Look into my eyes.

So much for.......

2009-04-27T22:36:00.007+10:00

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STUDYING!

Yea I kinda promised myself I would actually do as much as I can over the Easter break to keep up with the growing stack of notes I have. But as expected, to not THAT much of a surprise, I failed to keep that promise to myself. *bleargh*

The 2 week Easter break swooshed by, just like that.

I was just starting to get used to the holiday lifestyle:
Waking up when the sun has already risen, and not when it's still DARK, going out for nice breakfasts, and basking in the sun, sipping mocha and catching up with friends.

Bleargh.

Now it's back to waking up before the sun rises.

Anyhows, enough with the fretting and the complaining.

About easter break: Supeeeerb. Well deserved too!

The highlight of my break?
Torquay!

Yeaps, it's one of Victoria's Surfing Cities :D Didn't come across way too many surfer dudes, though.

There were 20 over people on the trip, with a 4 (and then 5) car convoy. All packed into a house close enough to the beach. Great place. We had a jacuzzi, a bbq patio, even foosball and air hockey tables!

The girls at the foosball table. :D

The BBQ mess :D

Heading out to conquer the waves!!!!
(or be conquered)

The girls.

ALL OF US.

A little tired to post up more photos.

Just had pathology test today and had just about 10 hours of sleep in total for the past 2 days.

Funny thing was, I didn't even spend my waking hours studying for the quiz.

With just a few more weeks till exams, the amount of notes I have seems OVERWHELMING.

God, save me.

Easter Break!

2009-04-06T08:50:00.002+10:00

Finally, the well deserved two week break is here!

Yippppppieeeeeeeeeeeeeeee!

But actually, so what? I need to be spending time studying anyways.

MEH

A bloody butt.

2009-03-29T22:17:00.003+11:00

Yes, im the proud owner of the right butt.
WHAT are you thinking?

I was sitting on horse blood while doing some farrier work on a dead horse's limb and ended up with a bloody butt. Yea and so i thought it's okay anyways since I was wearing my overalls.

BUT, as the day went on, and overalls off, I walked around happily.

And then someone approached me, and tapped me over the shoulder. And then my friend whispered to me,"Hey...er...Kelene, you know...er...your pants...has blood. Hmm...do you have...er..."

And I turned my head around to glance at my butt and to my horror, my jeans has blood on it!!!
Great.

So my message is simply : When you see a girl walking around with stains of blood on her pants just at the butt, think again. It might just be HORSE blood Ok!

Well, at least, it was in my case.

Embarrassment. =(
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Okay, bloody butts aside, I finally had a WHOLE saturday spent outdoors. :D

Well, I found out that my Pathology quiz was cancelled so I cancelled all studying plans for the weekend. WOOT!

In the morning, I paid respects to a friend's dad. The memorial park was very beautiful.

It was indeed tranquil.
And then I went for a yummy roast duck rice lunch followed by a great Japanese dinner.
(yes I do realised I need to exercise all easter)

The night didn't end there.

We went for Gelati next.

And then a visit to a jazz bar. Coincidentally, met a friend who'll be heading back to Singapore for good.
Awww it's goodbyes!

Well, then we played cards till nearly 2am.

:)

It's been awhile since I enjoyed my weekend.

Loss.

2009-03-17T19:25:00.002+11:00

So tell me, how do you deal with loss?

Sorrowful music?...?!?
Go out and have fun with a bunch of people?
Talk to a friend?
Drown yourself in alcohol?
Thinking happy thoughts?
Don't think?
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End your life?

It's hard to deal with when you no longer have your loved one by your side.

More importantly, how do you help someone cope with it?

What can you say?
You can't tell them it's going to be okay when you're not sure it will be.

What can you do?

I'm helpless.

A day with Houdini.

2009-03-11T21:24:00.005+11:00

Last Saturday was great. I so needed a day away from everything, away from school! I can't believe we're in Week 5 already and there's already so much to study, I'm drowning. Anyways, we went horse riding last Saturday, rewarding ourselves after completing a month of classes this semester. That's me up there with Houdini. He's a great horse, a tad bit sensitive when it comes to my kicking, doesn't take much for me to make him trot from a walk. I wish I could ride every week :(

A group photo by the beach.
Note the cuteness of the smaller horse.

I was so excited when they allowed us to canter this time. I am better at the trot now compared to the other time I was there. I guess experience is a good thing. At least I am rising to the trot properly now and not bouncing all over the horse.

And so yea, they asked if we wanted to canter and I was thinking, "Yea why not let's do it!"

And the tip the facilitator gave us on cantering?
"Ride as though you're trying to keep a 100 dollar note between your butt and the saddle"

Now, that's helpful. =.=

Didn't happen.
I was about to be thrown off during the canter. Also, I was busy laughing at Daryl who was riding in front of me. It's a funny sight when someone tries to hang on to dear life as a horse canters and gallops away. Especially when you have the rear view of that person. :D It was priceless.

Well, we left the horse riding for lunch at the vineyard. And of course, for sipping pink moscato.

We weren't the only ones who knew how to enjoy life, as you can see...
Don't you wish you lived the life of a cat sometimes?

And then, off we went to Peninsula Hot Springs.
Apparently, the public bath was full till 2 and a half hours later so we went to the beach to kill time.

This is an idea of what we ended up doing.
The view was beauuuuutiful.

Oh-So-Breathtaking.

And so we headed to the hot springs for a nice dip.

And then ended the night with the best congee for dinner/supper.

What a day.

I wanna live like this foreverrrrrrrrrrrrrr....

NOT happening.

*continues to scramble lecture notes*

In the name of Surgery.

2009-03-05T19:23:00.002+11:00

Mummy dearest will be having a surgery back in Penang.

I certainly hope all goes well and you'll come to visit me here soon!
Missing you already, mum. :(

Well, on the same morning my mum is undergoing surgery,
I will be here at the vet campus doing a surgery practical!

I will be an anaesthetist tomorrow!

Scrubs, check.
Stethoscope, check.
Short nails, check.
Clean shoes? Check.
Scissors, check.
Pen, check.
Pen light??? I don't have one!
Dog lead, I'll get one from the kennel.
A watch with second hand, check.

Ok. I'm ready to go!
(Well, not really... I only have these chunks of notes to read on drugs, anaesthetic equipment, surgery preps....etc.etc...)

Ah, I hope all goes well with the dog.

Wish me luck!

THE PRESSURE IS ON!

A cat with 27 lives?

2009-03-02T21:36:00.006+11:00

Cat shot 27 times - and lives

Ben Blomfield, Monday, March 2, 2009 © The Cairns Post

"THE relentless torture of a pet cat that was shot 27 times at point-blank range in the head and neck with an air rifle has outraged animal welfare authorities."

For the full story, you can go to http://www.cairns.com.au/article/2009/03/02/31331_local-news.html

Okay, firstly...What's wrong with those people?
The pure cruelty shown to animals these days still leaves me dumbfounded and in total....AMAZEMENT?

Some people just wish to remain oblivious to the fact that animals, like human beings,
have feelings and they deserve to be treated with some respect.

SOME. I'm not even asking for much here.

I am so glad this cat survived and I hope those heartless $%#$! are put behind bars!! ARGH!

It may be a little uplifting that this cat survived the tragic ordeal,
but it breaks my heart totally to see another not as lucky.
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Kitten's back broken, stomped on by teenagers

March 02, 2009 11:45am

"POLICE have been shocked by the callous murder of a kitten at Deception Bay north of Brisbane."

"About 10pm yesterday a four-month-old kitten was taken for its owner's property in Airlie Avenue by two youths, aged about 17 and 14."

"Police have alleged one of the youths then used a stick or a branch to hit the cat, breaking its back."

"As it lay crying in a driveway, the other teenager returned and stomped on its head to kill it."

"The animal's body was then thrown into another yard, where it was found by police and the distraught owners last night."

I'm left speechless.

No words can describe my feelings right now.

............

What? Say that again?

2009-03-01T19:44:00.002+11:00

SO......
I got a Hyundai meanwhile as a rental car while my love, Mazda 3 is alone in some service center in Airport West.

"Don't worry, you will get refunded for the rental of the car. You'll just be poor for awhile. And then we'll reimburse everything. Do not worry, just provide the invoice and everything will be taken care of..."

Well, at least that was what that guy at the car insurance company made me believe.

And so, today I called up the company again, wanting to know how I should go about getting a refund on the rental car and what documents to provide.

"I'm sorry, please understand that we do not guarantee that the payment for the rental car will be refunded to you. It depends on the application you provide, and on the willingness of the insurance company of the truck driver who is at fault, to refund you the payment. You need to provide the invoice, a written explanation on why you depended on a car to get to work/class. We also need a letter from your employer/lecturer as prove."

"Er......but this wasn't what I was told the other day"

"Well, whoever that was who spoke to you that day did not make it clear. I apologize."

"..........."

YOU APOLOGIZE?

Hello! This is hundreds of dollars we're talking about here. You can't just say SORRY!
The incompetence of these people really just drive me up the wall.

Like seriously......

Now I have more things to settle.

I am returning the rental car TomorroW!

=.=

Who said horses don't swim?

2009-02-28T21:38:00.009+11:00

Yay! We're going horse riding this coming Saturday!

I can't wait although the other time I went, I came back with a sore butt and back.

Looking oh-so-glam.
(Yes, that's a shower cap we're wearing under the helmet)

Before getting on the horses during riding last year.

Anyhows... I hope riding this time around would be great! And I hope my saddle no longer slips to one side, almost killing me, like how it was last year. When my horse cantered for 2 seconds, I was hanging on to dear life. *meh*

Going horse riding reminds me of my short stint at the Penang Turf Club and the beautiful mornings where I would stand watching the horses gallop before sunrise.

I loved it there.

Horsey feeling refreshed after a swim...

These racehorses were magniifiicent.

Note the double "i".

They are really such beauties. I just love thoroughbreds.
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On another random note, some people I know are feeling rather depressed recently.
Too much thoughts of loss, regrets and pain.

I guess all these negative thoughts have made them forget about all the things they have and the people around them that they should be thankful for in life. Maybe it's better to focus on those loved ones and things once in awhile, don't you think?

It's not like things have always been great for me. But it doesn't hurt to try looking on the bright side of things. That is one thing I have learnt.

So, to all you feeling the blues lately,
Don't worry, be happy!

PS. My dear car who's in the hands of strangers in the car hospital, I miss you!
Get Well Soon!

OMG WHAT DAY IS TODAY!!!!

2009-02-24T19:24:00.002+11:00

OMG I CAN'T BELIEVE THIS!

Okay, when I got into an accident, it was lunch and we went from campus to a restaurant and was on the way back. One of the guys behind had his own car parked on campus but since there were 5 of us going to lunch, we went in one car.

So after the accident, I left my car on campus and my friend (one of the guys sitting behind in my car during the accident) offered to drive me home because my car was not in a good shape and I am shaken by the incident.

So, after he dropped me off....guess WHAT???!?!

He got into an accident himself! (Second time for him in a day!!!)

Some car overtook his and hit the side of his car while he tried to do a u-turn.
Luckily, the damage wasn't as bad as my car. And the impact, way less.

His side mirror is broken.

And, the rim of the tire fell off.

And he's supposed to send me to school tomorrow.
Oh well, the car is still okay to be driven.

Two cars with stories to tell at the campus tomorrow.

So, who's to blame for this uneventful day?

=.=

Close shave with death?

2009-02-24T19:02:00.005+11:00

Today, some huge-ass truck rammed into my car.

YES, my whole trunk is gone and now my car has turned from sedan to hatchback. Cool eh?
And no, I don't feel like posting a photo of my car up because it's very sad looking and I'm too lazy to photoshop the registration plate.

What happened to the truck you ask? Nothing. Not a scratch.

We were on the highway heading back to school from lunch. We were caught in a crawl and the cars were constantly stopping. Well, and all of sudden this car in front of me stopped, so I had to stop too. I was going "Urgh, stupid car in front of me!" when my friend said to me:

"Hey, you know what's scary-er?!? Look behind!!"

I looked up at my rear mirror. Saw the massive bars at the bottom of the truck (it was so massive I couldn't even see the driver) approaching quick, and it wouldn't stop.

And so, my heart stopped.

And one second later, BANGGGGGGGGG!!!!!

I froze.

That was my day. I'm just glad the 3 guys behind are safe.

And that we still have a tomorrow.

After the incident, I kept thinking to myself "What if I didn't hold on to the brakes? What if my car was a hatchback to start with? What if the car spinned?"

What if.......... =.=

I'm still shaken.

I think I now have TRUCK-O-PHOBIA.

frus...tra...tion.

2009-02-23T17:39:00.003+11:00

SERIOUSLY!

I am soooo in need of a place to rant and spit out my frustration.

I've never met someone sooooo irresponsible in my life.

Like, what were you thinking??????

I admire YOU lor, seriously...

Bang bang you're dead.

2009-02-22T16:00:00.006+11:00

We were treated to a feast yesterday, thanks Aunt Eva!

I went for seconds, then thirds, and then fourrrtths....

My dearies, spicy and salty chicken ribs.. *drool*
And then there was egg plant and minced meat =D
Well, that was just to name a few... =D

And then we all sat down to play "BANG!" the card game.
It was my first time but I must say, it was really quite fun =)
We then had a session of "Heart Attack" where a few of us got slapped so hard and were left with a mark on their hands as proof. I was, unfortunately, the first victim of the night.

On another not so food related random note, was on skype last night (or rather, morning...) with two primary school buddies, one in malaysia and one in the UK till 5am in the morning. Time difference is a pain =.=
Had my Yahoo Messenger, MSN and Skype running all at one time. While on skype with the two, I was also webcamming with another on MSN and then, chatting with a few others at the same time.

A friend sent me these. My face photoshop-ed into one, a Korean outfit and another, in some poster with a Korean actor. I thought it was really funny, so here I am sharing it with the public, to my greatest disadvantage. Enjoy......

Four legged friends.

2009-02-19T23:14:00.007+11:00

Meet Miss Sheep.

Don't they look extremely wooly?!?! Try finding the vein to collect blood samples from them! It's a total nightmare, a test of perseverance and endurance. No joke. It takes a lot of hand and back muscles to hold these guys still while someone else struggles to find the vein.

It's time to hit the gym and build up those muscles, vet peeps!

And so, we finally had our dog prac the other day. Nothing much went on except the usual checking of vital signs and collecting blood samples. The greyhounds are such sweeties.

These few days the weather's been really hot, and wearing overalls in this weather for pracs doesn't really help. This is the usual scene at Werribee during prac days :D Overalls aren't too glamorous, but's it's okay to look like odd job workers once in awhile.

Today I played badminton and squash during break and wearing sandals was a big regret. I could hardly run across the court and was praying I don't slide from running with my sandals (They can get rather slippery). Tomorrow is tennis and I'm wearing my shoes this time around!

Walked Yeti today during lunch, couldn't get to my dog as his enclosure is behind Yeti's and Yeti just dashes out it's just impossible to hold him in. Yeti is one excited greyhound, he was walking me instead of me walking him. I couldn't walk any faster with my sandals but he just kept tugging on the leash and dragged me along the way.

Meh.

Can't wait to play tennis tomorrow!

And.....FRIDAY is here, babes!

Welcome to Melbourne, Lisa!

2009-02-17T23:05:00.002+11:00

I have a new housemate!

And guess what? Her birthday's 2 days before mine! woot!

Finally, another girl in the house.

YAY!

(Omg it's such a longggggggggg day, I'm dying already)

PS. Thanks Hubert =)

Something's telling me....

2009-02-15T20:54:00.002+11:00

It might just be.....

It might just be you.

Could it be?

The good, the bad, the ugly.

2009-02-15T14:37:00.003+11:00

I guess I'm really fortunate.

I am given the opportunity to go abroad to further my studies and chase that one dream I had since I was a little girl: Being a vet. My dad could never understand my passion towards animals or the reason why I need to choose this crazily expensive course, which returns seem not even half the effort you relentlessly put in, just for the sake of graduating as a veterinarian.

I have always been crazy about animals since I was young. I remember I was always asking mum and dad if I could have a dog and they always said no, at least till I was 10, when I got my first and only puppy, Coco. I did everything I could, from hinting how cute puppies were in pet shops to reading out the classified ads of "pets for sale" in the newspapers to my parents each day.

Growing up, I had a wide collection of dog books, cat books, and I was a subscriber of dog and pet magazines. I even had a CD of dog breeds from the American Kennel Club and I would spend hours a day, just clicking through each breed and reading all about them.
I even daydreamt of having all the different breeds, and how it would be.
(yes, i know.........)

The only other pet I got was a cute pair of hamsters. The never did give birth for a year until one year I brought them back to grandma's during Chinese New Year and on the first day, mama hamster gave birth to 7 little cuties! This continued about once every 2 weeks, and I was giving away 7 hamsters to the pet shops each time a new litter was born. Somehow, I could keep up and I remember having 21 hamsters. TWENTY ONE. And yes, I bathed every single one of them everytime I cleaned the cage. I would use doggie shampoo and even give them a blowdry. I was maybe 14 or 15 and I spent hours cleaning the cages and devoting so much time to them, one day, my mum made me give them all away on the way to school.

I was heart broken.

Ok back to where I begun, might have strayed off a little there.

And so yes, here I am studying Veterinary Science, fulfilling my dreams. Being in this course has not always been a bed of roses, as all I ever saw and visioned when I was young were the nice Animal Planet shows However, Veterinary School is challenging (it can be HELL), up to the point where some of my other friends in other courses think I no longer have a life.

It's a struggle to have up to 7 subjects a semester (when the usual number another person in Uni would have is 4) and 10 papers to sit for during the 3 week exam period when others around you might only have 3 or 4 papers.

Sometimes, I work myself dry and I think to myself, "Oh my god, what did I get myself into?"

However, I would never swap this career for anything else in the world.

What other courses allows you to be on a campus, shared with cattle, horses, dogs and sheep?

Which other course allows you to run around with greyhounds during lunch breaks?

Being in Vet also means:
1. Converse shoes are the "in" thing and not high heels.
2. No nail polish or long nails (not allowed in surgery pracs). Go for the short and natural look.
3. Jeans and t shirt is always practical. No skirts or cute little frilly tops on prac days.
4. No free days in the entire week. 8am starts on 3 days out of the 5 is a norm.
5. Scars (from that cat at yesterday's consultation), scratches and bite marks should be present on some part of your body. Or else, you're probably just not experienced enough.
6. No holidays. (when 80-90% of your holidays are taken up doing clinical work experience)

And yes, I constantly meet girlfriends from other courses who look demure in nice shoes and clothings and I pop along to hang out in my dirty converse shoes and a pair of jeans and t shirt.

But, at the end of the day, I feel that being with animals is way too rewarding,

and no wants of being more of a girly girl in heels or any other pleasure in life (like longerrrrrrrrr breaks) would make me regret my choice.

V-day.

2009-02-13T23:20:00.008+11:00

Cupid, the son of Venus and Mars is in town!

To-morrow is Saint Valentine's day,
All in the morning betime,
And I a maid at your window,
To be your Valentine.
Then up he rose, and donn'd his clothes,
And dupp'd the chamber-door;
Let in the maid, that out a maid
Never departed more.
(William Shakespeare, Hamlet, Act IV, Scene 5)

Happy Valentine's Day to all!!

I got a Yoshi!
My first (and probably last) Valentine's gift this year.

See Yoshi? Hehe...
Thank you, the both of you, I'll love Yoshi with all my heart, I promise.

Look how adorable...

And so, it's February 14th again.
Ever wondered what's the story behind Valentine's day?
Saint Valentine or Valentine really, is the name of the numerous Early Christian martyrs. While the history to Valentine and the religiously celebrated Valentine's Day on February 14th each year may be windy and complicated, this day often sees couples expressing their love for each other in the form of love notes (or rather nowadays, Valentine's greeting cards) or a gift such as confectionery or the huge bunch of red roses.

More than that, it is an opportunity for couples to remind each other of the relationship they share, and for singles to cherish the ones they love and their friends.

Enough said, it's time to celebrate!

Don't forget to tell all the ones you cherish in your life that you love them!
(They don't have to be your life partners, they can be your family or friends)

On another note, it was a good Friday night.
At least the end was Sweeeeet. =)

Hugs and Kisses.

Swollen.

2009-02-12T20:11:00.003+11:00

My cervical lymph node's swollen. Just the one on the left and now, I can't turn my head to the right.

This morning, it was so annoyingly swollen and painful, I couldn't even open my jaw to eat my cereal. It's painful to eat, painful to move, and even painful to sleep. I'll just suffer till this swelling decides to regress.

If it doesn't in two weeks, then maybe I'll start to worry.

This week's 8am till 4pm classes are taking a toll on my already "not in tip top condition" body. I feel the need to sleep every waking hour. But, I have these stacks and stacks of notes from the FIFTEEN lectures we already had in the past 4 days...!!!

Sighs, what do I do?

A moment of silence.

2009-02-11T22:31:00.007+11:00

The bushfire in Victoria has definitely affected the lives of many where I am right now. My heart goes out to all those who lost their loved ones and the roof over their heads in this act of nature which has shown no mercy.

Over the radio in the car today, I heard the news of two young girls, who were my age, who died while trying to save their horses. It was extremely devastating to hear such news as I knew, I too would not think twice of turning back to save my pet. Even if it would cost me my life.

181 deaths. 80 missing.

and it continues to rise...

A silent moment of prayer for all those people who are suffering out there.

I'm glad some people at the Vet Faculty are doing their part.
*starts rummaging for old clothes to be donated*

A new man in my life.

2009-02-11T21:55:00.004+11:00

His name is HARVEY.

Amidst all the stress vibes surrounding me, I've got at least a small something to be excited about.

Lecture notes are starting to pile up by the stacks and it's only the third day of school. I feel like I'm already falling behind and it's only the beginning! Some people are already starting to doubt their intentions of doing Vet Science. Being in 3rd year, it will definitely test my true passion towards being a veterinarian. Yes, all my childhood buddies will always remember me as the odd person with the weird ambition to be a vet (not that many people want to be vets where I come from, it was either a HUMAN doctor, lawyer, businessperson of some sort or that occasional teacher or even pop star). I was that very peculiar kid.

Well, at least I'll have Harvey. I'm looking forward to the long walks I'll be having with you. =)

Dear Kitty...

2009-02-10T17:12:00.002+11:00

I can never forget that day.

I can never forget your emerald eyes.

I can never forgive myself.

Till this day, I still think about you.

Dear Kitty,
I'm sorry.

Just because

2009-02-09T22:00:00.007+11:00

Yes, I do realize my blog kinda froze in time since early 2008...

However, I'm thinking, I should really take the initiative to update my blog just because:
1. It's still (sort of) the start of the year.
2. This year is going to be way too stressful, I might need to vent my anger and frustrations out
somewhere.
3. I simply feel the need to. Sue me.

Firstly, my apologies to everyone out there who actually reads my blog (maybe just a couple of you) that I strayed off track and did not write anything FOR A YEAR. I know, it's not like it didn't happen before that (there were only 3 updates in 2007) =)

SO, what's happening in my life now? I'm in 3rd year vet. Came a long way from 1st year. A long long way, and yet...it's still a long long way ahead.

I only just arrived in Melbourne 2 days ago, and this is the first time I'm feeling extremely homesick. The 46 degree weather on one day and 21 degree the next didn't help me feel welcomed anyhows.

I miss my mummy and daddy.

I miss my Coco. Miss him to bits.

I miss my friends back home.

I miss being in Penang.
Like, everything about it, even just being at the morning wet markets with my mum.
I managed to point my camera at many strangers that fateful morning
(and no, that's not my mum in the photo)

First day of classes today. Got a timetable which looks like a whole spreadsheet of the longest periodic table you've ever seen. I have 35 hour weeks with 8am starts 3 days out of 5. And worse, my 22 weeks of holidays to come will be filled with 17 weeks of work. So, where IS the holiday actually?

*rants on* I can't even go to the bank, or go run errands as my classes end at 5 and everything closes at 5.
Just great.

Okays, forgive my rants.

Hmm...what else.

Oh yea. I miss YOU.

A year gone by....

2008-03-03T21:03:00.002+11:00

Yes, I realize that my last post is dated somewhere in April 2007. It's been a year! I am no longer a first year and I am sitting in a NEW room in Melbourne. Many changes occured in my life since that last post. Thinking back to last year, I think I've grown to be wiser...Maybe not that much wiser of a person, but hopefully enough to be 21 years old this year. A challenging year ahead on the academic side of things. But frankly, I'm pretty excited to live out 2008 with a bang. Not my birthday yet...but I've earned a Freedom Key in advance from my Mum...Now, that's something to celebrate about!!!

P.S. I am currently working on horrible Stolen wireless internet. With a laptop that's ready to wipe out everything I've written for this blog so far. So i am not about to take the chances of writing a super long update. Look forward to one soon though! (When I have a PC and my 90 Gb internet going)

Love Love Love

In the Life of a First Year Vet Student

2007-04-18T20:48:00.000+10:00

A dead dog. An evil smile.

Don't misjudge me. I LOVE animals. Live ones.Sorry I haven't been updating. Just got caught up in so many other things that I sort of didn't have time to blog. I wish I could say I have been busy studying, and although ThAT sHould bE the reason, I think I have been doing a whole lot of other things. Vet science has been great so far and I love the animal handling pracs. The workload is crazy though and much has been expected of us, Vet Students. Here's me cutting up and skinning a dog. I have always been disgusted by the thought of skinning a dog but I guess the pracs have been kinda...hmm..fun. It's actually darn tideous identifying muscles, nerves, tendons, ligaments... *sighs*

Two days later shall be my third doggie dissection prac.

The early morning dead dogs stench.

It's very welcoming when you just had a bowl of cereals not long ago...

Trust me. =)

Here's me obviously not paying attention in prac.

There has been other practicals where I actually work with the live animals... It's way better since they can actually respond by kicking you in the face (Thank god I'm not so fortunate to have experienced that..Yet) or sinking their teeth into your arm.

Here's me working on the horse which sunk his teeth into my arm. And he gets a nice stroke for doing that.....

Riian and Ton "catching" the horse...

It's fun getting someone to lift you up in the open...Where all you can see is land...and cows. Hahaha....feels so...country.

Farmgirls... Priya, me, Esther...

Here I am with Ella, just moments before we ran around in cattle dung during our little drafting experience...

Hmm...the alternative delicacy to Ox's tongue....Cow's tongue anyone?

Pick a cow....and I'll get the tongue out for you... =)

"Now, this is how you elbow a cow after you headlock it......."

It may seem like we're in the process of torturing the cow....(don't worry...no harm was done to the cow while taking this photo)

Riian who drives us to Werribee and Ton who.... hmmm..

The girls in overalls...

Ella ME Riian..

I wish I had photos from the Sheep and Pig pracs as well...too bad I didn't bring a camera with me then...Somehow, I don't think I would have been holding my camera while wrestling a sheep heavier than I am or....be taking photos of 300 kg Pigs as they push me around...

NOW....for the more glamarous, non poo-related side of Vet...

VET BALL 2007!!

What a better way to start off than a picture of ME? Kekeke

Amber and Joanna...

Ton...Albert...

A Group photo in front of a mirror, for some reason...

Ton, me, Horace and Steven...

With the girls from Hong Kong...Emily and Colleen..

Crazy Tim the vegan...

There's something very REd about this shot...

Jimmy...just too cute..

ViC!

Hmmm.... =)

The girls...while wating for a cab which never came...

Jonathan....

Well....that's it for now...Oral presentation tomorrow and here I am fussing about the blog. Hope you guys enjoyed the brief run through of how I'm doing here.

Muaxx...

Kelene

Vet School, Finally!!!

2007-03-12T19:15:00.000+11:00

Well, I'm back in Melbourne for quite sometime now but time seems to pass me by day after day that I didn't actually sit down and take a breather, let alone create a new post.

O week kicked off the very first week I was in Melbourne and I had loads of fun knowing more peeps, touring the safari and visiting the police dog training centre. Here are a few snapshots of O week with the Vet people...

Here I am with Ella....we had a chance to take a photo with a member of the police dog squad and his extremely smart (and way adorable) black Lab.

With the girls and Mr. Hippo at the Weribee Safari.

Messing around with the horn of some animal in the "Safari Bus".

In our cowboy hats....all ready for the Country and Western barn dance out in the open air on the last night of O Week

What is an Aussie party without its boost.....
and heaps of people dancing about in sync...???

This is a few of us resting on hay after hopping and skipping around, trying deperately to keep up with the dance steps...

All in all, O week was fab.

Well, that was O week...now here's a little about how I spent my first CNY away from Malaysia... I spent it working!! I worked at some CNY street festival in Chinatown under the scorching heat of about 36 - 38 degrees Celcius. And worse, we were actually BBQ-ing satay sticks under a tent! But, I guess it was a whole new experience for me...Towards the end, we were shouting out for people to buy food from our stalls at extremely low prices. I was screaming "Chicken rice for just 5 dollarSS!!!! Closing sale!!! Come get your chicken rice!!!!"

A rather new experience for me I suppose. Oh well, I'd better get back to reading anatomy... There's just so much to learn in Vet, you'll die if you don't study every single day. No kidding. Off to grasp the book of Vet Anatomy...LAters, friends!

Kelene

Picture fest!

2007-02-02T23:54:00.000+11:00

Ring the bell of 2007!!!!

May all your new year resolutions be achieved...

(for once in your lifetime, at least try to fulfill them, people!)

These photos are upon request by an ABC friend of mine currently residing in the ever so beautiful city of Melbourne (bleh!). Sorry guys that I haven't been uploading because Streamyx is horrible and my laptop is down with the flu. So, you probably won't hear anything from me till I am comfortably starting off the new semester in Melbourne. MEanwhile, here's what I have been up to in Malaysia. CheerS~

Dear ABC, enjoy the pics! Signed, FOB xx

With my gal friends at The Curve, KL just hours before 2007 arrived...

Below : Playing tennis with Swee early in the morning...(no one else woke up except Duke cos he lives next to the courts)

Three pairs of twins (so they say....) The two guys are biological twins, the two girls on the right are sisters but me and the other girl, we have no blood relation whatsoever.... Believe it!

Below, pictured with my Melbourne bestie, Sze while shopping in the streets of Bangsar...

Meet Jocelyn, my lookalike and good friend in the car on the way back from KL.

Trying to be kids again to no avail.... Do Re Mi Fa....ohh...where's the So? This was taken while waiting in line for a cable car ride in Kek Lok Si temple.

Below is a great friend and listener...the sweetest ever Cynthia...

On a mission to steal a strawberry (only to be caught red handed by my sis who took this photo)

Last but not least, above is a photo taken with my little cousin, Zoe Yi...isn't she a princess?

Recap and rewinddd....

2006-11-19T01:32:00.000+11:00

*snap* *wink* *boo!*....Whatever....how do I describe the shortest time frame in words? "CLiCk?" The year went by just like that. It's hard to believe that my first year in Uni has come to an end. It feels a little weird. But then again, I was thinking, the year before went by pretty quick as well...so, heck care....time flies, whether you like it or not!

The main thing is, exams are over. I'm hoping for the very best. I am this ---1mm--- close to getting into Vet Science. All I have to do is pass all my subjects this semester. If I mess up, at this last hurdle, I won't know what I'll do to myself......

Sighs.....well, I felt that it was only appropriate if I did a little recap on my life this year.....

The year started off with me celebrating Chinese New Year....That's my eldest sis on the upmost stair, followed by me in the middle and my little cousin, Zoey on the right (We had to bribe her with a piece of cookie to take this photo)....

I went to Melbourne not long after CNY and then, got a couple more piercings on my ear...

I got a job at Hawkers' Cafe and gratefully enough, got to know a bunch of fun-loving brats there...

I had my 19th birthday with a bunch of...g..uys? Hmm....I swear there were girls there too!!!

I took a couple of unusual photos along Great Ocean Road...I hate to admit this, but yeah, I am the one with the green sling back....I look awkwardly...retarded.

I wore a Leprechaun's hat at the Royal Melbourne Show and took some brilliantly colourful shots...

I watched my friend graduate and then day dreamt about MY graduation...

I drank Bubble Tea every odd day during classes. It helps keep me awake during lectures.

I was made to sacrifice countless living things for the sake of the study of Science. I finally countered my cockro-phobia in this bio prac....( How do you like my drawing? )

I shared muffins with Wei Jin during lunch on 3 occasions...we tried all three kinds of muffins sold. Here's the one with berries (half eaten, from top view). I can't help but thinking it looks like the muffin has two eyes and lipstick on.

I guess that's about all I will include in my recap. Other more recent photos have yet to be uploaded. I guess there's more to tell when I get back to Malaysia in 5 days....Currently, all I have been doing is meet up with friends as much as I can and clean up my tornado swept room before I head back for a looong 3 month break....

Kelene

Wake me up when November ends....

2006-10-13T18:47:00.000+10:00

Well, at least when November ends, I would have finished my exams and be resting on my couch in Malaysia watching Astro. *sighsss* Exams will be here in about...20 days or so and I haven't actually got my engine going. Just handed in my last assignment for this semester today and gosh, it's such a relieve to dump the approximately 10 pages of work into my tutor's pigeon hole.

I really need some form of motivation to actually start studying. Have been slacking off since the second week of the holidays (I actually studied the first week!), and I have yet to do anything. I know I will regret not studying earlier when time passes. I always do. The term "procrastination" isn't really new in my vocab.

I think looking at the calendar today and seeing how close the 7th of Nov is kinda did scare me a little. So, I shall start planning my study timetable today. Hopefully, the thought of failing and not proceeding into 1st year Vet Science will scare me even more. I just hope that I will get really horrified of the exams soon enough and study extremely hard for the remaining 20 days, because if I don't.......er...oh well, I don't want to discuss what will happen after. But for now, I'm still pretty relaxed. Hmm.......help?

Now for some random happenings... A couple of days ago, I played Twister on one of Uni's lawns with a couple of friends. Pretty interesting. Here's us in action.... It was utterly ridiculous as we were twisting our bodies all over in front of countless other students. Nevertheless, it was stupidly, fun.

I've also kinda highlighted my hair (I guess you can't see it in the photo) and got a few curls just for a few hours...

I dissected an earthworm. I had to take a picture of this as I felt left out not having a pic of my rat. Everyone seemed to have a photo of their rat. I simply forgot to take one. So here's wormy from my bio practical (cut opened and pinned down by me!) =)

Well, hope . . . . you've

enjoyed my r and om ness.

Kelene

Outing 2 : The Royal Melbourne Show

2006-10-03T23:47:00.000+10:00

I must say that the day at the Royal Melbourne Show was awesome. I haven't had so much fun for a long while now. I guess every single one of us sort of let our guards down and just went all out to have fun that day. To destress, so to speak. Haha. >.<

Well, we went there at about 1pm because Wei Jin and I had to wait for the guys. I guess they weren't enthusiastic about going in the first place. I guess the twins had trouble getting up and ready that day....Even Michael was late!

We headed to the showgrounds by train and arrived there soon enough. I was actually looking forward to that day simply because I missed theme park rides so much. I was there last year as well and I remembered having so much fun with the rides. As I said in one of my other posts, the girls seemed to enjoy the rides more than the guys. It was, unfortunately, the same this year. Wei Jin and I had to coax the guys to coming on rides with us. Michael only lasted two rides.

The moment we arrived, I was already looking around for rides with Wei Jin. The guys tried to slow us down. But not long after we got to the Show, we were on our first ride...

Here's the first we took ride which made Michael's stomach turn...

Poor Michael. Haha...But I guess Davies was freaking out the whole time too.

I think the main reason we had so much fun that day was also because of the ridiculous hats we were wearing. Each of us bought one for 5 bucks. At first, we agreed to wear them only for a photo....Somehow, we ended up wearing them throughout the day.( I think we just enjoyed the attention we had from the public)...*wink* There were countless random people taking our photos that day...Including some professional photographers.

This is us in our ever so striking headdress. The ends of the long arms of the hat had some hard round thingies attached. I whacked several passers by with them without realising it. Well, thanks to Wei Jin for apologising to those people on my behalf. I only knew I was whacking innocent people when she told me. Eikk.

Our shadows....CreepY ?!?

My best meal of the day : Strawberries with Ice cream...Yummmm

And then, there was the whole bucket of fairy floss we had...

We then had our go at some games because I was bugging the guys to get me one of those huge Show soft toys. HAhaha....

This is us playing some water gun game...

Finally...we got Scooby!

Well, we didn't actually win it. I guess the lady was so amazed by our headdress that she gathered us around her and asked, "So, which toy do you want?" Haha...

Wei Jin and I also had these hair wraps done...with strings attached =P

I had much more fun at the Show this year than the last. Did much more stuff this year.

We even wore those hats all the way back to the city.

And, I'd say I love the hats!!!

Kelene

Outing 1 : The Great Ocean Road

2006-10-03T00:34:00.000+10:00

The two week break is over. Back to School for me. *sighs*

Well, I guess it's about time I said something about my little day trip to the Great Ocean Road during the holidays. Went there exactly a week ago but I was too lazy to upload photos and get them from friends so finally, I guess I've got enough now to post some up here.

The trip was pretty tiring...Left the city at about 8.30 am and only got back at about 9.30pm.

The start of the day : Breakfast at some place along the way.

A close up of the sinking marshmallow in my hot choc.

We had several stops along the way including Apollo Bay, Torquay and some other random stops to see the apostles. There were 12 Apostles some time ago, I guess now there's only 11. But we only saw 8 (I think we did) as the other 3 can only be seen on a helicopter. Sad. But I guess seeing one of the apostles were like seeing the rest. They all looked like the regular rock. Only larger. Much much larger.

Two random Apostles.

The other London Bridge you never knew about.

The bus ride was rather bumpy at times and we were just winding all over as the Great Ocean Road is everything but straight. I guess the view was somewhat spectacular and gosh, the beaches were beautiful. Sometimes, I wish I was staying at one of the beach houses. These houses are really amazing (although some of them are standing over a cliff) as they had glass all around instead of walls. Yeah, I pretty much had a perfect view of their bedroom at times, as though their beds were on display. However, I would think that it's nice to wake up to the view of the beach though. How relaxing.

Ahhhhhhhh.......I could almost feel the breeze.

I went there with these bunch of people...Wei Jin, Davies, Michael and Johnathan. I guess we kept each other alive in the bus at times. The journey seemed never ending and we desperately needed each other's support to survive, didn't we, guys? Thus, countless photos were produced in the bus, like these ones....

Michael promoting our snacks...

Just us...(with Johnathan trying to look less normal...hehehe)

Davies and his new found love : Fries. He had trouble parting with the empty box later on. Trust me.

Well, we did have some photos taken outside the bus. Here are a few....

On the beach, with arms spread out.

With Dav...

and Wei Jin...

Don't all of us just looove ice creammmm???

Overall, the trip was fulfilling. We were drained by the time we got back to the city but I guess we had a great time together. I suppose. Hehe. Well, at least I did!

Well, up next in my coming post would be on Outing 2 : Royal Melbourne Show.

So, keep a look out!

Kelene

Bleh. Can't think of a title...

2006-09-23T18:37:00.000+10:00

The two week break is here. But I guess, it's more like half gone. I can say that all I have been up to is studying in the library, going for work and yeah, I went on an accidental movie and an uncalled-for shopping spree. There's practically nothing to do. No offence to my Melbourne buddies, but I have been practically seeing the same people each day and it does get kinda boring. We all enjoy each other's company but I guess it's Melbourne that has nothing exciting for us to share our time together with.

All I can do now is look forward to the trip to Great Ocean Road (hopefully, there is still one....) and if I am lucky enough, I will be going to the Royal Melbourne Show again this year, as I did the last. I thought the show was worth it last year. I really enjoyed the rides. I guess it helped me to just let myself go, have fun and destress. At this point of time, I reallllllyyy, desperately need some of that. I mean, could life actually get worse? Wondering why I am babbling away? Well, I guess, unlike some of you guys out there, I have yet to reach the point in life where everything makes sense. I am now stuck in the so called transition phase where everything I see in life seems...rather...hmmm..blurry? Oh well, I hope some of the guys would accompany me to the show this year, many of them thought the rides were scary somehow. The girls loved it, as far as I can remember. But oh yea, I think the only girls there last year were me and Sze Lin.

It's not easy studying overseas. Away from home, the support and shelter you once had for like, the past (for me, 17) years of your life. If you're in a foreign land with siblings, half of your misery is taken away. If you're like me, just here on your own and having to depend on friends...All I can say is that, you had better have true friends. I guess many of the rest are enjoying the freedom and life in Melbourne but sometimes, I wished I was back home in Malaysia. In my own house, with my family and my dog, the one and only living thing I truly miss. But then, back home, I will have other things to cope with. Stress from the expectations of family members is the one most common thing teenagers (or those in their 20's i suppose....)might be facing. Not like it's not putting enough pressure on me when I am already 3000 plus miles away from home. When I am actually Home....it's worse. So, I don't know...where will I be happier? Melbourne or Malaysia? *whatever*

All I know is, wherever I am now, the only life I am living in is none other than my own. So, it's practically all up to me to make the best of it. But, will I?

Kelene

QUack! QuaCK!!!

2006-09-13T03:10:00.000+10:00

GEeezz.....I am wide awake and it's 3am! This is bad. But yeah, was down with fever and having aches all over my body in the afternoon. Thanks to the late night I had preparing my seminar presentation. Got home around 5pm and slept all the way till now!

Good thing my seminar presentation is over. It wasn't that bad except for the fact that I was quacking away...I seriously felt like I sounded like a duck because of my annoying sore throat. But yeah, I was just trying to hold it there everytime I wanted to cough during my presentation. I had a mere 4 minutes to say everything I want (I had lots to say!) and I couldn't really just waste a few seconds coughing, or i'll be practically coughing my marks away.

Just a few more days to my two week break. Not gonna be a honeymooney break though. Have studies to catch up with and finals will be here in just over a month after uni starts. Gawsh!

Well, just to allow you guys a little insight to WHY I fell sick today. I had so much preparations to do for my seminar (speech, visual aids, research...etc...)...And here's one of my art work on Paint which took me forever, for some reason. Maybe it's because the last time I used Paint was when I was 13 and had nothing else better to do (Hmm....Okay....I did use it for the drawing on my previous post...).

So, here....knock yourself out while admiring my masterpiece....

YEs! IT is a skater! Come on, say it looks like one...It does, right??? (This is used for an assessed presentation at university level......nope...not kindergarten)....*sighs*

Here's the other one with arms apart....

I know this one looks wayyyy better, right? Right?!??!?!

Okay, you decide and leave your comments.

Kelene

Depression, good ol' depression....

2006-09-11T10:35:00.000+10:00

My current condition :

The days have been rather depressing for some reason. Maybe it's because I was ill (even when that was for a short period of time). The weather in Melbourne has been rather Crazy for some reason...Once, I was out walking for just a couple of minutes and I have experienced strong winds, the brightly shining sun and yeah....heavy downpours. It's no miracle that I fell sick right after that, huh????

Besides all the crappy weather I had to put up with, my studies are kinda flowing down the ......... I've got no words to describe it so yeah, please guys, do the honours of filling in the blank for me. My study load has also been evidently piling up as I have just simply no motivation to stay on track with anything.

The only good thing is that holidays will be here in a week and yeah, I hope that the 2 week break will actually release me off some depression but sometimes I think holidays can get more depressing as I would then have nothing to do but stay at home and rot.

Oh well, I think it's best for me to go off and prepare for my seminar presentation tomorrow (which I have done nothing about just yet), to save the few percentages for my Physics.

Kelene

2006-09-06T18:05:00.000+10:00

I believe....

Just wanna share my favourite dance video with you guys... Hehehe

A tribute....

2006-09-05T19:45:00.000+10:00

During Biology, my lecturer pin-pointed this quote "Play with it, but treat it with respect." Somehow, the quote did mean a lot to me and it got stuck in my head the whole day after that. The quote was by Steve Irwin. The name did ring a bell while I was in lecture but somehow, I wasn't able to figure out who he was.

When I got home that day, I saw all these turtles on my MSN list with personal messages saying "RIP Steve Irwin." What a coincidence I thought. The guy just died? I soon found out he was the crocodile hunter. Now, that name, the Croc Hunter definitely reminded me about him. Back in Malaysia, I used to watch his shows on Animal Planet.

I did think he was going to die doing his job one day (I know that is a mean thought) or maybe he might lose an arm to the crocs. Well, it was pretty shocking that he did die filming. Well, whether you guys out there like him or not (he did a shoot once with a croc while cradling his then infant child), he is still someone we should all have some respect for. He did introduce us to the world of reptiles and the wilderness like no one else ever did. Without him, we would not have been more acquainted to the world of the crocs, or would we?

My lovely, turtle-filled messenger list.....

Yeah, a little blurry and small, but I bet you could see the green dots.

Somehow, some people beg to differ on the whole turtlish idea.

Don't even ask me who is the great owner of the GOAT. I will keep his identity a secret. Pay some respect to Steve Irwin lah, Keith Pang (woops...) !!!

Kelene

Pierceeeeee....pierce!

2006-08-28T23:25:00.000+10:00

This shot was taken as boredom struck.

This is my left ear now, with two new piercings. I never ever thought I would get more than just two piercings (one on each ear). It was actually a big NO-NO for me sometime ago. But I guess, you can never tell what actually will happen in the future or I suppose, you will never know what kind of person you might change into. I'm not saying I am a totally different person now that I have three piercings just on one ear, but then...I feel that I have somehow evolved.

*sheesh* Well, my point here is, some people change with time and I guess it scares me sometimes. I see the eyes of a stranger on a familiar face. It's definitely tough to adjust to changes.

Life has been rather monotonous these few days for me. Today I felt as though I have achieved nothing although I went for my tutorial and attended three lectures in a row. I think this is the time in life where I seem to just keep doing the things I am supposed to do but I have no idea why I'm doing it. I have lost my drive. I don't really feel that I need to accomplish anything. Sometimes, I don't even know why I should wake up in the mornings. Why can't I just lay there?
Perhaps I am sinking into depression. Perhaps I am facing too many problems that I just can't get myself to face it. Perhaps I need time alone. Perhaps I am just too tired of faking. Perhaps all I want is to show my true feelings and not hide them behind closed doors.

Perhaps I am heartbroken.

Walking home on a quiet street.

Kelene

Life with or without decisions?

2006-08-12T13:43:00.000+10:00

I feel like I have too few hours in a day. Why? Well, take for example my day yesterday. I had a lecture from 9 am to 10am. Then a 3-hour Chemistry practical from 10 am to 1pm. At 1pm, I had to finish up an assignment in the library (I had to gobble up a sandwhich, standing because I had no time to sit) and then I had another two lectures from 2.15-4.15 pm. After that, just when I thought I had some time to sleep, I was WRONG! After reaching home, I had hardly an hour before I needed to head out to Uni again to watch the Chinese Musical Group's production. It lasted for more than two hours and ended at 10pm or so. Then, I went for dinner (because I was starving) and ended up having about 45 minutes after dinner to relax with my friends before I went to work at 12am to 5.30am! *pheewwww*

Well, if I have so few hours...why am I wasting my time blogging? Come on, give me a break. I want to have at least SOME time to be able to do the things I want to do. I am thinking of quitting my job. But, I am going to miss earning! *sighs* dilemmas.... I don't want to quit because I love the little envelope of money I get every Monday but at the same time, I know if I don't stop working, I won't have time for my studies. I guess earning ain't everything for me now, it's studies, huh?

I guess it's a part of life to make decisions. Somehow, we sometimes regret the decisions we make but we have to live with it for the rest of our lives. How are we to forgive ourselves then? Ok, probably I'm getting too deep in this whole decision thing. But there were some problems (which I do NOT wish to address here) which have been spinning my head around, and I can't seem to solve them as I am too afraid of the big 'D' word. Yeap...Decisions!

I wish I could be a spectator of life. And not be involved in it, having to make decisions which may change my life in the future. Hmmm...oh wait, is our life a life without decisions? If God has already planned a path for us, then is all decisions made by us arranged by him before hand? Can I really just relax and make any decision I want because it is all part of His plan? *faint*

WHaT am I to Do?!?!?!

Kelene

Blue M&M's...

2006-08-07T23:15:00.000+10:00

Nearly a month has passed since my last entry. There HAS been changes since.

1. I've got a new hair cut.....

I have always wanted to go for a more boyish look....but the stylist won't seem to allow me to go for it. This was the shortest it went.

2. My Hawker's buddy, David is no longer working. He's gone back to Malaysia. It's sad....Miss his lame jokes...hehe...

This is the farewell. That's David in Green on the right. Well, we call him by his surname, Chew for obvious reasons. See the guy at the front? He's David too. There WERE more people. Seemed to have vanished from this photo. Somehow.

3. I have new past times...

That's Hubert (my roomie) and I on a day where we tried too hard to entertain ourselves. Yes, I'm in one of his really weird boxers (It's new! He has never worn it! I wouldn't have put it on otherwise!!! kekeke) and sweater. It was all HIS idea! Melbourne can get really boring sometimes.....No kidding.

4. I am officially a year older....(unfortunately, not much wiser)

I turned 19. Feel depressed as I am now in my FINAL teenage year. How can that be? I want to be carefree....I am not ready to take up more responsibilities!!! *sighs*

Well, the only good side of birthdays are the presents and celebration with friends. Here's one really special gift. A whole jug of BLUE M&M's! I have always liked the blue M&M's. Seeing a whole jug of it...........I just love it. Thanks =)

Thank you, my friends for the other pressies. In fact, every single one meant a lot to me.

Those are pretty much the main changes which occured.

Moving on, here is an IMPORTANT reminder to my dear friends: Indulgence kills! But who can resist.....

This?

Or this???

Yes, I have pretty much been indulging in pretty much every sweet looking thing, pretty much too many times then I should be. The result? Looking pretty much the way I don't want to look like. I need a gym! Thank god tennis competitions are starting this week. Need the workout. Badly!

Nineteen and independent.

Kelene.

Freezing temperatures + rain + strong winds

2006-07-11T21:21:00.000+10:00

It's winter in Melbourne. All I want to do is just lay in my bed with my fluffy blanket and sleep my days off........

Well, it has been about ten days since my last entry. I have just been sleeping too much the past week. Everytime I am home, I will be too tired to do anything, let alone put up a new post. As usual, I have been working and trying to earn more money. But oh well, earning more money will then lead to.....SHopPinG!!!!!

Spent the day shopping at Chadstone and got just a few stuffs.....A new pair of boots, a sweater, two handbags and a pouch! Well, most of them were on sale...so, it's all good! I am still looking forward to pampering myself with part of the money I earned so far. Haha....Next up : A new haircut and dye!

Well, holidays are passing by really quickly. I only have about two weeks left!!! *sighssss* Some of my friends are coming back this weekend and most of them will be back after a week or so. I have been complaining I have too much time to do nothing. But I guess, in the end I was busy with random stuffs. Like the Russell Peters show I watched a few days back. Really love that guy. To those of you who have no idea who he is, look for his video up in You Tube. *grins*

My eyes are shutting and my brain is not really functioning. Guess I am gonna end it here. The extremely cold weather now might be affecting my ability to come up with an interesting post. Sorry guys!

Kelene

It's a plane, it's a bird...nooo...it's a plane LAH!

2006-07-01T15:25:00.000+10:00

To tell you the truth, I never liked Superman, even as a kid. But somehow, I thought that watching the movie would be different. I was disappointed. Kudos to the directors for some of the action packed scenes but I see no point in getting all tensed up or anything because I know....yea, yea....Superman will save the day. *bleh*

The movie was draggy as it seemed to be getting nowhere. There were countless scenes with Superman flying in the air (yes, with that Superman theme song or something). His flights in the air lasted for minutes each time. He just keeps flying and flying...and flying. Okay, I know that's what Superman does, but.....yeah, I get the point! There was just something missing in the movie, it didn't manage to capture the audiences (well, at least me...and a couple of people around me in the cinema). My friend couldn't stop moving around in his seat and checking the time on his watch.

If you wanna look at the movie as a chick flick, it's not too bad after all...With Superman and Ms. Lane having some romantic encounters. But...they didn't even kiss at the end of the movie! *sighsssss* Superman just Fliesss away, again!

I guess....this is all the credit Superman will get from me...

I have been on a movie marathon for the past three days...Watched Click, Just My Luck and Superman Returns one night after the other. I have no idea if these movies are already out of date in Malaysia. But yeah, peeps in Malaysia, these are the movies playing here in Melbourne. I can't wait to see Captain Jack soon. Heheheee....

Well, here are a couple of photos illustrating the other "events" in my life.

This one was taken a few days ago at Federation Square with Tiffany.

We were there to watch Australia vs Italy with the Aussie crowd of about...I think 5o thousand. Well, we had to leave at half time because the Aussies were just so tall, we had to tip toe and continuously stretch ourselves vertically to even catch a glimpsed of the screen. Yes, we are, being Asians, vertically challenged. Well, watching the rest of the match with some other Hawker's peeps at a friend's place was way better! We had a couch to sit on and the highlight of the night were the Tim Tams and Pringles. Haha...

Wondering how is work?

It's still going on as usual...........*wink*

Kelene

I'm on my way to the Lolly Store!

2006-06-26T12:17:00.000+10:00

There's a bad thing about the path I take to work. I walk past this lolly store and...70% of the time, I am not able to resist my chocolate temptations. I will just walk right in, and out I come with a bag of chocolates! *sighs* I may feel guilty after eating them, but really, I can NEVER resist chocolates!! Is it a girl thing?...but I do know of some girls who just have zero interest in chocs (They're just SAD). I really think I should walk through some other paths to get to work in the future...but I don't think it's happening in the nearrr future though.

To those of you who are chocolate fanatics and also love peanut butter.....Here is a range of chocolate + peanut butter goodies you should have a go at! The taste of the peanut butter covered in chocs......*yummmmmmm*

Yes...I just couldn't resist the M & M's......

Work has still never changed. I just finished two days in a row of 5pm to 5am shifts. Crazeeee! But yeah, I survived!!!

You know, there's an interesting thing about working in Hawker's. I am able to observed customers from all walks of life. Sometimes, I find it amusing about how different people can be. I saw this couple coming in, and the guy made his way to the opposite side of the table, pulled out the chair for his partner and made sure she was comfortably seated. He only took a seat after helping her take of her jacket and putting her handbag aside. I was like..."Awwwww......" My friend who worked at Hawker's with me that night told me that this couple had been coming in for quite sometime now, and the guy has always been really really sweet to her...Come on lah guys, how many of you actually do that for your partners, huh? HuH?

And.....just as I was admiring that couple, another couple came in. The guy walked in first and pulled out a chair (I was thinking...ooo....looks like there aRE some good guys left...) and the girl came in after and sat down. The guy's face had this expression : "Err.....I pulled the seat out for myself." He tapped the girl on her back, gave her a look and went over to sit on the opposite side reluctantly.... My friend, who also saw them, was laughing out loud behind the counter. What a CONTRAST from the previous couple!

So guys.....the next time around....KNOW what to do!

Kelene

Of Ban Mee and.....Bang Me?!?!?!

2006-06-21T00:37:00.000+10:00

I am soooooo exhausted from working almost every day. Cleaning tables, making drinks (I am now a "pro" Teh Tarik-er), serving people and handling money for hours and hours! My shift on weekends starts at 5pm and ends at 5am....Yup...this Cafe opens till 5am on weekends!

Actually, I wouldn't mind being at Hawker's Cafe because really, I have no where else to spend my time this holidays. BUT, those of you who have done some sort of customer service related jobs would know the frustration you might have faced while trying please weeeeirrrd customers. Customers who enter at about 3am or 4am are very much typical : They all have the same pink blush and can't walk in a straight line. Yup, they all have just been at their favourite club gulping down alcohol. It's NOT easy entertaining these people!

Here's a little moment I had with a drunk guy and his buddies:

Me : Sir, are you ready to order?

Drunk guy : Hmmmm.....*gulps*...I want a "Ban Mee" (to those of you who aren't familiar with asian cuisine...this is simply a kind of dry noodles)

Buddy : Oohhh.... He wants you to bang him!

Me : Er....

Drunk guy : Yes, Bang Me.

Me : Just a Ban MEe, sir?

Drunk guy : HAhaha...YEsss....One BanG ME!

Buddies : Come on, one Bang Me (Ban Mee)...

Me : Err....

Oh well, the conversation went on with me trying to convince his buddies that he wanted a Ban Mee and not a Bang Me? *sighs* YEa...aNd, I later served the BAN MEE to him.

Well, thus it's not always easy to fake a smile all night. Some customers are just out there to get to you. There are some others who would just simply mess up the table, like spilling half the bowl of noodles or congee on the floor with the excuse of being influenced by alcohol. *sheesH* Some can't even make their way out without knocking chairs or tables over.... And all I have to do is continue to SMILE...*Cheeersss*

But, the moment I turn my back to them.....

I wish I could do this.....

before I serve them their food. But nah....I am still sane enough not to do such things

(I REALLY AM!!!)

Ok, that's enough about work. I know you guys would probably be bored reading about me at work. Sorry to say, but that's pretty much all that's happening...Hmmm...Well, wait...I still have SOME life outside work......

Seeeee...I still go to movies and have JUMBO popcorns!

(with some girls from Hawkers...together, we take on the customers!!!)

In the cinema...(That's Irawan, a guy also from Hawker's, having a go at our popcorn...a skill he learnt from working in the kitchen...hahaha)

That's it for this entry. Will update you guys more!

Kelene

Why do guys "shiver" when they pee?

2006-06-19T16:12:00.000+10:00

Gloomy day today. One by one, everyone is leaving for home. Cuzzy (real name, Gavin...) left two days ago. This morning, Nicholas and Pearly headed back to Singapore. Hmm...and not long ago, Jason went back to Malaysia. I don't really mind staying here in Melbourne, but...sighs...not seeing those guys for a month seems pretty long!

Yesterday, spent the day shopping with Nic, Mic and Pearly on Chapel Street. *sighs* I spent more money! I guess I really can't resist the temptation of getting something new. Oh well, I shall just comfort myself with the fact that I am working almost everyday and.. I SHOULD be earning faster than I spend, I hope. *grins* Lunch on Chapel Street was at TGI Fridays. Haha... by the way, were you wondering why I had such a title for this entry? Hmmm...well, Nic was adament about the fact that guys shiver due to the fact that we lose heat energy from our bodies while peeing! Pearly and I returned to the table from the washroom at TGI and we put on our jackets because it was cold. Nic went "YEah! Cos you guys just went to pee...you lost heat." Pearly and I were laughing out loud thinking it was a joke. But....no...Nic was serious. Huh?!?!? I don't think we lose that much heat to feel cold after we pee!!! ...and Nic went on to say, " Why do you think guys shiver when they pee???" Well, you guys have a think about it.

Well, lunch was pretty filling. We went on shopping after. Haha...I bought some accessories, a new cropped jacket and....a long sleeve striped tee! Woo hoo....Shops started to close at 5...Awww... so we headed back to Nic's place. There the guys started to arrange white tiles as entertainment. Darn....I don't understand which part of that is fun! Oh, the game is actually called MAHJONG. Well, I fell asleep at about 6 something at Nic's place and woke up to swearing from the guys and the loud banging of those annoying white tiles. It was 10.30pm!!! Mannnnn....four hours of Mahjong! And they were still playing....... OMG!

Well, "dinner" was at 11 something at Nuttorno's. Yummm...had veal, risotto...and some of Nic's pizza. I am soooo gonna get fat. Especially with the Tim Tam delight cake I had at the end. Only finished dinner at 1 something in the morning. Did I say I am so going to get fat? *sobs*

Was supposed to watch soccer at a pub. But gheeee....it was too smoky and crowded so I headed home. Blah! Oh well, an outline of my day yesterday...I am so gonna miss hanging out with those people. Soon, by next week...I will have pretty much no one to hang out with!!!!

But oh...I still have the Hawker's Gang...which reminds me...movie with them in two hours! Yay! But...What should I wear?????? eik!

Kelene

Curry puffs here, curry puffs there....curry puffs...EveRywhEre?!?!!

2006-06-15T00:47:00.000+10:00

Sighss...my back hurts from making curry puffs. Standing up while making loads of curry puffs ain't fun...To those of you who probably doesn't know, I am working in a Malaysian cafe in Chinatown. It's called Hawkers' Cafe. (sheesh I miss true Malaysian hawker food!) Have been working there for the past couple of months. Only on weekends. However, this week, during the holidays, I have been working everyday....yeap...exams ended on Friday and I started working on Saturday, and then Sunday, Monday, Tuesday....Wednesday (today) and I will be working tomorrow and the day after that. I feel like a full time waitress. Oh well, thankfully the people at Hawkers' are really fun to work with. I am thankful that I am working there (in a way!).

Hmmm...I have been thinking about whether I should carry on with blogging. I am not quite sure if my life will be interesting enough for people to read about. Oh well, I will just keep writing for now.....

Met up with the gang for dinner today. Most of them will be back in Malaysia or Singapore by next week and here I'll be, stuck in this cold, dark Melbourne for another....6 weeks of holidays? I want to go home!!!! I guess screaming out loud won't help. I will still be here tomorrow.

Oh well, that's for today.

Kelene

P.S. Here's an idea of work.....

In Hawkers' kitchen on a quiet night.

(this rarely happens, as I am usually running around with loads of stuff to do....)

Below : "Handsome boy" @ Huat at work...

It's the start.

2006-06-11T15:37:00.000+10:00

It's a new beginning. This is my newest blog. I was thinking that starting a blog would be a great way to spend my 7 weeks of winter holidays here in Melbourne. To my friends back in Malaysia and to those of you who haven't seen me for quite some time now, hope this blog will give you an insight to my life here in Australia. To those of you with me here in Melbourne, take a glimpse once in awhile although you might already have some idea of what's going on. *gulp*

Well, gotta run off to work now.

Kelene