A cup of tea... anyone?

I got this baby for $80!!! Doesn't sound cheap? But, it's 8GB!!! And most 8GB would cost a HELL alot. Even 2GB is already 100 plus. It's Dick Smith branded. Gotta love Aussie products!!! And I love it!!

I've been looking for a mp3 players since my old one died. And this one is quite good!! The keys are touch sensitive, which is quite annoying at first, but after trial and error I finally know how to navigate my fingers. HAHA. Pure training for the iphone. The manual book didn't really help at all!! lol.

It's quite handy. I can store videos, movies, musics, pictures, even document notes. It's gotta be one of my best buys!

And the keys light up!! TADA...

It looks so pretty too, with a huge screen. Just like an ipod nano, just ipod nano is 2GB!! So I WIN!! HAHA. It's just too bad I couldn't change the background colour to a nicer pic coz it's such an ugly florescent blue colour.

But, I LOVE IT!! It made me happy. :) Now I can download songs. Hmm... ost songs. YUM! And listen to them in bed. HAPPY. MAPPY :)

SO... today was the last day of ROAR. I miss it now. Initially, I wanted to cancel it coz Samuel was in town and we're bringing him around. But, oh boy, am I glad I went.

I had an awesome time helping out with ROAR for this term. The feeling is SUPER MEGA satisfying. I had fun playing with the kids. I think I remembered almost all of their names. I have to admit I was just abit nervous when making the announcements and being in-charge with the games. But, I guess it allows me to rely on God more and put everything in His hands. It's true that tough times makes us stronger and drawn towards God, funny that!

And it's just awesome when everything goes accordingly. It was just sooo great to build up God's next generation. Sometimes I look at these kids and think, wow!! They are going to grow up to be God's torch bearer and do great, amazing things.

Yeah!!! Well, I cannot wait for the next term to start.

P/s: I saw this Korean kid that I swear will become the next Kim Bum or Lee Dong Won or Tae Yang. Haha. I'm sure he'll be a lady's man when he gets older.

Uni is starting soon. I'm quite looking forward to it after such a long break. But, then... I'm quite nervous about starting. I know it's going to be very challenging. I'm going to have alot on my plate. First, with leading in OCF, and then continuing with my job, not to mention hard 3rd year units coming, and helping out with ROAR. I'm scared I'm biting off more than I can chew. I hope I can find a balance in all this. But, I am ready.

Well, at least starting uni means I'm working less. Work is consuming. My routine nowadays is wake up, work, sleep, wake up, work, sleep. Literally. It gets very bored with repeating cycles like this, especially when u rather do something else but cannot get out of this cycle no matter how hard u try. They are starting to take in new people, which is good coz new people ALWAYS get the crappy shifts. lol.

"Just realise this quote thingy". Awesome.

And learned this from Pris . Nice.

People asked me why I don't get contacts. Well, because it decreases my sexyness. I would look too sexy without glasses. HAHAHA.

Well, nah..

The reason is it's too expensive. It cost a hefty and not covered by medicare. I would rather get new shoes with that money. Talk about opportunity cost!!(Micro first year! bahaha). And fairly speaking, I'm used to glasses already. And it draws attention away from me but still gives me a bit of attention. haha. haha. Besides, I think I look (mildly) sexy with glasses.

Oh well. One day... I tell my cousin it's the "Sally" evolution coz the next time she sees me I'll be one step different to before. HAHA. And evolution can take a while...

So CNY wasn't a disaster.

Despite having to work on CNY eve, which is the worst day ever, it didn't really ruin CNY. I was so glad to be back home after a horrendous day at work, and just in time for CNY eve dinner!! CNY eve dinner party wasn't so bad. There was so much food left, not funny at all. I got ang paos, which is always nice, one from mum and dad and one from Abigail and Brian, a couple that came to our dinner party.

I went visiting to advisor Chee Kai's place. It was okay... I mean, as usual, there were more chatters from other people than from me but I got to speak to most of the people there. And met quite a few new people. I met a guy who's going to be my junior coz he's starting first year at Caulfield this year. How interesting! And these girls from Sydney, which I had trouble recalling their name so all through the night I was calling them by their wrong names and having to get corrected every time. Talk about embarrassment!

But. The night was okay. I was dead tired after that. But overall a fun weekend.

I ALWAYS get CNY blues. It's sure to hit me every year.

I remember growing up how we all wake up early to help mum with the cooking and baking and cleaning up. And we will put on our new clothes proudly. I remember how our neighbours (who are significantly wealthy than us) will have loud lion dance shows with fire crackers and my brothers and I will curiously peek over the street to have a look. I remember those CNY musics with singers that have ever so perfect voices flaring on the television while we entertain the guests. I remember I got so bored waiting for guests that my brothers and I will often predict who would visit us next. I remember going back to my grandparents' house and having the pre-CNY dinner with all of the extended family. It was crazy to see a house packed with people and a table full of a variety of dishes. I remember visiting my 2nd aunt and warning me not to eat the sweets on the table fearing I might pack on the pounds.

Sigh. Even though we do have a small party here in Australia, it's never the same.

I listen to this song and only think of one person.

We are 5!!! I meant Australia and the Tee's!!

Yep. It's been 5 years in Australia. 5 long, hard years. Well, 5 years and 2 days. When I tell people, they say oh! That's such a long time!! You must have become more Aussie now!! Funny, it didn't really feel THAT long.

God has been gracious to us since landed here. God provided us with alot of things. My parents got a job immediately after we settled in, which we thought would take a while. We got settled in school. School was rough for all of us at the beginning. I'm sure it would be for any newcomer. I remember first day of school and being introduce to my year 10 home group room in front of the whole class. It was very embarrassing. But, I've managed to gain valuable friendships from that class and I'm still in close contact with most of the people from the class and meet regularly. WOW! I never thought of that until NOW! That is amazing!!!

I made it into uni. I got a job. I met awesome people. I made friends. Again, everlasting friends. I've grown closer to God. My relationship with my family has improved significantly. I'm glad I've found a man that, put it this way, a man that is similar to myself, a man that reflects my inner nature and is still the man of my dreams regardless if things work out or not. I'm more confident with myself. I've become a better person, inside and out.

I bloody love this country. (But not enough to become one of it's citizen just yet! lols)