I'll try

Hang in there for just 1 year.

Be positive!

Almost there.

Group photos :)

On the day I left for Melbourne.

I have to say, I still miss home a lot.

Miss my parents' nagging and my sister's oh-so-irritating voice! :P Haha!

I saw this on the internet today

"Learn how to be happy with what you have while you pursue all that you want."

Second thoughts. Hmmm..

Orientation is finally OVER!

I never liked orientation that much. I look forward to Orientation because it means that classes are commencing soon. Orientation in Monash is so so boring. All those talks, all the repetition of the information. But nehmind, it iz finalliz overz!

My group and I during the New to Melbourne Tour on Monday. The girl to beside me is a Korean, the rest are MALAYSIANS! Lol.

Dear sister, I got this for you! :D

What else.. I am looking forward to my first class on Monday! :D

And so it seems that Pharmacy students aren't suppose to choose their timetables. Lol. We have no freedom to choose that because our course is too stressful. -___-

My timetable looks.. empty. For next week, I only have 9 hours of class. Lol. Kind of pathetic somehow. And the textbooks here are so OMG-ly expensive. Like seriously. A single book can cost $180. In year 3, a book can go as high as $343. *gob-smacking-jaw-dropping-eye-opening-and-seriously-heart-attack-inducer* And second hand books are quite hard to find. Hmm.. I wish I have SS15's Nice Shop here. Then I can save 18324682305748505740315 tonnes of money.

The Monash staff said that every year, there's about 19% of students who will fail their First Year in Pharmacy. I MUST BE THE REMAINING 81%! Lol. I don't want to fail! Must work really hard. Setting my goal and working towards it :)

First few weeks of diligence and the remaining weeks of procrastination. I hope that won't happen to me this year :)

24 weeks of lecture, 8 weeks of exams, 4 weeks of holidays.

That's all that I have to get through and then I can go home for...

4 months! Hahahahaha!

Appreciate.

Now that I'm away from home, I've learned to appreciate everything that I have.

Not to complain about what you don't have, but to accept what you have and live with it.

I know studying aboard is tough.

Just that it's slightly tougher than I thought it would be.

Hmm.. I'll make sure I study harder than ever.

Oh ya, I forgot to mention that I missed the time to select my timetable from the internet. Heh. So, on the 21st, I'll receive a very crappy timetable because it will be the slots that everyone doesn't want. Whoops. Nehmind, my fault that I didn't check the portal everyday. 12 weeks only mah! Haha xD

Anyhow, I'm looking forward to the first day of class (which is 8 days from today).

Tomorrow's the first day of orientation! We're gonna go on a tour around Melbourne :D

It'll be a great day, I suppose :)

I'm here!

My first blog post in Melbourne!

It's an awesome first few days. And believe it or not, I've already know how to walk around Melbourne #likeapro! Who wants to come visit me? xD Chen Zi Han dai ni qu zou zou! Haha!

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Anyway, I just finished Skype-ing with my parents. I miss them so so much! I was so happy that my parents are deciding whether to come visit me or not but.. on the other hand, I don't want to say goodbye again! x( and and and! I miss my bratty little sister! I miss her infinity much! I wish she was here. At least I will have someone to talk to and someone to share this big (for now it's big because it's empty!) room with! 

Oh gosh, I think I'm crying right now.

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A few.. complains! xD

You know, after coming here, I appreciate Malaysia a-freaking-lot! Because, everything there is so freaking CHEAP! A simple sunblock is about RM 25 for a standard sized bottle, the same thing here can cost $25! And sunblock is a compulsory thing in Australia because there is a hole in the ozone right on top of Australia and skin cancer is very very common here. So.. Despite how much I hate it, I'm applying layer after layer just to protect myself.

And and and! I wish they have something like the Hotlink Youth Club plan here. Seriously, just the prepaid plan for the phone can kill me already D:

One more, to travel from my uncle's house to Monash is.. 1.5 hours per trip. Bingo! 3 hours wasted everyday. 45 minutes walking, the rest is spent on public transport - 13 stations for train and 16 stations on tram. Like my sister said, by the time I get back, wo shou dao hai shen gu tou -__-

Last thing, internet connection is limited. Because the broadband package is really limited so I have to time myself while I'm on the internet. No downloading music/movies/youtube etc for there's only a 3GB allowance. For every 1MB exceeded, we'll have to pay $2 - again, freaking expensive!

ok, that's all. Haha! I'm happy with everything else. Because, besides these stuff (and tuition fees) I practically spend $0 a day! :D Happiest part.

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I've taken a few shots of Melbourne but well.. Internet restrictions. I will upload them when I bring my laptop to uni next week. Until then! I miss everyone back home!!!!

This is it.

In another few more hours, I'll be on the plane flying to Australia.

I don't know what to feel. Today seems like another ordinary day just that my parents are so stressed out -_- When I say "chill lah", my dad gives me the face because he thinks I don't give a damn. Oh well.. So much for trying to calm the situation - ended up I got pissed too.

I'm not sure if there's internet connection there but I'll try :))

Will Skype if I can :D

See you guys when I come back.

I'm gonna miss everything back here :/

Beautiful people.

Let's start with last Saturday..

Teng Han ah Teng Han.. Why you no bring your DSLR to MMU?! Why you no upload photos?! :(

Had a gathering for the Kwang Hua St John gang. Invited those whom I'm closer with to come over :) A big thank you to those who came over on that day.

And this was what I received from them. A humongous card - I'm so sorry I can't bring it to Australia :( and the other presents, the small pink one from the crazy gang of the same age, the green bear-ish one from Chi Kin and gang, the black Sheaffer one from Jia Wen and gang :) Thank you guys so much! I appreciate the gift, the thought :)

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On Sunday, went out with PJing :)) We went to Sunway Pyramid to try out Beanie Plex. It was fantastic! You don't even have to worry about sitting in the first row because you can just lay flat on your back :D So comfy I nearly slept there :P

And if I'm not mistaken, besides the 2 of us and another mother-daughter couple, the rest were all couples. My goodness - awkwardness.

Though we're not really close, I'm glad to find out that we still have much to talk about. :D Thank you PJing, for a chillax day :))

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"I don't care, must meet up tomorrow!"

And I just told my parents 5 minutes ago that I won't go out on Monday. *whoops!* Nehmind :P

We were like two crazy mortals exploring the world of camwhoring.

Our favourite picture of the day! :D

I'm gonna miss her :') Friends for 12 years. We always spend our recess together. I can tell her anything. I love how she sits beside me in secondary school and always makes me laugh with all her sampat-ness :)) We'll keep in touch, alright? :DD

And Thank You for the awesome booklet and necklace! ♥

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On Tuesday, it was the G4 gang from Taylor's :) Although there's only 4 of us but we had a great time catching up. Pravin, the only guy. He gossips like a girl anyway, so there's not much difference! :P

I'm gonna miss you guys! Olivia's going to UK and Pravin's going to USA in September. I might not be able to meet them the next time I come back - Boo! But no matter what happens, I hope we do keep in touch :DD Cheers, kawan!

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I'm still not done, there's still Wednesday with Esther!

(Now you know why I get nagged by my parents. Heh)

Camwhoring like no tomorrow and I was sort of in a rush to fetch my sister la dey :P

Bored of camwhoring xD

She's mad at me and now I'm laughing! Muahaha!

Call me driver?! I stick my tongue out for you! :P

Goofing around!

The power of Esther's iPhone xD

Kawan-kawan, I'll miss you guys loads! ♥

Today's the last day!

*luggage overweight-slams forehead*

Gotta go find a solution for that *sigh* I don't feel like repacking AGAIN. Damn

I Believe.

Fear.

A totally different learning environment, 

different people of different cultures, 

a different country, 

and a different home.

 If I were to say that I am not afraid, would you believe me..?

Saying goodbye.

Saying goodbye was never easy. I hate saying goodbye to people who means a lot to me in my life.

Yes, I may cry, not for a day but for maybe a few days, or a week, or a month, but eventually I will have to accept that this is my new life and that I will have to live on my own without the presence of my loved ones.

Initially I said, "vacation" sounded better, but now I have to admit, it's time to say goodbye.

Though I may not be the best friend anyone ever had, but I hope I will not be forgotten :)

For I will remember everyone back here.

Challenge Accepted. 

I will be strong. I pinky promise.

I will tolerate, I will be patient.

I will try my best to be independent.

Nobody knows how independent they are until the day when they realize that they have to take charge of their own living and I know, it's time for me to try.

I don't think I'll be coming back for the Semester 1 holidays. It's too short and I don't want to waste so much money on the air tickets just to come back for about a week. Even though my heart is dying to come back! lol

Melbourne, you are currently 3 days away from me :)

I'll be seeing you on Saturday morning :D

The years.

Out of boredom, I looked through all my old stuff to see if I would want to bring any of it to Autralia.

There's a particular box that I have not touched since I graduated from Kwang Hua. For all I know is that that particular box contains everything worth remembering from my secondary school life (and stuff I don't want FaMa to find out! *whoops!*)

I took the contents out one by one. Every little thing brought back a piece of memories. A scene, people, laughter, times shared and that broad broad smile :)

Found my birthday cards from the past few years. I always loved hand made cards. To me, these cards mean more than any expensive present. The best cards I ever received were on my 17th Birthday from Pee Jing & Kai Ling, Shu Ping and the AJKs of Rumah B. I reread my old blog and realized how much I missed my 17th Birthday. It was the best :))

My 17th Birthday

I found bits and pieces of my stuff. Like a broken keychain from Bali (where can throw?!). Tens or hundreds of accumulated dedications from my years in Kwang Hua. I found my old diary (from primary school). Looking at what I wrote in there actually made me laugh out loud. A kid eh?

My current diary is dead ever since I got my own laptop xD Previously, when I don't have the chance to blog (private one) I'll write. This diary is filled with papers clipped onto it. Haha! Movie tickets, some photos etc. since 2008. Nostalgic moments :)

I guess I've spent enough time refreshing my memories :) Should move on to pack my luggage again. It never ends :/

Till then :)

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