Day 1 : ...

The weather was scorching hot, accompanied by the strong winds bellowing through the city. Even the animals had to take shelter from the heat, and dozes of somewhere hidden where WE can't find them. A visit to the zoo like that doesn't seem worth it at all. Am pretty sure that my body was dehydrated and I probably had a mild heatstroke that had caused me to have a slight headache after several hours being roasted by the sun. Had not expected the weather to be that extreme.

And because I thought that the weather would be perfect to dry my clothes properly, i decided to do my laudry, thinking that it would be the perfect weather for my clothes to dry. Little did I know, the weather turned, and it was already raining by the night. I lived about an hour away from the city, it was pretty much impossible for me to pick my clothes up before it rained. :(

Living alone has definitely given me so much more to think of and to learn.
Just today, my sis and her husband got me a cook book, consisting of only 4 ingredients for each and every recipes in the cook book. They even bought me some baking equipments for me to practise my baking skills. A small part in me felt like it was some sort of insult, but to think again, I actually do need the cook book. Considering that I am livinng on myself, at least I now have an idea on what to cook to feed myself everyday. Not to forget about washing my own clothes, I guess I have learned to be more alert on the weather forecast on whether it would rain or not, and if the weather would be hot enough to dry my clothes within a day. What more? I NEED TO CLEAN MY ROOM AND MY OWN TOILET. Something I never do back at home. What am I talking, I NEVER DO ANYTHING AT HOME! All I did then was just SLEEP, EAT, AND DO MY OWN STUFFS.

Now to think of it, I actually had the whole time in the world for me to do EVERYTHING I could have wanted, but then, I would still complain I had not enough time at all. Right now, I doubt those excuses as, 'not enough time' would be valid in anyway. For if I don't do any of those, my room/my house wouldn't feel livable anymore, and thus, enhance my level of homesickness. In a way, it is good though, it makes me appreciate things much more than I used to. WAYYY MUCH MUCH MORE.

Independence 101 : Guide to living alone after being spoonfed for 18 years.

HAHAHAHAHAHHAHA! :D

Literally I am on my own for everything I do now.
I kinda like how it is, in a way. It may sound a little too overwhelming sometimes, but it still feels like a challege for me. And when i manage to accomplish that one challege, I'd be estatic, and would want to search for more of those moments. :D

Uni life officially starts tomorrow, 27th of Feb 2012.
Let's see where it brings me, shall we? :D

It's the 26th of February today.

I am finally going to the zoo after procrastinating ever since I got here. Today would probably mark the 5th time I am travelling to city on my own using public transportation. Estimation time from where I live just to get to the city would take maximum 2 hours. The rides include a bus and a train. Often a times I would need to take at least two buses before arriving at the train station. Still am not a fan of buses. :/

It was only two days ago that I had my last visit to the city, and it was only then that I truly learn and appreciate where I am currently living. Despite it being ridiculously far from the city and a slight journey just to get to a supermarket, also not forgetting the half an hour walk to uni, I really like how it felt so peaceful. It was a complete difference when I spent the whole day at the city and then returning home to a peaceful and quiet suburb. I would say it is the perfect condition for me to study. For I know, if I ever do want to get out to get some entertainment, I must have a lengthy free time (technically the whole day) just to hunt for them. Nope. I will be too lazy to do that. :P

Today, also marks my birthday. My first ever birthday here in Aussie.

I hate my birthday. I really do. I should be thankful that I am sharing it with a substantial amount of people that I know. When I was a kid, I used to be extremely excited about my birthday. Even happier when I share it when people. Primary school, I had one friend who was in the same class as me during my birthday. High school, I had a friend who was in the same clique of friends as me, who is also my good friend. And then we have college, another one. Basically, every year, I would be celebrating their birthdays instead of mine when the 26th came into play. Though I am thankful that all of my friends still remember when my birthday is, and they made it an effort to celebrate my birthday on other days, just not on the exact date. My cousin sister even has a friend who has the same birthdate as me.

It was either a celebration before or after my birthday, never on it. Which in the end made me felt like, "ah, screw it, I shall just treat my birthday as an ordinary day. That way, I would feel slightly better.' If you really do want to judge me at this point, go ahead, I can't stop what you are thinking either, this is my blog, and I am free to express myself in anyway. Thank you very much. :)

I find it pointless to have a celebration on my birthday anyways,...

LOL! I almost missed my stop. XD

...because I know my friend would have to split up and that would make me feel even worst. Knowing that all my other friends would even plan for them, I dedicated my time to give my friends their birthday celebration. I know I might sound slightly boastful saying that, but deep inside, I would try my darndest to give my friends the birthday celebration I could not Gove myself. :P

Owh. MTV is crap these days. 'sweet16'. That is one crap of a scrappy show. It even got me wanting to have one similar to that too, but then of course, I had to be rational, and rationalism has got me thinking how completely spoilt those brats are. -.- words can't describe how spoilt those people are. It makes me feel like knocking their head onto something hard to seep some sense into their pea sized brains. -.- haha. I was dead jealous, and so, this is what you get. :P

I have awesome friends who still remembers my birthday. Despite me not putting it on public view on facebook. Knowing that I would be here in aussie, they even celebrated my birthday before I came over. Right at this moment, I am reminiscing on how they surprised me with a birthday cake eventhough they already surprised me with the surprise farewell. It's like triple surprise or something. 1. Farewell 2. The amount of people that turned up 3. The birthday celebration . You craaaaazzzyy people. I love you all to bits. =') <3

Anyhoo. To the zoo it is. :)
And a nice dinner with my sister and her husband, and Carmen, a friend since primary school who happens to be here in melb too.

So... I guess I am celebrating it after all.

#Hypocrite

I COOKED MY FIRST MEAL!!!

have been eager to try out cooking on my own all this while, but i never dared myself to do so. even when i have nothing to eat, i would normally just find some random food around that i could shove into my mouth, and avoid cooking altogether. yes, i am that lazy. even when there aren't any food around, i could just starve due to laziness.

i have this laziness where it somehow is rather overwhelming. i could sleep for the whole day and just not eat at all. even when i know it is bad for my health, even when i know i may have chances of getting gastric, i still do it. am not saying that it is a good thing to do, i'm telling you it is the STUPIDEST thing ever to do on a daily life basis.

The laziness has crept into me where i would store myself a stock of ready-to-eat food in my room where i could just grab them and eat whenever i feel like it. currently i have at least 5 different kinds of dry food in my room. raisins, LCMs, timtams, kelloggs frosties, fortune cookies and also some muesli bars. unhealthy as hell. :(
*but i have fruits tooooooooo

I HAVE NO IDEA HOW TO KICK THIS BAD HABIT OUT OF MY LIFE.
nope. i tried. but i still fail. consistently.

Initially i had some salad and a whole pizza in my fridge, but they expired a little too quickly, and because of my bad habit also, i had to throw them away. :(
lesson learnt : buy food, cook asap, eat immediately.
BUT IF YOU BRING ME OUT FOR FOOD. i will eat. and shove everything into my mouth, and fill my belly with food, and be superbly happy and satisfied. :D
this pattern has got me gaining one kg since i first landed here in Melb.

Food is something that is a must to spend on, everyday. somewhat of a survival thing, eating is a MUST. and we all know eating out is much more pricier than cooking on our own. =/ i guess i have to learn how to cook eventually. and then we have my very first TODAY! :D

i secretly would just hop off to sleep and not eat anything if i wasn't that hungry. :|

so~ i cooked maggi noodles with spaghetti sauce, topped with a few bacon stripes.

sound good for my tummy and appetite. BACON! what more could i ask for? :D
though i have to say, it was quite scary cooking them bacon. i seriously thought it would somehow splatter some how boiling oil onto my skin or do some fancy jumping moves and jump off the frying pan when i was 'frying' them. :|
and i had them noodles a little too soggy, but i like soggy noodles and soggy rice, so i guess it was alright.

today was an achievement after all. :)
now i need to learn how to cook other stuffs. :D

because you know that it is going to be a huge leap ahead, and you need all the strength that you need in order to take that leap. what happens after is unknown, you may have faint visions on what it may be like, but you never know for sure. being optimistic is one, but being brave and strong to do so, is another. the past had prepared you to take the leap, but the courage is still not enough to push you through. you stand there, looking back, longing to stay where you are, then looking forward, knowing it is there that you belong, and everything at the back, will remain there.

sounds like how a dead person with soul still wandering around the surface of the earth, unsure of what to do.

yeap. ghost whisperer and several other dramas somewhat similar to that, has given me the idea. :P