Getaway.

Semester 2 is over. Not officially over but still, no more lectures, pracs, tests and tutorials.

As of today, SwotVac begins. 

Ok, I still don't know what SwotVac stands for but it is the one week break before the finals for students to study in their most hardcore mode.

My last day of the semester ended with an online practical test. Before all the studying + stress kicks in, I've decided to chill for a bit. Haha! Thank you Amanda for going to all these places with me today! Besides thank you, I don't know what else to say, I really appreciate the company :))

Freddo ice cream for tea time, Nasi Lemak for dinner :D Its my first nasi lemak since I came over to Aussieland. It is definitely something I miss and want to eat-all-I-can when I go home!

Bought the new Apple Earpods to replace my 4-year-old earphones that decided to break down on me a few days ago. Went to Melbourne Uni's Co-op Bookstore, and guess what, everything in the middle picture is FREE. 7 bars of chocolate, 2 huge files, 2 colour ENO pencil leads and a pen. Lol. Files are things that are so NOT worth buying here. Expensive like crazy. Too bad I only have two hands, if not I'd take 5-6 files instead of the chocolates :/

Alrighto, enough of the active bloggingness. I think I should seriously enter hardcore-study mode. To Sharon and CinYi, thanks for all the help throughout this semester. Happy Studying during SwotVac and All The Best for the upcoming finals!

I should really put in more effort this time :/

Counting down 10 more days till my Drug Delivery paper.

Bring it on.

I was so glad to have finished my Drug Delivery test today. To be honest, I thought I did quite well because I've studied pretty hard for it. Was about to reward myself with some chillax time and I realized that I made a huge mistake. Now my test result is at stake D: but what's done is done, I shall hope for the best.

Having my last test of the year tomorrow - an online prac test. Thank goodness its an open book test or else I don't know what would have become of me. Yikes! Also, tomorrow is the last day of the semester. I didnt realize that until a friend mentioned it. I guess I've been skipping classes too often. Haha! Oh well, video recordings are way better than the actual class simply because I can pause and pen down what the lecturer said. They talk like bullet trains in class I can't even pen down anything I always seem so lost -_- Lecture recordings for the win! The person who invented Echo360 is a genius! You have my thanks, mate! :目

Talked to my mum yesterday. I told her I don't feel motivated to study, she told me to get a rest, go for a jog and then sit down and start studying. I asked, "What if I still don't feel like studying?" She said "THEN YOU PACK YOUR BAGS AND COME HOME!" Lol. What she meant was no point spending so much money on me when I am not studying and I said "OK, I won't even go for a jog, I shall START PACKING NOW!" She panicked and say "don't you even dare to come home now!" Hahaha! I have the cutest mum ever! Love her so so much! ♥

11 days until my first paper!

31 days till the day I go home :)

Definitely looking forward to it! There's so many things I want to do and so many places I want to go! I want to make my summer break the best one ever! :D

Lost.

As time passes, things change, people change.

I know the day for me to change out of that would come but I didn't expect it to be so soon. Now, I can finally say - I don't give a shit. And when I think about what I did all those years, sacrificing this and that, I wouldn't say it was worth it, I wouldn't say it's not, I'd say it made me grow :)

That lost interest.

Back then, I couldn't stand being nobody. I couldn't stand being mistreated. I stood up for this, I stood up for that. I've put in so much effort for so many things but obviously I didn't achieve much and was worried about all those stupid achievements. Today, I can say that those stuff don't bother me any more. I can finally say "I don't care".

People put in effort for a reason. I used to have a motive. Well, I still have one now but I must say, the current one is totally different from the one I used to have. This one is more practical. This one can actually guarantee my future (if I work hard enough for my Pharmacy degree that is). 

I have nothing for you. I wasn't good enough. Because I never led a winning team and because we were problematic. You have that written all over your face when I lost everything, all of your expectation. I've given it all. I do not need you to recognize me. I do not need you to give me anything in return. I just want to blend in. You can pretend I've never existed, it matters no more. You can say I'm an idiot and laugh at me, I care no more. Just let me be there, just let me blend in with all the other people and let me stay there until I'm done. Everything else - I don't give a shit.

Just a few years. All I need is just a few pieces of paper :)

I see it.

Dreams, they can only be achieved if you wake up and start chasing them.

My current life evolves around studying, lab sessions, grocery shopping, cooking, housework, evening jogs, watch RunningMan, sleep. And to be honest, I'm sort of used to it. It's kind of the peaceful life where everything is normal and predictable :) Somehow, I like it this way. No stress! :)

I see the end of the semester. This week is the last week of the semester. The horrifying week 12 - tests, tests and more tests. After that would be the two weeks of exams and then.. Summer holidays babeh! xD

I know I've been mentioning this in almost every blog post but I seriously can't wait! Can't wait for everything to be over and to spend 3 months back in Malaysia. The excitement is overwhelming! I WANT TO GO HOME! :D

5 more weeks and I'm home. This is the second time that I am not even bothered about the exam. I just want it to end. I'm wondering if it's a good thing. I just want to do better than last semester. I just want to raise my CGPA. My last semester results sucks and I have no one to blame except myself. Fyi, my GPA for last semester didn't even reach 3.0. I was THAT bad. But no, not this semester. I am much more determined and I've worked harder. I want to improve! No more suckish results or I'll be too ashamed to face my parents!

15 more days till my first paper.

36 more days and I'll be home :)

Not really.

Week 10 - Done and over with.

Hello Week 11! It's the second last week of the semester.

3 important tests in Week 12 and then the war with my books start on the 30th!

But somehow I still find it hard to concentrate on my studies. I can't study most of the time. That feeling's such a pain! I am easily distracted by noise and by my phone. Switching off my phone is not a problem, the noise is. Sometimes people talk so loud that I can't even hear my lecture recording properly. Sometimes I wish to glare at them or ask them to respect the other people who are studying in the "QUIET STUDY AREA" but then again, I don't own the place. *sigh* 

We had 10 (or more) subjects in SPM and it wasn't as stressful. Now I only have 4 and it already feels like a living hell to get all those information into my brain. Major crisis of the year!

And after 1.5 semesters in Pharmacy, my interest in Chemistry declined about.... 80%? Physics, I am so sorry I hated you last time. I won't do it again. Miraculously, I can do well in every little topic that is related to Physics and Physiology ain't that hard either. But Chemistry? It just won't do, nothing goes in let alone producing something during the exam. 

I saw a picture on Facebook saying "Be blessed for being stressed". I agree with that statement in a way that having something to stress about is way better than a monotonous/dull life. I hope I can pass the final exam. I don't want to repeat any unit next year!

Let it be.

Spring is here, the weather's gradually regaining its warmth (although there're still sucky days when it is freezing cold and rains 24/7).

Went to the Royal Botanical Gardens a few days ago with le housemate :) I really love that place. It's like Bukit Cahaya just that there's no monkeys, more hills, 100x cleaner and 100x prettier (ok, maybe Bukit Cahaya ain't such a good example). After I've finished my finals, I am so gonna go back there and chill for one whole day. Just laying on the grass is good enough! Maybe sip coffee and read a book. :P

* * * * *

September came and went just like that. It was pretty eventful I suppose :) The adrenaline rush when I'm checking the results for my assignments (not to mention disappointment), the boredom/frustration/determination(?) of devoting trying to study as much as I can, the stress from the coming finals, and lastly, which is also the best part, is the non-stop talk-a-thon with le kawan-kawan while indulging in finger-licking good restaurants around Melbourne.

September has been a great month :)

Please be nice, very nice! :)

Let me pass my Onlince Calculation Test in one shot! (The passing mark is 80%, so I am so doomed.)

Let me get through semester 2 with a smile.

Be good on the 30th so I can get through my first paper without having to worry about the weather/chills etc.

October, please come and go, just like September. Bring me a month closer to home. :)

50 days more!

Let's Just Hang On.

Excitement of the day :

Mooncake from TaiThong!

A little pressie from JK's sister who came to visit him.

Although I was never really a huge fan of mooncakes but when I don't get to eat it at this time of the year, I feel sort of weird. Lol. My sister's eating ice cream mooncake! Envious! Haha!

Today's the start of my one week mid-semester holiday. But holiday like no holiday. I think we're supposed to spend this holiday studying for all the tests starting the first week of October. *sigh!* Today's the first day of my lonely days as well. Most of my friends, their parents came to visit and they'll be busy hanging out with their family. JK's sister came over as well, so they'll be going out very often as well. Florina is going over to her boyfie's place for a few days. Boredom hits. Hopefully I'll be able to utilize my "extra" time well but I doubt it's gonna happen somehow. Haha! And btw, my Psychology assignment wasn't that bad. I didnt get full marks but it wasn't too bad either :) 

I've done quite a lot of running lately. To shed the excess fats. And guess what? Instead of shedding fats, I'm gaining weight at a uber fast rate. Wth. Are muscles really that heavy? And the worse part? I don't feel skinner, in fact, I feel much more "bulky"(?). I wonder is it because 3.8km a day isn't far enough. Was it because the distance ain't long enough that my thighs are developing glycolytic fibres (muscles with a larger diameter for sprinters) instead of oxidative fibres (muscles that have a small diameter for marathon runners). Exercise like no exercise and it's driving me nuts! I don't want to post the reason here because I am pretty sure some people will use it against me when I get back and that time, I'll really go crazy :P

Shall chill on a Friday night and start my battle with my semester tomorrow (hopefully!) :)

Who doesn't?

Who doesn't like desserts?

I know I LOVE DESSERTS! Anything related to chocolate - my love! :D

Because we don't wanna spend big bucks buying cakes and cookies, my housemates and I decided to make them ourselves! :D Okok, you got me, we aren't that good to bake our own. We used those packet ones. All we have to do is to add water, milk, butter and eggs. Then we just stir it and put it in the oven. Total time used - 30 minutes and its done! :D

Our first piece! Chocolate fudge brownie! It was so so so so awesome! We're so gonna buy that again next time! :D

Second try, chocolate cookies and double choc cookies. Both failed because we were too lazy to take them out of the tray after taking them out of the oven. Ended up it got stuck onto the tray. SIEN. So we started out battle with the so-darn-stubborn cookies. Digging and scraping like three kids. Lol.

Next time, I'm staying with the chocolate fudge brownie. 100% success and 101% of yumminess :目

And this! Today's treat! The three of us cleaned the house like slaves. Lol. One of my housemate's sister is coming over and we don't want it to seem like it's a mess here. Now everything looks brand new :D Proud max!

One more month and it's the finals again. Semester 2, why are you so freaking fast? :O I've just settled down and I have only 3 weeks left before the finals. (3 weeks of lectures and 2 weeks of holidays)

Shall try my best. I don't want credits this time :)

I'll receive my 15% assignment tomorrow. Please please please let it be something presentable. *breathes in* *breathes out* Wish me luck! :)

#LikeAHousewife

I feel that my life in the past four hours is exactly the same as a typical housewife's life.

I came home at 5.30pm, I checked the mail, leafed through the supermarket weekly catalogues, helped to cook rice, pack three sets of lunch, wash the dishes, hand wash some clothes, do the laundry for me and my room-mate, marinate the chicken for tomorrow's dinner (my turn to cook tomorrow) while waiting for the laundry and lastly, hang the laundry. I finally had a shower at 9.30pm. Ohmygawd.

I am already housewife-in-training. Who wants to marry me? Lol :P

I was halfway packing lunch for three (my housemates and I) and I realized that the vege wasn't done yet. So A helped to get it done while I went down to hand-wash my clothes. When I came back up, le housemate said "The vege's cooked!" and I thought A meant it was packed into the three lunch-boxes I set right beside the stove. So I said thanks and went upstairs to get the other half of the laundry while A went back to A's room. When I passed by the kitchen again, I realized that what A actually meant was just as simple as what A said "It. Was. Cooked.". It didnt mean that It.Was.Packed! Ohgawd. Hellooo? Are you just gonna leave the vege in the pot? What about your own lunch? Am I your mom or something? Ohmaigawd. In the end, I had to pack it all and put in the fridge.

After the laundry, I entered the room and realized that the shared toilet's bin is full. But it wasn't changed. Instead, all B did was tie up the plastic indicating that it is full but did not take the initiative to change the bag. Had to run downstairs and get a new plastic to get it changed. The next not-so-busy day is Thursday. By then, I will have to start vacuum-ing the carpets and shitz.

Mah Busey Busey Lifeee!

Living with friends ain't easy but it's definitely better than before. I should really learn to live with it. By the time I go back to Malaysia, I am sure my family would be awed at the amount of things I'd know how to do :P

I am counting down the days :)

Post-test Celeb

We finished our Drug Delivery mid-sem test yesterday! So a few of us decided to go celebrate with a cup of Freddo Ice Cream! Freddo is like BaskinRobbin but it is so much nicer because they have Roche and Honeycomb! Loveeee Honeycomb!

After Freddo, we decided that double scoop of Freddo wasn't enough. Dinner at Laksa King was what we needed. :D

My seafood curry laksa.

Haven't had Laksa in ages!

I had a great time with my tutorial mates. They are really really awesome people. It was a day well-spent! :)

And I am soooo gonna go try more good food!

Looking forward to the next destination! :)