Everyone is leaving =(

So many people are leaving Adelaide. First, Ah Shen left to Singapore in May after finishing his degree. Then, Gwyneth went to Melbourne in June to work. Derek went to Perth in early July to work. Jing went back to Malaysia on 28th July. Chris went to Melbourne a fews weeks ago because he got a job offer. Jordan went to Bribane a few days ago for his new job. Adrian is going back to Malaysia tomorrow after his graduation ceremony on Thursday, and he has already got a job waiting for him back there. Lastly, Amy(plus Justin the Pomeranian) is going to leave on next Thurdays to join Chris in Melbourne. So, a total of eight person and a dog left/leaving in four months. And these are actually people that I usually hang around with other than my uni friends.

Amy keep asking me to do credit transfer since most of them are going to be in melbourne. She was like, "credit transfer la..." or "think about it, they are sending you to Gawler!!!" or "hey, how is credit transfer going?" everytime we meet up. Haha! It was so funny! No doubt that Melbourne is more happening than Adelaide but it is almost impossible for me to move there because the living cost in Melbourne is way higher compared to Adelaide. They also do not have concession price for international students using public transport which is expensive! If I want to go Melbourne, I could have applied for nursing over there in the very first place. Melbourne is too crowded for me or probably I sort of got used to life in Adelaide. I do not feel secure walking alone in Melbourne CBD which I enjoy doing that in Adelaide, whether is walking to China Town or in the park. It will just be a place that I would go to visit my friends, for FOODS and shopping. Confirm I will broke each time after visiting Melbourne >.<

tired, exhausted

I just got a call from the services manager of Gawler Health Services this morning. She told me a bad news because there is no available accommodation for students. OH NOOOOO!!! She asked if I or Sharon has got a car, I said no. Then she told me that a nurse offered to let us stay in her place but it is 5 mins drive from the hospital because it is not situated in the town. We need a car to get in and out. bummer... How long would it takes if we walk? 5 mins drive = 20 mins walk??? Sigh... I am so tired of thinking solutions for this problem. I've got no more energy to think how to solve it. Parents are going to be worry about my safety if I have to walk to the train station at 5:30am and reaching home midnight. Stupid uni never thought about the students' safety problem. Simply send students for clinical placements without looking at their address. How ridiculous it is to send someone 55km away from their house?!?! great...

clinical placement

I have been doing those packing and unpacking jobs since before i moved and also after moved. It is so difficult to do the unpacking especially when you are moving from a big house to a small house. I had to throw so many things away because I really do not have enough space to keep them with me. About 80% of cleaning up has been done since Jing left. Another 20% is still waiting for me at the corner. Sometimes, I just thought of throwing everything away so that I do not have to do so many things.

Venues for clinical placement were out on Monday. I was lucky that I got a DEU rather than block. Doing a block placement means I have to stay Adelaide until 21st December. So 1 whole month of holiday is gone doing placement. Although I got a DEU(starting in next 3 weeks until a week before exam), I was one of the bad luck ones because I was sent to Gawler, which is a semi-rural hospital, ~50km from Adelaide, and the only public transport is by train. It is too far until no bus services there. How great it is... My early shift starts at 6:45am and the earliest train reaches the station at 6:59am. By the time I walk to the hospital, I guess the time will be around 7:15am and confirm that I'll miss the handover time. The clinical placement administrator said I can just tell my Principle Academic that I will be late. But the thing is I do not want to miss handover because that is the time where you will get most of the information of the patients. Otherwise I will be lost when taking care of my patients not knowing what is exactly happening to them. And that could possibly lead to a failure in this topic. I tried to put a message on the topic's forum to see if there is anyone that can swap with me. It was posted up on Tuesday but until today still no reply. It is too far, I know. I actaully do not mind doing rural placement, I think I will enjoy it. It is just the distance and transport problem. It takes one hour by train to reach there. Just thinking of going up twice a week makes me feel sick.

The aunty in my workplace actually offered to let me stay in her place and drive her car to Gawler since she is staying in Mawsons Lake. How nice of her... but I have not been driving for 3 years+ Then she said I can catch bus to Elizabeth and change bus to Gawler. I feel bad disturbing her because I will be waking up early in the morning. But if I have no choice, that is my last resort. Sigh~~~

Moving...

again... not my blog, it is my house in Adelaide. I am moving back to the apartment that I used to stay when I first came here because Jing is going back to Malaysia at the end of this month. So, no point to stay in the current 2 bedrooms apartment since I prefer not to share house with other people. Sigh~~~ So many things to pack.
gahhh...... I am so lazy, I do not want to move~~~ >.<

and more updates

Still do not believe that I had actually turned 21, but that is the fact! I am 21! Accept it!
So I had a birthday party at Chocolate Beans. I still wished that I could have had it in Malaysia, especially with the sevonders >.< Anyway, I still had fun because I had almost a week of celebration? hahaha! That was because some friends who could not make it for the party celebrated days later for me. Thank you! I appreciate the efforts!

So, that is my cake without candles but fireworks that we used to play during mooncake festival. Oh no! I just realised that I did not get blow any candle for this birthday! Eeee... December yea... sevonders! I want 21 candles! or what about cupcakes from cuppacakes? ;P but I still want candles on it! haha! Okay, back to the topic, guess what is the name of the cake? It is called "death by chocolate". Really really rich with chocolate.

NEXT! Star of the night! It's chocolate fountain! Are u drooling? hehe...


I made everyone so SICK with chocolate after this party including myself. XD Everything we had was chocolate: different types of chocolate drinks, chocolate fountain plus the 'death by chocolate' cake, we really got killed by it! lol! I did not touch chocolates for weeks. eheh... something different tho...

p/s: photo credits to EHon.

A lil' bit more updates

I am lazy actually, so I will let the pictures do the talkings. But I will still talk abit la... ;)

So during march, we went for picnic by Torrens River. That was our first outing after the long summer break.
Next, we went to Adelaide's Convention Centre for high tea to celebrate Salina's birthday before headed to her house for mahjong session. Look at the cakes, they are super duper delicious! You will feel like you are flying in the sky after every bite! I will bring you all there if you all come to Adelaide. This is a must-go-place-in-adelaide recommended by me =P
Move on, that was Kai Shen's graduation. Most of them in the picture were my colleague in Knoodles. Yea, were...

Sharon and Ayumi's house warming in Glenelg. Less than 5 mins walk to the beach!


During mid-semester break, we had a road trip to Fleurieu Peninsula. The views were great, beaches were breath taking and the most important thing was, I had great and fun friends that went with me! Sharon, Ehon, Claudia, thanks! It was a memorable trip!


We just love to pose... lol~~~ and yea, I did wall climbling! Not very difficult because I did the easiest one, haha! but my arms were a lil' sore after that. It was fun!

A lil' bit of updates

So many things happened in the past few months. Ups and downs, everything is there.
As I've said in previous entry, I was really busy working beside studying. I worked almost 18hrs every week for the first few weeks. Can die arr... and I hardly have time for my studies, this is bad, I know. Luckily workload from job decreased as time passed but uni tasks started to accumulate >.< Ethics assignment, law assignment, online exam, pathophysiology assignment, clinical placement and exam.

Anyway, everything is over now. Had my last paper this morning. Me and Sharon was late for the exam >.< First time in my whole life! No, we did not miss the bus, we were early instead. We planned to take 8:05am bus, reach flinders at 8:30am, then exam starts at 8:45am BUT... there were so many students from uniSA and AU were heading to showground to have their exam at 9am. Darn! The stupid little pathetic metrobus could not fit all of us. There were too many of us actually but why can't they just send a bigger bus? Although it is a Saturday, but they should know that it is exam period, students from uniSA and AU will be having exam at showground. So we had to wait for the next bus, which departed at 8:20am and reached south road at 8:55am. Not a direct bus into the uni but we had no choice. So we ran almost all the way to uni, put our belongings into the security room, get into the exam hall(people were looking at us >.<) and sat down. The time was 9:05am. 20 mins(including 15 mins reading time) late for exam. I could have done so much more with that 20 mins. So obviously I did not manage to finish the whole paper. It's still alright I guess. I am just glad that everything is over. NOW, it is time for me to clear up the exam mess. Tomorrow is going to be a looonngg day.

lazy me...

I just realised that I have not been updating about my life since I came back to Adelaide. Hmmm... not now. Better get prepared for tomorrow's clinical placement. Otherwise I will be dead if I cannot answer what my PA(Principal Academic) ask me. Everyone thinks that she is a psycho. So yea, better get back to my work now. tata!

random survey

Name one person who made you smile last night.
` Vicky, during dinner.

What were you doing at 8.00 this morning?
` in the taxi, on the way to RFDS base for attachment.

What were you doing 30 minutes ago?
` trying to get connected to the internet.

What was something that happened to you in 2006?
` came over to adelaide to study.

What is the last thing you said aloud?
` 560! stop! (LOL!!!)

What colour is your hairbrush?
` grey and orange.

What was the last thing you paid for?
` erm... taxi fare, it costs me $17!!!

Where have you been last night?
` dinner at chinatown

What color is your front door?
` grey

Where do you keep your change?
` coin purse?

What was the weather like today?
` sunny... i thought it's gonna be quite cold.

What is the best ice-cream flavour?
` rum and raisin.

What is something you are excited about?
` hmm... probably road trip to flerieu peninsula

Do you want to cut your hair?
` yesss... i wanted to cut it short before CNY but my mom said no, so i permed it instead.

Are you over the age of 25?
` noooo...

Do you talk a lot?
` depends on my mood... or maybe the amount of chocolate i ate? =P

Do you watch the O.C?
` er... no

Does your screen name have an "x" in it?
` nope.

Do you know anyone named Steven?
` yea... 2 i think...

Do you make up your own words?
` i think so.

Are you typically a jealous person?
` hmm... sometimes?

Name a friend whose name starts with the letter "A"'
` ayumi

Name a friend who's name starts with the letter "K"'
` kakak!!! (==")

Who's the 1st person on your received calls list?
` charlotte

What did the last message you received say?
` Owkay cya. We're goin crabbing later =P c Tmr how.

Do you chew on your straw?
` errr... sometimes.

Do you have curly hair?
` yessss

Where is the next place you're going?
` spatz, i think... if the plan is not changed.

Who is the rudest person in your life?
` can't remember

What is the last thing you ate?
` chewing gum.

Is marriage in your future?
` yeap.

What is the best movie you've seen in the last 2 weeks?
` i wanna watch mr bean's holiday but i still haven't...

Is there anyone you like right now?
` like ar... alot=P but not love.

When was the last time you did the dishes. be honest
` this morning... after drinking the milk.

Are you currently depressed?
` err... yes? no? i don't know..

Why did you answer and post this?
` cause i felt like doing it?

Tag 5 people who would do this.
` anyone... i don't care

busy

I am pretty much busy with my studies and part time job now. + I am having a really unstable internet connection. So I guess I will not be able to update anytime soon. busy busy busy + dead tired... @_@

Oink Oink '(..)'

Bye to little doggie and here comes the piggie~~~
Hope this piggie will bring happiness and good health to everyone.
Happy Chinese New Year!

petalingjaya--->adelaide

Gosh... Semester 1 have not even started and I am starting to worry how tough it is going to be. Paranoid? I am not sure. I just looked through at the study plan for week 1 and it scares me. It actually consists of 21 pages(usually the longest was 3-4 pages)!!! And it is only week 1!!! The number of readings I have to do on this week gave me another heart attack. There are more than 10 readings! How am I going to finish everything before week 1? I do not even have the text! and... and... and... it is still CNY! Awww...

CNY is coming soon, in 2 days. Means another 9 days for me to stay, live, enjoy, sleep, eat, drink, sit and the list will go on and on... in my home sweet home. I cannot believe that I had already spent almost 2 months in Malaysia. It feels like so short! I am going to miss so many of you this time especially my sweet little evil sister, although you are taller than me but you are always the small little sister I will care for =). Leaving to Adelaide this time means I am not going to see you all in another year. That is looonnnggg... I wonder if things will be the same when I am back next time.

-notthatgreatafterall-

So many things happened... aih~~~
Twice in one month! Some people might think that it is not a bad thing but I doubt anyone will think that it is a good news if you yourself are placed in this situation.
annoying......

Cameron Highland

Went to Cameron Highland on 1st and 2nd of Jan with family and relatives. Did not visit many places since we have been there for many time. We had a great time though. Had "lap mei fan" before starting our steamboat feast. yum... Steamboat was even yummier =P We had it at the balcony of the apartment. Mom actually brought a bottle of "fa tiu zao" to be added into the two steamboat pots which was *two thumbs up* No pictures were taken during steamboat time because everyone was lazy and too busy eating >.<>

Down to the night market later on and cousin started with an ice-cream asking whether if there is any offer if we buy more. haha! we did not get a cheaper price but bigger scoops. We went on and on with other stalls. Got RM5 worth of fried sweet potato balls with RM4, and thought of getting 11 packets of popcorns with the price of 10 packets. lol! We were nuts! oh yea, if you are in cameron, never ever buy their whatever so-called homemade "bing tong wu lou". Not worth it and it is a total crap! 3 tiny strawberries dipping in honey 'water' and the strawberries are sour. Strawberries dipping in chocolate were not any better, just another ringgit extra.

I'm still alive

First all, Happy New Year to everyone!
Next, Happy Belated 21st Birthday to JASON NG YI-DE!!! You're older k... haha!
And yes, I am back in Malaysia. I am still thinking whether I should work for this holiday. I thought of teaching temporary in Yuk Chai but the thing is I can only teach for one month plus until chinese new year. I wonder if they will take me.

-to be continue-
(if i remember =P)

catheter

I could not believe that I just removed a catheter from a male patient today >.< I told myself to focus and not to think about others. The RN told me to remove it quick but not that quick. So I pulled the tube according to what I thought is not-so-quick. I did not expect the tubing to be so long, and I kind of slow down when it reached a certain length. So the RN gave me a hand to pull 'a little bit' faster and the patient's reaction was... embarrassing I guess. I was quite shocked when the whole catheter was pulled out. Gosh! It was about 20cm long! Just imagine how would it feel when a 20cm long tube is inserted into your urethra. Pain~~~

updates

Yea, just handed up my last assignment on Friday. Now, left with one more exam and it is holiday~~~ woot woot~~~ FYI, my paper is on the 13th of Nov. However, I will not be back until end of Dec, due to some reasons.

And here's some pictures when I was back in Malaysia for CK & Ying's wedding.
my house has change to greenish yellow =='''

couldn't recognize when i reached.


and this time, i remembered to take pictures with my dears =)
dear #1

dear #2

n dear #3
but... i forgot to say bye bye to them =(

and cam-whoring with my hp
me, teng & chee hin

yun hui, me & chee fong

me & teng

yun hui & i on wedding day

after sunday's dinner

Now, more higher quality pictures taken with a digital camera =)















For more pictures, go to my yahoo photo.

focus

i need to focus, focus and focus. don't think too much about other stuffs la... come on, due date is next week, you don't have much time left k... please leave other matters after assignment, nothing is more important that for the moment! and stop msn-ing! shoo me off if any of you see me online before 27/10. rrgghhhh~~~

im having a roller-coaster emotion these days. feeling sleepy, 'mengamuk', and hyper in between 3 hours... pms? could be...

Happy Mooncake Festival

This is the first mooncake festival I am not celebrating with my family. I am so sad now... I've been celebrating this festival with my family for 19 years. From this year onwards, I will not be able to celebrate with them and I do not know when is the next time I can do that. I miss having dinner with my aunties, uncles and three of my little cousins. Well, not so little now but they are always little to me. They must be enjoying their dinner now, all the foods that are cook by my mom n aunties. 独在异乡为异客，每逢佳节倍思亲... I can really feel that now.

Count down

8 more days to go and I will be home~~~
BUT, I lose weight again... yes. I need to gain weight in 8 days in order to wear the dress I've bought and mom bought. Argh... and my nails are cracking! crap! I've never had such a bad nails condition before. I am always proud that I have nice finger nails although my fingers doesn't. But for now they are cracking so badly that I just feel like chopping everything off!!! @$#%#*&