The Saga Resumes! Day 4 of the Great Melbourne Escapade!!
[Hmm, apologies for the no-show after 3 days and yet another 3 days and yet another 3 days...and yet... you get the drift. Work has just started for me and well, it's been quite a tough time adjusting. =( Maybe i shall talk about that in another entry but first... DAY 4 OF THE GREAT MELBOURNE ESCAPADE!!! (Okay folks, i know i owe you BIG TIME after my no-show for so long, so i shall give you an entire overload okay? 1 per day! There, are you appeased? =)]
Woke up early. Packed up and created 2 cute videos abt my uncle's family. Heh... Aunt fetched me to shu's apartment and shu was late in meeting me!! But owell, no worries. Came to her apartment and it was payback time!! Video-ed the mess of her apartment, hahaha! Okay lah, to her defence, it was just after exams and she was up till 4am cleaning the apartment for me! Heh, saw lotsa food lying around though, cabbage, fruits, biscuits. One good thing abt melbourne: Ants don't come cos it's too cold for them!! Hehe, also met shu's housemates: Wai Yee, Jo-Ann and Steph. Really fun and cool gang, taking care of each other, really nice ~ [Edit: really wanted to put up the video but i think i was laughing too manically so it's pretty irritating after a while so i didn't. =) Heh, shu should really count her blessings. *winks*]
Went down later to Shu's uni cos she had to finish some stuff and also because i wanted to see her uni. Melbourne is a place rich in cultural history and the architecture of the buildings are great! Light was good so we took a lot of pictures!! I think it's wonderful studying in such a beautiful school rich in history. Shu took me to the medical library and explained to me the various parts of a disgusting preserved head/ leg. Im glad im not a doctor. I don't think i shall ever try to be one.
[Sorry for the bad photo on the left. Lighting was really really BAD. But i thought it reminded me of Alice in Wonderland so i took it. An art installation in the midst of the uni, so cool!] After that went to Smith street hunting for bargains from direct factory outlets. Walked for a loooong time before shu realised we were walking in the wrong direction!! But it's okay lah, we found vintage shops and treasure troves where you discover really cool stuff that you can never find in Singapore. Saw a really nice crumpler bag for 60 bucks. Wonder if i should get it for mum. Hmm, i shall sleep on it. Finally found the DFOs and hmm, okay lah, wasn't THAT impressed.. mostly sport stuffs but there were other cool shops around. Went to the sweet shop and got Reese' Pieces, i now understand this postsecret:
Went back (shops close at 5pm.. so early!) But the walk back was good. Refreshingly cold but sky looked nice and it was nice experiencing life there as a local as you walk along the same footpaths as them. I kinda liked being here cos everybody dress different and you don't have to worry abt not fitting in. Nobody calls me a skinny alien here. (I felt much freer to be myself and not be self-conscious that im too skinny... i don't really like the uniform look of Singapore where people mostly dress the same and some even stare at you when you dress different -- over here i could look however i want and be who i am and not be ashamed of my thinness -- of which i can't really help.
Went back to the house and then for CGF bible study and had to introduce myself again for the third time. URGH. I hope that is the last. Discussion was okay, people contributed but i kinda thought we were a little off topic. Owell. Fellowship was really nice here. People make an effor to talk to you and once again, food was good. =) These are the food which the housemates made (food was mostly potluck) Muaha, it taste fantabulous and i think they have redeemed themselves of their messy ways! Went out with shu to give Heidi some stuffs, Shu slipped a card of encouragement along with the gloves that she passed on to Heidi, i think that is admirable in encouraging others in your own small little simple way, I shall do that too. I think it's a good habit to cultivate. [For the visually confused with regards to the photo below: Shu's the one on the left and im on the right! So cool right? Hehe, i thought it was a super duperly cool picture!]
