results

on my last day in Sydney, my results were released. When i checked i was pretty happy. It's not excellent but it was great. i had 2 distinctions and 2 credits. i did not set any targets actually. i usually dont have expectations of my results, because the moment i hand in my paper i usually have not a single worry about that exam anymore. i would actually quite happy if they never bother to give me results. really i would.

so anyway, my results were satisfactory. i'm not gonna go "it could've been better" or "i can actually work harder". No doubt i can. I believe that i actually can be a good student. The thing here is not the ability, but rather the desire. If i were given a chance to sit for the papers again i would still come out with the same results. I'm not very studious nor diligent. I never liked reading let alone reading something i dont like. I am lucky for the common sense in me that enabled me to answer most of the questions rationally.

so, i gave myself a pat on my back that day. my parents gave me a mini treat when i came home. all's well that ends well. :)

fives

a very much delayed tag post...compliments of Yen.

What were you doin in secondary school?

1. finding writing in pen really hard to do, and then really enjoying it after that...
2. following peer pressure
3. hiding from Mum the discipline teacher
4. having significant others
5. striving for everything at the top of the NON-academic ladder

Five of your favourite singers/ bands

1. Lisa Loeb
2. Bon Jovi
3. Britney Spears
4. Matchbox 20
5. many many others

Five things u would do if u were a millionaire

1. go hike and conquer every mountain...ahahha...:)
2. travel around the world
3. pick a poor country, and buy them all the medical equipment they need, send them specialised doctors and pay the doctors (i know...so noble right...hehe)
4. pay for my family's needs (i'm assuming i'll only get the chance to be a millionaire when i'm old)
5. buy a mountain bike, rock climbing gears, and all the Nike Sports Bras i can have...ahahahha

Five things i like doin

1. eating...
2. running WELL
3. being outdoors
4. OB-ing
5. chilling with friends and family

Five things i would nvr buy, wear or get

1. ciggies...yeap...:)
2. i actually cant think of anymore...this is bad...

Five favourites

1. breezy beaches
2. romantic comedies
3. quiet jungles
4. birthday presents
5. satisfaction

Five people to do this?

whoever who deem themselves bored enough to do this...:)

Sydney in a nutshell

since i'm too lazy to post a detailed report on my 12 days in Sydney (and u guys probably wont be bothered to read my what-i-ate-for-breakfast posts) i decided to do a short summary.
i've got other things to blog about and tags to do as well.

pictures can be viewed here. beware, there are over 300 pictures. :)

Places i visited:
1.7.06
1. The Rocks
2. Harbour Bridge
3. Sydney Opera House (i touched the outside tiles)

2.7.06
4. Taronga Zoo
5. The Rock's Market

3.7.06
6. Sydney University (darn i love this uni)
7. Manly Beach
8. Star City (the coolest casino i've ever seen...for real)

4.7.06
9. Blue Mountains (it rained like the entire day!)
10. Epping (a little suburb on the other side of the city)

5.7.06
11. Sydney Olympic Park
12. The Fish Market
13. Sydney Aquarium

6.7.06 - 7.7.06
14. Canberra ~
(a) The Parliament - old and new
(b) Questacon (this science and technology place...pretty cool)

8.7.06
15. Pylon Tower (one of the pillars at the end of Harbour bridge)
16. Paddy's Market
17. The Rock's again...

9.8.06
18. Bondi Beach!
19. Cherrybrook (where i stayed with Mel)

10.8.06 - 11.8.06
20. Blue Mountains again (this time in bright fine weather!)
21. Echo Point, The Three Sisters and all the trails that lead to and from it...

12.8.06
22. Sydney city for some last minute shopping
23. Sydney International Airport on the way home...

Food i ate:
1.7.06
1. Pavlova
2. Pancakes on The Rocks

2.7.06
3. Hurricanes ribs...mmmmm...

3.7.06
4. Thaitanic
5. Max Brenner's on Manly
6. Macchiato - italian

4.7.06
7. self made tuna and ham sandwhiches

5.7.06
8. Seafood platter for 2 at the Fish Market...seriously yummy...
9. Ice Cream at some place with the name Flower in it
10. super super spicy Korean Japanese food...

6.7.06 - 7.7.06
11. McD's chocolate sundae!
12. self made avocado roll
13. Harry's famous pies and hotdog!

8.7.06
14. Bubble tea
15. Pasteur - Viestnamese
16. Lowenbrau - German... (mango beer...mmmm)
17. Pancakes on The Rocks again...

9.7.06
18. Fried Mars Bars on Bondi (no kidding! they deep fried mars bars!!!)
19. satay, BBQ squids and pasta at Mel's place

10.7.06
20. PapaDino's in Katoomba

11.7.06
21. My own cheese tarts
22. Red Rock Deli chips

12.7.06
23. Indo Mee
24. Krispy Kremes for lunch...

My favourite places:
1. Blue Mountains...hands down...
2. The Rocks
3. Bondi

My favourite food:
1. Pancakes!
2. Ribs
3. Ice cream!

My favourite moments:
1. Bush walking in Blue Mountains...both times!
2. Walking along Bondi and Manly
3. showering in the hot shower...hehe...

yup...as u can see, my days in Sydney were not enough. I had so many things to do with so little time. Time flew by with a flutter of my eye lids. for real. I had so much fun. With my brother. I felt so close to him. Felt like we were best friends. When he left on Sunday i actually cried! I couldn't believe it...

so, that was it...my Sydney trip in a nutshell. :)

so where to next winter? hehe...

Sydney

i really dont know how i'm gonna comlpete my 12 days in Sydney. It's just too activity-packed! i'll try my best, but be warned, i may stop midway and decide to screw the reporting altogether and just do a post mortem slash comparison with Melbourne.

i'm beat right now. and all cracked up. literally. my lips are chapped, my skin scratched. i just applied a ton of moisturiser all over.

Flew on yet another very turbulent flight with Lauda Air. I'll think twice about LaudaAir the next time. I'm pretty exhausted and emotionally worn out as well. so there wont be reporting for tonight.

i'll just leave you with a few pictures till next time. :)

the omg-i-cant-believe-im-in-sydney moment

yup....i can finallly blog! am in Mel's uncle's place. just sent my brother off not long ago. there's so much to talk about i dont know where to start! i'm gonna go chronoligically la. planned to do this when im back home, but i think if i did, it'll take me prolly 4-5 days. might as well start somewhere...

july 1, 2006
landed at about 3 plus in the afternoon at Sydney International Airport. Had a rather rurbulent flight on Lauda Air. I dont know it was purely fatigue and exhuastion that made me a little light headed, or the flight itself. All i know was i was so glad we landed. Got onto a train and went to Central in the heart of the city!

Beatrice was the first person i met in Sydney! so happy to see her. We went to Keeran's place but he was at work. Put my bags down n all, then went to meet the rest of Beat's friends. Went to Cole's and bought this thing called a pavlova for one of their friends' birthday. it was kinda cool.

Kor came at about 8-ish pm. we all went for dinner at this place called Milliore which was Korean. ahaha my first meal in the land down under was Korean. :) Allison, Zee wan & Sher lyn came along. we chilled in Beat's hostel, where i stole 40 winks. i was so so tired.

Met Keeran and Ching back at their apartments finally. He was showing us a few places in Sydney on the map, including a nice jogging path.:)

Then they decided to head to the Rocks...at midnight! ahahha but The Rocks was beautiful. really really beautiful. took my breath away.

Pancakes on The Rocks was delicious! really really good. we walked back to Keeran's apartment much much later. Kor decided to go jogging in the morning. That time it was 4 am. so we set the alarm at 8.


july 2nd, 2006
omg...waking at 8 was such a chore. sitting on the toilet was an even bigger chore. But the worst was feeling the freezing cold win slapping my face when the glass doors of Miramar apartment slided open and allowed it in! My entire skeleton was chattering. It was madness. I thought i was mad!

was supposed to run up to Mrs Macquarie's Chair but we somehow took a wrong turn and ended up running along a lot of roads. I hate traffic lights. they make me stop and feel the cold! but it was a good 1 hour run. really it was. Everything was just so beauiful esp at the rocks. :) met mel and her mum on some traffic light!! haha she went "OMG what are you doing jogging on your first morning?!?!" hahah....

Mel didnt feel well so she asked my bro and i to go on our own to The Rocks Market. This i liked. There were so much to see there. I bought a bag of chilli chocolates for my dad. ahhaha i hope he would like them.

we hopped onto a ferry to Taronga Zoo. It's actually very big and all, but certain things quite disappointing lar..for example, i couldnt see my platypus. sigh...ahhaha but okla...:)

we got back at about 5-ish 6. quickly hurried back and got ready for big dinner. Beat told us we were having pork ribs at this place called Hurricanes on Bondi. whoa...im not much of a red meat person. i can eat but i dont exactly indulge in it. But ribs n steak at the Hurricanes? anytime man, anytime. :)

we decided to retire as early as possible...and so we slept till the alarm rang again the next morning...

okla..that should be good for now. im gonna go see what mel is doing. i havent uploaded any pics. will add them in when i do. see ya!

metroball dazed...

*sighs*...:)

See u guys when im back from Sydney!