It's been really really long since the last time i have updated on this blog. Been BABKA-ing, chilling out with the ROFLMAOLIKSEMAs.

in short, within a short period of 3 months, i have changed my name multiple times:
1. Kelly (Gracie-gal)
2. Jelly (Nana, I think)
3. Koala-shaped passionfruit flavoured jelly with aloe vera bits (Nana, Jem and Gracie)
4. Sotong (XN...)
5. Sotong ball (Nana and XN)
what an evolution.

We hated Ten Ren..



then proceeded to have a dose of the Belgian Beer Garden Bluestone..



and then gotten sick of eating out, ended up having our own dose of japanese cuisine.. all in the comfort of fay fay's place!



That's it for now.. off to do more work.. another 23 more days back to home! cannot wait! (:

September - Atlantis
First time going for a dress-up ball. Been to a ball before. As all of you know, CJ's graduation ball. This experience is totally different. People were asked to dress up to a theme and many turned up beautifully dressed. Shanna and I decided to go for a Roman goddess kind of look. Toga is the thing. Like any old-fashioned Singaporean student, we decided to leave things to the last minute. Thursday saw us shopping for clothes, shoes and accessories. Friday was the ball. Went to Fay's house to prepare, but again, left it to the last minute to tie the toga together (many thanks to Tash, Fay, Min and Sarah).

Got there and realised that I have won a door gift - a bottle of Chandon. What a waste on me! I dont understand and appreciate alcohol and here I am, a winner of a bottle of alcohol! What irony!

Fay and Eddy with the prized Chandon


Melbourne Aquarium - fishes, sharks, sailors, C-MEN, King Neptune, Roman gods and goddesses - all crammed in one place. Had loads of fun! Food was not fantastic, but desserts stole the show. Passionfruit sorbet, candy floss and icecream! Yummy!

 
 

After-party was not that alluring to a bunch of us, but seeing how drunk a certain masked man has made Mat high, we decided to keep a not-so-close distance behind. After deciding that we needed to sobre up, we headed over to Greco, a dessert cafe in Crown. More hilarious events started to unfold. Mat became camera-high and started to snap at himself. Eddy was talking so loudly that we had to shush him every 2 minutes or so. Even fetching everyone back had people in the taxi wondering to themselves whether the taxi driver regretted taking this bunch of people from Crown. Noisy, ridiculous, parroting the GPRS etc.

 

September 15 - Mooncake festival
Every mooncake festival always tells a different story. This year is no different.
Celebrated with a whole bunch of pple- Shanna, Min, Fay, Sarah, Christina, Xianning, Jeremy and Leo. And of course, who can forget to mention the cook-housemate, Eddy Lee. We had tonnes of fun.

Started off with photo-exchange. Brought back some fond memories of my first 2 years here in melbourne. I remembered every event or outing Maryline and gang organised, there would be at least 2 cameras around flashing. So there came a point of time where we had to come together and share the photos. It was like a huge den of computers situated on every inch of the table, with wires spewing over, onto the floors.

 

Had a huge dinner - Eddy whipped up chicken (herbal), fish (fried with black beans), and pork (buk kut teh). Awww.. it was almost like feeding a family of ten. LOL! (:



Facebooking and tagging - was one of the best parts of the evening. We looked at photos, talked, laughed till tears were falling. Then after finishing almost all food, we decided to go light some serious lanterns in the cold spring night.

"How many scientists does it take to light a candle?"


The whole group with lanterns hiding in REB


The whole group back home with the lanterns - standing and by the couch
 
 

Cannot believe that so many events have gone like that in just 2 weeks! But but but! there is still the zoo, the visits from jingxi and reubie boy to look forward to! And also the steamboat over at HQ! the soccer! Busy busy.. and they say PhD is less stressful than honours! Have to re-think that statement..

it's always a blessing to have a sibling to talk and crap to. Just a short 20 minutes also is something to look forward to.

Talking to my younger sister yesterday is like almost receiving a long-due letter, which you are waiting in anticipation to receive. that feeling is so silly, it is almost like i was just away on a year-long holiday. and if those of you who dont know who  my sis is, she is jean, 8 years younger, but she is the one person whom i can never get angry. (:

aside from missing home, today went over to a jap restaurant to have dinner with mister lim and miss lai. had been craving for some nabe (jap hot pot..) (: started talking about how if we were doctors and the things we have to endure. Ridiculous situations with ridiculous techniques of handling. well, that only applies to my friend miss lai. all the best for your sept 13th MCAT!

another piece of good news! Sinagpore Day is coming to melb this year and and and...

melb uni's hosting it in their sidney myer! PCK, Dick Lee, Tay Ping Hui and chili crabs.. they literally bring singaproe to your doorstep!



As for me, it is going to be a busy month ahead (since when isnt it busy?!?!?) sigh, i better get going in my reading.. have not been that updated as i hoped i will be at this stage. (:

if you guys havent heard of, i have just got back from Sydney - the land so cosmopolitan that it resembled New York!

Beautiful day-weather, horrendous night-weather.

4 days 3 nights and still i prefer the quieter laid-back melbourne.

Met with Reubie Boy and Diana.

Pancakes on the Rocks.

Hurricane Grill.

Something blue cooler.

Waterfront.

Lindt shop.

Peter's on Kensington - Good shopping place!

Conference - work while relaxing!

A factory of knowledge, 4000+ delegates (UNBELIEVABLE!)

Presentation - 7 minutes and 3 minutes of Q and A - how long will that take?

Ages! Standing there, "eating" the microphone is not for the faint-hearted.

Jelly legs. Slow talker.

Random pictures -

Darling Harbour


QVB - Queen Victoria Building


IRC TTS 2008 Delegates and our $75 not-worth-dinner


Miss Di and Jo-jo (Hurricane Grill)


Lindt shop (one of the other thing that Melbourne does not offer)


Now i have to worry about St V's RW 2008 (Gush!)

Poster - one of the hardest format of presentation.

Scholarships.

Too much things happening all at the same time.

10-15th - Bernadine and Terry are in Australia!
From warm-Brissy land to cold-winter Melbourne
I cannot wait!

18th July - Miss Bey is making her way down tog with her parents from Syd to Melbourne..
A carload of activities all lined up for her short stay over here..
Coffee
Crap
Window shopping
Eating (ie Ying Thai and Gelati)
More crapping..

As a prelude.. I am going to work my ass off this week so that when I meet up with these gifts, I will be free from all my work stress! cannot wait.. *gushes in excitement*

Not nice to have one stuck in your hand!
Went for my PR medical check-up
Part of the procedure was to have a blood test for HIV (as if I would have unsafe sex! WHAT?!?! $%$^E%^)
After drawing 5cc (I think) of my precious blood, I am left with a bruise!
Why? The lady told me to put pressure by making an acute angle with my arm.
Removed the plaster an hour later, and realized my arm has a bruise!



According to Fei Zai, it is a thrombi, which will soon fade away after 3-4 days.
The correct way is to relax your arm, allowing it to fall by your side and not apply pressure by flexing your muscles at your arm joint!

To cover that bruise, I managed to dye my hair brown!
Yipee! (: and Sunday is Sandra P's baby shower and XN's turning 22 on Sunday as well..
Loads of activities packed up for this long weekend, as Monday's the Queen's birthday!