforehand already. want to lose weight ma people.

All of us outside Medici Bar

We then headed back to IH to cut the cake for Jaee! :)

Happy Birthday again, girl! :P
The Guess necklace we all got her (mel bought it as jae mentioned that she liked it) was GORGEOUS.

Yay, I finished a post with proper pictures! That's what having so much time for youself does to you. :p

I dread packing, so I blogged :p

I'm going crazy! I really doubt that I can finish packing the things in my room. So many pieces of clothes that I wonder, where did all these clothes come from. I told myself, by hook or by crook, I am going to finish packing tonight. As I'm writing this out, I'm shaking my head in dismay as I know I have a long night ahead of me to pack. Oh god. And blogging seemed to be the best option I have now, to 'dump' everything out, instead of always dumping to my brother and my mom :p And, at least I have 2 companions joining me in this, Michelle Cai and Luxian, whom are leaving tomrorow. Both whom are worse than me, MC has 16 boxes in total! Crazy!!!!

It's so sad seeing people leave one by one. Especially when you're living in a residential college, you see people on your floor pack and leave, and part goodbye. Though you may not be that close to them, somehow you'll still feel a little sad. I don't know, I feel that way. Last Sunday, before Riyan left, he gave me a letter with a note & poem inside. He gave this to all his good friends here. I'm glad I'm one of them, despite me not being in his circle of friends he hangs out with most of the time. I play baddy with him. It's such a heartfelt and meaningful poem, and I want to share it with all of you. Maybe the next post.

2 more days till I touchdown KLIA. Well, that depends on the situation in Bangkok. Please lah, let me go back can? I want my dim sum brunch with family. I want to drive my mom's new Golf GTI. I want to annoy the hell out of my brothers. I want to taste my grandma's awesome home cooked food. I want to meet up all my beloved friends back home.

seeee the pictures I posted on my wall to rememberr all of you :)

December is definitely a month to look forward to! Dad and Shaun's birthdays, Riyan's coming to visit (all the wayy from Indonesiaa!), Monica's coming to visit as well (all the way from Phillipines), my darling Siew Mei is coming back for holidayss from the UK!, so are other peeps like Yng, Jiat, DS etc, kinda disappointed that Fan & Keat are not coming back thou. Hmm, what else? Oh yeah, to party and hang out as much as possible with Foong before he goes to the states in Jan, to meet up with all my beloved high school friends...

However, besides all fun & joy, I will be interning as well in December and January. Not Accenture this time, but PWC. So I'll be hopping the LRT once again. BUT, those of you back home, please ask me out still ok! I'm only busy during the day, but nights and weekends, I'm free :)

My past week has been very chilling and that was just exactly what I needed. Haven't been putting my camera to good use... so I'll just make do with a few pics I took:

Smith Street with Mr.Lee Jia Wei

And the DELICIOUS choc cookie cake we had :D

Clubbing last Fri with friends.
P.S. Ken, do you remember Su Mei? :) Bumped into her!

With Jo.

Working the yeemin with Rachel in JW's apartment

with another Jia Wei

I'm meaning to be at a drinking party now. And I really appreciate it when you invite me all the time to everything. And I'm sorry for not turning up. I do feel bad. Just wanted you to know, Chings. I will see you back in Malaysia?

Sigh, time to continue packing. SIGH.

I was just thinking in the library today (Sigh I've been going to the library quite a lot these days), 2 weeks as of today, and I will be home! :) 3 days as of today, and I will be freeeee! Say byebye to exams then hehe.

At the mean time, I have one more day to study for my intermediate financial accounting paper on tuesday. And QM2 the next day. I really wish it weren't back to back. How to focus on both papers like that :( Sighhh, nvm, look on the bright side wei lynn! You can do this!

Back to leases, asset revaluations, foreign currency transactions, and CONSOLIDATIONS whatnot. I love, love, love, accounting. Yes, I do. Yes, just keep telling yourself that wei lynn. But it's truee, I do, okay, when I get the answers right.

See you all soon in a bit! :)

Because tonight will be the night...

I was at the library just now whilst listening to my ipod, and this song came up and hit me there & then. I have always loved this song, but you know how sometimes when you listen to songs, it hits you at a certain point? So immediately when I came home, I youtube-ed it to search for the original video. I was shocked (in a good way of course!) at the amount of people out there who can sing this song SO WELL, all accompanied with the guitar. What more is that- most of them are GIRLS! I am so, so, amazed. I also want to play the guitar & sing like that! ;)

For those of you who have yet to listen to this amazing song, here you go:

'Fall for you'

by Secondhand Serenade

The best thing about tonight's that we're not fighting

Could it be that we have been this way before?

I know you don't think that I am trying

I know you're wearing thin down to the core

But hold your breath

Because tonight will be the night

That I will fall for you over again

Don't make me change my mind

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It's such an amazing song. Don't you all agree?

Go youtube videos by other people as well :) I particularly like the one by juliajulay, silentview and krista nicole. Their voice... I have no words to describe so please, go listen and tell me,

did it melt your heart like how it melt mine?

I'm back on high demand! (hehe bet you guys missed my self-praises too right) Anyway, I'm so happy and amazed that many of you still drop by my blog every now and then, and for some (almost all the time?), and question me why did I privatise it, and to invite you as readers. Haha. Thanks, guys! It's always good to know that your friends back home are thinking of you still. :p And rest assured that I'm thinking of you all too! Really can't wait to go back!!

So for starters, let's do some updates. My exams are going on mid-way now, hence the last emo post. I know, I talk as if some major drama has happened, right? Quite major ok, I blew away my 1st question in OB today just like that just because I skipped that part in the lecture notes, thinking it was unimportant. Silly me, everything is important, especially when your lecturer asked you to particularly read just that week's lecture notes. It's ok, it's over.

Also, my beloved (ahh, yes) Corporate Law paper is over & done with, on Monday. Can't believe we made and compiled notes so neatly, and didn't even come close to using them in the exam. I didn't have time to open and flip the textbook, mind you! It was a very, very interesting subject nonetheless and I'm glad I took it. No regrets. Despite me whining about it all semester, I actually enjoy reading the book because it's a whole new thing to me! Now when I look at company and business transactions, I look at it in a whole new perspective. So ppl, don't try and cheat me ok!! Don't even try.... haha. Or I might 'outsmart' you all instead.

thank you, for being such an amazing companion for the 2 weeks before exams

(still amazing, nonetheless)

the 'best friend' & I in one of the tute rooms in IH

(I took a pic of this room because it reminded me so much of those old, traditional rooms in harry potter movies)

Don't you all agree with me that he's... insatiable?

And that's how I'll end this post- by saving the best for last. Hahaha.

And after a call from my mom, some retail therapy (which I regretted later), a talk with Monica, a dose of Gossip Girl episode 10 aaand, instant noodles for dinner (i skipped IH dinner), I feel so much better! Also not forgetting, some really really sweet sms-es from 2 people :)

Seems like all we need is family, friends, food, and fun and all's good. :) It's true!

Mornings like these

Heck, morning has got to be the prettiest time of the day!

And I started off today quite differently.

I woke up at 7 (can't believe it right? i know, everyone knows i wake up at 12pm everyday, without fail), took a warm satisfying shower, and took my time to blow dry my hair. I then headed down to the dining hall for breakfast. The dining hall seemed so empty, with only a few students chatting away. I had cereals in peace, as I read the papers... I read on how Bill Clinton now supports Obama.

I then made sandwiches and packed it for lunch, as my classes will last till 2 today and I will be skipping lunch in IH. Again, I took my time to make sandwiches. I had all the time in the world, it was only 7.50 a.m. And my first class today starts at 10 a.m. Joy! =)

the style in IH- melted cheese on tomatoes with mushrooms on top ;) I love!

I only wish I could keep this waking up early thing up. :) it definitely feels good.

I almost wept reading this...

There was once this guy who is very much in love with his girl.

This romantic guy folded 1,000 pieces of paper cranes as a gift to his girl.Although, at that time he was just a small fry in his company, his future didn ' t seem too bright, they were very happy together. Until one day, his girl told him she was going to Paris and will never come back. She also told him that she cannot visualize any future for the both of them, so they went their own ways there and then...

Heartbroken, the guy agreed. But when he regained his confidence, he worked hard day and night, slogging his body and mind just to make something out of himself.

Finally with all the hard work and the help of friends, this guy had set up his own company..

You never fail until you stop trying. One rainy day, while this guy was driving, he saw an elderly couple sharing an umbrella in the rain walking to some destination. Even with the umbrella, they were still drenched. It didn't take him long to realize they were his girl's parents.

With a heart in getting back at them, he drove slowly beside the couple, wanting them to spot him in his luxury sedan. He wanted them to know that he wasn't the same any more; he had his own company, car, condo, etc. He made it! What he saw next confused him, the couple was walking towards a cemetery, and so he got out of his car and followed...and he saw his girl, a photograph of her smiling sweetly as ever at him from her tombstone and he saw his paper cranes right beside her...

Her parents saw him. He asked them why this had happened. They explained, she did not leave for France at all. She was ill with cancer. She had believed that he will make it someday, but she did not want to be his obstacle... therefore she had chosen to leave him.

Just because someone doesn't love you the way you want them to, doesn't mean they don't love you with all they have. She had wanted her parents to put his paper cranes beside her, because, if the day comes when fate brings him to her again...he can take some of those back with him...

Once you have loved, you will always love. For what's in your mind may escape but what's in your heart will remain forever.

The guy just wept...The worst way to miss someone is to be sitting right beside her knowing you can't have her, see her or be with her ever again.... hope you understand.

Find time to realize that there is one person who means so much to you, for you might wake up one morning losing that person who you thought meant nothing to you.

Voulez vous coucher avec moi (ce soir) ?

Translate that into english and it means: Do you want to sleep with me?

Lol! Only just found that out ;) Oh btw, it wasn't an indication or anything. Just thought I'd enlighten those who didn't know the meaning of it! Since...

that famous line (in the song Lady Marmalade) is used in conjunction with none other than the... ICSS Moulin Rouge Ball 2008!!! :) :) Held at Rydges Hotel.

Of all the hard work, months of preparation, meetings after meetings, table duties, it finally paid off. And we're all very glad.

Suyan & I in-charge of ticketing & registration

Mr.Publicity who's probably the most self-less guy I've known, he forego his seat that night for our unexpected increase in number of people who turned up.

Now guys, please don't drool here, I know my girls are HOT!! =P

The sexy dance crew we hired :)

IH-ers I bumped into at the after-party!! :)

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What I learned from this event- being in the organizing commitee, is that in order for something to work, a whole lot of preparation is needed. It's easier said that done of course. There's a chinese saying which goes, 'being on stage for 5 minutes, takes up 10 years of work behind stage'. (direct translation)

It's a whole new experience for me because all these while I've only attended balls and parties, not knowing the effort behind it to make it happen. Through this I also see many of the commitee members, who self-lessly contributed their time and effort to making this ball a success. Without them, the ball wouldn't have been a blast. For this, I thank you my dear commitee.

A champagne toast for a job well done!

:)

To the 'longchamp' girl

... who got the prettiest Tiffany & Co's necklace instead. :D

The surprise we all gave her when the clock ticked twelve.

That's her beau :)

And dinner @ Hardware lane on the night of her birthday with none other than close friends,

where we proceeded to Carlton Bar after that for drinks.

And of course, my main course of Grilled Fish @ Vialetto's, Hardware lane :)

Happy 20th once again darling.

You're a friend in many ways, and despite the disagreements that we may have at times, I can see that you are the kind who will stand by your friends through thick & thin, and treasure them with your heart. For this, I'm glad I have known you.

I hope this birthday will be a memorable one. :)

Lots of love, lynnie. (see I don't simply give my lovee too! =p)

I was contemplating whether to go clubbing tonight or just chill at home. Clubbing at se7en with the cross dress theme sounds fun, especially if its free entry and i already have what to wear in mind ;) BUT staying at home and just chill with cereals and watching sex and the city on my laptop sounds equally fun too :( You guessed it, I chose the latter. I-games today totally worn me out as I only had 4 hours of sleep the night before. Will blog about i-games soon. :D

Anyways, on Wednesday, I went to Monash Clayton to support our baddy team in uni games for a while.. then, Elaine dear picked me up and we (Sue ann & Yee leng) headed to her Uncle Andy's place for BBQ dinner =) She's been wanting me to meet her 'truly wonderful uncle andy', as quoted Elaine. :) haha! Indeed, he's a really nice dude.

we love each other! ;)

i love this woman too man! been ages since we saw each other :) so happy to see you that night!
- uncle andy's place had a pool table! hence the stick

the girls :) far right's yee leng

heaven :) :)

we had bbq-ed chicken, lamb, beef, salad, corn, sausages, mushrooms. omgg it was sooo good!
all i could remember was elaine's daddy teasing me and pushing me to eat ALL the food left on the plate. i did :D hahah.

Food prepared by these men :)

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About 15 of us went to Torquay for 3 days 2 nights last week!


Peanut & I in PJ's carr :)
thank you PJ for the ride!


At the beach house- jengaa! Boy I miss that game :)

Everyone's happy when the drinks are out ;) just look at ming's big gleeful smile man haha!

people who used my cam to camwhoree :] adui.. hehe

I didn't bring my camera to the beach so no pictures there.. but basically most of them went surfing and a few of us just chilled at the beach and played futsal :) :) my first time ever and i loved it! like instant love kind you know.. could feel a connection with the ball.. and want to kick more that kind.. I was as excited as a 5 year old girl in barbie dolls yes. :D

Sex and the city's calling me now, update soon! :) at least now i have some pictures up, my blog doesn't look so boring la ok.

I can still remember this time around last week, when our ICSS ball ended smoothly, everyone enjoyed themselves thoroughly, we were happy, and had a great after-party. The next day, I was on duty for Melbourne Uni Open badminton tournament, and turned up 2 hours late (due to lack of sleep and mild hangover). Since I arrived late, the schedules and games were already going on so all I did was umpiring. My first time being an umpire :) It was a very exciting experience! Haha.. It was so funny because I didn't think players would actually flirt with umpires.. I was horrified.

So I was umpiring B grade mens doubles, and I came across this pair. Okay la, both of them quite good, won their match when I was their referee. One HK guy, one Thai. Later on, I had to call them for their semis match. One of them asked if I was their referee, I said no, and he said he wanted me to referee. But I was already gonna referee the other semis match. So I passed. Anyway, it so happened that I was the umpire for the finals and that pair got through. When they were warming up on the courts, again that guy 'attempted' some sweet talking. He said he almost lost his semis because I wasn't there refereeing his match. I was thinking, was he trying to make me make biased judgements ah? Damn pressure you know that match, if one side hits the shot and they claim it's in, but the other side claims it's out, I have to make a call. Either way, one party will be unhappy and show me the 'look'. Adui.

The next day, that dude was playing A grade. He said I look like the main actress in Jay Chou's movie- bu neng shou ni de mimi. He said he asked his HK friends and they all agree. Wah, I damn happy. Hehehe. People say I look like a star you know. And apparently, the star's not those artificial beautiful kind, but more of a inside out beautiful kind. Oh gosh I'm syok sendiri now lol. Anyway, the president bought us commitee lunch and dinner that day. Dinner at Papa Gino's was gooood :) I was knackered, both days being at the courts till 8 p.m. I lost my voice the next day due to exhaustive shouting at the courts for players.

Anyway, on Saturday, I also played mixed doubles B grade in the evening. I didn't want to take part in anymore tournaments after last year, so when a few asked this year if I wanted to partner them, I said no straight away. But it was mr.jason tan who asked, how can i say no, parterning him has got to be the most-not-pressuring-fun thing :p so when he asked 3 days before the tourney, i answered okay, though still a bit hesitant. Anyhow, when the draw came out, I was shocked that we were no.1 seed. Pressure. We lost our first match by 4 points (all my mistake) and proceeded to consolation games and won all of it there. So we were consolation champions! But I feel so bad lah, he's at least an Open and A grade standard, and we had to play B grade. Putting that aside, I really had fun that day. He's truly an awesome person, kept on encouraging me and all, he's the man of the show.

AUG (australian uni games) starts tomorrow! Good luck Melbourne Uni team!!! So excited for the baddy team lah. Really hope they can go kick some ass and make us proud :) Last semester, I was put in 2nd division for the team. I was ecstatic. Too bad we don't have enough girls for 2nd team, so we're only sending the first team to compete this year :( the guys have 2 teams though.. It'd be such an amazing experience to play in AUG, what more representing your Uni. The feeling's just... indescribable. It's okay, maybe next time. :)

Sighs, I know my blog's so pic deprived, tried uploading pics but i'm afraid to eat up mich's gb, so next time okayy :) Went to Chapel Street with a few Ih-ers today, oh gosh the clothes there are way out bounds for me.. too pricy for my own good. Tell me, are you willing to spend 100 over to 300 dollars for one dress? Or 80 dollars for one simple top? However, I managed to settle for one very cute (as quoted Kelly) high waist button skirt for 35 dollars! =p it's something different, and i like it very much. Also, got myself 2 necklaces from Sportsgirl. What a bargain it was, original price being 29.95 and 19.95 being cut down to 4.95 each! Woohoo!! So girls, if you wanna get good bargains, wait till sales, they really cut the price down!

Had TGI Fridays for the first time in Melb today. :) Reminds me of the times I visited my brother Ken when he was working in Friday's last time... good times.

I have so much to catch up on studies it's not even funny. Seriously. Why am I so slack?!? I promise to start on my OB assignment tonight. Promise promise promise...

Once you start, you can't stop

Shopping on a high babyy :)

Bought a rip curl shorts, bikini top and cult handbag at Torquay yesterday. I had to- it was surfers' paradise and of course I had to leave with some beach goodies ;)

Today, I bought a party top, hair band and baige shorts from Valleygirl. A pair of sandals from Novo, a spaghetti from Supre. And exchanged my hand bangle thingy from Diva for a pair of golden necklace; and my black shorts from supre for a strip long jacket/hoodie.

Tomorrow, I'm going chadstone.

Aduiiiii......

I never thought shopping could make a girl so happy, but clearly, the saying of 'retail therapy' proves to be true now :)

In case my parents are worried that I'm spending a lot, don't worry I bought everything on good deal :)

Will write a proper update soon!

Did I mention that packing my room is such a pain in the ass task?
It's even worse than assignments. :(
I've got so many unnecessary, insignificant things in my room it's driving me crazy!!!!
Will be moving out of IH tomorrow for the spring break :)
Coincidentally, my family's moving house tomorrow as well!!! Lol.. moving to a temporary house for a few months while waiting for the new house to be ready. :D will be moving in during CNY, so you all back in msia can come visit me ya? :)
So sorry for the lack of pics & boring posts... I promise a proper update after this crazyy weekend!
P.S.: Didn't manage to find anything to wear for the ball. Die la tomorrow night!!!

In IH's computer lab now- just completed and submitted my OB take home exam, what a relief. Silly me spending an hour trying to cut words when I actually can afford to write more words. Read the instructions wrongly. :p

Can't wait for the Ball this friday! Really, really hope it'll turn out well. Fruits of our labour :D Gonna scout for my dress/corset tomorrow. Hehe. If only I had the body I once had back in highschool or college.... okay okay, stop reminiscing the good ol past.

Oh, am not going back to Malaysia this spring break... gonna stay here in melbourne. have a few exciting trips planned out, hopefully it'll work out. Wrote a long list of things to achieve this break, with headings like studies, fun and entertainment, committee commitments, i-games, earning money etc. Doubt I'll achieve all but i'd be happy to achieve slightly more than half!

Ok, it's 1.40 a.m. and I'm the only one left in the lab. Soo tired. The only thing's that holding me back from going back to my room's chatting with my friends on msn!

P.S. Eh pin, miss talking to you la! always see ur partying pics back in malaysia, happening eh! better save one session for me! hehe. and i can't wait to see your girl ;) And u too, su yi! can't wait to plan our hugeee birthday bash next year! have so many things in mind already, will send u an email. and thanks for your sms today, u're such a thoughtful friend! love ya!!

Good night all. :)

Sigh, really indecisive about something now. Should I go back home (home as in Malaysia) in the September break? Which means, in a week's time! It's true that we worry when we don't have options, but when we do have options, we also worry. How la like that??

I've got the best parents ever. I swear. I was sick for the past week and really missed home during that period.. I guess they sensed it, and they kept sms-ing me telling me that they'd be very happy to have me back. Quoted my dad, 'Wei Lynn you can always come back for a week or 10 days during your spring break. We miss you too. Think about it in the next few days and let us know.' Quoted my mom, 'Girl, papa and i discussed. if you want to come back during your break, we'd be very happy. We can afford. Go online and check jetstar fare ok?'

But going back and coming back is going to cost RM5000 at least. :(

So I used the cost-benefit analysis! Pros- get to see my beloved family whom I missed terribly, get to see alllll my loving friends back home, and friends who are about to go back to the UK (hopefully i'd get to catch them before they fly back), the FOOOOD. Cons- costly, gonna miss on OB group assignment discussions, might miss out on I-games ICSS is organizing, missing out on AUG badminton games (I wanna watch!), and catching up with friends here.

When I messaged my brother Ken about how much I miss asia cafe's fried kuay teow, hawker stalls siu yuk fan, mamak food, raja laut's oysters, du's hokkien noodles and fried rice, cheap japanese food etc etc, he replied: "Haha tang wei lynn. :) don't worry you'll be home very soon. And I'll be your personal driver when you come home. We'll whack the food and grow fat together k?" THEN.. he ended it with "Haha no la your not fat just a lil over weight (="

Aiyo.

He will always be my darling brother la. Oh, and I can't wait to visit Shaun in his new school too!!! Mmmm :D

Decisions, decisions. Guess I'd have to make one by tomorrow. Help me decide please?
Sigh Wei Lynn, got options also so fan.

I've been meaning to blog since... forever. But haven't found the time. I have so much to say but each time I am about to get to blogging, I feel tired. Anyway I made it a point to blog tonight since I am staying in on a Friday night :) yes, I am. As surprising as that may sound. I realised that my blog has been deprived of pictures.. so here goes a few, enjoyy! :p

Can you believe that one year has passed already? I almost couldn't. It's insane, how time flies by so quickly. I can still remember this time around the year last year during Uni's Open Day and Colleges' Open Day. Haha, in fact, I started my blog with posts of me going on a college-hop! Remember, readers??

Anyways, about 2 weeks ago was the Open Day for both Uni and Residential Colleges. I signed up to be a tour guide for the college I'm living in. For the mere 3 hours of work that I put in, I get paid (or rather, reduced from my accomodation fees) 65 dollars. A pretty good deal, eh? Some of the locals were really friendly and I really like them! They make you feel appreciated :)

Outside IH- free BBQ sausages for visitors! :)

We were wearing the IH rugby jersey.. Oh I love it and am gonna get one! despite it costing 70 dollars. crazy man. but it's for memories, and plus i get to use the 65 i earned to subsidize this merchandise :) hehe! Luke and I visited a few other colleges that day as well, reaping free doughnuts from Whitney College and free coffee from University College. It was so fun because Luke and I pretended to be high school students inquiring about the college indicating we might want to stay there next year. Reminds me of last year when I toured around colleges with Ben!

Oh, and I remember feeling so tired that day. Only slept at 6 a.m. the night before. Jo darling cooked a few of us a marvelous dinner, and we headed to karaoke after that. My 2nd time karaoke-ing in Melbourne! I had a blast. I must, must go again one day soon :) I miss singing 'zhi shao hai you ni' and all the other chinese, english oldies. I'm such an old-fashioned girl, some people even say I belong to the older generations. Hehe.

Oh, yes. I remember now... on the night of the Open Day itself, it was the Olympics badminton finals between Lee Chong Wei & Lin Dan. I walked all the way to College Square Lygon at 10.30 at night with Luke (thank you, Luke!) just to watch the match as they've got Foxtel there. Some IH-ers were trying to stream from the net the match which I highly doubted they could. To my dismay, Foxtel did not show the match! In fact, the IH-ers managed to stream ittt!! Sigh, quite disappointed la that night. Oh well.

A few weeks back, Alvin, my Sri KDU class mate, celebrated his 20th at Eve, Southbank. It was good meeting up with old old pals whom I love and missed!

The girls who went :)

Other College events:

Mexican Night with Monicaa :)


Winter Dinner with yee von, a beautiful girl inside out! :)

Lastly, presenting...

ICSS Moulin Rouge Ball.

Yes, organised by ICSS- the society I'm in! Those of you in Melbourne, please please make it! We're putting a lot of effort making this this ball the bomb. Support okay people? :)

P.S: Through having a post in a society that I realize that with power comes responsibilities. To make something work, the whole process counts, from planning, to delegating, to having meetings and meetings and meetings, to finalizing things, to actually carrying out the tasks, it's not easy! But when you imagine how beautiful the end product's gonna be, it's all worth it!

Yuet & I in one of our chalk-runs outside Union House. Beautiful, right?? :)

Oh my god, haha. I was on High Table last night and that was on my table seat :) just felt like posting it up for memories! Been to High table three times so far. First was last year, when I just got to IH, and called by the office. Second time was for the badminton team who went to the finals. And third time (last night) was for the people who helped out in Open Day. I love high tables, why? 'cause we get nice nice pastries and winee during pre-drinks. And more wine during dinner. And we get to sit one level higher in the dining hall with the head of college and tutors. I drank too much wine last night and fell asleep straight after dinner. I'm a terrible drinker :p then again it's no surprise to many ;)

Good night, hope to update soon! :)

Happy Birthday, Ken.

Jie loves you so, so, much! And the thought of you never fails to make me smile. :)

Have a great one my darling bro, so happy to see you grow up to be a fine gentleman. Japs later with jieun & family ya? hehe. Email me soon!

I just realised one thing.

Many things we get involved in this life is because of the company. Company being the people and friends we like and enjoy being with that prompt us to join.. Say, a society, a club, a company, a job or even a volunteer work!

That's because we are most happy when we are with people who are sincerely nice and concerned, people who we can be ourselves, and people who believe in us.

I was just thinking about it after receiving a message from a friend who's doing the 40 hour famine thingy. She's such a self-less girl and I think everyone should emulate her. I would gladly sponsor her out of my own pocket money, which I think I will do so. As compared to other people who may not be that nice in life (this is entirely up to one's judgement for everyone's judgement differs), would you sponsor them, or would you sponsor people who are genuinely nice?

Lol I'm getting nowhere here! Anyway, my point is, we should just be nice to everyone in this life (and extra nice to people you treasure). Note: we not necessarily have to be nice to people who are mean to us, but i guess just don't do any harm to them and it's all good. For we won't know what's installed for us in the future. We might just need them ya know ;)

I got tagged by Marcus, he always tags me lol. And I've never done any of them (so sorry, marcus!) Even when I promised him I would! So, I decided to complete his latest tag as a start. And yes, it's my first! :)


6 Things I'm Passionate About

- Eating (give me food anytime of the day and I will gladly accept)
- Learning new things everyday (I'm a very curious person and I tend to ask one too many questions)
- Singing (omg i really, really love singing!!! esp singing with mummy & friends who love the same songs as u do!)
- Having fun!! (doing anything at all- movies, mamak-ing, chilling)
- Badminton (haha I like cheering and shouting with my mom while watching games at home)
- Making people around me laugh and of course, making myself laugh too.


6 Things I Say Too Much

- Eh, I’m hungry la. Got anything for me to eat? *hehe*
- Omg this is so boring, I feel like sleeping already. (in some of the lectures)
- Aiyo, my tummy so huge already. I'm so fat!
- I must wake up early tomorrow for breakfast!! (this was for last sem, and it never happened hehe)
- Ooh I'm so happy for you!! (for friends who are happy in relationships)
- Oh my god!! Really??


6 Books I've Read Recently

- Morning, Noon and Night by Sidney Sheldon
- The Monk who sold his Ferrari by Robin S.Sharma
- Doomsday conspiracy by Sidney Sheldon
- Commercial Applications of Company Law by Pamela Hanrahan
- My OB textbook I guess?
... I can't think of anymore.


6 Songs I Listen to Again and Again

- Your Guardian Angel by Red Jumpsuit Apparutus
- Closer by Joshua Radin
- Zhi shao hai you ni by... omg i forgot!!
- Boston by Augustana
- Free Loop by Daniel Powter
- Qi li xiang by Jay Chou


6 Things I Learnt Over the Past Year

- Always be grateful for what you have in life, no matter where you are and what you have.
- People treat you the way you treat them, be nice to them and they will too, in return.
- Prioritising what’s important in life, e.g. always ask myself where I am and where I'm heading. Also, spending time with close and loved ones should be priority.
- Never to believe exactly what people tell you unless it’s their own experience; always give the other the benefit of the doubt.
- Never to be too attached to material things (ah, screw my lost watch lah! What’s the point in stressing about it?? though I must admit that it wasn't easy letting it go. such a beautiful watch it was)
- Money is so, so, so important and sometimes we don't realize the importance of it. That's why it'd be good if we can earn our own money. And to save as much, if possible.


6 Peeps to Tag:

- Sammy
- Jac Kee
- Yuet
- Luke
- Lindy
- Chien Loong

*if any of the above still reads my blog :)

I just saw some facebook pictures of a childhood friend who has just graduated from LSE Law, first class honours.

Her wearing the graduation grown; going up the stage receiving the cert. That special moment. All the effort and hard work put in being paid off, it was all worth it.

Man, I wanna be like her too!! Wait, I am going to be like her!

Just imagine how proud her parents are of her. Her dad's my dad's childhood friend as well, and recently he was telling me he was gonna go london for her convocation. Just by saying that I can imagine how excited and overjoyed he was.

From today onwards, she'll be my role model. U can be involved in many things, party hard, but studying is of utmost priority in uni. I am determined now! :p

Just got back from Brunswick, bought some Oreos and a box of Easy Macs for snacks purposes just in case IH food doesn't satisfy my insatiable appetite, which is usually the case. Decided to have KFC for dinner and dump my late meal aside, how 'thrifty' would that make me =( Also, I got myself a Sidney Sheldon book for only 5.75 dollars- despite me having read all of his series. I just absolutely adore Sidney's books. His work is a piece of art, hence I didn't bother thinking twice spending that money.

Had a short and great chat with Jia Wei during dinner. He told me that he's aiming to spend only 300-400 dollars this whole semester, which is about 4 months. To many that may seem like a very small amount, but to think again, it's actually possible to spend only that amount of money. Firstly, all our meals are provided already in IH. Plus, electricity and water bills are included in the IH bill our parents paid for. So, the money that we'll be spending are just on outings during the weekends. That made me re-think. If he can do it, why can't I?

Starting tomorrow, I shall spend only when I really need to, since buying the Sidney book has deducted major points from this new goal of mine. I'm going to eat in as much as I can, and only spend when I go out during the weekends. I'm aiming for a total of 500 dollars until I return Malaysia end of the year. And that does not include the Corporate Law textbook I'm going to purchase, which is gonna cost me a whopping 100 aussie dollars. If only it wasn't an open book exam, I'd gladly just borrow from IH library- but it isn't and thus I need to highlight and make my own notes in the book.

Did I mention that I can't find my watch? My precious stainless steel watch my mom presented me when I was 15, when I scored straight A's in my PMR. I still remember what she told me, that the watch will last me for a very, very long time, and I will wear it during my first job interview. It's a pretty watch. I miss it badly now. I really hope it will surface one of these days. One thing I don't quite like about myself now is that I tend to be disorganized. I wasn't like this last time, I'm not sure when it got to me. Now, my things are just everywhere and I tend to take for granted the things that I have. Texted my mom yesterday about my watch. She replied saying it's okay, get a new one if it doesn't turn up in 10 days. It's ok to have two watches.

Speaking of which, I really feel blessed and loved to have a family like mine. I was just unpacking and decorating my room the other day, and boy, looking at the things I told family to get me, made me feel... like a princess. It's little things like, I want the sticking board I had in my room back home, and they got me two. I emailed my mom that I wanted an ipod and speakers, and she gave me her ipod and this edifier thing to stick my ipod in. I mentioned I wanted this ralph lauren perfume, this kerastase hair masque, this and that, and they got me, everything. And a few days back, I sms-ed my mom and asked her why am I majoring in Finance and Accounting again- it being my choice solely. She emailed me promptly the next day and made me realize things in perspective. You see, sometimes I wish my parents didn't give me that many choices and lets me decide what I want most of the time. Sometimes I wish they'd decide for me.

A few days ago, I received this parcel from the front office:

A photo frame from my mom; now displayed on my bedside table.

It means a lot to me, thank you mummy.

P.S.: I chopped off my almost-going-to-be-long hair; and now it's back to how it was in form 1-3, short boy-cut hair like. Not sure if it's a good thing. I really did want to leave it long this year. Fate just wasn't on my side, hasn't been.

Some recaps of what happened during last semester. :)

MUOSS's Amazing Race- this was my group, we were supposed to dress up as eccentricly by making use of fashion items in a shop

Not only was it a new sem in Uni, it was a whole new semester at college as well:

Chilling with floor mates in Chris's room

The famous Ice Kacang made by Chris


Cultural dinner- Spain

Then there was Cafe 2008, a huge annual performance by the IH community to raise funds.



And of course, not forgetting my favourite game. :)

Eunice, Kat & I

Kat's an awesome captain of the baddy team; well she IS the girls sports rep in IH and I think she did a great job putting our team together! Well done, Kat. :)

One of the groups of IH who came to watch & support :)

Oh most importantly, my darling uni mates who came to support. Love you girls much much!! =)

Occassional House parties:


@ Elaine's- ANZAC weekend party

Williamstown

... And some random parties.

June's 21st @ the apartment lounge

Fiesta Latina with miss.siah


@ Seven with Liyen- it was lingerie night (only got closer to her this sem! :p )


Not forgetting my babes in Uni.. it was the end of exams party.
(next one u better come mich!!)

Primary school mates! :) Jeat & Caleen. so happy to see them!

@ Eve.

Travelling & sight-seeing wise...

Grampians...

... with the ICSS crew!

How can I not forget our "P" & "VP" post ;) hahaha!

Another trip; one the way to Mildura with floor mates:

When we were almost half-way through. (whole trip took us 7 hours drive!!!)

In front of Zach's house.

A volunteering programme I took part in:

Run for the Kids marathon- I was a sector Marshall standing at the sides of the road, 'guiding' people. It was an experience!

Some who are leaving us to further their studies in an exchange programme. Among the 3 I know of:

Miss Chiau Lin who's going to Uni of Edinburgh! Wah, so proud of her I tell you. :)

And Liyen's who's going to a uni in U.S.

I wish both you all the best there. Gonna miss both of you alottt! Only gotten close to both of them last sem..

Till next time. :)