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Thursday, September 07, 2006
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My First Entry

I'M NOW KNOWN AS SERENA.....People here cannot really pronounce my chinese name and here i am using my long hidden christian name.. Lol..

Have already been in Melbourne for like... hmm.. 57 days? Before coming to Mel, I was saying that I would definitely start a blog to note down my experiences during the 2 years stay here. Budden with all the adapting to the environment and studies going on, I have long forgotten about it.. Lol.. Until aileen mei reminded me last week and here I am posting my First Entry.. hee..

Having missed out 57 days of entries, i shall just post whatever that i could remember over the pass weeks.

On 13th July 2006, the day I left Singapore for Melbourne, with my 二姐 and 二姐夫

Flight Scheduled for SQ237

Family @ the Airport

Poly Frenz @ the Airport

Beginning with my 'Thanking' sessions, The First Thank would definitely goes to my Parents and Family who have to work extra hard for the extra expenses i'm spending here, giving me an oppurtunity to get my degree and in the meantime, learn to be independent (though i'm still struggling badly here, hope i dun disappoint u people). The Next Thank goes to Connie, my beloved cousin, who went thru the trouble to organize my farewell party, really do appreciate that. And to those who have sent me off at the airport, a very Big Thank U to you guyz as well. By the way, I did it! Not a single drop of tears that day.. hee.. Kind of Surprising though!! Oh ya, Thanks for the video and photos taken at the airport, they leaves me good memories and do come in handy when i feel terribly low here..

Let me next introduce my room in Nelson College Apartment.. hee.. it's just a studio apartment with 1 study table, a single bed, a dining table, a kitchen and most importantly my personal toilet (avaerage bathing time is 1 hour so better to have my own toilet.. hee). A super super small room and u shall see how small it is...

My Room (View 1)

My Room (View 2)

Gift from ?? before she left

First week in Melbourne was fun, cos got my 二姐 and 二姐夫 here, did not feel lonely at all and instead feels as if i am here for holiday.. Lol.. Have joined them for day tour as well, to the Philip Island and the Great Ocean Road.. Philips island is kind of interesting, the suspense created during the wait for the penguins to come ashore actually excite us when the first penguin is sighted. Budden it was so damn cold and windy that i am almost frozen there. Seeing the rest of the tourist cuddle themselves under the blanket make me feel so.... ENVY. As for the Great Ocean Road, initially it is quite interesting, seeing the beaches, rocks and stones..But as the day goes on, we still see nothing but rocks and stones, only from a different angle.. haiz... get kind of bored after while but still, a great experience..

Shaking Santa Kangaroo's Hand

Hugging a Penguin at Philips Island

Stair down to Louch and Gorge

Louch & Gorge I

Louch & Gorge II

Other than that, it's nothing but studies liao... Feel so damn stressed up studying here..Couldn't understand a single thing the lecturer is teaching plus haven been studying for the past 1.5 years, no longer have the momentum to study liaoz.. den so many people telling me those negative stuffs like it's damn hard to pass the modules here n etc...haiz.. Things are worsen when my stupid laptop crash like twice a month, cost me 70 bucks to get it fix and nowadays keep having weird symptoms like black screens, green screens den keeping hanging..aww..when is this going to stop... somemore my assignments are like due around this period, hope that it can last thru.

Speaking about assignments, only got 6.5 mark for my first OB assignment. Haiz..put in so much effort to do it and yet only get this kind of result. Although can pass should be very happy liao le but still..feel that my effort should worth more than that.. Guess my standard is just not there..As for my QM2 assignments lei.. actually got full mark for it budden it seems that the whole class also get that lo, so.. hmm.. still have to try harder. Had a terrible time for these 2 weeks, trying to rush out the assignments that are due this week. Couldn't really take the stress and landed up keep calling home and even thought of wanting to DROP SCHOOL. Though the two assignments already handed up liaoz budden dun even know can pass the assignment or not lei..my marketing is like exceeded the word limit plus the internet has not much information online that we can use and most importantly, one of the groupmate is not functioning..haizz.. then for OB lei.. it seems to be in such a big mess.. haiz haiz.. The worse has yet to come.. the part 2 of these assignments are up.. awwwww..

These 2 weeks are really enough to kill me... felt sooooooo lonely, stress up and negative.. everything just dun seems to be right.. Then always msg 三姐 and Jun jun to on the webcam for me whenever they are home. Think they finding a nuisance liaoz.. budden it’s the onli way to divert my loneliness though.. Did not expect them to entertain me budden at least leave it on and let me see wat’s going on at home, just that can satisfy me liao.

Have joined aikido recently.. guess i have joined at the right time.. though it will be extra commitment budden spending time in training is definitely more meaningful den putting my time all in assignment and strand myself at home. And it's only during the 1.5 hour of training i can put all assignments off my head. Guess i have made the right choice.

Anyway, there are also times where I have enjoyed myself la.. such as the Weekly Friday Dinner and Weekly Grocery Shopping to Victoria Market and Safeway, though it's nothing interesting, but at least that's the only time I step out of home and school boundary n breathe in some fresh air..Lol..Other than that, I guess is the trip to Dockland and Crown Casino liaoz..

Weekly Mac Donald meal near Victoria Market

On the way back from Victoria Market

Waterside Restaurant @ Dockland

Alex & Chee Ming

Blurred Scenery at Dockland~

Every Saturday, Yen Nee and I will also whipped out a meal at my place after the weekly visit to the market and look at the 'Delicious' food we have .... lol... onli edible for us though.. wahahaha

First meal together @ my place

Chinese style Sphagetti, Cauliflower and Salmon Fish

Prawn Noodle

Bakut Soup Noodle

Another memorable experience is on the 2nd Saturday in Melbourne where all 4 of us were so bored and my apartment has nothing but a TV.. So, we decided to play poker cards to kill our bordeom.. and guess wat, i dun haf poker cards.. lol.. Thus, we landed up making a set of 'Poker Paper'..

Process of Producing a set of Poker Paper

Our Poker Paper

Below are the few photos that I have taken so far, don't have the habit to snap down everything but will try hard from now... heez..

Ice Cream @ Gelatissamo

That's all for the summary of my past 57 days here..

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Serena Ho
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University of Melbourne
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