FOoTbALL feVEr Is BAcK...

nothing really much exciting to blog about this month... had to go all the way to Goulburn last week for an initial and workplace assessment and hence invited the "oldies" along... so while I was working hard, they proceeded on to Canberra for some sightseeing... it was freezing that day though...

winter's coming... starting to get cold and lethargic...

I have informed work that I am looking for another job preferably hospitals and they were actually really nice about it... i was actually worried about their response and even had dreams of this matter and even spoke to Nat about it... which was really helpful... so cross my fingers, I will find one soon and hopefully this time, somewhere closer to home...

i am really looking forward to June 2010... guess why?? 2010 World Cup, after 4 years of waiting, it's finally here again... and sydney is actually one of the countries/cities having an international fest for the whole period between june/july 2010... and I have confirmed that we will have access to all matches on free tv... yes!! this is definitely one of the benefits of Australia being in the world cup, although I am definitely still supporting England... weird hours though...

轻松的长周末。。。

anzac day long weekend...

decided to go on a roadtrip to Bathurst and Orange... began our drive early on Sat morning and arrived at Bathurst mid day... our first stop was Mount Panorama where the Bathurst 1000 is held annually?? you can actually drive up along the actual tracks up the mountain which is pretty cool...
next stop is our overnight accommodation at Bathurst... i have to say that I am not very impressed with the place... there was a smell and there were holes in the wall and the cottage looks really old...
compared to the place that huimin and I stayed over (can't remember the name of the town)... that was really nice and we actually paid the same price for this one...

next up we drove onto Orange which was approx an hours' drive... our first stop was Borrodell vineyard which is located atop a mountain and overlooking the place... it was really pretty but the next thing we knew... it started to pour... the rain was really heavy and we could not do anything as everything was pretty much outdoor activities... hence we decided to wait it out and have lunch first at subway...

by the time we finished lunch... the rain became a drizzle and we decided to visit our next location, Orange Botanic gardens... it stopped raining when we were on our way there but started to rain again when we arrived... i was really disappointed as I was sure that if it did not rain, it would be really pretty...

next stop was the Lake Canobolas reserve... luckily the rain stopped when we arrive and we were able to walk for abit and take some pics...

after that, we went back to the accommodation place for the night and hanged out playing mahjong and celebrity head... it was pouring again by the time we arrived at Bathurst and continued throughout the night...

next day... we decided to go take the zigzag railway but when we were almost there, there was roadblock as there apparently was an accident and we had to take a detour... luckily for us, when we got there an hour late for the 11:00am train, the train was still there and we managed to get on the train... i have to say it was ok... like once was enough, i would not want to go on it again... it was pretty expensive...

after that, we started our journey back home and got back in the afternoon... and went out for dinner at a jap place at eastwood recommended by Prisy... it was actually pretty good, this is probably the only place that i have been to which gives alot of unagi...

on monday, the weather actually cleared up and it was a really beautiful day... decided to go have lebanese bread at rockdale... and we proceeded to maroubra beach which was really pretty... took more pics... and we went to bondi junction for abit of shopping... then went to randwick for thai... did not really like the food though... and the highlight of my weekend... went to lindt cafe!! the iced chocolate is so yummy... i wish i could have it every day...

and now it's back to reality... looking forward to the next long weekend in June...

EAstEr WEekeNd...

it's the easter weekend this week... wow haven't had a week where I have 3 days off in a while... friday... went up to bilpin again for fruit and nut picking... too bad the apple farm did not have as good a harvest as the last year we went... apparently due to flying foxes... had to walk quite deep into the far to see a hint of apples... whereas it was a different story at the nut farm... plenty of chestnuts and walnuts and people really... at least it was good weather...

sat... worked at woolies... for some reason, they were closed on both friday and sunday this year which meant that I have more days off...

sun... brought nainai to manly... sat the ferry and the weather was really weird... on our way there, it was pouring and we were like should we not go today... and we decided to try our luck, which turned out to be the right decision, cos when we got to circular quay, the weather was great and there were so many people about... it was so crowded on the way to and from manly... walked to the operahouse and to the rocks... and guess what i had for dinner... after wanting to eat it for long... i finally got to eat at mamaks... as usual, the queue was already there when we arrived... but prisy and i managed to get a seat... and cos they only open at 5:30pm for dinner... we were one of the lucky ones... i have to say, the prata was not bad... the satay not really... we also had the tisu prata... oh lord... the amount of sugar on that thing was so bad... would i go back there again?? maybe... the thing was it was too expensive... $5 for a piece of plain prata and curry... compared to 60 cents in singapore??!!

Autumn's here...

second week back... everything looks the same, it is as if I did not even go anywhere... sian man... back to routine, working 7 days a week... i really need a hobby... something which I enjoy doing, that will allow me to relax... looking forward to the easter holiday... long weekend... really would like to go on a road trip... hopefully if everything goes according to plan, we may be going fruit picking...

found out last week that our general manager is leaving in april... 4 people have left since I started... although I am sad to see them go, but also happy for them... and they have found another OT to join our team, so our IM team is all consisted of OTs now... not sure how good would that be for us... personally, i think it is better to get someone of a different allied health background, like maybe a PT, so there can be a sharing of different skills and knowledge, but it's not really up to me... and i have been told that i will be moving desks as well, to the other pod...

have been thinking of looking for a job in the hospital, but it looks like it is going to be difficult, there did not seem to be many hospital jobs available now, and the ones that are available required OTs who are already working in the hospital... so that rules me out... dun really know what to do now... just have to wait and see...

走过回忆之路。。。

3 weeks of holidays just flew by like that... really dreading going back to sydney... wish I could stay here and slack forever... haha... although I must say that I have managed to meet up with all the people that I have not seen for awhile... the only thing is everyone's working now, hence not much flexibility in the times that we have... and after being here for 3 weeks, I actually thought of what would happen if I were to return here to work... but silvana told me that day that I would not be able to cope with the pace and culture of the workplace here... and I do not think I am confident enough to start work here at this stage...

also bought some stuff here... new shoes and clothes... things here are actually not that cheap, especially clothes... huimin and fran are leaving before I leave... will definitely miss them when I go back... dunno when will I be able to come back again... especially now that I am thinking of changing jobs to hospital-based...

also got to eat most of the food which I have missed... the weather here is really unbearable without air conditioning... constantly in a state of perspiration... also finished watching down with love from this chinese website... it was really by luck that i chanced upon this website... really loved the show... both jerry yen and ella were both so cute and funny... although i have only watched bits and pieces of autumn's concerto, but I think it is getting so draggy...

also watched 14 blades starring wu chun and donnie yen... thought that ip man was definitely better... the list of movies I am planning to watch before I return: percy jackson, hot summer days and alice in the wonderland...

BYe SyDnEy, HeLLo SiNgApoRe...

I am finally back in the sunny island called home after 2 long years of not being able to come home... have yet to really go out since I came back and everything that I have seen so far looked the same... but I have been told that there are many changes ie the new resorts that is opening on Chinese New year... saw it briefly when we drove past yesterday... a few new shopping centres... but the thing that never changed is the humidity... it is really hot here and I feel sweaty majority of the day... that's probably the one thing I do not enjoy... got to eat some of the foods which I really wanted to eat for a long time... will be looking forward to spending time with family and friends before i return... who knows how long before I can come back again... and we have decided not to go korea... nothing much atm happening... but will continue to update... and I have been diligently working on my "mini" project given my colleagues at work...

WHaT??!!

one year anniversary of my working life was on 5 Jan 2010... i can't believe it has already been a year... definitely learnt alot during the past year but continue to feel like there are so much stuff that i still don't know but which i feel like i should...

met up with amelia that day, went to the chinese place at parramatta for dinner, and went back to her new place to get new movies/dramas... during dinner, she dropped a bombshell on me telling me that she got a boyfriend just recently... it was a surprise to me cos if you know amelia, you won't believe it initially... but when i met her bf at her house, he seemed nice... i got a few some dramas off her, but have yet to start watching, for some reason, i am not really in the mood for them now... although i am feeling bored nowadays...

counting down the days to going back home... it is freaking hot over here, so hot that it is difficult to sleep at night, everything is hot, the bed, my clothes, the air outside... it's blowing hot air... that is how disgusting it is over here right now
we were sleeping downstairs on the floor on some nights now... that's how unbearable it is...

then today, while browsing facebook out of boredom, i found out that piyo got married!!?? i was like no way, i actually had to look twice to make sure that my eyes were reading it correctly... that was another shocker... she probably is the first of my friends getting married...

WHaT WeRe yOuR reSoLutiOnS for 2010?

the end of my week long holiday... no more sleeping in... recap what i did since the last post...

wed... went to have lindt with nat at martin place, and she showed me her new workplace... on george st... went to window shop after lunch... and went to kinokuniya again... and i went to have spicy beef seeing as i am already in the city although my shoes were killing me...

thurs... new year's eve... went to work for awhile at woolies, was quite busy that day... prisy and I stayed at home while the rest went to the city for the fireworks... we watched 'from hell' which was quite an old movie with johnny depp... about jack the ripper... quite gory actually... and we decided to rewatch boys over flowers... i know, we are so very sad... paused for awhile to watch the fireworks and continued till they came home which was ard 230am...

slept in on new year's... prisy's friend came over and i decided to go check out top ryde shopping centre... got there and found that most of the shops were closed and the place was still unfinished... so in the end, only spent some time in big w and woolies before going home... came home and we played trivia again... after that, we had to head over to uncle's friend's home as we were invited for dinner... did not really feel like going cos i don't really know them, but bcos steve (yes, uncle's friend's name is steve) helped me with the visa thing awhile ago, quite paiseh if i did not attend... spent quite awhile there and when we arrived home, i pretty much was exhausted... but ended up sleeping late again cos i was watching the new year's eve concert in taiwan... this year's concert was not too exciting... only had SHE, raine yang and ding dang...

was working on sat... came back home and prisy and i did karaoke again... she had this idea to hook up the xbox, leave it running so the mics are working and then connect the hard disk into the computer, but that did not work for some reason, and so desperate people like us, went for plan B, which was leave xbox running and sing along to the mv on the laptop... and then after that, decided to switch to play street fighters... remembered that i used to play the game a long time ago, but i can't really remember the special moves... and i dunno if this is normal, but are your thumbs meant to blister from using the controller??!! cos my left thumb is still hurting till now...

2010... quite a few things to look forward to this year... going home, world cup and new challenges... hopefully this would be a good year...

12 DAYs of cHriStMaS...

hmm... what i did for christmas...

was working on THursday, christmas eve till quite late, trying to complete all the reports so I do not start the new year with a backlog of reports from 2009...
christmas day and boxing day... stayed at home with everyone, the weather was wet hence we decided to just sloth around at home... eat sleep play and watch tv... mich bought the xbox 360 and we played trivia and karaoke... the thing with trivia was that it was only movie trivia and not very exciting, prisy informed me that the other trivia game on playstation was more fun... and i did not know 3/4 of the songs in the karaoke game, and we decided to try hooking up her zune and it worked, but either we sing along with no lyrics or watch the actual videos but without the mics...

sunday... working at woolies, it was surprisingly quiet, i thought it would be busy seeing as how we were closed for 2 days... and went to watch avatar in the evening... it was really good... better than what i expected... i am glad that we got the tickets early cos it was packed that day... and watching in 3D was definitely worth it, but becos i had to wear it over my glasses, it was giving me a headache after a while, i had to keep alternating between not wearing the 3D glasses and wearing it... definitely would recommend everyone to watch it... i would rate it 9/10... it was that good...

monday was boxing day public holiday... it was pouring in the morning and did not really feel like going out, but have already confirmed meeting up with uni people for lunch in the city... ended up eating at ajisen... ate my unagi bento again... did not like the rice as it was mushy... it's really weird but everytime we meet up we were mainly talking abt work... cos i think all of us were that close anymore as compared to at uni, not that we were that close at uni, but we saw each other mostly everyday but now, everyone's working and only catch up with each other once in a while... and all of them brought their partners along, and it was really weird seeing yochi and anna with their partners... after lunch, we separated, and i went to hang at kinokuniya to wait for prisy... after that, prisy and i decided to go karaoke at kmix... initially wanted to have dinner out but did not really see anything good, and she did not really feel like walking back to sussex centre for spicy beef hence we ended up eating junk food...

have the whole of this week off... on forced annual leave... hence i am at home today slacking... tomorrow will be meeting up with nat for lunch at lindt's... and thurs, working at woolies... no plans yet for friday... working on both sat and sun... the next holiday is australia day but it falls on a tuesday, so it's going to be not much of a holiday really... damn... why can't it fall on a monday instead... and we are back to summer again... yuck...

圣诞快乐。。。

it is getting very hot now, 2 more weeks to christmas... no plans yet for the 2 days off... will be meeting up with uni people for lunch during the week off, and may be meeting nat for lunch at Lindt's...

work area... i have got 2 cases currently which are giving me headaches...please... someone take these files off me... people are so annoying sometimes...
had our christmas lunch yesterday at this italian restaurant... at double bay... and i was late because i had an assessment that morning... the food was not that great really... went for drinks after... i had 2 cocktails... one was called "woo woo" and the other was "raspberry caprioscia"... not bad actually... did not stay for too long though... cos i had to taxi-pool with another colleague... guess what i receive from my kris kringle... a book titled "100 food experiences you have to have before you die"... i was browsing through it and the food listed on the book were too exotic... they had things like "fruit bat stew" ... oh man not that i would be reading it anytime soon... will have to regift it sometime...

finished watching the dvds that were sent back... have to start looking for new entertainment to occupy myself...

KEEp SeLf OccUpiEd...

it has been really hot for the past 2 weeks... and the last weekend when we went up to the hunter valley, the temp rose to 40 degrees... we were all dying from the heat... it was so hot that i did not have the mood to do anything that weekend...

there were many people when we visited the hunter valley... went to quite a few wineries and bought 2 bottles of wine... and i think i drank lots as well... went to this really posh cafe for lunch, the view was beautiful but the food was only ok... and then we went to ribs and rumps for dinner... my fav is still the chicken parmigiana...

went to watch 2012 with prisy, and the 2 uncles... it was ok, the special effects were quite good but still feel that the day after tomorrow was better... i would probably rate it 6/10...

am now watching a repeat of the series "chinese ghost story"... work has been quite shitty these 2 weeks... keep getting into trouble with insurers for some reason... and some clients just give me the shits...

the company will be having the christmas lunch in 2 weeks' time and apparently they have a tradition of picking a "Kris Kringle" and you have to buy a present for them... and you are not allowed to say who till after... and lucky me, i got our general manager... now i am getting a headache from thinking of what to buy...

COuNtiNg doWn...

very disappointed that my grandma could not come visit in the end bcos of her condition... hopefully after she sees the specialist, it will be a false alarm and she will be able to come visit... hence it was my uncle who came to visit for the next 3 weeks... not that i had to do much entertaining... cos i am working every day, so i only really see him during mealtimes... but i am looking forward to next saturday when we have a trip planned to visit the hunter valley... please let the weather become cool again... it is now starting to get really hot...

now that it's november already... i think things would start to slow down at work... but as always i am still trying to catch up on all the reports...

i have been watching 'burning flame' these past week... totally unable to recall the first series and now that i am watching it again... it was more on the drama side rather than showing them putting out fires... some parts were really sad though...

HEllO DrEAdED sUmmER...

and now for the weather update... it had been quite chilly for the past few weeks but it is definitely becoming warmer now as we enter november...

month of oct... went for a company dinner in a lebanese restaurant... first time there and trying lebanese food... the food on whole was not too bad... i actually ate quite alot considering how fussy i am... the only thing was the place was very small and narrow... and all of us were squashed along a long bench just like back in primary and secondary school where there are long benches instead of usual tables and chairs... and then the next week, it was the team dinner... at a spanish place where they sell tapas... which now i know are small servings of food... it was alright... and the good thing was i did not have to fork out a cent as the company paid for both times... which was good...

yesterday was nat's last day at work... all of us are sad to see her leave... although i am sad too, i am happy for her cos she found a job already and really, you can't really stay for too long in this job... i will miss her... i will be by myself for the next 2 weeks in the pod, until another new team mate joins us... she did her 4th year placement with us so at least we all know her already... so now our team has 4 OTs and 1 EP...

nainai is coming in 2 weeks' time... it will be good to see her again... and also i was told that we are confirmed going to korea in feb... wooo... i hear it is going to be cold... definitely will be asking anna what to bring and things to look out for...

烦恼。。。

can't believe it's october already... the long weekend just passed... this year we did not do very much for the october long weekend... was working on sat and sun... watched race to witch mountain, ps i love you and the proposal... the proposal was hilarious... ryan reynolds was really funny in the movie... i really enjoyed the show... did not do very much on monday, was able to sleep in that day, played mahjong and we were planning to go out for dinner at ceci's when the power went out, and started pouring... which it has been for the whole of last week... and it was freezing... not that i am complaining, definitely prefer to be freezing than having flies buzzing everywhere... so in the end, we stayed home for dinner and thank god the power came back... continued to look for properties... i have just started to realise how difficult it is to buy a property, there is just too many things that need to be considered... i like the idea of living on our own, having to do everything for ourselves... but on the other hand, it is also nice to not be worrying abt washing, cleaning and cooking... 很烦。。。

found out that day that one of my team mates is leaving the company at the end of the month, who is also my mentor... i was shocked... and for some reason, i started crying in front of my manager, it was so embarrassing... it's not like we were close or anything, i think it's bcos i did not expect her to leave and she was the one who taught me everything i know in this job... it will be sad to see her go...

tiME is PAsSiNg So fAsT...

met up that day with the guys from uni, there was anna, yochi, jo, tina and karen... it has been awhile since we met up like this... it was good to be able to catch up with them and learn what they have been doing since graduation... most of us have already started working whereas some are still looking for jobs... the good thing was becos everyone were in quite different areas of practice, it was good to hear what they do and especially as I would like to go into hospitals, I had to find out more from anna and karen... the food was not that great though, we should have gone to Ceci's... well next time perhaps...

prisy and i were watching the series moonlight for the past few days and stayed up till really late last night to finish the series... the main character is really good looking... although the series received bad ratings and they cancelled the series after the first season, i think we quite enjoyed the show in general, although the female lead is really annoying...

and today is really cold for some reason, the wind is howling outside... really strange... but i am definitely not complaining, i'd rather be freezing than sweating... please delay summer as long as possible... looking forward to the long weekend next week... hopefully i can get a break...

无聊。。。

month of september... nothing very much happened... the weather is gradually getting hotter... prisy introduced another anime to me... scrapped princess... the first few parts were only ok... but it got quite good towards the end... prisy and mich went to chile for the past 2 weeks... and yesterday was also auntie's birthday, so we had cake and watched some of the pics that they took... this is going to be a very short post... my life currently is not very exciting...

In tHe BLinK of An EyE...

hmmm... i am getting lazier and lazier to blog nowadays...
aug... the highlight of this month was huimin's visit... was really looking forward to them visiting but becos of the swine flu, fran and jo decided not to come after all...
huimin came late on sunday night... stayed over at my place, and we went on a roadtrip on monday... went to stanwell lookout, seacliff bridge, kiama and bowral where we stayed for the night... although i have been there quite a few times, i still really enjoy going to these places... the only thing that i was really disappointed was we went all the way to the kiama blowholes and there were none... not even one... it was very disappointing... this was the first time this happened to me, there was always at least one blowhole...
stayed over at this really nice place called briars at bowral as i had to travel to this town called berrima which was close to bowral so i thought rather than coming all the way back, we might as well stay over and we can sleep alittle later... the accomodation is usually really expensive, but i think we got it at a sale price...

huimin came with me to berrima, where i had to go for work the next day... the client was running really late, and the town is really small, we finished sightseeing in about half an hour and had to sit around and wait... finally the client came and i had to go off for work, and i don't really want to talk about work here, so all i would say is it was an experience that i would rather not have... huimin and i were exhausted by the time we arrived home...

reality came back for me as it was time to go back to work... so huimin had to sightsee on her own on the last few days... sorry huimin... but we decided to share accomodation in the city for two nights... on wed night, we went for dinner and karaoke after work... on thurs night, went for dinner, then walked to lindt cafe... on the way there, we saw fireworks and decided to take the ferris wheel... both huimin and I have never been on one before... i am really a loser... the ferris wheel was swaying a little when it stopped in midair and i was getting really nauseous and having
headaches and huimin had to give me an airsick pill... went to lindt cafe after... had ice cream, and huimin suddenly came up with this "brilliant" idea of going to the opera house at circular quay... and it was already 8:30pm... i was really unwilling... my shoes were killing me...
but i finally was persuaded cos we agreed to catch the train instead of walk... and i wanted to go back to the room to change my shoes first... which meant that by the time we actually left for the opera house, it was like 9:30pm... by the time we got there, i was actually surprised that there were still quite alot of people there... took quite a few pics of the opera house and harbour bridge... by the time we got back, i was so tired and sleepy... and i really wanted to stay up to spend more time with huimin cos it was her last night here already... but in the end, i ended up sleeping first while she was in the shower... and the same thing happened the previous night too, fell asleep before she was out of the shower... huimin, i really enjoyed myself during your visit... we had lots of laughs, didn't we... at our silliness... i miss you already...

turned 24 just this week... went out for dinner with prisy and family and steve... to din tai feng and after dessert at passionflower... mich bought some cakes back from adriano zumbo too... but they were not really nice... and that day at work, usually work will have a cake for everyone on their bdae, but becos the lady who usually organises this was away, so we did not have cake that day and i did not want to be "aa" and announce that it was my birthday that day, and i was really swamped with work this week... and on the way home that day, got a call from Nat and Alana asking why i did not say it was my birthday and insisted that i choose a cake and celebrate the next day... so in the end, we ended up celebrating with a choc mud cake on friday...
prisy and i went to watch district 9 on wed too... it was really good actually... i was quite surprised at how the story turned out... i would definitely recommend it to everyone... it's not like your typical alien movies...

after this brief period of fun... it's now back to reality... sian man... anyway, thank you to all of you who gave their well wishes... i really miss all of you back home...

MasTErChEf...

guess what show i have been addicted to these days... you wouldn't believe it... i myself can't believe but it is true... Masterchef Australia... did not follow the series initially till about a month ago, so all along it was only auntie who was watching it... and i don't even know what happened and i just got addicted to the show... and now it's like the show that i am waiting for every day, and trying to get home by 7pm to watch the show... and the exciting and sad thing is the final is this sunday... i am quite happy with the final two... one of the finalists is a malaysian- chinese, and she has been cooking quite a few chinese dishes during the shows, and bcos the show is so popular now in Australia, i think it will definitely be an eye opener to the aussies here what chinese food look like and how to cook some of these chinese dishes... i am actually quite proud that an asian made it to the final two...

and bcos of one of the episodes yesterday, i actually did something spontaneous which is very rare for me... so on the episode yesterday, the challenge was to bake this really complicated looking but really delicious looking chocolate mousse cake... i really felt like eating it after watching the episode... and so i did some research and found out that the chef actually has a patisseur near work named after him Adriano Zumbo... so i thought hmmm... just note the address and maybe i can drop in one day to try some of the cakes...

so today, i had to be at bankstown and then on the way back to the office, i thought hmmm i really want to eat the cakes... so i decided to take a mini detour to the place... when i got there, everywhere was paid parking, and i did not have any coins with me, so i decided to just park and quickly ran to the shop, did not have even have a chance to slowly peruse the choices, just had a brief glance and picked two chocolatey looking cakes... and ran back to the car, and it was all done in 10 mins... on the way back, i got lost cos the GPS again was not giving the right directions, so all in all it was a mini adventure... and now that i finally got to eat the cakes... although they are not the ones on the show, it was not too bad, prob something that i would only eat once or twice, not something that i would want to eat every day... and apparently it was already quite famoous before the show, but now it's even more famous becos of MasterChef... when i got there today, it was crowded as well... i will definitely want to visit the cafe if i get a chance...

魔杰座。。。

received a really disappointing news that fran and jo are not coming to visit me anymore bcos of the swine flu... hopefully huimin will still be able to come...

1 july 2009... this day is definitely one of my good days... better than good... went to work and the first email i received was from immigration informing me that I am successful in my PR application... so i have now officially become an australian PR... months of stress finally over... i have to say that it's been really stressful leading up to this... bcos of the all paperwork and the waiting... and this day was also the end of my 6 month probation period... yay... so all in all it was a really bright and happy day...

went to watch transformers on the same day as well... i have to say the movie is really good... and it was even much longer than the first one... definitely will recommend it to everybody...

and then yesterday was the jay chou concert at acer arena... both prisy and i were really disappointed with the stage and the props used... we were speculating whether it was bcos of the organiser or becos hjay chou really did not put much effort into the concert... in terms of the design of the stage and the props... and even though we got the cheapest tickets... i still felt cheated... and when we were about to enter, we had to throw away all our bottles and snacks... and prisy's friend had to throw all the snacks that her sister bought... what a pity... and... there were SO MANY ASIAN people there, it was not funny, i was telling prisy that i have never seen so many asian people in one spot before... it was like 90% filled and the stadium could hold up to 21000 people... can you imagine how many asians were there just to see jay chou... we even saw families with small kids and grannies... at lidcombe station, the trains were packed going and coming... thank god we got a lift there and did not have to squeeze with the rest... and bcos we were sitting right at the back and facing the back of the stage, we could only see his back most of the time... if i had to rate the concert, i would say 5/10. the backstreet boys concert was much better...

winter's here...

i think i will be posting a blog once a month from now on, cos there is really nothing much to report on now that i am working... every day is the same routine pretty much, even on the weekends, cos i am still working at same old woolies...

what i have been up to this past month...
watching boys over flower, after much persuading from pong... actually i thought the show was not as bad as i expected... if i were to pick, i would say kim bum was the cutest amongst them... initially i was like the guy who was playing the character "lei" is so girly... and then after finishing watching the show... i started looking up ss501 cos i am so bored... and then moved on to watching we got married... and i am so hooked on the parts where kim hyun joong and hwang bo were in... he cracks me up...

so... that's pretty much what i have been up to this past month... and we had that long weekend in the first week of june... went on a roadtrip with auntie and uncle's friends... to grand pacific drive, berry, kangaroo valley and fitzroy falls... it was freezing at fitzroy falls, but really pretty...

oh and siti came to visit... too bad i had to work and she was only here during the week... so we met up for dinner, and it just had to be the coldest night ever... it was freezing... we initially planned to visit lindt cafe, but ended up having dinner at pancakes... the food was ok... seriously only the pancakes were good, but siti did not want the chocolatey pancakes, so we had the normal ones with bananas and pecans... not very nice... and then after dinner, we hanged around darling harbour to take pics, but her camera was damaged and we had to use my phone camera which did not have flash, so pics were not very nice... it was long and freezing walk back to the car, and siti bought kebab cos she was still hungry... it was too bad that she could not stay longer cos we have not seen each other since the last time i went back... looking back now... i felt like i am growing apart from everyone back home... cos we did not have anything in common to talk about recently, and dun really know what to talk abt sometimes... cos everyone is doing something different and leading their own lives... and i have not seen people in ages as well... even now... with uni friends... everyone is busy with their own lives, and there were attempts to try and meet up but always fell through and we have not seen each other since graduation... and sometimes it's really hard of some people are willing to make the effort to catch up but others are not... anyway...

went to watch terminator yesterday... as anticipated, the movie was not bad, according to others who have seen it... kind of sad as well for the character playing the half human and half robot... but in the end, he remained human... will not spoil the ending for people who have not seen it... if i haven't already... next movie we are going to is transformers... and looking forward to the jay chou concert in july... and of course, huimin, jo and fran's visit... really looking forward to seeing them again...