3 more weeks to the end

29th of May (late Autumn)

2 more days mark the end of autumn for 2009.

the countless memories that made up this season.

Memories of unfamilarity, loneliness, stress, anger, conflicts.

I recalled my begining in Hobart:

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  The smell of the freshly painted
  house

  
  

  
  

  
  

  The empty house

  
  

  
  

  
  

  The surprise from the barking
  dog

  
  

  
  

  
  

  Three nights of not having our own power
  source

  
  

  
  

  
  

  3 nights of bathing using tubs and boiled
  water from the electric kettle.

  
  

  
  

  
  

  Two weeks of sleeping in the kitchen

  
  

  (we had no beds then and the kitchen was
  the only place that had been cleaned up)

  
  

  
  

  
  

  One week of dinning on the
  floor

  
  

  (we had no tables
  then)

  
  

  
  

  
  

  Two weeks of not having internet

  
  

  (I can hear more youth screaming as
  a result of this reason as c.f to all the others added up
  together)

  
  

All the hassle of furnishing up the house, finding new housemates, settling Stephanie down, soon got me into the greatest nightmare I ever faced.

I was doing a course that was totally new to me; all the new theories, new terminology, new concepts, new style of studying. I was unable to cope with my revision, my assignments submission. Everything was piling up on top of me and I could hardly breathe.
I am sure most of you would have noticed or heard me complain, murmur, or grumble about the overwhelming load of stress that I was facing.

YET.... God was kind, gracious and merciful towards me.

I am surviving it and this is my last 3 weeks to the end of Semester. I told Steph that I will scream out loud on the last day of my paper, which is on the 16th of June.

Argghhhh.. (ok..I will save this powerless scream till that day)

The next couple of weeks are indeed another set of nightmares.

2 assignments each worth 50% and 40% due on the 12th, one worth 40% due on the 15th and one law exam on the 16th.

The momentum is building up; the scream.

Oh Lord.. Your love is good enough for me

Your love is sweeter than the world's sweetest honey, higher than the mountain's lofty peaks, deeper than the deepest ocean valley. Your love is good enough for me.

STRESS

So many things had happen during the past week.

My housemate had decided to move out.

I'm looking frantically for a new housemate

we had an arguement on whether she is liable to pay for the rent till the new tenant comes in.

My assignments are piling up like pancakes.

My exams are in a few weeks time

The amount of dandruff on my pillow are increasing each day.

My hair is dropping.

I am stressed..

Oh Lord..

I am fading..........

I really really need a break.......

Oh Lord. Grant me Your peace..

Upsetting Updates

I try my best not to post upsetting things on my blog, cuz it might just affect my readers. But if I don't do it, I have nothing else to blog about my life, cause things has not been doing well for me. However, things aren't that bad really. I try to be optimistic ok?

1. Last monday morning, the rubbish truck came to collect the rubbish (duh) as usual. This time round, they did something different (woah). They dented the driver's door of my car. I tried to open up the poor door, but to no avail. I have to access the driver's seat via the passenger's side, in order to send my car for repair. It took away half a day of my precious time which I don't even have enough in the first place. Haiz...

Bright side (as in being optimistic): I bought a new car; oh well..... 2nd hand actually. It's a Nissan Pulser, automatic with cruise control and engine immobilizer.. (I try to take photo as soon as I can ok?)

2. Steph and I were in the room today. We could hear the wind blowing furiously as my heart pounded in fear that my hot house will topple. Behold, I heard a loud crashing sound coming from the external. To my horror, I saw my hot house and all the seedlings that I have put much effort into growing for the past few months, laying flat on the floor. It was already in darkness during that time and I had to picked up the pots individually, scoop the soils into the pots, plant them individually back into the soil, while being on my "four". The poor fragile seedling had to suffered the fright, the cold and the handling. I am not even sure whether they will survive.
To top that, I couldn't retrieve some of the sweet pea seeds that Clay gave me.

Now for some bright side: It was like an outfield experience. I had go on my "four", bite my torchlight, while using my spare hands to scoop up the soil and to plant the seedlings individually. Quite enjoyable actually (hahaha) thought quite tiring.

PLUS.... I believe those seedlings that survive this ordeal will be stronger plants next time..

"大难不死，必有后福" mah..

Care Bears....

After a hot and comfortable shower, I was about to turn in to bed.

When

Steph insisted that I have to hug her Good Luck Bear (the green bear) to sleep.

To complicate things further....

Steph have to tugged 2 of her care bears to sleep, under the comfort of our doona.

I've just discovered that Funshine bear (the yellow bear) is a male bear and .....

........

........ what do you call the other one ??.....

Oh yah.. Cheer Bear.. (the pink bear) is a female beast... .(Opps)

http://www.planetcarebears.com/contentid-1.html

Guess where I found Good luck bear in the morning??

Wor hohohoho... ... Under the bed!!

I have no idea how it ended down there though..

Cute or Not?

Steph and I were walking pass the library where we discovered these 2 cute dogs..

"So cute!!!!!".. Aren't they lovely and sweet together??? Ohhhhh.. I was whipping out my camera to give them a shot of stardom in my blog.

So you thought............................................

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Both the dogs came charging at us sia..... ....

The beagle still looks ok la.... BUT..... the "other" look like a dog-from-hell, with its tail errecting in a threatening position... Goodness...

Too bad la.. You can't get us...and serve you right for looking ugly in the photo. :P

Woof!

Salamanca outing

Alright.. alright.. I know I am not supposed to step out of the house during this "Swine flu" period... BUT.... Yoke Chye and Linda (from Launceston) were visiting and had participated in one of the exhibits. SO... I can't possibly not "show face" right..??? Considering that I stay like 5 minutes drive away from Salamanca nia.

"What?!!!" You mean I shouldn't turn up...!!!?? Oh......Come on... I thought you guys were better friends than me.. :P

Linda's lecturer came up with this concept of building a temporary/low-budget house for young couples. The total cost for building a house like this would cost $5K. I thought it was a pretty cool concept and could have been explored as an option for overseas students.

The main issue would be sanitary problem as there are no direct waste disposal pipelines for such a system, however, I am sure something will be worked out someway or another.

The Castle


Ooo.. I thought both the little boy and girl were pretty cool with their flute.
(Photo dedicated to Leonard Liu).