Behind a cheerful and smiling face...

there's always a story of hardship and difficulties.

End of Week 3

It's been more than a month since i arrived in Melbourne! Weather here in Melbourne is definitely not as pleasant as in Brissie. Oh how i miss Brissie weather!

Studies are not easy. Getting more and more hectic each day. Looking forward to clinical placement, but anxious and scared at the same time. Don't really like to do assignments, especially essays. I just don't like writing. Having 2 assignments and 1 take-home exam due in the next 2 weeks are not fun at all. =(

Lappie has been giving me problem. Thinking of getting a new one, but budget is really really tight. The LCD screen has been off-tone, which makes my eyes watery and pain after less than 30 minutes looking at it.

Started gym on Friday. Have a whole program of weights and cardio designed for me. Muscles are not used to exercise mode after being inactive for more than 3 months. Signed up for swimming classes too. Started first lesson on Saturday morning. Being asked to swim without floater on the first lesson itself was scary. Other than that was not too bad after all. Practically collapsed after the swimming class. Went for nap (which I don't usually do) for about 1.5 hours.

Dinner on Sat was great. Walked to city with Renshao, Wan Hua, Walter, Yosuke, Mahsa and Natsuko, and met up with Grace in the city. Went to Ramen Ya, and i ordered Charshu Ramen with Tonkotsu Soup. I start to get sick of Grad House food, so any other food taste yummy! Walked to Lygon St for gelato after dinner. Mango and durian gelato! Yum yum!

I think that's all for now. Have to get back to studies. Ciao~

Melbourne^^

I'm in Melbourne now!

Things are fine for now. Accommodation is good, except that i need a fan. Havent started Orientation or Enrolment. Will have an international student briefing tomorrow. We'll get mmore info then.

Nothing much to write now. Will update if got news. =)

Happy CNY

Happy CNY to all!

Last post from Brisbane

最最后Last post from Brisbane..

Feeling? Sad, loss. 1 year 11 months here, all the memories, all the laughter, all the tears. 

Although I won't be leaving Australia entirely, as I will go to Melbourne next year, the feeling of leaving Brisbane is so strong. I realised, I haven't been to lots of places in Brisbane and Gold Coast! I haven't done lots of things here in the Sunshine State! When will be the next time I come back? And surely, things will be different by then...

Good bye and farewell to all my friends in Brisbane. Sincerely wish you all the best! And if fate brings us together again, we will say hi to each other, and still be friends.

Good bye Brisbane. I will definitely come back here again, although probably not any time in near future. 

Last day in Brissie

Last day in Brissie.

Happy New Year!!...?

Happy New Year!!

Nothing much.. Woke up 10am, then spent rest of morning having breakfast and surfing internet. Had porridge for lunch as the super hot weather made me and parents no appetite at all. The temperature hitted 34 degrees today, and 36 degree yesterday. It was making people lethargic and easily annoyed.

Continue to do more packing around 4pm, when temperature started to drop a little. I was taking some clothes from upstairs to living room, planning to stuff more clothes into one baggage. And when I was 2 steps away from reaching the bottom of stairs, "POM!!", I fell hard from the stairs. I landed on my right foot, hitting hard on my ankle. I couldn't move for quite a long time, just able to sit there, trying to move my body weight away from the ankle without moving my ankle. Really intense pain! 

When I was able to stand and walk a bit, I went upstairs to my room and got my ankle guard, then put it on my right foot. It still hurts untill now, especially when I walk. 

Sigh.. what a way to start a new year. Hope tha after this incident, this whole year will be less accident. 

Wish everyone a happy and joyful year ahead, with lots of wonderful moments and achievements!