Convocations..

its that time of the year once again. where we come together to congratulate the friends whom have struggled through the past 3-4 years, be it 'effortlessly' or 'tirelessly'.. well it is still a struggle to overcome. this is such a momentous and glorious occassion every student dreams of. it marks the end of your academic life. however, it also embarks you on another tortourous and vicious phase in life...work. well the one thing i've come to realise after attending various convocations in the past 2 years, is that they are bittersweet. especially for us overseas students. it means having to part with a friend once the ceremony is over, as she makes her way back home. sigh. i reckon' it will be definately hard for me to leave everything behind. especially the wonderful friendships built over the past 3 years. all this makes me ponder, whether or not i should apply for PR at the end of the year. so far i've not heard any strong indication from God prompting me to stay. so, im taking it as i'm going home. but our God works in mysterious ways eh. who knows what might happen somewhere along the year. *i'm excited.

Anyhoos, photos!!

above: the cell at Vernon's Convo

above: Steph, myself, Val & Cherie

above(left): cell girls with Sharon. above(right): the cell with Sharon.

here's a peek at how my room looks like now that i've settled in. its a tad bit empty though, especially since there is alot more space now. I'm actually thinking of getting a pilate/gym mat & a skipping rope just so i can work out in my room. haha.

ok if you are wondering whats with the mosquito net? let me explain. i bought the net from singapore with the intention of putting it up in my new room in the house my parents just moved into a few days ago. but! while in the process of packing, i forgot to pack the net in the boxes which are suppose to go to the new house, so what the heck... i decided to bring it with me to perth! So just to justify myself, no... i'm not terrified of mosquitoes.

And.. if you are wondering what the rest of the house looks like.. here's a glimpse. I was actually kinda lazy to go around the house taking photos of every lil' corner. sooo.. i ripped the collage off Cherie's blog. Muhahahaha. Thanks Cherie babe! haha. hope you don't mind. :) I really thank God for providing this beautiful place for the 3 of us. its really bigg and spacious, great for hosting parties.. if we do ever have parties that is.

Currently Listening
Diamonds
by Kayne West

Hellooooooo World.

We're officially online. Legally.

Yay to emails, blogging, chatting, surfing... all this without being interupted with the erratic internet connection anymore.

Happy. happy. happy.

I spent the entire morning calling iinet, D-link and Linksys, asking for technical support on how to set up the wireless connection. living in a big house with 3 computer dodo birds is really not funny when it comes to setting up such techy stuff. well this morning, was a classic example illustrating the whole 'if in doubt, blame the problem on someone else'. it was just soo tiring, having to keep repeating the same problem to 3 different groups of people who just keep referring you to someone else. RAH! the most exhausting thing was talking to this lady from linksys who sounded lk a filipino with a thick american/filipino accent. i'm just glad we finally managed to solve this whole situation with the help of mr. computer expert ernest! Thank you ernest for bringing the world wide web back into our lives.


Currently listening
All the things that I've done
by The Killers

I cooked Ma Po Tofu for dinner.

The funniest thing happened. just thinking about it makes me cringe at my own goondoo-ness. cherie was chopping garlic for her fried rice and chopped a little bit for me too and left it in a bowl. thinking that that was onions i looked at it and exclaimed, "how come so little?!" so i chopped more. and more. and more. and after i finished cooking the dish, and tried it, fwahh it was super garlicky la!! at first i couldnt put my finger on how come it had a funny after taste. and then it hit me!! i thought the bowl of garlic was onions, even though they look and smell entirely different! someone shoot me. andrew said i should change the name of the dish to 'garlic tau hui'. the bean curd was too soft la, so it looked mashed. well but im lucky to have friends who love me. despite how it tasted, they finished most of it. aww.. such encouragement. i'll get there. i'll get there. i thought of taking a picture of it, but i figured it would probably deter more people from even considering to eat any other food cooked by moi in future.

the girls and i are in the midst of planning our dinner menu for the week. i'm cooking panfried linguine with bacon & mushrooms! i'll get my onions and garlic right this time.

there are certain things which i choose to not blog about. but for the first time today, i've decided to blog about a certain issue that i've been dealing with for several months now. recently some hurtful things have been said, and it hurts even more to know that you've lost a friend. even though i was rather distant, i have never thought of you any less than that of a friend who really cared and was geninuely helpful whenever in need. i couldn't express my gratitude and acknowledgment in that, because unspoken of boundaries were in place and i told myself that never will i want to cross those lines. its hard to act as though nothing hurtful was said, because it did. but i'm trying because i don't see how i could ever explain it to you when you are pulling away from people who really do care even you think do not.

a new place, a new beginning.

i do apologise for not blogging much. its just that i've been rather busy with the new house and school. still trying to get adjusted to the new place, no gas, no hot water, no internet. sigh. we've been disconnected from the world for quite awhile already, 3 weeks to be exact. and cherie just called the internet co. and they take another 2 wks to get it settled. rah! the wonders of living in australia. everything is soo darn s.l.o.w. And so right now, I have resorted to doing the most unethical thing, tapping wireless off someone else. the connection is quite bad though, keeps disconnecting every now and then. but.. i'm not complaining.

about the House. its big. i can do cartwheels around my room. its not entirely furnished yet. spent lk mad furniture shopping the past few weeks. i've been to ikea like 4 times in almost a week. Cheeks compares ikea to disneyland. it doesnt take just 1 day, plus you spend the entire day there. initially the whole idea of furniture shopping seemed quite exhilarating. however, as the days went by, it turned into a desperate search of trying to find cheap bargins on items we needed the most for our empty home. i guess most of us are guilty when it comes to inappropriate prioritizing. we tend to buy things we don't need as importantly compared to things we need more. i've grown to learn that about myself. prioritizing. something which i lack & struggle with. i attribute it to me being distracted easily when new problems come my way. i tend to try and attempt solving all of it at once when really, its quite impossible. and because my heart is not in one piece, but scattered all over the place, i lose focusness and i can't make proper decisions or at least stay put with the decision that i have already made. its a vicious cycle. i need someone to understand and not criticize me whenever i make a bad decision or i am confused because it really makes me feel worse and i feel lost completely.

alright. will post photos of the house once its done up. its pretty empty and boring now. i'm pretty excited about the challenges that lies ahead. and i pray that as a household, we'll be able to overcome them all with Jesus by our sides. So no matter how ugly or upsetting things may be, yet we will walk in His image. to humble ourselves, forgive, let go and let God. its only been 3 weeks and i feel we've grown so much closer, spiritually and relationally. and i am so proud of how you girls have been living. lives that reflect total obedience & submission and i see He is satisified.